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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 312: Educator License Amendments

4 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 modifies provisions relating to educator license discipline and restrictions on employment and volunteer service.

  • Amends provisions relating to ineligibility for educator licensure following license denial
  • Establishes a tiered framework for restrictions on employment and volunteer service following license suspension or revocation
  • Requires automatic restrictions for serious misconduct involving actual harm or credible risk to children
  • Requires written findings demonstrating specific risk for restrictions in other cases
  • Exempts technical violations from automatic work and volunteer restrictions
  • Enacts provisions governing restrictions on employment and volunteer service following disciplinary action

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor John D. Johnson

Utah Senate, March 2, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 312
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 18 Nays 10 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (18)

18 Republican

No (10)

3 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah Senate, March 3, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 312
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 16 Nays 11 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (16)

16 Republican

No (11)

4 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 312
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 45 Nays 22 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (42)

42 Republican

No (22)

13 Democratic, 9 Republican

Absent or not voting (7)

6 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 312
Result as recorded: Ayes 15 Nays 14 Abs 0
Official record

Yes (15)

15 Republican

No (14)

7 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 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.