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The restrictions sent to the governor include a ban on adult inmates receiving gender-affirming care and the assigning of cells for juveniles based on sex at birth, not gender identity.

If flavored vapes are here to stay, Republican Rep. Matt MacPherson argues stricter enforcement and higher taxes on the products in Utah are key.

Republican Sen. Mike McKell says his bill will continue to be worked on as it continues through the legislative process.

The Utah Compact’s language states a respect for the rule of law, and emphasizes that “local law enforcement resources should focus on criminal activities,” as opposed to civil infractions. Republicans like Candice Pierucci have said current legislation hews closely to that intent, focusing on people who have committed crimes.

Utah’s governor said he was disappointed “the process did not ultimately deliver the compromise” that was on the table. The state’s largest teachers union said lawmakers have “ignored thousands of voices.”

The proposal says public school students would receive mandatory instruction throughout their K-12 years on how to respond if they encounter a gun. Tennessee has a similar law on the books.

Last year, Utah school districts racked up nearly $2.7 million in school lunch debt. The issue has bipartisan attention as two bills look to expand lunch benefits in Utah’s public schools.

HB269 sets guidelines on where transgender students can live based on their sex at birth, not their gender identity. There are no exceptions included in the bill, even if they have received gender-affirming surgery and changed their birth certificate.

The sound of hundreds of voices yelling “veto” could be heard on every floor of the Utah State Capitol Friday. Just a day before, lawmakers passed a bill to ban public labor union collective bargaining.

GOP leadership ditched a deal that would’ve allowed some collective bargaining because they didn’t get the positive response they wanted from unions and their members. Democrats and the state’s largest teachers union are asking Gov. Spencer Cox to veto the bill.