Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB397: School Fee Waiver Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to school fee waivers.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
School Fee Waiver Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Douglas R. Welton Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to school fee waivers. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - makes technical changes; - requires a local education agency to waive the fee for one school trip per academic year for each student; - limits the number of fee waivers a student may receive; - requires local education agencies to establish a cap on fee waivers; and - allows a student to request a fee waiver for a second trip. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53G-7-504 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 497 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53G-7-504 is amended to read: 53G-7-504. Waiver of fees -- Appeal of decision. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Action plan" means a written agreement between a principal and a student that outlines specific, reasonable steps the student will take to contribute to the school or community in exchange for a fee waiver for a second school trip. (b) "Trip" means a school sponsored travel activity that requires a student to pay a fee …
Sponsors
- Douglas Welton (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Heidi Balderree (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 28, 2025): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: School Finance, School Fees, Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB397?
- HB397 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): School Fee Waiver Amendments.
- What does HB397 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to school fee waivers.
- What is the status of HB397?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB397?
- Douglas Welton (R, 65), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB397?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0397.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.