# Utah H.B. 344: School Fees Amendments Utah H.B. 344, School Fees Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Mark A. Strong (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-HB344-2025GS - 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. 344 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: School Fees Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Mark A. Strong (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), School Districts, School Fees - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (210 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer school fees and family protections: benefit, low. Beginning in 2026–2027, registration materials must list each fee beside its activity, course, or program, replacing the separate fee schedule. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's State Board of Education must require corrective action when it finds school-fee violations. Remedies can include repayment o… - Free school-day supplies for elementary families: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah public schools cannot charge for elementary activities or supplies during the regular school day. Teachers and schools can give families voluntary supply lists. Each list must explain that bringing supplies is optional and the school otherwise provides them. - Limits on fees for secondary students: benefit, low. Beginning in 2025–2026, Utah public schools cannot charge secondary students for non-fee courses, textbooks, school equipment, or general education costs, except for listed exceptions. Non-fee courses earn credit or grades in English, health, math, science, or social studies. Allowed fees require b… - Student project choices can carry fees: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, secondary students can request a different project when their course requires one for credit or a grade. The replacement must show the same required core skills, and the school does not have to approve it. At any grade level, schools may require materials or charge fees for c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark A. Strong (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ann Millner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-28 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 1 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-04: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-03: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-03: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-28: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ placed on Time Certain Calendar (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) - 2025-02-03: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-31: 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, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0344.pdf) - Amended 2/18/2025 09:02:48, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0344S01_2025-02-18_09-01-53.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0344S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0344.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/HB0344.pdf) - [Amended 2/18/2025 09:02:48 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0344S01_2025-02-18_09-01-53.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0344S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0344.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-HB344-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).