Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB517: Sensitive Materials
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill enacts provisions related to sensitive materials in a public school.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
0 Sensitive Materials 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ken Ivory Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts provisions related to sensitive materials in a public school. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides certain exceptions to sensitive material requirements; - requires the State Board of Education and a local education governing board to adopt a certain policy regarding a school library; - creates certain requirements for a school library; - allows a student and a student's parent to agree to arbitrate certain claims; - creates a right of action; - implements provisions related to an individual seeking relief from a court related to sensitive materials; - enacts provisions related to governmental immunity; - enacts provisions related to severability; 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: 53G-10-103 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 173 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-10-103 is amended to read: 53G-10-103 . Sensitive instructional materials. (1) As used in this section: (a) (i) "Instructional material" means a material, regardless of format, used: (A) as or in place of textbooks to deliver curriculum within the state curriculum framework for courses …
Sponsors
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0517
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0517
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), State Board of Education, Education, Standards and Curriculum, K-12 Education, Constitutional Officers, Attorney General
Common questions
- What is HB517?
- HB517 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Sensitive Materials.
- What does HB517 do?
- This bill enacts provisions related to sensitive materials in a public school.
- What is the status of HB517?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB517?
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39).
- Where is the official record for HB517?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0517.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.