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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 342: Federal Grant Process 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 18, 2026. This bill modifies provisions related to federal funds procedure.

  • Increases the approval thresholds for new federal funds requests
  • For specified high-dollar federal funds requests, requires the agency to submit the federal funds request to: the Executive Appropriations Committee for review and recommendation before submitting the federal funds request to the federal government; and the Legislature for final approval within a specified time period
  • Directs the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives to establish a legislative oversight committee for each approved high-dollar federal funds request
  • Provides the duties and membership of a legislative oversight committee

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Val L. Peterson

Utah House, February 6, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 342
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 68 Nays 0 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (64)

52 Republican, 12 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

5 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 25, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · HB 342
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

16 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

6 Republican

Utah Senate, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 342
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 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.