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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 3, 2023 UT HB 427 Authorizes Religious Protections in School Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 18)
March 3, 2023 UT SB 250 Prohibits Certain Government Surveillance Systems Bill Passed - House (68 - 3)
March 3, 2023 UT HB 195 Requires School Employees Who are Under Criminal Investigation To Be Put On Paid Leave Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 14)
March 3, 2023 UT HB 219 Establishes Utah as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6)
March 3, 2023 UT HB 137 Establishes Brine Shrimp as the State Crustacean Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
March 3, 2023 UT HB 92 Establishes Porcini as the State Mushroom Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 3, 2023 UT HB 374 Repeals and Dissolves the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake by 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 31 Establishes a New State Flag Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 31 Establishes a New State Flag Bill Passed - House (40 - 35)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
March 2, 2023 UT HB 427 Authorizes Religious Protections in School Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
March 1, 2023 UT SB 156 Establishes Requirements for Law Enforcement Use of Voluntary DNA Databases Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
March 1, 2023 UT HB 107 Repeals Fees for Conceal Carry Permits for School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
March 1, 2023 UT HB 297 Requires Law Enforcement Compile Data on Sexual Assault Reports Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 6)
Feb. 27, 2023 UT HB 208 Amends Criminal Trespass Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 17)
Feb. 24, 2023 UT HB 208 Amends Criminal Trespass Laws Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
Feb. 22, 2023 UT HB 329 Prohibits Minors from Being Present at Adult Events Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
Feb. 21, 2023 UT SB 156 Establishes Requirements for Law Enforcement Use of Voluntary DNA Databases Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
Feb. 17, 2023 UT HB 92 Establishes Porcini as the State Mushroom Bill Passed - House (58 - 12)
Feb. 17, 2023 UT HB 137 Establishes Brine Shrimp as the State Crustacean Bill Passed - House (45 - 24)
Feb. 17, 2023 UT HB 297 Requires Law Enforcement Compile Data on Sexual Assault Reports Bill Passed - House (53 - 14)
Feb. 17, 2023 UT HB 374 Repeals and Dissolves the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake by 2025 Bill Passed - House (57 - 11)
Feb. 16, 2023 UT HB 143 Prohibits Parents Without Visitation Rights from Interfering with the Custody of a Child Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
Feb. 10, 2023 UT HB 163 Authorizes Religious Garb During Physical Exercise Classes (74 - 1)
Feb. 9, 2023 UT HB 219 Establishes Utah as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State Bill Passed - House (60 - 13)
Feb. 6, 2023 UT HB 107 Repeals Fees for Conceal Carry Permits for School Employees Bill Passed - House (57 - 12)
Feb. 3, 2023 UT HB 195 Requires School Employees Who are Under Criminal Investigation To Be Put On Paid Leave Bill Passed - House (42 - 30)
Feb. 1, 2023 UT SB 86 Repeals Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
Feb. 1, 2023 UT SB 86 Repeals Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
Jan. 26, 2023 UT SB 16 Prohibits Performance of Sex Change Surgeries on Minors (58 - 14)
Jan. 26, 2023 UT SB 100 Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
Jan. 20, 2023 UT SB 100 Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
Jan. 20, 2023 UT SB 16 Prohibits Performance of Sex Change Surgeries on Minors Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
Jan. 20, 2023 UT SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/03 HB 427 Authorizes Religious Protections in School Concurrence Vote Passed - House (53 - 18)
3/03 SB 250 Prohibits Certain Government Surveillance Systems Bill Passed - House (68 - 3)
3/03 HB 195 Requires School Employees Who are Under Criminal Investigation To Be Put On Paid Leave Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 14)
3/03 HB 219 Establishes Utah as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6)
3/03 HB 137 Establishes Brine Shrimp as the State Crustacean Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 3)
3/03 HB 92 Establishes Porcini as the State Mushroom Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/03 HB 374 Repeals and Dissolves the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake by 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
3/02 SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/02 SB 31 Establishes a New State Flag Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 9)
3/02 SB 31 Establishes a New State Flag Bill Passed - House (40 - 35)
3/02 SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)
3/02 HB 427 Authorizes Religious Protections in School Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
3/01 SB 156 Establishes Requirements for Law Enforcement Use of Voluntary DNA Databases Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
3/01 HB 107 Repeals Fees for Conceal Carry Permits for School Employees Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
3/01 HB 297 Requires Law Enforcement Compile Data on Sexual Assault Reports Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 6)
2/27 HB 208 Amends Criminal Trespass Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 17)
2/24 HB 208 Amends Criminal Trespass Laws Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
2/22 HB 329 Prohibits Minors from Being Present at Adult Events Bill Passed - House (55 - 14)
2/21 SB 156 Establishes Requirements for Law Enforcement Use of Voluntary DNA Databases Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 2)
2/17 HB 92 Establishes Porcini as the State Mushroom Bill Passed - House (58 - 12)
2/17 HB 137 Establishes Brine Shrimp as the State Crustacean Bill Passed - House (45 - 24)
2/17 HB 297 Requires Law Enforcement Compile Data on Sexual Assault Reports Bill Passed - House (53 - 14)
2/17 HB 374 Repeals and Dissolves the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake by 2025 Bill Passed - House (57 - 11)
2/16 HB 143 Prohibits Parents Without Visitation Rights from Interfering with the Custody of a Child Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
2/10 HB 163 Authorizes Religious Garb During Physical Exercise Classes (74 - 1)
2/09 HB 219 Establishes Utah as a Second Amendment Sanctuary State Bill Passed - House (60 - 13)
2/06 HB 107 Repeals Fees for Conceal Carry Permits for School Employees Bill Passed - House (57 - 12)
2/03 HB 195 Requires School Employees Who are Under Criminal Investigation To Be Put On Paid Leave Bill Passed - House (42 - 30)
2/01 SB 86 Repeals Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
2/01 SB 86 Repeals Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 1)
1/26 SB 16 Prohibits Performance of Sex Change Surgeries on Minors (58 - 14)
1/26 SB 100 Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - House (59 - 6)
1/20 SB 100 Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
1/20 SB 16 Prohibits Performance of Sex Change Surgeries on Minors Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
1/20 SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)

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