Emily Buss
Forward · UT · Utah State Senator, District 11
Emily Buss is a nonprofit executive director from Eagle Mountain who joined the Utah Legislature in December 2025. She sits on her city's library advisory board and works on transportation, infrastructure, and housing costs for west-side communities.
Where Emily Buss stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Gun Control (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 3 oppose), Data Privacy (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 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
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 3 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
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
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
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
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
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
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
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 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
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
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
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
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
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for 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, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 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
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
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
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
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
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
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
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
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
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Emily Buss served as a Utah State Senator representing Senate District 11 after taking office on 2025-12-17.
December 17, 2025
Source: senate.utah.gov
Past race Emily Buss ran in:
- State Senate District 11 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 11; Utah · incumbent