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S.B. 118: Mental Health Services in Higher Education

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill creates the Peer-to-Peer Coaching and Mental Health Counseling Grant.

  • Defines terms
  • Creates the Peer-to-Peer Coaching and Mental Health Counseling Grant
  • Requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to: administer the grant; distribute funds; and create rules
  • Requires an institution to: establish and implement a peer coaching program; or use the funds for other mental health services for students
  • Requires an institution to approve certain training
  • Exempts a peer coach from liability for an act or failure to act under this section

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Education · Higher Education · Mental Health · Utah Board of Higher Education · Colleges and Universities · Higher Education Students

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeEducation Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Substitute RecommendationEducation Committee
  4. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesEducation Committee
  5. · Senatefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. S.B. 118 (Green), dated February 2, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation would reallocate through an appropriation $1.5 million ongoing from the Income Tax Fund beginning in FY 2027, resulting in a revenue neutral transfer from the Utah Board of Higher Education's Pass Through program to the new Peer-to-Peer Program.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Jen Plumb

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.