# Utah H.B. 218: Digital Skills Amendments Utah H.B. 218, Digital Skills Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB218-2026GS - 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. 218 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Digital Skills Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, State Board of Education, Standards and Curriculum, Online Learning and/or Technology - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (121 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New digital skills standards for middle-schoolers: benefit, low. The law takes effect May 6, 2026. Starting in the 2027–2028 school year, Utah's education board must set digital skills course standards for grades 7 or 8. Topics cover basic digital skills, online safety and ethics, social media and mental health, artificial intelligence, privacy, and cybersecurit… - Schools lose committee-set technology grant rules: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's education board no longer must maintain an advisory committee for digital teaching and learning grants. The law removes that committee's role in recommending program and school plan requirements and reporting to the board. School districts and charter schools no longer… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-02: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-01-23: 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) - 2026-01-09: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0218.pdf) - Amended 2/5/2026 10:02:340, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0218S01_2026-02-05_10-58-02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0218S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0218.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/HB0218.pdf) - [Amended 2/5/2026 10:02:340 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0218S01_2026-02-05_10-58-02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0218S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0218.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-HB218-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).