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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.J.R. 5: Joint Resolution Amending the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure

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 February 13, 2026. This resolution amends the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.

  • This resolution:
  • Amends Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 1, to add a definition
  • Amends Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 42, to address the transfer of an action
  • Amends Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 63, to address the disqualification of a judge on a three-judge panel in the district court
  • Amends Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 63A, to address the change of judge as a matter of right with regard to a three-judge panel in the district court
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Brady Brammer

Utah Senate, February 11, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 2nd Sub. SJR 5
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 2 Abs 0
Official record

Yes (27)

22 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (2)

2 Democratic

Utah Senate, February 12, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SJR 5
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 21 Nays 7 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (21)

21 Republican

No (7)

1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah House, February 13, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 2nd Sub. SJR 5
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 54 Nays 14 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (50)

50 Republican

No (14)

14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

7 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.