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2026 floor votes

H.J.R. 26: Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Evidence to Address Machine-Generated Evidence

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

Passed by the Legislature and sent to the lieutenant governor on March 17, 2026. This resolution amends the Utah Rules of Evidence regarding the admissibility of machine-generated evidence.

  • This resolution:
  • Amends the Utah Rules of Evidence by adding Rule 707 to address the admissibility of machine-generated evidence

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Melissa G. Ballard

Utah House, February 26, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HJR 26
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 1 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (63)

50 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (7)

6 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · HJR 26
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 0 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (27)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

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.