Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB298: School Design Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill requires the State Board of Education (state board) to establish a library of school building designs.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 20, 2026:
0 School Design Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Kay J. Christofferson Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill requires the State Board of Education (state board) to establish a library of school building designs. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - establishes a school building design library maintained by the state board; - requires the state board to develop standard designs for elementary, middle, high, and multi-level schools; - requires school districts to own and submit building designs developed using public funds; - authorizes school districts and charter schools to select designs from the library; - establishes periodic review and update requirements for the design library; - requires competitive bidding for architectural and engineering design fees; - mandates life-cycle cost analysis in building designs; - establishes public cost reporting and transparency requirements for school construction projects; - authorizes design-build as an alternative project delivery method; 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: 53E-3-702 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 21 ENACTS: 53E-3-713 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53E-3-714 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53E-3-702 is amended to read: 53E-3-702 . …
Sponsors
- Christofferson, Kay J. (R, 53) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ amended
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- : House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0298
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0298
Votes
- House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (February 4, 2026): 4 yea, 8 nay, failed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 4, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), School Facilities
Common questions
- What is HB298?
- HB298 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School Design Amendments.
- What does HB298 do?
- This bill requires the State Board of Education (state board) to establish a library of school building designs.
- What is the status of HB298?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB298?
- Christofferson, Kay J. (R, 53).
- Where is the official record for HB298?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0298.html
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