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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 274: Sentencing 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 24, 2026. This bill amends statutory provisions related to sentencing.

  • Modifies the membership of the Sentencing Commission
  • Requires the Sentencing Commission to give consideration to certain objectives when determining a recommended sentence or supervision length for the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines
  • Requires the Sentencing Commission, before November 1, 2026, to revise and review the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines for certain offenses
  • Modifies the authorization process for the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines
  • Addresses the factors and information that a sentencing court is required to consider when sentencing an individual
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Mike Schultz

Utah House, February 6, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 274
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 0 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

53 Republican, 12 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

2 Democratic, 4 Republican

Utah Senate, February 19, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 3rd Sub. HB 274
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 3 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (25)

22 Republican, 3 Democratic

No (3)

3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Forward

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 274
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 3 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (23)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 3 Democratic

No (3)

3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah House, February 24, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 274
Result as recorded: Yeas 69 Nays 0 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (66)

52 Republican, 14 Democratic

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.