# Utah H.B. 358: School Scheduling Amendments

Utah H.B. 358, School Scheduling Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Doug Welton (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14).

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- As of: 2026-10-14
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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 358
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: School Scheduling Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Doug Welton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, State Board of Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (130 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New graduation rules and flexible school schedules: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah’s education board must set graduation credit requirements for qualifying programs in grades 9–12. These replace graduation requirements based on school days or instructional hours, with at least 83 class hours per credit. Qualifying programs must track attendance at sch…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Doug Welton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-03-19: Governor Signed
- 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House)
- 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House)
- 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House)
- 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
- 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-18: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-18: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-10: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-10: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House)
- 2026-02-09: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-09: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- 2026-02-09: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- 2026-02-06: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-01-29: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2026-01-26: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-01-26: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2026-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0358.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0358S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0358.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0358.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0358S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0358.pdf)

## Related
- [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS)
- [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS)
- [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS)
- [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS)
- [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS)
- [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB358-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).