# Utah H.B. 219: Higher Education Civics Amendments Utah H.B. 219, Higher Education Civics Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Melissa G. Ballard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB219-2026GS - 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. 219 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Higher Education Civics Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Utah Board of Higher Education, Colleges and Universities, Competency in Education, Higher Education Students - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (71 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah college writing courses add historic documents: benefit, low. The law takes effect May 6, 2026, with course policies starting in the 2026-27 academic year. Utah’s higher education board must require important historical documents in general education writing courses that count toward written communication requirements. Documents are required only when the sch… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 17 | 3 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 2 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 38 | 31 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 3 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-19: 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 - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: 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/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 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) - 2026-01-09: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0219.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0219S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0219.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/HB0219.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0219S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0219.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-HB219-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).