2025 Utah Legislative Session

One GOP lawmaker characterized a judge's ruling that redrew the state’s congressional map as a “gross miscarriage of justice.” The main point of the session was to buy time for an appeal to the Utah Supreme Court.

A repeal referendum driven by a wave of union signature gathering was set to be on the 2026 ballot, but lawmakers decided to just do away with the law for now.

Mientras algunas escuelas reportaron aumentos porcentuales grandes en la cantidad de estudiantes principiantes de inglés este año, ninguna cumplió con el umbral de 30 estudiantes establecido por el proyecto de ley HB42.

After reforms to Utah’s vote-by-mail system earlier this year, what has changed for this fall’s municipal elections?

There was one dissenting vote on the recommendation from the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee. The higher ed budget reinvestments were mandated by the Legislature.

Anyone over 18 now has to buy a hunting or fishing license to hike, bike or even bird watch at 25 Wildlife or Waterfowl Management Areas in Northern Utah.

The state’s largest universities, the University of Utah and Utah Valley University, plan to streamline their offerings by cutting low-enrollment programs and strengthening student “durable skills.”

While the restructuring prioritized Salt Lake Community College’s technical training and health sciences programs, leadership argues that the arts and humanities are still an important part of the school.

“My sincere intent is not to provoke or cause division,” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said. “My intent is to represent our city's values and honor our dear diverse residents who make up this beautiful city and the legacy of pain and progress that they have endured.”

With a referendum challenge looking like it will be successful, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson put the law on hold while signatures are being counted.

As of the morning of April 28, the labor groups hit the 8% target in 15 Senate districts, and 146,480 signatures have been verified.

State lawmakers are requiring Utah Tech University reallocate over $2.55 million in its budget, which means cutting certain programs. Every public college and university in the state has been tasked with a similar challenge.