Carol S. Moss
State representative, House District 34 · Democratic
Office held
| State representative | House District 34 | Source |
Voting record
Utah House, 2026 sessions
The official record lists Carol S. Moss's vote on 838 roll calls in the 2026 sessions. The latest:
- Voted: Yea6th Sub. HB 492: Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments
- Voted: Yea1st Sub. SB 156: Constable Amendments
- Voted: Yea1st Sub. SB 47: Reauthorization of Administrative Rules
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. HB 125: Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments
- Voted: Nay3rd Sub. HB 377: Real Estate Amendments
- Voted: Absent or not voting5th Sub. HB 119: Automotive Repair Business Amendments
- Voted: Yea3rd Sub. SB 181: School Discipline Amendments
- Voted: Nay3rd Sub. HB 591: Nuisance Amendments
- Voted: Yea4th Sub. HB 535: Disposition of Public Property Modifications
- Voted: Yea2nd Sub. SB 165: Economic Mobility Initiative
A career in education
Carol S. Moss, also widely known as Carol Spackman Moss, is a retired high-school teacher. Her official caucus biography describes continuing engagement with students on civic participation, linking her classroom background with her role explaining the political process. [1]
The Legislature's member record lists bachelor's and master's degrees in English and educational-administration study at the University of Utah. [2]
A long House tenure
Moss was first elected in 2000 and began House service in January 2001. She represents District 34, including most of Holladay and parts of Millcreek and Murray. [2]
The House Democratic caucus identifies her as the longest-serving woman legislator in Utah history. That distinction describes tenure; it is separate from an assessment of any particular education proposal or legislative outcome. [1]
Schools and overdose prevention
Her caucus biography credits work on teacher mentoring, bullying prevention, the International Baccalaureate program, sexual-violence instruction in health classes and refugee access to driver's licenses. It also describes efforts to expand access to naloxone and improve mental-health treatment in county jails. The account is the caucus's description of her policy record, rather than an independent evaluation of how each program performed. [1]
In the 2026 General Session, Carol S. Moss was chief sponsor of H.B. 135, Cohabitant Definition Amendments. It would have clarified the definition of cohabitant in the battered-person mitigation statute and in the domestic violence and protective order laws. It never reached a floor vote: a House committee returned it to the Rules Committee, and it was filed on March 6, 2026. [3]
In the 2026 General Session, Carol S. Moss was chief sponsor of H.B. 151, Teaching Materials Amendments. It would have exempted certain course materials from the sensitive-material rules when a parent consents. It did not become law, and it was filed on March 6, 2026. [4]
Current committees and proposals
Moss's assignments include House Education, Public Utilities and Energy, and Public Education Appropriations, with education and workforce interim work. [2]
The caucus's 2026 list includes Teaching Materials Amendments, School Zone Speeding Amendments, Student Journalist Amendments and Overdose Amendments. Those titles show the subjects of her proposed work; a title alone does not establish passage, the final amended wording or the implementation date. [1]
Profile sources
From the Legislature's roster
- Profession
- High School Teacher (retired)
- Education
- B.A., M.A., English, University of Utah; Educational Administration, University of Utah
- Committees
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