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| Order | Position | Bill Number and Title | Bill Sponsor | Floor Sponsor | Bill Description | Category | Subcategory | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Support | H.B. 11 Water Efficient Landscaping Requirements | Rep. Doug Owens | Restricts the amount of lawn or turf that can be used for new construction or reconstruction of governemnt buildings | Sustainable Future | Water Conservation | ||
| 2 | Support | H.B. 28 Emergency Responder Voting Amendments | Rep. Rosemary Lesser | Allows registered voters assisting with an emergency on the date of an election to cast an electronic ballot if the area affected by the emergency is located outside the voter's county of residence | Good Government | Elections and Voting Rights | ||
| 3 | Oppose | H.B. 29 Sensitive Material Review Amendments | Rep. Ken Ivory | Sen. Todd Weiler | Allows school employees, students, their parents, and respective elected officials to initiate reviews of "sensitive materials;" creates a distinction between "objective" and "subjective" sensitive materials, with "objective" sensitve materials being made immediately unaccessible to students and "subjective" materials going through a more through review, but only allowing students to access that material with parental consent during the review; requires LEAs statewide to remove "objective" sensitive materials if at least three school districts, or at least two school districts and five charter schools, have done so; inemnifies school employees from suits brought up under this law | Strong Communities | Education | |
| 4 | Support | H.B. 36 Open and Public Meeting Act Amendmnets | Rep. James Dunnigan | Adjusts various definitions, including "meetings" and "public body" to clarify when public bodies are subject to Open and Public Meeting Act requirements, particularly for public bodies that have three members | Good Government | Transparency | ||
| 5 | Support | H.B. 79 Inititatives and Refrenda Meeting | Rep. Jennifer Daily-Provost | Makes needed clarifications to the state's ballot initiatives and referenda laws, and makes signature and verification requirements compatible with the Americans with Disabilities Act | Good Government | Inititatives and References | ||
| 6 | Support | H.B. 80 Conflict of Interest Disclosure Modifications | Rep. Paul Cutler | Requires an elected official of a political subdivision and members of a state land use authority (Inland Port Authority, Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, etc.) to annually file and amend conflict of interest disclosures on the state disclosure website, and standardizes penalties for failing to do so | Good Government | Transparency | ||
| 7 | Oppose | H.B. 92 Voting Ammendments | Rep. Kera Birkeland | Allows election officers to only send ballots by mail to active voters who request to receive ballots on a voter registration form or other written document | Good Government | Elections and Voting Rights | ||
| 8 | Support | H.B. 97 Gun Safety Ammendments | Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Creates a waiting period of five days between the purchase of a firearm from a dealer and the deliver of the firearm to the purchaser, with exceptions for firearm trades, purchasers with a valid concealed firearm permit, or law enforcement officers | Strong Communities | Gun Violence Prevention | ||
| 9 | Support | H.B. 98 Firearm Access Ammendments | Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Requires that owners or authorized users of firearms securely store firearms in a locked container or secure firearms using a locking device that renders the firearm inoperable by an individual other than the owner or authorized user whenever the firearm is not being lawfully possessed or used | Strong Communities | Gun Violence Prevention | ||
| 10 | Support | H.B. 101 Firearm Reporting Requirements | Rep. Brian King | Requires the Bureau of Criminal Identification to collect statistics on the source of firearms recovered from individuals restricted from possessing firearms | Strong Communities | Gun Violence Prevention | ||
| 11 | Support | H.B. 107 Recycling Facilities Transparency Ammendments | Rep. Douglas Welton | Requires recycling facilities used by municipalities to provide data on the end location of recyclable materials, and then requires the municipality to publish that data in a newsletter or on its website | Sustainable Future | Sustainability | ||
| 12 | Oppose | H.B. 112 Sex Education Instruction Ammendments | Rep. Tim Jimenez | Removes "human sexuality" from the definition of "sex education instruction" | Strong Communities | Education | ||
| 13 | Support | H.B. 134 Marriage Modifications | Rep. Anthony Loubet | Prohibits government from invalidating or prohibiting marriages on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or national origin of the two individuals | Equal Rights | Racial Justice | ||
| 14 | Support | H.B. 137 Disability Coverage Act | Rep. Jennifer Daily-Provost | Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to apply for a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment to provide wraparound services (those services offered by Medicaid but above minimum services) to qualified individuals with a disability, and requires those qualified individuals to make cost-sharing payments according to a sliding scale established by DHHS | Strong Communities | Healthcare | ||
| 15 | Support | H.B. 138 Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act Ammendment | Rep. Raymond Ward | Prohibits a person from communicating with an elected official's employer for the purpose of influencing the elected official's vote | Good Government | Ethics | ||
| 16 | Support | H.B. 168 Accessibility of Campaign Finance Disclosures | Rep. Brett Garner | Requires the lieutenant governor to provide the ability for the public to search campaign finance disclosures by individual contributor, rather than just by individual recipient | Good Government | Transparency | ||
| 17 | Support | H.B. 169 Rental Property Disclosure Requirements | Rep. Douglas Welton | Requires residential property owners to provide prospective renters a written disclosure describing any defects in the rental unit that would materially affect the renter's decision to rent the property and that a renter could not reasonably discover in an inspection of the property | Strong Communication | Tenants Rights | ||
| 18 | Oppose | H.B. 183 Income Tax Reduction | Rep. Kay Christofferson | Reduces the individual and corporate income tax rate from 4.65% to 4.55% | Good Government | N/A | ||
| 19 | Oppose | H.B. 185 Primary Ballot Requirements | Rep. Jordan Teuscher | Requires election officers to identify on primary ballots the candidates nominated at the political party's nominating convention and allows political parties to opt-in to a nomination method whereby candidates who receive 70% or more of the votes at convention automatically eliminate signature-gathering candidates from the primary | Good Government | Elections and Voting Rights | ||
| 20 | Support | H.B. 187 Limitation on Defenses Based on Victim Identity | Rep. Sahara Hayes | Prohibits criminals from using a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity to defend, excuse, or justify an actor's conduct in committing a crime or to mitigate the severity of or sentence for the crime | Equal Rights | LGBTQ+ Rights | ||
| 21 | Oppose | H.B. 191 Eletrical Energy Ammendments | Rep. Jack Collin | Before authorizing or approving the early retirement of an electrical generation facility, requires the Public Service Commission to determine that the early retirement will not create a material adverse effect on the provision of affordable, reliable, dispatchable, and secure electricy to customers in the state, create a shortage of available electricity to customers in the state, harm ratepayers by causing the utility to incur any net incremental costs to be recovered from ratepayers that could be avoided by continuing to operate the electric generating unit in compliance with applicable law, and be undertaken as a result of any financial incentives or benefits offered by any federal agency. | Sustainable Future | Sustainability | ||
| 22 | Support | H.B. 193 Medicaid Program Ammendments | Rep. Raymond Ward | Expands Medicaid coverage for pregnant and postpartum women to households within 185% of the federal poverty guidelines, and uses the Medicaid Expansion Fund to pay for the costs of the Medicaid expansion | Strong Communitites | Healthcare | ||
| 23 | Oppose | H.B. 214 Election Modifications | Rep. Norman Thurston | Requires mail-in ballots to be received by the election officer before polls close on election day for the ballot to be counted as valid | Good Government | Elections and Voting Rights | ||
| 24 | Support | H.B. 233 Election Code Modifications | Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Requires county clerks and county jails to coordinate to provide the opportunity for eligible inmates of the jail to register to vote and vote by mail, in addition to providing for the option, at the discretion of the county clerk and county jail, for in-person voting by jail inmates | Good Government | Elections and Voting Rights | ||
| 25 | Support | H.B. 243 Riparian Amendments | Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion | Requires cities and counties to include riparian areas in their general plans to provide for preserving and enhancing natural stream functions, including flood plains and wetlands; managing erosion, sedimentation, and flood control; reducing water pollution; and protecting fish and wildlife habitat; among other environmental benefits | Sustainable Future | Environmental Conservation | ||
| 26 | Oppose | H.B. 253 Use of Sex Education Facilities in Public and Higher Education | Rep. Phil Lyman | Restricts transgender access to restrooms and changing facilities in K-12 public schools, colleges, and universities | Equal Rights | LGBTQ+ Rights | ||
| 27 | Oppose | H.B. 257 Sex Based Desiginations for Privacy, Anti-Bullying, and Women's Opportunities | Rep. Kera Birkeland | Sen. Daniel Mckay | Restricts transgender access to restrooms and changing facilities in all government owned buildings, while encouraging government entities to provide single-occupant restroom and locker room facilities in new construction and remodels | Equal Rights | LGBTQ+ Rights | |
| 28 | Oppose | H.B. 261 Equal Opportunities Inititaves | Rep. Katy Hall | Sen. Grover Kieth | Prohibits diversity statements from being used in higher education employment decisions and admissions; prohibits trainings that, based on an individual's personal identiy characteristics, promotes the differential treatment of an individual or influences employment decisions, admissions, or participation in educational system; requires that DEI offices be transformed into "student success and support" offices that are open and available to all students, rather than only students based on minority status | Equal Rights | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion | |
| 29 | Support | H.B. 264 Health Education Ammendments | Rep. Carol Spackman Moss | Requires the Utah State Board of Education to establish curriculum requirements that include instruction in sexual assault resource strategies, sexual violence behavior prevention, and the legal implications of electronically distributing sexually explicit images | Strong Communities | Education | ||
| 30 | Support | H.B. Air Quality Ammendments | Rep. Tyler Clancy | Establishes a policy of reducing emissions (fine particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide) by 50% by December 31, 2033 in the following counties: Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, and Weber; and requires certain agencies to develop plans to contribute to achieving this policy | Sustainable Future | Clean Air | ||
| 31 | Oppose | H.B. 284 Initiative Ammendments | Rep. Jason Kyle | Contingent on the passage of a constitutional amendment, increases from 50% to 60% the vote percentage required to pass a statewide initiative that w9uld impose a new tax or increase a tax rate | Good Government | Inititatives and References | ||
| 32 | Oppose | H.B. 285 Labor Union Ammendments | Rep. Jordan Teuscher | Requires public employee labor organizations to conduct recertification elections every three years; prohibits public employers from deducting union dues from a public employee's wages; prohibits using public money or property for union organizing or administration; prohibits public employers from compensating public employees for union activity; and requires certain labor organizations to provide the number of members in the labor organization to a public employer upon request | Strong Communities | Labor | ||
| 33 | Oppose | H.B. 290 Ranked Choice Voting Ammendments | Rep. Katy Hall | Repeals the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project (aka ranked choice voting) two years early so that it cannot be used after May of this year | Good Government | Elections and Voting Rights | ||
| 34 | Support | H.B. 294 Election Code Ammendments | Rep. Raymond Ward | Establishes regular primary elections as open, top-two political primaries where candidates compete against all other candidates for the same office, regardless of whether the candidates are party affiliated or unaffiliated, and all registered voters may vote in the primary election regardless of affiliation or unaffiliation | Good Government | Elections and Voting Rights | ||
| 35 | Support | H.B. 307 Firearm Data Ammendments | Rep. Sahara Hayes | Establishes law enforcement agency reporting requirements concerning lost or stolen firearms that are used in a crime and the disposition of firearms in the custody of a law enforcement agency | Strong Communities | Gun Violence Prevention | ||
| 36 | Support | H.B. Eviction Records Amendmemnts | Rep. Marsha Judkins | Reduces the amount of time required before an automatic expungement of an eviction takes place from three years to 90 days | Strong Communities | Tenants Rights | ||
| 37 | Support | S.B. 83 Firearm Storage Requirements | Rep. Todd Weiler | Enacts civil and criminal penalties relating to an individual's failure to safely store a firearm when it is subsequently used by an unauthorized user and harms others or is used in furtherance of certain crimes | Strong Communitites | Gun Violence Prevention | ||
| 38 | Oppose | S.B. 120 Intermountain Power Agency Requirements | Rep. Scott Sandall | Dissolves existing interlocal appointed boards for project entities, aka electrical generating facilities, and creates new boards that are majority legislatively controlled that must create and implement long-term strategic plan that takes into account the state energy policy | Sustainable Future | Clean Energy | ||
| 39 | Oppose | S.B. 125 Secondary Water Ammendments | Rep. David Hinkins | Increases the exemption for secondary water metering from secondary water suppliers that have under 1,000 users to those that have under 2,500 users | Sustainable Future | Water Conservation | ||
| 40 | Support | S.B. 126 Gestational Agreement Requirments | Rep. Stephanine Pitcher | Amends requirements for gestational agreements regarding the gestational mother's spouse to make it gender neutral | Equal Rights | LGBTQ+ Rights | ||
| 41 | Support | H.B. 355 Residential Rental Modifications | Rep. Marsha Judkins | |||||
| 42 | Oppose | H.B. 357 Administrative Rules Ammendments | Rep. Cheryl Acton | |||||
| 43 | Oppose | H.B. 374 State Energy Policy Ammendments | Rep. Jack Collin | |||||
| 44 | Support | H.B. 380 Attorney General Ammendments | Rep. Andrew Stoddard | |||||
| 45 | Support | H.B. 401 Water Usage Ammendments | Rep. Doug Owens | |||||
| 46 | Oppose | H.B. 417 School Materials Ammendments | Rep. Ken Ivory | |||||
| 47 | Support | H.B. 426 Firearm Ammendments | Rep. Brian King | |||||
| 48 | Oppose | H.B. 429 State Employment Revisions | Rep. Kay Christofferson | |||||
| 49 | Support | H.B. 448 State Water Program Reporting Ammendments | Rep. Raymond Ward | |||||
| 50 | Support | H.B. 453 Great Salt Lake Revisions | Rep. Casey Snider | |||||
| 51 | Support | H.B. 458 Public Contracts Labor Ammendments | Rep. Doug Owens | |||||
| 52 | Support | H.B. 461 Childcare Wage Stabilization Ammendments | Rep. Ashlee Matthews | |||||
| 53 | Support | H.B. 462 Employee Compensation Ammendments | Rep. Rosemary Lesser | |||||
| 54 | Oppose | H.B. 463 Medicaid Funding Ammendments | Rep. Brady Brammer | |||||
| 55 | Support | H.B. 465 Housing Affordability Revisions | Rep. Stephen White | |||||
| 56 | Oppose | H.B. 470 Federal Agency Regulatory Review Ammendments | Rep. Casey Snider | |||||
| 57 | Support | H.B. 473 School Transits Ammendments | Rep. Joel Briscoe | |||||
| 58 | Support | H.B. 479 State Agency Contact Information Ammendments | Rep. Thomas Peterson | |||||
| 59 | Support | H.B. 481 Railroad Upgrade Incentives Ammendments | Rep. Paul Cutler | |||||
| 60 | Oppose | H.B. 489 Party Affilation Disclosure Ammendments | Rep. Cheryl Acton | |||||
| 61 | Support | H.B. 504 Abortion Revisions | Rep. Brian King | |||||
| 62 | Oppose | H.B. 514 School Captain Ammendments | Rep. Keven Stratton | |||||
| 63 | Support | H.B. 386 Commission on Housing Affordability Modifications | Rep. Joel Briscoe | |||||
| 64 | Support | S.B. 55 Bear Lake Preservation Ammendments | Sen. Chris Wilson | |||||
| 65 | Oppose | S.B. 57 Utah Constitutional Soverignty Act | Sen. Scott Sandall | |||||
| 66 | Oppose | S.B. 69 Income Tax Ammendments | Sen. Chris Wilson | |||||
| 67 | Support | H.B. 149 Earned Income Tax Credit Ammendments | Rep. Marsha Judkins | |||||
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