# Utah H.B. 467: Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Modifications Utah H.B. 467, Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Modifications, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Candice B. Pierucci (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB467-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 467 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, State Board of Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (172 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 15 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Students get timely access to scholarship money: benefit, high. Annual awards provide up to $8,000 for private school students, subject to program funding. Home-based students get up to $4,000 at ages 5–11 or $6,000 at ages 12–18, measured on September 1. The state sends two equal payments by July 31 and December 31, unless another schedule is authorized. The p… - Families can switch providers and recover funds: benefit, medium. Students can change qualifying providers at any time; the manager may divide funds based on enrollment or service time. Beginning May 6, 2026, a withdrawing student's tuition refund must return through the manager to the scholarship account. A refund is due only when the school's standard refund po… - Scholarship families get clearer, equal school prices: benefit, medium. Beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, participating private schools must maintain working websites with tuition and extra school-year fees. They must also post accessible refund and reimbursement policies, administrative contacts, and the school's physical address. Schools with 150 or more studen… - Students can challenge lost scholarship eligibility: benefit, medium. Before removing eligibility, the manager must verify the student's status and provide a way to review disputed decisions. It must promptly restore eligibility when it finds an error. A student must regain eligibility after moving to a different parent or no longer living with the parent whose actio… - Parents owe no state tax on scholarships: benefit, medium. Utah Fits All funds sent from the program's restricted account to a student's scholarship account are not the parent's state taxable income. This protects parents from state income tax on those scholarship funds. The rule does not establish how federal taxes treat the funds. - Families get deadlines and sibling award choices: benefit, low. Annual applications open March 1 for current scholarship students and April 1 for new students, and close May 1. Decisions are due within 30 days after applications close, and the acceptance deadline must be before July 1. The manager processes applications from one household together, using the ho… - Parents get faster approved scholarship reimbursements: benefit, low. The program manager must process a parent's reimbursement request within 10 business days after approving the expense. This is a processing deadline, not a guarantee that every request qualifies. It does not change the amount available for reimbursement. - Parents get shopping choices and approval deadlines: benefit, low. Parents can request expense preapproval before spending through the portal, email, or telephone. Within seven business days, the manager must approve, request documents, or deny with an explanation, and keep decision records. If the manager runs a marketplace, prices must reflect fair market value… - Scholarship families avoid fees and get support: benefit, low. The program manager and financial administrator cannot charge a scholarship account application fee. Contracted administrators also cannot charge eligible students processing fees or pass along third-party fees tied to scholarship funds. The manager must staff its call center for regular and peak e… - Scholarship students gain public school activity access: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, scholarship students can join public school sports and activities on the same basis as home-school or private-school students. Public school agencies cannot deny participation solely because a student has a scholarship. They also cannot impose stricter participation requireme… - Families must prove age, residency, and income: cost, high. Beginning May 6, 2026, students must not have reached age 19 before September 1 of the school year. Applicants and renewing students must provide current-calendar-year proof that their main home is in Utah. The program checks household income, not just one person's income. With a parent's written c… - Scholarship priority favors returning students and siblings: mixed, high. First priority goes to students who used scholarship funds last year and submitted the required education report or assessment. Next come eligible siblings of students using an account now or who used one in the previous school year. Another tier requires no scholarship use last year, household inc… - Scholarship misuse stops payments but allows correction: mixed, medium. For intentional or substantial misuse or program violations, the manager must use fair suspension procedures and provide written notice. Payments stop after notice, but families get 10 business days to correct the problem before disqualification. Evidence of fraud must go to the Utah Attorney Gener… - Scholarship spending options come with limits: mixed, medium. Scholarship money pays only qualifying costs of educating the student, not noneducational rehabilitation, most travel, or a parent's teaching time. Families can seek reimbursement for otherwise eligible purchases from providers outside the approved provider list. A receipt must show the cost, item… - School safeguards also limit scholarship choices: mixed, medium. Institutions passing public school enrollment-based funding to families do not qualify as private schools for this program. The exclusion also covers specified shared ownership or leadership ties and structures designed to evade it. Beginning May 6, 2026, schools with 150 or more students seeking s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 59 | 7 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 19 | 10 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 60 | 6 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 2 | | ## Actions (44) - 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 - 2026-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-07: 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/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: 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) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-17: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-17: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-09: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-09: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-02-05: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-03: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0467.pdf) - Substitute #5, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S05.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-16: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467.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/HB0467.pdf) - [Substitute #5 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S05.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0467.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) - [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-HB467-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).