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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 518

HB 518Session 2026HousePassed a vote

School Curriculum Amendments

Official source overview

This bill modifies requirements for social studies education in elementary and secondary schools.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 518 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

House/ filed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 9, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 3, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

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

  • requires American constitutional government and citizenship to be taught as two distinct semester courses;
  • requires United States history to be taught as two distinct semester courses;
  • prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements;
  • requires literacy coaches to support the integration of social studies content into literacy instruction;
  • requires regular social studies instruction for elementary grades;
  • allows social studies instruction to be delivered through integrated instruction with English language arts and mathematics;
  • requires implementation by July 1, 2031;
  • repeals an adult education citizenship test;
  • defines terms; and
  • makes technical changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Education

Source subjects

EducationK-12 EducationLocal Education Agencies (LEAs)Standards and CurriculumState Board of Education

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorWelton, Doug
cosponsorJohnson, John D.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline29 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ filed

    FilingHouse
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  3. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  4. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ strike enacting clause

    Senate
  5. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  6. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  7. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  8. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  9. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ held

    House
  10. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  11. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  12. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  13. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Education Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  14. Feb 28, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  15. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  16. Feb 25, 2026

    Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  17. Feb 25, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0518S01

    Utah State Legislature
  18. Feb 25, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0518S01

    Utah State Legislature
  19. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0518S01

    Utah State Legislature
  20. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0518S01

    Utah State Legislature
  21. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  22. Feb 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0518

    Utah State Legislature
  23. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0518

    Utah State Legislature
  24. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  25. Feb 9, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  26. Feb 9, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0518

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Feb 9, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0518

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Feb 9, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Feb 9, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

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

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.