Leah Hansen is a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives for District 51 and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026, general election.[1][2]She was appointed by the Utah County Republican Party on June 28, 2025, to replace Jefferson Moss.[1]
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
›Jobs & cost of living23 with · 127 against150 votes
This bill authorizes municipalities to place a political subdivision lien on property for certain past due services and makes related amendments. This bill: defines terms and modifies definitions; authorizes a municipality that sets a fee schedule by ordinance or resolution for water, sewer, or utility-related services provided by the municipality, to bill a customer receiving the water, sewer, or utility-related services; authorizes a municipality to place a political subdivision lien on property for certain past due service fees after providing notice of: the past due fees; and the…
This bill modifies provisions related to unexpended balances. This bill: creates the Unspent Balances Restricted Account (restricted account); directs the Division of Finance to annually transfer a specified percentage of all lapsing balances and excess account balance transfers to the restricted account; and provides the purposes for which money in the restricted account may be used.
Feb 24, 2026 · Failed 23–42 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses the recovery of a fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent to process an electronic payment. This bill: permits a state institution of higher education or a local education agency to pass on to a person making an electronic payment the fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent for processing the electronic payment.
This bill addresses provisions related to injuries from dog attacks. This bill: establishes that an individual injured in a dog attack may bring a claim for damages within four years of the injury; raises the maximum award from $50,000 to $75,000 in arbitration and at trial for a bodily injury claim resulting from a dog attack, not including certain costs; and makes technical and conforming changes.
This bill amends provisions relating to immigration. This bill: repeals: the Guest Worker Program and related employee verification provisions; and the Utah Pilot Sponsored Resident Immigrant Program Act; eliminates the repeal of the Private Employer Verification Act that is scheduled to occur on the Guest Worker Program start date; repeals the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account that would have gone into effect on the Guest Worker Program start date; amends provisions regarding exceptions to verification of lawful presence for the receipt of certain public assistance benefits; and…
Feb 27, 2026 · Passed 39–33 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses provisions related to voter registration. This bill: defines terms; creates a process for an individual to receive a voter registration form and voter registration information when purchasing a hunting or fishing license; and permits the lieutenant governor or the legislative auditor general to contract with a third-party to assist in the review and identification of inaccuracies in the voter registration database.
Feb 9, 2026 · Passed 39–32 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill amends provisions related to notice requirements for regulated residential treatment programs. This bill: defines terms; and requires regulated residential facilities to: notify nearby property owners and residents before beginning operations; and provide contact information for a designated representative to neighboring residents.
Feb 10, 2026 · Failed 29–40 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses the use of public employee insurance for certain transgender medical treatments and procedures. This bill: subject to a limited exception, prohibits public employee insurance from covering, or paying or reimbursing for the performance of, certain transgender medical treatments or procedures; provides that if, before May 6, 2026, public employee insurance paid or reimbursed for a procedure to transition an individual from the individual's biological sex, public employee insurance must offer the same type and amount of insurance coverage for a procedure to restore that…
This bill amends provisions related to the provision of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors. This bill: prohibits providing cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors after a certain date.
Mar 2, 2026 · Passed 48–16 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill expands on a requirement to provide instruction in human development. This bill: expands on a requirement to provide instruction in human development to require an LEA to: include a certain video during instruction on human development; make instructional materials available to a student's parent upon request; and make a certain assurance to the State Board of Education (state board); requires the state board to publish a list of materials; and makes technical and conforming changes.
Mar 2, 2026 · Passed 40–28 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses protective custody warrants and child safety warrants relating to child welfare. This bill: amends provisions regarding the issuance of warrants by a juvenile court; distinguishes between a protective custody warrant and a child safety warrant; authorizes a juvenile court to issue a child safety warrant related to the health, safety, or welfare of a child; states that a peace officer or child welfare caseworker who is executing a protective custody warrant or a child safety warrant may request assistance in executing the warrant; specifies that a child safety warrant does…
This bill addresses the recovery of a fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent to process an electronic payment. This bill: permits a state institution of higher education or a local education agency to pass on to a person making an electronic payment the fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent for processing the electronic payment.
This bill addresses provisions related to heavy duty vehicles. This bill: defines terms; establishes a fee for a registration or renewal of a heavy duty vehicle with a 2009 or older model year; provides for the deposit of revenue from the registration or renewal fee into the Environmental Mitigation and Response Fund; and makes technical and conforming changes.
Feb 17, 2026 · Failed 33–37 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill authorizes municipalities to place a political subdivision lien on property for certain past due services and makes related amendments. This bill: defines terms and modifies definitions; authorizes a municipality that sets a fee schedule by ordinance or resolution for water, sewer, or utility-related services provided by the municipality, to bill a customer receiving the water, sewer, or utility-related services; authorizes a municipality to place a political subdivision lien on property for certain past due service fees after providing notice of: the past due fees; and the…
This bill addresses the management of wildlife resources and wildlife habitats. This bill: addresses who may provide verification of illness, injury, or disability in relationship to a license, certificate, or permit issued under the Wildlife Resources Act; amends provisions related to notice of acquisition of real property; addresses rulemaking and penalties related to reporting hunt information; provides for the management of grizzly bears; grants rulemaking authority; addresses discharge of a dangerous weapon related to a waterfowl management area or wildlife management area; creates the…
Mar 6, 2026 · Passed 50–15 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses provisions related to heavy duty vehicles. This bill: defines terms; establishes a fee for a registration or renewal of a heavy duty vehicle with a 2009 or older model year; provides for the deposit of revenue from the registration or renewal fee into the Environmental Mitigation and Response Fund; and makes technical and conforming changes.
Feb 17, 2026 · Failed 33–37 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses vehicle lighting requirements relating to cargo carriers and bicycle racks. This bill: prohibits operating a motor vehicle when a cargo carrier obscures required tail lights unless auxiliary lighting equipment or reflectors are installed; establishes compliance requirements for operators; provides standards for auxiliary lighting equipment and reflectors; establishes exemptions for certain vehicles; and provides penalties for violations.
This bill addresses commercial driver license (CDL) applicants. This bill: requires a CDL applicant to sign a form attesting to the applicant's English language ability; requires reporting regarding CDL driver training schools; and makes technical changes.
Mar 6, 2026 · Passed 46–14 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill amends provisions regarding the accessibility of sensitive material through digital instructional material in a school setting. This bill: defines a term; prohibits a Local Education Agency (LEA) from providing certain materials to students that have been removed statewide; requires an LEA to review instructional material an LEA adds to the LEA's collection of instructional material; enacts certain prohibitions on a vendor of digital instructional material; and makes technical and conforming changes.
Feb 20, 2026 · Passed 47–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill amends the electronic signature gathering process. This bill: defines a term; requires the device used to electronically gather signatures for an initiative petition, a referendum petition, or a candidate nomination petition (collectively, "petition") to be capable of scanning and extracting certain data from a driver license, state identification card, or another form of valid voter identification; beginning on January 1, 2028, requires the device described above to be capable of operating in an offline environment; beginning on January 1, 2028, requires at least 10% of the…
Feb 9, 2026 · Passed 46–25 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses website access litigation brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This bill: provides a sunset date for statutory provisions related to abusive website access litigation; defines terms; creates a civil action for a court to determine whether a lawsuit alleging a website access violation under the Americans with Disabilities Act is abusive; and allows a court to award attorney fees and costs, punitive damages, and sanctions if the lawsuit is abusive.
Feb 26, 2026 · Passed 58–15 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses provisions regarding homeless services. This bill: modifies and defines terms; amends exceptions for conveyance, lease, or disposal of certain property owned by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management with the consent of the governing body of the municipality in which the property is located; provides funds received from a lease may be used for the operations and maintenance of the leased space; creates the Mitigation Fund Task Force; amends the name of the Shelter Cities Advisory Board to the Shelter Cities Coordinating Council; amends the name of the…
This bill amends provisions related to notice requirements for regulated residential treatment programs. This bill: defines terms; and requires regulated residential facilities to: notify nearby property owners and residents before beginning operations; and provide contact information for a designated representative to neighboring residents.
Feb 10, 2026 · Failed 29–40 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill creates an exemption in the Utah Fair Housing Act allowing a landlord to designate housing as single-sex based on biological sex. This bill: defines terms; permits a landlord to restrict occupancy in single-sex housing to individuals of the designated biological sex; clarifies that such restriction is not unlawful discrimination under the Utah Fair Housing Act; and makes technical and conforming changes.
Feb 10, 2026 · Passed 50–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses state sovereignty. This bill: defines terms; prohibits the governor or the chief executive officer of a political subdivision from declaring a state of emergency exclusively in response to an international organization's proclamation declaring a state of emergency; declares that an international organization has no power, jurisdiction, or legal authority in the state; prohibits the state, state agencies, and local governments from implementing or enforcing an international directive issued by an international organization; and makes technical changes.
Jan 23, 2026 · Passed 55–11 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill addresses psychedelic-assisted therapy for certain veterans. This bill: authorizes the Huntsman Mental Health Institute (Huntsman) to conduct a clinical study on the safety and feasibility of psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans with treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder; permits Huntsman to accept donations to fund the clinical study; requires Huntsman to begin the clinical study if legislative appropriations and donations combined are equal to or exceed an amount sufficient to begin the study; requires reporting to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee;…
Feb 18, 2026 · Passed 68–2 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
This bill requires state institutions of higher education to grant resident student status for tuition purposes to a student who participates in the institution's Reserve Officers' Training Corps. This bill: defines terms; requires state institutions of higher education to grant resident student status for tuition purposes to a student who participates in the institution's Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and makes technical and conforming changes.
Feb 10, 2026 · Passed 69–2 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 59 of 118 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Rights & public safety (24), Jobs & cost of living (12), Education & families (10)
Unlicensed Driver Amendments
What it does: This bill addresses drivers without a driver license, driving privilege card, or learner permit. This bill: defines terms; modifies the circumstances in which law enforcement is required to impound a vehicle; addresse…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–12, Republicans 56–1
What it does: This bill directs the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy at Utah Valley University and the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University to conduct an elections study. This bill: directs the Gar…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 4–10, Republicans 56–2
What it does: This bill creates the Utah Energy Infrastructure Service District and modifies provisions relating to the Utah Energy Council. This bill: defines terms; expands the Utah Energy Council (council) membership from five t…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–13, Republicans 53–1
What it does: This bill amends provisions related to transportation, including road usage charge, towing dispatch, and local option sales tax use. This bill: allows a political subdivision to prohibit a mobile business from operati…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 5–9, Republicans 50–5
What it does: This bill amends education curricula requirements relating to religious liberty. This bill: amends curricula requirements to address religious liberty; amends requirements for higher education graduates; and makes tec…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–13, Republicans 45–1
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
SB 254 · UT HOUSE
Extracted Natural Resources Amendments
NoVOTED
Motion: House Conference Committee - Final Passage
This bill addresses natural resources within the state. This bill: facilitates faster permitting by the Department of Environmental Quality and the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining; modifies the tax credit for mining exploration; creates the State Reinvestment Restricted Account and diverts various streams of income related to severance taxes into the State Reinvestment Restricted Account; addresses property tax differentials based on critical minerals zones; defines terms; establishes the state critical minerals objectives and policy, including providing for annual reviews; creates the…
Motion: House Conference Committee - Final Passage
This bill addresses drivers without a driver license, driving privilege card, or learner permit. This bill: defines terms; modifies the circumstances in which law enforcement is required to impound a vehicle; addresses identification of an individual who operates a vehicle without a valid driving credential; allows certain fees to be waived in certain circumstances; modifies certain fees and the allocation of fee revenue; amends certain penalties associated with driving without a driver license; amends provisions related to administrative suspension of a driver license; requires a vendor…
This bill addresses when a government entity is required to provide an electronic filing option to a person submitting information to the government entity. This bill: defines terms; requires state and local government to provide an electronic option for filling out forms and for submitting forms, records, and other information; and provides certain exceptions or delays to the requirement described in the preceding paragraph.
Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments
YesVOTED
Motion: House/ concurs with Senate amendment
This bill amends provisions related to parent access to a minor's medical record. This bill: defines terms; specifies that a parent has the right to access their child's medical record; requires a health care facility to ensure that a child's parent has access to the child's electronic health record unless certain circumstances are met; requires an electronic medical record system vendor to ensure a health care facility can provide access to parents; authorizes the attorney general's office to bring enforcement actions; and requires a health care facility to provide medical records free of…
This bill addresses family law proceedings. This bill: defines terms; addresses factors for a court to consider when deciding whether to award costs, attorney fees, and witness fees in a family law proceeding; provides a process for ordering mental health treatment in a child custody proceeding; provides that a court may consider evidence of coercive control when making a child custody or parent-time decision; creates a new part addressing a child custody evaluation; and makes technical and conforming changes.
This bill directs the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy at Utah Valley University and the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University to conduct an elections study. This bill: directs the Gary R.
This bill amends the App Store Accountability Act. This bill: defines terms; adds requirements for pre-installed applications; modifies app store provider and developer requirements; modifies provisions relating to age-related restrictions and defaults; modifies enforcement and safe harbor provisions; and makes technical and conforming changes.
This bill creates the Utah Energy Infrastructure Service District and modifies provisions relating to the Utah Energy Council. This bill: defines terms; expands the Utah Energy Council (council) membership from five to seven members; establishes a co-chair structure for council leadership; designates the council as a state energy financing institution; creates the Utah Energy Infrastructure Service District (district) as a political subdivision of the state; provides that council members serve concurrently as the board of trustees of the district; authorizes the district to acquire, own, and…
This bill addresses substance use interventions in communities and for criminal justice involved individuals. This bill: authorizes jails to establish recovery housing pods and establishes minimum requirements; amends provisions related to the operation of a syringe exchange program, including to prohibit: the distribution of drug paraphernalia other than syringes; and the facilitation of the exchange of syringes in public parks; authorizes a justice court to create a Structured Treatment and Enforcement Pathway Supervision Program and establishes requirements; authorizes courts to enter an…
This bill modifies provisions related to nicotine product taxes. This bill: defines terms; increases the rates of the taxes levied on cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and nontherapeutic nicotine devices; replaces the weight-based tax rate for alternative nicotine products with: a per product tax rate, for alternative nicotine products that contain pouches; or a tax rate based on a percentage of the manufacturer's sales price, for alternative nicotine products that do not contain pouches; imposes a transitional inventory tax on cigarettes subject to the tax increase described in this bill;…