# Utah H.B. 146: Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and Refinement Program Amendments Utah H.B. 146, Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and Refinement Program Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Candice B. Pierucci (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB146-2026GS - 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. 146 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and Refinement Program Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican) - Cosponsors: 43 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, School Finance, School Personnel, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Education Grant Programs, School Districts - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (209 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Ongoing teacher grants require local matching funds: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s teacher-leadership grant program loses its pilot label and July 1, 2028 end date. Local and regional education agencies can compete for grants supporting teacher leadership, including extra pay for added duties. The State Board of Education receives a one-time $2.4 mil… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cheryl K. Acton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Arthur (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stewart E. Barlow (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bridger Bolinder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Walt Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Burton, J. - Cosponsor: Kay J. Christofferson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clancy, T. - Cosponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ariel Defay (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Elison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Doug Fiefia (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake Fitisemanu (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie Gricius (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Katy Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sahara Hayes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ken Ivory (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jill Koford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike L. Kohler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason B. Kyle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karianne Lisonbee (Republican), House - Cosponsor: A. Cory Maloy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Verona Mauga (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Logan Monson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Carol S. Moss (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoang Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Clinton Okerlund (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael J. Petersen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karen M. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas W. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake Sawyer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Schultz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Shepherd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Stoddard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason E. Thompson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christine F. Watkins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stephen L. Whyte (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-19: 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/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-04: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-02: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: 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, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0146.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0146S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0146.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/HB0146.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0146S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0146.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-HB146-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).