# Utah S.B. 193: State Legal Holiday Amendments Utah S.B. 193, State Legal Holiday Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Keven J. Stratton (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB193-2026GS - 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. 193 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: State Legal Holiday Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Government Operations (State Issues), State Symbols and Designations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (127 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public workers get holy-day leave priority: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah state and local government employers must give high priority to personal-leave requests on state holy days. Approval is not guaranteed, and holy-day status alone does not make a day a paid legal holiday. Each state employee also gets one additional Personal Preference Da… - Schools must prioritize holy-day breaks: benefit, low. Starting with the 2027–28 school year, Utah school districts, charter schools, and higher education institutions must prioritize holy-day breaks. When setting calendars, they must try to align breaks with Good Friday and other state holy days, to the extent possible. A break on every holy day is no… - Good Friday brings four-hour state holiday leave: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah recognizes Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday, as a legal holiday. State employees who receive paid holiday leave get four hours for Good Friday, rather than the standard eight hours. This does not create a general household payment. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Walt Brooks (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 20 | 7 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 57 | 9 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 23 | 5 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate/ failed | fail | 12 | 12 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | fail | 2 | 2 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-03-04: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ motion to reconsider (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ filed (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ failed (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-13: Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed - 2026-02-12: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-30: 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 - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0193.pdf) - Amended 3/6/2026 20:03:374, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0193S01_2026-03-06_20-47-55.pdf) - Amended 3/3/2026 11:03:872, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0193S01_2026-03-03_11-53-18.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193S03.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193S01.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193S02.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193.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/SB0193.pdf) - [Amended 3/6/2026 20:03:374 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0193S01_2026-03-06_20-47-55.pdf) - [Amended 3/3/2026 11:03:872 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0193S01_2026-03-03_11-53-18.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193S03.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193S01.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193S02.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0193.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-SB193-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).