Utah · House Bill 218 · 2026 General Session

Digital Skills Amendments

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 17, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Mar 6, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 12, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 18, 2026

What it does

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

This bill changes the requirements for the existing grades 7 and 8 required digital course.

Every action

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

Show the 39 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 HB0218
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0218
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0218
  7. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  8. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0218
  9. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  10. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0218S01
  11. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0218S01
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0218S01
  13. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0218S01
  14. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
  15. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Education Committee
  16. CommitteeHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation · House Education Committee9–0 vote
  17. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Education Committee9–0 vote
  18. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended
  19. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  20. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  21. HouseHouse/ circled
  22. HouseHouse/ uncircled
  23. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading73–0 vote
  24. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  25. SenateSenate/ received from House
  26. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  27. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Education Committee
  28. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Education Committee4–0 vote
  29. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  30. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  31. SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
  32. SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
  33. SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
  34. SenateSenate/ circled
  35. SenateSenate/ uncircled
  36. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension26–0 vote
  37. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  38. SenateSenate/ to House
  39. 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

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 73–0
Feb 17, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 73 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 59 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 73

Not voting · 2

Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · Full Senate

Passed 26–0
Mar 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 26 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 26

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 4, 2026 House Education Committee House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Members

Yes · 9

Absent · 6

Passed 9–0
Feb 4, 2026 House Education Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 9

Absent · 6

Passed 9–0
Feb 25, 2026 Senate Education Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 4

Absent · 3

Passed 4–0

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.