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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="SB0281" sponsor="Keven J. Stratton" designation="SB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="House" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Keven J. Stratton" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0896" date="2/17/2026 18:02:683" printDate="02-17 18:18" subVer="1" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="1" uid="C26B-6-S115_2026050620260506" sort="26B06 01150020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">26B-6-115</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>House Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill creates an incentive for private donations for senior nutrition programs.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">establishes the Senior Nutrition Private Donation Matching Fund; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">creates a matching incentive for local area agencies that obtain qualifying private <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>donations.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="12">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="14">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="26B-6-115" src="code" uid="C26B-6-S115_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="26B06 01150020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><bold>26B-6-115</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="18"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="26B-6-115" type="enact" src="code" uid="C26B-6-S115_2026050620260506" sort="26B06 01150020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-2" number="26B-6-115" type="enact"><secline lineno="20">Section 1. Section <bold>26B-6-115</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="21"><bold>26B-6-115<parens/>. Senior nutrition private donation incentives.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-1" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="3" groupid="3" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section:</amend><subsection ssid="1-24" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="152" groupid="110" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Area need" means the food and nutrition needs of seniors in a geographical area <ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-5"/>served by a local area agency, as determined by:</amend><subsection ssid="1-26" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="151" groupid="109" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the number of seniors receiving or on the waiting list for home delivered meals; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-7"/>and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-27" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="157" groupid="114" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the percentage of individuals described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-6-115(1)(a)(i)">(1)(a)(i)</xref> compared to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-9"/>total population.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-25" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="145" groupid="104" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">"Fund" means the Senior Nutrition Private Donation Matching Fund.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-2" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-9" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="11" groupid="8" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">There is created the Senior Nutrition Private Donation Matching Fund.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-10" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="60" groupid="38" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The fund shall consist of:</amend><subsection ssid="1-29" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="161" groupid="117" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">appropriations from the Legislature;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-12" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="70" groupid="46" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">private donations; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-13" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="82" groupid="56" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">interest earned on money in the account.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-14" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="88" groupid="61" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Distributions from the fund shall be used:</amend><subsection ssid="1-31" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="174" groupid="126" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">to match private donations that a local area agency fundraises; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-32" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="179" groupid="130" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">to support home delivered meals for seniors.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-3" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-33" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="21" groupid="11" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The division may distribute funds, in accordance with Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-6-115(4)">(4)</xref>, to a local <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-20"/>area agency if the agency fundraises a private donation that:</amend><subsection ssid="1-4" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="28" groupid="17" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">is separate from funds used for matching as described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="26B-6-108">26B-6-108</xref>;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="44" groupid="28" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">is not an in kind donation; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="43" groupid="27" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">is not donated by a recipient of agency services.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-34" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="186" groupid="134" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A private donation may include a donation from a public entity.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-7" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-16" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1021" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="50" groupid="32" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The division shall develop a formula to distribute money in the fund.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-17" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1022" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="99" groupid="67" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The formula described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-6-115(4)(a)">(4)(a)</xref> shall:</amend><subsection ssid="1-21" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-27" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1023" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="112" groupid="77" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">be based on the area need; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-19" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1024" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="120" groupid="84" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">account for:</amend><subsection ssid="1-22" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-29" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1025" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="119" groupid="83" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the higher costs of providing service in a rural area; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-23" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-30" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1026" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="134" groupid="95" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">reduced capacity for fundraising in a rural area.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="50">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="51"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-17-26 6:18 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>