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Republican
· Representative
Cheryl Acton
Represents District 38 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
86%
on 145 party-line votes · House Republicans median 91%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 1,011 of 1,052 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
2 of 5
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 5
Roll calls on record
1,052
2026 General Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 General Session.
How Cheryl Acton votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Cheryl Acton sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Cheryl Acton is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
21 of 145 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB0176 · Landscaping Procurement Amendments
House/ failed · 2026-03-06 · Failed 35–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB0251 · Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination
House/ passed 3rd reading · 2026-03-06 · Passed 40–30 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB0124 · Child Welfare Modifications
House/ failed · 2026-03-04 · Failed 30–43 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB0229 · State Employee Benefits Amendments
House/ failed · 2026-03-04 · Failed 34–40 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB0596 · Homelessness Amendments
House/ failed · 2026-03-03 · Passed 34–37 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB0553 · Dog Attack Amendments
House/ failed · 2026-03-02 · Failed 31–38 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB0386 · Immigration Amendments
House/ passed 3rd reading · 2026-02-27 · Passed 39–33 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB0386 · Immigration Amendments
House/ substituted · 2026-02-27 · Passed 40–31 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB0522 · Parentage and Child Support Amendments
House/ failed · 2026-02-26 · Failed 37–30 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB0124 · Child Welfare Modifications
House Comm – Favorable Recommendation · 2026-02-26 · Passed 5–4 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB0152 · Educational Vaccine Exemption Amendments
House Comm – Motion to Recommend Failed · 2026-01-30 · Failed 6–6
SB0176 · Landscaping Procurement Amendments
House/ failed · 2026-03-06 · Failed 35–34
SB0124 · Child Welfare Modifications
House Comm – Favorable Recommendation · 2026-02-26 · Passed 5–4
SB0059 · Alimony Amendments
House Comm – Favorable Recommendation · 2026-02-23 · Passed 5–4
SB0109 · Alienation of Affection Amendments
House Comm – Favorable Recommendation · 2026-02-23 · Passed 6–5
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Verona MaugaDemocrat · District 31 · 233 shared contested votes
54%
Andrew StoddardDemocrat · District 40 · 208 shared contested votes
53%
Ashlee MatthewsDemocrat · District 37 · 188 shared contested votes
51%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (41 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Cheryl Acton was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced5
Out of committee5
Passed one chamber3
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 3Abuse, Neglect, or Dependency 2Offender Registries 2Sexual Offenses 1Department of Corrections 1Courts 1
Offender Transfer Amendments
Became lawGovernor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-26
Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments
Became lawGovernor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-26
Local School Board Reporting
FailedHouse/ filed in House file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Amendments
FailedHouse/ filed in House file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
Child Welfare Fatality Review Report Amendments
FailedHouse/ filed in House file for bills not passed · 2026-03-06
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB0123 · 2026-03-06
Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments (House Conference Committee – Final Passage)
HB0445 · 2026-03-06
County Government Land Purchasing (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0254 · 2026-03-06
Extracted Natural Resources Amendments (House Conference Committee – Final Passage)
HB0311 · 2026-03-06
Elections Study (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0412 · 2026-03-06
Energy Development Planning Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0012 · 2026-03-06
Sunset and Repeal Date Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0498 · 2026-03-06
Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SJR008 · 2026-03-06
Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0147 · 2026-03-06
Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0201 · 2026-03-06
Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0136 · 2026-03-06
Unlicensed Driver Amendments (House Conference Committee – Final Passage)
SB0196 · 2026-03-06
Wrongful Lien Act Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0514 · 2026-03-06
Utah Energy Council Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0531 · 2026-03-06
Scarification Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0147 · 2026-03-06
Government Form Submission Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0059 · 2026-03-06
Identification Verification Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0194 · 2026-03-06
Election Modifications (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0259 · 2026-03-06
Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0337 · 2026-03-06
Nicotine Product Tax Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0265 · 2026-03-06
Non-nicotine Inhalation Product Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0303 · 2026-03-06
Family Court Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0242 · 2026-03-06
Transportation Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0093 · 2026-03-06
Corrections Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0536 · 2026-03-06
Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0054 · 2026-03-06
Boating Safety Education (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0031 · 2026-03-06
Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HCR010 · 2026-03-06
Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0361 · 2026-03-06
Elections Provisions Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0298 · 2026-03-06
Programmable Money Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0495 · 2026-03-06
Capital Felony Case Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0292 · 2026-03-06
Autonomous Systems Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0034 · 2026-03-06
Public Education Revisions (House Conference Committee – Final Passage)
HB0205 · 2026-03-06
Substance Use Intervention Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0193 · 2026-03-06
State Legal Holiday Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0062 · 2026-03-06
School Finance Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0545 · 2026-03-06
Budgetary Modifications (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0467 · 2026-03-06
Utah Fits All Scholarship Program Modifications (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0287 · 2026-03-06
Targeted Advertising Tax (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0507 · 2026-03-06
State Coordination of Regional and Local Economic Development Projects Amendments (House Conference Committee – Final Passage)
HB0090 · 2026-03-06
Sexual Offenses Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0305 · 2026-03-06
Hospital Quality Incentive Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0296 · 2026-03-06
Student Consent Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0113 · 2026-03-06
Emergency Reporting Abuse Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
HB0247 · 2026-03-06
Great Salt Lake Related Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SB0321 · 2026-03-06
Municipal Election Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0074 · 2026-03-06
Motor Vehicle Civil Action Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0268 · 2026-03-06
Religious Curriculum in Schools (House Conference Committee – Final Passage)
HB0179 · 2026-03-06
Milk Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SJR006 · 2026-03-06
Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0283 · 2026-03-06
Court Fees and Administration Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0257 · 2026-03-06
Domestic Relations Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0295 · 2026-03-06
Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0295 · 2026-03-06
Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0290 · 2026-03-06
Victim and Witness Privacy Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
HB0493 · 2026-03-06
Consumer Products Amendments (House/ concurs with Senate amendment)
SCR001 · 2026-03-06
Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0225 · 2026-03-06
Public Corporation Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0225 · 2026-03-06
Public Corporation Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0226 · 2026-03-06
Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
SB0206 · 2026-03-06
Tax Amendments (House/ passed 3rd reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1052 total roll-call votes this session).
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