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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 495: Capital Felony Case 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 March 24, 2026. This bill amends statutes related to capital felony cases.

  • Defines and modifies terms related to capital felony cases
  • Clarifies the statutory provisions regarding a sentencing proceeding in a capital felony case
  • Requires the sentencing court to advise a defendant in a capital felony case of the right to a direct appeal and of the statutory provisions for postconviction relief
  • Requires the sentencing court to appoint appellate counsel for a defendant who is sentenced to death
  • Modifies the automatic review process by the Utah Supreme Court in a capital felony case in which the defendant is sentenced to death
  • Addresses the priority of capital felony cases

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Candice B. Pierucci

Utah House, February 25, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 495
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 56 Nays 13 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (52)

51 Republican, 1 Democratic

No (13)

12 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HB 495
Result as recorded: Yeas 55 Nays 12 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (52)

51 Republican, 1 Democratic

No (12)

12 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

1 Democratic, 6 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 2nd Sub. HB 495
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 6 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (20)

19 Republican, 1 Forward

No (6)

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.