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A bill that would make Utah's Halloween fall on the last Friday of October has passed out of the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee meeting, and is headed to the Senate for the final vote! The bill wouldn't change the date of Halloween, but it would be a day where the Halloween celebrations are designated (Trick or Treating)...

(Salt Lake City, UT)  --  A bill that would require phone and tablet manufacturers to make sure that pornography filters are included with their devices is being placed on hold by state lawmakers.  State Representative Susan Pulsipher says she is only asking manufacturers to turn on existing child safety filters before those devices are shipped to Utah. State ... Read More ...

Utah's Republican Congressman Chris Stewart is co-sponsoring a bill that could make it easier for rural counties to receive federal grants. Stewart says, “It’s not the sexiest bill to go down in Utah, but it’s incredibly important to rural Utah.”  He also says t ...

The Utah Legislature has approved a bill that would grant businesses some immunity from civil lawsuits involving the coronavirus pandemic.   Republican State Senator Kirk Cullimore of Draper sponsored SB 3007 and he dismisses concerns from opponents about possible misuse of the law. Th... Read More ... Read More ...

A bill that would make it easier for some Utahns to pay for insulin is on its way to Governor Herbert's desk.  House Bill 207 was approved by the Senate yesterday, with 28 of 29 senators voting in favor.  The bill requires insurers to cover insulin with no deductible at the lowest possible co-pay.  Tha ...

State lawmakers have resurrected and advanced a bill that would expand free breakfast in schools for kids in need.  House Bill 222 from Republican Representative Dan Johnson died last week, but got a second chance after comments during the Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee hearing drew public backlash.  ...

A Republican lawmaker from St. George wants Utah to drop its requirement that gun owners get a permit before carrying a concealed weapon.  State Representative Walt Brooks introduced House Bill 472 Wednesday.  He says he knows the bill is unlikely to pass this year but that he plans to introduce it again in 2021.  A s ...

A bill that would regulate the handling of fetal remains following a miscarriage or abortion is heading back to the state Senate for more discussion. The Utah House passed SB-67 yesterday. The bill gives women 72 hours to decide if they wish to have their unborn baby cremated or buried, or if they wish the medical facility that treated them to handle disposal...

The Utah Senate is setting aside a bill that would have let students who qualify for free lunches also receive a free breakfast. House Bill 222 died in the Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee on a 3-2 vote. Supporters said providing the breakfast would help students learn better...

A bill requiring women to have an ultrasound before they have an abortion is moving forward to the full House. Mary Taylor of Pro Life Utah testified on behalf of House Bill 364 yesterday. The bill requires physicians or medical technicians to describe the presence of an unborn child in the uterus and to make the fetal heartbeat audible to the woman if possible...