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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 548: Primary Election 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 primary elections.

  • Provides that a municipality may hold a primary election if the number of candidates for a municipal office exceeds twice but does not exceed three times the number of individuals needed to fill that office
  • Requires a municipality to hold a primary election if the number of candidates for a municipal office exceeds three times the number of individuals needed to fill that office
  • Clarifies the circumstances under which a special district may hold a primary election
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Andrew Stoddard

Utah House, March 2, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 548
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 40 Nays 30 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (39)

14 Democratic, 25 Republican

No (27)

27 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

5 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.