James A. Dunnigan

Republican · House District 36 · Speaker Pro Tempore

10bills written, 9 passedTypical House member: 7 written, 4 passed 2budget requests funded, of 3 ($550,000)Typical House member: 0 of 13Senate bills carriedTypical House member: 3 2%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 7%8%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%245times on the record

“Typical” is the median of all 74 House members in the 2026 General Session.

Bills they wrote

Bills where Rep. James A. Dunnigan is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

H.B. 38 Local Government Amendments · Became law
H.B. 58 Insurance Code Modifications · Became law
H.B. 280 Third Party Litigation Funding Amendments · Became law
H.B. 414 Dental Hygienist Amendments · Became law
H.B. 457 County Governance Modifications · Became law
H.B. 498 Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments · Became law
H.B. 560 Ambulance Amendments · Did not pass
H.J.R. 1 Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules · Passed
H.R. 1 House Rules Resolution - Amendments to House Rules · Passed
H.R. 7 House Rules Modifications · Passed

Bills they carried in the House

Bills written by a member of the Senate that James A. Dunnigan sponsored and presented once they reached the House (the “floor sponsor”).

S.B. 150 Healthcare Providers Scope of Practice Amendments · Became law
S.B. 221 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments · Did not pass
S.C.R. 8 Resolution Honoring the Utah Parent Teacher Association · Did not pass

Budget requests (RFAs)

Besides writing bills, legislators can ask the budget committees to fund a program or project with a Request for Appropriation. Here is each one Rep. James A. Dunnigan sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

Statewide Mediation Program Funded
Criminal Justice · asked for $750,000 · funded $450,000 · official request
Utah Citizen Diplomacy Engagement Funded
Economic and Community Development · asked for $100,000 · funded $100,000 · official request
Sober Living Expansion Not funded
Transportation and Infrastructure · asked for $1.0 million · official request

From the Legislature's budget system (COBI) and the RFA forms filed with each budget subcommittee.