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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 1, 2024 | UT | SB 220 | Amends Certain State School Readiness Programs | Bill Passed - House (51 - 20) |
Feb. 28, 2024 | UT | HB 119 | Authorizes Incentives for Teachers to Conceal Carry in School | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 13) |
Feb. 28, 2024 | UT | HB 84 | Authorizes School Employees to Volunteer as Armed Guards | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 9) |
Feb. 28, 2024 | UT | HB 119 | Authorizes Incentives for Teachers to Conceal Carry in School | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 6) |
Jan. 29, 2024 | UT | HB 62 | Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 8) |
Jan. 26, 2024 | UT | HB 261 | Repeals Diversity Training Programs Across All Public Education and Government Agencies in the State | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 14) |
Jan. 25, 2024 | UT | HB 261 | Repeals Diversity Training Programs Across All Public Education and Government Agencies in the State | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6) |
Jan. 16, 2024 | UT | HB 14 | Increases Penalties Associated with Threatening or Falsely Reporting an Emergency at School | Bill Passed - House (73 - 1) |
March 3, 2023 | UT | HB 427 | Authorizes Religious Protections in School | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 18) |
March 3, 2023 | UT | HB 195 | Requires School Employees Who are Under Criminal Investigation To Be Put On Paid Leave | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 14) |
March 2, 2023 | UT | SB 257 | Amends the State Board of Education | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 6) |
March 2, 2023 | UT | SB 257 | Amends the State Board of Education | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 6) |
March 2, 2023 | UT | SB 257 | Amends the State Board of Education | Bill Passed - House (57 - 17) |
March 2, 2023 | UT | HB 427 | Authorizes Religious Protections in School | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6) |
March 2, 2023 | UT | SB 257 | Amends the State Board of Education | Bill Passed - House (57 - 17) |
March 1, 2023 | UT | HB 477 | Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 3) |
Feb. 23, 2023 | UT | HB 477 | Appropriates State Funding for Full Day Kindergarten | Bill Passed - House (51 - 14) |
Feb. 10, 2023 | UT | HB 163 | Authorizes Religious Garb During Physical Exercise Classes | (74 - 1) |
Feb. 3, 2023 | UT | HB 195 | Requires School Employees Who are Under Criminal Investigation To Be Put On Paid Leave | Bill Passed - House (42 - 30) |
Jan. 26, 2023 | UT | SB 100 | Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent | Bill Passed - House (59 - 6) |
Jan. 26, 2023 | UT | HB 215 | Increases Teacher Salaries and Implements a School Voucher Program. | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8) |
Jan. 20, 2023 | UT | SB 100 | Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
Jan. 20, 2023 | UT | HB 215 | Increases Teacher Salaries and Implements a School Voucher Program. | Bill Passed - House (54 - 20) |
March 25, 2022 | UT | HB 11 | Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
March 25, 2022 | UT | HB 11 | Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports | Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 18) |
March 4, 2022 | UT | HCR 16 | Amends School Uniform Policies to Accommodate Religious Freedom | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
March 3, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
March 3, 2022 | UT | SB 428 | Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
March 3, 2022 | UT | HB 346 | Appropriates Funding for Independence in Foreign Language Education | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 0) |
March 2, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
March 1, 2022 | UT | SB 428 | Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies | Bill Passed - House (65 - 9) |
Feb. 22, 2022 | UT | HB 21 | Requires Certain Water Quality Testing in Schools and Child Care Centers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 28) |
Jan. 24, 2022 | UT | HB 183 | Amends In-Person Learning Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 16) |
Jan. 20, 2022 | UT | HB 183 | Amends In-Person Learning Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
Feb. 17, 2021 | UT | HB 302 | Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex | Bill Passed - House (50 - 23) |
March 12, 2020 | UT | HB 222 | Expands School Breakfast Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 17) |
March 10, 2020 | UT | HB 246 | Establishes Additional Psychiatry Positions at the University of Utah | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 10) |
March 10, 2020 | UT | HB 99 | Expands Enhanced Kindergarten Early Intervention Programs | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 23) |
Feb. 12, 2020 | UT | HB 99 | Expands Enhanced Kindergarten Early Intervention Programs | Bill Passed - House (48 - 21) |
March 7, 2019 | UT | SB 149 | Establishes the Teacher and Student Success Program | Bill Passed - House (61 - 11) |
March 13, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 17) |
March 12, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 10) |
Feb. 11, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Bill Passed - House (49 - 24) |
March 6, 2012 | UT | HB 363 | Requires Abstinence-Only Sexual Education in Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
March 6, 2012 | UT | SB 223 | Requires Public School Students to Recite Pledge of Allegiance | Bill Passed - House (48 - 25) |
Feb. 24, 2012 | UT | SB 44 | Providing Tuition Assistance for Military Veterans | Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 14) |
Feb. 22, 2012 | UT | HB 363 | Requires Abstinence-Only Sexual Education in Public Schools | Bill Passed - House (45 - 28) |
Feb. 8, 2012 | UT | SB 31 | Reduces Classroom Sizes | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
March 9, 2011 | UT | HB 183 | School District Leave Policies | Conference Report Adopted - House (42 - 28) |
March 9, 2011 | UT | SB 73 | Public School Teacher Tenure Modifications | Bill Passed - House (45 - 28) |
March 8, 2011 | UT | HB 183 | School District Leave Policies | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 7) |
March 3, 2011 | UT | HB 301 | School District Property Tax Revisions | Bill Passed - House (39 - 31) |
March 2, 2011 | UT | SB 65 | Statewide Online Education Program | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
March 1, 2011 | UT | SB 65 | Statewide Online Education Program | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 10) |
Feb. 28, 2011 | UT | HB 191 | Nonresident Tuition Waiver Amendments | Bill Passed - House (44 - 28) |
Feb. 23, 2011 | UT | SJR 9 | Supervision of Public Education | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
Feb. 23, 2011 | UT | HB 183 | School District Leave Policies | Bill Passed - House (46 - 22) |
Feb. 16, 2011 | UT | HB 75 | Guns On School Premises | Bill Passed - House (58 - 15) |
Feb. 16, 2011 | UT | HB 75 | Guns On School Premises | Bill Passed - House (58 - 15) |
Feb. 24, 2010 | UT | SB 55 | Authorizing Higher Education Institutions to Authorize Charter Schools | Bill Passed - House (43 - 27) |
March 12, 2009 | UT | HB 2 | 2009-2010 Education Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (47 - 27) |
March 11, 2009 | UT | HB 2 | 2009-2010 Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 9) |
March 11, 2009 | UT | SB 48 | Amending Requirements for Obtaining Teaching Licenses | Bill Failed - House (17 - 49) |
March 9, 2009 | UT | SB 241 | Instructional Spending Requirements for School Districts | Bill Failed - Senate (12 - 17) |
March 6, 2009 | UT | HB 100 | Prison Education and Medical Financing Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
March 4, 2009 | UT | SB 61 | Allowing Home-Schooled Students to Participate in Extracurricular Activities | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 16) |
March 2, 2009 | UT | HB 66 | Tax Law and Education Funding Amendments | Bill Failed - House (33 - 42) |
Feb. 13, 2009 | UT | SB 48 | Amending Requirements for Obtaining Teaching Licenses | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |
Feb. 2, 2009 | UT | SB 4 | 2008-2009 Education Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (57 - 17) |
Feb. 2, 2009 | UT | SB 4 | 2008-2009 Education Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5) |
March 5, 2008 | UT | HB 15 | Sexually Transmitted Disease Education | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (50 - 17) |
March 4, 2008 | UT | SB 2 | 2007-2009 Biennium Education Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7) |
March 3, 2008 | UT | AM 1 | Mandating the Concealment of Firearms on Campus | Amendment Adopted - House (41 - 29) |
March 3, 2008 | UT | SB 48 | School Building Funding Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 9) |
March 3, 2008 | UT | HB 473 | Campus Gun Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (60 - 11) |
Feb. 28, 2008 | UT | SB 162 | State Discretion Over Federal Education Programs | Bill Passed - House (38 - 33) |
Feb. 18, 2008 | UT | HB 295 | Policies for Electronic Devices at School | Bill Failed - House (33 - 37) |
Feb. 12, 2008 | UT | HB 241 | Restricting In-State Tuition Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (40 - 35) |
Feb. 5, 2008 | UT | SB 35 | Salary Supplement for Math and Science Teachers | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 7) |
Feb. 5, 2008 | UT | HB 85 | Teacher Home Loan Program | Bill Passed - House (62 - 7) |
Feb. 21, 2007 | UT | 4SHB 236 | Student Clubs Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 29) |
Feb. 19, 2007 | UT | 4SHB 236 | Student Clubs Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8) |
Feb. 9, 2007 | UT | HB 148 | Parent Choice in Education Act | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
Feb. 2, 2007 | UT | HB 148 | Parent Choice in Education Act | Bill Passed - House (38 - 37) |
Jan. 31, 2007 | UT | HB 224 | Repeal of Exemptions from Nonresident Tuition | Motion Rejected - House (36 - 38) |
Feb. 27, 2006 | UT | 3SSB 96 | Origin of Species Curriculum Requirement Bill | Bill Failed - House (28 - 46) |
Feb. 23, 2006 | UT | 1SSB 97 | Student Organizations | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | UT | 1SHB 181 | Education Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (44 - 31) |
Feb. 20, 2006 | UT | 1SHB 107 | Full-Day Kindergarten | Bill Passed - House (43 - 29) |
Jan. 23, 2006 | UT | SB 96 | Origin of Species Curriculum Requirement Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12) |