Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB148: Tax Return Donation Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill creates a School Meals Debt Relief Fund and provides for the fund's administration.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 25, 2026:
0 Tax Return Donation Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson Senate Sponsor: Luz Escamilla LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates a School Meals Debt Relief Fund and provides for the fund's administration. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates a School Meals Debt Relief Fund; - allows individual taxpayers to designate contributions to the fund on tax returns; - establishes reporting requirements for local education agencies regarding school meals debt; - provides for a distribution process based on each local education agency's proportion of total statewide school meals debt; - requires the State Board of Education to collect and verify school meals debt data; - delegates rulemaking authority to the State Board of Education for program administration; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides retrospective operation. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 59-10-1304 Effective 05/06/26 Applies beginning 01/01/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 95, 322 ENACTS: 53G-9-205.3 Effective 05/06/26 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 59-10-1324 Effective 05/06/26 Applies beginning 01/01/26 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-9-205.3 is enacted to read: 53G-9-205.3 Effective 05/06/26 . School meals debt balance relief. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Fund" …
Sponsors
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10)
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 3rd reading (February 20, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 19, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 17, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 9, 2026): 70 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 26, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 26, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Education, K-12 Education, Public Education Data and Reporting, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), State Tax Commission, Revenue and Taxation
Common questions
- What is HB148?
- HB148 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Tax Return Donation Amendments.
- What does HB148 do?
- This bill creates a School Meals Debt Relief Fund and provides for the fund's administration.
- What is the status of HB148?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB148?
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB148?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0148.html
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