Evan J. Vickers
Republican · UT · State Senator, District 28
Cedar City pharmacist who owns Bulloch Drug and other stores, and a former Cedar City councilmember. In the Legislature since 2009, he works on local control of public lands, lower taxes, and less red tape for small business.
Where Evan J. Vickers stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (6 records), Housing Affordability (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record),
Opposes
Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (1 record), Gun Control (3 records),
Mixed record
Healthcare Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (4 support · 7 oppose), Anti-Corruption (1 support · 1 oppose),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 471, which makes Medicaid expansion adults prove they met work rules from January 2027. The Utah Senate passed it 20-5 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed Senate Bill 121, sponsored by Senator Evan J. Vickers, on February 28, 2020; the law amended Utah's medical cannabis program.
February 28, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 4 support · 7 oppose
Voted for House Bill 76, which requires large data centers to report their water use. The Utah Senate passed it 19-5 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 185, which sets up a fund the attorney general may use to fight federal climate rules. The Utah Senate passed it 19-6 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 314, which tells the state health department to teach the public about sleep health. The Utah Senate passed it 16-12 and it was signed into law.
March 3, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 419, which makes people who sue to block a coal mining permit post a bond first. The Utah Senate passed it 15-5 and it was signed into law.
February 26, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 234, which bars state pollution limits stricter than federal standards. The Utah Senate passed it 20-7 and it was signed into law.
February 23, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 60, which narrows the reasons the state engineer may use to deny a new water right. The Utah Senate passed it 18-7 and it was signed into law.
February 20, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 222, which shields people and companies from lawsuits over climate change. The Utah Senate passed it 20-6 and it was signed into law.
February 20, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 274, which pushes water suppliers to charge more for heavy use by July 2027. The Utah Senate passed it 17-10 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 355, which widens what sand, gravel and rock quarries may do over local government objections. The Utah Senate passed it 17-7 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 119, which stops homeowners associations banning rooftop solar outright on detached houses. The Utah Senate passed it 19-10 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 294, which takes away health departments' power to issue group orders such as quarantines during an outbreak. The Utah Senate passed it 18-5 and it was signed into law.
February 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 327, which said state collective bargaining protections cover private-sector workers. The Utah Senate passed it 19-5 and it was signed into law. It was tied to House Bill 267, which lawmakers repealed in a December 2025 special session.
March 7, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 540, which requires one searchable website for all public court records from 2027. The Utah Senate passed it 20-6 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 277, which ends the State Records Committee and moves records appeals to a state director. The Utah Senate passed it 18-6 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 226, which requires jails to tell immigration agents before releasing certain people in the country unlawfully. The Utah Senate passed it 21-8 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
Voted for House Bill 539, which adds human trafficking and abuse of a vulnerable adult to domestic violence crimes. The Utah Senate passed it 19-6 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 54, which requires boaters to take a short yearly state safety course from 2027. The Utah Senate passed it 20-5 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 136, which requires police to tow a car when the driver has no license and none can be confirmed. The Utah Senate passed it 20-6 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for House Bill 188, which requires a school to send a student to court after a third drug possession offense at school. The Utah Senate passed it 21-6 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 48, which lets a court send a teen convicted of aggravated murder to an adult prison. The Utah Senate passed it 20-7 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 331, which widens the terrorism crime to cover acts, not just threats, and bans masks to hide from police. The Utah Senate passed it 21-6 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 37, which lets cities grant density bonuses for owner-occupied homes to meet housing rules. The Utah Senate passed it 22-6 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 403, which orders the state to seek federal permission to stop food stamps being spent on soft drinks. The Utah Senate passed it 15-13 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 78, which creates a state ombudsman to investigate complaints about homeless service providers. The Utah Senate passed it 18-8 and it was signed into law.
February 12, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 3 oppose
Voted for House Bill 84, which lets adults 21 and older carry a hidden gun at a college without a permit. The Utah Senate passed it 18-5 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 214, which makes it harder to sue gun makers and sellers when someone misuses a gun. The Utah Senate passed it 19-6 and it was signed into law.
February 20, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 195, which limits when the state may keep a person's gun after a plea deal. The Utah Senate passed it 21-6 and it was signed into law.
March 3, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 300, which makes mail voters write ID digits on the envelope and requires opting in to mail ballots from 2029. The Utah Senate passed it 19-10 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 60, which cuts Utah's income tax rate for people and companies from 4.5 to 4.45 percent from the 2026 tax year. The Utah Senate passed it 22-7 and it was signed into law.
February 10, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 106, which cuts the income tax rate from 4.55 to 4.5 percent and widens the child tax credit. The Utah Senate passed it 23-6 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 357, which extends the consumer privacy law to carmakers from model year 2030. The Utah Senate passed it 19-10 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 259, which gives parents the right to see all of their minor child's medical records. The Utah Senate passed it 22-6 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Opposes Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for House Bill 418, which gives people more control over their own social media data from July 2026. The Utah Senate passed it 20-5 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 124, which protects the work contact details of teachers and other school staff. The Utah Senate passed it 16-5 and it was signed into law.
February 14, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support · 5 oppose
Voted for House Bill 204, which requires public colleges to excuse students from tests that clash with sincere religious beliefs. The Utah Senate passed it 17-5 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for House Bill 174, which ends the path that let some minors start cross-sex hormones from January 2027. The Utah Senate passed it 20-6 and it was signed into law.
February 27, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for House Bill 404, which lets landlords set aside shared housing for one sex at birth. The Utah Senate passed it 19-7 and it was signed into law.
February 20, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 68, which lets businesses sued over inaccessible websites sue back if the lawsuit was abusive. The Utah Senate passed it 20-6 and it was signed into law.
February 17, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 390, which bars public colleges from treating religious or political student groups worse. The Utah Senate passed it 21-6 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for House Bill 252, which bars jails and prisons from starting cross-sex hormones or surgery for people in custody. The Utah Senate passed it 19-6 and it was signed into law.
February 20, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for House Bill 49, which lets more people with a felony record serve on a Utah jury. The Utah Senate passed it 16-5 and it was signed into law.
February 20, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 269, which requires public colleges to assign single-sex dorm units by sex at birth. The Utah Senate passed it 20-7 and it was signed into law.
February 6, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 330, which gives a new legal defense to people and companies who followed a permit or government order. The Utah Senate passed it 17-7 and it was signed into law.
February 25, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Voted against House Bill 436, which gives cities whose housing grew 2.5% or more extra priority for state road money. The Utah Senate passed it 20-8 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 153, which made most private voter records public on May 25, 2026. The Utah Senate passed it 22-7 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against House Bill 209, which lets voters without proof of citizenship vote only in federal races from November 2026. The Utah Senate passed it 17-8 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against House Bill 273, which sets rules for classroom technology, including limits on screen time and artificial intelligence. The Utah Senate passed it 17-9 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted against House Bill 258, which makes a health plan that covers transition hormones or surgery also cover reversing it, for plans from 2027. The Utah Senate passed it 17-9 and it was signed into law.
March 3, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 174, which lets health care workers refuse services that go against their religious beliefs or conscience. The Utah Senate passed it 22-7 and it was signed into law.
March 2, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against House Bill 233, which bars schools from letting groups that perform abortions teach any health lesson. The Utah Senate passed it 18-8 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against House Bill 477, which says speaking at a school board meeting cannot by itself count as school trespass. The Utah Senate passed it 17-7 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted against House Bill 263, which makes the video of ballot processing a public record. The Utah Senate passed it 19-6 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted against House Bill 402, which bans nine food additives, including Red No. 3, from school food from the 2026-2027 school year. The Utah Senate passed it 16-6 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted against House Bill 264, which ends the state clean energy tax credit for systems put in service after 2027. The Utah Senate passed it 16-7 and it was signed into law.
February 21, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted against House Bill 267, which barred state and local governments from bargaining with public worker unions. The Utah Senate passed it 16-13 and it was signed into law. Lawmakers repealed it in a December 2025 special session.
February 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Race Evan J. Vickers is in:
- State Senate District 28 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 28; Utah · incumbent
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.