--- type: "Bill" title: "Religious Curriculum in Schools" description: "Religious Curriculum in Schools" jurisdiction: "us/states/ut" legislature: "Utah Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "SB 268" citation: "Utah SB 268 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Education", "K-12 Education", "Local Education Agencies (LEAs)", "Standards and Curriculum", "State Board of Education"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Weiler, Todd"] version_count: 15 action_count: 61 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2026-02-06T18:59:25+00:00" last_action: "2026-03-25T17:15:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad1aa0f4-e0db-40e6-ac1e-13a9191cc0a7" source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0268.html" source_hash: "8108c995ba18f1bee9762f917f76a2efef2e83a453703f287db578733680ca77" 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 268 (2026) — Religious Curriculum in Schools ## 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/SB0268.xml) 2. **Amended 2/17/2026 10:02:332** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0268_2026-02-17_10-16-23.pdf) 3. **Amended 2/25/2026 11:02:688** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0268_2026-02-25_11-40-02.pdf) 4. **Amended 3/2/2026 09:03:163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0268_2026-03-02_09-42-18.pdf) 5. **Amended Excerpts 2/17/2026 10:02:332** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0268_2026-02-17_10-16-23.pdf) 6. **Amended Excerpts 2/25/2026 11:02:688** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0268_2026-02-25_11-40-02.pdf) 7. **Amended Excerpts 3/2/2026 09:03:163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0268_2026-03-02_09-42-18.pdf) 8. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0268 To SB0268S01.pdf) 9. **House Amendment 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0268.Hamd.4.pdf) 10. **House Amendment 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0268.Hamd.5.pdf) 11. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0268.Samd.1.pdf) 12. **Senate Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0268.Samd.2.pdf) 13. **Senate Amendment 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0268.Samd.3.pdf) 14. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0268S01.xml) 15. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0268.xml) ## Votes - Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **20–6** (pass) · upper - House Conference Committee - Final Passage — **45–14** (pass) · lower - Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **19–5** (pass) · upper - House/ passed 3rd reading — **57–15** (pass) · lower - Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **20–6** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Weiler, Todd — primary (person) - Auxier, Tiara — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-02-06T18:59:25+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed - **2026-02-06T18:59:25+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed - **2026-02-06T18:59:30+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0268 - **2026-02-06T18:59:30+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0268 - **2026-02-06T20:08:24+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt` - **2026-02-06T21:18:06+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) - **2026-02-09T22:32:04+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee] `referral-committee` - **2026-02-10T01:02:37+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0268 - **2026-02-10T01:02:38+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0268 - **2026-02-10T16:57:53+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt` - **2026-02-13T22:29:43+00:00** Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `amendment-introduction` - **2026-02-13T23:10:59+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-17T17:38:30+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ amended [Senate Education Committee] `amendment-passage` - **2026-02-17T17:38:31+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar - **2026-02-24T22:07:10+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading - **2026-02-24T22:17:30+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2` - **2026-02-25T18:16:43+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading - **2026-02-25T18:19:51+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment - **2026-02-25T18:25:41+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage` - **2026-02-25T18:25:42+00:00** Senate/ to House - **2026-02-25T19:19:11+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt` - **2026-02-25T21:05:07+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced) - **2026-02-26T18:23:13+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee] `referral-committee` - **2026-02-28T01:16:51+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Education Committee] `amendment-introduction` - **2026-02-28T01:18:35+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-02T17:27:45+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Education Committee] `amendment-passage` - **2026-03-02T17:27:46+00:00** House/ 2nd reading - **2026-03-06T02:43:02+00:00** House/ 3rd reading - **2026-03-06T02:46:57+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage` - **2026-03-06T02:46:59+00:00** House/ to Senate - **2026-03-06T16:30:00+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt` - **2026-03-06T16:30:01+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar - **2026-03-06T16:59:46+00:00** Senate/ refuse to concur with House amendments - **2026-03-06T16:59:47+00:00** Senate/ to House - **2026-03-06T17:13:55+00:00** House/ refused to recede from House amendment - **2026-03-06T17:15:36+00:00** House Conference Committee Appointed [Conference Committee] `referral-committee` - **2026-03-06T17:15:37+00:00** House/ to Senate - **2026-03-06T18:41:38+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0268S01 - **2026-03-06T18:41:38+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0268S01 - **2026-03-06T18:43:09+00:00** Bill Substituted by Conference Committee [Conference Committee] - **2026-03-06T18:43:24+00:00** Conference Committee Report [Conference Committee] - **2026-03-06T18:45:30+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0268S01 - **2026-03-06T18:45:30+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0268S01 - **2026-03-06T22:42:53+00:00** House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt [Conference Committee] - **2026-03-06T22:43:29+00:00** House Conference Committee - Final Passage [Conference Committee] `passage` - **2026-03-06T22:43:30+00:00** House/ to Senate - **2026-03-07T00:14:36+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar - **2026-03-07T00:33:41+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage` - **2026-03-07T00:33:42+00:00** Senate/ to House - **2026-03-07T03:42:13+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt` - **2026-03-07T03:42:14+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage` - **2026-03-07T03:42:15+00:00** House/ to Senate - **2026-03-10T15:17:26+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt` - **2026-03-10T15:17:27+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage` - **2026-03-10T19:55:24+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - **2026-03-10T19:55:25+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - **2026-03-11T21:16:42+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled` - **2026-03-11T21:16:46+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing - **2026-03-13T17:02:05+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt` - **2026-03-13T17:02:07+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-03-25T17:15:00+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/ad1aa0f4-e0db-40e6-ac1e-13a9191cc0a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).