# Utah S.B. 52: Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments Utah S.B. 52, Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Lincoln Fillmore (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB52-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 52 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, School Personnel - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (128 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Nonlicensed substitutes can work beyond 20 days: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah removes the 20-day-per-school-year limit for nonlicensed substitute teachers. They can fill in during a regular classroom teacher’s temporary absence without a statutory day cap. Districts must still give licensed educators hiring priority when available, but their avail… - License ineligibility bars substitute teaching work: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah bars certain people from serving as substitute teachers. The ban applies to anyone ineligible to hold a teaching license under Utah’s license denial and discipline rules. Not having a license, by itself, does not trigger this ban. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tracy Miller (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-12 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 1 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 6 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-17: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-17: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-17: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-02: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-12-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0052.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0052.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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0052.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0052.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-SB52-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).