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House approves bill requiring residency for school board candidates going forward
Summary
First substitute Senate Bill 13 establishes residency requirements for local school board district candidates (matching county and city offices). Sponsors said the rule applies prospectively and will not remove current officeholders.
The Utah House approved first substitute Senate Bill 13 on Feb. 6 to establish residency requirements for candidates in local school board district elections and make those rules consistent with county and city offices.
Representative Agard, the House sponsor, described the bill as a technical measure establishing residency requirements that will apply going forward. Members asked whether the measure would displace any current board members; the sponsor and other representatives clarified it would not remove incumbents but would apply to future candidates.
Representative Hemingway asked whether members would be required to keep the same house during their term; the sponsor clarified the requirement is to maintain primary residence within the district, not to remain in the identical house if moving remains inside the district.
The House voted and the bill passed on a near‑unanimous roll call. It will be signed by the speaker pro tem and returned to the Senate for the president’s signature.
What’s next: the bill proceeds to the Senate and, if finalized, will standardize residency rules for school board elections across the state.
