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H.B. 121: School Fee Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

It would have changed the definition of the courses for which a school may not charge a fee. It was introduced but did not advance, and the House filed it on March 6, 2026.

This bill amends a definition regarding courses for which a school may not charge a fee.

  • Amends a definition regarding courses for which a school may not charge a fee
  • Make technical changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature; the paragraph above is the Ledger’s summary. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Education · K-12 Education · School Finance · Local Education Agencies (LEAs) · School Fees

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on H.B. 121, dated January 12, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state expenditures.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation could increase Local Education Agencies' (LEAs) revenue ongoing beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 if LEAs choose to implement a fee to students for science courses. The exact change in revenue collection is unknown.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation could cost individuals ongoing beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 for potential science course fees charged by Local Education Agencies (LEAs). The exact change in cost per fee is unknown.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.