Gov. Cox signs 74 bills in the 2026 General Legislative Session

SALT LAKE CITY (March 19, 2026) - Today, Gov. Cox signed 74 bills in the 2026 General Legislative Session. Information on these bills can be found below:

1. H.B. 36 Gold Medal Schools Pilot Program
2. H.B. 44 School Security Personnel Standards
3. H.B. 84 Dangerous Weapon Amendments
4. H.B. 129 Education Board Amendments
5. H.B. 142 School Fee Waiver Amendments
6. H.B. 143 Special Education Amendments
7. H.B. 144 School Community Council Amendments
8. H.B. 145 School Excused Absence Amendments
9. H.B. 146 Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and Refinement Program Amendments
10. H.B. 148 Tax Return Donation Amendments
11. H.B. 163 Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program Amendments
12. H.B. 177 ROTC Resident Student Status
13. H.B. 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments
14. H.B. 219 Higher Education Civics Amendments
15. H.B. 279 Higher Education Code Amendments
16. H.B. 293 Public Education Student Athlete Protections
17. H.B. 299 School Response to Sexual Offense
18. H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments
19. H.B. 319 Electronic Records Amendments
20. H.B. 321 Inmate Medical Treatment Rates Amendments
21. H.B. 336 Recovery Operations Amendments
22. H.B. 351 School Vision Screening Amendments
23. H.B. 352 Higher Education Alignment
24. H.B. 353 Higher Education Credit Transfer Amendments
25. H.B. 357 Amendments to Motor Vehicle Data Privacy
26. H.B. 358 School Scheduling Amendments
27. H.B. 379 Child Care Provider Food Preparation Amendments
28. H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments
29. H.B. 393 Early Intervention for Dyslexia Amendments
30. H.B. 396 Public Project Subcontractor Amendments
31. H.B. 426 Online Education Service Provider Amendments
32. H.B. 444 State Land Access Road Amendments
33. H.B. 445 County Government Land Purchasing
34. H.B. 450 Data Privacy Amendments
35. H.B. 467 Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Modifications
36. H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments
37. H.B. 493 Consumer Products Amendments
38. H.B. 502 School Attendance Modifications
39. H.B. 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments
40. H.B. 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments
41. H.B. 531 Scarification Amendments
42. H.B. 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications
43. H.B. 547 Transnational Repression Amendments
44. H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments
45. H.C.R. 11 Resolution Urging Healthy Activities in Schools
46. S.B. 34 Public Education Revisions
47. S.B. 43 Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office Amendments
48. S.B. 51 School Safety Modifications
49. S.B. 52 Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments
50. S.B. 54 Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments
51. S.B. 58 Public School Attendance Amendments
52. S.B. 62 School Finance Amendments
53. S.B. 73 Online Age Verification Amendments
54. S.B. 77 Dual Language Immersion Amendments
55. S.B. 81 Dyslexia Testing Amendments
56. S.B. 131 Charter School Eligibility
57. S.B. 152 Public and Higher Education Collaboration
58. S.B. 164 School Construction Amendments
59. S.B. 167 Reintegration for Disciplined Students
60. S.B. 181 School Discipline Amendments
61. S.B. 186 Charter School Modifications
62. S.B. 216 Higher Education Performance and Enrollment Funding
63. S.B. 220 Veteran Scholarship Amendments
64. S.B. 240 Higher Education Institutional Governance
65. S.B. 244 Cardiac Emergency Response Plans in Schools
66. S.B. 286 Interior Designer Amendments
67. S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments
68. S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments
69. S.B. 305 Hospital Quality Incentive Amendments
70. S.B. 307 Garnishment Fee Amendments
71. S.B. 311 Medical Translation Amendments
72. S.B. 314 Sleep Disorders Education Amendments
73. S.B. 319 Health Insurance Preauthorization Amendments
74. S.B. 326 School Board Election Modifications