(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would repeal Utah’s death penalty has met its end. State officials say HB-147 failed to move forward from the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee last night in a 6-5 vote. According to reports, the proposed legislation would have banned the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have advanced a revised proposal about setting new rules governing the participation of transgender athletes in high school sports. The proposal would allow a group of health professionals and others appointed by the state’s Republican Legislature to decide which transgender athletes can play […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill making its way through the Legislature could help limit telemarketing calls to Utah residents. HB217 from Republican Representative Norm Thurston expands the definition of solicitation calls to include ones that involve callers offering to buy real estate from the respondent. Utah companies who […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would provide free feminine hygiene products in Utah schools is close to passing in the state legislature. The Utah Senate unanimously voted in favor of House Bill 162 yesterday. The bill would create a public-private partnership to make sure feminine products were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate has passed a $193 million tax cut, sending it to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox, who is expected to sign it into law. The tax cut parallels actions advancing in other legislatures in a year where states are flush with cash […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House passes a 200-million-dollar tax cut package. The plan in SB59 slashes income and social security taxes for Utahns, saving them about one-hundred dollars a year on average. A plan from a bipartisan group of Democrats and Republicans to remove the state sales […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Lawmakers in the Utah House will consider a bill that would expand ranked-choice voting in elections this afternoon. HB178 from Republican Representative Mike Winder would require ranked-choice voting to be used in any multi-candidate race, whether they are primaries or general elections. The proposal also […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would create more oversight of proposed dredging at Utah Lake is on its way to a vote in the Utah House. The House Natural Resources Committee approved House Bill 240 yesterday. The bill would modify the Utah Lake Restoration Act of 2018, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — New legislation could allow Utah parents to direct the state funds designated for their child’s education to private schools. HB331 would create so-called Hope Scholarships, giving families the chance to receive financial assistance to pay for the costs, depending on their income. The Utah Education […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers on Tuesday exempted members of the media from a proposal to allow governments to charge additional fees for certain public record requests. The original proposal would have allowed government agencies to impose additional fees on members of the public who request government records […]
