HB 228 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Public Education Immunization Amendments

HB 228 amends Utah's public school immunization rules to simplify exemption handling. It removes expiration dates for medical or personal vaccination exemption forms, meaning these forms remain valid for the student's entire time in Utah public schools. The bill also requires schools to automatically share a student's immunization record with their new school when they transfer, rather than requiring re-submission. These changes directly affect all public school students and their families in Utah, streamlining record-keeping and reducing administrative burdens for schools.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MODERATE

This bill removes expiration dates for vaccination exemption forms, making them permanent as long as a student remains in the public education system. It also clarifies that schools must transfer immunization records when sending student records to new schools, and adds requirements for schools to request and review immunization records within five business days of enrollment.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope by making vaccination exemptions permanent rather than time-limited, and strengthens requirements for schools to maintain and transfer immunization records.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed provisions that set expiration dates for vaccination exemption forms; exemptions now remain valid indefinitely while the student is enrolled in public education.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that schools must request immunization records at enrollment and review them within five business days.

Added requirement that schools must transfer immunization records to new schools either upon request or when transferring other student records.

Modified exemption validity rules to apply uniformly across all grade levels, with specific age thresholds for kindergarten and grade 7 transitions.

ENFORCEMENT

Added prohibition on charging fees for receiving or reviewing immunization records or exemption forms.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Feb 28, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ committee report favorable

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor