Special Education Amendments
HB 143 requires Utah school districts to provide parents of students in special education with written notice at least 30 days before changing a student’s special education placement due to a boundary change (like moving to a new school). The notice must include details about the change’s reason, new location, timeline, contact information, and options for discussing it or scheduling an IEP meeting. It directly affects parents of students in special education programs whose school assignments are altered. The bill creates a clear process for districts to communicate these changes while giving parents time to provide input before decisions are finalized.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Signed Mar 19, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House Jan 30, 2026
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 29
Feb 20, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
N
Forward1
0% Nay
R
Republican22
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 19, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ to House with amendments
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Education Committee]
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee]
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ committee report favorable [House Education Committee]
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee]
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee]
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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