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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 172: Airport and Air Amendments

3 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 18, 2026. This bill amends law relating to airports and drones.

  • Defines terms
  • Amends provisions regarding a license required to operate an airport
  • Modifies requirements for how an airport handles lost property
  • Amends a restriction on how law enforcement can use a drone
  • Makes technical changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Wayne A. Harper

Utah Senate, February 13, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 172
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

20 Republican, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

1 Forward, 2 Republican

Utah Senate, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 172
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

2 Democratic, 2 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 172
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 64 Nays 1 N/V 10
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (60)

46 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (10)

10 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.