R. Neil Walter
Republican · UT · Member, Utah House of Representatives, District 74
Neil Walter is chief executive of a St. George real estate brokerage and a chartered financial analyst. He taught economics and finance at Dixie State University and holds degrees from Brigham Young University and Carnegie Mellon.
Where R. Neil Walter stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Government Efficiency (5 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Labor Rights (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (5 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (2 support · 4 oppose)
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Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 258, which makes a health plan that covers transition hormones or surgery also cover reversing it, for plans from 2027. The Utah House passed it 53-16 and it was signed into law.
February 5, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 284, which orders the state to seek federal permission for Medicaid to pay for doulas. The Utah House passed it 55-16 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 314, which tells the state health department to teach the public about sleep health. The Utah House passed it 56-14 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 252, which requires low-water grass and efficient sprinklers on state building grounds. The Utah House passed it 41-28 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 337, which raises the cigarette tax to $2.20 a pack and the vape tax to 71 percent from July 2026. The Utah House passed it 51-19 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Supports 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 House passed it 54-17 and it was signed into law.
February 3, 2026Opposes 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 House passed it 42-31 and it was signed into law.
February 11, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 251, which makes the state pollinator planting program permanent and pays up to 75% of costs. The Utah House passed it 52-21 and it was signed into law.
February 11, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 267, which barred state and local governments from bargaining with public worker unions. The Utah House passed it 42-32 and it was signed into law. Lawmakers repealed it in a December 2025 special session.
January 27, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 5 support
Presented H.B. 377, Real Estate Amendments, and answered committee questions; the House Business, Labor, and Commerce Standing Committee passed the first substitute favorably.
February 17, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Presented H.B. 486, Fraudulent Deeds Amendments, in the House Political Subdivisions Standing Committee; the committee passed it favorably and placed it on the Consent Calendar.
February 12, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Presented H.B. 475, Public Funds Reporting Amendments, in the House Political Subdivisions Standing Committee; the committee passed the first substitute favorably.
February 26, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Moved to replace H.B. 327 with a first substitute and moved amendments to its parking provisions; the House Political Subdivisions Standing Committee passed the amended substitute favorably.
February 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Introduced H.B. 256, Municipal Zoning Amendments, in the House Political Subdivisions Standing Committee; the committee passed the bill favorably.
January 30, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 192, which removes the state's limits on what a vehicle safety inspection station may charge. The Utah House passed it 40-31 and it was signed into law.
February 5, 2026Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 48, which lets a court send a teen convicted of aggravated murder to an adult prison. The Utah House passed it 52-15 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 · 4 support
Voted for House Bill 360, which lets the largest cities use state housing money to buy, fix and sell single-family homes. The Utah House passed it 48-21 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 37, which lets cities grant density bonuses for owner-occupied homes to meet housing rules. The Utah House passed it 39-30 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 181, which limits how big a parking space a city may require at a house or townhome. The Utah House passed it 50-20 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 262, which creates interest-free shared appreciation loans of up to $150,000 for first-time home buyers. The Utah House passed it 45-22 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 100, which gives free school lunch to students who already qualify for a reduced-price meal. The Utah House passed it 47-24 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 297, which tightens state oversight of residential programs that house children away from home. The Utah House passed it 53-19 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 58, which requires schools to tell parents of unexcused absences within two days and track chronic absence. The Utah House passed it 48-22 and it was signed into law.
March 4, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for Senate Bill 69, which widens the school phone ban to the whole school day, including lunch and recess. The Utah House passed it 46-21 and it was signed into law.
February 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 233, which bars schools from letting groups that perform abortions teach any health lesson. The Utah House passed it 52-13 and it was signed into law.
March 7, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 209, which lets voters without proof of citizenship vote only in federal races from November 2026. The Utah House passed it 51-16 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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 House passed it 56-15 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 259, which gives parents the right to see all of their minor child's medical records. The Utah House passed it 56-14 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2026Opposes Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support · 4 oppose
Voted for House Bill 209, which lets voters without proof of citizenship vote only in federal races from November 2026. The Utah House passed it 51-16 and it was signed into law.
March 5, 2026Opposes 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 House passed it 53-15 and it was signed into law.
March 2, 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 House passed it 58-15 and it was signed into law.
February 26, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 404, which lets landlords set aside shared housing for one sex at birth. The Utah House passed it 50-20 and it was signed into law.
February 10, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for House Bill 477, which says speaking at a school board meeting cannot by itself count as school trespass. The Utah House passed it 49-19 and it was signed into law.
February 28, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted for House Bill 49, which lets more people with a felony record serve on a Utah jury. The Utah House passed it 45-25 and it was signed into law.
February 4, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 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 House passed it 50-15 and it was signed into law.
February 26, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 165, which adds hearings, a cost study and a public vote before a city may start its own internet service. The Utah House passed it 56-17 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 2025Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Voted against Senate Bill 78, which creates a state ombudsman to investigate complaints about homeless service providers. The Utah House passed it 43-28 and it was signed into law.
March 6, 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 House passed it 38-34 and it was signed into law.
February 27, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Race R. Neil Walter is in:
- State House District 74 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 74; Utah · incumbent
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.