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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 152: Public and Higher Education Collaboration

5 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 a process for sharing grades 7through12 student data between public education and higher education.

  • Establishes a data sharing process between state and higher education boards for grades 7 through 12 student data
  • Authorizes disclosure to support college readiness programs and higher education access
  • Requires compliance with federal privacy laws and state student data protections
  • Mandates parent notification of opt-out rights for data sharing
  • Requires training of higher education employees who will have data access
  • Delegates rulemaking authority to the Board of Higher Education

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Michael K. McKell

Utah Senate, February 9, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 152
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 0 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (28)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah Senate, February 10, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 152
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah House, March 4, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 152
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 65 Nays 7 N/V 3
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (62)

48 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (6)

6 Republican

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah House, March 4, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 152
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 70 Nays 1 N/V 4
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (66)

53 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (4)

1 Democratic, 3 Republican

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · SB 152
Result as recorded: Ayes 22 Nays 0 Abs 7
Official record

Yes (22)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

4 Republican, 3 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.