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2026 floor votes

H.B. 248: Family Law Modifications

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 family law issues related to spousal support, child support, custody, and parent-time.

  • Defines terms
  • Modifies the duties of the Office of Recovery Services with regard to spousal support
  • Requires the director of the Office of Recovery Services to hold certain meetings for obligees and obligors and places a sunset date on the requirement
  • Creates a reporting requirement for the director of the Office of Recovery Services and places a sunset date on the reporting requirement
  • Addresses the collection of spousal support by the Office of Recovery Services after a child support obligation ends
  • Allows a certain amount of money from a monthly child support payment to pass through to a family who is receiving public assistance on and after July 1, 2028

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Raymond P. Ward

Utah House, February 10, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 248
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 3 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (62)

48 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (3)

3 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

6 Republican

Utah Senate, February 19, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 248
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 248
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 248
Result as recorded: Yeas 65 Nays 1 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (62)

48 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 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.