# Utah H.B. 177: ROTC Resident Student Status Utah H.B. 177, ROTC Resident Student Status, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jill Koford (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB177-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 177 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: ROTC Resident Student Status - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jill Koford (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, School Finance, Colleges and Universities, Higher Education Students - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (218 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - In-state tuition for eligible Utah ROTC students: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah public colleges and universities must give eligible ROTC students in-state tuition. You must be enrolled and participate in your school's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program. You must also be eligible to enlist in a U.S. military branch. You do not have to m… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jill Koford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ann Millner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 2 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 2 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-03: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-02: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-13: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-01-30: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-30: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0177.pdf) - Amended 2/20/2026 10:02:111, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0177_2026-02-20_10-10-53.pdf) - Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:78, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0177_2026-02-02_11-20-12.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0177.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0177.pdf) - [Amended 2/20/2026 10:02:111 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0177_2026-02-20_10-10-53.pdf) - [Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:78 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0177_2026-02-02_11-20-12.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0177.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [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-HB177-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).