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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 21: Senior Care Facility 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 closure, qualifying sale, change of use, or acquisition sale of an assisted living facility.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires an assisted living facility to meet certain requirements if the assisted living facility intends to close, complete a qualifying sale, or undertake a change of use
  • Provides that an assisted living facility may not accept new residents if the facility intends to close, complete a qualifying sale, or undertake a change of use
  • Prescribes requirements for an assisted living facility that intends to complete an acquisition sale
  • Allows a county attorney or the attorney general to seek the appointment of a receiver if an assisted living facility does not comply with certain requirements
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Tiara Auxier

Utah House, January 20, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 21
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 74 Nays 1 N/V 0
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (70)

56 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Utah Senate, January 29, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 21
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 29 Nays 0 Abs 0
Official record

Yes (29)

22 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 6, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 21
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 0 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (28)

22 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Democratic

Utah House, February 10, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 21
Result as recorded: Yeas 69 Nays 0 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

52 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

1 Democratic, 5 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.