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2026 floor votes

H.B. 209: Voting 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 amends provisions relating to voting.

  • Defines terms
  • Provides a process for an election officer to independently determine whether a registered voter is not a citizen of the United States
  • Provides a process to challenge a determination described in the preceding paragraph
  • Prohibits an individual from voting if an election officer independently determines that the voter is not a citizen of the United States and the individual does not successfully dispute the determination
  • Creates a bifurcated ballot system where, for an election held on or after November 1, 2026: a voter chooses whether to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote or before voting; and a voter who does not provide documentary proof of United States citizenship may only vote in races for federal office
  • Modifies voter registration forms and requirements consistent with the bifurcated ballot system

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor A. Cory Maloy

Utah House, January 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 209
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 62 Nays 13 N/V 0
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (58)

57 Republican, 1 Democratic

No (13)

13 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 12, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 3rd Sub. HB 209
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 8 Abs 0
Official record

Yes (21)

21 Republican

No (8)

1 Forward, 1 Republican, 6 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 3rd Sub. HB 209
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 17 Nays 8 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (17)

17 Republican

No (8)

1 Forward, 1 Republican, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 209
Result as recorded: Yeas 51 Nays 16 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (47)

46 Republican, 1 Democratic

No (16)

13 Democratic, 3 Republican

Absent or not voting (8)

8 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.