Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB129: Education Board Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill clarifies the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Education Board Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer LONG TITLE General Description: This bill clarifies the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - clarifies the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53E-3-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 501 REPEALS: 53E-1-204 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Third Special Session, Chapter 10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53E-3-401 is amended to read: 53E-3-401 . Powers of the state board -- Adoption of rules -- Enforcement -- Attorney. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Education entity" means: (i) an entity that receives a distribution of state funds through a grant program managed by the state board under this public education code; (ii) an entity that enters into a contract with the state board to provide an educational good or service; (iii) a school district; (iv) a charter school; or (v) a regional education service agency, as that term is defined in Section 53G-4-410 . (b) "Educational good or service" means a good or service that is required or …
Sponsors
- Norman Thurston (R, 62) · primary sponsor
- Brady Brammer (R, 21)
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/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 6, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 6, 2026): 59 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 53 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 17, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Education, K-12 Education
Common questions
- What is HB129?
- HB129 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Education Board Amendments.
- What does HB129 do?
- This bill clarifies the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority.
- What is the status of HB129?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB129?
- Norman Thurston (R, 62), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB129?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0129.html
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