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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 16: Solar Power Plant Amendments

4 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 25, 2026. This bill enacts provisions related to utility scale solar power plants.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes eligibility criteria for state incentives for solar power plants based on land characteristics
  • Provides for reduction of incentives for solar power plants located on certain protected farml
  • Creates exemptions for solar power plants with existing agreements or incentives
  • Requires wildlife impact consultation with state or federal agencies for solar power plants
  • Establishes requirements for decommissioning plans and financial assurance for solar power plants

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Colin W. Jack

Utah House, January 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 16
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 61 Nays 8 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (57)

49 Republican, 8 Democratic

No (8)

5 Democratic, 3 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

1 Democratic, 5 Republican

Utah Senate, February 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 16
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 7 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (21)

20 Republican, 1 Forward

No (7)

6 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah Senate, February 18, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 16
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 6 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (20)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 2 Democratic

No (6)

2 Republican, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah House, February 20, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 16
Result as recorded: Yeas 61 Nays 6 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (57)

49 Republican, 8 Democratic

No (6)

5 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (8)

7 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.