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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 454: Public Assistance Fraud 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

Signed by the governor on March 24, 2026. This bill concerns public assistance fraud.

  • Amends certain criminal provisions concerning obtaining or using public assistance
  • Creates the offense of public assistance fraud by a person facilitating an inaccurate public assistance application
  • Adds the newly created offense to the list of predicate offenses for a pattern of unlawful activity
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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

Utah House, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 454
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 0 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (62)

49 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (9)

1 Democratic, 8 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Consent, Final Passage · HB 454
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 1 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (24)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

1 Democratic, 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.