# Utah S.B. 58: Public School Attendance Amendments Utah S.B. 58, Public School Attendance 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-SB58-2026GS - 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. 58 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Public School Attendance Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Student Health and Safety, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Public Education Data and Reporting - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (160 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families gain protections against neglect findings: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, absences alone cannot support an educational-neglect finding unless they lack both a valid excuse and good cause. Those absences must exceed 10 consecutive instructional days or one-tenth of the school term. Neglect requires clear and convincing evidence of failed progress a… - Free kindergarten and half-day family choices: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, kindergarten classes are free for eligible children living in the district or attending a charter school. Schools must explain the full-curriculum half-day option during registration, allow families to sign up, and cannot require full-day attendance. A dedicated half-day cla… - Families get attendance alerts and support: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, schools must notify parents within two instructional days of an unexcused absence, including the year’s total unexcused absences. Schools must review attendance regularly and provide non-punitive, increasingly intensive help, such as mentoring, tutoring, or community-resourc… - Attendance notice limits and parent penalties: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, compulsory-education violation notices to parents are limited to grades 1–6 after at least five truancies that school year. Parents must enroll and send school-age children to public or regularly established private school unless a legal exemption applies. After notice, inte… - Toilet training required before public school: mixed, medium. Starting in the 2026–27 school year, state rules require students to be toilet trained before public-school enrollment. Parents must confirm this during enrollment. An exemption applies when a student cannot meet the requirement because of a qualifying condition covered by federal disability-identi… - New attendance rules for Utah students: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, schools measure scheduled programs by attendance and direct teacher interaction, and self-paced programs by academic progress. Self-paced programs must have written rules for continued enrollment, equivalent instructional hours, learning standards, and student support. Missi… - Teen truancy notices and penalties expand: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, school governing boards can authorize specified staff, school resource officers, or truancy specialists to issue notices. Notices require at least five truancies that school year and cannot go to exempt students, students under 12, or students below grade 7. Students and par… - School attendance data checks and funding risks: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, school agencies must accurately report enrollment, attendance, and membership data and review accuracy annually. The State Board must set standards, audit data, offer technical help, and publish annual attendance and data-quality reports. Agencies failing the standards must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason E. Thompson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 48 | 22 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-02-10: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-02: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: 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/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-12-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0058.pdf) - Amended 3/5/2026 16:03:79, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0058S05_2026-03-05_16-33-48.pdf) - Substitute #5, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S05.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S02.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S03.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S04.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S01.pdf) - Amended 1/22/2026 11:01:258, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0058_2026-01-22_11-00-12.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058.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/SB0058.pdf) - [Amended 3/5/2026 16:03:79 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0058S05_2026-03-05_16-33-48.pdf) - [Substitute #5 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S05.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S02.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S03.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S04.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058S01.pdf) - [Amended 1/22/2026 11:01:258 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0058_2026-01-22_11-00-12.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0058.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) - 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