---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Education Revisions"
description: "Public Education Revisions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 34"
citation: "Utah SB 34 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Education Grant Programs", "Juvenile Justice", "K-12 Education", "Local Education Agencies (LEAs)", "State Board of Education", "Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, John D."]
version_count: 13
action_count: 77
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-12-19T21:55:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-19T23:08:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce83eb4c-ee6d-4b6e-9521-37b241366049"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0034.html"
source_hash: "8e8a8f09dba04572a5f938a1072e01934fbcab82fc949803fba1fbec9fbde962"
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 34 (2026) — Public Education Revisions

## 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/SB0034.xml)
2. **Amended 3/2/2026 10:03:241** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0034S03_2026-03-02_10-10-01.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 3/2/2026 10:03:241** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0034S03_2026-03-02_10-10-01.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0034 To SB0034S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0034S01 To SB0034S02.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0034S02 To SB0034S03.pdf)
7. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0034S03 To SB0034S04.pdf)
8. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0034S03.Samd.1.pdf)
9. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0034S01.xml)
10. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0034S02.xml)
11. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0034S03.xml)
12. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0034S04.xml)
13. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0034.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- House Conference Committee - Final Passage — **52–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson, John D. — primary (person)
- Walter, R. Neil — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-19T21:55:03+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2025-12-19T21:55:03+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2025-12-19T21:55:06+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0034
- **2025-12-19T21:55:06+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0034
- **2025-12-26T17:23:24+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0034
- **2025-12-26T17:23:26+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0034
- **2026-01-07T17:04:48+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-12T17:02:24+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T18:07:24+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-20T22:08:33+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26T21:10:07+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0034S01
- **2026-01-26T21:10:07+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0034S01
- **2026-01-26T21:40:28+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]
- **2026-01-26T22:03:51+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-27T18:15:28+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Education Committee]
- **2026-01-27T18:15:29+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-01-28T16:35:13+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0034S01
- **2026-01-28T16:35:14+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0034S01
- **2026-02-05T19:54:30+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0034S02
- **2026-02-05T19:54:30+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0034S02
- **2026-02-06T22:39:04+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-06T22:41:27+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-02-06T22:42:00+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-07T00:11:10+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0034S02
- **2026-02-07T00:11:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0034S02
- **2026-02-23T18:46:06+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-23T18:50:29+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24T17:18:46+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-24T17:21:11+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-24T17:21:12+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)
- **2026-02-25T01:31:11+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0034S03
- **2026-02-25T01:31:11+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0034S03
- **2026-02-25T18:59:43+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T16:15:27+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0034S03
- **2026-02-26T16:15:28+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0034S03
- **2026-02-27T23:45:24+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Education Committee]
- **2026-02-27T23:46:00+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Education Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-27T23:46:35+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T17:27:45+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [House Education Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-02T17:27:46+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-06T02:35:10+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-06T02:40:05+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-06T02:40:07+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T16:29:59+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T16:30:00+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T16:39:51+00:00** Senate/ refuse to concur with House amendments
- **2026-03-06T16:39:52+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T17:09:32+00:00** House/ refused to recede from House amendment
- **2026-03-06T17:16:09+00:00** House Conference Committee Appointed [Conference Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06T17:16:10+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T18:06:19+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0034S04
- **2026-03-06T18:06:19+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0034S04
- **2026-03-06T18:07:21+00:00** Bill Substituted by Conference Committee [Conference Committee]
- **2026-03-06T18:08:07+00:00** Conference Committee Report [Conference Committee]
- **2026-03-06T18:15:53+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0034S04
- **2026-03-06T18:15:54+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0034S04
- **2026-03-06T21:21:48+00:00** House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt [Conference Committee]
- **2026-03-06T21:22:25+00:00** House Conference Committee - Final Passage [Conference Committee] `passage`
- **2026-03-06T21:22:26+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T22:09:15+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T22:09:16+00:00** Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt [Conference Committee]
- **2026-03-06T22:10:28+00:00** Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage [House Speaker] `passage`
- **2026-03-06T22:10:29+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T23:01:28+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T23:01:29+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-06T23:01:30+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-07T03:59:01+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T03:59:02+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T14:44:31+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T14:44:33+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-11T23:09:19+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11T23:09:22+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-13T15:05:43+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-13T15:05:45+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19T23:08:53+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/ce83eb4c-ee6d-4b6e-9521-37b241366049`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).