2024 Utah Legislative Session

“Just the sheer number of bills that have created new rules, programs and reports for districts, it’s become overwhelming, especially in the last few years,” said Utah School Boards Association President Teri Rhodes.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the Beehive State says goodbye to front license plates. It’s one of the changes brought by SB45, which the Utah State Tax Commission says will reduce the need for in-person DMV visits.

The Utah State Board of Education has already requested an additional $100 million, but Republican Rep. Ryan Wilcox said he thinks it’ll be closer to $800 million.

Democrats on the Ethnic Studies Commission voted against the recommendations. The ties to Utah’s anti-DEI law raised “big red flags” for Rep. Angela Romero.

Utah has a problem with TikTok and how minors use it. The platform said it has safety protocols in place to protect them.

Part of Utah’s new school safety overhaul, a guardian is an existing school employee who volunteers to carry a gun and is trained to use it if necessary.

Judge Robert Shelby wrote Utah’s law restricting youth social media use most likely violates the First Amendment.

Utah parents must now opt-in for students to participate in the survey used to collect this data, which could leave holes in future reporting. Regardless, tobacco prevention initiatives in the state are still working to see the declining trend continue.

The recommendations were required as a part of a 2022 law mandating ethnic studies be incorporated into Utah’s K-12 core standards.

Ivory’s news conference at the Utah State Capitol featured educators and clergy, and showed attendees passages from books banned statewide in schools.

The campaign, organized by Better Boundaries, urges Utahns to vote against a constitutional amendment to give lawmakers the power to alter and repeal voter-approved ballot initiatives.

Legal and historical experts say Utah will have to overcome centuries of precedent if the state is to be successful in claiming 18.5 million acres of land controlled by the federal government.