# Utah H.B. 197: School Materials Amendments

Utah H.B. 197, School Materials Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Nicholeen P. Peck (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (House/ filed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 197
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: School Materials Amendments
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-03-06, House/ filed
- Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, State Board of Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Standards and Curriculum
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (75 yes, 21 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: Nicholeen P. Peck (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Held | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 47 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-03-06: House/ filed (House)
- 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- 2026-03-04: Senate Comm - Held
- 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Not Considered
- 2026-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-13: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-13: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-12: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- 2026-02-04: House Comm - Not Considered
- 2026-02-02: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-02-02: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- 2026-01-26: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2026-01-08: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Substitute #4, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S04.pdf)
- Substitute #3, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S03.pdf)
- Substitute #2, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S02.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197.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 #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S04.pdf)
- [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S03.pdf)
- [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S02.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0197.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-HB197-2026GS (as of 2026-10-16).