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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 273: Classroom Technology Amendments

3 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 March 18, 2026. This bill requires the State Board of Education to create model policies on the use of technology and artificial intelligence in a public school classroom.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires the State Board of Education (state board) to include certain technology standards in core education standards
  • Creates certain requirements for a local education agency (LEA) related to the use of technology in the classroom
  • Requires the state board to create a model policy on: the balanced use of technology in the classroom; and the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom
  • Creates certain requirements for specific grade levels when using technology in the classroom
  • Exempts certain groups from the grade level requirements when using technology in the classroom

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ariel Defay

Utah House, February 18, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 273
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 68 Nays 1 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (64)

51 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 2nd Sub. HB 273
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 17 Nays 9 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (17)

14 Republican, 3 Democratic

No (9)

6 Republican, 3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

2 Republican, 1 Forward

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 273
Result as recorded: Yeas 62 Nays 6 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (59)

45 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (6)

6 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

6 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.