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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.J.R. 30: House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land

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 approves the transfer of state controlled lands.

  • This resolution:
  • Acknowledges that the state and the United States government have disputed the ownership of 22,311 acres along the Great Salt Lake
  • Describes the terms of a negotiated settlement between the state and United States government for the transfer of the disputed lands along the Great Salt Lake
  • Describes the process for a state agency to obtain approval from the Legislature for the transfer of 500 or more acres of state controlled lands to the United States government
  • Approves the transfer of 22,311 acres along the Great Salt Lake to the United States government

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Casey Snider

Utah House, March 6, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · HJR 30
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 62 Nays 2 N/V 11
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (59)

46 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (2)

2 Republican

Absent or not voting (10)

1 Democratic, 9 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · HJR 30
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 1 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (25)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (3)

2 Republican, 1 Democratic

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.