Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB193: State Legal Holiday Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill addresses state legal holidays and holy days.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
6 5 State Legal Holiday Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton House Sponsor: Walt Brooks LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses state legal holidays and holy days. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - makes Good Friday a legal holiday in Utah; - for Good Friday, provides a half-day of paid time off to a state employee; - requires a school district, a charter school, and an institution of higher education to prioritize, to the extent possible, scheduling school breaks to coincide with state holy days; - requires a government entity to place a high priority on approving an employee's request to take personal leave on a state holy day; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-1-301 , as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 448 63G-1-1101 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 351 ENACTS: 53G-4-416 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53G-5-415 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53H-3-1304 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-4-416 is enacted to read: 53G-4-416 . School district prioritization of school breaks to coincide with state holy days. Starting with the 2027-28 school year, when setting the …
Sponsors
- Keven Stratton (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75)
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
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 6, 2026): 20 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 6, 2026): 57 yea, 9 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 3, 2026): 23 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate/ failed (March 2, 2026): 12 yea, 12 nay, failed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 25, 2026): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Administrative Rulemaking, State Symbols and Designations
Common questions
- What is SB193?
- SB193 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): State Legal Holiday Amendments.
- What does SB193 do?
- This bill addresses state legal holidays and holy days.
- What is the status of SB193?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB193?
- Keven Stratton (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB193?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0193.html
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