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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 251: Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination

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 25, 2026. This bill addresses civil penalties and reporting related to public health and the environment.

  • Removes a requirement that the Department of Environmental Quality (department) report to the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee regarding the evaluation of a policy or rule that affects a local health department
  • Establishes a process for a local government or local health department to submit a reimbursement request to the department for a qualifying extraordinary expense incurred in a qualifying environmental enforcement activity
  • Authorizes rulemaking by the department related to the reimbursement for a qualifying extraordinary expense
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Scott D. Sandall

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 251
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

3 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 25, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 251
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 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 251
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 40 Nays 30 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (39)

14 Democratic, 25 Republican

No (28)

28 Republican

Absent or not voting (4)

4 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.