Chris H. Wilson
State senator, Senate District 2 · Republican
Office held
| State senator | Senate District 2 | Source |
Bills sponsored in 2026
Chief sponsor of 11 bills in the 2026 General Session: 10 passed, 1 did not pass both chambers.
- Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments
- Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments
- Prosecution Amendments
- Court Amendments
- Online Sales Tax Amendments
- School Construction Amendments
- Right to Try Amendments
- Property Tax Adjustments
- Higher Education Institutional Governance
- Concurrent Resolution on State Innovation for Transition from Government Benefits to Self-reliance
- New Motorboat Distributor Act
Voting record
Utah Senate, 2026 sessions
The official record lists Chris H. Wilson's vote on 1,083 roll calls in the 2026 sessions. The latest:
- Voted: Yea1st Sub. HB 212: County Formation Amendments
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. SB 181: School Discipline Amendments
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 165: Economic Mobility Initiative
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 304: Protective Order Amendments
- Voted: Yea4th Sub. SB 278: Development Authority Modifications
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 184: Justice System Amendments
- Voted: Yea4th Sub. SB 170: Vitamin K Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting2nd Sub. SB 149: Licensing Modifications
- Voted: Absent or not voting6th Sub. HB 492: Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting6th Sub. SB 284: Local Land and Water Modifications
Closest final-passage votes
The final-passage votes in the 2026 sessions that were decided by the fewest votes, with Chris H. Wilson's vote. These are picked by the size of the margin in the official tally alone, not by topic or party.
- Voted: Absent or not voting4th Sub. SB 31: Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments
- Voted: Yea1st Sub. SB 312: Educator License Amendments
- Voted: Yea4th Sub. SB 97: Tax Revenue Amendments
- Voted: NaySB 169: High School Graduation Amendments
- Voted: NaySB 137: Homeless Services Board Amendments
Cache Valley business background
Chris H. Wilson is a lifelong Cache Valley resident and a third-generation owner of Wilson Motor Company, according to his Senate biography. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Utah State University, concentrating in finance. His business background is in the automobile industry, while his public biography also describes volunteer work in local organizations and professional associations. [1]
District 2 and Senate leadership
Wilson entered the Utah Senate in 2021 and represents District 2, covering Cache and Rich counties. The Senate identifies him as majority whip. That leadership position accompanies his role representing northeastern Utah constituents; it is not a separate elected district office. His official biography places his family and business roots in the same Cache Valley region that forms his political base. [1]
Education, revenue and transportation
The Legislature's current record lists Wilson on Senate Education, Revenue and Taxation, and Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology. His interim assignments include education, revenue and taxation, and political subdivisions. Those committees put school policy, the state's revenue system, infrastructure and utility issues in his working portfolio. They document his responsibilities without implying a vote on every proposal heard by a committee. [2]
In the 2026 General Session, Chris H. Wilson was chief sponsor of S.B. 86, Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments. It has law enforcement agencies report anonymous, aggregate use of the firearm safe harbor storage program to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, which passes the data to a legislative committee, makes the underlying records private until disposed of, and sets a sunset for the reporting. The governor signed it on March 23, 2026. [3]
In the 2026 General Session, Chris H. Wilson was chief sponsor of S.B. 91, Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments. It funds counties that provide Motor Vehicle Division services, raises vehicle registration fees, creates a Vehicle Registration Services Restricted Account and doubles the historical black license plate contribution from $25 to $50. The governor signed it on March 23, 2026. [4]
Budget and health oversight
Wilson's budget assignments include Executive Appropriations, Higher Education Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations. He also serves on Legislative Management, the Utah Behavioral Health Legislative Policy Committee and oversight of the Rural Health Transformation Grant. The resulting portfolio extends from caucus leadership and university budgets to healthcare oversight, alongside his better-known business and transportation interests in the Senate. [2]
Profile sources
From the Legislature's roster
- Profession
- Business Owner
- Education
- Bachelor, Business Administration, Finance Emphasis, Utah State University
- Committees
- Executive Appropriations Committee
- Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee
- Education Interim Committee
- Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
- Senate Education Confirmation Committee
- Federal Funds Legislative Oversight Committee - Rural Health Transformation Grant
- Legislative Management Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Confirmation Committee
- Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Confirmation Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
- Utah Behavioral Health Legislative Policy Committee
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