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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 270: State Court 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 24, 2026. This bill amends statutory provisions related to state courts.

  • Allows the Judicial Council to establish a division in the district court
  • Addresses resources for a division established by the Judicial Council
  • Addresses the transfer of certain actions to a division of the district court
  • Modifies the number of applicants certified by the Appellate Court Nominating Commission to the governor when there is more than one vacancy for an appellate court
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

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

Utah Senate, February 24, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 270
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

16 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

6 Republican

Utah Senate, February 27, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 270
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 0 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (27)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah House, March 4, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 270
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 0 N/V 9
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (63)

49 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (8)

8 Republican

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 270
Result as recorded: Ayes 22 Nays 2 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (22)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 2 Democratic

No (2)

2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

3 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.