# Utah H.B. 170: School Board Referendum Amendments

Utah H.B. 170, School Board Referendum Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Rex P. Shipp (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (House/ filed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 170
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: School Board Referendum Amendments
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-03-06, House/ filed
- Sponsor: Rex P. Shipp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Counties, Land Use, Interlocal Cooperation, Local Government Boundaries, Municipalities, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Government Operations (State Issues), Revenue and Taxation, County and Municipal Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (91 yes, 37 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rex P. Shipp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ failed | fail | 9 | 15 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 50 | 21 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | House Comm - Held | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2026-03-06: House/ filed (House)
- 2026-03-06: House/ strike enacting clause (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ failed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Senate/ circled (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-18: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-13: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-13: House/ substituted (House)
- 2026-02-13: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House)
- 2026-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-03: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- 2026-01-29: House Comm - Held
- 2026-01-28: 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)
- 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Substitute #2, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0170S02.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0170S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0170.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
- [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0170S02.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0170S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0170.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB170-2026GS (as of 2026-10-16).