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2026 floor votes

S.J.R. 8: Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University

5 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 13, 2026. This resolution directs Utah Valley University to conduct a feasibility study for establishing a law school.

  • This resolution:
  • Recognizes the need for increased access to legal education in the state
  • Acknowledges Utah Valley University's mission to serve working professionals
  • Directs Utah Valley University to study the feasibility of establishing a law school at the Thanksgiving Point campus
  • Requires evaluation of facility needs, faculty requirements, accreditation pathways, and market viability
  • Directs Utah Valley University to design programming focused on evening and weekend instruction for working professionals

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

Utah Senate, February 17, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SJR 8
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 18 Nays 6 Abs 5
Official record

Yes (18)

12 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah Senate, February 18, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SJR 8
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 20 Nays 7 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (20)

14 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

No (7)

6 Republican, 1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Previous Question - Division · SJR 8
Result as recorded: Failed, Yeas 23 Nays 41 N/V 11
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (23)

9 Democratic, 14 Republican

No (37)

35 Republican, 2 Democratic

Absent or not voting (11)

8 Republican, 3 Democratic

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · SJR 8
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 66 Nays 2 N/V 7
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (62)

50 Republican, 12 Democratic

No (2)

1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (7)

6 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · SJR 8
Result as recorded: Ayes 25 Nays 3 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (25)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

No (3)

2 Republican, 1 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

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.