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The bill would prohibit Utah teachers from hanging a pride flag in their classroom and ban other things viewed as endorsing a specific “political or social belief.”
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Senate President Stuart Adams and Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla appeared together during Senate media availability to present a united front. When asked about impeachment, Adams said “I think we're looking at those issues.”
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Much like they did last year, Utah’s supermajority legislature front-loaded its contentious bills to the opening days of the 45-day work session.
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Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a law that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth.
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For the last 2 years, Utah has passed laws directly impacting many transgender Utahns' ways of life. This year added a 3rd bill — and a debate over bathrooms.
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The bill continues to restrict transgender kids in public K-12 schools from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.
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After passing the Utah House last week, the Senate Business and Labor Committee advanced the bill to the floor on a 5-3 vote.
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Three days after it was introduced, and in the first week of the session, the bill is headed to the state Senate for consideration.
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HB257 would require transgender people to use either unisex or single-occupancy bathrooms in government buildings and publicly funded facilities.
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Some of the proposed changes would allow schools to remove some books quicker and without the input of parents. It would also allow certain books to be banned statewide.
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Utah lawmakers continue to criticize the Davis School District for banning the Bible in some schools, and vocal support is growing for revising Utah’s “sensitive materials” law.
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The Alpine School District is looking to close two schools in 2023 and three in 2024. Parents allege a decision was made before they were involved in the discussion.