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2026 floor votes

S.B. 59: Alimony 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 alimony.

  • Requires a court to consider the tax consequences of alimony on each party when determining or modifying alimony
  • Addresses when a court shall consider the length of two marriages between the same individuals as the length of one marriage for purposes of determining alimony
  • Addresses the modification of alimony after a court enters a divorce decree
  • Addresses the effect of cohabitation on alimony

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

Utah Senate, February 13, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 59
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 1 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (24)

19 Republican, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

3 Republican, 1 Forward

Utah Senate, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 59
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 22 Nays 2 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (22)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (2)

2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah House, February 26, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 59
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 55 Nays 0 N/V 20
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (52)

14 Democratic, 38 Republican

Absent or not voting (19)

19 Republican

Utah Senate, February 27, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 59
Result as recorded: Ayes 24 Nays 1 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (24)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

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.