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2026 floor votes

S.J.R. 16: Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Ethics 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

Passed by the Legislature and sent to the lieutenant governor on March 16, 2026. This joint rules resolution amends Joint Rules, Title 6, Legislative Ethics and Adjudication of Ethics Complaints.

  • This resolution:
  • Removes term limits for a member of the Independent Legislative Ethics Commission (commission)
  • Modifies the circumstances under which the commission may dismiss a complaint
  • Authorizes, under certain circumstances, the chair of the commission or the chair of the House or Senate Ethics Committee (committee) to designate a member of the commission or committee to preside
  • Clarifies provisions related to the commission's and a committee's subpoena powers
  • Requires an affidavit from the complainants, respondent, and each witness involved in a complaint

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

Utah Senate, February 27, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 2nd Sub. SJR 16
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 25 Nays 1 Abs 3
Official record

Yes (25)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, March 2, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SJR 16
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 1 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (27)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SJR 16
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 65 Nays 0 N/V 10
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (62)

49 Republican, 13 Democratic

Absent or not voting (9)

1 Democratic, 8 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.