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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 226: Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Amendments

4 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 23, 2026. This bill addresses requirements for a chemical test of an individual involved in a motor vehicle accident.

  • Requires a peace officer to direct an individual to submit to a chemical test if the peace officer has reasonable suspicion that the individual was operating a vehicle in violation of certain alcohol or drug related offenses
  • Requires a peace officer investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident to review the facts of the accident with a senior officer before declining to seek a warrant for a chemical test
  • Makes technical changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ann Millner

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SB 226
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 22 Nays 1 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (22)

15 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

6 Republican

Utah Senate, February 25, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 226
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 19 Nays 0 Abs 10
Official record

Yes (19)

14 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (10)

8 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 226
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 59 Nays 1 N/V 15
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (56)

44 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (14)

12 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 226
Result as recorded: Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

16 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

6 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.