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House passes health-education bill emphasizing abstinence and parental involvement, sends HB 363 to Senate
Summary
After extended floor debate and several amendments, the House passed HB 363 (health-education amendments) requiring state-developed abstinence-centered curriculum options, adding parental involvement provisions and preserving local choice; final vote was 45–28.
The Utah House on Feb. 22 passed House Bill 363, a package of health‑education amendments that reworks how human sexuality instruction is defined and delivered. The bill drew extensive floor debate, multiple amendments and close attention to wording about "instruction" versus "advocacy," whether to label materials "abstinence only" or "abstinence‑centered," and how much local school districts and parents should control…
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