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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 238: Utah Energy Generation and Transmission Planning

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 enacts provisions establishing requirements for Public Service Commission participation in regional transmission organizations and independent system operators.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires notice of community clean energy programs to include a simple opt-out method and submission instructions
  • Requires the commission to participate in regional transmission organizations and independent system operators where Utah utilities are members
  • Authorizes the commission to contract for independent analysis of market data
  • Requires annual reporting to the Legislature on impacts to Utah customers
  • Requires notification to the Legislature if the commission is denied access or participation

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Carl R. Albrecht

Utah House, February 5, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 238
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 68 Nays 1 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (64)

52 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

2 Democratic, 4 Republican

Utah Senate, February 18, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 3rd Sub. HB 238
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

16 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

6 Republican

Utah Senate, February 19, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 238
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah House, February 20, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 238
Result as recorded: Yeas 69 Nays 1 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

51 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

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.