# Utah S.B. 221: Child Care Revisions Utah S.B. 221, Child Care Revisions, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Luz Escamilla (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-07 (Senate/ filed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB221-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 221 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Child Care Revisions - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-07, Senate/ filed - Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Economic Development, Child Care, Health and Human Services, Workforce Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Licensing and Background Checks - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 23 (84 yes, 50 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Christine F. Watkins (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | House/ failed | fail | 28 | 43 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 3 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 2 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 2 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ filed (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ failed (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ circled (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Comm - Not Considered (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Substitute #2, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0221S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0221S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0221.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0221S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0221S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0221.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB221-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).