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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 78: Nuclear Regulatory Amendments

4 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 establishes the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Office within the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Office within the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
  • Grants rulemaking authority to the division for nuclear energy regulation
  • Authorizes establishment and collection of fees for nuclear energy licensing and oversight
  • Directs the division to pursue expanded Agreement State status with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Authorizes the director to enter cooperative agreements with federal agencies

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Carl R. Albrecht

Utah House, January 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HB 78
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 75 Nays 0 N/V 0
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (71)

57 Republican, 14 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · HB 78
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 1 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (23)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HB 78
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 2 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (23)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 3 Democratic

No (2)

2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

3 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 1st Sub. HB 78
Result as recorded: Yeas 61 Nays 8 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (57)

50 Republican, 7 Democratic

No (8)

7 Democratic, 1 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.