State Representative

Sahara Hayes

Democrat · House District 32 · Minority Assistant Whip

4bills written, 3 passedTypical House member: 7 written, 4 passed 1budget requests funded, of 1 ($50,000)Typical House member: 0 of 11Senate bills carriedTypical House member: 3 1%of floor votes missedTypical House member: 7%2%of votes against their partyTypical House member: 4%122times on the record

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

Bills they wrote

Bills where Rep. Sahara Hayes is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

H.B. 102 Victim Privacy Amendments · Became law
H.B. 112 Political Advertising Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · Became law
H.B. 417 Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements · Became law

Bills they carried in the House

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

S.B. 297 School Social Worker Amendments · 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. Sahara Hayes sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

Fulfilling Utah's Suicide Prevention Plan Funded
Social Services · asked for $100,000 · funded $50,000 · official request

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