Bills
Better Utah Position Key Support = Oppose =
Bill Status | Better Utah Position | Bill |
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S.B. 239 - Refinery Sales Tax Exemption Extends a tax break for refineries that haven’t begun producing Tier 3 fuel.
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
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Passed |
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S.B. 150 - Transportation Governance and Funding Amendments Expands the Utah Transit Authority’s ability to enter into joint ventures with communities to develop around existing transit hubs.
Topic(s):
Public Transit
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Passed |
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Changes the definition of a small mining operation by doubling the size of a mine that qualifies as a small mining operation.
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
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Passed |
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S.B. 112 - Inland Port Amendments Authorizes the Utah Inland Port Authority to establish a community enhancement program to address the impacts of development and inland port uses on adjacent communities.
Topic(s):
Infrastructure
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Didn't Pass |
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S.B. 92 - Statewide Comprehensive Rail Plan Directs the Dept of Transportation to develop a statewide comprehensive rail plan.
Topic(s):
Public Transit
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Passed |
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S.B. 78 - Energy Storage Innovation, Research, and Grant Program Act Provides funding for a grant program for related to energy storage.
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
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Didn't Pass |
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S.B. 77 - Electric Energy Storage Tax Credit Creates income tax incentives for utility and residential energy storage technologies.
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
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Passed |
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H.B. 328 - Division of Water Resources Study Update Requires the Division of Water Resources to update a study on diverting the Green River to bring more water to the Wasatch Front.
Topic(s):
Water Conservation
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 322 - Utahraptor State Park Authorizes the Division of State Parks to create the Utahraptor State Park in Grand County.
Topic(s):
Public Lands
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 317 - Nonroad Engine Study Directs the Division of Air Quality to study the number and type of nonroad engines in nonattainment areas of Utah
Topic(s):
Air Quality
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Passed |
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H.B. 259 - Electric Vehicle Charging Network Directs the Dept. of Transportation to create a statewide electric vehicle charging network plan
Topic(s):
Air Quality
Category:
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Passed |
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H.B. 235 - Voluntary Home Energy Information Pilot Program Creates a Voluntary Home Energy Information Pilot Program to educate homeowners and sellers on home energy use
Topic(s):
Clean Energy
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Passed |
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H.B. 59 - Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Heavy Duty Vehicles Extends an income tax credit for certain alternative fuel heavy-duty vehicles to 2029.
Topic(s):
Air Quality
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Didn't Pass |
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S.J.R. 5 - Joint Resolution to Amend the Rules of Civil Procedure on Disqualification of a Judge Allows a lawyer to disqualify one judge per case without cause.
Topic(s):
Independent Judiciary
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Passed |
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S.B. 220 - Confession Of Judgement Amendments Allows parties to enter into a confession of judgment before a default, with exceptions.
Topic(s):
Access to Justice
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Passed |
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S.B. 200 - Redistricting Amendments Removes transparency and accountability requirements for the Legislature instituted by voters via Prop 4.
Topic(s):
Redistricting
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Passed |
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S.B. 173 - Disorderly Conduct Amendments Adjusts criminal provisions relating to disorderly conduct.
Topic(s):
Transparency & Accountability
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Passed |
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HC.R. 16 - Concurrent Resolution Calling for the Creation of a National Federalism Task Force Calls for the creation of a National Federalism Task Force for the purpose of convening a series of federalism summits.
Topic(s):
Checks & Balances
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 394 - Homeless and Transitional Housing Program Amendments Creates the position of a state homeless services director with sole control over decision making and funding for homelessness services.
Topic(s):
Checks & Balances
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 132 - Higher Education Student Speech Rights Prohibits a college or university from punishing certain acts of speech that do not meet the standard of “discriminatory harassment,” and allows the Attorney General to sue over violations.
Topic(s):
First Amendment
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Passed |
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H.B. 70 - Repeal of Single-mark Straight Ticket Voting Removes a ballot option to vote for all candidates from one political party without voting for the candidates individually.
Topic(s):
Voting
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Passed |
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H.B. 17 - Congressional Vacancies Amendments Creates a process for filling congressional vacancies and grants the Legislature authority to nominate temporary replacements for a U.S. Senate vacancy.
Topic(s):
Checks & Balances
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Passed |
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S.B. 174 - Abortion Prohibition Amendments Prohibits a pregnant person from receiving an abortion, with limited exceptions.
Topic(s):
Reproductive Rights
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Passed |
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Reduces the crime of bigamy from a third-degree felony to an infraction.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
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Passed |
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S.B. 97 - License Plates Amendments Clarifies that the Motor Vehicle Division may refuse to issue a custom license plate if it determines that the plate disparages a group of people based on a protected class.
Topic(s):
Immigrant Rights
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Passed |
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S.B. 67 - Disposition of Fetal Remains Requires a health care facility to dispose of fetal tissue from a miscarriage or abortion via burial or cremation.
Topic(s):
Reproductive Rights
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 449 - Study of Hormonal Medications Used in Transgender Procedures for Minors Directs the Department of health to conduct a study on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of transgender minors.
Topic(s):
LGBTQ+ Rights
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 429 - Contraception for Inmates Requires a jail to provide an incarcerated person with the option of continuing medically prescribed contraception.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
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Didn't Pass |
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Requires a pregnant person to recieve a medically uneccessary ultrasound 3+ days before having an abortion.
Topic(s):
Reproductive Rights
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Passed |
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H.B. 324 - Conviction Integrity Units Allows prosecution agencies to create conviction integrity units to review convictions.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
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Passed |
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H.B. 298 - Victim Guidelines for Prosecutors Provides uniform guidelines for prosecutors and other entities related to a crime victim’s immigration status when receiving the assistance of the crime victim.
Topic(s):
Immigrant Rights
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Passed |
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H.B. 262 - Juvenile Delinquency Amendments Prohibits prosecuting a child for an offense committed before they were 12 years old in adult court, with some exceptions.
Topic(s):
Criminal Justice Reform
Category:
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Passed |
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H.B. 234 - Gestational Agreement Amendments Allows surrogacy gestational agreements to extend to LGBT+ couples.
Topic(s):
LGBTQ+ Rights
Category:
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Passed |
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H.B. 213 - Consent Language Amendments Narrows the definition of consent for sexual activity.
Topic(s):
Reproductive Rights
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 160 - Refugee Continuing Education Program Creates an education program for adult refugee students to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Topic(s):
Immigrant Rights
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Passed |
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H.B. 116 - Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force Creates a task force to identify systemic causes behind violence indigenous women and girls experience and recommend improvements in the criminal justice and social service systems.
Topic(s):
Racial Justice
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Didn't Pass |
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Removes a requirement for a physician to verify that a victim of rape or incest has filed a police report before performing an abortion
Topic(s):
Reproductive Rights
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Passed |
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S.B. 165 - Emergency Response Plans for Homelessness Requires local coordinating committees to develop an emergency response plan for the health and safety of people experiencing homelessness.
Topic(s):
Homelessness
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Passed |
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S.B. 39 - Affordable Housing Amendments Provides funding to incentivize the development and preservation of affordable housing.
Topic(s):
Affordable Housing
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Passed |
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H.B. 332 - Special Needs Scholarship Amendments Creates a voucher-like program for Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship recipients to use towards private school tuition.
Topic(s):
Education
Category:
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 271 - Firearm Preemption Amendments Removes a local authority or state agency’s ability to regulate firearms in Utah if those regulations exceed those adopted by the Legislature
Topic(s):
Gun Violence Prevention
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Passed |
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H.B. 264 - Infant At Work Pilot Program Creates the Infant at Work Pilot Program for employees to bring their infants to work.
Topic(s):
Child care
Category:
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Passed |
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H.B. 222 - Smart Start Utah Breakfast Program Creates the Start Smart Utah Program to expand access to school breakfast in public schools.
Topic(s):
Education
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 211 - Renter Expenses Disclosure Agreements Requires a landlord to make expense-related disclosures to a potential renter and prohibits a landlord from charging a renter under a rental agreement for costs not disclosed in the rental agreement.
Topic(s):
Affordable Housing
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Passed |
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H.B. 207 - Insulin Access Amendments Creates an incentive for health benefit plans to reduce the required copayments for insulin, directs the Public Employees’ Benefit and Insurance Program to purchase insulin in bulk, increases the number of days for which an insulin prescription can be refilled, and authorizes a pharmacist to refill an expired insulin prescription.
Topic(s):
Healthcare
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Passed |
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H.B. 197 - Fishing and Hunting Restrictions for Nonpayment of Child Support Prohibits someone from getting a hunting or fishing license, permit, or tag if they are delinquent in paying child support
Topic(s):
Child care
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 115 - Dangerous Weapon Custodian Liability States that a gun owner can be civily liable for damage caused by someone else’s use of that firearm if it was negligently entrusted to that person
Topic(s):
Gun Violence Prevention
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 109 - Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers Requires a background check for all gun sales, with limited exceptions.
Topic(s):
Gun Violence Prevention
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 101 - Distracted Driver Amendments Updates Utah’s law prohibiting texting while driving to encompass common smartphone uses, with limited exceptions.
Topic(s):
Public Safety
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 99 - Enhanced Kindergarten Amendments Provides funding for enhanced kindergarten early intervention programs.
Topic(s):
Education
Category:
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 88 - School Water Testing Requirements Mandates testing drinking water for lead in all schools every five years with reporting and required improvements if lead is found.
Topic(s):
Education
Category:
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Didn't Pass |
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H.B. 69 - Sick Leave Amendments Allows employees who have accrued sick leave to use it to care for a sick family member.
Topic(s):
Economic Justice
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Passed |
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H.B. 38 - Substance Use and Health Care Amendments Directs the Dept. of Health to apply for a Medicaid wavier to enroll inmates up to 30 days before release.
Topic(s):
Healthcare
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Passed |
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H.B. 32 - Crisis Services Amendments Creates new mental health resources including expanded mobile crisis outreach teams, a health receiving center pilot program, and a state-wide peer support line.
Topic(s):
Healthcare
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