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Utah HouseHB 247

School Swimming and Lifeguarding Programs

Passed 38–37Crossed party linesClose

What it does: This bill enacts provisions in public education related to water safety. This bill: defines terms; requires the inclusion of water safety instruction in the public education core curriculum standards for physical education; allows the exemption of a student from required water safety instruction under certain circumstances; allows a local education agency (LEA) to: provide swim instruction, lifeguard certification training, and swim instructor certification training as courses under certain conditions; construe the completion of certain courses toward physical education credit requirements or… (official summary)

Question before the chamber: House/ passed 3rd reading

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The tally

Yes 38 · No 37 · Not voting 0

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats1400
Republicans24370

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 24 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (75)

Yes 38

No 37

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.