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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 39: Prison and Jail Standards Amendments

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

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill concerns standards and inspections for state correctional facilities and county jails.

  • Requires a county sheriff to ensure that every county jail under the sheriff's jurisdiction operates in accordance with a system of independently administered standards and submits to a regular inspection schedule
  • Requires the Department of Corrections (department) to ensure that every state correctional facility under the department's jurisdiction operates in accordance with a system of independently administered standards and submits to a regular inspection schedule
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ryan D. Wilcox

Utah House, January 20, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 39
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 1 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (66)

52 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (4)

4 Republican

Utah Senate, February 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · HB 39
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 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.