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Utah Legislature

What's happening in the Utah House and Senate: when lawmakers meet next, who leads each chamber, every member and committee, and how each floor vote in the 2026 session went.

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Next general session
96 days
2027 General Session: January 19, 2027 to March 5, 2027
Next meeting day
Tue, Oct 20
9 committee meetings
Utah House of Representatives
75 seats
60 Republican, 14 Democratic, 1 vacant
Utah Senate
29 seats
22 Republican, 6 Democratic, 1 Forward

Coming up

Between sessions, lawmakers meet one or two days a month in interim and appropriations committees, where most bills for the next session are first discussed. The 2027 General Session runs January 19, 2027 to March 5, 2027.

October 20, 2026

October 21, 2026

November 17, 2026

November 18, 2026

December 8, 2026

Agendas, materials and live video are posted on each committee's page at le.utah.gov ahead of the meeting. Meetings are at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City and open to the public. Schedule from the Legislature's 2026 interim schedule.

Leadership

House

Senate

Members

Every member as the Legislature's roster lists them, by district. To find your own legislators, use the district maps or the address lookup at le.utah.gov.

Utah House of Representatives (74 members, 1 vacant)
DistrictMemberCounties
1Thomas W. Peterson (Republican)Box Elder and Cache
2Michael J. Petersen (Republican)Cache
3Jason E. Thompson (Republican)Cache
4Tiara Auxier (Republican)Morgan, Rich and Summit
5Casey Snider (Republican)
Majority Leader
Cache
6Rob Bishop (Republican)Box Elder and Weber
7Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican)Weber
8Jason B. Kyle (Republican)Morgan and Weber
9Jake Sawyer (Republican)Weber
10Jill Koford (Republican)Weber
11Katy Hall (Republican)Davis and Weber
12Mike Schultz (Republican)
Speaker
Davis and Weber
13Karen M. Peterson (Republican)
House Rules Vice Chair
Davis
14Karianne Lisonbee (Republican)Davis
15Ariel Defay (Republican)Davis
17Stewart E. Barlow (Republican)Davis
18Paul A. Cutler (Republican)Davis
19Raymond P. Ward (Republican)Davis
20Melissa G. Ballard (Republican)Davis
21Sandra Hollins (Democratic)Salt Lake
22Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic)
Minority Whip
Salt Lake
23Hoang Nguyen (Democratic)Salt Lake and Summit
24Grant Amjad Miller (Democratic)Salt Lake
25Angela Romero (Democratic)
Minority Leader
Salt Lake
26Matt MacPherson (Republican)Salt Lake
27Anthony E. Loubet (Republican)Salt Lake
28Nicholeen P. Peck (Republican)Tooele
29Bridger Bolinder (Republican)
Majority Assistant Whip
Juab, Millard and Tooele
30Jake Fitisemanu (Democratic)Salt Lake
31Verona Mauga (Democratic)Salt Lake
32Sahara Hayes (Democratic)
Minority Assistant Whip
Salt Lake
33Doug Owens (Democratic)
Minority Caucus Manager
Salt Lake
34Carol S. Moss (Democratic)Salt Lake
35Rosalba Dominguez (Democratic)Salt Lake
36James A. Dunnigan (Republican)
Speaker Pro Tempore
Salt Lake
37Ashlee Matthews (Democratic)Salt Lake
38Cheryl K. Acton (Republican)Salt Lake
39Ken Ivory (Republican)Salt Lake
40Andrew Stoddard (Democratic)Salt Lake
41John Arthur (Democratic)Salt Lake
42Clinton Okerlund (Republican)Salt Lake
43Steve Eliason (Republican)
House Parliamentarian
Salt Lake
44Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican)
House Rules Chair
Salt Lake
45Tracy Miller (Republican)Salt Lake
46Calvin Roberts (Republican)Salt Lake
47Mark A. Strong (Republican)Salt Lake
48Doug Fiefia (Republican)Salt Lake
49Candice B. Pierucci (Republican)
Majority Whip
Salt Lake
50Stephanie Gricius (Republican)
House Majority Caucus Manager
Utah
51Leah Hansen (Republican)Utah
52A. Cory Maloy (Republican)Utah
53Kay J. Christofferson (Republican)Utah
54Kristen Chevrier (Republican)Utah
55Jon Hawkins (Republican)Utah
56Val L. Peterson (Republican)
Executive Appropriations Chair
Utah
57Nelson T. Abbott (Republican)Utah
58David Shallenberger (Republican)Utah
59Mike L. Kohler (Republican)Summit and Wasatch
60Grant Pace (Republican)Utah
61Lisa Shepherd (Republican)Utah
62Norman K Thurston (Republican)Utah
63Stephen L. Whyte (Republican)Utah
64Jackie Larson (Republican)Utah
65Doug Welton (Republican)Utah
66Troy Shelley (Republican)Juab and Sanpete
67Christine F. Watkins (Republican)Carbon, Duchesne, Emery and Grand
68Scott H. Chew (Republican)Daggett, Duchesne, Summit and Uintah
69Logan Monson (Republican)Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan and Wayne
70Carl R. Albrecht (Republican)Sevier, Piute, Beaver and Iron
71Rex P. Shipp (Republican)Iron
72Joseph Elison (Republican)Washington
73Colin W. Jack (Republican)Washington
74R. Neil Walter (Republican)Washington
75Walt Brooks (Republican)
Executive Appropriations Vice Chair
Washington

Vacant: District 16. A vacancy is filled by appointment by the governor from nominees of the departing member's party.

Utah Senate (29 members)
DistrictMemberCounties
1Scott D. Sandall (Republican)
Executive Appropriations Vice Chair
Box Elder, Cache and Tooele
2Chris H. Wilson (Republican)
Majority Whip
Cache and Rich
3John D. Johnson (Republican)Morgan, Summit and Weber
4Calvin R. Musselman (Republican)Davis and Weber
5Ann Millner (Republican)Davis, Morgan and Weber
6Jerry W Stevenson (Republican)
Executive Appropriations Chair
Davis
7J. Stuart Adams (Republican)
President
Davis and Morgan
8Todd Weiler (Republican)
Senate Parliamentarian
Davis and Salt Lake
9Jen Plumb (Democratic)
Minority Assistant Whip
Salt Lake
10Luz Escamilla (Democratic)
Minority Leader
Salt Lake
11Emily Buss (Forward)Salt Lake, Tooele and Utah
12Karen Kwan (Democratic)
Minority Whip
Salt Lake
13Nate Blouin (Democratic)Salt Lake
14Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic)Salt Lake
15Kathleen A. Riebe (Democratic)
Minority Caucus Manager
Salt Lake
16Wayne A. Harper (Republican)
President Pro Tempore
Salt Lake
17Lincoln Fillmore (Republican)
Senate Rules Chair
Salt Lake
18Daniel McCay (Republican)Salt Lake and Utah
19Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican)
Majority Leader
Salt Lake and Utah
20Ronald M. Winterton (Republican)Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah and Wasatch
21Brady Brammer (Republican)Utah
22Heidi Balderree (Republican)Salt Lake and Utah
23Keith Grover (Republican)
Senate Rules Vice Chair
Utah
24Keven J. Stratton (Republican)Utah and Wasatch
25Michael K. McKell (Republican)
Majority Assistant Whip
Utah
26David P. Hinkins (Republican)Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch and Wayne
27Derrin R. Owens (Republican)Garfield, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Utah, Washington and Wayne
28Evan J. Vickers (Republican)Beaver, Iron, Juab, Millard and Washington
29Don L. Ipson (Republican)Washington

Committees

Committees as members list them on the Legislature's roster. Each page shows its members and its next meetings.

Interim committees (13)
Appropriations committees (9)
House standing committees (15)
Senate standing committees (12)
Senate confirmation committees (13)
Commissions, task forces and other committees (16)

2026 floor votes

The official record lists 1,921 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session on 734 bills and resolutions. Each bill's page shows how every member voted.

All 2026 floor votes by bill

The closest votes

Floor votes with the smallest difference between yes and no votes, using the totals in the official record.

  • Utah Senate · March 2, 202612–12 (5 absent or not voting)
    S.B. 193: State Legal Holiday Amendments
    1st Sub. SB 193 · 2nd Reading, Passage on Second · Failed, Ayes 12 Nays 12 Abs 5
  • Utah House · March 6, 202635–34 (6 absent or not voting)
    S.B. 176: Landscaping Procurement Amendments
    2nd Sub. SB 176 · Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · Failed, Yeas 35 Nays 34 N/V 6
  • Utah Senate · March 6, 202613–14 (2 absent or not voting)
    H.B. 212: County Formation Amendments
    1st Sub. HB 212 · 2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · Failed, Ayes 13 Nays 14 Abs 2
  • Utah Senate · March 5, 202615–14
    S.B. 312: Educator License Amendments
    1st Sub. SB 312 · Concurrence, Final Passage · Ayes 15 Nays 14 Abs 0
  • Utah Senate · March 3, 202614–15
    S.B. 97: Tax Revenue Amendments
    4th Sub. SB 97 · 3rd Reading, Final Passage · Failed, Ayes 14 Nays 15 Abs 0
  • Utah Senate · February 27, 202613–12 (4 absent or not voting)
    S.B. 105: Use of Force Amendments
    1st Sub. SB 105 · 2nd Reading, Passage on Second · Failed, Ayes 13 Nays 12 Abs 4
  • Utah Senate · February 27, 202613–12 (4 absent or not voting)
    S.B. 169: High School Graduation Amendments
    SB 169 · 3rd Reading, Final Passage · Failed, Ayes 13 Nays 12 Abs 4
  • Utah Senate · March 6, 202610–12 (7 absent or not voting)
    H.B. 411: Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments
    1st Sub. HB 411 · 2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · Failed, Ayes 10 Nays 12 Abs 7