(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is signing bills into Utah law. Cox put his signature on eight bills yesterday, four each that originated in the House and Senate. Among them were budget bills for higher education, the National Guard, and social services. The governor has now signed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah House committee is shutting down the idea of banning cell phones and smartwatches in classrooms. The measure, brought forth by Layton Republican Trevor Lee, was rejected this week. It called for keeping those devices out of the hands of students if teachers thought […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — It looks like Utah will be temporarily pausing its personalized license plate program once again. The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that will now head to the Utah Senate for final approval. It calls for a two-year moratorium on “vanity plates,” with Representative […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah lawmaker wants the state to stop making kid entrepreneurs follow the same rules as adult business operators. State Senator Jake Anderegg has introduced a measure in the legislature that would exempt kids who operate lemonade stands from regulations that apply to vendors at […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would require the state to audit elections every other year is moving forward in the Utah House. The Government Operations Standing Committee unanimously approved House Bill 269 yesterday. The bill is strongly supported by county clerks across the state according to testimony […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Leaders of Utah’s eight sovereign nations came to the Capitol on Tuesday to push lawmakers to pass a bill to protect Native American children in adoptions and foster care placements. The bill that’s currently bottled up in the House Judiciary Committee would make provisions of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is joining a six-state proposal to dramatically reduce water use in the Colorado River Basin. On Monday, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposing deeper water cuts and new rules to consider water […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would crack down on social media use by children in Utah is over its first hurdle in the state Senate. Senate Bill 152 was unanimously passed by the chamber’s Business and Labor Committee after a hearing yesterday. State senators criticized lobbyists for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to block most private businesses and government agencies from requiring employees and customers to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. St. George Republican Walt Brooks’ bill won quick approval from the GOP-dominated House. Brooks said he worked […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The ACLU of Utah is planning a court challenge to the recently passed ban on gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy for transgender youth. The group announced yesterday that it plans to work with the National Center for Lesbian Rights to fight the new law. In […]
