2020 Utah Legislative Session

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed 125 bills into law Monday, including a bill to to spend more than $16 million in state money to expand mental healthcare and…

Gov. Gary Herbert signed 151 bills Saturday, including a $10 million affordable housing bill, a bill essentially decriminalizing polygamy and a…

Wednesday morning, March 25, 2020Utah Democrats Assign DelegatesUtah’s Democratic primary is finalized, and the party has assigned its delegates. Vermont…

Utah's legislative session wrapped up Thursday night. Lawmakers passed a $20 billion budget and 510 bills over the past 45 days. This week of the session…

The Utah Legislature wrapped up its 2020 legislative session Thursday night — defined by big changes to education funding, debates over abortion bills and…

Thursday evening, March 12, 2020Schools CloseOn Thursday, state officials made recommendations for Utah public universities to suspend large gatherings,…

Thursday evening, March 12, 2020Schools CloseOn Thursday, state officials made recommendations for Utah public universities to suspend large gatherings,…

A bill banning all elective abortions, if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, passed the Utah Legislature Thursday after the House of…

Updated 4:12 p.m. MST 3/12/2020When Rep. Melissa Ballard, R-North Salt Lake City, started working on a bill to expand telehealth services last year, she…

A bill aimed at easing Utah’s reliance on its cash bail system passed the state Legislature Wednesday.It requires judges to release people accused of…

Utahns seeking abortions would have to undergo an ultrasound while the person performing that ultrasound describes the fetal images, under a bill passed…

Often when someone seeks help for a mental health crisis, they’re taken in an ambulance to an emergency room. Mental health advocates, like Ginger…