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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.J.R. 1: Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules

5 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

Passed by the Legislature and sent to the lieutenant governor on February 20, 2026. This resolution modifies joint rules.

  • This resolution:
  • Defines "minority leader" and "minority party"
  • Modifies the definition of "increase legislative workload"
  • Clarifies the secretary of the Senate's and the chief clerk of the House's record keeping duties
  • Modifies the publication of the Senate and House draft journals
  • Addresses rules and procedures that apply to an extraordinary session

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor James A. Dunnigan

Utah House, January 28, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. HJR 1
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 73 Nays 0 N/V 2
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (69)

55 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah Senate, February 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 2nd Sub. HJR 1
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 5, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HJR 1
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

3 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 13, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 4th Sub. HJR 1
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

21 Republican, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

1 Forward, 1 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Conference Committee/Final Passage · 4th Sub. HJR 1
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 68 Nays 0 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (64)

51 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

1 Democratic, 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.