# Utah H.B. 299: School Response to Sexual Offense Utah H.B. 299, School Response to Sexual Offense, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Ashlee Matthews (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB299-2026GS - 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. 299 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: School Response to Sexual Offense - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ashlee Matthews (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Student Health and Safety, K-12 Education, Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (134 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah schools set serious-offense safety policies: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah school agencies must adopt response policies for students arrested, charged, or adjudicated in court for serious offenses or sexual crimes. Policies must address hazing and set different procedures for incidents on and off school property. When a student has committed su… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashlee Matthews (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Keith Grover (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 2 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-02-26: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-25: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-25: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-09: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-23: 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, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0299.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0299.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/HB0299.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0299.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-HB299-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).