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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah establishes Election Day as an official state legal holiday
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Ryan Wilcox
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah designates the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November as an official state called Election Day, taking effect on May 6, 2026.
State employees and public institutions observe the newly added , joining existing state-recognized days off and observance schedules.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Utah state employees
State employees gain an additional recognized state legal holiday schedule observance starting May 6, 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
18 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHouse/ failed
- Feb 9, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
Show 12 earlier actions
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Jan 29, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 21, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0104
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0104
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0104
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0104
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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