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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 51: School Safety Modifications

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 19, 2026. This bill creates a system for the State Board of Education (state board) to collect and share information about student threats between local education agencies (LEAs).

  • Establishes a statewide student threat flag
  • Defines terms related to student threats and threat assessments
  • Requires LEAs to report certain student threat information to the state board
  • Authorizes the state board to share threat information with other LEAs
  • Provides protections for student privacy
  • Establishes procedures for data collection, retention, and deletion

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Derrin R. Owens

Utah Senate, January 27, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SB 51
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

17 Republican, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Forward

Utah Senate, January 29, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 51
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, February 19, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 51
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)

47 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (9)

9 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.