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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Bill HB 497 Adjusts Minimum School Program Funding During Enrollment Declines
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: John Arthur
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 497 requires the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to include additional funding in the Public Education Base Budget to offset projected reductions caused by student enrollment declines, starting July 1, 2026.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
public school students
Funding levels for their educational programs are adjusted based on changes in school district enrollment.
school districts
Base budget calculations and weighted pupil unit values are modified to account for drops in student headcounts.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
11 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 9, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0497
- Feb 9, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0497
- Feb 5, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
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- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0497
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0497
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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