Scott D. Sandall

Republican · Senate District 1 · Executive Appropriations Vice Chair

9bills written, 6 passedTypical Senate member: 11 written, 7 passed 2budget requests funded, of 3 ($8.0 million)Typical Senate member: 1 of 316House bills carriedTypical Senate member: 13 29%of floor votes missedTypical Senate member: 8%3%of votes against their partyTypical Senate member: 4%248times on the record

“Typical” is the median of all 29 Senate members in the 2026 General Session.

Bills they wrote

Bills where Sen. Scott D. Sandall is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

S.B. 8 State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations · Became law
S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments · Became law
S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · Became law
S.B. 198 Water Project Management Amendments · Did not pass
S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Did not pass
S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · Became law
S.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules · Passed
S.J.R. 9 Joint Resolution Expressing Friendship and Support for Taiwan · Did not pass
S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development · Passed

Bills they carried in the Senate

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

H.B. 8 State Agency Fees and Internal Service Fund Authorization and Appropriations · Became law
H.B. 63 Livestock Watering Amendments · Became law
H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Became law
H.B. 247 Great Salt Lake Related Amendments · Became law
H.B. 296 Water Commitment Amendments · Became law
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Became law
H.B. 348 Dedicated Water Amendments · Became law
H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Became law
H.B. 410 Water Leasing Amendments · Became law
H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · Became law
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
H.B. 516 Landlord Communication Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 521 Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account Amendments · Did not pass
H.B. 567 Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program Amendments · Became law
H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake · Became law
H.J.R. 30 House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land · Passed

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 Sen. Scott D. Sandall sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

Great Salt Lake Cloud Seeding Program Funded
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality · asked for $4.1 million · funded $4.0 million (includes ongoing money) · official request
Tremonton Water Development Funded
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality · asked for $5.0 million · funded $4.0 million · official request
Ukon Arsenic Treatment Water Project Not funded
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality · asked for $4.0 million · official request

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