Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB119: School and Classroom Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill enacts provisions related to curriculum development.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, March 3, 2026:
0 School and Classroom Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor: Tiara Auxier LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts provisions related to curriculum development. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - directs the State Board of Education to develop open educational resources aligned with Utah core standards; - provides for reporting on curriculum development and implementation; and - repeals certain plan requirements. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 53E-4-409 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 REPEALS: 53E-3-521 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 174 53G-7-218 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 394 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53E-4-409 is enacted to read: 53E-4-409 . Open educational resources -- Development and implementation. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Open educational resources" means teaching, learning, and research materials that are in the public domain or released under an open license that permits free use, adaptation, and distribution. (b) "Utah core standards" means the standards described in Section 53E-4-202 . (2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, and subject to legislative appropriation, the state board shall: (a) identify or contract with one or more qualified entities, …
Sponsors
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0119S04
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0119S04
- : House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- : House Comm - Held
Votes
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (March 3, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (March 3, 2026): 5 yea, 7 nay, failed
- House Comm - Held (March 3, 2026): 7 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2026): 25 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 23, 2026): 22 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 21, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: School Finance, State Board of Education, Education, Standards and Curriculum, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), School Facilities
Common questions
- What is SB119?
- SB119 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School and Classroom Amendments.
- What does SB119 do?
- This bill enacts provisions related to curriculum development.
- What is the status of SB119?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB119?
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB119?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0119.html
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