# Utah H.B. 426: Online Education Service Provider Amendments Utah H.B. 426, Online Education Service Provider Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by R. Neil Walter (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB426-2026GS - 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. 426 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Online Education Service Provider Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-29 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: R. Neil Walter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, School Personnel, State Board of Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Online Learning and/or Technology - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (116 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School funding tied to student oversight: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, qualifying self-paced students count for the same state school funding weight as full-time students. Each student must have a licensed, qualified teacher employed by the local school agency. The agency must maintain and document student-to-teacher ratios that follow its polic… - Self-paced students get oversight and flexibility: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah sets oversight rules for programs that measure learning through mastery rather than scheduled attendance. Local school agencies must assign each student a licensed, qualified teacher and maintain written program policies. Policies must cover continued enrollment, progres… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: R. Neil Walter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John D. Johnson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 65 | 1 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 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 - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: 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 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-17: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-05: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0426.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0426S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0426.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/HB0426.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0426S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0426.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-HB426-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).