# Utah S.B. 39: Education Testing Amendments Utah S.B. 39, Education Testing Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by John D. Johnson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB39-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 39 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Education Testing Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-20 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: John D. Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, Student Assessment - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 19 (190 yes, 0 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: John D. Johnson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 74 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-05: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2025-02-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-28: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-28: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-02: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2024-12-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0039.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0039S01.pdf) - Amended 3/3/2025 12:03:02, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0039_2025-03-03_12-58-13.pdf) - Amended 1/23/2025 09:01:665, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0039_2025-01-23_09-56-51.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-12-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0039.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/SB0039.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0039S01.pdf) - [Amended 3/3/2025 12:03:02 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0039_2025-03-03_12-58-13.pdf) - [Amended 1/23/2025 09:01:665 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0039_2025-01-23_09-56-51.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0039.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) - [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-SB39-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).