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House passes multiple technical and policy bills; votes at a glance from Feb. 3 floor
Summary
On day 16 of the 2026 general session the House adopted a series of committee reports, recognized local businesses and service members, and passed several bills including HB 356 to protect 340B access and SB 26 pesticide-licensing changes; recorded vote tallies are summarized.
The Utah House on Feb. 3 completed a full floor calendar that included committee reports, ceremonial recognitions, and the passage of a range of bills and technical changes.
Key floor outcomes
- HB 356 (Drug distribution amendments): Representative Monson said the bill "is a cleanup bill from last year" and emphasized it protects continued access to discounted prescription drugs under the federal 340B program by clarifying definitions such as "pharmacy." The House passed HB 356, recorded as 70 yes, 0 no.
- SB 33 (Office of Professional Licensure Review Sunrise Amendments): Representative Ballard said the bill modifies the sunrise process timing and the House uncircled and considered SB 33; voting passed 67 yes, 1 no.
- SB 20 (Natural resources, agriculture, environment technical changes): Representative Albrecht described SB 20 as removing obsolete code references and requiring an annual report due Aug. 31; the bill passed with 71 yes, 1 no.
- SB 26 (Pest control amendments): Representative Albrecht said the bill creates permitting for ornamental and turf technicians, adds specialized training and raises fines for violations. Representative Peck warned permitting could create barriers to entry for small operators, saying permitting "creates a barrier of entry for people to get into" these jobs. The bill passed 48 yes, 22 no.
- SB 22 (Minor driving hours amendments): Representative Coiford clarified that "parent" for a learner's permit includes parent, stepparent, or foster parent; the House passed SB 22 with 71 yes, 0 no.
- First substitute SB 36 (Transportation Commission study): Representative Kristofferson said the bill commissions a study of the Transportation Commission's regions and director requirements; the House passed the substitute 59 yes, 9 no.
Procedure and committee action
The House adopted multiple committee reports (government operations, political subdivisions, public utilities and energy, and revenue and taxation), the Rules Committee report reassigned numerous bills to subject committees, and several bills (e.g., SB 14, SB 29, SB 42) were returned to rules to be aggregated as part of a sunset-review process. HB 44 was removed from the third reading calendar and returned to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee because a substitute will be filed.
Ceremonial recognitions and announcements
Representative Albrecht introduced Beaver Creamery and moved the Speaker be authorized to sign a citation recognizing the creamery's decades of service; the representative said the business employs about 90 residents and welcomes more than 1,000,000 visitors annually and reported sales increases of 125% since a 2018 expansion. Representative Burton recognized Utah service members of the year and honored several military award recipients and a defense-community champion.
The House recessed for the afternoon and floor time will resume at 2 p.m.
