Guns
Firearms, carry laws, and weapons.
2026 in brief
Lawmakers took up 18 bills on guns. 9 became law, 9 died. The two parties voted on opposite sides 7 times on final floor votes on these bills.
Vote counts are still being compiled (56% of these floor votes saved so far), so the numbers below will grow.
When the parties split on guns, who sided with whom
Counts only final floor votes where most Republicans voted one way and most Democrats the other. Each bar shows how often a legislator voted with the Republican majority (red) or the Democratic majority (blue). The numbers are Republican side–Democratic side. It describes voting, not whether a vote was right.
Who crossed party lines
House
- Leah Hansen (R-51)2–1
- Ashlee Matthews (D-37)1–1
- Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D-22)1–2
- Jake Fitisemanu (D-30)1–2
- Verona Mauga (D-31)1–2
- Hoang Nguyen (D-23)1–2
- Andrew Stoddard (D-40)1–2
Senate
- Emily Buss (F-11)2–1
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House
- Cheryl K. Acton (R-38)3–0
- Carl R. Albrecht (R-70)3–0
- Tiara Auxier (R-4)3–0
- Melissa G. Ballard (R-20)3–0
- Stewart E. Barlow (R-17)3–0
- Bridger Bolinder (R-29)3–0
- Walt Brooks (R-75)3–0
- Kristen Chevrier (R-54)2–0
- Scott H. Chew (R-68)3–0
- Kay J. Christofferson (R-53)3–0
- Paul A. Cutler (R-18)3–0
- Ariel Defay (R-15)3–0
- James A. Dunnigan (R-36)3–0
- Steve Eliason (R-43)3–0
- Joseph Elison (R-72)3–0
- Doug Fiefia (R-48)3–0
- Stephanie Gricius (R-50)2–0
- Katy Hall (R-11)3–0
- Ken Ivory (R-39)3–0
- Colin W. Jack (R-73)3–0
- Jill Koford (R-10)3–0
- Mike L. Kohler (R-59)3–0
- Jason B. Kyle (R-8)3–0
- Karianne Lisonbee (R-14)2–0
- Anthony E. Loubet (R-27)3–0
- Matt MacPherson (R-26)3–0
- A. Cory Maloy (R-52)3–0
- Tracy Miller (R-45)3–0
- Logan Monson (R-69)3–0
- Clinton Okerlund (R-42)2–0
- Nicholeen P. Peck (R-28)2–0
- Michael J. Petersen (R-2)3–0
- Karen M. Peterson (R-13)3–0
- Thomas W. Peterson (R-1)3–0
- Val L. Peterson (R-56)3–0
- Calvin Roberts (R-46)3–0
- Jake Sawyer (R-9)3–0
- Mike Schultz (R-12)3–0
- David Shallenberger (R-58)3–0
- Troy Shelley (R-66)2–0
- Lisa Shepherd (R-61)3–0
- Rex P. Shipp (R-71)2–0
- Casey Snider (R-5)2–0
- Mark A. Strong (R-47)2–0
- Jordan D. Teuscher (R-44)3–0
- Jason E. Thompson (R-3)3–0
- Norman K Thurston (R-62)3–0
- R. Neil Walter (R-74)2–0
- Raymond P. Ward (R-19)3–0
- Christine F. Watkins (R-67)2–0
- Doug Welton (R-65)3–0
- Stephen L. Whyte (R-63)3–0
- Ryan D. Wilcox (R-7)3–0
- Leah Hansen (R-51)2–1
- Ashlee Matthews (D-37)1–1
- Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D-22)1–2
- Jake Fitisemanu (D-30)1–2
- Verona Mauga (D-31)1–2
- Hoang Nguyen (D-23)1–2
- Andrew Stoddard (D-40)1–2
- John Arthur (D-41)0–3
- Rosalba Dominguez (D-35)0–3
- Sahara Hayes (D-32)0–3
- Sandra Hollins (D-21)0–3
- Grant Amjad Miller (D-24)0–3
- Carol S. Moss (D-34)0–2
- Doug Owens (D-33)0–3
- Angela Romero (D-25)0–3
Senate
- J. Stuart Adams (R-7)4–0
- Heidi Balderree (R-22)2–0
- Brady Brammer (R-21)4–0
- Kirk A. Cullimore (R-19)3–0
- Lincoln Fillmore (R-17)2–0
- Keith Grover (R-23)3–0
- Wayne A. Harper (R-16)4–0
- David P. Hinkins (R-26)4–0
- Don L. Ipson (R-29)4–0
- John D. Johnson (R-3)3–0
- Daniel McCay (R-18)3–0
- Michael K. McKell (R-25)4–0
- Ann Millner (R-5)2–0
- Calvin R. Musselman (R-4)3–0
- Derrin R. Owens (R-27)3–0
- Scott D. Sandall (R-1)2–0
- Jerry W Stevenson (R-6)2–0
- Keven J. Stratton (R-24)3–0
- Evan J. Vickers (R-28)4–0
- Todd Weiler (R-8)4–0
- Chris H. Wilson (R-2)4–0
- Ronald M. Winterton (R-20)4–0
- Emily Buss (F-11)2–1
- Nate Blouin (D-13)0–3
- Luz Escamilla (D-10)0–4
- Karen Kwan (D-12)0–4
- Stephanie Pitcher (D-14)0–4
- Jen Plumb (D-9)0–2
- Kathleen A. Riebe (D-15)0–4
The closest votes
- H.B. 86 Restricted Person Amendments
Passed the House 45–18 (Republicans 34–18, Democrats 11–0).
- H.B. 314 Firearm Purchase Amendments
Passed the Senate 18–6 (Republicans 17–0, Democrats 0–6, Forward Party 1–0).
- H.B. 214 Firearms Liability Amendments
Passed the Senate 19–6 (Republicans 18–0, Democrats 0–6, Forward Party 1–0).
- H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments
Passed the House 48–15 (Republicans 48–1, Democrats 0–14).
- H.B. 84 Dangerous Weapon Amendments
Passed the Senate 18–5 (Republicans 18–0, Democrats 0–5).
- H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments
Passed the Senate 18–5 (Republicans 18–0, Democrats 0–4, Forward Party 0–1).
- H.B. 214 Firearms Liability Amendments
Passed the House 57–12 (Republicans 56–0, Democrats 1–12).
- H.B. 84 Dangerous Weapon Amendments
Passed the House 54–8 (Republicans 49–0, Democrats 5–8).
Every bill
Became law (9)
- H.B. 84 Dangerous Weapon Amendments · Rep. Brooks, Walt
The bill would let people carry a concealed firearm on Utah higher education campuses without a permit, matching the rules elsewhere.
- H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · Rep. Maloy, A. Cory
HB 101 would remove the separate Utah background check that buyers must currently pass when acquiring a firearm regulated under the federal National Firearms Act, after they have already received federal approval for that transfer.
- H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Rep. Bolinder, Bridger
The bill caps the late fee for failing to report big game hunt harvests at $25.
- H.B. 214 Firearms Liability Amendments · Rep. Teuscher, Jordan D.
The bill changes Utah's firearm liability rules so that claims against firearm sellers and manufacturers are limited to their own wrongful conduct, and courts must dismiss claims that do not meet the bill's specified requirements.
- H.B. 314 Firearm Purchase Amendments · Rep. MacPherson, Matt
This bill would remove the state requirement that the Bureau of Criminal Identification create and keep a separate duplicate form for firearm purchases.
- H.B. 444 State Land Access Road Amendments · Rep. Shelley, Troy
The bill limits when a road crossing private land can be closed, keeping roads open if they have long been used to reach public land or other private property.
- S.B. 18 Criminal Offense Modifications · Sen. Musselman, Calvin R.
S.B. 18 mainly makes technical fixes to Utah's criminal code, such as correcting cross-references, subsections, a citation, and a title.
- S.B. 71 Evidence Retention Amendments · Sen. Harper, Wayne A.
S.B. 71 would set up a formal process that police must follow before returning or destroying evidence in misdemeanor and felony cases.
- S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments · Sen. Wilson, Chris H.
SB 86 would make the records law enforcement keeps for firearms stored under the voluntary safe harbor program private rather than public, and would destroy a record once a person picks up their firearm.
Died (9)
- H.B. 80 Firearm Storage Requirements · Rep. Stoddard, Andrew
H.B. 80 would allow an adult to be criminally charged if they keep a loaded firearm at home without proper security, a minor under 16 gets it and uses it unlawfully, such as in a fight or quarrel or by displaying it in public.
- H.B. 83 Imitation Firearm Amendments · Rep. Fitisemanu, Jake
The bill would make it an infraction to knowingly possess an altered toy gun, such as an airsoft or pellet gun made to look like a real firearm, in a public place.
- H.B. 86 Restricted Person Amendments · Rep. Mauga, Verona
This bill would treat a person found not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case as a restricted person for dangerous weapons purposes, whether the charge is a felony or a misdemeanor.
- H.B. 166 Open Carry of a Firearm Amendments · Rep. Mauga, Verona
- H.B. 180 Dangerous Weapons at Daycares and Schools · Rep. Stoddard, Andrew
This bill would clarify that a person carrying a firearm on daycare or K-12 school premises must carry it concealed.
- H.B. 452 Firearm Storage for Concealed Permit Holders on Publicly Supported Entities · Rep. Pierucci, Candice B.
- H.B. 534 Firearm Immunity Amendments · Rep. Ivory, Ken
This bill would give state and local government entities the same legal immunity from liability that private property owners already have when a person lawfully carrying a firearm on their property discharges it, unless the government directed the discharge.
- S.B. 260 Dangerous Weapons at Institutions of Higher Education · Sen. Blouin, Nate
- S.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Weapons Testing · Sen. Riebe, Kathleen A.
This concurrent resolution would ask the United States not to resume explosive nuclear weapons testing.
Bills are grouped using the Legislature's own subject tags, so a bill can appear under more than one issue.