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2026 floor votes

H.J.R. 28: Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Related to Capital Felony Cases

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 court rules related to capital felony cases.

  • This resolution:
  • Amends Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 23B, to address remand of a capital felony case for findings on ineffective assistance of counsel
  • Amends Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 27, to address a stay of the execution of a sentence
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Candice B. Pierucci

Utah House, February 27, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. HJR 28
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 54 Nays 14 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (51)

50 Republican, 1 Democratic

No (14)

12 Democratic, 2 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 1st Sub. HJR 28
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 6 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (21)

20 Republican, 1 Forward

No (6)

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.