Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB322: Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill creates an educational technology regulatory sandbox within the public education system.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, March 2, 2026:
40 Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: John D. Johnson House Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates an educational technology regulatory sandbox within the public education system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox; - establishes minimum standards for artificial intelligence use in public education; - coordinates with the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy; - assigns pilot administration to the Office of Regulatory Relief; - establishes an Education Technology Advisory Council; - limits the State Board of Education's role in pilot application approval; - provides for state board safety and privacy enforcement; - requires vendor safety testing through red teaming; - requires evidence-based evaluation; - requires state board review and legislative authorization before statewide adoption; - establishes evidence-based criteria for state board recommendations; - provides coordination with innovative education programs; - integrates crisis response with SafeUT infrastructure; - establishes parental transparency and opt-out rights; - maintains educator authority over grading and instructional decisions; - maintains academic integrity and authentic student work standards; - establishes student rights to transparency and human review; - integrates enforcement of Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 3, Student Data Protection; - creates safe harbor for de-identified data; - establishes vendor accountability and transparency requirements; - provides liability protection for good-faith compliance; …
Sponsors
- Johnson, John D. (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Wilcox (R, 7)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact
- : House/ committee report favorable
- : House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received from Senate
Votes
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 3, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Technology, Public Utilities and Technology, Student Privacy, State Board of Education, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Economic Development
Common questions
- What is SB322?
- SB322 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox.
- What does SB322 do?
- This bill creates an educational technology regulatory sandbox within the public education system.
- What is the status of SB322?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB322?
- Johnson, John D. (R, 3), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB322?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0322.html
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