Utah Legislature

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, January 19, 2021.

The Utah Legislature’s 2021 General Session started Tuesday. Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, and Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, talked about their expectations for the next 45 days and beyond.

The Utah Democratic Party will hold a special election for House District 10 this weekend. The seat was vacated by Rep. Lou Shurtliff, who died late last year.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, January 13, 2021.

Utah lawmakers are hoping 2021 is the year that they can pass some gun-related bill that didn’t make it through last year’s legislative session.

Utah voters approved a constitutional change that allows state lawmakers to divert education funds to pay for some social programs. But lawmakers likely won’t use that ability this year.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, December 31, 2020.

A handful of Utah laws go into effect on Jan. 1. Here’s a look at some of them.

After a summer of protests against police shootings, Utah lawmakers look at policy changes for police reform.

The latest Utah news on Monday evening, December 21, 2020.

The sponsor of legislation that would give legal protections to drivers who hit protesters said he’s striking that section of the bill.

The latest Utah news on Friday evening, November 27, 2020.