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Utah's list of standard legal definitions, which applies statewide unless a specific law says otherwise, would gain a new term: "social health." Under this bill, social health would be defined as a person's ability to build and maintain supportive relationships across communities such as family, peers, school, work, and neighborhood; to listen with curiosity, understand others' perspectives, regulate emotions during conflict, and find common ground; and to feel valued and listened to by others, including people outside one's immediate family and community. The definition also describes social health as something that should be considered when taking any action meant to support an individual's or community's social well-being, and as a measurable concept reflecting how much a person helps create supportive relationships, a sense of belonging, and shared humanity, even across groups that disagree with each other. Adding this definition makes the term available for use in any future legislation, policy, or program that references social health, but this bill itself does not create new programs or requirements beyond establishing the definition.