---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dyslexia Testing Amendments"
description: "Dyslexia Testing Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 81"
citation: "Utah SB 81 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Health Care", "Health Care Professionals", "Health and Human Services", "K-12 Education", "Mental Health", "Mental Health Professionals", "Student Assessment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Plumb, Jen"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 59
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-06T19:27:10+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-19T23:18:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/968b2531-a73e-41f8-b63f-41f682b785e1"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0081.html"
source_hash: "ad5f0e2eeaa9d49b3b920b38ca76273a159dc0a5985e6a6a4e7d95ffa2d6f8ac"
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 81 (2026) — Dyslexia Testing 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/SB0081.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0081 To SB0081S01.pdf)
3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0081S01 To SB0081S02.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0081S02 To SB0081S03.pdf)
5. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0081S01.xml)
6. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0081S02.xml)
7. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0081S03.xml)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0081.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **63–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Plumb, Jen — primary (person)
- Defay, Ariel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06T19:27:10+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-06T19:27:10+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-06T19:27:12+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0081
- **2026-01-06T19:27:12+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0081
- **2026-01-10T17:10:32+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0081
- **2026-01-12T17:06:11+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-13T17:29:56+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0081
- **2026-01-13T23:09:45+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T18:07:25+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-20T22:08:33+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-24T22:01:02+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0081S01
- **2026-01-24T22:01:02+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0081S01
- **2026-01-26T19:29:29+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0081S02
- **2026-01-26T19:29:29+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0081S02
- **2026-01-26T23:52:37+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]
- **2026-01-27T00:01:58+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-27T18:15:29+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Education Committee]
- **2026-01-27T18:15:30+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-01-28T00:42:28+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0081S01
- **2026-01-28T00:43:57+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0081S02
- **2026-01-28T23:31:01+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0081S01
- **2026-01-28T23:31:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0081S02
- **2026-02-09T18:28:36+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-09T18:30:50+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10T18:19:08+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-10T18:21:32+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-10T18:21:33+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-10T23:29:54+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-11T00:05:28+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-12T18:40:59+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-16T21:33:12+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0081S03
- **2026-02-16T21:33:12+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0081S03
- **2026-02-17T16:04:48+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]
- **2026-02-17T16:05:37+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17T21:20:00+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Health and Human Services Committee]
- **2026-02-17T21:20:02+00:00** House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]
- **2026-02-18T13:44:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0081S03
- **2026-02-19T00:21:55+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0081S03
- **2026-02-20T22:41:37+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-20T22:41:38+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-26T17:51:15+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-26T17:56:04+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-26T17:56:06+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-26T21:22:30+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-26T21:22:31+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-02-27T17:32:07+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-27T17:32:08+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-27T18:39:45+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-27T18:39:46+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-02-27T18:39:47+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-27T21:20:37+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-27T21:20:38+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-03T15:30:06+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-03T15:30:10+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-05T02:06:48+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05T02:06:54+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-11T16:58:18+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-11T16:58:20+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19T23:18:25+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/968b2531-a73e-41f8-b63f-41f682b785e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).