Bills / S.B. 88
S.B. 88 School Technology Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would require Utah school districts to give parents a monitoring system showing the websites their children visit on school devices and how much screen time they use. At a parent's request, schools would also have to limit students to a list of allowed websites instead of blocking a list of banned sites.
Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.
Official description
- defines terms
- at parent request, requires the use of a specific content filtering system
- requires the use of a parent monitoring system
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 3 yes, 1 no, 3 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 21, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 2 no, 6 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 3, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 6 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 4, 2026Who voted how
- 8 yes, 2 no, 5 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 56 yes, 5 no, 14 absentFinal House vote · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Jan 21, 2026 Senate Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (13 turns) →
- Feb 3, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →
- Feb 4, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 House Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (25 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →