Ariel Defay

Bills they wrote

Bills where Rep. Ariel Defay is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

• H.B. 126 Micro-Education Entity Facility Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 128 Traffic Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 273 Classroom Technology Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 276 Artificial Intelligence Modifications · Became law
• H.B. 289 Child Sexual Abuse Material Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 329 State Employee Maternity and Leave Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 393 Early Intervention for Dyslexia Amendments · Became law

Bills they carried in the House

Bills written by a member of the Senate that Ariel Defay sponsored and presented once they reached the House (the “floor sponsor”).

• S.B. 81 Dyslexia Testing Amendments · Became law
• S.B. 88 School Technology Amendments · Became law
• S.B. 290 Victim and Witness Privacy Amendments · Became law
• S.C.R. 6 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Pediatric Care for Autonomic Disorders · Became law
• S.J.R. 17 Resolution Encouraging Innovation in Legislative Analysis and Information Services · Did not pass

Budget requests (RFAs)

Besides writing bills, legislators can ask the budget committees to fund a program or project with a Request for Appropriation. Here is each one Rep. Ariel Defay sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

• 3DE by Junior Achievement: Aligning Education and Industry to Prepare Students for a Changing Economy Funded

  Public Education · asked for $3.7 million · funded $1.5 million · official request

• Improving Home Purchasing Power for All Utahns Funded

  Economic and Community Development · asked for $0 · funded $750,000 · official request

• Tools for Transforming Classrooms and Behavioral Support Not funded

  Public Education · asked for $300,000 · official request

From the Legislature's budget system (COBI) and the RFA forms filed with each budget subcommittee.