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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 520: Higher Education Student Housing Study

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 25, 2026. This bill requires the completion of a feasibility study on higher education student housing.

  • Requires an employee of the governor's office, in consultation with the commissioner of higher education, to: complete a feasibility study regarding the impact of higher education student housing on surrounding communities; and report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Jason E. Thompson

Utah House, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 520
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 45 Nays 23 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (43)

12 Democratic, 31 Republican

No (21)

19 Republican, 2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

7 Republican

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · HB 520
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 4 Abs 0
Official record

Yes (25)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (4)

2 Republican, 2 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.