Utah · Senate Bill 56 · 2026 General Session

Citizenship Education Amendments

SB 56 Sponsored by Kathleen A. Riebe Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This bill requires schools to provide legal awareness information to 10th grade students.

Every action

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

Show the 8 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 SB0056
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0056
  5. SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0056
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0056
  8. SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  1. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  2. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Education Committee
  3. CommitteeSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation · Senate Education Committee5–0 vote
  4. CommitteeSenate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed · Senate Education Committee2–3 vote
  5. CommitteeSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules · Senate Education Committee
  6. SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ amended
  7. SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
  8. SenateSenate/ filed

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 29, 2026 Senate Education Committee Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

 Passed 5–0
Jan 29, 2026 Senate Education Committee Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
Members

Yes · 2

No · 3

Absent · 2

 Failed 2–3

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.