SB0326 • 2026

School Board Election Modifications

Education Elections

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Grover, Keith
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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School Board Election Modifications

This bill amends a provision relating to a local school board.

What This Bill Does

This bill amends a provision relating to a local school board.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 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
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ circled
2026-03-06 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ uncircled
2026-03-06 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-05 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-03-05 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-03-04 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-03 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-03 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-03 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-03-02 Senate Education Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-27 Senate Education Committee
Senate Comm - Not Considered
2026-02-25 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0326
2026-02-25 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0326
2026-02-24 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-24 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0326
2026-02-24 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0326
2026-02-24 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-02-24 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-24 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-02-24 Senate Education Committee
Senate/ to standing committee

Official Summary Text

This bill amends a provision relating to a local school board.

Current Bill Text

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53G-4-203
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School Board Election Modifications
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Keith Grover
House Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends a provision relating to a local school board.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
provides for modified terms for president or vice president of the board of a new local
school district.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53G-4-203
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 293
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53G-4-203
is amended to read:
53G-4-203
. Election of officers -- Terms -- Time of election -- Removal of officers
-- Quorum requirements.
(1)
A
Except as provided in Subsection
(6)
, a
local school board shall elect a president and
a vice president whose terms of office are for two years and until their successors are
elected.
(2)
The elections shall be held during the first local school board meeting in January
following a regular local school board election held in the district.
(3)
An officer appointed or elected by a local school board may be removed from office for
cause by a vote of two-thirds of the local school board.
(4)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of president or vice president of the local school
board for any reason, a replacement shall be elected for the unexpired term.
(5)
Attendance of a simple majority of the local school board members constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of official business.
(6)
In relation to a local school board of a new school district, the local school board may
set the initial terms of a president and vice president to be as follows:
(a)
the remainder of the calendar year in which the president or vice president is sworn
in as a member of the local school board, plus one additional calendar year; or
(b)
the remainder of the calendar year in which the president or vice president is sworn
in as a member of the local school board, plus three additional calendar years.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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3-11-26 12:13 PM