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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 73: Online Age Verification 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 19, 2026. This bill enacts provisions related to online providers of content harmful to minors.

  • Defines terms
  • Provides legislative findings
  • Imposes an excise tax on certain entities that provide content harmful to minors
  • Provides for administration and collection of the excise tax by the State Tax Commission based on referrals from the Division of Consumer Protection
  • Creates the Minor Mental Health Restricted Account within the General Fund
  • Directs tax revenues to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Division of Consumer Protection to be used for mental health programs and enforcement of age verification requirements

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Calvin R. Musselman

Utah Senate, February 20, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 3rd Sub. SB 73
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 1 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (25)

19 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. SB 73
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 22 Nays 2 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (22)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 3 Democratic

No (2)

2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 4, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. SB 73
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 1 N/V 8
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (62)

50 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (8)

2 Democratic, 6 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.