Stay up-to-date with the latest news on what is happening in the state legislature.
Resolution commemorating 2020 election passes Utah House – after significant changes
(KCPW News) A resolution recognizing Utah’s clerks and election workers for their efforts during the 2020 election cleared the Utah House of Representatives on Tuesday, but not before language endorsing vote-by-mail and commemorating the security of the recent election was stripped out. House Concurrent Resolution 11, by Salt Lake Democratic Representative Joel Briscoe, sought […]
Committee endorses extension for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls task force
(KCPW News) A bill that would extend the life of a state task force on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) easily cleared a Senate committee on Tuesday. The task force was created during the 2020 legislative session at the urging of the nonprofit group Restoring Ancestral Winds. The group pointed to data […]
Bill that would prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports passes House committee
On Thursday, the House Education Committee voted to pass a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing in K-12 girls’ sports. Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, is sponsoring House Bill 302, which would also bar transgender girls in private schools from competing against public schools. Birkeland says that even though there are currently no transgender […]
Utah House endorses name change for Dixie State University
On Wednesday, the Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that would begin the process to change the name of Dixie State University. House Bill 278, which is sponsored by Rep Kelly Miles, R-Ogden, would require the Dixie State University Board of Trustees to collect public input on a new name for the school, so […]
Senate bill seeks to reform troubled teen industry
The Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee unanimously passed a bill that aims to reform youth residential treatment programs in Utah. According to Spanish Fork Republican Sen. Michael McKell, sponsor of Senate Bill 127, Utah currently houses around 5,600 hundred minors in congregate care programs, many of whom come from out of state. […]