Week 4 at the Capitol: February 9 to February 15, 2026
Lawmakers held 178 floor votes this week. 55 bills passed the House or Senate and 5 failed on the floor. Here is what the roll calls show.
The closest votes
- H.B. 13, Municipal Services Fees and Political Subdivision Lien Amendments: failed in the House 30–37 (Republicans 16–37, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 104, State Holiday Amendments: failed in the House 30–39 (Republicans 17–38, Democrats 13–1).
- H.B. 98, Residential Notification Amendments: failed in the House 27–38 (Republicans 13–38, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 234, Education Testing Amendments: failed in the House 29–41 (Republicans 29–27, Democrats 0–14).
- H.B. 392, District Court Amendments: passed the Senate 22–7 (Republicans 22–0, Democrats 0–6, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 87, Animal Crime Victim Amendments: passed the House 38–23 (Republicans 25–23, Democrats 13–0).
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), 11 times: H.B. 392 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 32 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 38 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); and 7 more.
- Rep. James A. Dunnigan (R-36), 8 times: H.B. 392 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 13 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 136 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 170 (voted no, party voted yes); and 4 more.
- Rep. Ken Ivory (R-39), 8 times: H.B. 32 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 38 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); and 4 more.
- Rep. Clinton Okerlund (R-42), 7 times: H.B. 392 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 13 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 136 (voted yes, party voted no); and 3 more.
- Rep. Matt MacPherson (R-26), 7 times: H.B. 13 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 38 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no); and 3 more.
- Rep. Anthony E. Loubet (R-27), 7 times: H.B. 13 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 104 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 170 (voted no, party voted yes); and 3 more.
- Rep. Doug Welton (R-65), 7 times: H.B. 13 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 98 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 104 (voted yes, party voted no); and 3 more.
- Rep. Tiara Auxier (R-4), 7 times: H.B. 32 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 38 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); and 3 more.
- Rep. Norman K Thurston (R-62), 6 times: H.B. 13 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 99 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 170 (voted no, party voted yes); and 2 more.
- Rep. Michael J. Petersen (R-2), 6 times: H.B. 38 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 104 (voted yes, party voted no); and 2 more.
And 44 other Republicans who broke ranks at least once.
Democrats
- Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D-40), 3 times: H.B. 392 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 222 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 223 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Carol S. Moss (D-34), 3 times: H.B. 104 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 179 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 222 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Verona Mauga (D-31), 2 times: H.B. 179 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 222 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Ashlee Matthews (D-37), 2 times: H.B. 179 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 222 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Hoang Nguyen (D-23), 1 time: H.B. 179 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Rosalba Dominguez (D-35), 1 time: H.B. 179 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Jake Fitisemanu (D-30), 1 time: H.B. 222 (voted yes, party voted no).
Bills that failed on the floor
- H.B. 13, Municipal Services Fees and Political Subdivision Lien Amendments: failed in the House 30–37 (Republicans 16–37, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 98, Residential Notification Amendments: failed in the House 27–38 (Republicans 13–38, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 104, State Holiday Amendments: failed in the House 30–39 (Republicans 17–38, Democrats 13–1).
- H.B. 136, Unlicensed Driver Amendments: failed in the House 18–40 (Republicans 8–40, Democrats 10–0).
- H.B. 234, Education Testing Amendments: failed in the House 29–41 (Republicans 29–27, Democrats 0–14).
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.