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HB 267UTAHSession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Utah Bill Limits School District Administrator Pay Raises and Caps Perks

Original title: Public Employee Compensation Amendments

Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Jake Sawyer

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What This Bill Proposed

Utah restricts annual compensation increases for school district superintendents, business administrators, and top-tier cabinet members, requiring public hearings and proven performance metrics for raises exceeding state inflation factors starting July 1, 2026. The legislation caps extra perks at 10% of base salary, limits deputy pay relative to superintendents, and restricts starting salaries for newly hired superintendents.

Why it matters

Local school boards face strict state oversight on executive pay packages, altering how school districts negotiate contracts and spend public education funds on administrative overhead.

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.

Directly affected

School district superintendents and business administrators

Their total compensation increases are restricted by inflation factors, perks are capped at 10% of base salary, and new appointees face starting salary restrictions.

Directly affected

Local school boards

Boards must conduct public hearings, publish performance targets, establish justification reports, and vote publicly to approve administrator compensation increases exceeding inflation.

Directly affected

Deputy superintendents and administrative cabinet members

Their maximum total compensation is capped at 110% of the superintendent or business administrator's initial salary, subject to certain grandfathering provisions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which school district employees are subject to these compensation limits?
The bill applies to school district superintendents, business administrators, deputy superintendents or equivalents, and members of a school district's administrative team or cabinet directly supervised by the superintendent, except for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
What triggers the requirement for a public hearing regarding a pay raise?
A local school board must hold a public hearing before approving any annual increase in total compensation for a that exceeds the for that fiscal year.
Are standard benefits like health and dental insurance counted toward the 10% perks cap?
No. Health insurance, dental insurance, required retirement contributions, and workers' compensation benefits are excluded from the definition of 's' which are capped at 10% of base salary.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

11 actions
  1. Mar 6, 2026House
    House/ filed
  2. Mar 6, 2026House
    House/ strike enacting clause
  3. Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroduced
    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  4. Jan 20, 2026House
    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  5. Jan 20, 2026House
    House/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Jan 18, 2026Released
    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0267
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  1. Jan 18, 2026Version Sponsor
    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0267
  2. Jan 15, 2026Legislative Fiscal Agency
    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0267
  3. Jan 15, 2026Legislative Fiscal Analyst
    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0267
  4. Jan 15, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  5. Jan 15, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Jake SawyerHouse · District 9RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

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Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Tying Executive Pay to Objective Student Performance

The bill shifts discretion away from local school boards by requiring salary increases above inflation to be justified by at least two consecutive years of measurable outcomes across specific student and operational metrics.

Utah Legislature

Connected Entities

Utah Legislature, Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
OrganizationUtah Legislature“Body enacting the legislation”Map →
OrganizationUtah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind“Exempted from the provisions of the section”Map →

Sources

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le.utah.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy45
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