2025 bills / H.B. 40
H.B. 40 School Safety Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill changes Utah's school safety program in several areas. It revises rules for school communication devices in new buildings, changes screening and training for school safety personnel, adjusts safety assessment deadlines and how often they happen, and sets up a school safety foundation.
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Official description
- defines terms
- modifies communication device requirements for new construction to post-completion determination
- revises screening and training requirements for school safety personnel
- adjusts school safety personnel provisions
- changes safety assessment deadlines and frequency
- establishes a school safety foundation for certain purposes
- creates compliance supports
- modifies certain administrative structures within the school safety program
- makes technical changes
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Every vote
- 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · 1/29/2025 2:32 PMWho voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · 1/29/2025 2:32 PMWho voted how
- 69 yes, 2 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · 2/18/2025 2:54 PMWho voted how
- 6 yes, 0 no, 1 absentSenate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/26/2025 8:38 AMWho voted how
- 4 yes, 2 no, 1 absentSenate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee: vote to approve it · 2/26/2025 8:57 AMWho voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · 3/5/2025 8:25 PMWho voted how
- 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentConference Committee - Final Passage · 3/7/2025 4:34 PMWho voted how
- 67 yes, 3 no, 5 absentConference Committee - Final Passage · 3/7/2025 5:30 PMWho voted how
Hearings and debates
- Jan 29, 2025 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
- Feb 26, 2025 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee▶ Watch
- May 3, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- Jun 3, 2025 House floor debate▶ Watch
- Jul 2, 2025 House floor debate▶ Watch
- 18/2/2025 House floor debate▶ Watch
- 18/2/2025 House floor debate▶ Watch
- Jul 3, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch