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S.B. 159: Dyslexia Screening Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

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 requires dyslexia screening for certain students in public schools.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires certain school districts to screen certain students for dyslexia
  • Requires a regional education service agency to screen certain students for dyslexia
  • Allows a parent to request dyslexia screening for the parent's student in certain situations
  • Allows a charter school to screen certain students for dyslexia
  • Requires the state board to: distribute funds the Legislature appropriates; provide dyslexia screening for certain students; and make relevant administrative rules

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: Charter Schools · Education · K-12 Education · State Board of Education · Local Education Agencies (LEAs) · School Districts · Special Education

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeEducation Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesEducation Committee
  4. · Senatefiledfile 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 S.B. 159, dated January 22, 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 Utah State Board of Education $3,420,700 ongoing from the Income Tax Fund beginning in Fiscal Year 2027 to provide state-funded full-time equivalent staff for large school districts and Regional Education Service Agencies, administer the dyslexia screening tools for K-2 students, and manage the operations within the State Board.
  • 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: Kathleen A. Riebe

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.