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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.C.R. 9: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Critical Minerals Development and Funding

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 24, 2026. This resolution addresses Utah's critical minerals industry.

  • This resolution:
  • Highlights the urgency to develop domestic supplies of critical minerals
  • Describes Utah's position as a top mining jurisdiction
  • Outlines the role of the proposed Minerals for Industrial, National, and Economic Security Center (MINES Center) in establishing Utah as a critical minerals hub
  • Expresses support for the creation of the MINES Center
  • Encourages the federal government to distribute federal money for critical minerals development through block grants

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Ann Millner

Utah Senate, February 23, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SCR 9
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 26 Nays 1 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (26)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (1)

1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

1 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 24, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SCR 9
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 3 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (21)

19 Republican, 2 Democratic

No (3)

3 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

1 Forward, 3 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, March 4, 2026

Consent, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SCR 9
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 69 Nays 0 N/V 6
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (66)

52 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 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.