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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2026 | UT | HB 174 | Prohibits Healthcare Providers From Providing Cross-Sex Hormones and Puberty Blockers to Minors | Bill Passed - House (54 - 15) |
| March 7, 2025 | UT | HB 306 | Authorizes the State to Pay Vendors in Gold and Silver | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 6) |
| March 5, 2025 | UT | SB 334 | Amends College General Education Courses Statewide | Bill Passed - House (68 - 3) |
| Feb. 7, 2025 | UT | HB 81 | Prohibits Adding Fluoride to Public Water Systems | Bill Passed - House (51 - 19) |
| March 1, 2024 | UT | SB 61 | Prohibits the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 6) |
| March 1, 2024 | UT | SB 220 | Amends Certain State School Readiness Programs | Bill Passed - House (51 - 20) |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | UT | HB 119 | Authorizes Incentives for Teachers to Conceal Carry in School | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 13) |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | UT | HB 84 | Authorizes School Employees to Volunteer as Armed Guards | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 9) |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | UT | SB 268 | Authorizes Cities to Create First Home Investment Zones | Bill Passed - House (55 - 18) |
| Feb. 26, 2024 | UT | HB 303 | Requires School Employees to Stay Neutral on Certain Viewpoints Regarding Gender Identity and Sexuality | Bill Failed - House (32 - 39) |
| Feb. 23, 2024 | UT | HB 374 | Amends Various State Energy Policies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 7) |
| Feb. 23, 2024 | UT | HB 496 | Requires the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office Recognize Multiple Uses and Sustained Yields on Federal Public Lands | Bill Passed - House (62 - 4) |
| Feb. 16, 2024 | UT | HB 30 | Establishes Road Rage as a Criminal Offense | Bill Passed - House (51 - 17) |
| Feb. 16, 2024 | UT | HB 441 | Requires Registration of Novel Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (60 - 9) |
| Feb. 6, 2024 | UT | HB 191 | Amends Various State Energy Regulations | Bill Passed - House (62 - 9) |
| Feb. 5, 2024 | UT | HJR 19 | Establishes the Legislature's support of Sen. Mike Lee's HOUSES Act | Joint Resolution Passed - House (60 - 12) |
| Jan. 29, 2024 | UT | HB 62 | Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 8) |
| Jan. 29, 2024 | UT | HB 62 | Authorizes School Curriculum Over the Water Cycle, State Water Use History, and Various Water Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 8) |
| Jan. 26, 2024 | UT | HB 261 | Repeals Diversity Training Programs Across All Public Education and Government Agencies in the State | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 14) |
| Jan. 16, 2024 | UT | HB 14 | Increases Penalties Associated with Threatening or Falsely Reporting an Emergency at School | Bill Passed - House (73 - 1) |
| March 3, 2023 | UT | HB 427 | Authorizes Religious Protections in School | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 18) |
| March 3, 2023 | UT | HB 406 | Amends Land Use Rules | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 16) |
| March 3, 2023 | UT | SB 191 | Amends Condominium and Community Association Rules | Bill Passed - House (65 - 5) |
| March 2, 2023 | UT | SB 31 | Establishes a New State Flag | Bill Passed - House (40 - 35) |
| March 2, 2023 | UT | SB 257 | Amends the State Board of Education | Bill Passed - House (57 - 17) |
| March 1, 2023 | UT | SB 118 | Appropriates Funds for a Turf Buyback Program | Bill Passed - House (60 - 12) |
| March 1, 2023 | UT | SB 156 | Establishes Requirements for Law Enforcement Use of Voluntary DNA Databases | Bill Passed - House (46 - 24) |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | UT | SB 240 | Establishes the Homebuyer Assistance Program | Bill Passed - House (60 - 8) |
| Feb. 26, 2023 | UT | HB 291 | Authorizes New Regulations and Practices for Short-Term Rentals | Bill Passed - House (43 - 26) |
| Feb. 17, 2023 | UT | HB 92 | Establishes Porcini as the State Mushroom | Bill Passed - House (58 - 12) |
| Feb. 10, 2023 | UT | HB 163 | Authorizes Religious Garb During Physical Exercise Classes | (74 - 1) |
| Feb. 6, 2023 | UT | HB 243 | Amends State Definition of a Public Transit Employee | Bill Passed - House (49 - 21) |
| Feb. 3, 2023 | UT | HB 195 | Requires School Employees Who are Under Criminal Investigation To Be Put On Paid Leave | Bill Passed - House (42 - 30) |
| Jan. 30, 2023 | UT | HB 131 | Prohibits Public Entities from Restricting Employment Due to an Individuals Vaccination Status | Bill Passed - House (60 - 13) |
| Jan. 26, 2023 | UT | SB 100 | Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent | Bill Passed - House (59 - 6) |
| Jan. 20, 2023 | UT | HB 215 | Increases Teacher Salaries and Implements a School Voucher Program. | Bill Passed - House (54 - 20) |
| March 25, 2022 | UT | HB 11 | Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports | Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 18) |
| March 25, 2022 | UT | HB 11 | Establishes Limits on Participation in Female Sports | Veto Override Passed - House (56 - 18) |
| March 4, 2022 | UT | HB 404 | Requires Public Transit Districts to Conduct Cost Comparisons For Zero Emissions Projects | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 1) |
| March 4, 2022 | UT | SB 49 | Establishes Incentives for Filming in Rural Areas | Bill Passed - House (50 - 22) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | HB 440 | Requires Salt Lake County Develop Homeless Overflow Plan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 7) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | SB 195 | Expands the Ability of Doctors to Recommend Medical Cannabis Products to Patients Suffering from Chronic Pain | Bill Passed - House (63 - 4) |
| March 2, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
| March 2, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
| March 1, 2022 | UT | SB 428 | Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies | Bill Passed - House (65 - 9) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | UT | SB 53 | Increases the Maximum Fine for Driving Over 100mph | Bill Passed - House (49 - 23) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | UT | HB 21 | Requires Certain Water Quality Testing in Schools and Child Care Centers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 28) |
| Feb. 2, 2022 | UT | HB 161 | Establishes a Working Group on Overdose Harm Reduction | Bill Failed - House (26 - 43) |
| Feb. 1, 2022 | UT | HB 32 | Expands Protections for Health Care Workers | (56 - 16) |
| Jan. 24, 2022 | UT | HB 183 | Amends In-Person Learning Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 16) |
| Feb. 17, 2021 | UT | HB 302 | Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex | Bill Passed - House (50 - 23) |
| Feb. 3, 2021 | UT | HB 17 | Prohibits Restricting Energy Utility Services | Bill Passed - House (51 - 18) |
| Aug. 20, 2020 | UT | SB 6006 | Amends Qualifications for the Executive Director of the Health Department | Bill Passed - House (56 - 16) |
| April 23, 2020 | UT | SB 3007 | Establishes Immunity from COVID-19 Injury Litigation to Businesses after Reopening | Bill Passed - House (54 - 21) |
| April 17, 2020 | UT | SB 3002 | Establishes Legal Immunity to Doctors who Prescribe Experimental Medications to COVID-19 Patients | Bill Passed - House (65 - 7) |
| April 17, 2020 | UT | SB 3004 | Establishes Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission and Requires COVID-19 Response Plan | Bill Passed - House (59 - 15) |
| March 10, 2020 | UT | HB 246 | Establishes Additional Psychiatry Positions at the University of Utah | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 10) |
| March 10, 2020 | UT | HB 207 | Establishes an Insulin Price Cap | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 2) |
| March 10, 2020 | UT | SB 39 | Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Development | Bill Passed - House (48 - 24) |
| March 9, 2020 | UT | HB 209 | Authorizes Health Data Committee to Disclose Identifiable Health Data | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 20) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | UT | HB 243 | Requires Warning Labels on Pornography | Bill Passed - House (60 - 12) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | UT | HB 243 | Requires Warning Labels on Pornography | Bill Passed - House (60 - 12) |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | UT | SB 58 | Establishes the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act" | Bill Passed - House (39 - 34) |
| Feb. 8, 2019 | UT | SB 96 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (56 - 19) |
| July 18, 2018 | UT | HB 2001 | Amends Jurisdictional Boundaries of Utah Inland Port Authority | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 5) |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | UT | HB 197 | Authorizes the Cultivation and Distribution of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (38 - 32) |
| Feb. 9, 2018 | UT | HB 195 | Authorizes Terminal Ill Individuals to Try Medical Cannabis | Bill Passed - House (40 - 26) |
| March 10, 2016 | UT | SB 115 | Amends Regulations Regarding Public Electricity | Bill Passed - House (46 - 26) |
| March 12, 2015 | UT | HB 362 | Amends Motor Fuel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 29) |
| March 9, 2015 | UT | HB 362 | Amends Motor Fuel Tax | Bill Passed - House (51 - 22) |
| March 9, 2015 | UT | HB 396 | Prohibits a Seasonal Prohibition on Wood-Burning Stoves | Bill Passed - House (58 - 15) |
| March 5, 2015 | UT | HB 104 | Authorizes Cow-Share Programs | Bill Passed - House (61 - 11) |
| Feb. 17, 2015 | UT | HB 79 | Amends Safety Belt Laws | Bill Passed - House (41 - 32) |
| March 13, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 17) |
| March 13, 2014 | UT | SB 253 | Prohibits Texting While Driving on a Highway | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| March 5, 2014 | UT | HB 20 | Expands Protections for Police Officers in Lawsuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| Feb. 11, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Bill Passed - House (49 - 24) |
| March 13, 2013 | UT | HB 391 | Prohibits Medicaid Expansion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 23) |
| March 13, 2013 | UT | HB 96 | Extends Tax Credits for Certain Vehicles | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12) |
| March 13, 2013 | UT | HB 96 | Extends Tax Credits for Certain Vehicles | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12) |
| March 12, 2013 | UT | SB 60 | Requires the State Department of Health to Prepare Annual Report on Abortions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 17) |
| Feb. 25, 2013 | UT | HB 103 | Prohibits Minors From Using Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (48 - 22) |
| Feb. 11, 2013 | UT | HB 13 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - House (41 - 30) |
| Feb. 11, 2013 | UT | HB 13 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - House (41 - 30) |
| Feb. 4, 2013 | UT | HB 34 | Authorizes "In God We Trust" on License Plates | Bill Passed - House (64 - 9) |
| March 8, 2012 | UT | SB 208 | Interstate Health Care Compact | Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 27) |
| March 7, 2012 | UT | HB 148 | Authorizes the Transfer of Federal Lands to the State | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 14) |
| March 7, 2012 | UT | HB 187 | Prohibits Recording of Agricultural Operations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 13) |
| March 2, 2012 | UT | HB 298 | Amends Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Regulations | Bill Passed - House (52 - 18) |
| Feb. 27, 2012 | UT | HB 511 | Authorizing Eminent Domain over Federal Land | Bill Passed - House (57 - 14) |
| Feb. 24, 2012 | UT | HB 104 | Prohibits Local Ordinances Against Idling Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (42 - 28) |
| Feb. 23, 2012 | UT | HB 140 | Prohibits Traffic Checkpoints | Bill Passed - House (41 - 33) |
| Feb. 21, 2012 | UT | HB 245 | Prohibiting the Use of E-Cigarettes and Hookah Pipes in Public Places | Bill Passed - House (42 - 31) |
| Feb. 6, 2012 | UT | SB 32 | Breast Cancer Screening | Bill Passed - House (66 - 6) |
| May 6, 2011 | UT | SB 229 | Transportation Funding Revisions | Veto Override Passed - House (50 - 18) |
| March 7, 2011 | UT | 1SHB 89 | Protection of Children from Second Hand Smoke in Motor Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (39 - 35) |
| March 7, 2011 | UT | 1SHB 89 | Protection of Children from Second Hand Smoke in Motor Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (39 - 35) |
| March 3, 2011 | UT | SB 124 | Leaving a Child Unattended in a Motor Vehicle | Bill Passed - House (47 - 26) |
| March 3, 2011 | UT | HB 301 | School District Property Tax Revisions | Bill Passed - House (39 - 31) |
| Feb. 25, 2011 | UT | HB 155 | Cycling Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (39 - 33) |