2021 General Session Bill Tracker

As the session progresses, below you will find the many bills we are tracking throughout the legislative session and whether a bill includes an action that we need your help with. Check back soon for updates!

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Position	Take Action	Default Sort (hidden)	Bill #	Bill Title	Bill Description	Bill Sponsor	Subject Area	Status
		2	H.B. 17	Utility Permitting Amendments	Prohibits cities and counties from limiting utility services based on energy type. Preemptively prevents communities from banning natural gas.	Rep. Stephen Handy	Sustainable Future	Passed the House (51-18), Assigned to Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
		3	H.B. 38	School Technology Amendments	Requires schools to contract with research databases to block obscene or pornographic material. Anti-EBSCO bill not grounded in reality.	Rep. Travis Seegmiller	Strong Communities	Assigned to House Judiciary Committee
		4	H.B. 41	Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force	Extends funding for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force until 2023	Rep. Angela Romero	Equal Rights	passed House, passed Senate committee, waiting for vote on Senate floor
		5	H.B. 43	Emergency Procurement Declaration Modifications	Improves transparency for emergency procurements made by the state by providing information within 14 days on the state website	Rep. Candice Pierucci	Good Government	Passed unanimously in House, Assigned to Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
		6	H.B. 58	Riot Amendments	Requires a person arrested for rioting to appear before a magistrate before being released, and requires the court to order restitution upon a conviction for rioting. Results in people being jailed longer than necessary.	Rep. Ryan Wilcox	Equal Rights	Assigned to House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
		7	H.B. 59	Intimate Image Distribution Prohibition Revisions	Provides criminal penalties for a law enforcement officer and a prosecutor to duplicate, share, copy, or display an intimate image, except in specified circumstances.	Rep. Andrew Stoddard	Strong Communities	Passed in Committee (8-0), Waiting for vote on House floor
		8	H.B. 60	Conceal Carry Firearms Amendments	Removes the permit requirement for concealed carry.	Rep. Walt Brooks	Strong Communities	Passed House and Senate, Signed by Governor
		9	H.B. 61	Concealed Carry Exemption During State of Emergency	Removes the permit requirement for concealed carry during an emergency.	Rep. Cory Maloy	Strong Communities	Introduced
		10	H.B. 62	Post Certification Amendments	Adds additional grounds for suspending or revoking the certification of a peace officer (dishonesty, prejudice, use of force).	Rep. Andrew Stoddard	Strong Communities	1st sub of bill passed committee (9-1), Waiting for vote on House floor
		11	H.B. 68	Rental Expenses Disclosure Requirements	Requires a landlord to make expense-related disclosures to a potential renter before accepting an application fee or any other payment.	Rep. Marsha Judkins	Strong Communities	Assigned to House Business and Labor Committee
		12	H.B. 74	Municipal Police Oversight Amendments	Allows cities to create a nonpartisan board with independent authortiy over the chief of police.	Rep. Mark Wheatley	Strong Communities	Assigned to House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
		13	H.B. 76	Firearm Preemption Amendments	Prohibites cities and counties from enacting more restrictive gun control laws.	Rep. Cory Maloy	Strong Communities	Introduced
		14	H.B. 82	Single-family Housing Modifications	Prevents municipalities or HOAs from blocking accessory dwelling units.	Rep. Ray Ward	Strong Communities	Held in House Business and Labor Committee
		15	H.B. 92	Medical Practice Amendments	Anti-trans bill banning gender-affirming surgeries and medicial treatments for transgender minors.	Rep. Rex Shipp	Strong Communities	Returned to Rules Committee from House Health and Human Services Committee (10-3)
		16	H.B. 102	Contraception for Inmates	Requires a jail to allow prisoners access to medically prescribed contraceptives.	Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost	Equal Rights	Passed in Committee (9-3), Waiting for vote on House floor
		17	H.B. 127	Ranked-choice Voting Amendments	Requires that state and county offices use ranked-choice voting in primary elections.	Rep. Mike Winder	Good Government	Introduced
		18	H.B. 136	Initiative and Referenda Modifications	Adds burdensome regulations to signature gathering for a ballot initiative or referendum petition	Rep. Jordan Teuscher	Good Government	Assigned to House Government Operations Committee
		19	H.B. 158	Juvenile Interrogation Amendments	Prohibits police from interrogating a minor without a parent or legal counsel present.	Rep. Marsha Judkins	Strong Communities	Passed House (63-8), Assigned to Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
		20	H.B. 159	Higher Education Speech	Pro-hate speech bill that blocks campuses from disciplining speech unless an excessively-high standard of "discriminatory harassment" is met.	Rep. Jordan Teuscher	Good Government	Assigned to House Judiciary Committee
		21	H.B. 162	Peace Officer Training Amendments	Requires 16 hours of annual police officer training on mental health and other crisis intervention responses, arrest control, and de-escalation training.	Rep. Angela Romero	Strong Communities	Passed House (69-0)
		22	H.B. 177	Health Education Amendments	Adds consent, coercion, sexual violence behavior deterrence, and sexual assault mitigation strategies to the sex education curriculum.	Rep. Carol Spackman Moss	Strong Communities	Assigned to House Education Committee
		23	H.B. 197	Voter Affiliation Amendments	Blocks voters from changing their party affiliation before a primary election in an election year	Rep. Jordan Teuscher	Good Government	Assigned to House Government Operations Committee
		24	H.B. 203	Mail-in Ballot Amendments	Makes Election Day the last day to postmark a mail-in ballot.	Rep. Brian King	Good Government	Introduced
		25	H.B. 205	Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchases	Requires a background check for a gun sale between people who aren't federal firearms licensees	Rep. Brian King	Strong Communities	Introduced
		26	H.B. 209	Vehicle Registration Fee Revisions	Increases annual and six-month vehicle registration fees on electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and other alternative fuel vehicles.	Rep. Kay Christofferson	Sustainable Future	Passed House Transportation Committee (6-2)
		27	H.B. 231	Fetus Transport Restrictions	Blocks an abortion provider from sending fetal tissue outside the state for pathology	Rep. Cheryl Acton	Equal Rights	Introduced
		28	H.B. 237	Lethal Force Amendments	Recommends peace officers follow resonable and necessary use of lethal force standards	Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost	Strong Communities	Passed House committee unanimously, waiting for floor vote
		29	H.B. 245	Forcible Entry and Warrants Amendments	Limits police's ability to use no-knock and knock-and-announce warrants	Rep. Craig Hall	Strong Communities	Held in House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
		30	H.B. 246	Ballot Measure Transparency Amendments	requires the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to write a description of ballot intiatives, referenda, and constitutional amendments that is included on the ballot via URL	Rep. Steve Christiansen	Good Government	Held in House Government Operations Committee
		31	H.B. 253	Abortion Amendments	Includes explicit visuals of an abortion procedure into the state-mandated informed consent module and requires it to be completed in person.	Rep. Steve Christiansen	Equal Rights	Introduced
		32	H.B. 264	Law Enforcement Weapons Use Amendments	Requires a police officer to file a report after pointing a firearm or a taser at someone.	Rep. Angela Romero	Strong Communities	Passed House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee (8-0)
		33	H.B. 277	Child Care Eligibility Amendments	Allows more working families to qualify for child care subsidies.	Rep. Ashlee Matthews	Strong Communities	Passed House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee (8-0)
		34	H.B. 279	Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth	Establishes a higher education program for incarcerated youth through Dixie State University.	Rep. Lowry Snow	Equal Rights	Assigned to House Education Committee
		35	H.B. 278	Name Change Process for Dixie State University	Requiers Dixie State University Board of Trustees to select and recommend a new name for the institution to the Legislature;	Rep. Kelly Miles	Equal Rights	Assigned to House Education Committee
		36	H.B. 284	Minimum Wage Amendments	Raises the minimum wage to $15 for employees by 2026. Raises minimum for tipped employees to $5	Rep. Claire Collard	Strong Communities	Introduced
		37	H.B. 294	Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments	Removes emergency powers and public health emergency powers related to COVID-19 after 1.7 million vaccinations or recoveries	Rep. Paul Ray	Good Government	Introduced
		38	H.B. 302	Preserving Sports for Female Students	Anti-trans bill preventing trans women from participating in an athletic activity designated for female students.	Rep. Kera Birkeland	Equal Rights	Passed House committe 8-6, waiting for House floor vote
		39	H.B. 304	Digital Opportunity Access Amendments	Implements measures to increase broadband infrastructure, digital access, and digital equity.	Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost	Strong Communities	Passed House. Passed Senate committee, waiting for Senate floor vote
		40	H.B. 338	School District Voter Eligibility Amendments	Allows local school boards to allow students who are 16 and 17 years old to vote in local school board elections.	Rep. Joel Briscoe	Good Government	Introduced
		41	H.C.R. 3	Concurrent Resolution Regarding Native American Mascots and Equality in Public Schools	Encourages schools to retire Native American mascots and to provide Native American culture and history education.	Rep. Elizabeth Weight	Equal Rights	Failed on the House floor 27-45-3
		42	H.C.R. 5	Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Statewide Emissions Reduction Goals	Calls for a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an 80% reduction by 2050.	Rep. Stephen Handy	Sustainable Future	Introduced
		43	S.B. 10	Place Name Amendments	Authorizes the Division of Indian Affairs to expedite the process for changing location names referring to American Indian terms.	Sen. Jani Iwamoto	Equal Rights	Passed unanimously in Senate Committee, waiting for vote on Senate floor
		44	S.B. 15	Workforce Solutions for Air Quality Amendments	Directs Dept of HR Managment to measure and report on teleworking options for state employees during bad air quality days.	Sen. Dan McCay	Sustainable Future	Assigned to Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
		45	S.B. 38	K-9 Policy Requirements	Requires police departments to have a written policy and annual recertification for both police dogs and handlers.	Sen. Daniel Thatcher	Strong Communities	Passed Senate (27-0), Assigned to House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
		46	S.B. 74	Price Control Repeals	Repeals Utah's law prohibiting price gouging during an emergency	Sen. Jake Anderegg	Strong Communities	Held in Senate Business and Labor Committee
		47	S.B. 80	Utah Antidiscrimination Act Amendments	Adds protection for race-related traits and hairstyles to the Utah Antidiscrimination Act.	Sen. Derek Kitchen	Equal Rights	Failed in Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee (2-2)
		48	S.B. 92	Elections Amendments	Requires more detail of candidate financial disclosures, and requires the LGs office to conduct a study relating to ballot accessibility	Sen. Wayne Harper	Good Government	Assigned to Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
		49	S.B. 121	National Popular Vote Compact	Awards Utah's electoral votes to the presidential candidate that wins the popular vote if enough states with a majority of electoral votes do the same, essentially nullifying the electoral college.	Sen. Derek Kitchen	Good Government	Assigned to Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
		50	S.B. 128	Family Planning Services Amendments	Requires the Medicaid program to apply for a waiver or a state plan amendment to extend family planning services to certain low-income individuals.	Sen. Derek Kitchen	Strong Communities	Assigned to Senate Health and Human Services Committee
		51	S.B. 138	Violence, Disorder, and Looting Enforcement Protection Act	Increases penalties for rioters; provides that rioters may be denied bail and some state benefits; allows crime victims to sue cities for property damage	Sen. David Hinkins	Equal Rights	Assigned to Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
		52	S.B. 141	Task Force on Food Security	Creates a Task Force on Food Security to develop a plan for establishing food security in Utah.	Sen. Luz Escamilla	Strong Communities	Introduced
		53	S.B. 144	Billboard Restrictions Amendments	Prohibits a municipality or county from taking certain actions to prevent a person from building or maintaining a billboard.	Sen. David Hinkins	Sustainable Future	Assigned to Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
		54	S.B. 155	988 Mental Health Crisis Assistance	Creates the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Services Hotline	Sen. Daniel Thatcher	Strong Communities	Passed committee unanimously, waiting for floor vote
		55	S.B. 205	Election Process Amendments	Allows a political party to opt-out of allowing signature-gathering as a path to the ballot	Sen. Dan McCay	Good Government	Passed committee, waiting for floor vote
		56	S.B. 208	Employee Medical Procedure Protection Act	Prohibits employers from requiring employees to be vaccinated or wear masks	Sen. Mike Kennedy	Strong Communities	Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee (4-3)
		57	S.B. 209	Gig Workers Amendments	Allows app-based employers such as Uber, Doordash, or Lyft, to save money by intentionally misclassifying their workers as independent contractors.	Sen. Dan McCay	Equal Rights	Introduced
		58	S.B. 214	Official Language Amendments	Removes the provision that English is the sole language for the government in the state of Utah	Cen. Kurt Cullimore	Equal Rights	Introduced
		59	S.C.R. 1	Concurrent Resolution on Holocaust Education	Emphasizes the importance of studying the Holocaust and other genocides.	Sen. Evan Vickers	Strong Communities	Passed Senate Educate Committee (5-0)
		60	S.J.R. 7	Joint Resolution Approving EnergySolutions Constructing and Operating a Landfill for Nonhazardous Solid Waste	Allows EnergySolutions to open a new landfill for decommissioned reactor wastes.	Sen. Scott Sandall	Sustainable Future	Passed Senate (25-4), Assigned to House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
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