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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 204: Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation

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 25, 2026. This bill broadens a protection for a student's sincerely held religious and conscience beliefs.

  • Defines terms
  • Broadens the scope of a requirement for a reasonable accommodation regarding a student's sincerely held religious and conscience beliefs
  • Requires certain notifications and a review process
  • Broadens the scope of policies that an institution of higher education establishes
  • Requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to adopt certain policies
  • Coordinates with S.B. 207, Protection from Unfair Treatment Based on Religion or Other Irrelevant Characteristics, to supersede religious provisions in S.B. 207

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Michael J. Petersen

Utah House, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 204
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 54 Nays 14 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (50)

50 Republican

No (14)

14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

7 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 204
Result as recorded: Yeas 57 Nays 14 N/V 4
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (53)

53 Republican

No (14)

14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 204
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 17 Nays 5 Abs 7
Official record

Yes (17)

17 Republican

No (5)

5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

5 Republican, 1 Forward, 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.