Legislative Bills

HB0198 | Educator Salary Adjustment

Description

General Description:

This bill repeals a provision that makes the amount of the educator salary adjustment dependent on the operation of the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill repeals a provision that makes the amount of the educator salary adjustment dependent on the operation of the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0198

Year:

2026

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 06, 2026

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2019-1 | Best Practices in Education

Impact on Children:

Making the educator salary adjustment separate from Utah Fits All helps to keep teacher salaries high regardless of what happens with the separate program. This helps us keep good teachers in the classroom to meet the needs of our students.

Commission:

Education

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

HB0199S03 | Voluntary Firearm Safekeeping Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill addresses the voluntary commitment of a firearm in cases of domestic violence.

Highlighted Provisions:

14 ▸ prohibits a law enforcement agency that receives a firearm from the owner or the
15 owner's cohabitant for safekeeping from returning the firearm to the owner if the
16 owner:
17 • is a restricted person; or
18 • is alleged to have committed a domestic violence offense and is subject to a jail
19 release agreement or a jail release court order;
20 ▸ directs the Department of Public Safety to create a pamphlet detailing a domestic
21 violence victim's rights to commit the perpetrator's firearm to a law enforcement
22 agency under certain circumstances; a

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0199S03

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

Utah PTA advocates for gun safety and violence prevention measures for the benefit and safety of children while recognizing the importance of responsible gun ownership and Second Amendment rights to the citizens of Utah.

Impact on Children:

For nearly 30 years, National PTA has advocated for common-sense and comprehensive gun safety and violence prevention measures while preserving the lawful use of firearms for sport and personal protection. This bill would prohibit the return of firearms to the owner if they are a restricted person or have committed a domestic violence offense.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship.
To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

5. SAFETY. Support evidence-based community violence intervention and means reduction strategies.

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA Position Statement- GUN SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION

National PTA advocates for restricting access to guns from persons who may
endanger public safety

Any effort to improve the safety of our nation's youth and our communities must be
comprehensive and include gun safety and violence-prevention measures.

• Enactment of Federal legislation that incentivizes states to adopt Extreme Risk
Protection Orders (ERPOs) or “red flag” laws that respect due process, individual privacy
and do not disproportionately discriminate against any individual based on race, gender,
disability or ethnicity

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

PTA Calls on Congress to Support Sensible Solutions to Gun Violence. No parent should have to fear for the safety of their child every time they leave home. Unfortunately, far too often, lives are lost or changed forever due to gun violence. PTA calls on Congress and the Administration to immediately address the many factors that contribute to the rampant gun violence in the United States.

HB0200S01 | Medicaid Waiver for Medically Complex Children Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends the Medical Assistance Act.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill amends application, eligibility, treatment, and evaluation provisions for the Medicaid program for children with complex medical conditions; and includes a child's behavioral health needs as a factor for prioritizing entrance into the program.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0200S01

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

Support

Impact on Children:

Passage of this legislation will add a child's behavioral health needs and the impact of those needs upon the family as a criteria to prioritize a qualified child's entrance into the Medicaid program. This will allow for 300 additional children to receive each year to receive treatment.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Underserved Children, Families and Pregnant Women. There must be assurances that low income and other high risk families have coverage for services that may not be included in a basic benefit plan such as outreach, case management, transportation, home visits and child care.

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

NPTA PS: National Health Reform for Children, Youth, and Families and Pregnant Women

HB0201 | Traffic Enforcement Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill creates the Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program, amends restrictions on the use of a speed safety camera for traffic enforcement, and allocates fees collected from speed safety camera citations.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill defines terms; creates the Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program that allows the use of a speed safety camera without a peace officer present in certain circumstances; describes when law enforcement can use a speed safety camera for speed limit enforcement; limits the number of construction and school zones in which the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety may implement a speed safety camera enforcement program; allows a local highway authority to implement a speed safety camera program; limits the use of a speed safety camera in a school zone to times when traffic speeds are reduced in the school zone

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0201

Year:

2024

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 01, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

This legislation aims to enhance the enforcement of speed limits in school zones, ultimately ensuring the safe arrival of students at both school and home.

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

2023 Child Pedestrian Safety Position Statement

RESOLVED, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the Utah Department of Public Safety to update and review training programs for school crossing guards, as well as emphasize pedestrian safety in Drivers Education; and also urge the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) to implement a robust pedestrian safety curriculum for Utah schools; moreover, local PTAs are encouraged to take an active role in educating parents and students about pedestrian safety issues and solutions; and furthermore, encourage the Utah State Legislature and other government agencies to appropriate adequate funding specifically dedicated to safe school routes, pedestrian safety devices and technology to ensure safer street crossings

HB0204 | Trust Land Disposal Requirements

Description

General Description:

This bill imposes conditions on the sale of school and institutional trust lands.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill:
12          ▸     requires the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration to
13     invite input from local legislators before advertising a proposed sale of trust lands;
14          ▸     adds specific requirements regarding the timing of a proposed sale of more than
15     5,000 contiguous acres of trust lands;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0204

Year:

2022

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 04, 2022

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2015-1 | School Trust Lands (retired)

Impact on Children:

1. The bill requires duplicative notification that will delay selling land at the optimal time for the maximum revenue.
2. The bill requires large land sales take place only in and around the yearly legislative session.
3. SITLA lands are NOT public lands. They belong to the beneficiaries. This bill directly introduces a political entity into an agency created to avoid political influence.

4. The "beneficiaries" of these trust lands are the children. This would negatively impact the ability to properly care for and manage these lands thereby decreasing the funds distributed to the children's education.

Commission:

Trust Lands

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA encourage State and local officials to take all necessary steps to assure that
management of the School Trust Lands is in accordance with trust duties and principles
including undivided loyalty to the beneficiaries, a duty to make trust property productive, a
duty to keep and render accounts, and a duty to exercise prudence and skill in administering
the trust, thereby obtaining much-needed revenue for Utah's public schools;

HB0204 | Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends provisions regarding the Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program (program).

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill expands the "Stipends for Future Educators" program by allowing students from out of state to qualify for the stipend given to student teachers.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0204

Year:

2025

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 26, 2025

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2023-1 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

This change will help Utah attract Student Teachers from other states, who will hopefully then be willing to stay in Utah once they have completed their schooling.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

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

HB0205 | Students with Disabilities Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends a formula related to add-on weighted pupil units for students with disabilities.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0205

Year:

2020

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 12, 2020

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2005-1 | Education of Students with Disabilities (retired)

Impact on Children:

1. Provides a formula for state funding for students with disabilities that factors in growth of the number of these students based on a four year average.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

Utah PTA Resolution EDU 2005-1 - Resolved, That Utah PTA and its organizations support continued state and local funding to at least the present level to sustain present programs to educate students with disabilities, including intellectual, physical, emotional, and psychological disabilities.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities 2019-20 #7. Support legislation, funding, and community partnerships that provide programs and resources to strengthen families and children’s social and emotional well being through affordable housing, homelessness initiatives, education, and parenting skills, and juvenile justice reforms.

Links

Utah PTA Resolution EDU 2005-1 Education of Students with Disabilities

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities 2019-20

HB0205 | Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchases

Description

General Description:

This bill requires a background check for certain firearm sales.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill requires background checks for the transfer of a firearm between persons who are not federal firearms licensees; creates exceptions for family members, law enforcement agencies and officers, and others; allows for temporary transfers under specific circumstances; provides criminal penalties for a violation of the provisions of this bill;

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0205

Year:

2021

Status:

House/ filed

Last Action:

Mar 05, 2021

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support w/ Comment

Comment:
Utah PTA advocates for gun safety and violence prevention measures for the benefit and safety of children while recognizing the importance of responsible gun ownership and Second Amendment rights to the citizens of Utah.

Impact on Children:

Commission:

Safety

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

5. Support measures to promote safe and healthy environments and behaviors for children to prevent suicide, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking,

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

National PTA Firearms Position Statement
Given the history and tradition of strong support for the safety and protection of children and youth, the National PTA supports federal restrictions on firearms that would require, prior to purchasing a firearm, a waiting period and background check to screen out illegal firearm purchasers such as convicted felons and drug-related offenders;

National PTA Public Policy Agenda

Enact Legislation to Protect Youth, Families and Communities From Gun and Other Violence Firearms are the second-leading cause of death for American children and teens, with nearly 1,600 children and teens dying by gun homicide every year. Congress must:
Require a waiting period and a comprehensive background check for any individual prior to buying a firearm from both licensed and unlicensed dealers

HB0207S03 | Sexual Offense Revisions

Description

General Description:

This bill changes certain sexual offenses and sentencing for sexual offenses.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill:
▸amends sentencing provisions concerning repeat and habitual sex offenders, including
requiring mandatory imprisonment;
▸provides a definition of a female breast for purposes of certain sexual and sexual
exploitation offenses that includes a breast that is undeveloped or partially developed;
▸expands the definition of "child sexual abuse material" to include a minor observing or
being used for sexually explicit conduct;
▸modifies the definition of "sexual explicit conduct" concerning certain bodily functions;
▸changes the mental state necessary to commit the offense of sexual exploitation of a
minor;
▸expands the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor to include when an actor accesses
child sexual abuse material with the intent to view;
▸provides a safe harbor provision for certain employees and independent contractors who
access child sexual abuse material within the scope of employment;
▸changes the mental state necessary to commit the offense of aggravated sexual
exploitation of a minor;
▸amends the offense of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor to remove a lesser
penalty for circumstances when the child sexual abuse material depicts an individual
who is 14 years old or older and pubescent

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0207S03

Year:

2025

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 25, 2025

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Utah PTA Resolution:

SAF 2016-2 | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

Impact on Children:

This bill helps to protect children from more child abuse and sexual exploitation by keeping offenders of the streets longer. This bill aims to changes definitions regarding child sexual exploitation in turn to take more predators off the street. We do not condone any types of abuse or sexual exploitation and support laws that want to protect minors.

Commission:

Family Life

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved,That Utah PTA and its constituent associations promote and support the adoption and enforcement of laws,at all levels of government, to endthe recruitment, forceor involvementof a minorin conduct orviolenceof a sexually nature and all forms of sexual exploitation; and be it further

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

Child Safety and Protection: Prevent exploitation of children and unhealthy work environments...Protect children from violence.

HB0208 | Alcohol Education Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill amends and enacts provisions regarding media and education campaigns about alcohol.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0208

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

Utah PTA Resolution:

HEA 1998-1 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects in Children (retired)

Impact on Children:

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) are recognized as the leading cause of mental retardation and behavioral dysfunction in children and are entirely preventable. This bill will provide funding for one or more media and education campaigns designed to reduce the consumption of alcohol while pregnant which will help to prevent FAS/FAE in children.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

Resolved, That Utah PTA work to ensure that there are questions asked in prenatal health care about use of alcohol, and that the medical community understand and work to educate people concerning the prevention of FAS/FAE

Utah PTA Legislative Policy:

The Utah PTA is a non-profit, grassroots, child advocacy association made up of parents, teachers, and students. The legislative program of the Utah PTA is derived from the work of PTA in home, school, and community. PTA efforts “to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth” are based upon:

1. The recognition of the home as the foundation of our society;
2. Parental involvement as an essential component of all policy-making processes pertaining to children

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities:

6. Support measures to instill proven and effective prevention methods to promote healthy behaviors in children to be able to overcome the ills of society including suicide, tobacco use, vaping, underage drinking, drug abuse, sexual exploitation, bullying, and any form of addiction that is harmful to our children’s well-being.

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