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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 249: Federal Funds Modifications

2 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 modifies provisions related to federal funds.

  • Directs the legislative fiscal analyst to submit to the Federalism Commission (commission) the portions of each budget stress test that relate to federal funds
  • Requires the commission to review and, in the commission's discretion, make legislative recommendations regarding the federal funds portions of each budget stress test
  • Requires the Utah State University Jon M. Huntsman School of Business to: create and maintain a publicly available dashboard that visualizes state dependency on federal funds; and model economic scenarios to inform federal funds contingency planning
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Calvin Roberts

Utah House, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 249
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 1 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

52 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

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 249
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 1 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (26)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 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.