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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 234: Education Testing Amendments

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

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill creates the Alternative Statewide Testing Pilot Program.

  • Defines terms
  • Creates the Alternative Statewide Testing Pilot Program to allow a local education agency (LEA) to administer alternative statewide testing
  • Creates a sunset for the pilot program
  • Requires the State Board of Education to select a provider through the procurement process
  • Creates certain requirements for an LEA participating in the pilot program
  • Requires a report to the Education Interim Committee

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Karianne Lisonbee

Utah House, February 11, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 234
Result as recorded: Failed, Yeas 32 Nays 42 N/V 1
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (29)

29 Republican

No (41)

14 Democratic, 27 Republican

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.