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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 98: Substance Use Rehabilitation 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 25, 2026. This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a recovery ready workplace certification program.

  • Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to establish, in consultation with the Department of Workforce Services, a certification program for employers to be certified as a recovery ready workplace (program)
  • If the department establishes the program, requires the department to establish an application process and criteria
  • Provides that funds may be appropriated by the Legislature from the Electronic Cigarette Substance and Nicotine Product Proceeds Restricted Account for the program
  • Grants the department rulemaking authority
  • Defines terms
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Jen Plumb

Utah Senate, February 13, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 2nd Sub. SB 98
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 18 Nays 2 Abs 9
Official record

Yes (18)

13 Republican, 5 Democratic

No (2)

2 Republican

Absent or not voting (9)

7 Republican, 1 Forward, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 17, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 98
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 0 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (24)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah House, February 26, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SB 98
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 1 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (65)

52 Republican, 13 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (5)

4 Republican, 1 Democratic

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.