SB0088 • 2026

School Technology Amendments

Education Technology

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Sen. Fillmore, Lincoln
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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School Technology Amendments

This bill amends provisions related to internet policy in a public school.

What This Bill Does

This bill amends provisions related to internet policy in a public school.

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Bill History

2026-03-18 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-13 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-13 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-11 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-11 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-02 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-03-02 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-26 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-26 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-26 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-02-26 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-02-26 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-26 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-25 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-25 House Education Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-24 House Education Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-05 House Education Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-04 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-04 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-04 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-04 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-04 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-02-03 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-03 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-01-22 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-21 Senate Education Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-19 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0088
2026-01-19 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-17 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0088
2026-01-12 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-06 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0088
2026-01-06 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0088
2026-01-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill amends provisions related to internet policy in a public school.

Current Bill Text

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53G-7-1001
53G-7-1003
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School Technology Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
House Sponsor: Ariel Defay
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to internet policy in a public school.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
at parent request, requires the use of a specific content filtering system;
requires the use of a parent monitoring system; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53G-7-1001
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 3
REPEALS AND REENACTS:
53G-7-1003
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53G-7-1001
is amended to read:
53G-7-1001
. Definitions.
Reserved
As used in this part, "public school" means the same as that term is defined in
Section
53G-9-205.1
.
Section 2. Section
53G-7-1003
is repealed and reenacted to read:
53G-7-1003
. Process and content standards for policy.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Parent-accessible monitoring system" means a technology platform that enables a
parent to review the activity of the parent's student on school managed devices.
(b)
"Policy" means the elementary and secondary school online access policy adopted by
a local school board to meet the requirements of Section
53G-7-1002
.
(c)
"Preapproved content filtering system" means a method of internet access control
that permits use only of the websites or online resources the local school board or
school administrator preapproves.
(2)
(a)
The local school board shall:
(i)
direct the development of each policy;
(ii)
adopt the policy in an open meeting;
(iii)
assign the policy an effective date;
(iv)
review the policy at least every three years;
(v)
add a footnote to the policy indicating the effective date of the last review; and
(vi)
post a notice of the policy's availability in a conspicuous place within each
school.
(b)
The local school board may issue a public notice, separate from the notice required
under Subsection
(2)(a)(vi)
, if the school board considers issuing the notice
appropriate.
(3)
The local school board shall ensure that the policy:
(a)
restricts access to internet or online sites that contain obscene material;
(b)
states how the local school board intends to meet the requirements of Section
53G-7-1002
;
(c)
at the request of a student's parent, requires the use of a preapproved content filtering
system when the student uses a school approved electronic device;
(d)
requires the use of a parent-accessible monitoring system;
(e)
informs the public that the school has adopted administrative procedures and
guidelines for staff to follow in enforcing the policy;
(f)
informs the public that the school has adopted procedures to handle complaints about:
(i)
the policy;
(ii)
the enforcement of the policy; and
(iii)
observed behavior; and
(g)
states that the procedures described in Subsections
(3)(e)
and
(f)
are available for
review at the school.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
July 1, 2026
.
3-2-26 10:53 AM