Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB62: School Finance Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill changes the flexible allocation to teacher and classroom salary support.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 School Finance Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor: Matt MacPherson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill changes the flexible allocation to teacher and classroom salary support. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - changes the flexible allocation to teacher and classroom salary support; 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-2-208 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 6, 165 53F-2-421 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 165 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53F-2-208 is amended to read: 53F-2-208 . Cost of adjustments for growth and inflation. (1) In accordance with Subsection (5) , the Legislature shall annually determine: (a) the estimated state cost of adjusting for inflation in the next fiscal year, based on a rolling five-year average ending in the current fiscal year, ongoing state tax fund appropriations to the following programs: (i) education for youth in care, described in Section 53E-3-503 ; (ii) concurrent enrollment courses for accelerated foreign language students described in Section 53E-10-307 ; (iii) the Basic Program, described in Part 3 , Basic Program (Weighted Pupil Units); (iv) the Adult Education Program, described …
Sponsors
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- : House/ received from Senate
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 6, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 6, 2026): 65 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 3, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 17 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 17, 2026): 18 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 26, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: School Finance, Education, K-12 Education, School Districts, Special Education
Common questions
- What is SB62?
- SB62 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School Finance Amendments.
- What does SB62 do?
- This bill changes the flexible allocation to teacher and classroom salary support.
- What is the status of SB62?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB62?
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB62?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0062.html
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