# Neil Walter

Neil Walter is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 74.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 74
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5b90793c-f90a-4b0e-b9e6-78943bfaab1c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b90793c-f90a-4b0e-b9e6-78943bfaab1c (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of Walter’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Utah, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 16 donors and 563 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 88% (89%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HCR 2 Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR2/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 377 Real Estate Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB377/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 260 Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB260/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 184 Justice System Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB184/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 242 Initiative and Referendum Signature Gathering and Removal Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB242/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 210 Nicotine Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB210/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB251/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 416 First Responder Health Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB416/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB385/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 27 bills: 20 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 11. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 43 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 486: Fraudulent Deeds Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB486/
- HB 427: Tax Increment Financing Modifications (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB427/
- HB 521: Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB521/
- HB 589: Decommissioned Asset Disposition Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB589/
- HB 31: Local Education Agency Financial Reporting (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB31/
- HB 499: Watercraft Modifications (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB499/
- HB 406: Homeowners' Association Modifications (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB406/
- HB 524: Public Education Financial Officers (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB524/
- HB 535: Disposition of Public Property Modifications (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB535/
- HB 514: Utah Energy Council Amendments (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB514/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/WALTER/
- Campaign site: https://www.rneilwalter.com/
- X: https://x.com/rneilwalter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rneilwalter/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waltneilflc/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rneilwalter/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rneilwalter/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b90793c-f90a-4b0e-b9e6-78943bfaab1c