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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 129: Education Board 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 19, 2026. This bill clarifies the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority.

  • Clarifies the State Board of Education's rulemaking authority
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Norman K Thurston

Utah House, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 129
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 53 Nays 15 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (50)

44 Republican, 6 Democratic

No (15)

7 Democratic, 8 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

1 Democratic, 5 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 129
Result as recorded: Yeas 59 Nays 3 N/V 13
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (56)

42 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (3)

3 Republican

Absent or not voting (12)

12 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 129
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 0 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (28)

22 Republican, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Forward

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.