Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB399: Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill defines character education and creates restraints on certain entities regarding the use of character education.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 23, 2026:
5 0 Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Trevor Lee Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill defines character education and creates restraints on certain entities regarding the use of character education. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - repeals certain requirements related to: - civics education; and - character education; - prohibits administrative and instructional personnel from: - implementing character education; - measuring, quantifying, tracking, or grading a student's character education; and - collecting and distributing character education data about a student; - outlines constitutional protections for a parent and the parent's children; - requires the state auditor to: - receive certain reports; - conduct certain investigations; and - enforce the provisions of the section; - creates a private right of action; - prohibits a public entity from creating certain rules related to character education; - enacts certain legislative findings; - enacts provisions related to required instructional topics for a student; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53E-2-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186 53E-4-204.1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 142 53E-9-203 , as last …
Sponsors
- Lee, Trevor (R, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0399S02
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0399S02
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0399S02
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0399S02
- : House Comm - Held
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0399S01
Votes
- House Comm - Held (February 12, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), State Board of Education, Education, State Auditor, Standards and Curriculum, K-12 Education, Constitutional Officers, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB399?
- HB399 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems.
- What does HB399 do?
- This bill defines character education and creates restraints on certain entities regarding the use of character education.
- What is the status of HB399?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB399?
- Lee, Trevor (R, 16).
- Where is the official record for HB399?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0399.html
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