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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 448: Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind 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 26, 2026. This bill addresses the mission, governance, and operation of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

  • Defines terms
  • Amends the mission and role of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB)
  • Addresses the educational and financial relationship between USDB and a student's local education agency (LEA) of record
  • Modifies the appointment of the USDB superintendent
  • Amends provisions regarding the role of the State Board of Education (state board) in relation to USDB
  • Enacts requirements regarding USDB capital facilities

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

Utah House, February 18, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 448
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 67 Nays 0 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (63)

50 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (8)

7 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 26, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 448
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah Senate, February 27, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 448
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

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.