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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 244: Cardiac Emergency Response Plans in Schools

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 19, 2026. This bill establishes requirements for cardiac emergency response plans in schools.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires each school to develop a cardiac emergency response plan
  • Requires plans to include evidence-based core elements for emergency cardiovascular care
  • Requires appropriate placement and maintenance of automated external defibrillators (AED)
  • Requires training of appropriate school staff in first aid, CPR, and AED use
  • Establishes a grant program to aid in implementing cardiac emergency response plans

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Jerry W Stevenson

Utah Senate, February 26, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 244
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 1 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (24)

20 Republican, 4 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (4)

1 Forward, 2 Democratic, 1 Republican

Utah Senate, February 27, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 244
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

2 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 4, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 244
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 65 Nays 1 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (61)

48 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (9)

8 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 244
Result as recorded: Ayes 26 Nays 0 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (26)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

1 Republican, 2 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.