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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 302: Government Speech Neutrality Amendments

1 recorded floor vote in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill amends provisions related to adoption of official and other local government flags and where certain flags may be displayed.

  • Defines terms
  • Allows certain local government entities to adopt only one official flag
  • Allows certain local governments to adopt other flags for ceremonial or other purposes
  • Allows the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee to review the official and other flags by certain local governments
  • Allows local governments to fly only official flags in certain locations
  • Makes technical changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Matt MacPherson

Utah House, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 302
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 57 Nays 12 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (53)

50 Republican, 3 Democratic

No (12)

11 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

6 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.