# Utah S.B. 131: Charter School Eligibility Utah S.B. 131, Charter School Eligibility, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Heidi Balderree (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-SB131-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 131 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Charter School Eligibility - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Charter Schools, Education, K-12 Education, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (142 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Charter school priority expands for local kids: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah charter schools may give some local students priority for enrollment. Students must live within the boundaries of a political subdivision that contains the charter school. Their school of residence must be at capacity. Schools choose whether to offer this preference, an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: R. Neil Walter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 19 | 5 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 49 | 11 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 22 | 3 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 1 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-07: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-03: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-20: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-20: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-13: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0131.pdf) - Amended 2/20/2026 12:02:76, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0131_2026-02-20_12-47-41.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0131.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/SB0131.pdf) - [Amended 2/20/2026 12:02:76 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0131_2026-02-20_12-47-41.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0131.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-SB131-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).