# Utah H.B. 293: Public Education Student Athlete Protections Utah H.B. 293, Public Education Student Athlete Protections, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Katy Hall (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB293-2026GS - 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. 293 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Public Education Student Athlete Protections - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Katy Hall (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Student Health and Safety, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Athletics, School Districts - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (185 yes, 33 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Required rest breaks for Utah student-athletes: benefit, medium. Beginning August 1, 2026, Utah public schools can join or pay dues only to sports associations with required rest-break policies. These policies must restrict athletic activities statewide during Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and winter breaks. Each sport must have summer breaks set at the state,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Katy Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 57 | 7 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 17 | 10 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 20 | 5 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 57 | 8 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 2 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-04: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-04: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-04: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-03: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (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 - 2026-01-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-21: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0293.pdf) - Amended 2/24/2026 12:02:406, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0293S01_2026-02-24_12-17-01.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0293S01.pdf) - Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:561, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0293_2026-02-02_11-21-48.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0293.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/HB0293.pdf) - [Amended 2/24/2026 12:02:406 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0293S01_2026-02-24_12-17-01.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0293S01.pdf) - [Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:561 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0293_2026-02-02_11-21-48.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0293.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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