Utah · House Bill 177 · 2026 General Session

ROTC Resident Student Status

HB 177 Sponsored by Jill Koford Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 10, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 26, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 11, 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 requires state institutions of higher education to grant resident student status for tuition purposes to a student who participates in the institution's Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

Every action

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

Show the 37 earlier steps
  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 HB0177
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0177
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0177
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0177
  8. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  9. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Education Committee
  10. CommitteeHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation · House Education Committee14–0 vote
  11. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Education Committee12–2 vote
  12. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended
  13. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  14. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  15. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  16. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading69–2 vote
  17. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  18. SenateSenate/ received from House
  19. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  20. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Education Committee
  21. CommitteeSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation · Senate Education Committee6–0 vote
  22. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Education Committee6–0 vote
  23. SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ amended
  24. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  25. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  26. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading22–0 vote
  27. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  28. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading20–0 vote
  29. SenateSenate/ to House with amendments
  30. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  31. HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
  32. HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment69–0 vote
  33. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  34. SenateSenate/ received from House
  35. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  36. SenateSenate/ to House
  37. 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

8 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 69–2
Feb 10, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 69 No 2 Not voting 4
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 55 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 69

No · 2

Not voting · 4

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 22–0
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 22 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 22

Not voting · 7

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 9
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 14 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Not voting · 9

House/ concurs with Senate amendment · Full House

Passed 69–0
Feb 27, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 69 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 13 yes, 0 no Republicans: 56 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 69

Not voting · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 30, 2026 House Education Committee House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Members

Yes · 14

Absent · 1

 Passed 14–0
Jan 30, 2026 House Education Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 12

No · 2

Absent · 1

 Passed 12–2
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Education Committee Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Members

Yes · 6

Absent · 1

 Passed 6–0
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Education Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 6

Absent · 1

 Passed 6–0

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.