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H.B. 418: School Class Size Requirements

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 establishes a class size limitation within the public education system.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes a class size limitation
  • Allows for a certain variance from the class size limitation
  • Provides certain rulemaking authority to the State Board of Education

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 · School Personnel · Local Education Agencies (LEAs)

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. 418, dated February 2, 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 may cost the State Board of Education $112,161,000 ongoing from the Uniform School Fund beginning in FY 2027 to support the class size limits outlined in the bill.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation may cost Local Education Agencies (LEAs) between $35,000 and $69,200 per class to meet the class size limits outlined in the bill. The costs will vary by LEA depending on current class sizes, number of paraeducators and teachers, and if they opt to reduce class size using paraeducators or licensed teachers. Total costs statewide may range between $112.2 million and $221.
  • 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: Jordan D. Teuscher

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.