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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 54: Boating Safety Education

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 creates an education requirement to operate a watercraft.

  • Creates a watercraft operator safety course
  • Establishes guidelines for the course
  • Prohibits the operation of a watercraft without evidence of completion of the course
  • Grants rulemaking authority to the Division of Outdoor Recreation to create and manage a safety briefing for liveries

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Michael J. Petersen

Utah House, January 22, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 54
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 50 Nays 19 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (47)

33 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (18)

18 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

6 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 54
Result as recorded: Yeas 57 Nays 6 N/V 12
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (55)

46 Republican, 9 Democratic

No (5)

1 Democratic, 4 Republican

Absent or not voting (11)

4 Democratic, 7 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 54
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 5 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (20)

13 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (5)

5 Republican

Absent or not voting (4)

4 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.