Week 7 at the Capitol: March 2 to March 8, 2026
Lawmakers held 664 floor votes this week. 127 bills passed the House or Senate and 10 failed on the floor. Here is what the roll calls show.
The closest votes
- H.B. 212, County Formation Amendments: failed in the Senate 13–14 (Republicans 13–8, Democrats 0–5, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 76, Data Center Water Transparency Amendments: failed in the Senate 13–15 (Republicans 7–15, Democrats 5–0, Forward Party 1–0).
- H.B. 212, County Formation Amendments: failed in the Senate 17–12 (Republicans 17–5, Democrats 0–6, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 170, School Board Referendum Amendments: failed in the Senate 9–15 (Republicans 9–9, Democrats 0–5, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 195, Precious Metals Amendments: failed in the Senate 14–7 (Republicans 9–5, Democrats 5–1, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 223, Electronic Signature Collection Amendments: failed in the Senate 11–18 (Republicans 10–12, Democrats 1–5, Forward Party 0–1).
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), 15 times: H.B. 46 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 48 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 78 (voted no, party voted yes); and 11 more.
- Sen. Heidi Balderree (R-22), 9 times: H.B. 32 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 76 (voted no, party voted yes); and 5 more.
- Sen. Evan J. Vickers (R-28), 9 times: H.B. 32 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 76 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 209 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 212 (voted no, party voted yes); and 5 more.
- Sen. Don L. Ipson (R-29), 9 times: H.B. 32 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 170 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 195 (voted no, party voted yes); and 5 more.
- Sen. David P. Hinkins (R-26), 8 times: H.B. 190 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 48 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 136 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 170 (voted yes, party voted no); and 4 more.
- Sen. Todd Weiler (R-8), 8 times: H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 76 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 170 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 195 (voted no, party voted yes); and 4 more.
- Sen. John D. Johnson (R-3), 7 times: H.B. 190 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 68 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 76 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 170 (voted yes, party voted no); and 3 more.
- Sen. Derrin R. Owens (R-27), 7 times: H.B. 190 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 76 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 170 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 212 (voted no, party voted yes); and 3 more.
- Sen. Ronald M. Winterton (R-20), 6 times: H.B. 190 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 170 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 212 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 212 (voted no, party voted yes); and 2 more.
- Sen. Calvin R. Musselman (R-4), 6 times: H.B. 32 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 54 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 170 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 185 (voted no, party voted yes); and 2 more.
And 53 other Republicans who broke ranks at least once.
Democrats
- Rep. Verona Mauga (D-31), 5 times: H.B. 46 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 78 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 84 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 231 (voted yes, party voted no); and 1 more.
- Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D-40), 5 times: H.B. 46 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 78 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 84 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 209 (voted yes, party voted no); and 1 more.
- Rep. Jake Fitisemanu (D-30), 4 times: H.B. 46 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 78 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 231 (voted yes, party voted no); S.B. 60 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Ashlee Matthews (D-37), 4 times: H.B. 46 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 78 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 84 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 231 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Sen. Nate Blouin (D-13), 3 times: H.B. 46 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 195 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 195 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. John Arthur (D-41), 3 times: H.B. 46 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 78 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 231 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Hoang Nguyen (D-23), 3 times: H.B. 78 (voted no, party voted yes); H.B. 84 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 210 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Sahara Hayes (D-32), 3 times: H.B. 78 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 136 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 231 (voted yes, party voted no).
- Rep. Grant Amjad Miller (D-24), 2 times: H.B. 46 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 78 (voted no, party voted yes).
- Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D-22), 2 times: H.B. 78 (voted yes, party voted no); H.B. 84 (voted yes, party voted no).
And 9 other Democrats who broke ranks at least once.
Bills that failed on the floor
- S.B. 248, Child Care Expansion Act: failed in the House 23–45 (Republicans 9–45, Democrats 14–0).
- H.B. 76, Data Center Water Transparency Amendments: failed in the Senate 13–15 (Republicans 7–15, Democrats 5–0, Forward Party 1–0).
- H.B. 170, School Board Referendum Amendments: failed in the Senate 9–15 (Republicans 9–9, Democrats 0–5, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 195, Precious Metals Amendments: failed in the Senate 14–7 (Republicans 9–5, Democrats 5–1, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 210, Tax Penalties Amendments: failed in the House 29–40 (Republicans 28–27, Democrats 1–13).
- H.B. 212, County Formation Amendments: failed in the Senate 13–14 (Republicans 13–8, Democrats 0–5, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 212, County Formation Amendments: failed in the Senate 17–12 (Republicans 17–5, Democrats 0–6, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 223, Electronic Signature Collection Amendments: failed in the Senate 11–18 (Republicans 10–12, Democrats 1–5, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 231, Restaurant Tax Repeal Amendments: failed in the House 21–48 (Republicans 15–41, Democrats 6–7).
- H.B. 241, Charter School Amendments: failed in the Senate 10–17 (Republicans 10–10, Democrats 0–6, Forward Party 0–1).
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.