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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 54: Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program 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 19, 2026. This bill amends provisions of certain scholarship programs.

  • Eliminates income based eligibility requirements for the scholarship
  • Removes scholarship eligibility for a sibling
  • Aligns the scholarship requirements with the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program
  • Allows the scholarship granting organization to approve qualified providers and private schools
  • Requires the scholarship granting organization to ensure physical education and extracurricular caps are followed
  • Amends the definition of scholarship expense to be the same across multiple scholarship programs

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Lincoln Fillmore

Utah Senate, February 20, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 54
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 22 Nays 1 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (22)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 54
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 5 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (20)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 1 Democratic

No (5)

5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

4 Republican

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. SB 54
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 67 Nays 2 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (63)

50 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (2)

2 Republican

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. SB 54
Result as recorded: Ayes 27 Nays 0 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (27)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 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.