Files
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

100 lines
4.2 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "H.B. 281 Voter Eligibility Amendments"
description: "H.B. 281 Voter Eligibility Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H.B. 281"
citation: "Utah H.B. 281 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections", "Voter Registration", "Government Operations (State Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briscoe, Joel K."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a54beb0-70ba-471f-b645-420246a76ba0"
source_url: "http://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/HB0281.html"
source_hash: "17aa4beed3d259ca76db2c500ad205dfa76c020f05f85888d39082cd5daa4dfe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---
# Utah H.B. 281 (2018) — H.B. 281 Voter Eligibility Amendments
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/hbillint/HB0281S01.pdf)
2. **Amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/hbillamd/HB0281S01.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/hbillenr/HB0281.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation — **40** (pass) · legislature
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1 — **80** (pass) · legislature
- passed 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension — **220** (pass) · legislature
- passed 3rd reading — **5118** (pass) · legislature
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation — **60** (pass) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Briscoe, Joel K. — primary (person)
- Van Tassell, Kevin T. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-30** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2018-01-30** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2018-01-31** received bill from Legislative Research
- **2018-01-31** 1st reading (Introduced) `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-02** received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- **2018-02-06** to House Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** House Comm - Not Considered
- **2018-02-13** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1
- **2018-02-13** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** comm rpt/substituted
- **2018-02-14** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-16** fiscal note sent to sponsor
- **2018-02-16** fiscal note publicly available
- **2018-02-23** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2018-02-23** floor amendment # 1
- **2018-02-23** passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2018-02-23** held
- **2018-02-26** to Senate
- **2018-02-26** received from House
- **2018-02-26** 1st reading (Introduced) `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** to Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** committee report favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2018-03-07** 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- **2018-03-07** Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2018-03-08** 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** passed 2nd & 3rd readings/suspension `passage`
- **2018-03-08** signed by President/returned to House
- **2018-03-08** to House
- **2018-03-08** received from Senate
- **2018-03-08** signed by Speaker/sent for enrolling
- **2018-03-14** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2018-03-14** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2018-03-15** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- **2018-03-15** enrolled bill to Printing
- **2018-03-16** to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-19** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a54beb0-70ba-471f-b645-420246a76ba0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).