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H.B. 31: Local Education Agency Financial Reporting

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 required common naming conventions on the Utah Public Finance Website and clarified what counts as public financial information for local education agencies. It was read on the House floor but pulled back to a committee that did not take it up, and it was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill amends provisions related to the Utah Public Finance Website and financial reporting for education.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires the use of common naming conventions
  • Clarifies what qualifies as public financial information for a local education agency
  • Makes technical and conforming 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: Counties · Education · K-12 Education · Higher Education · Division of Human Resource Management · Judicial Operations · Legislative Operations · Municipalities · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Department of Government Operations · Government Operations (State Issues) · Independent Entities · Local Education Agencies (LEAs) · Colleges and Universities · Constitutional Officers · Division of Finance · State Auditor · Utah Education Savings Plan · Utah Housing Corporation · Utah System of Higher Education

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesEducation Committee
  3. · 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. 31, dated January 14, 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 could result in increased personnel costs for the Office of the State Auditor for staff to establish common naming conventions, make modifications to the Transparent Utah website, and enforce compliance.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: R. Neil Walter

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.