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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Classroom Technology Amendments"
+description: "Classroom Technology Amendments"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
+legislature: "Utah Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 273"
+citation: "Utah HB 273 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Artificial Intelligence", "Education", "K-12 Education", "Local Education Agencies (LEAs)", "Online Learning and/or Technology", "State Board of Education", "Technology"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Defay, Ariel"]
+version_count: 17
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-01-16T17:45:08+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-03-18T16:05:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3dffa1b-accb-484c-acc2-12945616549f"
+source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0273.html"
+source_hash: "7ae7e8c68ffadd005fdf17e91c787cfd32fa5bec748ee2c7febabbb53be08a88"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
+---
+
+# Utah HB 273 (2026) — Classroom Technology Amendments
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0273.xml)
+2. **Amended 2/10/2026 09:02:210** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0273S02_2026-02-10_09-53-34.pdf)
+3. **Amended 2/18/2026 15:02:650** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0273S02_2026-02-18_15-24-23.pdf)
+4. **Amended 3/4/2026 18:03:925** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0273S02_2026-03-04_18-28-24.pdf)
+5. **Amended Excerpts 2/10/2026 09:02:210** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0273S02_2026-02-10_09-53-34.pdf)
+6. **Amended Excerpts 2/18/2026 15:02:650** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0273S02_2026-02-18_15-24-23.pdf)
+7. **Amended Excerpts 3/4/2026 18:03:925** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0273S02_2026-03-04_18-28-24.pdf)
+8. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0273 To HB0273S01.pdf)
+9. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0273S01 To HB0273S02.pdf)
+10. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0273S02.Hamd.1.pdf)
+11. **House Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0273S02.Hamd.2.pdf)
+12. **House Amendment 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0273S02.Hamd.3.pdf)
+13. **House Amendment 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0273S02.Hamd.4.pdf)
+14. **Senate Amendment 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0273S02.Samd.5.pdf)
+15. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0273S01.xml)
+16. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0273S02.xml)
+17. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0273.xml)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **62–6** (pass) · lower
+- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **17–9** (pass) · upper
+- House/ passed 3rd reading — **68–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Defay, Ariel — primary (person)
+- Wilson, Chris H. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-16T17:45:08+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
+- **2026-01-16T17:45:08+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
+- **2026-01-16T17:45:11+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0273
+- **2026-01-16T17:45:11+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0273
+- **2026-01-20T15:51:38+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
+- **2026-01-20T22:44:32+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
+- **2026-01-21T14:29:19+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0273
+- **2026-01-28T00:59:16+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0273S01
+- **2026-01-28T00:59:16+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0273S01
+- **2026-01-30T12:17:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0273
+- **2026-01-30T12:19:13+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0273S01
+- **2026-02-02T12:21:43+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0273S01
+- **2026-02-02T15:14:27+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0273S01
+- **2026-02-02T18:05:16+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0273
+- **2026-02-03T15:22:34+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
+- **2026-02-04T16:14:27+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0273S02
+- **2026-02-04T16:14:27+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0273S02
+- **2026-02-04T18:24:00+00:00** Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]
+- **2026-02-04T19:20:52+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee] `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-05T16:17:47+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0273S02
+- **2026-02-05T21:32:21+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0273S02
+- **2026-02-10T01:12:01+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Education Committee] `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-02-10T01:14:01+00:00** House Comm - Held [House Education Committee]
+- **2026-02-10T01:32:22+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Education Committee] `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-02-10T01:34:44+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-10T18:17:44+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Education Committee] `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-02-10T18:17:45+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
+- **2026-02-18T21:34:52+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
+- **2026-02-18T21:35:41+00:00** House/ floor amendment
+- **2026-02-18T21:44:08+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
+- **2026-02-18T21:44:10+00:00** House/ to Senate
+- **2026-02-18T22:58:28+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
+- **2026-02-19T17:20:54+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
+- **2026-02-20T23:09:33+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee] `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-27T16:16:54+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-27T21:25:07+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-27T21:25:08+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
+- **2026-03-04T18:34:51+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
+- **2026-03-04T18:35:08+00:00** Senate/ circled
+- **2026-03-05T00:11:31+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
+- **2026-03-05T00:12:34+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
+- **2026-03-05T00:24:14+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
+- **2026-03-05T00:24:15+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
+- **2026-03-05T17:12:36+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
+- **2026-03-05T17:12:37+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
+- **2026-03-05T18:36:57+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-05T18:36:58+00:00** House/ to Senate
+- **2026-03-05T22:25:38+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
+- **2026-03-05T22:25:39+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
+- **2026-03-05T22:25:40+00:00** Senate/ to House
+- **2026-03-06T00:00:31+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
+- **2026-03-06T00:00:32+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
+- **2026-03-06T21:04:56+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
+- **2026-03-06T21:05:02+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
+- **2026-03-11T18:47:07+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
+- **2026-03-11T18:47:10+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
+- **2026-03-12T17:54:17+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
+- **2026-03-12T17:54:19+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-18T16:05:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3dffa1b-accb-484c-acc2-12945616549f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).
+