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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 182: Genetic Information 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 17, 2026. This bill addresses the use of genetic sequencing tools and the storage of genetic sequencing data.

  • Defines terms
  • Prohibits the use of certain genetic sequencers and genetic sequencing software
  • Prescribes requirements and restrictions related to the storage of genetic sequencing data
  • Requires relevant entities to certify compliance with genetic sequencing requirements
  • Authorizes the attorney general to investigate alleged violations of genetic sequencing requirements, and initiate civil actions for those violations
  • Provides protections for an employee who reports a suspected violation of genetic sequencing requirements to the attorney general

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Walt Brooks

Utah House, January 29, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 182
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 0 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (66)

53 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 5th Sub. HB 182
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 19, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 5th Sub. HB 182
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah House, February 20, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 5th Sub. HB 182
Result as recorded: Yeas 67 Nays 0 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (64)

51 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

6 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.