Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB497: Public Education Funding Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill provides additional funding for the Minimum School Program in certain fiscal years with enrollment decline.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
0 Public Education Funding Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: John Arthur Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill provides additional funding for the Minimum School Program in certain fiscal years with enrollment decline. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides additional funding for the Minimum School Program in certain fiscal years with enrollment decline; 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: 53F-9-201.1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 456 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53F-9-201.1 is amended to read: 53F-9-201.1 . Appropriations to the Minimum School Program from the Uniform School Fund. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Base budget" means the same as that term is defined in legislative rule. (b) "Enrollment growth and inflation estimates" means the cost estimates regarding enrollment growth and inflation described in Section 53F-2-208 . (2) Except as provided in Subsection 53F-9-204(3) , for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2021, when preparing the Public Education Base Budget, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall include appropriations to the Minimum School Program from the Uniform School Fund, and, subject to Subsection 53F-9-204(3) , …
Sponsors
- Arthur, John (D, 41) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0497
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0497
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0497
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0497
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: School Finance, Education, K-12 Education
Common questions
- What is HB497?
- HB497 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Education Funding Amendments.
- What does HB497 do?
- This bill provides additional funding for the Minimum School Program in certain fiscal years with enrollment decline.
- What is the status of HB497?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB497?
- Arthur, John (D, 41).
- Where is the official record for HB497?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0497.html
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