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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 117: Organ Donation Amendments

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 public awareness of organ donation and opportunities for individuals to register as organ donors.

  • Requires or encourages information about the option and process to register as an organ donor, to be provided in connection with or in certain circumstances related to: the Division of Wildlife Resources' website; a health care facility; and individual income tax instructions booklets and the State Tax Commission's website
  • Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a coalition of life-saving programs and create a comprehensive plan for communicating about those programs through state-owned channels
  • Make technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Doug Owens

Utah House, February 10, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 117
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 59 Nays 10 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (56)

14 Democratic, 42 Republican

No (9)

9 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

6 Republican

Utah Senate, February 25, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 117
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 1 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (23)

16 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah Senate, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 117
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 19 Nays 1 Abs 9
Official record

Yes (19)

12 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (9)

9 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.