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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 72: Obscene Animal Abuse Material 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 obscene animal abuse material.

  • Separates animal sexual abuse from the current definition of pornographic and creates a new definition of obscene animal abuse material
  • Creates a standalone criminal offense of distributing obscene animal abuse material
  • Adds animal crushing to the criminal offense of distributing obscene animal abuse material
  • Ensures that obscene animal abuse material is treated the same throughout the code as pornographic materials
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Evan J. Vickers

Utah Senate, February 20, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 72
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 72
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

2 Republican, 3 Democratic

Utah House, March 5, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 72
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 63 Nays 0 N/V 12
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (61)

48 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (10)

9 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 72
Result as recorded: Ayes 25 Nays 0 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (25)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 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.