Week 2 at the Capitol: January 26 to February 1, 2026
Lawmakers held 56 floor votes this week. 20 bills passed the House or Senate. Here is what the roll calls show.
The closest votes
- H.B. 98, Residential Notification Amendments: passed the House 37–31 (Republicans 23–31, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 209, Voting Amendments: passed the House 58–13 (Republicans 57–0, Democrats 1–13).
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. Michael J. Petersen (R-2), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Jason E. Thompson (R-3), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Tiara Auxier (R-4), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Katy Hall (R-11), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Mike Schultz (R-12), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Karianne Lisonbee (R-14), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Ariel Defay (R-15), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Paul A. Cutler (R-18), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Raymond P. Ward (R-19), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Matt MacPherson (R-26), 1 time: H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no).
And 13 other Republicans who broke ranks at least once.
Democrats
- Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D-40), 1 time: H.B. 209 (voted yes, party voted no).
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.