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H.B. 399: Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems

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.

This bill defines character education and creates restraints on certain entities regarding the use of character education.

  • Defines terms
  • Repeals certain requirements related to: civics education; and character education
  • Prohibits administrative and instructional personnel from: implementing character education; measuring, quantifying, tracking, or grading a student's character education; and collecting and distributing character education data about a student
  • Outlines constitutional protections for a parent and the parent's children
  • Requires the state auditor to: receive certain reports; conduct certain investigations; and enforce the provisions of the section
  • Creates a private right of action
  • Prohibits a public entity from creating certain rules related to character education
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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

Subjects: Education · K-12 Education · State Board of Education · Government Operations (State Issues) · Local Education Agencies (LEAs) · Constitutional Officers · Standards and Curriculum · State Auditor

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeEducation Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesEducation Committee
  4. · 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 2nd Sub. H.B. 399 (Gray), dated February 24, 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 cost the State Auditor $480,600 ongoing from the General Fund beginning in FY 2027 for the oversight and compliance enforcement as outlined in the bill. Enactment of this legislation could additionally cost the State Auditor $93,000 one-time from the General Fund in FY 2027 for the creation and initial setup of an enforcement and compliance framework.
  • 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: Trevor Lee

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.