---
type: "Bill"
title: "Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments"
description: "Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 448"
citation: "Utah HB 448 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "K-12 Education", "Public Education Data and Reporting", "School Facilities", "School Finance", "State Board of Education", "Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Whyte, Stephen L."]
version_count: 10
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-30T22:07:37+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-26T19:38:41+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13289831-ca5f-47dd-994c-57a64ee914df"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0448.html"
source_hash: "61cf8d428ab6f6111debd8faf9796a76b4a6a4b79ae60dac48897f9d50d4dbc5"
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 448 (2026) — Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind 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/HB0448.xml)
2. **Amended 2/10/2026 09:02:207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0448S01_2026-02-10_09-54-53.pdf)
3. **Amended 2/19/2026 13:02:302** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0448S01_2026-02-19_13-17-13.pdf)
4. **Amended Excerpts 2/10/2026 09:02:207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0448S01_2026-02-10_09-54-53.pdf)
5. **Amended Excerpts 2/19/2026 13:02:302** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0448S01_2026-02-19_13-17-13.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0448 To HB0448S01.pdf)
7. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0448S01.Hamd.1.pdf)
8. **House Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0448S01.Hamd.2.pdf)
9. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0448S01.xml)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0448.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **23–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Whyte, Stephen L. — primary (person)
- Johnson, John D. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-30T22:07:37+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-30T22:07:37+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-30T22:07:44+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0448
- **2026-01-30T22:07:44+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0448
- **2026-02-02T14:37:23+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-02-02T18:18:30+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-04T12:00:25+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0448
- **2026-02-04T14:01:07+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0448
- **2026-02-04T17:11:31+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-05T18:59:32+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09T20:15:47+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0448S01
- **2026-02-09T20:15:47+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0448S01
- **2026-02-10T00:01:50+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Education Committee]
- **2026-02-10T00:05:55+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Education Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-10T00:07:22+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10T18:17:44+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [House Education Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-10T18:17:45+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-11T16:52:56+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0448S01
- **2026-02-11T16:56:36+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0448S01
- **2026-02-18T21:49:12+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-18T21:50:06+00:00** House/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-18T21:53:01+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-18T21:53:03+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`
- **2026-02-24T15:50:50+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T17:20:46+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T17:20:47+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-26T22:25:09+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-26T22:27:36+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-27T18:37:23+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-27T18:39:55+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-27T18:39:56+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-02-27T18:39:57+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-27T20:35:55+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-27T20:35:56+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-03T16:50:41+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-03T16:50:43+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-04T13:30:44+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-04T13:30:47+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-12T18:57:31+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-12T18:57:33+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26T19:38:41+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/13289831-ca5f-47dd-994c-57a64ee914df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).