Utah · House Bill 148 · 2026 General Session

Tax Return Donation Amendments

HB 148 Sponsored by Matt MacPherson Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 23, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 9, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 20, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 3, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 19, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill creates a School Meals Debt Relief Fund and provides for the fund's administration.

Every action

44 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0148
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0148
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0148
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0148
  8. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  9. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Revenue and Taxation Committee
  11. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0148S01
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0148S01
  13. CommitteeHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation · House Revenue and Taxation Committee10–0 vote
  14. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Revenue and Taxation Committee10–0 vote
  15. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
  16. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  17. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0148S01
  18. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0148S01
  19. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  20. HouseHouse/ circled
  21. HouseHouse/ uncircled
  22. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading70–1 vote
  23. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  24. SenateSenate/ received from House
  25. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  26. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
  27. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee5–0 vote
  28. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  29. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  30. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  31. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading19–0 vote
  32. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  33. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading26–0 vote
  34. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  35. SenateSenate/ to House
  36. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  1. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from House for Enrolling
  3. Legislative Research and General CounselDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  5. HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. HouseHouse/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 70–1
Feb 9, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 70 No 1 Not voting 4
Democrats: 13 yes, 0 no Republicans: 57 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 70

No · 1

Not voting · 4

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 19–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 19 No 0 Not voting 10
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 19

Not voting · 10

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 26–0
Feb 20, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 26 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 26

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 26, 2026 House Revenue and Taxation Committee House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Members

Yes · 10

Absent · 1

 Passed 10–0
Jan 26, 2026 House Revenue and Taxation Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 10

Absent · 1

 Passed 10–0
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

 Passed 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.