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2026 floor votes

H.B. 524: Public Education Financial Officers

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 amends provisions regarding state and local financial officers in the public education system.

  • Provides that a school district business administrator: is an at-will employee; and reports directly to the school district superintendent
  • Provides that the Deputy Superintendent of Operations reports directly to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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

Utah House, February 24, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 524
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 58 Nays 9 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (54)

44 Republican, 10 Democratic

No (9)

3 Democratic, 6 Republican

Absent or not voting (8)

7 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.