Week 6 at the Capitol: February 23 to March 1, 2026
Lawmakers held 455 floor votes this week. 50 bills passed the House or Senate and 2 failed on the floor. Here is what the roll calls show.
The closest votes
- H.B. 386, Immigration Amendments: passed the House 35–33 (Republicans 35–19, Democrats 0–14).
- S.B. 248, Child Care Expansion Act: failed in the Senate 13–9 (Republicans 7–8, Democrats 5–1, Forward Party 1–0).
- H.B. 219, Higher Education Civics Amendments: passed the House 35–30 (Republicans 29–22, Democrats 6–8).
- S.B. 248, Child Care Expansion Act: passed the Senate 17–9 (Republicans 10–9, Democrats 6–0, Forward Party 1–0).
- H.B. 174, Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments: passed the Senate 20–6 (Republicans 20–0, Democrats 0–6).
- S.B. 268, Religious Curriculum in Schools: passed the Senate 20–6 (Republicans 19–0, Democrats 0–6, Forward Party 1–0).
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. Karen M. Peterson (R-13), 4 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 115 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 257 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Carl R. Albrecht (R-70), 4 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 115 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Jake Sawyer (R-9), 3 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 115 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 257 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Raymond P. Ward (R-19), 3 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 257 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. James A. Dunnigan (R-36), 3 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 129 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Mike L. Kohler (R-59), 3 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 257 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Norman K Thurston (R-62), 3 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 115 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Logan Monson (R-69), 3 times: H.B. 386 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox (R-7), 3 times: H.B. 87 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 129 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Leah Hansen (R-51), 3 times: H.B. 115 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 129 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 219 (voted no, party voted yes).
And 59 other Republicans who broke ranks at least once.
Democrats
- Rep. Grant Amjad Miller (D-24), 3 times: H.B. 129 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 188 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 219 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Jake Fitisemanu (D-30), 2 times: H.B. 129 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 219 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Carol S. Moss (D-34), 2 times: H.B. 129 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 219 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Sen. Luz Escamilla (D-10), 1 time: S.B. 248 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D-22), 1 time: H.B. 129 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Sahara Hayes (D-32), 1 time: H.B. 129 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Doug Owens (D-33), 1 time: H.B. 129 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Verona Mauga (D-31), 1 time: H.B. 188 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Ashlee Matthews (D-37), 1 time: H.B. 188 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D-40), 1 time: H.B. 188 (voted yes, party voted no).
And 3 other Democrats who broke ranks at least once.
Bills that failed on the floor
- S.B. 248, Child Care Expansion Act: failed in the Senate 13–9 (Republicans 7–8, Democrats 5–1, Forward Party 1–0).
- H.B. 257, Opiate Information Amendments: failed in the House 25–42 (Republicans 25–29, Democrats 0–13).
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.