2026 Utah House Bill 267 veto referendum

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Utah House Bill 267 veto referendum
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November 3, 2026 (2026-11-03)
Prohibit Public Sector Union Collective Bargaining Referendum

A veto referendum will be held on November 3, 2026, on whether to pass or repeal House Bill 267, a 2025 law in the U.S. state of Utah. If approved, House Bill 267 would prohibit employers from participating in collective bargaining with labor unions in the public sector, including in education, law enforcement, firefighting, and any other position considered to be in the public sector. [1] A yes vote would be in favor of approving House Bill 267, and a no vote would in favor of repealing House Bill 267.

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Background

House Bill 267 passed the Utah House of Representatives in late January 2025, with all Democrats and 18 Republicans in the House voting against it. [2] It passed narrowly in the Utah Senate on February 6 by a vote of 16-13, again with all Democrats and seven Republicans voting against it. [3] Following its passage in both chambers of the legislature, Governor Spencer Cox signed the bill into law on February 14, originally scheduled to go into effect on July 1. [4]

On May 6, Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson signed an order blocking enforcement of House Bill 267, following a campaign by Protect Utah Workers collecting over 320,000 signatures across the state, more than the 140,748 required by state law. [5] The target was verified to be reached by the Lieutenant Governor's office on April 28. [6]

Endorsements

Yes
State senators
State representatives
  • Jordan Teuscher, state representative from the 44th district (2023-present) and 42nd district (2021-2023) (Republican) [8]
Organizations
No
State senators
  • Kathleen Riebe, state senator from the 15th district (2023-present) and 8th district (2019-2023) (Democratic) [3]
State representatives
  • Raymond Ward, state representative from the 19th district (2015-present) (Republican) [2]
Labor unions

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		YesNoUndecided
HarrisX [12] May 16-21, 2025805 (RV)± 3.5%32%36%31%

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ Dunphey, Kyle (June 23, 2025). "Voters will decide whether to repeal controversial union law in 2026 general election". Utah News Dispatch. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Dunphey, Kyle (January 27, 2025). "Utah House passes bill to stop collective bargaining for public unions". Utah News Dispatch. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Harris, Martha (February 6, 2025). "In final Senate vote, Utah lawmakers ban public union collective bargaining". KUER. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ Schoenbaum, Hannah (February 14, 2025). "Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions". Associated Press . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ Winslow, Ben (May 6, 2025). "Law banning public employee unions from collective bargaining blocked by Lt. Gov". FOX 13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ Gehrke, Robert (April 28, 2025). "Referendum to repeal anti-union law meets threshold to qualify for 2026 ballot" . The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ Dunphey, Kyle (February 6, 2025). "Senate abandons compromise with unions, passes ban on public sector collective bargaining". Utah News Dispatch. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ Winslow, Ben (January 22, 2025). "Unions organize against bill cracking down on public employee collective bargaining". FOX 13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Decline to Sign! Stand with Utah Taxpayers". Americans for Prosperity Utah. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 "Protect Utah Workers campaign launches successful kickoff". Utah Education Association. March 20, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  11. ↑ Miller, Saige; Harris, Martha (June 23, 2025). "Referendum to repeal Utah's collective bargaining ban heads to 2026 ballot". KUER. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  12. ↑ Keith, Caitlin (June 17, 2025). "The battle over Utah's collective bargaining ban: How Utahns say they would vote". Deseret News. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
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