# Utah H.B. 352: Higher Education Alignment Utah H.B. 352, Higher Education Alignment, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Karen M. Peterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB352-2026GS - 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. 352 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Higher Education Alignment - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Technical Colleges, Utah Board of Higher Education, Colleges and Universities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (111 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer transfers for Utah college students: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s higher education board must coordinate programs and services among colleges organized into regions. Programs must guarantee transfer credits through matching courses for general education, majors, and minors, making transfers more predictable. Colleges must offer conne… - Utah colleges must coordinate across regions: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s higher education board must group covered public colleges into geographic regions. Each region must include at least one degree-granting institution and one technical college. The board must report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee by August 2026. It… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: 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/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-30: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0352.pdf) - Amended 2/10/2026 15:02:308, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0352_2026-02-10_15-26-48.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0352.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/HB0352.pdf) - [Amended 2/10/2026 15:02:308 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0352_2026-02-10_15-26-48.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0352.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-HB352-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).