Utah House vote

The “Higher Education Code Amendments” (HB 279)

Official title: Higher Education Code Amendments

Passed: 72 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting

Feb 20, 2026, HB 279

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: le.utah.gov

How each party voted

Republicans58 YES · 0 NO · 3 not voting
Democrats14 YES · 0 NO

Yes (72)

Republicans (58)

Nelson AbbottState Representative
Cheryl ActonState Representative
Carl AlbrechtState Representative
Tiara AuxierState Representative
Melissa Garff BallardState Representative
Stewart BarlowState Representative
Walt BrooksState Representative
Kristen ChevrierState Representative
Scott ChewState Representative
Kay ChristoffersonState Representative
Tyler ClancyState Representative
Paul CutlerState Representative
Ariel DefayState Representative
James DunniganState Representative
Steve EliasonState Representative
Joseph ElisonState Representative
Doug FiefiaState Representative
Stephanie GriciusState Representative
Matthew GwynnState Representative
Katy HallState Representative
Leah HansenState Representative
Jon HawkinsState Representative
Ken IvoryState Representative
Colin JackState Representative
Jill KofordState Representative
Mike KohlerState Representative
Jason KyleState Representative
Trevor LeeState Representative
Karianne LisonbeeState Representative
Anthony LoubetState Representative
Matt MacPhersonState Representative
Cory MaloyState Representative
Tracy MillerState Representative
Logan MonsonState Representative
Clinton OkerlundState Representative
Michael PetersenState Representative
Val PetersonState Representative
Karen PetersonState Representative
Thomas PetersonState Representative
Candice PierucciState Representative
Calvin RobertsState Representative
Jake SawyerState Representative
Mike SchultzState Representative
David ShallenbergerState Representative
Troy ShelleyState Representative
Lisa ShepherdState Representative
Rex ShippState Representative
Casey SniderState Representative
Mark StrongState Representative
Jordan TeuscherState Representative
Jason ThompsonState Representative
Norman ThurstonState Representative
Neil WalterState Representative
Raymond WardState Representative
Christine WatkinsState Representative
Doug WeltonState Representative
Stephen WhyteState Representative
Ryan WilcoxState Representative

Democrats (14)

John ArthurState Representative
Jennifer Dailey-ProvostState Representative
Rosalba DominguezState Representative
Jake FitisemanuState Representative
Sahara HayesState Representative
Sandra HollinsState Representative
Ashlee MatthewsState Representative
Verona MaugaState Representative
Grant MillerState Representative
Carol MossState Representative
Hoang NguyenState Representative

Absent (3)

Republicans (3)

Bridger BolinderState Representative
Jefferson BurtonState Representative
Nicholeen PeckState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (72)

Republicans (58)

Democrats (14)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Republicans (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (72)

Republicans (58)

Democrats (14)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Republicans (3)

Yes (72)

Absent (3)

Yes (72)

Absent (3)