Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB526: Student Welfare Check Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses student welfare checks for students with unknown whereabouts.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
0 Student Welfare Check Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Welton Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses student welfare checks for students with unknown whereabouts. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires an LEA to refer a student for a welfare check under certain circumstances; and - provides that a welfare check referral does not preclude or obligate other actions. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 53G-6-214 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-6-214 is enacted to read: 53G-6-214 . Student welfare check referrals -- Unknown whereabouts. (1) An LEA shall make a referral for a student welfare check if a student has been absent for 10 or more consecutive school days and all of the following conditions are met: (a) the student's parent has failed to notify the school of the student's absence; (b) the student's parent has not filed a home school affidavit under Section 53G-6-204 ; (c) the student's parent has not provided notice of unenrollment to the LEA; (d) the student's parent has failed to respond to repeated communications from the school, including communications through email, telephone, text message, postal mail, or other reasonable methods; and (e) one …
Sponsors
- Douglas Welton (R, 65) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0526
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0526
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0526
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0526
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Education, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Division of Child and Family Services, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Department of Health and Human Services
Common questions
- What is HB526?
- HB526 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Student Welfare Check Amendments.
- What does HB526 do?
- This bill addresses student welfare checks for students with unknown whereabouts.
- What is the status of HB526?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB526?
- Douglas Welton (R, 65).
- Where is the official record for HB526?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0526.html
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