Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB267: Public Employee Compensation Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill establishes limitations on school district administrator compensation.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
0 Public Employee Compensation Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jake Sawyer Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill establishes limitations on school district administrator compensation. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms related to district administrator compensation; - caps annual salary increases for certain district administrators at the weighted pupil unit inflationary factor; - requires a public hearing before a local school board may approve salary increases that exceed the weighted pupil unit inflationary factor; - requires performance metric outcomes for salary increases that exceed the weighted pupil unit inflationary factor; - limits certain administrator benefits; - establishes compensation scale requirements for deputy administrators; - establishes initial compensation requirements for new superintendents; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53G-4-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 22 and renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 3 ENACTS: 53G-4-305 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-4-301 is amended to read: 53G-4-301 . Local superintendent of schools -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term -- Compensation. (1) Subject to Subsection (7) , a local school board shall appoint a district …
Sponsors
- Sawyer, Jake (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0267
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0267
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0267
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0267
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), School Finance, Education, K-12 Education, School Districts, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), School Personnel
Common questions
- What is HB267?
- HB267 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Employee Compensation Amendments.
- What does HB267 do?
- This bill establishes limitations on school district administrator compensation.
- What is the status of HB267?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB267?
- Sawyer, Jake (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for HB267?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0267.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.