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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 48: Criminal and Juvenile Justice Changes

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 March 25, 2026. This bill amends statutory provisions related to the criminal and juvenile justice system.

  • Defines terms related to recidivism in the criminal and juvenile justice system
  • Modifies the requirements for provisionally housing a minor, who is tried as an adult for aggravated murder, in a secure care facility
  • Allows a prosecutor to file a motion with the Board of Pardons and Parole regarding the provisional housing of a minor in a secure care facility
  • Addresses the appointment of counsel for a minor on a motion regarding provisional housing of the minor in a secure care facility
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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

Utah House, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 48
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 56 Nays 14 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (52)

52 Republican

No (14)

13 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

1 Democratic, 4 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 4th Sub. HB 48
Result as recorded: Yeas 52 Nays 15 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (48)

48 Republican

No (15)

14 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (8)

8 Republican

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 4th Sub. HB 48
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 7 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (20)

20 Republican

No (7)

1 Republican, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

1 Republican, 1 Forward

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.