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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 547: Transnational Repression Amendments

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 19, 2026. This bill addresses transnational repression by foreign governments and foreign terrorist organizations against individuals in this state.

  • Defines terms, including transnational repression
  • Requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to direct the state's institutions of higher education to provide information on transnational repression to international students and how to report transnational repression to law enforcement
  • Creates a criminal penalty enhancement for any crime if the crime is committed by an individual at the direction of a foreign government or an agent of a foreign terrorist organization in order to cause a victim to undertake, or refrain from undertaking, certain conduct
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Tyler Clancy

Utah House, February 25, 2026

Consent, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 547
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 64 Nays 0 N/V 11
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (60)

47 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (11)

1 Democratic, 10 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 547
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

2 Democratic, 2 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.