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Scott D. Sandall

Republican · UT · Utah State Senator, District 1

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Scott Sandall farms and ranches in Tremonton and has served in the Utah Legislature since 2015, now as vice chair of Executive Appropriations. A past Box Elder County Farm Bureau president, he works on the state budget, agriculture, and water.

Where Scott D. Sandall stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (7 records),

Opposes

Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (1 record), Gun Control (2 records),

Mixed record

Healthcare Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (4 support · 3 oppose), Civil Rights (2 support · 3 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — AI Regulation

AI Regulation · 1 support
  • Voted for 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, 2026Supports AI Regulation

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

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

  • 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 Senate passed it 17-9 and it was signed into law.

    March 3, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 4 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 · 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 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 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

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 Senate passed it 16-13 and it was signed into law. Lawmakers repealed it in a December 2025 special session.

    February 6, 2025Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

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 · 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 · 7 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

  • Voted for House Bill 207, which adds five years to sentences for each earlier sex crime conviction. The Utah Senate passed it 16-10 and it was signed into law.

    March 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

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 · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • 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 · 2 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 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 — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 oppose
  • Voted for 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, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 4 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for 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, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for 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, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 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 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 · 1 oppose
  • 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

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support · 3 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 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, 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 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 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 — General

General · 7 records
  • Voted against 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, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 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 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Sponsored S.C.R. 6 creating the Golden Spike State Monument, which the governor signed.

    March 13, 2024

    Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • Sponsored S.B. 57 Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act, which the governor signed into law.

    January 31, 2024

    Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026

  • Served as floor sponsor for H.B. 1005 Redistricting Amendments, which the governor signed into law.

    May 28, 2021

    Source: le.utah.gov · researched September 9, 2026

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Profile last researched September 9, 2026.