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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah establishes mandatory grade 7 and 8 digital skills course standards and advisory tech council
Last action · March 18, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jordan Teuscher and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts HB 218 to establish required digital skills course standards for grades 7 and 8 starting in the 2027-2028 school year, creates an advisory tech council, and amends the Digital Teaching and rning Grant Program.
Local education agencies must align their 7th and 8th-grade curricula with new state-mandated digital skills standards by the 2027-2028 school year, directly changing classroom course requirements.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
students in grades 7 and 8
Students must take courses incorporating newly defined digital skills concepts starting in the 2027-2028 school year.
local education agencies
LEAs must offer grade 7 or 8 courses that meet the state board's digital skills standards and may participate in the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
47 actions- Mar 18, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 11, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 17, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 2, 2026House Rules CommitteeBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- Feb 2, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0218S01
- Feb 2, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0218S01
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0218S01
- Jan 29, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0218S01
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0218
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 17, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0218
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 9, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0218
- Jan 9, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0218
- Jan 9, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 9, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Mandatory Digital Skills Curriculum
The state is formalizing comprehensive digital literacy topics including AI literacy and social media awareness into middle school requirements.
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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