---
type: "Bill"
title: "Early Literacy"
description: "Early Literacy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 241"
citation: "Utah SB 241 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Higher Education", "K-12 Education", "Local Education Agencies (LEAs)", "School Personnel", "Standards and Curriculum", "State Board of Education", "Student Assessment", "Utah System of Higher Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Millner, Ann"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 53
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-03T21:23:13+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-18T16:26:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/691bc517-aa9a-4d4d-812e-92f984ed4f6f"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0241.html"
source_hash: "c8ae6a87093f24425d9ef2fb95f1b5072e8cdaea068a7c140966a263b4242524"
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 SB 241 (2026) — Early Literacy

## 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/SB0241.xml)
2. **Amended 3/5/2026 16:03:189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0241S01_2026-03-05_16-32-55.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 3/5/2026 16:03:189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0241S01_2026-03-05_16-32-55.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0241 To SB0241S01.pdf)
5. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0241S01.Hamd.1.pdf)
6. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0241S01.xml)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0241.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **62–7** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **24–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **24–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Millner, Ann — primary (person)
- Peterson, Karen M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-03T21:23:13+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-02-03T21:23:13+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-02-03T21:23:16+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0241
- **2026-02-03T21:23:16+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0241
- **2026-02-03T22:25:44+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-02-03T22:29:48+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-04T21:14:21+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06T10:37:28+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0241
- **2026-02-06T19:22:23+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0241
- **2026-02-06T20:10:03+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-07T00:56:11+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T18:14:18+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T18:14:19+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-17T22:21:48+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0241S01
- **2026-02-17T22:21:48+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0241S01
- **2026-02-19T05:46:12+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0241S01
- **2026-02-19T17:48:41+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0241S01
- **2026-02-21T00:23:25+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-21T00:23:42+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-23T22:51:56+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-23T22:57:51+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-02-23T23:27:54+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24T17:42:15+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-24T17:47:02+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-24T17:47:03+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-24T19:12:17+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-24T21:16:51+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-25T18:59:43+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-28T00:59:58+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T17:27:53+00:00** House/ committee report favorable [House Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T17:27:55+00:00** House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]
- **2026-03-04T03:02:14+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-04T03:02:17+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04T17:32:35+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-04T17:33:31+00:00** House/ floor amendment
- **2026-03-04T17:38:00+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-04T17:38:02+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-04T18:18:37+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-04T18:18:38+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-04T23:23:56+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04T23:23:57+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-05T01:39:07+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-05T01:39:08+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-05T01:39:09+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-05T15:36:10+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-05T15:36:11+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-06T15:27:38+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-06T15:27:42+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-11T15:10:42+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11T15:10:45+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-13T16:36:03+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-13T16:36:05+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18T16:26:00+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/691bc517-aa9a-4d4d-812e-92f984ed4f6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).