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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 194: Utah State Board of Education Ethics 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 establishes comprehensive ethics standards, complaint procedures, and enforcement mechanisms for members of the State Board of Education.

  • Establishes a code of official conduct for State Board of Education members in statute
  • Creates requirements for conflict of interest disclosures and ethics training
  • Establishes procedures for filing ethics complaints against board members
  • Creates an independent ethics commission to investigate complaints
  • Establishes hearing procedures, evidentiary standards, and due process protections
  • Provides for disciplinary actions for violations

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Sahara Hayes

Utah House, February 18, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 194
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 61 Nays 2 N/V 12
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (57)

43 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (2)

2 Republican

Absent or not voting (12)

12 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · HB 194
Result as recorded: Yeas 63 Nays 1 N/V 11
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (60)

13 Democratic, 47 Republican

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (10)

9 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · HB 194
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 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.