# Utah H.B. 76: Public Education Revisions Utah H.B. 76, Public Education Revisions, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Tracy Miller (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-HB76-2025GS - 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. 76 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Public Education Revisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-02 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Tracy Miller (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, State Board of Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), School Fees, Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (220 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer required activity fees for families: benefit, low. Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, Utah schools cannot charge secondary students for activities expressly required to teach core standards. Exceptions include electives, instructional equipment and supplies, driver education, certain application or remediation fees, instrument rentals, and scho… - Kindergarten age flexibility for transferring children: benefit, low. Since May 7, 2025, Utah school boards can admit qualifying kindergarten transfers who do not meet Utah’s age rule. The child must have lived in another state and enrolled in kindergarten there under that state’s age rules. The move and transfer must occur during the same school year, after the Utah… - More salary supplement options for teachers: benefit, low. From May 7 until July 1, 2025, local education agencies could use leftover salary supplement funds to increase eligible teachers’ payments. Agencies first had to ensure proper distribution of program funds to their teachers. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind is include… - College and career plans for students: benefit, low. Since May 7, 2025, Utah local school board policies must ensure effective college and career readiness planning for each student. An individual learning plan no longer serves as an alternative. The college and career readiness plan framework begins in grade 7. - Earlier math support for struggling schools: benefit, low. Since May 7, 2025, districts and charter schools serving kindergarten through grade 3 must submit annual early learning plans with two measurable local math goals. The plans must include an early mathematics plan and strategies to close student math skill gaps. This replaces one required math goal… - Toilet training required for school enrollment: cost, low. Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, state rules must require toilet training before public school enrollment, not just kindergarten enrollment. Parents must give assurances during enrollment. An exemption applies when a condition prevents toilet training and falls under federal requirements to i… - Reading software funds shift toward oversight: mixed, low. Since May 7, 2025, Utah can use up to 6% of early reading software funds for independent evaluation and administration. That limit rises from 4%, while the minimum share going to local education agencies falls from 96% to 94%. The program supports personalized reading software for kindergarten thro… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tracy Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-03 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-05: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-03: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-14: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2025-02-05: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-05: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-03: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0076.pdf) - Amended 2/28/2025 11:02:704, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0076S01_2025-02-28_11-31-18.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0076S01.pdf) - Amended 2/6/2025 11:02:423, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0076_2025-02-06_11-34-31.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0076.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/HB0076.pdf) - [Amended 2/28/2025 11:02:704 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0076S01_2025-02-28_11-31-18.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0076S01.pdf) - [Amended 2/6/2025 11:02:423 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0076_2025-02-06_11-34-31.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0076.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) - 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