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2026 floor votes

S.C.R. 4: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Permitting of Oil, Gas, and Mining

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 7, 2026. This resolution supports the effort to formalize a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enhance the efficiency of the permit review process for oil, gas, and mining operations on BLM lands.

  • This resolution:
  • Discusses the intent to enter into and the benefits of an agreement with the BLM
  • Supports the drafting of an agreement to formalize an enhanced cooperative and consultative relationship with the BLM
  • Affirms the authority for the BLM to enter into such an agreement
  • Urges the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to immediately initiate negotiations with the BLM to formalize an agreement
  • Recognizes benefits of an agreement

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ronald M. Winterton

Utah Senate, February 3, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SCR 4
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 6 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (20)

19 Republican, 1 Forward

No (6)

6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, February 4, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SCR 4
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 24 Nays 3 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (24)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 2 Democratic

No (3)

3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

1 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, February 18, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SCR 4
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 51 Nays 10 N/V 14
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (49)

48 Republican, 1 Democratic

No (10)

10 Democratic

Absent or not voting (12)

3 Democratic, 9 Republican

Utah Senate, February 19, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SCR 4
Result as recorded: Ayes 19 Nays 3 Abs 7
Official record

Yes (19)

16 Republican, 3 Democratic

No (3)

1 Forward, 2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

6 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.