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2026 floor votes

H.B. 553: Dog Attack 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 related to injuries from dog attacks.

  • Establishes that an individual injured in a dog attack may bring a claim for damages within four years of the injury
  • Raises the maximum award from $50,000 to $75,000 in arbitration and at trial for a bodily injury claim resulting from a dog attack, not including certain costs
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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

Utah House, March 2, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 553
Result as recorded: Failed, Yeas 31 Nays 38 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (31)

14 Democratic, 17 Republican

No (34)

34 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

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.