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HB 29 covers district schools, charter schools, and Utah's special public schools.

The Claim

Utah House Bill 29 (2024) applies to all Utah public schools and Utah charter schools.

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The Short Version

The statute's text and state implementation materials show HB 29 covers Utah's public-school system, including charter schools. Multiple official and independent sources describe the law as applying statewide to LEAs and school libraries. The claim is accurate, though it is slightly redundant because charter schools are already public schools under Utah law.

Caveats

  • The phrasing is slightly redundant because Utah charter schools are public schools under state law.
  • The claim is incomplete in one minor respect: the law also covers the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
  • Applicability statewide does not mean every school has identical implementation duties at every step; administrative roles can differ.

The Receipts

  1. H.B. 29 Sensitive Material Review Amendments

    Utah Legislature

  2. Here’s how Utah public schools could change after a whirlwind of new education bills

    The Salt Lake Tribune

  3. HB29 Complaint Filed – Case 2:26-cv-00010 Document 1

    ACLU of Utah

  4. Utah House Bill HB0029

    Legiplex

  5. UT - HB0029 Sensitive Material Review Amendments

    BillTrack50

  6. Sensitive Instructional Materials - Utah State Board of Education Legislative Report 2025

    Utah State Board of Education

  7. UEA Urges Gov. Cox to Veto HB 29 Sensitive Material Review Amendments

    Utah Education Association

  8. Amidst Lawsuit, Utah Bans Its 23rd Book from All Public Schools

    Book Riot

  9. Gov. Cox signs HB29 bill into law making it easier for books to be banned statewide in Utah

    Millcreek Journal

  10. Utah bill would make it easier to ban ‘sensitive materials’ in schools

    Standard-Examiner

+ 12 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

UtahUtah House Bill 29Utah State Legislature

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