# Utah H.B. 143: Special Education Amendments Utah H.B. 143, Special Education Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Karen M. Peterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB143-2026GS - 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. 143 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Special Education Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), School Districts, Special Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (209 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents gain notice before special-education class moves: benefit, low. Local education agencies must give parents written notice at least 30 days before a boundary change moves their child's special class. This covers designated classes only for students with disabilities, not special enrollment programs. Notices must explain the reason, impact, new site, timeline, st… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 67 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 1 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-25: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-25: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-24: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-03: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-01-30: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-22: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: 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) - 2026-01-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0143.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0143S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0143.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/HB0143.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0143S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0143.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-HB143-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).