Michael J. Petersen

Republican · House District 2

4bills written, 4 passedTypical House member: 7 written, 4 passed 1budget requests funded, of 1 ($500,000)Typical House member: 0 of 15%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 7%8%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%103times on the record

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

Bills they wrote

Bills where Rep. Michael J. Petersen is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

H.B. 54 Boating Safety Education · Became law
H.B. 204 Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation · Became law
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · Became law
H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · 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. Michael J. Petersen sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

Cache Valley/North Logan Fire Prevention and Water System Improvements Funded
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality · asked for $1.0 million · funded $500,000 · official request

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