Legislative Bills

SB0059S04 | Tax Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies income tax provisions.

Highlighted Provisions:

"13 ▸amends the corporate franchise and income tax rates (from 4.95% to 4.9% of a corporation's Utah taxable income; and
14 ▸amends the individual income tax rate (from 4.95% to 4.9%).
Starting on January 1st, 2023"

Fiscal Note: Enactment of this legislation could decrease revenue to the Education Fund by approximately $78.5 million ongoing beginning in FY2023, offset by ($53.8 million) one-time in the first year. These calculations are based on February 2021 revenue estimates and will change as the forecast is updated.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0059S04

Year:

2022

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Feb 11, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Income Tax Position Statement 2022: Unless specifically targeted to low socio-economic classes and military families, Utah PTA opposes broad income tax reductions as these directly affect funding for education.

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2021-1 | Education Funding (retired)

Impact on Children:

Children do not benefit from reductions in public education spending. The loss to education funding is estimated to 93 Million.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved: That Utah PTA continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority

That Utah PTA oppose vouchers, tax credits and deductions and other similar funding sources for public and private preschool, elementary and secondary school tuition and other education-related expenses for students

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

Continued maintenance of the constitutional guarantee of financial support for public schools as the first claim on state revenues.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

Point 1 "Support a 5% WPU increase with maximum flexibility to be used for purposes such as recruiting, supporting, and retaining teachers or upgrading buildings to be physically safe and secure".

SB0059 | Daylight Saving Time Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill, subject to congressional authorization, places Utah on year-round mountain daylight time.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0059

Year:

2020

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 28, 2020

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

The misalignment of our biological clocks, for 8 months of the year, impacts energy levels and alertness for many. Some people have more flexible circadian rhythms and adjust quickly, others are more sensitive. The transition impacts some children with autism for weeks or months.

The historical need for Daylight Savings no longer exists. The semiannual ritual affects many Americans. Months immediately after clock changes show increased depression diagnoses, increases in motor vehicle accidents, and a number of other quantifiable problems.

Commission:

Student Leadership

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolution on Healthy Sleep for Adolescents

Resolved, That National PTA and its constituent associations educate youth, parents, educators, school personnel, school boards, athletic coaches, athletic organizations, state board of education members, and the community about the positive impact that sufficient, quality sleep has for teens’ health, safety, academic success, and future earnings; and be it further

Resolved, That National PTA and its constituent associations encourage local stakeholders, policymakers and appropriate national organizations to collaborate in order to develop solutions and policies which provide opportunities for sufficient, quality sleep for teens reflective of their local community; and be it further

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

#4 Support safe practices and environments for all children

SB0060 | Income Tax Rate Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends the income tax rate provisions.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill amends the income tax rate provisions and drops income tax rate to 4.45%.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0060

Year:

2026

Status:

Senate/ to Governor

Last Action:

Mar 11, 2026

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2025-3 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

Lowering the income tax rate decreases the funds available in the education fund. This causes negative impact on the fiscal situation in our schools.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations oppose the dilution of the constitutional mandate to fully fund public education and oppose income tax cuts and credits that directly reduce the amount allocated to public education funding.

SB0061S05 | Electronic Cigarette Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies provisions related to electronic cigarettes.

Highlighted Provisions:

Codifies the 3% nicotine limit

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0061S05

Year:

2024

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 20, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

HEA 2015-2 | Electronic Cigarettes and Utah Youth

Impact on Children:

Utah's e-cigrarette nicotine content would be codified at a less addictive 3%

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Utah PTA seek and support legislation that would include Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in the Utah Code Annotated definition of tobacco products and treat them as such –including the need for licensing, sales restrictions, tax parity, and marketing

SB0062S04 | Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies the Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program (the program).

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill modifies the Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program by expanding eligibility for the program to include siblings of scholarship students.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0062S04

Year:

2022

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 23, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

SB 62 started out as a bill called INCOME TAX RATE REDUCTION with the description: “This bill amends the corporate franchise and income tax rates; and amends the individual income tax rate. Utah PTA Opposed SB 62

After passing the Senate Rules Committee it was substituted for a new bill called “SPECIAL NEEDS OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AMENDMENTS” with the description: “This bill expands eligibility for the program to include siblings of scholarship students.”

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2021-1 | Education Funding (retired)

Impact on Children:

This bill allows for a corporate and individual income tax credit for donations to the program which decrease the amount of money available for public school funding. It also creates a "scholarship program" for private school funding and other educational expenses.

Commission:

Education

Special Needs Specialist

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Utah PTA opposes vouchers, tax credits and deductions and other similar funding sources for public and private preschool, elementary and secondary school tuition and other education-related expenses for students.

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA Public Policy: OPPOSING VOUCHERS, TUITION TAX CREDITS AND DEDUCTIONS AS SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION AID The National PTA opposes education voucher proposals for public and nonpublic preschool, elementary and secondary school students. The National PTA opposes tax credits and deductions for elementary and secondary school tuition and other education-related expenses for public and nonpublic school students. The National PTA believes that these funding methods would have a detrimental effect on our public school system. Such funding would promote division without diversity, create division and separation within the community and negate the long struggle to desegregate our schools and our society. It is the opinion of the National PTA that vouchers and similar systems would violate the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.

SB0062S03 | School Finance Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill changes the flexible allocation to teacher and classroom salary support.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill modifies the formula to determine a school district's weighted pupil units to account for positive or negative growth based on the current school year's student count.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0062S03

Year:

2026

Status:

Senate/ to Governor

Last Action:

Mar 13, 2026

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2025-3 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

Student counts are determined by enrollment on October 1st. However, districts set their budgets and hire teachers by June. If we modify the formula to deduct funding in the case of fewer students showing up in October, the district has already hired teachers and budgeted for the higher number of students. This will cause a lot of budget issues for districts.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the legislature to adequately fund critical educational needs, including but not limited to, class size reduction, teacher salaries, technology, programs, supplies, and evidenced-based practices that have an impact on student achievement

SB0065 | Minimum Basic Tax Rate Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions related to the minimum basic tax that school districts impose.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill requires school districts that impose the minimum basic tax to remit to the state the revenue the tax generates and creates a special revenue fund for the revenue that the minimum basic tax generates.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0065

Year:

2026

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 06, 2026

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2025-3 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

This bill moves education funding that is collected through property taxes into the general fund. This lowers the dollars available to schools and will negatively impact school funding.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations urge the Legislature to maintain the current mechanism of public education funding, and not appropriate property tax revenues, or forgo Federal education funding, or use one time funding without a plan to increase ongoing state funding allocated to public education

SB0067 | School Athletic Director Salary Supplement Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill enacts a salary supplement for certified school athletic directors.

Highlighted Provisions:

directs the Legislature to annually appropriate money for salary supplements for a certified athletic director and certified master athletic director; includes in money appropriated for a salary supplement employer-paid benefits; requires the State Board of Education to create an application and determine whether an applicant qualifies for a salary supplement; and requires an athletic director to hold a current certificate and apply to the State Board of Education in order to receive the salary supplement

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0067

Year:

2022

Status:

Senate/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 04, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Local Issue

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2019-1 | Best Practices in Education

Impact on Children:

Many students participate in school sports, so the admin over sports should be certified.

Commission:

Student Leadership

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the State Legislature to prioritize education funding in the areas of teacher capacity, school leadership, family and student engagement, student-centered learning climate, and instruction and curriculum alignment.

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

To develop, between educators and the general public, such united efforts as will secure, for all children and youth, the highest advantages in physical, social, and spiritual education.

SB0067S01 | Juvenile Commitment Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill addresses the commitment of a juvenile offender to secure care.

Highlighted Provisions:

12 ▸ amends provisions regarding the extension of a juvenile offender's term of secure
13 care;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0067S01

Year:

2023

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 14, 2023

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

Every child should have the opportunity to reach their full potential—even if they make a mistake while growing up. Juveniles should not be required to spend more time in secure care than an adult would for the same misdemeanor offense.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

National PTA Position Statement - CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION

A founding purpose of National PTA is to promote safety for children and youth. National PTA
urges its members at all levels to monitor, support, and advocate for laws and programs

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA Position Statement - CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION

A founding purpose of National PTA is to promote safety for children and youth. National PTA
urges its members at all levels to monitor, support, and advocate for laws and programs

• Assist youth leaving the juvenile justice system, and prevent their return.

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Description

General Description:

Highlighted Provisions:

Reduces the income tax rate from 4.65% to 4.55%

Bill Details

Bill Number:

https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/SB0069.html

Year:

2024

Status:

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

View Fiscal Note

Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Pending

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2023-1 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

Further reductions in the income tax rate harm our public schools. There are many unmet needs that could be met with the additional funding.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority.

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