Utah 2022 General Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 22 — H.B. 22 Open and Public Meetings Act Modifications

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 14, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. to Governor

  3. enrolled bill to Printing

  4. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  5. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  6. Bill Received from House for Enrolling

  7. signed by Speaker/sent for enrolling

  8. received from Senate

  9. to House

  10. signed by President/returned to House

  11. received from House

  12. to Senate

  13. concurs with Senate amendment

  14. placed on Concurrence Calendar

  15. received from Senate

  16. to House with amendments

  17. passed 3rd reading

  18. 3rd reading

  19. passed 2nd reading

  20. 2nd reading

  21. fiscal note publicly available

  22. placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  23. comm rpt/substituted

  24. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  25. Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 1 to # 2

  26. to Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee

  27. 1st reading (Introduced)

  28. received from House

  29. to Senate

  30. passed 3rd reading

  31. substituted from # 0 to # 1

  32. 3rd reading

  33. 2nd reading

  34. committee report favorable

  35. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  36. to House Government Operations Committee

  37. 1st reading (Introduced)

  38. received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  39. received bill from Legislative Research

  40. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  41. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

concurs with Senate amendment

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33000
Unaffiliated 28005
Democrat 9000
Total 70005
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (75)
Member Party Vote
Rohner, J. — Yea
Bennion, G. — Yea
Birkeland, K. — Yea
Briscoe, J. — Yea
Burton, J. — Yea
Collard, C. — Yea
Ferry, J. — Yea
Gwynn, M. — Not Voting
Handy, S. — Yea
Harrison, S. — Yea
Hawkes, T. — Yea
Johnson, D.N. — Yea
Judkins, M. — Yea
King, Brian S. — Yea
Last, B. — Not Voting
Lesser, R. — Yea
Lund, S. — Yea
Lyman, P. — Yea
Miles, K. — Yea
Moss, J. — Yea
Nelson, M. — Yea
Pulsipher, S. — Yea
Robertson, A. — Yea
Sagers, D. — Yea
Seegmiller, T. — Yea
Snow, V. L. — Yea
Spendlove, R. — Not Voting
Stenquist, J. — Not Voting
Waldrip, S. — Yea
Weight, E. — Yea
Wheatley, M. — Yea
Wilson, B. — Yea
Winder, M. — Not Voting
Andrew Stoddard Democrat Yea
Angela Romero Democrat Yea
Ashlee Matthews Democrat Yea
Carol S. Moss Democrat Yea
Doug Owens Democrat Yea
Jennifer Dailey-Provost Democrat Yea
Karen Kwan Democrat Yea
Sandra Hollins Democrat Yea
Stephanie Pitcher Democrat Yea
A. Cory Maloy Republican Yea
Brady Brammer Republican Yea
Calvin R. Musselman Republican Yea
Candice B. Pierucci Republican Yea
Carl R. Albrecht Republican Yea
Casey Snider Republican Yea
Cheryl K. Acton Republican Yea
Christine F. Watkins Republican Yea
Doug Welton Republican Yea
James A. Dunnigan Republican Yea
Jon Hawkins Republican Yea
Jordan D. Teuscher Republican Yea
Karen M. Peterson Republican Yea
Karianne Lisonbee Republican Yea
Kay J. Christofferson Republican Yea
Ken Ivory Republican Yea
Keven J. Stratton Republican Yea
Mark A. Strong Republican Yea
Melissa G. Ballard Republican Yea
Michael J. Petersen Republican Yea
Mike L. Kohler Republican Yea
Mike Schultz Republican Yea
Nelson T. Abbott Republican Yea
Norman K Thurston Republican Yea
Raymond P. Ward Republican Yea
Rex P. Shipp Republican Yea
Ryan D. Wilcox Republican Yea
Scott H. Chew Republican Yea
Stephen L. Whyte Republican Yea
Steve Eliason Republican Yea
Stewart E. Barlow Republican Yea
Val L. Peterson Republican Yea
Walt Brooks Republican Yea

Official roll call →

passed 3rd reading

Passed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16002
Unaffiliated 7002
Democrat 2000
Total 25004
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (29)
Member Party Vote
Anderegg, J. — Yea
Bramble, C. — Yea
Buxton, D. G. — Yea
Davis, G. — Not Voting
Iwamoto, J. — Yea
Kennedy, M. — Yea
Kitchen, D. — Yea
Mayne, K. — Not Voting
Thatcher, D. — Yea
Kathleen A. Riebe Democrat Yea
Luz Escamilla Democrat Yea
Ann Millner Republican Yea
Chris H. Wilson Republican Yea
Daniel McCay Republican Yea
David P. Hinkins Republican Yea
Derrin R. Owens Republican Yea
Don L. Ipson Republican Yea
Evan J. Vickers Republican Yea
J. Stuart Adams Republican Yea
Jerry W Stevenson Republican Yea
John D. Johnson Republican Yea
Keith Grover Republican Yea
Kirk A. Cullimore Republican Not Voting
Lincoln Fillmore Republican Yea
Michael K. McKell Republican Yea
Ronald M. Winterton Republican Yea
Scott D. Sandall Republican Yea
Todd Weiler Republican Not Voting
Wayne A. Harper Republican Yea

Official roll call →

passed 2nd reading

Passed 24 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Republican 15003
Democrat 2000
Total 24005
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (29)
Member Party Vote
Anderegg, J. — Not Voting
Bramble, C. — Yea
Buxton, D. G. — Yea
Davis, G. — Yea
Iwamoto, J. — Yea
Kennedy, M. — Yea
Kitchen, D. — Yea
Mayne, K. — Not Voting
Thatcher, D. — Yea
Kathleen A. Riebe Democrat Yea
Luz Escamilla Democrat Yea
Ann Millner Republican Not Voting
Chris H. Wilson Republican Yea
Daniel McCay Republican Yea
David P. Hinkins Republican Yea
Derrin R. Owens Republican Yea
Don L. Ipson Republican Yea
Evan J. Vickers Republican Yea
J. Stuart Adams Republican Not Voting
Jerry W Stevenson Republican Not Voting
John D. Johnson Republican Yea
Keith Grover Republican Yea
Kirk A. Cullimore Republican Yea
Lincoln Fillmore Republican Yea
Michael K. McKell Republican Yea
Ronald M. Winterton Republican Yea
Scott D. Sandall Republican Yea
Todd Weiler Republican Yea
Wayne A. Harper Republican Yea

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Subjects

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