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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 47: Vehicle Registration and Insurance 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 February 12, 2026. This bill amends a provision to require a vehicle owner to maintain liability insurance on a vehicle if the vehicle is operated on a highway, not merely registered.

  • Amends a provision to require a vehicle owner to maintain liability insurance on a vehicle if the vehicle is operated on a highway, not merely registered

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Jason B. Kyle

Utah House, January 21, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 47
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 70 Nays 3 N/V 2
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (66)

53 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (3)

1 Democratic, 2 Republican

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah Senate, February 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. HB 47
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

Utah Senate, February 5, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 47
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 0 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (27)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

1 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.