Nelson T. Abbott
State representative, House District 57 · Republican
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Office held
| State representative | House District 57 | Source |
On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Unofficial results: Nelson Abbott was leading with 4,145 votes, or 80.8%. As of Nov 4, 1:42 AM MT. Election night results. Counts are not official until the canvass.
Nelson T. Abbott was a candidate for Utah House, District 57 in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election. The ballot listed Nelson Abbott, Republican. Counts are unofficial until the canvass; see the election night results and the official results. The district covers all or part of Utah County.
Everyone on the ballot for this seat
| Candidate | Party |
|---|---|
| Nelson Abbott | Republican |
Bills sponsored in 2026
Chief sponsor of 8 bills in the 2026 General Session: 2 passed, 6 did not pass both chambers.
Voting record
Utah House, 2026 sessions
The official record lists Nelson T. Abbott's vote on 838 roll calls in the 2026 sessions. The latest:
- Voted: Absent or not voting6th Sub. HB 492: Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting1st Sub. SB 156: Constable Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting1st Sub. SB 47: Reauthorization of Administrative Rules
- Voted: Absent or not voting3rd Sub. HB 125: Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting3rd Sub. HB 377: Real Estate Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting5th Sub. HB 119: Automotive Repair Business Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting3rd Sub. SB 181: School Discipline Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting3rd Sub. HB 591: Nuisance Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting4th Sub. HB 535: Disposition of Public Property Modifications
- Voted: Absent or not voting2nd Sub. SB 165: Economic Mobility Initiative
Closest final-passage votes
The final-passage votes in the 2026 sessions that were decided by the fewest votes, with Nelson T. Abbott'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 voting2nd Sub. SB 176: Landscaping Procurement Amendments
- Voted: Nay1st Sub. HB 596: Homelessness Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not votingHB 263: Heavy Duty Vehicle Amendments
- Voted: YeaHB 120: Tail Light Obstruction Amendments
- Voted: Nay3rd Sub. SB 229: State Employee Benefits Amendments
Business law and legal education
Nelson T. Abbott is an attorney and small-business owner whose House biography also records teaching business law as an adjunct in Brigham Young University's accounting program. His education includes economics, business-administration and law degrees at BYU. The biography describes nonprofit board service and party organizational work, giving his background both professional legal experience and civic participation before his legislative career. [1]
House District 57
Abbott began House service in January 2021 and represents District 57 in Utah County. His biography identifies a longstanding connection with Orem. His standing committee assignments include Health and Human Services and Judiciary, combining review of healthcare and social-service policy with questions concerning civil law, courts and legal procedure. Those assignments are separate from his private legal practice and university teaching. [1]
Disclosures for healthcare-sharing arrangements
Abbott sponsored 2026 HB255, Health Care Sharing Ministry Amendments. The introduced proposal would require a notice informing consumers that a healthcare-sharing ministry is not health insurance and is not obligated to pay medical bills. It provides a specific example of legislation addressing how a financial and healthcare arrangement is explained to consumers. The proposed notice would distinguish voluntary medical-expense sharing from insurance coverage and make the limits of the arrangement explicit to prospective consumers. [2]
In the 2026 General Session, Nelson T. Abbott was chief sponsor of H.B. 18, Public Land Access Amendments. It would have dropped the requirement that, in some circumstances, people need a hunting or fishing authorization to enter wildlife management areas. It was introduced but did not advance, and the House filed it on March 6, 2026. [3]
In the 2026 General Session, Nelson T. Abbott was chief sponsor of H.B. 207, Competency Amendments. It requires multiple competency evaluations ordered by a court to be done in the same order, lets a court order updated evaluations through the Department of Health and Human Services and allows certain transfers of defendants. The governor signed it on March 17, 2026. [4]
Government budgets and interim committees
The current roster lists General Government Appropriations and interim assignments in Health and Human Services and Judiciary. That portfolio brings spending review alongside the health and legal issues considered by his standing committees. His legal and business background helps explain the subjects he encounters, while the assignments identify the actual legislative bodies through which he reviews proposals and agency administration. [1]
Profile sources
From the Legislature's roster
- Profession
- Attorney
- Education
- B.A., M.B.A., J.D.
- Committees
In the news
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