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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 188: Juvenile Justice Amendments

2 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 amends statutory provisions related to juvenile justice.

  • Requires a school to refer a minor to a court after a minor has allegedly committed a drug possession offense for a third time
  • Defines terms related to offenses committed at school
  • Amends the notification requirements for an offense committed by a student on school grounds
  • Recodifies and amends requirements related to the notification of an offense committed by a student on school grounds, including statutory provisions addressing investigations, searches, and immunity
  • Defines terms for juvenile programming and data reporting requirements
  • Addresses a minor's eligibility for a nonjudicial adjustment when a referral to a juvenile court involves certain offenses

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Nicholeen P. Peck

Utah House, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 188
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 62 Nays 10 N/V 3
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (58)

54 Republican, 4 Democratic

No (10)

10 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 3rd Sub. HB 188
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 6 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (21)

20 Republican, 1 Forward

No (6)

6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 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.