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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 139: Female Genital Mutilation 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 26, 2026. This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.

  • Repeals the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a community education program regarding female genital mutilation
  • Removes the statute of limitation for the prosecution of the offense of female genital mutilation
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Melissa G. Ballard

Utah House, February 6, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 139
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 0 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

53 Republican, 12 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

2 Democratic, 4 Republican

Utah Senate, February 18, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 139
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah Senate, February 20, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 139
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

3 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.