Rep. Jefferson S. Burton

| House District 64

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2023 Voting Record

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Vote	Better Utah Position	Bill
Yes		H.J.R. 21 - Joint Resolution Honoring the Hispanic Community Recognizes the contributions of Utah’s hispanic community to the prosperity of the state and expresses support for strengthening and ensuring a bright future for their community. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/28/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 25 - Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force Sunset Extension Extends the repeal date for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force for an additional year. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Indigenous Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 1/24/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.J.R. 25 - Joint Resolution Highlighting the Hazards of Net-Zero Energy Highlights the perceived negatives of focusing on a net-zero energy policy and emphasizes the perceived positives that have been created by the use of traditional forms of energy. Passed in House; Failed in Senate sine die Topic(s): Clean Energy Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/28/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 29 - Mental Health Support and Law Enforcement Co-Response Creates a grant program to fund appropriate response to individuals experiencing mental health crisis through new or expanded crisis intervention or mobile crisis outreach teams. Passed in House; Passed in Senate on Second Reading but failed sine die Topic(s): Police Reform Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 1/25/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 37 - Voter Signature Verification Amendments Establishes critieria and rulemaking authority for voter signature verification, specifically creating greater accessibility for those who are unable to sign their name consistently due to a disability, and establishes requirements for contacting voters, keeping records, and reporting when a ballot is rejected. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 54 - Tax Revisions While this bill does some good, such as expanding the earned income tax credit and expanding the eligibility for the social security tax credit, it conditions removing the sales tax on food upon a constitutional amendment that imperils and lowers the income tax rate from 4.85% to 4.65%, a reduction in revenue that would otherwise go toward education. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Budget and Taxes Category: Good Government Vote Date: 3/2/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 86 - Firearm Reporting Requirements Requires the Bureau of Criminal Identification to collect statistics on the source of firearms recovered from restricted persons. Passed in House; Passed in Senate on Second Reading but failed sine die Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/6/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 131 - Vaccine Passport Prohibition Creates a new “protected class” based on a person’s “immunity status,” such that public accomodations may not discriminate against people based on their immunity status or not having taken a vaccine; prohibits government and private businesses, with certain exceptions, from requiring proof of immunity or requiring vaccines. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Public Safety Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 1/30/2023 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		H.B. 132 - Prohibiting Sex Transitioning Procedures on Minors Makes it unprofessional conduct for a health care provider to perform a medical procedure on a minor for the purpose of attempted sex transitioning or attempted sex change. Failed in House Committee Topic(s): LGBTQ+ Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 1/24/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 162 - Voter Accessibility Amendments Requires election officials to provide an accessible voting option for voters with disabilities. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Voting Rights Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/22/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 167 - State Child Care Amendments Allows state agencies to contract for on-site child care services. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Child care Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 1/31/2023 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		H.B. 171 - Alternative Voting Methods Modifications Repeals the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, including the ability for cities to use ranked choice voting in municipal elections. Failed in House Committee Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/3/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
N/A		H.B. 188 - Golf Related Water Modifications Requires golf courses and driving ranges to report water use, information that will be posted online, and requires a study of water use by golf courses and driving ranges. Failed in House Committee Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/10/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 199 - Voluntary Firearm Safekeeping Amendments Prohibits returning a firearm that has been voluntarily committed for safekeeping to a law enforcement agency if the person is a restricted person or has been arrested for committing a domestic violence offense. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/16/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 215 - Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities Gives teachers a salary raise that’s dependant on the implementation and funding of a “Utah Fits All Scholarship Program,” which would provide $8,000 vouchers for students to attend private schools or pay for homeschool expenses. Status: Passed; Signed by Governor 1/28 Topic(s): Education Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 1/20/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 217 - School Energy and Water Reductions Uses federal funds to issue grants to schools to reduce energy and water usage. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 219 - Firearms Regulations Declares that the state and its political subdivisions will not enforce federal laws that purport to restrict or ban certain firearms, ammunition, or firearms accessories, in violation of the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/9/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 220 - Emissions Reduction Amendments Requires the Division of Air Quality to study and create an emissions reduction plan for halogen emissions after the recent study looking at emissions from U.S. Magnesium. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Clean Air Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 228 - Unprofessional Conduct Amendments Continues to ban the dangerous use of conversion therapy while providing greater clarification around permitted types of talk therapy. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): LGBTQ+ Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/9/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 243 - Public Transit Employee Collective Bargaining Amendments Excludes managerial and supervisory employees in public transit districts from organizing and collectively bargaining. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Labor Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/6/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 269 - Election Audit Requirements Requires the Legisaltive Auditor’s Office to conduct a biennial audit of primary and general elections in the Lt. Governor’s Office and county clerks’ offices. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 272 - Water Efficient Landscaping Amendments Restricts local government entities on the amount of turf or lawns they can use at government buildings. Passed in House; Failed in Senate Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/27/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 300 - Voluntary Firearm Restrictions Amendments Creates a voluntary firearm restricted list that allows an individual to request to be restricted from purchasing or possessing firearms indefinitely, which can be removed from the list 90 days after request, and allows an individual seeking to be placed on a voluntary firearm restricted list to direct the indivdiual’s health care provider to deliver the indivdiual’s form for inclusion on the list. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/6/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 307 - Utah Water Ways Creates a new statewide nonprofit to “facilitate coordination to optimize the use of water” among the public, business, government, and agriculture. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/6/2023 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 316 - Residential Rental Amendments Requires rental unit owners to clearly and conspicuously disclose all fees, fines, assessments, and other costs; in addition to requiring them to provide notice of rental increase at least 60 days before end of lease. Failed in House Committee Topic(s): Tenant Rights Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/9/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 329 - Adult Event Permit Amendments Targeting drag shows, requires public entities to provide public notice for permitted events that have “adult themes”. Passed in House; Passed in Senate Committee but failed sine die Topic(s): LGBTQ+ Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/22/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Absent		H.B. 354 - Firearm Access Amendments Requires firearms to be securely stored or rendered inoperable by a locking device and provides that if an at-risk person, restricted person, or a minor gains access to a firearm, the owner may be fined. Failed in House Committee Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/13/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 393 - Primary Ballot Requirements Allows a political party to use a candidate nominating system where a candidate that receives at least 70% of the vote at convention becomes the party’s nominee, automatically disqualifying any candidate that gathered signatures. Passed in House; Failed in Senate sine die Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/24/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
No		H.B. 412 - State Employment Revisions Discontinues career service employment for new or promoted state employees in favor of at-will employment, and gives current career service employees the option to switch to at-will employment with a financial incentive. Failed in House Topic(s): Checks and Balances Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/24/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 422 - Initiative Amendments Requires statewide initiatives that raise taxes to be approved by 60% of voters to go into effect. Passed in House; Failed in Senate committee Topic(s): Ballot Initiatives and Referenda Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/17/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 425 - Energy Security Amendments Requires power plants to give 180 notice before closing coal-powered electrical generation facilities; requires the Office of Energy Development to study and evaluate the takeover and continuation of Rocky Mountain Power’s coal power plant after it is scheduled to close; places additional restrictions in the state energy plan on renewable energy; and authorizes the Attorney General to take action to defend the state’s interests with respect to electricity generation by a qualified utility facing a proposed federal regulation that would result in the early retirement of an electrical generation facility. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Clean Energy Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/2/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 427 - Individual Freedom in Public Education Requires that public school instructional materials and curriculum are consistent with “principles of individual freedom,” some of which are good but some of which ignore or prohibit discussions on systemic racism and unconscious bias. The bill specifically excluded gender identity from a list of characteristics that should not be subject to discrimination or adverse treatment. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 448 - Election Changes Adopts the recommendations of the 2022 legislative audit into elections, including giving the Lieutenant Governor’s Office more authority over elections and compliance by clerks, independence of audits, tracking and conciling ballots, and other issues. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/24/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 449 - Business Services Amendments Prohibits companies from coordinating with other companies to “intentionally destroy” companies that don’t adhere to ESG factors by eliminating the viable options for the companies to obtain products or services. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Sustainability Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 450 - Landscaping Requirements Prohibits home owners associations from requiring property owners to have more than 50% vegetative coverage that is not water wise landscaping on their property. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 451 - State Entity Restrictions Prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statements for jobs or admissions at state higher education institutions. Passed in House; Failed in Senate Committee Topic(s): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/24/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 467 - Abortion Changes Delicenses abortion clinics in Utah and requires abortions be performed in hospitals or hospital clinics, restricts that abortion exceptions in the “trigger ban” to apply only where the pregnant person is experiencing a life-threatening “physical” condition, and restricts abortion access for survivors of rape or incest to before 18 weeks gestation, among other changes to Utah’s abortion laws. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Reproductive Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 477 - Full-Day Kindergarten Amendments Provides funding through the weighted pupil unit (WPU) to give every school district the ability to provide optional full-day kindergarten. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Education Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/23/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 481 - Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention Education Requirements Requires a school to provide suicide prevention materials and information, including information on firearm safety, to a parent of a child who has threatened suicide or has been involved in an incident of bullying or other abusive behavior. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/28/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		H.B. 491 - Amendments Related to the Great Salt Lake Appoints a commissioner to oversee and coordinate efforts related to the Great Salt Lake, including creating a strategic plan for the long-term health of the Great Salt Lake. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Natural Resources Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/2/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Absent		H.B. 499 - Homeless Services Amendments Requires more counties to convene winter response task forces to create plans for winter shelters, particularly during “Code Blue” days where the temperatures fall below 15 degrees, and requires that cities with anti-camping ordinances enforce those laws or else risk losing mitigation funds, which were also expanded. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Homelessness Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/2/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 513 - Great Salt Lake Amendments Requires mineral extraction companies who use the lake to pay royalties and a severance tax to a fund for the lake; forces those companies to minimize evaporation or water use and provide water back into the Great Salt Lake; and authorizes state agencies to take measures when the lake hits certain ecological thresholds. Passed in House and Senate Topic(s): Natural Resources Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 538 - Water Usage Amendments Bans outdoor watering of lawns from October 1 through April 25 and requires the Division of Water Resources to calculate how much water was saved. Passed in House; Failed in Senate Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/28/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		S.C.R. 1 - Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Recognizes the perceived postiive economic benefits to individual and corporate income taxpayers under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and encourages Congress to permanently extend the Act. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Budget and Taxes Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/16/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.C.R. 2 - Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Environmental Impact of Vehicle Idling Encourages Utahns, businesses, and other entities to take steps to reduce vehicle idling. Passed in Senate and House; Signed by Governor 2/27 Topic(s): Clean Air Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/16/2023 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		S.C.R. 6 - Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Great Salt Lake Elevation Targets Recommends the adoption of a target elevation goal for the Great Salt Lake to devise and implement policies, incentives, and funding resources to return the Great Salt Lake to optimal levels. Failed in Senate Committee Topic(s): Natural Resources Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		S.C.R 9 - Concurrent Resolution Opposing Efforts to Weaken the Economy or Restrict Energy Supply Supports the State Treasurer and government entitites in opposing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Sustainability Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		S.B. 16 - Transgender Medical Treatments and Procedures Amendments Prohibits performing gender-affirming surgical procedures on a minor and places an indefinite moratorium on the use of puberty blockers for minors. Passed in Senate and House; Signed by Governor 1/28 Topic(s): LGBTQ+ Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 1/26/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 34 - Water Infrastructure Funding Study Directs the Department of Natural Resources to study the use of property tax revenue to fund water infrastructure, treatment, and delivery, and make recommendations for future funding. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/28/2023 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		S.B. 50 - Weapon Purchase Amendments Creates a waiting period of ten days between the purchase of an assault weapon from a dealer and the delivery of the assault weapon to the purchaser. Failed in Senate Committee Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: Bill Status: Did Not Pass
N/A		S.B. 88 - Abortion Amendments Removes the provision requiring a physician to verify a report has been made to law enforcement before an abortion on a woman who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest. Failed in Senate Committee Topic(s): Reproductive Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		S.B. 92 - Special License Plate Designation Creates a “Great Salt Lake Preservation” special license plate with revenues generated from the plates depsited into an account to enhance preservation of the Great Salt Lake watershed and ecosystem. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Natural Resources Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/15/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 93 - Birth Certificate Modifications Prohibits changing information on a birth certificate, including names, one year after birth, and outlines procedures for courts to follow when considering a sex designation change on a birth certificate. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): LGBTQ+ Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/2/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 97 - Public Contract Requirements Prohibits public entities from entering into contracts with companies that are engaged in “economic boycotts” of companies engaged in fossil-fuel based energy, timber, mining, or agriculture; companies engaged in firearm manufacturing or sales; companies that do not meet or commit to meet certain environmental standards; or companies that do not facilitate or commit to facilitate access to abortion or transgender treatments. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Sustainability Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/2/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 101 - Peace Officer Training Modifications Requires law enforcement training to include training on identifying, responding to, and reporting criminal offenses that are motivated by certain personal attributes, aka hate crimes. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Police Reform Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/9/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Absent		S.B. 118 - Water Efficient Landscaping Incentives Provides $3,000,000 in grants to water conservancy districts for incentives to homeowners to remove lawn or truf in a landscaping conversion incentive program. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/1/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 129 - Judiciary Amendments Adjusts the makeup of judicial nominating commissions, weakening guardrails in our “gold standard” of a process that helps prevent partisanship in selecting judges. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Checks and Balances Category: Good Government Vote Date: 3/1/2023 Bill Status: Passed
No		S.B. 133 - Modifications to Medicaid Coverage Expands Medicaid to cover the duration of postpartum care for 12 months. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Healthcare Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/1/2023 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		S.B. 195 - Medical Debt Relief Requires the Department of Workforce Services to contract with one or more medical debt relief entities for the acquisition and relief of medical debt. Failed in Senate Topic(s): Economic Justice Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: Bill Status: Did Not Pass
Yes		S.B. 231 - Government Records Access and Management Act Amendments Authorizes government entities to establish processes for obtaining relief against “vexatious requesters,” or people who overly abuse the GRAMA process without legitimate purposes, along with a process for judicial review and relief. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Transparency Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 260 - Transportation Funding Requirements Modifies the .20% local option transportation sales tax, also known as the “5th 5th”, which currently is exclusively eligible to be used for transit capital and service; would eliminate the June 30, 2023 imposition deadline, and allow counties to impose the .20% and divide the funds between transit, cities, and counties. Passed in Senate and House Topic(s): Public Transit Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2023 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		S.B. 283 - Study of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requires the Education Interim Committee to conduct a study and consider legislation regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion in Utah’s system and institutions of higher education. Failed in Senate Committee Topic(s): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: Bill Status: Did Not Pass

2022 Score Overview

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2022 Voting Record

Better Utah Position Key: Support = Oppose =
Voting Key:
In favor = Yes, Against = No, Not present = Absent, No vote taken = N/A

Vote	Better Utah Position	Bill
Yes		H.R. 2 - House Rules Resolution - Amendments to House Rules Among other changes to House Rules, restricts the ability of the press to access certain non-public areas they were able to access previously, including the hallways around the House Chamber and areas behind the dais in committee rooms. Notes: As a resolution to change House Rules, no Senate vote was required. Topic(s): Transparency Category: Good Government Vote Date: 3/1/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 11 - Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities Prohibits transgender girls from participating in school sports activities, but if that ban is overturned by a court, then it creates a commission that would set baseline physical characteristics for participating in such sports and determine whether transgender students are eligible to play based on those standards. Notes: Vote to override Governor Spencer Cox’s veto used for scoring of H.B. 11. Sen. Dan McCay was scored as if he was a sponsor of the bill because he introduced the substitute version that was passed by the Legislature. Rep. Angela Romero was absent for the veto override vote, but had previously voted against H.B. 11. Topic(s): LGBTQ+ Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/25/2022 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 21 - School and Child Care Center Water Testing Requirements Provides funding to test for lead in water sources at all public schools and child care centers, and then requires that all sources of lead be replaced. Topic(s): Health Care Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/22/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 30 - Student Tribal Regalia Use Amendments Allows students who are members of a tribe to wear tribal regalia during high school graduation ceremonies. Topic(s): Indigenous Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 1/18/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 60 - Vaccine Passport Amendments Prohibits government entities, employers, and places of public accomodation from discriminating on the basis of a person’s “immunity status,” except for in number of specific cases such public school vaccination requirements. Topic(s): Public Safety Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/22/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 91 - Financial Disclosures Amendments Adds an exemption to the definition of campaign “in-kind contributions” for survey results, voters lists, voter contact information, voting trend data, or other information that is not commissioned for the benefit of a candidate and is offered at not cost to candidates. Topic(s): Campaign Finance Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/18/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 96 - Government Records Fee Amendments Except for the media, allows government entities to charge for the first fifteen minutes of fulfilling government records requests for individuals that have submitted a separate request within the preceding ten days. Topic(s): Transparency Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/17/2022 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 115 - Water Distribution Efficiency Requires water providers and water conservancy districts to establish standards of acceptable levels of water loss and deal with excessive levels of water loss. Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/7/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 121 - Water Conservation Modifications Requires existing state buildings to reduce outdoor water use and prohibits new state buildings from having more than 20% of landscaping be lawn or turf. Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/7/2022 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 133 - Expanded Background Checks for Firearm Transfers Requires individuals who are not federal firearms licensees to perform background checks when they sell or transfer firearms. Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/16/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 150 - Disabiliity Ombudsman Program Creates the position of a disability ombudsman to promote, advocate, ensure, and uphold the rights and privileges of individuals with disabilities. Topic(s): Disability Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/10/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 157 - Sovereign Lands Revenue Amendments Requires that money derived from uses on sovereign lands be used for the direct benefit of those sovereign lands, including the Great Salt Lake. Topic(s): Environmental Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 162 - Period Products in Schools Requires public and charter schools to provide period products in female and unisex restrooms. Topic(s): Women's Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/3/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 182 - Local Health Department Order Amendments Prohibits city mayors from exercising emergency powers in response to a pandemic or an epidemic. Topic(s): Public Safety Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/17/2022 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 193 - Full-Day Kindergarten Provides for a limited expansion of optional full-day kindergarten. Topic(s): Education Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/3/3022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 218 - Ballot Measure Amendments Allows for the electronic collection of signatures for statewide referendums, candidate petitions, local initiatives, and local referendums. Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 3/3/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 238 - State Holiday Modifications Designates Juneteenth National Freedom Day as a legal state holiday. Topic(s): Diversity & Inclusion Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/4/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 240 - Utah Lake Amendments Regarding the transferring of title of Utah Lake lands after a environmental restoration project, changes final approval from an administrative division to the Legislature, requiring a vote by lawmakers before approved, and allows for considering additional benefits not originally listed in law. Topic(s): Environmental Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/22/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 242 - Secondary Water Metering Amendments Requires the installation and use of meters on all secondary water connections by January 1, 2030, except for existing connections within smaller counties, and provides penalties for noncompliance, including holding back funding for water projects. Also creates a grant program using ARPA funding to help install secondary water meters. Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/3/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 258 - Political Action Committee Amendments Makes it a class B misdemeanor to fail to file a statement of organization of a Political Action Committee (PAC) within seven days after receiving notice from the Elections Office of the requirement to file such a statement. Topic(s): Campaign Finance Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/16/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
No		H.B. 274 - Health Education Amendments Requires the Utah State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in sexual assault resource strategies and sexual violence behavior prevention. Topic(s): Education Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/24/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 310 - Vital Records Special Characters Requires the state to allow for the use of diacritical marks, including accents, tildes, graves, umlauts, and cedillas, on vital records, such as birth certificates, and for the correction and reissuance of original vital records. Topic(s): Diversity & Inclusion Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/15/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 313 - Election Security Amendments Among other things, requires video surveillance of unattended ballot drop boxes, prohibits election officers from accepting or using grants for elections, and requires voters to submit copies of valid voter identification with mail-in ballots when they registered online or otherwise didn’t provide such identification when registering to vote. Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 3/3/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 331 - Hope Scholarship Program Creates the “Hope Scholarship Program,” a voucher system for students to attend private schools or pay for homeschooling expenses with state funding. Topic(s): Education Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/28/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
N/A		H.B. 371 - Voting Revisions Removes voting by mail as the state’s primary voting method; returns to in-person voting; individuals may request absentee ballots for only limited reasons; requires independent audits after every election; makes it unlawful to engage in “voter registration harvesting.” Topic(s): Elections Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/23/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 392 - Expungement Fee Amendments Suspends fees for petitions to expunge criminal convictions until June 30, 2023. Topic(s): Criminal Justice Reform Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/24/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 394 - Recycling Transparency Amendments Requires recyclable material haulers and municipalities to report and publish data regarding the disposal of recyclable materials in either landfills or recycling facilities. Topic(s): Sustainability Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/28/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 399 - Government Record Amendments Protects so-called “Garrity Statements,” the transcripts of interviews with government employees during investigations into wrongdoing, including police officer misconduct, from being disclosed in response to government records requests. Topic(s): Transparency Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/22/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 404 - Large Public Transit District Amendments Requires large public transit districts to compare costs of different types of available zero emissions propulsion systems for transit projects. Topic(s): Clean Energy Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/4/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 410 - Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Appropriates $40,000,000 to preserve and enhance the Great Salt Lake watershed by granting money to organizations and individuals that will enance water flows, improve water quality, conserve upstream habitats, and restore wetlands and habitats, among other objectives. Topic(s): Environmental Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/23/2022 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 422 - School District Voter Eligibility Amendments Gives local school boards the option of allowing 16 to 17 year olds to vote in local school board elections. Topic(s): Voting Rights Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/28/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 428 - School Safety Amendments Requires school districts to review information on and adopt plans for harassment- and discrimination-free learning; requires the Utah State Board of Education to provide training on antidiscrimination statutes; and requires USBE and school districts to report data on the demographics of victims of bullying, hazing, cyber-bullying, and retaliation. Topic(s): Education Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/1/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 429 - Great Salt Lake Amendments Appropriates $5,000,000 to develop the Great Salt Lake Watershed Integrated Water Assessment looking at the current state of water resources in the Great Salt Lake Watershed and long-term trends of water supply, demands, and other factors impacting those water resources. Topic(s): Environmental Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/24/2022 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 432 - State Vehicle Use and Purchasing Amendments When prudent, requires the Division of Fleet Operations to prioritize and replace state vehicles with low or zero emissions vehicles. Topic(s): Clean Energy Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/1/2022 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
N/A		S.R. 1 - Senate Rules Resolution - Senate Access Procedures Restricts the ability of the press to access certain non-public areas they were able to access previously, including the floor and the hallways leading to the Senate Chamber and areas behind the dais in committee rooms. Notes: As a resolution to change Senate Rules, no House vote was required. Topic(s): Transparency Category: Good Government Vote Date: Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.J.R 3 - Joint Resolution to Terminate Public Health Orders Pertaining to Face Coverings Terminates public health orders requiring wearing of masks in Salt Lake County, Summit County, and Salt Lake City. Notes: As a joint resolution, Governor’s signature is not required. Topic(s): Public Safety Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 1/21/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 59 - Tax Amendments Cuts the corporate and individuals income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.85%, expand eligibility for the social security benefits tax credit by increasing the threshold for the income-based phaseout, and enacts a state earned income tax credit (though this EITC is nonrefundable, so it doesn’t impact most low-income individuals). Topic(s): Budget & Taxes Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/9/2022 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		S.B. 73 - Flow Rates or Quantity for Plumbing Fixtures Modifies the residential and plumbing code to address maximum flow rates or quantity for certain plumbing fixtures or fixture fittings. Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		S.B. 87 - Court Fee Waiver Amendments Requires courts to waive court fees, costs, and security for indigent Utahns. Topic(s): Criminal Justice Reform Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/2/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 100 - Paid Leave Modifications Requires state employers to provide employees with paid parental leave upon the birth of the employee’s child, the adoption of a minor, or the appointment of legal guardianship of a minor or incapacitated adult. Topic(s): Economic Justice Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/2/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 110 - Water as Part of General Plan Requires municipal and county general plans to have water use and preservation elements. Topic(s): Water Conservation Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/2/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 115 - Firearm Preemption Amendments Reaffirms the state’s complete preemption of firearm regulations over the authority of local government entities, including through contractors, except in the case of homeless shelters; and creates a private right of action for Utahns to sue state or local government entities they believe have violated the state’s preemption of firearm regulations. Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/17/2022 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		S.B. 117 - Utah Antidiscrimination Act Amendments The “CROWN Act;” amends the Utah Antidiscrimination Act to provide protection a trait historically associated with race, including hairstyles. Topic(s): Racial Justice Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		S.B. 126 - Officer Intervention and Reporting Amendments Establishes minimum standards of police misconduct regarding use of excessive force, warrantless searches and seizures, and biased or discriminatory conduct; requires officers to intervene and report observed police misconduct; and prohibits retaliation against officers that report misconduct. Topic(s): Police Reform Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/16/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 133 - Food Security Amendments Creates the Food Security Council at Utah State University to coordinate state efforts in addressing food security. Topic(s): Economic Justice Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/2/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 136 - Air Quality Policy Amendments Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study and make recommendations for a plan to reduce diesel emissions in and around the Utah Inland Port. Topic(s): Clean Air Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/4/2022 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		S.B. 185 - Children's Health Coverage Amendments Expands Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program to include all Utah children, including those who do not currently qualify. Topic(s): Health Care Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		S.B. 188 - Energy Efficiency Amendments Expands the Clean Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program to also cover housing and building emissions and expands low-income assistance programs for electricity and gas customers. Topic(s): Clean Energy Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 3/4/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 216 - Modifications to Driver License Examination Requires the Driver License Division to provide the examinations of a person’s knowledge of traffic laws in the top five languages spoken in the state, other than English. Topic(s): Immigrant Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/4/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 238 - Homeless Services Modifications Uses $55,000,000 from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to fund a grant program for deeply affordable housing coupled with homeless case management and services. Topic(s): Homelessness Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/3/2022 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		S.B. 244 - Ethnic Studies Amendments Creates the Ethnic Studies Commission to study the contributions of Utahns of diverse ethnicities and recommend to the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) how to incorporate ethnic studies into core standards of Utah public schools; requires USBE to incorporate ethnic studies core standards; and requires school districts to adopt ethnic studies instructional materials and curriculum into regular school work for all K-12 students. Topic(s): Education Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/2/2022 Bill Status: Passed

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2021 Voting Record

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Vote	Better Utah Position	Bill
N/A		H.J.R. 13 - Joint Resolution Declaring Racism a Moral and Public Health Crisis Declares racism as a moral and public health crisis and states the Legislature’s commitment to address the crisis. Topic(s): Racial Justice Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/23/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 17 - Utility Permitting Amendments Preemptively prevents cities and counties from limiting utility services based on energy type. Topic(s): Clean Energy Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/3/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.C.R 22 - Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the Contributions of Multilingual and Multicultural Families to Utah Schools Recognizes the contributions of multilingual and multicultural families to Utah’s schools. Topic(s): Racial Justice Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 3/2/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 41 - Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force Extends funding for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force until 2023. Topic(s): Indigenous Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 1/202/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 43 - Emergency Procurement Declaration Modifications Improves transparency for emergency procurements made by the state by providing information within 14 days on the state website Topic(s): Emergency Powers Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Absent		H.B. 58 - Riot Amendments Provides unnecessary jail time and unjust court requirements for a person arrested for rioting. Topic(s): Criminal Justice Reform Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/11/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 60 - Conceal Carry Firearms Amendments Removes the permit requirement for concealed carry. Topic(s): Gun Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 1/26/20221 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 68 - Rental Expenses Disclosure Requirements Requires a landlord to make expense-related disclosures to a potential renter before accepting an application fee or any other payment. Topic(s): Tenant Rights Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 74 - Municipal Police Oversight Removes current restrictions on the creation and authority of civilian police review boards. Vote: Motion to table (A “yes” vote is a vote to stop the bill from moving forward.) Topic(s): Police Reform Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/4/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Absent		H.B. 82 - Single-Family Housing Modifications Prevents municipalities or HOAs from blocking accessory dwelling units. Topic(s): Affordable Housing Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/18/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 84 - Use of Force Reporting Requirements Requires law enforcement agencies to compile data on use of force incidents by police officers. Topic(s): Police Reform Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/8/2021 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 91 - Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Heavy Duty Vehicles Reenacts a tax credit related to certain alternative fuel heavy-duty vehicles. Topic(s): Clean Energy Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Passed
N/A		H.B. 92 - Medical Practice Amendments Anti-trans bill banning gender-affirming surgeries and medical treatments for transgender minors. Topic(s): LGBTQ+ Rights Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 96 - Emergency Management Amendments Requires political subdivisions to designate an emergency manager and create an emergency operations plan. Topic(s): Emergency Powers Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed
No		H.B. 102 - Contraception for Inmates Requires a jail to allow prisoners access to medically prescribed contraceptives. Topic(s): Criminal Justice Reform Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/2/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 136 - Initiative and Referenda Modifications Adds burdensome regulations to signature gathering for a ballot initiative or referendum petition Topic(s): Ballot Access Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/8/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 146 - Overdose Harm Reduction Working Group Creates a working group to study harm reduction oriented strategies to reduce overdose injuries and deaths. Topic(s): Health Care Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 3/1/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 158 - Juvenile Interrogation Amendments Specifies the rights of minors who are taken into custody for questioning about an offense. Topic(s): Criminal Justice Reform Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/11/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 162 - Peace Officer Training Requires annual police training to include modules on crisis intervention, mental health incidents, and de-escalation techniques. Topic(s): Police Reform Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/8/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 168 - Sale of Sexual Assault Test Kits Prohibited Prohibits selling or providing an over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kit. Topic(s): Sexual Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 1/29/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
No		H.B. 177 - Health Education Amendments Adds consent, coercion, sexual violence behavior deterrence, and sexual assault mitigation strategies to the sex education curriculum. Topic(s): Sexual Violence Prevention Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/26/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 197 - Voter Affiliation Amendments Blocks voters from changing their party affiliation before a primary election in an election year. Topic(s): Ballot Access Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/12/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 209 - Vehicle Registration Fee Revisions Increases annual and six-month vehicle registration fees on electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and other alternative fuel vehicles. Topic(s): Clean Air Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/22/201 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 220 - Pretrial Detention Amendments Repeals the bail reform passed by the Legislature in 2020. Topic(s): Criminal Justice Reform Category: Equal Rights Vote Date: 2/5/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 246 - Ballot Measure Transparency Amendments Requires the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to write a description of ballot initiatives, referenda, and constitutional amendments that is included on the ballot via URL. Topic(s): Ballot Initiatives Category: Good Government Vote Date: 2/24/2021 Bill Status: Didn't Pass
Yes		H.B. 249 - Public Access to Court Records Enables the Judicial Council to allow public access to the Xchange database for a fee without having to pay a monthly subscription. Topic(s): Topics Category: Good Government Vote Date: 3/4/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 257 - Utah State Park Amendments Creates the Utahraptor State Park and Lost Creek State Park. Topic(s): Public Lands Category: Sustainable Future Vote Date: 2/22/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 262 - Children's Health Insurance Amendments Creates the Children’s Health Care Coverage Program with $172,500 on-going appropriations used to promote health care coverage for children. Topic(s): Health Care Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/19/2021 Bill Status: Passed
Yes		H.B. 264 - Law Enforcement Weapons Use Amendments Requires a police officer to file a report every time they point a weapon at someone. Topic(s): Police Reform Category: Strong Communities Vote Date: 2/16/2021 Bill Status: Passed
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