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S.B. 271: High School Activities Governance

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 establishes the Office of Interscholastic Activities within the State Board of Education to govern interscholastic activities.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes the Office of Interscholastic Activities (office) within the State Board of Education (state board) to govern interscholastic activities and provides the office's duties
  • Allows the office to contract with a private association to carry out certain functions regarding operation of interscholastic activities
  • Amends provisions regarding the scope of authority of an activities association
  • Establishes an advisory council and provides the council's duties
  • Requires reporting to the state board and the Education Interim Committee
  • 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 · Local Education Agencies (LEAs) · Athletics

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. 271, dated February 11, 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 Utah State Board of Education $864,200 ongoing from the Income Tax Fund beginning in Fiscal Year 2028 to conduct audits and compliance reviews, manage investigations, oversee rulemaking and agency operations, support advisory council functions and hearings, facilitate statewide engagement and communications, and prepare reports.
  • 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: Keith Grover

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.