# Utah H.B. 300: School District Taxation Amendments Utah H.B. 300, School District Taxation Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jason B. Kyle (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB300-2026GS - 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. 300 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: School District Taxation Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, Property Tax, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Revenue - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (192 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Longer State Funding Protection for Utah Schools: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying Utah school districts get two years of state funding protection, up from one year. State-guaranteed levy funding cannot fall solely because property value changes cause a certified property tax rate reduction. Districts must reduce their voted, board, and capital… - Excess State Funding Ends for Utah Schools: cost, low. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and phases out excess state-guaranteed levy funding for qualifying Utah school districts. Excess means fiscal year 2025 payments above what the district qualified for using only its 2025 certified tax rate. Districts receive 100% of that excess in fiscal year 2026… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 67 | 2 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 1 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 18 | 5 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 3 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 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) - 2026-03-05: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-05: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-05: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: 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/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-29: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-28: 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, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0300.pdf) - Amended 2/27/2026 15:02:913, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0300_2026-02-27_15-22-59.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0300.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/HB0300.pdf) - [Amended 2/27/2026 15:02:913 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0300_2026-02-27_15-22-59.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0300.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-HB300-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).