Matt MacPherson

Republican · House District 26

20bills written, 8 passedTypical House member: 7 written, 4 passed 0budget requests funded, of 1Typical House member: 0 of 1 3Senate bills carriedTypical House member: 3 13%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 7%6%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%546times on the record

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

Bills they wrote

Bills where Rep. Matt MacPherson is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

H.B. 82 Judgment Information Amendments · Became law
H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Became law
H.B. 148 Tax Return Donation Amendments · Became law
H.B. 302 Government Speech Neutrality Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 314 Firearm Purchase Amendments · Became law
H.B. 392 District Court Amendments · Became law
H.B. 407 Public Education Information System · Did not pass
H.B. 455 Peace Officer and Dispatcher Standards Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 487 Legislative Branch Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 539 Public Safety Modifications · Became law
H.B. 581 Autonomous Vehicle Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 593 Bail Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 600 Utah Supreme Court Referendum Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 601 Flavored Alcohol Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 604 Local Government Official Amendments · Did not pass
H.J.R. 21 Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Civil Procedure · Did not pass
H.J.R. 24 Joint Rules Resolution - Appropriations Subcommittee Amendments · Did not pass
H.R. 4 House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure · Passed
H.R. 5 House Rules Resolution - House Standing Committees · Did not pass
H.R. 8 Resolution Admonishing and Censuring Judge Don M. Torgerson · Passed

Bills they carried in the House

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

S.B. 62 School Finance Amendments · Became law
S.B. 64 Government Records Amendments · Did not pass
S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Became law

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. Matt MacPherson sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

OLYMPIC AUTOMATED TRANSIT PILOT Not funded
Transportation and Infrastructure · asked for $10 million · official request

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