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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 426: Online Education Service Provider 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 March 19, 2026. This bill establishes accountability requirements for learner validated programs.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires a local education agency (LEA) operating a learner validated programs to maintain accountability for a participating student
  • Establishes standards for teacher of record oversight and student progress monitoring
  • Requires documented pacing, proctored assessments, and sequential completion of coursework
  • Establishes student-to-teacher ratio requirements for learner validated programs
  • Provides for proficiency-based waivers for advanced students

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor R. Neil Walter

Utah House, February 24, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 426
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 65 Nays 1 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (61)

48 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (9)

8 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 426
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 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.