2023 Utah Legislative Session
Disability Rights
HB 13 | Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Amendments
Rep. J. Stenquist | PASSED: 14 Feb 2023, Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
Extends the sunset date of the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities from 2023 to 2028.
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HB 29, Third Sub | Mental Health Support and Law Enforcement Co-Response
Rep. A. Stoddard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/Filed
Establishes a grant program, administered by the Division of Integrated Healthcare, to fund an appropriate response to an individual experiencing a mental health crisis through new or expanded crisis intervention or mobile crisis outreach teams.
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HB 59, Third Sub | First Responder Mental Health Amendments
Rep. R. Wilcox | PASSED: 24 Feb 2023, House/ enrolled bill to Printing
Adds spouses of retired first responders to the list of those who qualify for mental health services and provides that mental health services shall be provided on a regular and continuing basis.
SUPPORT
HB 66, Third Sub | Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission
Rep. S. Eliason | PASSED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission to make recommendations regarding, and the Division of Integrated Health to administer grant programs for the development of mobile crisis outreach teams; a behavioral health receiving center in a county of the third class; and a virtual crisis outreach teach that will primarily serve counties of the third, fourth, fifth or sixth class; and directs the Commission to coordinate services by the local mental health crisis lines and mobile crisis outreach teams, among other things.
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HB 235, Second Sub | Accessible Parking Spaces Amendments
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist | PASSED: 13 Mar 2023, House/ to Governor
Requires the Motor Vehicle Division to affix an adhesive warning label to disability placards that describes certain prohibitions; requires the State Tax Commission to establish standards for the warning label rule
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Education
HB 16, Second Sub | Block Grant Funding for Prevention Programs in Public Education
Rep. S. Pulsipher | PASSED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Establishes block grant funding for the implementation of comprehensive prevention programs in local education agencies (LEAs); requires the State Board of Education (Board) to: make rules to establish and administer the grant application process and provide LEAs with certain resources and support; provides for the allowable uses of the block grant funding; amends a list of programs for which the Legislature annually determines the cost of automatic increases for inflation and enrollment growth to include the block grant funding; authorizes the use of certain excess funds in the Underage Drinking and Substance Abuse Prevention Program Restricted Account for distribution through block grant funding.
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HB 60, First Sub | Juvenile Justice Modifications
Rep. C. Acton | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to provide a report to the Judiciary Interim Committee regarding minors in possession of dangerous weapons on school grounds; amends provisions regarding a petition for expungement of a juvenile court record with an adjudication, including the notice and hearing requirements for the petition, among other things.
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HB 61, Fourth Sub | School Safety Requirements
Rep. R. Wilcox | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates the School Security Act, a state security chief, and that every secondary school have a school resource officer
SUPPORT
HB 82, Third Sub | School Assembly Notice Requirements
Rep. M. Ballard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires local education agencies to provide prior notice of certain school assemblies to parents or guardians, including a topics or issues related to prevention programs, including bullying, cyber-bullying, or hazing; physical or sexual abuse; mental health; substance abuse; gang intervention, youth suicide prevention; dropout prevention, or positive behaviors plans. Schools must also provide parents or guardians with resource materials within three days prior to the assembly.
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HB 83 | Tax Credit for Educator Expenses
Rep. K. Birkeland | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Enacts a nonrefundable individual income tax credit that an eligible educator may claim for certain out-of-pocket classroom expenses.
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HB 87, First Sub | Youth Sport Safety Amendments
Rep. M. Ballard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
This bill addresses cardiac safety for participants in school athletic activities.
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HB 102, First Sub | Higher Education Residency Amendments
Rep. J. Teuscher | PASSED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires an institution within the state system of higher education to grant residency status to an individual who is not a citizen of the United States but has been granted or has applies for certain immigration status.
SUPPORT
HB 136, First Sub | Safe School Route Evaluations
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires a school traffic safety committee to: submit a child access routing plan to the Department of Transportation and municipal and county highway authorities; and include recommendations for infrastructure improvements in a child access routing plan; requires a highway authority to provide feedback on: the estimated time and cost to complete infrastructure improvements recommended by a committee; and infrastructure improvements the highway authority has prioritizes for the following year; and requires school traffic safety committees to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Transportation Advisory Committee for new, approved bus routes.
SUPPORT
HB 138, Sixth Sub | Digital School Curriculum Requirements
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires a local education agency to: complete the LEA’s review of instructional material that is alleged to violate state law within a certain period; and report instructional material that violates state law to the State Board of Education; requires the state board to engage in a review in certain circumstances involving statewide curriculum or program materials; and provides for the termination of contracts with vendors for instructional material if the material includes sensitive material.
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HB 140 | Standard Response Protocol to Active Threats in Schools
Rep. Dan N. Johnson | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Codifies portions of existing administrative rules made by the State Board of Education regarding emergency preparedness plans, emergency response plans, training and drills; requires monthly and developmentally appropriate training or drills regarding an active threat within the school and grants certain rulemaking authority to the state board.
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HB 161, First Sub | Foreign Language Education Funding Amendments
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Includes the state’s dual language immersion program in the list of programs for which the Legislature determines the cost of annual enrollment growth and inflation increases; and prohibits a local education agency that provides foreign language instruction from seeking or accepting funding support from a restricted foreign entity
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HB 175, Third Sub | School Fees Amendments
Rep. Mark A. Strong | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Prescribes the fees a local education agency (LEA) may charge a secondary school student for a curricular or a co-curricular activity for a certain duration; prohibits an LEA from charging a general fee; and prohibits charging a student in grade 6 a fee for a remediation program.
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HB 185 | Public Education Enrollment Options
Rep. Susan Pulsipher | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Allows a local education agency to provide a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option allowing students to complete a portion of the students’ course work from home; prohibits home school students from participating; clarifies the effect of student participation in a home-centered, school-supported enrollment option on statewide assessment requirements and certain public education funding
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HB 190, First Sub | Local Education Agency Salary and Personnel Amendments
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Broadens the scope of the Teacher Salary Supplement Program by removing a requirement for a given number of years in a qualifying teaching background; broadens the scope of the Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program to include individuals seeking education to become a school psychologist or school social worker; adds psychologists and social workers to a non-inclusive list of local education agency (LEA) employees for whom an LEA may establish salary schedule’ and requires LEAs to ensure that the salary rate for certain positions meets a relative minimum.
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HB 195, Second Sub | Criminal Investigations of School Employees
Rep. Kera Birkeland | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires paid administrative leave for a school employee who is the subject of a criminal investigation; if the criminal investigation substantiates wrongdoing, requires: the local school board to take further employment action and the employee to pay back all salary compensation that the employee received during the leave period
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HB 215, Third Sub | Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci | ENROLLED: 28 Jan 2023, Governor Signed
Amends provisions to codify and double the amount of the state-provided education salary adjustment; establishes the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program; requires the state board to contract with, no later than Sept. 1, 2023, a program manager to administer the program; authorizes the program manager to establish scholarship accounts on behalf of eligible students to pay for approved education goods and services starting in the 2024-2025 school year; prohibits a program manager from accepting scholarship funds in certain circumstances and requires other fiscal safeguards, auditing, and accountability measures; requires eligible schools and service providers to meet certain standards to be eligible for scholarship funds; establishes an annual and private portfolio submission to the program manager as an eligibility qualification; allows for a scholarship student to receive a prorated scholarship award if the student participates part-time in a local education agency; and classifies scholarship students’ and scholarship account information as protected records
OPPOSE – For more info go to: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/02/02/darlene-mcdonald-playing-zero/?fbclid=IwAR2DJOMsrNJeEpOWBUHpcgnIwTXjtD1D_-EBsIvynAa2UklRAN1Pr_yCat4
HB 217, First Sub | School Energy and Water Restrictions
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Authorizes the State Board of Education to issue grants related to energy and water reductions; and provides for prioritizing certain projects.
SUPPORT
HB 270, Second Sub | School Cellphone Usage Amendments
Rep. Trevor Lee | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a student from possessing a cellphone or smart watch in a classroom; and requires LEAs to enforcement bill provisions
OPPOSE – To much government overreach
HB 271 | Educator Salaries Adjustments Increase
Rep. Angela Romero | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Increases by $10,200 the full-time salaries of existing employees at school districts, charter schools and the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind; and would increase part-time employees equivalently based on the hours they work.
SUPPORT
HCR 6, First Sub | Concurrent Resolution Regarding Mental Health Support in Schools
Rep. Steve Eliason | Enrolled: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Supports the creation and adoption of school formulas for staffing school-based mental health professionals at appropriate levels; and commits to exploring legislative options for increased funding allocations for school-based mental health positions.
SUPPORT
SB 45, Second Sub | Statewide Online Education Program Amendments
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | Enrolled: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Expands the Statewide Online Education Program to: include grade 6 in certain circumstances; and allow additional middle school credits per school year
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SB 47 | Incarcerated Youth Amendments
Sen. Derrin Owens | Enrolled: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Clarifies a definition related to the Utah Tech University Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program.
SUPPORT
SB 55, First Sub | Public School Instructional Material Requirements
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | Enrolled: 17 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires a process for a local school board or charter school governing board to follow if the board chooses to adopt or approve instructional materials for classroom use across the school district or charter school; requires local school boards and charter school governing boards to adopt policies to provide guidance to educators on the use of certain learning materials that have not been adopted or approved under the open process; requires that contracts for online or digital learning materials include a requirement for notice if the provider changes the content of the materials
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SB 65, First Sub | Charter School Authorizers Modifications
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Modifies the entities that are eligible to authorize charter schools; defines terms; requires certain authorizers to adopt procedures for imposing a standard, guideline, or policy; requires certain authorizers to comply with the procedures; provides when a standard, guideline, or policy is invalid
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SB 72 | Child Abuse Reporting Requirements
Sen. Stephanie Pitcher | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Provides that the clergy exemption for the required reporting of child abuse or neglect does not apply if a clergy member has reason to believe that abuse or neglect is ongoing or is likely to occur again; requires a member of the clergy to report information about child abuse or neglect if the clergy member discloses the information to a third party in certain circumstances
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SB 83 | Public Education Funding Equalization
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | ENROLLED: 17 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the inclusion of an appropriation to the Local Levy Growth Account in public education budget legislation under certain circumstances
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SB 143, First Sub | Public School District Resource Sharing Agreements and Student Transportation Amendments
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Allows school districts to enter into cooperative agreements for resource sharing with other school districts; requires cooperative agreements to:be signed by participating districts; specify the type of shared resource; include the duration of the agreement; include shared costs of the shared resource; and be filed with the state board; amends requirements for nonresident student transportation
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SB 145, First Sub | Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program Amendments
Sen. Kathleen A. Reibe| Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Amends the Incarcerated Youth Program to include youth held in detention
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SB 194 | Higher Education Funding Amendments
Sen. Evan J. Vickers | ENROLLED: 17 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Authorizes certain public and private entities to provide money to the Higher Education Student Success Endowment; creates the Utah Higher Education Savings Board of Trustees to act as fiduciary for the Utah Education Savings Plan; allows the board to hold a closed meeting to discuss certain fiduciary or commercial information
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SB 275 | Public Education Trust Fund Amendments
Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe| Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Creates the Public Education Trust Fund (trust fund);creates an advisory council to advise on the management and use of the trust fund; provides that the trust fund shall be used to fund a grant program for hiring personnel at the local school district level; and makes technical and conforming changes.
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SB 283, First Sub | Study of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education
Sen. John D. Johnson | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Requires the Education Interim Committee to: conduct a study, directly or through a subcommittee, regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion in the system and institutions of higher education; and consider legislation for introduction regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion; and requires institutions of higher education to provide information regarding the study.
OPPOSED!
Environment
HB 26, Fourth Sub | License Plate Amendments
Rep. N. Thurston | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates a moratorium on the personalized license plate program; changes the process to establish a new special group license plate; and allows a county to exempt a motor vehicle from an emissions inspection under certain circumstances
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HB 110 | Waste Tire Recycling Fund Amendments
Rep. C. Snider | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Repeals provisions related to certain municipal landfill deposits — excess funds would no longer be given to a local county
OPPOSE
HB 207 | Compact Commission Amendments
Rep. Casey Snider | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Addresses representation of the state related to compacts; amends provisions related to the Utah members of the Bear River Compact commission; and amends provisions related to the Columbia Interstate Compact
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HB 220, Fourth Sub | Emissions Reduction Amendments
Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Enrolled: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the Division of Air Quality to conduct an inventory and prepare a plan related to reducing certain emissions; allows the division to use data collected to supplement data on the baseline year; requires the division to publish the inventory and plan on the division’s website, and requires the division to report
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HB 272, Second Sub | Water Efficient Landscaping Amendments
Rep. Doug Owens | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Modifies an incentive program to use water-efficient landscaping including modifiying eligibility requirements, requiring implementation of regional-based water use efficiency standards, and imposing requirements related to the Great Salt Lake basin; and provides grants for water conservancy districts
SUPPORT
HB 286 | Great Salt Lake Funding Modifications
Rep. Joel K. Briscoe | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Changes the recipient of the revenue generated from a 1/16% sales and use tax (the earmarked revenue) from the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account to the Great Salt Lake Account for five years; requires legislative review before the recipient of the earmarked revenue reverts the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account
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HCR 7, First Sub | Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Creation of the Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape
Rep. Trevor Lee | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Addresses open spaces in Utah; recognizes the importance of protecting Utah’s military missions; promotes shared conservations of the natural beauty of Utah; describes the Sentinel Landscape opportunity; and encourages and supports the submission of an application to the Sentinel Landscape partnership.
SUPPORT
HCR 9 | Concurrent Resolution Concerning the Shutdown of Utah’s Power by the Federal Government
Rep. Mike Schultz |ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
This resolution highlights the state’s need to protect and defend against federal government regulations that jeopardize the state’s right to an affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply.
HOGWASH
SB 34, First Sub | Water Infrastructure Funding Study
Sen. Daniel McCay | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Directs the Department of Natural Resources (department) to: study the use of property tax revenue to fund water infrastructure, treatment, and delivery; and make recommendations for future funding; and requires the department to submit a written report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee and the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee.
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SB 53, First Sub | Groundwater Use Amendments
Sen. Evan J. Vickers | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Corrects punctuation related to storage as a beneficial use; modifies provisions related to recharge of an aquifer
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SB 62, First Sub | Hydrogen Amendments
Sen. David P. Hinkins | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Directs the Department of Natural Resources to establish a hydrogen advisory committee council within the Office of Energy Development which may advise on issues related to hydrogen.
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SB 76, Third Sub | Water Amendments
Sen. Scott D. Randall | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Provides for a study; addresses grants for environmental improvement projects; requires certain municipal and county planning commissions to consult with the Division of Water Resources in development of general plans; addresses consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Food; requires notification of irrigation and canal companies in certain circumstances; requires counties to notify certain public water systems and request feedback on how elements of the general plan affect certain water planning; requires counties to consider planning for regionalization of public water systems; provides for action by the director of the Division of Drinking Water to establish regional source and storage minimum sizing standards or adjust system-specific sizing standards; provides what may be included in a water conservation plan; modifies requirements related to the Division of Water Resources making rules for regional water conservation goals; requires the Division of Water Resources to consult with watershed councils under certain circumstances; changes the membership of the Water Development Coordinating Council; directs the Water Development Coordinating Council to take actions related to the coordination of growth and conservation planning
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SB 118, Third Sub | Water Efficient Landscaping Incentives
Sen. Scott D. Sandall | Last Update: 14 Feb 2023, House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact
authorizes water conservancy districts to receive grants to provide incentives; provides conditions on when an owner may receive an incentive; addresses rulemaking authority; provides for certain liens upon removal of water efficient landscaping or conditions on incentives
SUPPORT
SB 249 | Electric Energy Storage Amendments
Sen. Nate Blouin | Last Update: 28 Feb 2023, Senate Comm – Returned to Rules
Creates an income tax credit for the installation of a commercial energy storage system for use by commercial entities; requires the Public Service Commission to create rules for the qualifications for the credit; and requires the Office of Energy Development to issue a certificate for the tax credit.
SUPPORT
SB 264 | Modified Car Emissions Requirements
Sen. John D. Johnson | Last Update: 28 Feb 2023, House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
This bill defines a restored-modified motor vehicle and provides procedures for an emissions test as a prerequisite to registration of the restored-modified motor vehicle, if required.
SCR 2 | Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Environmental Impact of Vehicle Idling
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | PASSED: 27 Feb 2023, Governor Signed
Provides data on fuel expended idling compared with restarting an engine; encourages Utahns to turn off their engines, especially in areas where sensitive populations congregate; and encourages certain businesses, organizations and entities to place signs educating drivers on the fuel savings of restarting an engine instead of idling.
SUPPORT
SCR 6 | Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Great Salt Lake Elevation Targets
Sen. Nate Blouin | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ file
Describes the current status of the Great Salt Lake; addresses the impacts of the Great Salt Lake on the state’s economy; discusses the impacts of low lake levels; and recommends the adoption of a goal to devise and implement policies, incentives, and funding sources to return the Great Salt Lake to optimal levels.
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Governance
HB 21, Fifth Sub | Open and Public Meetings Act Amendments
Rep. J. Briscoe | Enrolled: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Modifies the Open and Public Meetings Act, requiring a public body holding an open meeting to allow a reasonable opportunity for the public to provide verbal comment at the meeting with certain exceptions; and requires a public body to adopt a resolution, rule, or ordinance allowing public comment in a public meeting.
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HB 68, First Sub | Petition Amendments
Rep. J. Weeks Rohner | Enrolled: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Merges into a single new section certain provisions related to the process for statewide and local initiative and referendum petitions.
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HB 69, Third Sub | Election Modifications
Rep. C. Maloy | Enrolled: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Authorizes an election officer to receive a voter registration form; for a voter that changes party affiliation or becomes unaffiliated from a political party, modifies the day the voter can vote in a regular primary or presidential primary election; establishes consistent deadlines for various election-related notices; modifies the frequency of the lieutenant governor’s audit report of the voter registration database; modifies requirements for a printed ballot for municipal primary elections; eliminates the requirement to include a ballot proposition insert with an official ballot if the information appearing on the insert is printed on the ballot; defines the term “filing officer” to include a state school board; specifies the time the filing period begins for a declaration of candidacy; requires a filing officer to notify a candidate if the candidate fails to make a conflict-of-interest disclosure; and makes technical and conforming changes.
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HB 123 | Broadband Service Amendments
Rep. A. Stoddard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Grants rulemaking authority to the Public Service Commission; grants the commission authority to regulate Internet service providers, broadband service, and voice-over Internet protocol services in the state; and requires the results of the commission’s evaluations to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
SUPPORT
HB 155, Second Sub | Independent Election Audits
Rep. Phil Lyman | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires the lieutenant governor to contract with an independent accounting firm to conduct an attestation engagement to evaluate the accuracy, validity, and completeness of certain election audits, statistics, and results’ describes contract requirements; provides for access by the independent accounting firm to and for the protection of, records needed for the attestation engagement; and requires public reporting in relation to the attestation engagement.
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HB 162, First Sub | Voter Accessibility Amendments
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires an election officer to provide an accessible voting option for a voter with a disability; requires the director of elections to make rules regarding identity verification for individuals who are unable to sign their name consistently due to a disability; and requires that election notices include instructions on home a voter with a disability may obtain information on voting in an accessible manner
SUPPORT
HB 176 | Municipal Voting Methods Amendments
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Gives a participating municipality the option of selecting different methods of conducting an election as part of the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project; and describes the process of voting and of determining winners in an alternate voting methods race
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HB 186 | State Land Purchase Restrictions
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Prohibits a restricted foreign entity from acquiring an interest in land; requires a restricted foreign entity to alienate certain interests in land; and provides that certain interests in land escheat to the state after a specified time.
SUPPORT – (Compare to HB 218)
HB 202 | Signature Threshold Amendments
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party who is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office through the signature-gathering process; requires member to file a notice of intent with the lieutenant governor prior to collecting signatures including a filing fee; and modifies the number of signatures required based on size of the voting district as either 28,000 or 3% of registered voters in the district.
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HB 205, First Sub | Primary Election Amendments
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Creates a regular primary runoff election process for certain offices to ensure that the nominee is supported by a majority of the voters who vote in the regular primary election; and provides for contingency voting for races where a runoff election may be required
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HB 214, First Sub | Primary Election Revisions
Rep. Jason B. Kyle | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Provides that, for certain primary election races, if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the race, the person who wins the nomination will be determined as follows: if the candidate who received the most votes in the race also received at least 60% of the delegate votes cast at convention, that candidate wins the nomination; or if the candidate who received the most votes in the race did not receive at least 60% of the delegate votes cast at convention, by conducting a runoff election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the initial primary election; and describes deadlines, notice requirements, and procedures relating to a runoff election
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HB 218 | Foreign Government Land Possession Requirements
Rep. Kay J. Christopherson | Last Updated: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Prohibits a foreign government or entity under a foreign government’s control from holding an interest in real property in the state.
SUPPORT (Compare to HB 186)
HB 238 | Political Party Public Meeting Facilities Amendments
Rep. Brady Brammer | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, House/ to Governor
The legislative body of a county, municipality, school district, or public institution of higher education shall make all meeting facilities in buildings under its control available to registered political parties, without discrimination, to be used for political party activities
SUPPORT
HB 240 | Income Tax Amendments
Rep. Nelson T. Abbott | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Changes the corporate franchise and income tax rates from 4.85% to 4.65%
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HB 241 | Labor Union Amendments
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Prohibits a public employer from deducting union dues from a public employee’s wages except in certain circumstances; prohibits using public money or public property to assist, promote, or deter union organizing or administration; prohibits a public employer from compensating a public employee for union activities; and requires a labor organization to provide the number of members in the labor organization upon request of a public employer
OPPOSE
HB 243 | Public Transit Employee Collective Bargaining Amendments
Rep. Jon Hawkins | ENROLLED: 23 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Excludes confidential employees, managerial employees, and supervisors of a public transit district from certain employee rights and benefits, including the right to: self-organization, for, join, or assist a labor organization; and bargain collectively through representatives of their choosing.
OPPOSE
HB 253, Second Sub | Federal Commission Amendments
Rep. Ken Ivory | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, House/ to Governor
Requires the Federalism Commission to provide an annual report to each interim committee and allows the Federalism Commission to notify an interim committee of a federal law or action that implicates the principles of federalism or state sovereignty.
OPPOSE
HB 451, First Sub | State Entity Restrictions
Rep. Katy Hall | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
This bill prohibits the use of certain statements or materials by a state entity to determine employment, admission, or other benefits, and the use of certain specialized services; prevents documenting the race of recipients, DEI or CRT.
OPPOSE
HCR 5 | Concurrent Resolution Opposing Federal Legislative Efforts to Strip States of Authority to Regulate Congressional Elections
Rep. Mark A. Strong |Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Urges members of the United States Congress to oppose legislative efforts that would transfer control of congressional elections from the states to the federal government.
OPPOSE
SB 231, Fourth Sub | Government Records Access and Management Act Amendments
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble | ENROLLED: 23 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Provides that a governmental entity is not required to create a document indicating that a requested record does not exist; requires a governmental entity to conduct a reasonable search for a record; enacts a provision establishing a process for a governmental entity to petition for relief against a vexatious requester; provides for a hearing before the State Records Committee; allows for judicial review of the State Records Committee’s decision; allows the court to award reasonable attorney fees to a responder for a vexatious requester petition found to be without merit and waives governmental immunity for a claim of attorney fees; requires a person outside of a governmental entity who makes a claim of business confidentiality for a record the person provided to a governmental entity to indemnify the governmental entity in an action arising from the governmental entity’s denial of access to the record; limits judicial review of an appeal to the to the issues raised in the underlying appeal and order, except in exceptional circumstances; authorizes the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the governor and lieutenant governor to establish a process for obtaining relief against a vexatious requester; amends the act’s applicability to the governor and lieutenant governor; clarifies the Utah Supreme Court’s jurisdiction over appeals under the act.
OPPOSE
SB 266 | Government Records Requests Amendments
Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Provides that governmental entities may utilize a third party to assist in or perform certain activities related to responding to records requests.
SUPPORT
SCR 1 | Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | ENROLLED: 1 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Encourages U.S. Congress to permanently extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that resulted in 1.5 trillion net tax cuts. The Act is set to expire in 2025.
OPPOSE – This bill can singlehandedly be attributed to 25% of the federal debt. Wouldn’t letting this legislation expire be a solution to reducing federal debt as well as annual deficits? For more info: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-national-us-debt-1774764
SJR 7 | Joint Resolution Approving Settlement Agreement with the United States
Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Senate/ to Lieutenant Governor
Approves the proposed settlement agreement related to the Unites States’ claims against the state of Utah in United States, ex. rel. Williams, v. State of Utah et al., United States District Court, District of Utah, Case No. 2:15-cv-00054
Interesting story – worth learning about: https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-lawsuit-reginald-williams-department-of-corrections-settlement-false-claims-act-prison-inmate-attorney-generals-office
SR 1 | Senate Resolution Supporting Washington D.C. Statehood
Sen. Nate Blouin | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Urges the members of the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington D.C.
SUPPORT
Health Care
HB 78, First Sub | Behavioral Health Treatment Access Amendments
Rep. S. Eliason | ENROLLED: 21 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Offer a single case agreement (same price for in-network as out-of-network) for covered behavioral health treatment received in Utah.
SUPPORT
HB 79 | Family Planning Services Revisions
Rep. R. Ward | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires the Medicaid program to apply for a waiver or a state plan amendment to extend family planning services to certain low-income individuals, where “family planning” means sexual health education and counseling but does not include abortion.
OPPOSE
HB 81 Mental Health Treatment Amendments
Rep. Brian King | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires health plans offered by a governmental entity that opts out of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act to substantially comply with the act, including the act’s financial requirements and treatment limitations; provides limitations that a governmental entity may place on residential treatment coverage.
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HB 84 | Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Amendments
Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires the Division of Medicaid and Health Financing to request a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend the duration of postpartum coverage.
SUPPORT
HB 85, First Sub | Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage Amendments
Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires the Division of Medicaid and Health Financing to request a Medicaid state plan amendment from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend Medicaid coverage to pregnant women with a household income less than or equal to 200% of the federal poverty level.
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HB 132, First Sub | Prohibiting Sex Transitioning Procedures on Minors
Rep. R. Shipp | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Makes it unprofessional conduct for a health care provider to perform a medical procedure on a minor for the purpose of attempted sex transitioning or attempted sex change.
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HB 133, First Sub | Health Care Facility Visitation Amendments
Rep. Cheryl K. Acton | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires health care facilities to allow a patient to see visitors under certain circumstances; an individual may not limit the duration or frequency of a primary visitor’s visits to the designating patient; and a health care facility may not require a visitor or primary visitor to comply with infection control measures that are more restrictive than the infection control measures required of the health care facility’s staff.
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HB 153 | Abortion Revisions
Rep. Raymond P. Ward | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Modifies and consolidates definitions; repeals the statute that established a prohibition of abortions after 18 weeks and incorporates its contents into existing statute, replacing language that establishes now superseded viability standards; standardizes language between various statutes that regulate abortion; clarifies conditions under which an abortion may be performed to protect the health of the mother; and amends language related to medical defects of a fetus.
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HB 228, Second Sub | Unprofessional Conduct Amendments
Rep. Michael J. Petersen | ENROLLED: 17 Feb 2023, House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
Prohibits certain health care professionals from providing conversion therapy to a minor client.
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SB 16, Fourth Sub | Transgender Medical Treatments and Procedures Amendments
Rep. Michael S. Kennedy | ENROLLED: 28 Jan 2023
Would provide funding for researching scientific studies regarding dysphoria in children and when gender altering surgery is recommended in children.
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SB 19 | Medicaid Dental Waiver Amendments
Rep. Evan J. Vickers | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to request authorization to provide dental services to Medicaid-eligible adults not already eligible for dental services
SUPPORT
SB 93, Second Sub | Birth Certificate Modifications
Sen. D. McCay | ENROLLED: 23 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Modifies the rulemaking authority of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding when an error or omission to a vital record may be corrected and allows the department to issue an amended birth certification for an individual only if the individual is older than 18 years old.
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SB 109, Third Sub | Child Health Medical Amendments
Sen. Jen Plumb | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Creates the position of medical director within the Department of Health and Human Services, with a focus on children, youth, and families; establishes certain qualifications for the medical director position; and defines the duty and authority of the medical director position.
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SB 116 | Local Health Department Modifications
Sen. Michael S. Kennedy | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Removes the authority of a local health department to isolate or quarantine an individual; and allows a local health department to recommend that an individual isolate or quarantine.
OPPOSE
SB 133, Second Sub | Modifications to Medicaid Coverage
Sen. Wayne Harper | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the state Medicaid program to request one or more Medicaid waivers or state plan amendments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to: expand eligibility for certain limited family planning services; and extend the duration of postpartum coverage for certain women.
SUPPORT
SB 192 |Medicaid Doula Services
Sen. Luz Escamillia | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to submit, in consultation with certain stakeholders, a state plan amendment to cover doula services; and if approved, requires the Medicaid program to cover doula services.
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SB 200, First Sub | Psilocybin Recommendation Pilot Program Amendments
Sen. Luz Escamilla | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Authorizes the production of psilocybin and psilocybin products; requires the Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) to regulate psilocybin production establishments; authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to register psilocybin medical providers and therapy providers; allows an individual who is at least 21 years old to receive a psilocybin treatment directly from a psilocybin therapy provider; caps the number of individuals who may receive a psilocybin treatment; decriminalizes psilocybin possession under certain circumstances; creates a repeal date with legislative review; and modifies the uses of certain statutorily created funds overseen by UDAF and DHHS.
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SB 204 | Autism Coverage Amendments
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to request a state plan amendment for the Medicaid program to provide coverage for autism treatment services.
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SB 217 | Children’s Health Coverage Amendments
Sen. Luz Escamilla | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates alternative eligibility requirements for the Children’s Health Insurance Program; allows the department to create a waiting list for applicants eligible under the alternative eligibility requirements; specifies what benefits a child may receive if eligible under the alternative eligibility requirements; limits enrollment for children who are eligible under the alternative eligibility requirements.
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SB 234 | Maternal and Child Health Services Amendments
Sen. Luz Escamilla | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that a recipient of maternal and child health services is informed of other services funded by the department, including evidence-based early childhood home visiting services; requires the department to develop a system that will allow follow-up with a recipient to determine the degree to which the recipient’s needs have been addressed, by the services; and requires the department to report each year to the Legislature.
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SB 269 | Chronic Conditions Support Amendments
Sen. David P. Hinkins| ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to provide additional services for individuals with certain conditions; and creates a reporting requirement. Conditions include: diabetes; high blood pressure; congestive heart failure; asthma; obesity; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; or chronic kidney disease.
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Housing
HB 80 | Residential Renter Deposits
Rep. C. Musselman | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Extends the time period for a residential rental property owner to return certain deposits and notices to a renter after a renter vacates a property from 30 to 45 days.
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HB 231 | Low Income Housing Property Tax Exemption
Rep. Steve Eliason | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Provides the circumstances under which a private owner of a property used as permanent supportive housing qualifies as a “nonprofit entity” for purposes of the exclusive use property tax exemption
SUPPORT
HB 233 | County Land Use Amendments
Rep. Kera Birkeland | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Repeals provisions requiring certain counties to implement plans for creating a housing and transit reinvestment zone as a strategy to increase moderate incoming housing
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HB 260, First Sub | Property Tax Income Requirements
Rep. Joel K. Briscoe | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Increases the income limit for a claimant to qualify for a homeowner’s credit and increases the income limit for a claimant to qualify for a renter’s credit
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HB 277 | Homeowners Association Revisions
Rep. Phil Lyman | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires each attorney in the Office of Property Right Ombudsman have a background in various laws governing homeowner associations (HOA); amends membership of the Land Use and Eminent Domain Advisory Board; requires office to: provide lot owners and unit owners information on their rights in respect to an HOA; provide lot owners and unit owners information on various laws governing an HOA; and conduct mediation, arbitration, or issue an advisory opinion upon the request of a lot owner, a unit owner, or an HOA; authorizes a court to award reasonable attorney fees if an HOA fails to adopt a clear dispute resolution process or comply with that process; provides that a management committee or board of directors, respectively, is responsible for all documents pertaining to the HOA; requires an HOA to: notify each lot owner or unit owner of legal action or state action in which the HOA is involved; make available certain documents; inform each lot owner or unit owner of a request for arbitration or mediation filed with the office; include certain information when recording a lien; and provide a recording of management committee or board meetings; enacts provisions governing the presumption of payment to an HOA; and enacts provisions stating that the management committee or board, respectively, is a fiduciary of the HOA and each lot owner or unit owner.
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SB 84, Second Sub | Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments
Sen. Wayner A. Harper | ENROLLED: 17 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Amends provisions related to the objectives and required characteristics of a housing and transit reinvestment zone; restricts how much land a proponent county may own within a housing and transit reinvestment zone; requires a housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal to include certain maps of the proposed area; requires the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity to provide notice to certain relevant entities after receiving a housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal; requires the State Tax Commission to provide feedback to a housing and transit reinvestment zone regarding the State Tax Commission’s ability to administer the tax implications of the proposal; amends the membership of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee; amends provisions regarding circumstances in which certain counties are allowed to submit a proposal for a housing and transit reinvestment zone; provides a property owner near a public transit hub in a county with a small public transit district with certain vested development rights if the county failed to submit an application for a housing and transit reinvestment zone before a certain deadline
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SB 240, First Sub | First-time Homebuyer Assistance Program
Sen. Stuart J. Adams | ENROLLED: 23 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program (program) within the Utah Housing Corporation; provides for the Utah Housing Corporation to use program funds to assist first-time homebuyers in purchasing certain housing; limits the use of program funds for payment of certain costs associated with the purchase of housing; provides for a first-time homebuyer’s repayment of program funds in certain circumstances; requires the Utah Housing Corporation to make rules to administer the program; allows the Utah Housing Corporation to use a certain amount of program funds on administration; and requires the Utah Housing Corporation to report annually to the Legislature on
program disbursements.
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Marijuana/Cannabis
HB 27 | Drug Possession Penalty Amendments
Rep. G. Bennion | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Amends the definition of a restricted person in possession of a dangerous weapon and a controlled substance; and reduces the penalty, in certain circumstances, for a restricted person in possession of marijuana.
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HB 204, First Sub | Child Welfare Proceeding Testing Requirements
Rep. Christine F. Watkins | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Provides that a guardian ad litem may not refer an individual for drug testing that is administered through a sample of hair, fingernails or saliva; and addresses how drug testing of a guardian will make acceptions for medical cannabis.
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HB 227, First Sub | Hemp Amendments
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Allows the Department of Agriculture and Food to require the registration of non-cannabinoid hemp products; creates an industrial hemp producer registration process; prohibits the sale of a cannabinoid product that contains THC or a THC analog to an individual who is not at least 21 years old; allows a cannabinoid processor to produce products that may not be sold in the state; requires a warning label to be added to all cannabinoid products that are designed to be inhaled; expands the authority of the department to keep certain fines
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HB 230, Second Sub | Center for Medical Cannabis Research
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates the Center for Medical Cannabis Research at the University of Utah that is funded by the Qualified Patient Enterprise Fund
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SB 91, First Sub | Medical Cannabis Regulation Amendments
Sen. Evan J. Vickers | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates and modifies definitions; removes the cap on licenses for independent testing laboratories that test medical cannabis; repeals provisions related to industrial hemp waste; modifies labeling requirements including requiring additional warning labels for certain products; allows a cannabis production establishment to maintain a liquid cash account instead of a surety bond; requires heavy metal testing for medical cannabis vaporizer cartridges; allows the Department of Agriculture and Food to ban ingredients found in medical cannabis upon the recommendation of a public health authority; removes the requirement that a cannabis production establishment agent be employed by a cannabis production establishment in order to hold a cannabis production establishment agent registration card
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SB 137, Second Sub | Medical Cannabis Amendments
Sen. Luz Escamilla | ENROLLED: 15 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires the testing for terpene profiles for certain cannabis products; requires medical cannabis pharmacies to provide terpene information for certain cannabis products; modifies patient caps for qualified medical providers; for the initial issuance of a medical cannabis card, extends the expiration date from six months to one year unless the recommending medical provider provides a shorter expiration date; allows the Department of Health and Human Services to revoke a medical cannabis patient card if the recommending medical provider withdraws the provider’s recommendation for medical cannabis; allows certain physician assistants to diagnose post-traumatic stress syndrome for the purpose of recommending medical cannabis; allows medical cannabis pharmacies to maintain a liquid cash account instead of asurety bond; allows the Compassionate Use Board to review the recommendation of a cannabis product that must be vaporized under certain circumstances; allows a recommending medical provider to provide an initial recommendation for medical cannabis virtually under certain circumstances; modifies continuing education requirements for qualified medical providers; allows an individual residing in certain care facilities to use an expired license to obtain medical cannabis; consolidates certain criminal background check requirements for guardians and caregivers; for publicly traded medical cannabis pharmacies, changes the ownership percentage an individual must have to be: listed in an application for a license; or required to submit a background check; repeals provisions related to the state central patient portal medical provider; removes the requirement that before an individual obtains a medical cannabis pharmacy agent card that the individual be employed by a medical cannabis pharmacy; removes the requirement that before an individual obtains a medical cannabis courier agent card that the individual be employed by a medical cannabis courier; authorizes a medical cannabis pharmacy to engage in targeted marketing
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SB 278 | Cannabis Business Tax Credit Amendments
Sen. Evan J. Vickers | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Enacts a nonrefundable income tax credit for business expenses related to transporting or selling medical cannabis within the state.
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Native American Issues
HB 25 | Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force Sunset Extension
Rep. A. Romero |ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed – YAY!
Changes the name of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force to the Murdered and Indigenous Relatives Task Force and extends the repeal date from Nov. 30, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024.
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HB 40, Fourth Sub | Indian Child Welfare Amendments
Rep. C. Watkins | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Enacts the Utah Indian Child Welfare Act including: addressing jurisdiction over child custody proceedings; stating parental rights; providing for voluntary termination; establishing how consent or other actions are invalidated; addressing placement of Indian children; creating a process to return custody of an Indian child; addressing information related to tribal affiliation; authorizing agreements between the state and Indian tribes under certain circumstances; addressing improper removal of an Indian child’ explaining the application of state or federal standards, providing for emergency removal or placement of an Indian child; and addressing recordkeeping and information availability.
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HB 197, First Sub | Higher Education Financial Aid Amendments
Rep. Tyler Clancy | Last Update: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Allows a president of a state institution of higher education to waive tuition for students who are members of certain tribes; extends the length of eligibility for promise grants; allows the Utah Board of Higher Education to name a promise partner grant after a business that has funded the grant; extends promise partner grants to dependents of promise partner employees; and allows Veterans Tuition Gap Program funds to be applied to education-related supplies and housing allowances
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Personal Finance
HB 20 | Collection Agency Amendments
Rep. A. Maloy | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Repeals provisions related to requiring collection agencies to register with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code; governing certain bond requirements for collection agencies; and violations and penalties of title provisions; government assignment of debts involving collection agencies
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HB 94, Second Sub | Reverse Mortgage Amendments
Rep. W. Brooks | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Eliminates the age requirement for a reverse mortgage borrower; changes the deadline for a prospective borrower to meet with an independent housing counselor from before signing a reverse mortgage application to before closing on a reverse mortgage; and eliminates the requirement for a seven-day cooling off period.
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HB 101, First Sub | Food Sales Tax Amendments
Rep. J. Rohner | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Removes the state tax imposed on amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients
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HB 113, Third Sub| Motor Vehicle Insurance Revisions
Rep. M. Judkins | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Increases minimum coverage limits for a motor vehicle insurance policy for liability for bodily injury, death, or property damage caused by an accident. The costs, although will require residents to pay increased premiums, will provide needed protection in the case of an accident — the present minimums in this state do not and require people to sue if they are in a serious accident.
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HB 116, Second Sub | Intergenerational Poverty Solution
Rep. N. Thurston | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates the Education Savings Incentive Program including: providing a process for an individual identified by the Department of Workforce Services as experiencing intergenerational poverty to receive a state match of deposits into certain 529 savings accounts.
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HB 130, Third Sub | Adoption Tax Credit
Rep. R. Shipp | ENROLLED: 22 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Enacts a nonrefundable and a refundable individual income tax credit for expenses related to the adoption of a child, for which eligibility depends on the individual’s income; provides for apportionment of a tax credit; requires the Department of Workforce Services to certify certain information regarding an individual’s eligibility for an adoption expense tax credit and to share that information with State Tax Commission; and repeals an individual income tax credit for adoption of a child with special needs.
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HB 172 | Food Sales Tax Modifications
Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Removes the state sales and use tax from amounts paid or charged for food and food ingredients; excludes candy from the definition of food and food ingredients; and makes technical and conforming changes.
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HB 275 | Tax Dependent Amendments
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Adds to the taxpayer credit an additional Utah personal exemption in the year of a qualifying dependent’s birth
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SB 184, First Sub | Prescription Cost Amendments
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Requires an insurer to calculate any amounts paid on behalf of an individual towards the individual’s cost sharing requirement; requires a pharmacy benefit manager to calculate any amounts paid on behalf of an individual towards the individual’s cost sharing requirement
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SB 196 | Medical Expense Liability Amendments
Sen. Stephanie Pitcher | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, Senate/ filed
Exempts a deceased spouse’s medical expenses from being considered a family expense.
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SB 288 | Utility Bill Assistance Program
Sen. Don L. Ipson | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Creates the program which is to be administered by the Division of Public Utilities (division); authorizes the division to disburse money allocated to the program to large-scale electricity and natural gas utility companies to provide bill credits for customers who meet income requirements;
requires a large-scale utility company to obtain approval from the Public Service Commission to participate in the program and to report to the Public Service Commission on the program’s use; and requires the division to report to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee on the status of the program. Lots of funds provided in a one-time appropriation to this bill amounting to more than $11 million.
SUPPORT
Public Safety
HB 18, First Sub | Online Dating Safety Amendments
Rep. A. Romero | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires certain safety notifications and disclosures by an online dating service provider and provides enforcement procedures and a penalty for a violation of the notifications and disclosures.
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HB 19 | Rape Crisis Center Modifications
Rep. A. Romero |ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Amends definitions relating to rape crisis centers and sexual assault counselors.
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HB 62, First Sub | Driving Under the Influence Modifications
Rep. R. Wilcox | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Prohibits the Driver License Division from suspending a driver license unless a person fails to complete certain requirements as an ignition interlock restricted driver; for a person who elects to become an ignition interlock restricted driver, provides for time served as an ignition interlock restricted driver to count toward the time of a driver license suspension period in certain circumstances,
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HB 89 | Gun Safety Amendments
Rep. A. Stoddard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Creates a waiting period between the purchase of a firearm from a dealer and the delivery of the firearm to the purchaser, and creates exceptions to the waiting period.
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HB 96 | Peace Officer Training Amendments
Rep. A. Stoddard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Requires under certain conditions a peace officer’s basic training to include training on identifying, responding to, and reporting a criminal offense that is motivated by certain personal attributes.
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HB 97 | Government Records Access Amendments
Rep. A. Stoddard | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Modifies the definition of “record” and enacts a definition of “personal electronic device” for purposes of the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA); provides a process for searching the personal electronic device of an officer or employee of a governmental entity for records that are responsive to a record request; provides criminal penalties for an officer or employee who refuses to conduct a search or who submits a materially false sworn declaration; and modifies a provision allowing a governmental entity to impose disciplinary action against an employee.
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HB 98 | Process Server Amendments
Rep. A. Stoddard | ENROLLED: 13 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Allows certain special function officers to serve court documents when the use of force is authorized or when a breach of the peace is imminent or likely.
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HB 99 | Sex Offender Restrictions Amendments
Rep. B. Brammer | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Increases the penalty for repeat offenders of sex offender restrictions to a third-degree felony.
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HB 103, Second Sub | Weapon Possession While Under the Influence Amendments
Rep. J. Kyle | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Amends the definition of a Category II restricted person (adds language that people who are addicted to a controlled substance) and amends provisions related to who can carry a dangerous weapon (see HB 120 summary for more detail of a Category II person)
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HB 106 | HIV Testing Modifications
Rep. M. Judkins | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Provides a process to obtain a court order if an alleged sexual offender refuses an HIV test at the request of an alleged victim.
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HB 111, Fourth Sub | Inmate Treatment Amendments
Rep. C. Watkins | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires a county or municipal jail to allow the continuation of medication assistance programs for inmates who were active clients prior to incarceration and provides that the jails may not pay for or store any medications uses for medication assistance treatment programs.
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HB 115 | Child Abuse Reporting Revisions
Rep. A. Romero | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Deletes provisions that exempt, under certain circumstances, a member of the clergy from being required to report child abuse and neglect.
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HB 120 | Weapon Possession Amendments
Rep. K. Lisonbee | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Amends the definition of a Category II restricted person related to domestic violence — proposed definition is someone who has been convicted of a felony or within the last seven years has been adjudicated delinquent for an offense which if committed by an adult would have been a felony; is an unlawful user of a controlled substance; is in possession of a dangerous weapon and is knowingly and intentionally in unlawful possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance; has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for a felony offense; has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial for a felony offense; has been adjudicated as mentally defective as provided in the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act or has been committed to a mental institution; and other conditions.
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HB 122, First Sub | Sex Offender Registry Amendments
Rep. M. Judkins | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Clarifies that juveniles committing qualifying offenses are still required to comply with registry requirements; adds attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy to commit certain human trafficking offenses to the offenses that qualify for the sex offender registry; clarifies that for purposes of determining a lifetime registration requirement for an offender under 21 years old, a sentencing court may determine at any time after a conviction that the offense did not involve force or coercion; enacts provisions related to juveniles transferred to the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services to the Department of Corrections; specifies the number of days an offender may drive a particular car before that car’s information must be reported; and requires the Department of Corrections to maintain, but not publish, information on individuals who were under 18 years old when they committed a qualifying offense, unless the offender committee an offense requiring lifetime registration.
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HB 141, First Sub | Driver License Test Amendments
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Allows the Driver License Division to begin administering certain examinations in languages other than English; allows a translator for certain driver license examinations in certain circumstances.
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HB 148 | Firearm Amendments
Rep. Brian S. King | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Amends offenses related to a restricted person in possession of a dangerous web to include ammunition; makes possession of a firearm on which the identifying marks have been altered or removed a crime; requires the Bureau of Criminal Identification to inform local law enforcement when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm from a firearm dealer; requires a firearm dealer to distribute a firearm safety brochure at the time of the transfer of a firearm; and requires a firearm dealer to post a written notice of potential liability for the negligent storage of a firearm and provides a penalty for failure to post the notice.
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HB 199, Third Sub | Voluntary Firearm Safekeeping Amendments
Rep. Paul A. Cutler | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Prohibits a law enforcement agency that receives a firearm from the owner or the owner’s cohabitant for safekeeping from returning the firearm to the owner if the owner is: a restricted person; or has been arrested and booked into jail on a class A misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, has had a court review the probable cause statement and determine that probable cause existed for the arrest, and is subject to a jail release agreement or a jail release court order; directs the Department of Public Safety to create a pamphlet detailing domestic victim’s rights to commit the perpetrator’s firearm to a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances
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HB 212 | Clergy Child Abuse Reporting Requirements
Rep. Brian S. King | Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Clarifies that a member of the clergy may report suspected child abuse or neglect in certain circumstances
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HB 219, Second Sub| Firearms Regulations
Rep, Karianne Lisonbee | ENROLLED: 20 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Declares the state’s commitment to the Second Amendment to United States Constitution; and declares that the state and its political subdivisions will not enforce federal regulations that purport to restrict or ban certain firearms, ammunition, or firearms accessories.
OPPOSE
HB 244, Fourth Sub | Utah Victim Services Commission and Victim Services
Rep. Ken Ivory | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Creates the Victim Services Restricted Account and the Victim Services Commission
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HB 259, Fourth Sub | Suicide Prevention in Correctional Facilities
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss | ENROLLED: 14 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Requires county jails to install suicide barriers on an upper level to prevent an individual from falling
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HCR 1 | Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Discussion about Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
Rep. Andrew Stoddard |Last Update: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
Acknowledges the widespread nature of child sexual abuse in Utah; explains the impact of child sexual abuse on survivors and communities; encourages discussion about the effects and prevalence of child sexual abuse; and encourages discussion about ways in which the government, communities, and citizens of Utah can prevent child sexual abuse and support those affected.
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SCR 3 | Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Support for the Listen and Explain, Cooperate and Communicate Campaign
Sen. Wayne A. Harper | ENROLLED: 1 Mar 2023, Governor Signed
Highlights the importance of a relationship of trust between law enforcement and the community they serve; details what elements must be in place to strengthen the relationship between enforcement and community members; and supports the creation of the Listen and Explain, Cooperate and Communicate Campaign
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