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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 218: Constable Modifications

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 regulates the practice of a constable.

  • Defines terms
  • Modifies the process by which a city or county may contract with a constable
  • Beginning January 1, 2027, requires that an individual contracted by a municipality or county to act as a constable hold a constable license
  • Enacts the Constables Licensing Act
  • Creates the Constables Licensing Board (board)
  • Describes the membership, duties, and powers of the board

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Kirk A. Cullimore

Utah Senate, February 20, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SB 218
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

21 Republican, 3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

1 Republican, 1 Forward, 3 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 25, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 218
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 218
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 71 Nays 1 N/V 3
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (67)

53 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (3)

3 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.