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Close votes are rare in the Utah legislature. It's more common for Republicans and Democrats alike to join on the same side of the vote in overwhelming majorities. (Details about that are here.) But close votes do happen on occasion. The tables below list the closest votes from the 2008 general session. To see close votes from another year, click one of these links:
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Click a bill's number to learn about the bill generally. Click on the vote result to see how each legislator voted. Each bill's number gives the number of the highest substitute, even if the vote shown here was on a previous version of the bill.
| Bill | Vote type | Ayes-Nays-Absent | Vote margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB0156S01 | House/ failed | 36-36-3 | 0 |
| HB0405S01 | House/ failed | 36-36-3 | 0 |
| HB0289 | House/ failed | 35-36-4 | 1 |
| HB0280 | House/ failed | 34-36-5 | 2 |
| SB0045S02 | House/ failed | 34-36-5 | 2 |
| SB0123 | House/ failed | 37-34-4 | 3 |
| SB0059S01 | House/ passed 3rd reading | 38-35-2 | 3 |
| HB0475S01 | House/ failed | 31-35-9 | 4 |
| HB0295 | House/ failed | 33-37-5 | 4 |
| HB0239 | House/ passed 3rd reading | 39-35-1 | 4 |
| HB0247S01 | House/ failed | 32-37-6 | 5 |
| SB0162 | House/ passed 3rd reading | 38-33-4 | 5 |
| HB0241 | House/ passed 3rd reading | 40-35-0 | 5 |
| HB0200S01 | House/ failed | 31-37-7 | 6 |
| HB0188S01 | House/ failed | 30-38-7 | 8 |
| HB0278S01 | House/ failed | 33-41-1 | 8 |
| HB0332S01 | House/ concurs with Senate amendments | 38-30-7 | 8 |
| HB0264 | House/ passed 3rd reading | 39-31-5 | 8 |
| HB0137 | House/ failed | 31-40-4 | 9 |
| HB0104S03 | House/ passed 3rd reading | 38-29-8 | 9 |
| Bill | Vote type | Ayes-Nays-Absent | Vote margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB0194 | Senate/ failed | 13-14-2 | 1 |
| SJR010 | Senate/ failed | 13-14-2 | 1 |
| SB0117 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | 15-14-0 | 1 |
| HB0109S01 | Senate/ recedes from Senate amend | 13-16-0 | 3 |
| HB0356 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | 15-12-2 | 3 |
| SJR009 | Senate/ pass 2nd | 15-12-2 | 3 |
| SB0037 | Senate/ pass 3rd | 16-13-0 | 3 |
| SB0149 | Senate/ pass 3rd | 16-13-0 | 3 |
| HJR007 | Senate/ failed | 11-16-2 | 5 |
| HB0054S03 | Senate/ recedes from Senate amend | 15-10-4 | 5 |
| SB0085S03 | Senate/ pass 3rd | 16-11-2 | 5 |
| HB0223S01 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | 17-12-0 | 5 |
| SB0037 | Senate/ pass 2nd | 17-12-0 | 5 |
| SJR008S01 | Senate/ pass 3rd | 15-9-5 | 6 |
| SB0075 | Senate/ pass 3rd | 16-10-3 | 6 |
| SB0145 | Senate/ pass 2nd | 16-10-3 | 6 |
| SB0210S01 | Senate/ pass 2nd | 16-10-3 | 6 |
| SJR008S01 | Senate/ pass 2nd | 16-10-3 | 6 |
| HB0140 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | 17-11-1 | 6 |
| HB0459 | Senate/ pass 2nd & 3rd (Suspension) | 17-11-1 | 6 |
