# Utah S.B. 189: School District Funding Amendments Utah S.B. 189, School District Funding Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Emily Buss (Forward Party); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (Senate/ filed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB189-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 189 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: School District Funding Amendments - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Senate/ filed - Sponsor: Emily Buss (Forward Party) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, School Finance, State Board of Education, School Facilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (52 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Emily Buss (Forward Party), Senate - Cosponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tracy Miller (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 16 | 12 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ filed (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ strike enacting clause (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ circled (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-06: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Substitute #4, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-01: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189.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 - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0189.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-SB189-2026GS (as of 2026-10-16).