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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 260: Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments

3 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 23, 2026. This bill addresses the unauthorized practice of law.

  • Defines terms related to the unauthorized practice of law
  • Allows the court to take certain actions when a person is engaging in the unauthorized practice of law before the court
  • Allows a civil action to be brought for the unauthorized practice law
  • Establishes a criminal penalty for the unauthorized practice of law
  • Clarifies that the statutory provisions regarding the unauthorized practice of law do not limit the Supreme Court's authority to regulate the practice of law
  • Provides a three-year statute of limitations for a civil action for the unauthorized practice of law and the exceptions to the statute of limitations

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Anthony E. Loubet

Utah House, February 6, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 260
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 62 Nays 4 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (58)

46 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (4)

4 Republican

Absent or not voting (9)

2 Democratic, 7 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 260
Result as recorded: Yeas 71 Nays 1 N/V 3
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (67)

53 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 2nd Sub. HB 260
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 2 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (25)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (2)

2 Republican

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.