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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 105: Child Welfare Revisions

3 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 17, 2026. This bill addresses orders of permanent custody and guardianship of a minor.

  • Addresses when a parent may file a petition to modify an order of permanent custody and guardianship

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Christine F. Watkins

Utah House, February 10, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 105
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 63 Nays 1 N/V 11
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (59)

47 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (11)

2 Democratic, 9 Republican

Utah Senate, February 25, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 105
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

4 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 105
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 0 Abs 9
Official record

Yes (20)

14 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (9)

8 Republican, 1 Democratic

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.