2021 Utah Legislative Session

Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday signed a bill that will put more regulations in place at youth residential treatment centers.

That’s a wrap, folks! The 2021 General Session has come to a close, which means this season of 45 Days ends here as well. We introduced you to a lot of bills and issues over the past several weeks, so this week we’re rounding up which of those headed to the governor’s desk and which ones are dust in the wind. Plus, we’ll break down what all those new laws will mean for Utahns.

The Utah Legislature wrapped up its 2021 General Session Friday at midnight. Lawmakers passed more than 500 bills.

The Utah Legislature has passed a bill that could make it tougher for a citizen-led initiative to get on the ballot. Among other things, it puts additional restrictions on ballot initiatives that outsource to signature-gathering companies.

This week, we’re zooming out a bit to look at what it’s been like to legislate during a session shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked with lawmakers, lobbyists and journalists about what they miss the most (and why it’s the cafeteria’s tater tots) and what changes they hope might stick around.

An effort to regulate all-terrain vehicles in Moab was killed by the Utah Legislature last week, but people on both sides of the issue say the fight isn’t over.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, March 3, 2021.

An end to statewide pandemic restrictions is in sight, after the Utah House passed a bill Wednesday outlining a timeline.

Under the legislation, if a voter switches parties after March 31, that switch would take effect after the primary election.

This would be the first time Utah legislators have put more oversight in place on the industry in 15 years.

Two Utah Senate committees approved two separate affordable housing bills Tuesday.

A bipartisan bill to help build a visitors’ center at Bears Ears National Monument is moving through the Utah Legislature. It passed a Senate committee unanimously Tuesday and pro-monument groups support the legislation.