Week 1 at the Capitol: January 19 to January 25, 2026
Lawmakers held 76 floor votes this week. 27 bills passed the House or Senate. Here is what the roll calls show.
The closest votes
- H.B. 54, Boating Safety Education: passed the House 47–18 (Republicans 33–18, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 85, State Sovereignty Amendments: passed the House 51–11 (Republicans 51–0, Democrats 0–11).
- H.B. 49, Law Enforcement Salary Amendments: passed the House 59–12 (Republicans 45–12, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 69, Drinking Water Restructuring Amendments: passed the House 57–10 (Republicans 43–10, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 16, Solar Power Plant Amendments: passed the House 57–8 (Republicans 49–3, Democrats 8–5).
Who voted against their own party
On contested votes this week, these legislators voted the opposite way from most of their own party.
Republicans
- Rep. Leah Hansen (R-51), 4 times: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 69 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Kristen Chevrier (R-54), 3 times: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 69 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Scott H. Chew (R-68), 3 times: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Michael J. Petersen (R-2), 2 times: H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 69 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Tiara Auxier (R-4), 2 times: H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 69 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Karianne Lisonbee (R-14), 2 times: H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 69 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Nicholeen P. Peck (R-28), 2 times: H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 69 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Carl R. Albrecht (R-70), 2 times: H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Mike L. Kohler (R-59), 2 times: H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 69 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Mike Schultz (R-12), 1 time: H.B. 49 (voted no, party voted yes).
And 20 other Republicans who broke ranks at least once.
Democrats
- Rep. Sandra Hollins (D-21), 1 time: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Angela Romero (D-25), 1 time: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Jake Fitisemanu (D-30), 1 time: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Sahara Hayes (D-32), 1 time: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Rosalba Dominguez (D-35), 1 time: H.B. 16 (voted no, party voted yes).
Source: official roll calls from le.utah.gov. Contested votes are those where at least 10% voted on the losing side. Party counts include only yes and no votes. See every legislator's full record at On The Record Utah.