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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 148

HB 148Session 2026HouseBecame law

Tax Return Donation Amendments

Official source overview

This bill creates a School Meals Debt Relief Fund and provides for the fund's administration.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 148 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 19, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 20, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • creates a School Meals Debt Relief Fund;
  • allows individual taxpayers to designate contributions to the fund on tax returns;
  • establishes reporting requirements for local education agencies regarding school meals debt;
  • provides for a distribution process based on each local education agency's proportion of total statewide school meals debt;
  • requires the State Board of Education to collect and verify school meals debt data;
  • delegates rulemaking authority to the State Board of Education for program administration; and
  • makes technical changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesEducation

Source subjects

EducationK-12 EducationLocal Education Agencies (LEAs)Public Education Data and ReportingRevenue and TaxationState Board of EducationState Tax Commission

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorMacPherson, Matt
cosponsorEscamilla, Luz

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline44 actions⌄
  1. Mar 19, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Feb 25, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Feb 24, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 20, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 20, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  14. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  15. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  16. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  17. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  18. Feb 18, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  19. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  20. Feb 9, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  21. Feb 9, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  22. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  23. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  24. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ uncircled

    House
  25. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ circled

    House
  26. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  27. Jan 28, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0148S01

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Jan 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0148S01

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Jan 27, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  30. Jan 27, 2026

    House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    House
  31. Jan 26, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  32. Jan 26, 2026

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  33. Jan 26, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0148S01

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 26, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0148S01

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  36. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  37. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  38. Jan 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0148

    Utah State Legislature
  39. Jan 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0148

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  41. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0148

    Utah State Legislature
  42. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0148

    Utah State Legislature
  43. Jan 5, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  44. Jan 5, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.