Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB104: Firearm Safety in Schools Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill addresses firearm safety instruction in public schools.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Firearm Safety in Schools Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Rex P. Shipp Senate Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses firearm safety instruction in public schools. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires a local education agency to provide firearm safety instruction to students; - provides guidelines on how a local education agency may provide the firearm safety instruction; - requires that individuals providing instruction with an actual firearm have certain authority to possess a firearm; and - includes an opt-out provision. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 53E-4-207 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53E-4-207 is enacted to read: 53E-4-207 . Firearm safety minimum standards and instruction. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-501 . (b) "On or about school premises" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-10-505.5 . (2) An LEA shall, in accordance with state board standards, provide an instructional session on firearm safety to each grade level as described in Subsection (3) . (3) An LEA shall present firearm safety instruction: …
Sponsors
- Shipp, Rex P. (R, 71) · primary sponsor
- Ronald Winterton (R, 20)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ committee report favorable
- : Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- : Senate/ to standing committee
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 7, 2025): 23 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (March 7, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 7, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 7, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 7, 2025): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 7, 2025): 58 yea, 13 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Standards and Curriculum, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB104?
- HB104 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Firearm Safety in Schools Amendments.
- What does HB104 do?
- This bill addresses firearm safety instruction in public schools.
- What is the status of HB104?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB104?
- Shipp, Rex P. (R, 71), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB104?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0104.html
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