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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 1: Public Education Base Budget Amendments

2 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on January 31, 2026. This bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 and appropriates funds for the support and operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.

  • Amends weighted pupil unit provisions for career and technical education programs to address eligibility for Career and Technical Education center funding
  • Revises emergency funding provisions for students learning English
  • Modifies provisions related to designating programs for annual funding from the Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account
  • Provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools and state education agencies
  • Sets the value of the weighted pupil unit (WPU) initially at $4,870 for fiscal year 2026-2027
  • Adjusts the number of weighted pupil units (WPUs) in certain programs for student enrollment changes and statutory formula calculations

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Stephen L. Whyte

Utah House, January 28, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 1
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 71 Nays 0 N/V 4
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (67)

54 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

3 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, January 29, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · HB 1
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 0 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (28)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.