# Utah H.B. 341: Higher Education Revisions Utah H.B. 341, Higher Education Revisions, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Val L. Peterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB341-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 341 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Higher Education Revisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Colleges and Universities, Utah System of Higher Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (200 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - First responders gain therapist training options: benefit, high. Beginning May 7, 2025, eligible first responders can use mental-health therapist training grants at private colleges or Utah state-system schools. Eligible applicants include first responder volunteers and retirees who worked as first responders in Utah. The grant supports a degree or certification… - Future officers gain scholarship school options: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, the Karen Mayne Public Safety Officer Scholarship includes qualifying programs at private colleges. This need-based aid covers tuition, fees, and required textbooks for officer certification and up to four academic years. Applicants must submit a high school diploma and enter… - Future teachers gain private college options: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, the Terrel H. Bell Education Scholarship includes Utah private colleges offering approved programs. Recipients must take at least six credits, plan to finish the program and work in a Utah public school, and complete the federal student aid application or an allowed opt-out.… - Low-income children gain education savings options: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, Student Prosperity Savings funds can cover costs at Utah state-system schools, private colleges, or technical colleges. Beneficiaries must be Utah residents under 20 and receive community-partner services, directly or through a qualifying family connection. Financial eligibil… - More nonprofit colleges qualify for aid: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, more Utah private nonprofit colleges qualify for Opportunity Scholarships and Utah Promise. Opportunity drops its Northwest Commission accreditation requirement; Utah Promise drops its express recognized-accreditation requirement. Opportunity applicants must apply to the boar… - Private college students qualify for loans: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's higher education board can lend to eligible borrowers attending or planning to attend private colleges. Its authority also covers borrowers at tax-supported public schools and purchases of eligible borrowers' loan obligations. The board sets amounts using substantially… - Adult learners gain private college options: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, more Utah private colleges qualify for the Adult Learners Grant Program. Its school definition drops the former express nonprofit and recognized-accreditation requirements. Students must still be Utah residents, at least 26, financially needy, and enrolled in an online course… - College borrowers get yearly loan notices: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, covered Utah private colleges participating in federal student aid must send annual loan notices by July 1. The duty applies when the school receives information about a student's loan or a loan taken for that student. Notices must identify the loan and direct borrowers to th… - Medical students gain broader Utah connections: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, graduation from a Utah private postsecondary school counts toward the University of Utah medical school's Utah-related admissions requirement. At least 82% of annual admitted students must meet one of the listed Utah-related qualifications. The broader school definition does… - Veterans gain more tuition aid options: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, more private schools qualify for the Veterans Tuition Gap Program. The school definition drops express requirements for nonprofit status, a Utah location, and recognized accreditation. Veterans must still be Utah resident students accepted and enrolled in a bachelor's program… - More course providers qualify for transfers: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, qualifying private course providers can seek agreements under Utah's college transfer system. They must offer general education courses based on demonstrated skills or knowledge, online or in person, and award academic credit. They cannot award degrees, including associate or… - Private colleges join state internship program: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, private colleges offering qualifying internships are included in Utah's work experience and career exploration program. The internship definition covers classroom learning combined with supervised unpaid work experience. This expands covered schools without changing student e… - Private campuses gain broader removal powers: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's campus-removal law covers private postsecondary schools without the former recognized-accreditation requirement. School leaders can order people off campus for harmful, criminal, disruptive, or interfering conduct, or reasonably believed intent to act that way. Removal… - Private colleges face fewer default rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's main higher education law generally excludes private colleges unless a rule expressly includes them. This covers higher education providers that receive no direct state appropriations, including nonprofit and for-profit schools. Private colleges face fewer default requ… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 74 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-14: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-05: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-05: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-31: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0341.pdf) - Amended 2/21/2025 12:02:905, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0341S02_2025-02-21_12-53-33.pdf) - Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:183, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0341S02_2025-02-14_11-51-34.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0341S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0341S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0341.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0341.pdf) - [Amended 2/21/2025 12:02:905 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0341S02_2025-02-21_12-53-33.pdf) - [Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:183 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0341S02_2025-02-14_11-51-34.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0341S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0341S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0341.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB341-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).