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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 391: Vacancy Replacement 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 addresses vacancies in elected office.

  • Requires certain vacancies in elected office to be filled by appointment of an individual selected by the political party of which the prior officeholder was a member at the time the prior officeholder was last elected or appointed, including: a vacancy in the office of United States senator, state legislator, or State Board of Education member, to be appointed by the governor; and a vacancy in a county office, to be appointed by a county legislative body
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Lisa Shepherd

Utah House, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 391
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 55 Nays 13 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (51)

51 Republican

No (13)

13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

1 Democratic, 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.