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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Establishes Statewide Student Threat Flag and Information Sharing System for Schools
Last action · March 19, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Derrin Owens and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
This bill establishes a statewide student threat flagging and information-sharing system managed by the State Board of Education to track credible student threats across local education agencies starting July 1, 2026. The legislation requires local education agencies to report s, sets strict data privacy and access controls, and grants governmental immunity to education employees acting in good faith.
Local education agencies and the State Board of Education must implement standardized threat assessment protocols and reporting mechanisms, altering how student safety information is stored, audited, and transferred between school districts.
- The State Board of Education serves as the primary governing body for Utah's public education system, overseeing policy and data collection across local education agencies. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local Education Agencies
Local education agencies must report credible student threats to the state board, implement threat assessment teams, and ensure compliance with the new data flagging system.
Students
Students evaluated by threat assessment teams may have a flag placed on their education records when a credible threat is identified.
School Personnel
School personnel receive immunity protections when reporting or accessing threat assessment information in good faith, and are subject to training on threat protocols.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
51 actions- Mar 19, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Feb 23, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 2, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0051S02
- Jan 30, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0051S02
- Jan 30, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 29, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Jan 29, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ substituted
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0051S02
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0051S02
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Jan 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0051S01
- Jan 22, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0051S01
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Jan 21, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 21, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0051S01
- Jan 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0051S01
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0051
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0051
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0051
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0051
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Centralized Student Threat Tracking
The bill shifts student safety management from isolated local agency records to a coordinated statewide flagging and reporting infrastructure supervised by the State Board of Education.
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0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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