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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 372: Child Welfare Changes

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 18, 2026. This bill addresses guardians ad litem and consideration of a minor's best interest.

  • Makes modifications to the Guardian ad Litem Oversight Committee
  • Modifies the responsibilities of the director of the Office of Guardian ad Litem
  • Requires an attorney guardian ad litem to inform the court at each hearing: whether the minor expressed a desire to attend the hearing; and of the date of the attorney guardian ad litem's last interaction with the min
  • Addresses when a guardian ad litem is appointed
  • Adjusts the responsibilities and obligations of an attorney guardian ad litem
  • Directs a court to consider the best interest of a minor within the context of the principles and provisions in Sections 80-2a-201 and 80-4-104

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Karianne Lisonbee

Utah House, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 5th Sub. HB 372
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)

50 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

7 Republican

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 5th Sub. HB 372
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

3 Republican, 1 Democratic

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.