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Committee backs bill to designate Election Day as a state holiday in name
Government Operations Committee, Utah House of Representatives · January 29, 2026
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Summary
The panel unanimously voted to favorably recommend HB104, which gives the first Tuesday in November the title of a state holiday to encourage turnout while not requiring businesses to close. Supporters framed it as a civic reminder; questions focused on payroll/overtime and caucus-night timing.
Representative Wilcox presented House Bill 104, a carryover measure that would make the first Tuesday in November — Election Day — a state holiday in title while not forcing closures or altering existing statutorily required voting time accommodations.
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