# Utah H.B. 129: Education Board Amendments Utah H.B. 129, Education Board Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Norman K Thurston (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB129-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 129 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Education Board Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-02 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Norman K Thurston (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, State Board of Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (165 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah education board gains broader rulemaking power: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s State Board of Education has broader power to make rules. Without explicit rulemaking instructions, it can adopt rules needed to carry out legal requirements or programs designated by the Legislature. The board must follow Utah’s rulemaking process and stay within powe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Norman K Thurston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 59 | 3 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 53 | 15 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-17: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-17: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-05: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0129.pdf) - Amended 3/3/2026 08:03:37, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0129S01_2026-03-03_08-56-54.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0129S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0129.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0129.pdf) - [Amended 3/3/2026 08:03:37 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0129S01_2026-03-03_08-56-54.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0129S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0129.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [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-HB129-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).