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2026 floor votes

H.B. 522: Parentage and Child Support Amendments

1 recorded floor vote in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026. This bill addresses provisions regarding parentage and child support.

  • Addresses a child support obligation for a child placed with a relative by the juvenile court or the Division of Child and Family Services
  • Addresses the presumption of parentage for a child
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Christine F. Watkins

Utah House, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 522
Result as recorded: Failed, Yeas 37 Nays 30 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (34)

13 Democratic, 21 Republican

No (30)

30 Republican

Absent or not voting (7)

1 Democratic, 6 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.