SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to ban almost all hand-held cellphone use while driving has failed the Utah House. The Monday vote came after lawmakers said they were worried it would be too harsh on drivers without making a large enough difference in safety. Supporters of the bill […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal that would allow autonomous vehicles on Utah roads has passed another legislative hurdle. The Deseret News reports the unanimous committee vote on Monday sends the measure to the full Senate. It has already passed the House of Representatives. Sen. Gregg Buxton says driverless-car testing would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Senate is approving a proposal to raise low alcohol limits for beer sold at Utah grocery and convenience stores. The measure easily passed on Monday even though it’s opposed by the influential Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and local brewers who […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmentalists are urging Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to veto legislation that could open the way for a nuclear waste services company to store depleted uranium in the state. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the measure that has cleared the state Legislature specifies for the radioactivity of waste […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A plan for Utah to ask to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada has passed its first legislative hurdle. The Deseret News reports Republican Rep. Norm Thurston said Monday the high cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. forces some people to skip their drugs or spread […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to raise the age to buy cigarettes in Utah has an unlikely critic — the American Cancer Society’s Action Network, which argues the law should target retailers for penalties rather than buyers. While the group supports raising the tobacco-buying age to 21, it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of lawmakers is approving a proposal to strengthen Utah’s hate-crimes law, a key step forward for the idea long stuck in legislative gridlock. The vote on Thursday comes after a groundswell of support that picked up speed following the November beating of a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislative proposal that would ban most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation has narrowly passed out of a House committee. The judiciary committee voted 7-5 on Wednesday to send the measure to the full House. The vote comes one day after the bill’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State lawmakers are pressing pause on two gun measures, including a proposal inspired by the shooting death of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey. Democratic sponsor Rep. Andrew Stoddard said Wednesday he’s planning to keep working on the measure that would hold gun owners liable […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker wants to ban most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, a change to a proposal that originally would have banned the procedure after 15 weeks. Republican Rep. Cheryl Acton said Tuesday she made the change for “strategic reasons,” and to help the […]
