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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah requires schools to show fetal development videos and provide parent review for health classes starting in 2026
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Nicholeen Peck and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 315 requires local education agencies to incorporate a high-definition video of at st three minutes detailing fertilization and prenatal development into human development instruction starting with the 2027-2028 school year, while requiring schools to make instructional materials available to parents and submit compliance assurances to the State Board of Education.
Local school districts must acquire approved fetal development videos, establish parent review procedures for curriculum materials, and submit annual compliance assurances to the state board beginning July 1, 2026.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Local Education Agencies
Local education agencies must update human development curricula to include a specific video, publish approved materials, and submit annual compliance assurances to the state board.
Parents
Parents gain the right to inspect instructional materials used for human development instruction upon request.
State Board of Education
The state board must approve and publish a list of video materials and collect annual compliance assurances from local education agencies.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
41 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
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- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Mar 3, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Mar 3, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0315S02
- Mar 3, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Mar 3, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0315S02
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 2, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ substituted
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 27, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0315S01
- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0315S02
- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0315S02
- Feb 27, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0315S01
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 25, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0315S01
- Feb 25, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0315S01
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 27, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0315
- Jan 25, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0315
- Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0315
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0315
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Mandatory Visual Curriculum Standards
The legislation transitions from general human development guidelines to a specific, mandatory high-definition video requirement detailing fertilization and gestation.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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