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2026 floor votes

H.B. 116: Criminal Fines Amendments

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

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill addresses fines for certain criminal offenses.

  • Increases the mandatory fine amount that an actor must pay after being convicted of: patronizing a prostituted individual who is an adult; exploitation of prostitution; aggravated exploitation of prostitution; sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to an adult in exchange for sexual activity; or sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to a child in exchange for sexual activity
  • Clarifies that the mandatory fine for the following offenses only applies if the actor is 18 years old or older: patronizing a prostituted individual who is a child; or sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to a child in exchange for sexual activity
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ryan D. Wilcox

Utah House, February 3, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 116
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 67 Nays 0 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (63)

52 Republican, 11 Democratic

Absent or not voting (8)

3 Democratic, 5 Republican

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.