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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 71: Evidence Retention Amendments

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 23, 2026. This bill amends provisions related to evidence retention.

  • Amends requirements related to a request by a law enforcement agency to return or dispose of evidence in a misdemeanor case
  • Amends the timelines that a law enforcement agency is required to retain evidence of felony offenses
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Wayne A. Harper

Utah Senate, February 13, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 71
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 0 Abs 8
Official record

Yes (21)

16 Republican, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (8)

6 Republican, 1 Forward, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 71
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

3 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah House, February 26, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 71
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 72 Nays 0 N/V 3
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (68)

54 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 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.