2023 Legislative Watchlist
Below you will find the watchlist for all the bills that the Salt Lake Chamber is tracking during the 2023 Legislative Session. The list may be sorted by column or category.
The Chamber takes the following range of positions on bills:
- “Monitor” means the bill is of interest to Chamber members, but the Chamber does not have a specific position on the bill.
- “Concern” means the Chamber is concerned with the current status of the bill and is working with the bill sponsor.
- “Oppose” means the Chamber is opposed to the bill as currently written.
- “Support” means the Chamber supports passage of the bill.
- “Priority” means the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Directors has designated this bill as priority for the business community. Legislators’ votes on Priority Bills are used to determine the Chamber’s Business Champion Awards.
| Bill Number | Bill Title | Sponsor | Summary | Position | Status | Priority Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 033 | Water Related Liability Amendments | Rep. Carl Albrecht Sen. Derrin Owens | Protects owners and operators of water facilities (those maintained in good repair) from litigation when third parties or acts of God cause damage (e.g. flooding) by means of their water facility. | Monitor | In Senate Committee | Water, Energy, & Environment |
| HB 042 | Technology Commercialization Amendments | Rep. Jeff Stenquist Sen. Ann Millner | Creates the Utah Innovation Lab. The lab will invest in and help fund businesses that are formed as a result of technology commercialization efforts or qualified businesses that are seeking capital in an effort to commercialize technology. | Support | Passed Committee | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 051 | Railroad Right of Way Amendments | Rep. Casey Snider | Allows a government entity to assess a cost to a railroad company for a portion of a cost for infrastructure improvements that also benefit a railroad company. | Monitor | In Committee | Transportation & Infrastructure |
| HB 054 | Tax Revisions | Rep. Steve Eliason Sen. Dan McCay | Lowers the tax rate from 4.85% to 4.8%. | Support | Introduced | Taxes & Regulatory |
| HB 060 | Juvenile Justice Modifications | Rep. Cheryl Acton Sen. Luz Escamilla | Prohibits a public employer from denying an interview based on a juvenile criminal record. Puts a juvenile record under the same parameters as an adult criminal record when asked by a potential employer or interviewer about their record. | Monitor | In Committee | Workforce & Education |
| HB 063 | Office of Rail Safety | Rep. Mike Schultz | Creates the Office of Rail Safety. This Office will enter into contract with the Federal Railroad Administration to participate in inspection and investigation activities. | Monitor | In Committee | Transportation & Infrastructure |
| HB 064 | Waiver of Punitive Damages Amendments | Rep. Brian King Sen. Todd Weiler | Even if two parties waive punitive damages at the outset of an agreement, a court may choose to not enforce that clause and still award punitive damages. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 076 | Tourism Fund Amendments | Rep. Tim Jimenez Sen. Daniel Thatcher | Allows a county legislative body to impose a transient room tax to fund emergency medical services on a holiday or weekend in an unincorporated and more than five miles from a city of the first, second, or third class. | Support | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 078 | Behavioral Health Treatment Access Amendments | Rep. Steve Eliason Sen. Jen Plumb | A health benefit plan that offers mental health coverage shall offer a single case agreement that allows the enrollee to receive covered mental health treatment from an out-of-network provider unless the heath benefit plan has in-network providers that provide the same treatment being sought by the plan enrollee within proximity to them. | Monitor | Passed Second Reading | Healthcare |
| HB 080 | Residential Renter Deposits | Rep. Calvin Musselman | Extends the amount of time from 30 to 45 days for a landlord or owner of a rental property to return the balance of any deposit or prepaid rent, and for the owner to deduct any amounts from the deposit or prepaid rent. | Monitor | In Committee | Housing |
| HB 088 | Social Security Tax Amendments | Rep. Walt Brooks | Increases elgibility for the social security benefits tax credit by increasing income thresholds. | Support | Introduced | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 093 | Outdoor Recreation Modifications | Rep. Carl Albrecht Sen. Jake Anderegg | Increases the amount of money in the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Account that may be used for the Recreation Restoration Infrastructure Grant Program. | Support | In Senate Committee | Infrastructure |
| HB 094 | Reverse Mortgage Amendments | Rep. Walt Brooks | No longer has an age requirement for a reverse mortgage applicant. No longer requires a seven day cooling off period after a reverse mortgage is agreed to. | Monitor | In Senate Committee | Housing |
| HB 100 | Beer Order and Delivery Amendments | Rep. Joel Briscoe | Allows an off-premise retailer to apply for a license to deliver up to four cases of beer. | Monitor | Introduced | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 101 | Food Sales Tax Amendments | Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner Sen. John Johnson | Removes the state tax on food and food ingredients, but leaves the local (county, city, or town) tax. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 102 S1 | Higher Education Residency Amendments | Rep. Jordan Teuscher | Directs higher education institutions within the Utah System of Higher Education to grant in-state resident status to individuals in Utah who have applied for or who have been granted a refugee, humanitarian parolee, temporary protected status or asylum. | Support | In Senate Committee | Workforce & Education |
| HB 104 | Modifications to Public Safety Retirement | Rep. Matt Gwynn | Shortens the time from one year to 90 days that a retired public safety or firefighter employee must wait to be reemployed without losing their retirement benefit. Will sunset in 2027. | Support | Introduced | Workforce & Education |
| HB 109 | Veteran Dependent Tuition Amendments | Rep. Calvin Musselman Sen. Ann Millner | Directs institutes of higher education to waive tuition for dependents that are dependents of disabled veterans, are residents of the state, and are pursuing their first undergraduate degree. | Monitor | In Senate Committee | Workforce & Education |
| HB 113 S1 | Motor Vehicle Insurance Revisions | Rep. Marsha Judkins | Increases the minimum motor vehicle insurance coverage for injury, death, and property damage. Rates are to be increased from $25K to $50K for death or injury of one person, from $65K to $100K for the death or injury of two or more people, from $15K to $50K for property damage, and from $80k to $150K for an accident that results in death, injury, and property damage. | Monitor | In the Senate | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 116 | Intergenerational Poverty Solution | Rep. Norm Thurston | Creates the Education Savings Incentive Program where contributions to eligilbe my529 accounts are matched dollar-to-dollar up to $300 per year per family. Individuals must apply, and DWS will identify individuals who qualify for a state match on contributions to my529. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce & Education |
| HB 117 | Occupational Restriction Amendments | Rep. Norm Thurston | Allows an employee who is at least 18 years old to inform a restaurant patron of alcoholic beverage choices, and take their alcohol order. | Support | Introduced | Regulation |
| HB 123 | Broadband Service Amendments | Rep. Karen Kwan Sen. David Hinkins | Gives the Public Service Commission the authority to regulate broadband and voice over Internet protocol services. They are to make rules that ensure the resiliency and reliability of broadband infrastructure, review and monitor cyber security protocols, emergency preparedness, and gather data about these services pertaining to price, deployment, etc. They can order a broadband service to remedy any finding of unreliability or resiliency of the networks. | Monitor | Introduced | Infrastructure Tech |
| HB 125 | Postretirement Reemployment Amendments | Rep. Kera Birkeland | Shortens the time from one year to 60 days that a public safety employee or teacher must wait before being rehired without losing their retirement benefits. Qualified retired employees must wait 60 days, and return to work for not more than 1,040 hours a year as a teacher, firefighter, or public safety employee. | Support | Introduced | Workforce & Education |
| HB 126 | Postretirement Reemployment Modifications | Rep. Kera Birkeland | Allows a retired public safety employee or teacher to be rehired within one year without losing their retirement benefit if they are making less than $35,000 a year and are rehired with a participating agency as a public safety employee or a teacher. | Support | Introduced | Workforce & Education |
| HB 131 | Vaccine Passport Amendments | Rep. Walt Brooks | An employer may not deny employment to an individual based on vaccination status. Exemptions include childcare programs, federal contractors, and Medicaid/Medicare funded institutions. Employers must exempt employees from receiving the vaccine if the employee proves that it would be injurious to health, or conflict with a religious or personal belief. | Monitor | In Senate Committee | Workforce Healthcare |
| HB 133 S1 | Health Care Facility Visitation Amendments | Rep. Cheryl Acton | Healthcare facilities may not require visitors to show proof of vaccination, and prohibit contact between a visitor and the patient that they are visiting. Facilities may not deny visitation unless the visitor violates the written visitation policies, if the patient objects to the visit, or if the patient needs emergency life saving care. | Monitor | Passed Second Reading | Healthcare |
| HB 136 | Safe School Route Evaluations | Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard | Directs the school traffic safety committees established by local school boards to submit an annual child access routing plan which address suggestions for safety improvement. The authority over any highways mentioned in the plan as well as UDOT are to respond to the plan with any recommendations. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Infrastructure |
| HB 141 | Driver License Test Amendments | Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion | Directs the Drivers License Division to provide the written Class D driver license exam in as many languages as possible. If there is a language unavailable, a requestor may take the exam with the assistance of a Division approved translator. | Support | In the Senate | Workforce |
| HB 144 | High Cost Infrastructure Development Tax Credit Amendments | Rep. Carl Albrecht | Does not allow for the High Cost Infrastructure Development Tax Credit to be automatically discontinued even if less than ten people file for the credit, or the total sum among all applicants is less than $10K.Qualifies underground mnine infrastructure projects as eligible to receive the credit. | Support | Introduced | Infrastructure |
| HB 150 S1 | Emergency Water Shortage Amendments | Rep. Carl Albrecht | Gives the Governor authority to declare a water shortage emergency and use water resources for fire suppresion in addition to granted emergency powers. Lists the order of preference for water use in times of emergency and directs preferential users to pay back any losses to those who had water service interrupted. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Water |
| HB 152 S1 | Online Prescribing, Dispensing, and Facilitation Licensing Act Repealer | Rep. James Dunnigan Sen. Curt Bramble | Repeals the Online Prescribing, Dispensing, and Facilitation Licensing Act which allows physicians and pharmacies to distribute prescriptions online. This bill would prohibit online prescribing and filling of prescriptions. This bill predates telehealth, and would not restrict current telehealth practices. It is repealing an act that has not been used. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 159 S1 | Health Care Professional Licensing Amendments | Rep. Norm Thurston Sen. Jake Anderegg | Allows a health care professional not licensed in Utah to provide telehealth services to Utah residents as long as they are within the statae where thy are licensed. | Support | Passed Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 166 S1 | Mental Health Professional Licensing Amendments | Rep. Stephanie Gricius Sen. Mike McKell | Reduces hours needed under the direct supervision of a therapist or social worker survivor from 100 to 75 for a licensure applicant. Allows therapists who are licensed in a different state to provide remote mental health services for individuals in Utah. | Monitor | In the Senate | Healthcare |
| HB 167 S1 | State Child Care Program | Rep. Ashlee Matthews Sen. Luz Escamilla | Directs the Division of Human Resource Management to create the State Child Care Pilot Program. The program will let certain state agencies enter into agreements with childcare providers to create on-site childcare programs. The agencies may charge fees for these services to offset any expenses. | Support | In Senate Committee | Workforce |
| HB 170 | Child Care Tax Credit Amendments | Rep. Susan Pulsipher | Enacts a nonrefundable $1,000 tax credit per child under the age of 6 years old. Credit cannot be carried forward or back. | Support | Introduced | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 172 | Food Sales Tax Modifications | Rep. Rosemary Lesser | Removes the state tax on food and food ingredients, excluding candy. | Monitor | Introduced | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 178 S1 | Post-Employment Restrictions Revisions | Rep. Anthony Loubet Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Voids any non-solicitation agreement and non-compete agreements between home and community-based service providers and their employees or independent contractors. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 181 | Offender Employment Modifications | Rep. Ashlee Matthews Sen. Derrin Owens | Directs DWS to create a web portal where employers may post jobs that they are seeking to fill regardless of whether or not an individual has a criminal record, and where individuals with criminal records can look for jobs. | Support | In Senate Committee | Workforce |
| HB 184 | Veterinarian Education Loan Repayment Program | Rep. Carl Albrecht Sen. Scott Sandall | Establishes the Veterinarian Education Loan Repayment Program under the Department of Agriculture and Food. Veterinarians who have worked for five or more consecutive years in a publically operated or non-profiit animal shelter, within Native American country, or in an area of the state that is designated by USDA as being in a veterinarian shortage situation, are eligible to have either the sum of their student loans paid off, or $100K paid toward it through the Program--whichever is less of the two. | Support | In Senate Committee | Workforce |
| HB 186 | State Land Purchase Restriction | Rep. Candice Pierucci | Prohibits any military company owned by the Chinese government (as defined in section 1260H on page 579 of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act) from acquiring by right, title, lien, claim, interest, etc. any land in the state of Utah, public or private. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 188 | Golf Related Water Modifications | Rep. Doug Welton | The owner or operator is to report the annual amount of water used in gallons and the source of the water during the previous year to the Division of Water Resources. The Division as well as the owner/operator of the golf course are both directed to publish the amount on their respective publically accessible websites. | Support | Held in Committee | Water |
| HB 194 S2 | Motor Vehicle Dealer Requirements | Rep. Colin Jack Sen. Don Ipson | Prohibits a car dealership from adding on fees to a negotiated vehicle price that are not sales and use taxes, temporary permit fees, title fees, or vehicle registration fees. | Monitor | In Senate Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 197 | Higher Education Financial Aid Amendments | Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard | Allows tuition for public institutes of higher education to be waived for members of certain tribes. | Support | Introduced | Education |
| HB 198 | Deceptive Trade Practices Amendments | Rep. James Cobb | Updates the working definition of "deceptive trade practices" to include representing that a good or service has a sponsorship, appproval, characteristic, benefit, etc. that it doesn not have or are legally prohibited from having. It also includes making or disseminating claims about the product or service that are not true, or before the claims are known to be true. The bill also mandates that a person make the potential defendent of the product or service aware of any such practices before bringing legal action so that the defendent can have a chance to remedy the issue. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 203 S2 | Inmate Education Amendments | Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard Sen. Derrin Owens | Directs the Utah Board of Higher Education to coordinate with the Department of Corrections to establish educational programs for inmates. Cooperating institutions of higher ed are to provide student success advisors to incarcerated individuals. | Monitor | Passed the House | Workforce |
| HB 206 | Airport Land Use Amendments | Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard Sen. Todd Weiler | Defines an airport overlay zone and encourages a political subdivision to adopt one in addition to notifying a person building on or developing land near an airport of the noise and overflights, and to build within the parameters of "Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace" statute within 14 C.F.R. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Housing Infrastructure |
| HB 215 S3 | Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Amendments | Rep. Candice Pierucci Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Established the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program which would allocate an $8,000 scholarship for eligible parents to use toward private or home schooling, and doubles the state-educator salary adjustment. | Monitor | Governor Signed | Education |
| HB 216 | Business and Chancery Court Amendments | Rep. Brady Brammer | Establishes the Business and Chancery Court for the entire state. This court will have jurisdiction over cases seeking monetary damages over $300K, claims arising from breach of contract or fiduciary duty, the sale, merger, or dissolution of a business organization, disputes over liability or indemnity of officers or owners, disputes between insurers and businesses, misappropriation of intellectual property, etc. If a party demands a trial by jury, the case will be transferred to the District Court. Representative Brammer's presentation can be found here. | Monitor | Passed the House | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 218 | Foreign Government Land Possession Requirements | Rep. Kay Christofferson | Prohibits foreign governments or any entity owned or controlled by foreign governments from owning or acquiring property in Utah. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 220 | Emissions Reduction Amendments | Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Directs the Board of the Inland Port to inventory the various emissions within a project area, and create a plan to reduce emissions elsewhere by 1.1 units for every unit of particulate emission in a project area. Enacts the Pollution Emission Reduction Act which applies to Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, and Weber Counties. | Monitor | Introduced | Air Quality |
| HB 224 | Outdoor Recreation Inititative | Rep. Jeff Stenquist | This bill allows partnerships between the Division of Outdoor Recreation to enter into partnerships to maintain, expand, restore, and improve recreational infrastructure. | Support | In Senate Committee | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 229 | Teach Parental and Postpartum Recovery Leave | Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard | Directs LEAs to establish parental leave policies for eligilble employees when their child is born, or they are in the process of adopting a child. Also directs the LEAs to establish postpartum leave policies. | Monitor | In Committee | Workforce |
| HB 231 | Low Income Housing Property Tax Exemption | Rep. Steve Eliason | Classifies an entity that offers permanent supportive housing to formerly homeless individuals who receive a rent subsidy to cap their monthly rent at 30% of their income as a non-profit to be able to utilize the exclusive use property tax. | Support | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 233 | County Land Use Amendments | Rep. Kera Birkeland | Repeals provisions requiring certain counties to implement plans for creating a housing transit reinvestment zone as part of their moderate income housing plan. | Oppose | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 239 | Medical Record Access Amendments | Rep. Ray Ward | Requires certain hospital systems to collectively select a central repository that allows a health care provider to access patient information from a different healthcare system. | Monitor | In Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 240 | Income Tax Amendments | Rep. Nelson Abbott | Lowers the income tax rate from 4.85% to 4.65%. | Monitor | Introduced | Finance |
| HB 241 | Labor Union Amendments | Rep. Jordan Teuscher | Prohibits a public employee from deducting union dues from an employee's paycheck. Prohibits a public employer from using public funds or property to assist, support, or deter union activity. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 243 | Public Transit Employee Collective Bargaining Amendments | Rep. Jon Hawkins | Prohibits supervisors and confidential, or managerial employees of a public transit district from engaging in collective bargaining, self-organization, or from forming, joining, or assisting a labor union. | Monitor | In Committee | Workforce |
| HB 245 | Uninsured Motorist Amendments | Rep. Nelson Abbott | If an individual is going to submit a claim for payment of uninsured motorist benefits, they must submit documentation of healthcare received from their providers and insurance companies. The insurance carrier is to notify the claimant of any information that still needs to be sent and allow 30 days for the claimant to provide that information. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 263 | Apprenticeship on Public Works Requirerments | Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost | For any public works contract enacted after July 1, 2023 with an estimated cost of $500,000 or more, there is to be an apprenticeship utilization requirement of 10% or more of the labor hours. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 271 | Educator Salaries Adjustments Increase | Rep. Angela Romero | This bill has a clause that if passed, this bill would supercede the salary adjustment amendment (salary adjustment of $6,000) passed by bill HB 215 Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities and increases the salary adjustment to $10,200. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 272 | Water Efficient Landscaping Amendments | Rep. Doug Owens | Appropriates $12.5M to water conservancy districts to provide incentives for landscaping conversion or for lawn/turf removal in an area without a landscaping conversion program. If this bill passes, it shall supercede the grant program referenced in SB 117 Water Efficient Landscaping Incentives. | Monitor | Introduced | Water |
| HB 276 | Water Supply Amendments | Rep. Phil Lyman | If a municipality contracts to allot their surplus water to another entity for culinary or fire suppression purposes, they are to make sure there is adequate year-round supply. Restrictions apply in times of anticipated or actual water shortage. For municipalities who control less than 70% of the water rights and do not offer retail water, they cannot deny water to approved platted subdivisions with one or more lots already developed which also have been granted contract water. If the municipality refuses the water right to a subdivision of this nature, the municipality must buy back the platted subdivision. | Monitor | In Committee | Housing Water |
| HB 278 | First Responder Mental Health Services Grant Program | Rep. Ryan Wilcox | Creates the First Responder Mental Health Services Grant Program. Grants are to be awarded to Public Safety retirees who are seekiing a post-secondary degree or certification from a USHE institution to become a mental health therapist. The grant me be the amount of tuition and fees for a maximum of $6000 a year. | Support | In Committee | Workforce |
| HB 280 | Local Government Construction Project Bid Notice | Rep. Doug Owens | Directs local entities to post bids for a building improvement or public works project at least five days in advance on the state procurement notice website. | Support | In Committee | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 281 | Social Credit Score Amendments | Rep. Cheryl Acton Sen. Mike McKell | The Division of Consumer Protection is to establish and operate a system where consumers can report financial institutions or companies who use or create a social credit score system. Also creates the "Social Credit Score Prohibition Act". This defines social credit score as any grading/categorization of a person based on their compliance or non-compliance with government guidance, social media posts, participation or membership in a lawful club, association or union, political affiliation, employment industry or employer, or based on the identity of the members of the person's social network, or other values based criteria. The act states that governmental entities may not use, enforce, or participate in the creation or use of a social credit score system. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 282 | Child Care Center Sales Tax Exemption | Rep. Christine Watkins | Exempts materials used for the construction of a new or expansion of an existing child care program from sales and use tax. Set to be repealed in 2028. | Support | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 283 | Unemployment Insurance Amendments | Rep. Trevor Lee | This bill would prohibit any individual from receiving an unemployment benefit if they fail to attend a scheduled interview for suitable work with an employer or fail to accept an offer for suitable work within two business days of being offered. The bill also directs the Department of Workforce Services to create a website where employers can access information about conduct that disqualifies someone from unemployment benefits, and instructions for detecting and reporting possible violations. The website is to also have a section where employers can also report potential violations. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Workforce |
| HB 285 | Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services | Rep. Walt Brooks | Allows the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services to retain the lesser of either 1.5% of their net profit, or a calculated amount (1.5% of the net profit averaged over two years). They are allowed to use these funds for equipment, technology, employee programs, or improving customer service. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 286 | Great Salt Lake Funding Modifications | Rep. Joel Briscoe | Allocates revenue from the 1/16% sales and use tax to go into the Great Salt Lake Fund until 2028. | Support | Introduced | Water |
| HB 289 | Blockchain Provider Registration | Rep. Trevor Lee | Directs the Utah Office of Regulatory Relief to administer the Noncustodial Blockchain Registry that will provide a registry of all noncustodial blockchain companies doing business in the state. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 295 | Educator License Amendments | Rep. Norm Thurston | Allows individuals who complete certified educator training program to apply for and obtain an educator license without receiving a bachelor's degree. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 299 | Infrastructure Related to Water | Rep. Casey Snider | Creates the Water Infrastructure Fund and the Utah Boating Grant Account. The WIF is funded by State park entrance fees. Grants from this fund may be applied for by a water entity (dam or reservoir) associated with a state park to fund projects to mitigate impacts of recreational users. The UBGA is to be funded by statewide registration of watercraft, and these funds can be used for construction or repair of public boating facilities, water shoreline resource protections, drought access mitigation, alternative access for non-moterized watercraft, and Search and Rescue equipment. | Monitor | Introduced | Water |
| HB 301 | Transportation Tax Amendments | Rep. Mike Schultz | Increases vehicle registration by $5 for a yearly registration, and $3 for a 6-month registration. Instigates the Electric Vehicle Charging Tax which is to be levied on retail charging stations at a rate of 8%. Lowers the motor fuel tax to 15.6%. | Monitor | Introduced | Infrastructure |
| HB 307 | Utah Water Ways | Rep. Calvin Musselman | Creates the Utah Water Ways partnership to facilitate coordination of efforts for efficient water use. Efforts include sponsoring policy discussions about water supply, engaging the private sector to help support efficient water use, coordinating on water issues with other Departments, and promoting coordination of grants, rebate programs, or sponsorships that support the efficient use of water. | Monitor | In Committee | Water |
| HB 311 | Social Media Usage Amendments | Rep. Jordan Teuscher Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Establishes the Utah Social Media Regulation Act. Prohibits social media companies from allowing Utah residents under the age of 16 to have an account on their platform unless their parent or guardian consents to their account and provides valid identification and a mailing/email address. Directs social media companies to use a third party to verify age via submission of valid identification for all existing accounts. For accounts of businesses or organizations, requires ID verification for the principal, owner, or officer who is authorized to speak on behalf of the business. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 312 | Patient Medical Record Access Amendments | Rep. James Dunnigan | Pertains to medical records requesting--if a requestor has not received their medical records within 30 days of request, the health care provider cannot charge more than 50% of their established fee. If the requestor has still not received their records within 60 days of request, the provider cannot charge at all. | Monitor | In Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 318 | PRIME Pilot Program Amendments | Rep. Val Peterson | A USHE institution shall award a TRANSFORM general education certificate to students who complete five gen. ed. courses via concurrent enrollment. For each student who receives this certificate, the Utah Board of Higher Education shall award a $500 scholarship for a USHE institution. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 319 | Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project Amendments | Rep. Scott Chew | Makes the Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project an ongoing project, and appropriates $150,000 for FY23 in addition to previously appropriated amounts. | Monitor | In Committee | Air Quality |
| HB 323 | Expungement Fee Waiver Amendments | Rep. James Dunnigan | Extends the repeal date for expungement fee waivers and certificate of eligibility fee waivers. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 324 | Workplace Violence Protective Orders Amendments | Rep. Tyler Clancy Sen. Todd Weiler | Allows an employer to petition for workplace violence protective orders against individuals who commit violence in a workplace. Precludes an employer from civil liability if they seek the protective order in good faith, or if they fail to seek a protective order. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 326 | Physician Licensing Amendments | Rep. James Cobb | Directs the Division of Professional Licensing to award a provisional license to an applicant who completed medical school and is licensed and has practiced as a physician and surgeon in a country outside of the U.S., who has passed the exam administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. | Monitor | Introduced | Healthcare |
| HB 331 | Microenterprise Home Kitchen Amendments | Rep. Christine Watkins | A political subdivision must approve the permit for operation of a microenterprise kitchen if they meet all state and federal regulations. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 342 | Behavioral Health Services Access Amendments | Rep. Melissa Ballard | Directs the Utah Behavioral Health Advisory Commission to create a website that directs individuals to available mental health and substance use resources in their area and which of those resources require payment, insurance, or do not have a charge. | Monitor | Introduced | Healthcare |
| HB 346 | State Employee Wage Discrimination Amendments | Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion | Requires that State Employers pay their employees who perform substantially similar work the same rate and not discriminate based on sex. An employer may use a wage rate differential that determines wage based on a seniority or merit system, or the level of attained education, training, or experience. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 349 | Water Reuse Project Amendments | Rep. Casey Snider | Prohibits authorizing water re-use projects that will prevent water tributaries flowing to the GSL. | Monitor | Introduced | Water |
| HB 353 | Sales Tax Return Requirements | Rep. Jordan Teuscher | Prohibits a municipality from requiring an entity to obtain a sales and use tax license before granting them a business license. Only applies to entities who are tax-exempt. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 357 | Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Amendments | Rep. Jordan Teuscher | This bill allows for the creation of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization, which is an organization created by one or more smart contracts and that is governed by a group of individuals. The DAO can be classified as limited liability. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| HJR 002 S1 | Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Civil Procedure on Injunctions | Rep. Brady Brammer Sen. Dan McCay | Constitutional amendment to require an applicant for restraining order or preliminary injunction to show that there is a substantial likelihood that their claim would prevail in a court of law. If a court had previously granted a written restraining order or injunction on the grounds that the case presented serious issues on the merits, the restrained party can move the court to reconsider whether the order or injunction should remain in effect. Brings the state statute in line with the federal statute. | Monitor | Passed Second Reading | Regulatory |
| HJR 011 | Joint Resolution for Establishing a State Social Cost of Carbon | Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost | Resolution urging the state to develop the social cost of carbon (estimate of the long-term net damage to society caused by an increase in CO2 emissions) estimate, and using those estimates to form state policy to include a carbon tax. | Monitor | Introduced | Air Quality |
| SB 024 S1 | Advanced Air Mobility Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Kay Christofferson | Unless an unmanned aircraft system or commercial advanced air mobility aircraft (which is subject to federal registration) has a certificate of registration from UDOT, they are prohibited from operating that aircraft. political subdivisions may require advanced air mobility businesses to create a license if they are not in good standing. | Support | Passed the House | Infrastructure |
| SB 026 | Rural Employment Expansion Program Amendments | Senator Ron Winterton | Extends the sunset of the Rural Employment Expansion Program and makes technical changes | Support | To the Governor | Workforce |
| SB 027 S3 | Transportation Revisions | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Kay Christofferson | Amends provisions related to station area plans for public transit and amends compensation for a member of the board of trustees of a large transit district. It amends a required local match of funds to qualify for certain transportation related funds. Clarifies the division of responsibilities within UDOT for oversight of capital development of public transit facilities. Amends provisions related to fees related to tow truck dispatch services. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Infrastructure |
| SB 031 S1 | State Flag Amendments | Sen. Dan McCay Rep. Mike Schultz | Officially adopts the final proposed state flag. | Monitor | In the House | |
| SB 034 S1 | Water Infrastructure Funding Study | Sen. Dan McCay Rep. Walt Brooks | Directs the Department of Natural Resources to study the use of property tax revenue for costs related to supplying drinking and irrigation water infrastructure, treatment, and delivery. Part of this study would require the Department to review local governments' use of property tax revenue for construction, operation, maintenanace and replacement of water facilities. It also requires the Department to analyze and develop policies to ensure tax exempt entities contribute equally to the cost of water infrastructure paid for with property tax revenue as well as analyzing the effect of eliminating or reducing property tax revenue as a funding source for costs related to water infrastructure, treatment, or delivery. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Water |
| SB 035 S2 | Professional Licensing by Endorsements Amendments | Senator Curt Bramble Rep. Cory Maloy | 1) Creates a Compact for Physician's Assistants. Allows PAs in the compact to cross state lines to practice and allows for recirprocity. 2) Allows for individuals to be licensed based on their competencies. Utah has many individuals that may be immigrating from another country and they cannot be licensed and cannot work in their best professional capacity. | Support | Passed Second Reading | Workforce |
| SB 048 | Energy Producer States' Agreement Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Steven Lund | Directs the Legislature to participate in and appoint members to The Energy Council. Legislators are to participate in conferences and meetings and report activities to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee and the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee. This council is made up of legislators from different energy producing states to discuss and collaborate on energy policy. | Monitor | In the House | Energy |
| SB 053 S1 | Groundwater Use Amendments | Sen. Evan Vickers Rep. Carl Albrecht | It is considered a beneficial use of water to artificially recharge an aquifer from a surface source. | Monitor | In House Committee | Water |
| SB 062 S1 | Hydrogen Amendments | Sen. David Hinkins Rep. Steven Lund | Directs the Department of Natural Resources to establish a hydrogen advisory council within the Office of Energy Development. The council may help facilitate the use of hydrogen fuel within the state. It can also encourage cross-state cooperation with states that already have hydrogen programs and work with other stakeholders to recommend realistic goals and educate, discuss, and consult in hydrogen related matters. They can promote hydrogen research at USHE institutions and make recommendatons about how to qualify for federal funding for hydrogen projects. They can make recommendations pertaining to various forms of energy make recommendations to establish safety protocols for production, transportation, and handling of hydrogen within the state. | Support | In House Committee | Energy |
| SB 071 | Contractor Continuing Education Amendments | Sen. Jen Plumb Rep. Steve Eliason | Allows certain nonprofit organizations to provide continuing education to licensed construction contractors. | Support | In Committee | Workforce & Education |
| SB 073 S1 | Gratuity Amendments | Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Rep. Tyler Clancy | Provides opportunity for an employer to allow their tipped and non tipped employees to participate in a bona fide tip pooling or sharing arrangement in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. | Support | Passed the House | Workforce |
| SB 074 | Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology Commission Amendments | Sen. Derrin Owens | Extends the repeal date for the Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology. However it also amends the Targeted Business Income Tax Credit in an Enterprise Zone, repealing it Dec. 31, 2024. | Monitor | In the House | Taxes & Regulatory |
| SB 075 | Sand and Gravel Sales Tax Amendments | Sen. Scott Sandall Rep. Bridger Bolinder | Distributes the local sales and use tax revenue from sales made by ready-mix concrete manufacturers to each county, city, and town with a sand and gravel extraction site within its boundaries; specifies a formula by which the State Tax Commission apportions the revenue; and requires the county, city, or town to use the revenue for class B and class C roads. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Taxes & Regulatory |
| SB 076 S1 | Water Amendments | Sen. Scott Sandall Rep. Casey Snider | Initiates a regional planning committee that will coordinate efforts with the Division of Water Resources on water conservation, water transportation and land use elements to promote water preservation. This planning process will consider feedback from regional jurisdictions to evaluate long term water plans, infrastructure needs and prioritize those needs. | Monitor | In House Committee | Natural Resources |
| SB 078 S1 | Naturopathic Physician Licensing Amendments | Sen. Keith Grover Rep. Brady Brammer | Establishes and enhances the lines of potential conflict of interest for naturopathic physicians. It requires Naturopathic physicians to restrain from referring individuals or prescriptions to entities where immediate family has ownership and interest. There are exceptions including various disclosure statements for referring individuals and only selling or providing remedies or dietary supplements that are consistent with defined Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act rules. | Monitor | In the House | Healthcare |
| SB 080 S1 | Driver License Suspension and Revocation Amendments | Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Rep. Ryan Wilcox | Provides opportunities for individuals, who have had their Driver’s license revoked or suspended, to be able to shorten the time of that suspension or revocation by completing court approved drug or problem solving programs. | Monitor | In House Committee | Workforce |
| SB 082 S2 | Sales Tax Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Steve Eliason | Requires sellers to renew their tax exemption certificate if more than 12 months pass since they last used the certificate in a transaction. | Support | Passed Committee | Taxes & Regulatory |
| SB 084 | Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Casey Snider | This bill amends provisions related to the objectives and required characteristics of a housing and transit reinvestment zone. It restricts how much land a proponent county may own within a housing and transit reinvestment zone. It requires a housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal to include certain maps of the proposed area. It requires the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to provide notice to certain relevant entities after receiving a housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal. It also 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. Lastly, it amends the membership of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee. | Support | In House Committee | Housing Infrastructure |
| SB 090 | Automobile Franchise Amendments | Sen. Curt Bramble Rep. Steve Eliason | Makes changes to the New Automobile Franchise Act requiring an automobile franchisor to provide certain written disclosures for potential vehicle buyers. It also provides reasonable compensation to a franchisee assisting a customer whose vehicle was subjected to an over the air or remote change, repair, or update. It also amends requirements for changes to a franchisee's retail labor rate and retail parts markup. | Monitor | In House Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 091 S1 | Medical Cannabis Regulation Amendments | Sen. Evan Vickers Rep. Walt Brooks | Amends provisions related to medical cannabis production and removes the cap on licenses for independent medical cannabis testing laboratories. It also repeals provisions regarding hemp waste and requires additional warning labels for certain products. It requires heavy metal testing for medical cannabis vaporizer cartridges and allows the Department of Agriculture and Food to ban ingredients found in medical cannabis upon the recommendation of a public health authority. | Monitor | Passed Second Reading | Healthcare |
| SB 095 | Foreign Driver License Reciprocity Amendments | Sen. Jerry Stevenson Rep. Candice Pierucci | Allows the Driver License Division to negotiate and establish the process and rules to enter into a driver license reciprocity agreement with a foreign jurisdictions. | Support | Passed Committee | Workforce |
| SB 096 | Fiduciary Duty Modifications | Sen. Chris Wilson | Directs fiduciaries to only consider financial factors when investing government funds. Violations of this section include fiduciaries that make commitments to the elimination, reduction, offset, or disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions, or if a fiduciary institutes or assesses a board of directors, implements employment, composition, compensation or disclosure criteria that incorporates race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, ancestry, or national origin. The bill also prohibits state funds from being invested with fiduciaries that refuse to do business with companies who do not meet certain environmental standards, or with those who refuse to do business with companies that deal in the firearm industry. Prohibits state funds from being invested in companies that provide access to abortion or sex characteristic surgical procedures. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 097 | Public Contract Requirements | Sen. Chris Wilson Rep. Rex Shipp | Prohibits a public entity from entering into a contract with a company who engages in certain environmental boycott actions. This includes companies that engage in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale or manufacture of fossil fuels or its byproducts. It also prohibits entering into contracts with companies who do not meet or commit to meet environmental standards including standards for eliminating, reducing, offsetting or disclosing greenhouse gasses. | Oppose | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 102 | Broadband Service Modifications | Sen. Karen Kwan | Grants rulemaking and regulating authority to the Public Service Commission and requires them to report their work annually to the Pulbic Utilities, Energy and Technical Interum Committee. | Monitor | In Committee | Tech |
| SB 110 | Background Check Modifications | Sen. Keith Grover | Requires an employee, contractor, or volunteer who has direct contact with a child to obtain a background check every 60 months, and requires a person to obtain a background check for an individual before deciding whether to engage that individual in a position where the individual will have direct contact with children. Additional provisions outlined, including privacy of background checks and those not incompliance being charged with a class C misdomeaner. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| SB 111 | Cosmetologist/barber Licensing Amendments | Sen. Keith Grover | Expands the practice for a person licensed as a cosmetologist/barber to permit microneedling under certain circumstances where the needle does not exceed 1.5 millimeters under the skin. | Support | Held in Committee | Workforce |
| SB 113 S1 | Local Agricultural Amendments | Sen. Scott Sandall Rep. Casey Snider | Modifies the authority of a political subdivision to enact regulations regarding animal enterprises and working animals, It provides certain exceptions, but, prohibits a city or a county from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or other regulation that prohibits operation of an animal enterprise or the use of a working animal. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Natural Resources |
| SB 115 | Notice of Tax Sale Requirements | Sen. Keith Grover | The county auditor would now be required to provide notice of a tax sale of a delinquent property, by publication on the Utah Public Notice Website, not a newspaper. | Monitor | In Committee | Taxes & Regulation |
| SB 116 | Local Health Department Modifications | Sen. Mike Kennedy | This bill alters authority of a local health department from requiring an individual to quarantine to recommending an individual to quarantine during a public health emergency. | Monitor | In Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 118 S1 | Water Efficient Landscaping Incentives | Sen. Scott Sandall Rep. Doug Owens | Authorizes water conservancy districts to receive grants to in turn provide incentives for owners of property for water efficient landscaping. | Support | Passed Committee | Water |
| SB 119 | Per Capita Consumptive Use | Sen. Mike McKell | This water usage bill Introduces the adoption and reporting of per capita consumptive use of water in certain areas of the state. A standardized formula for calculating the per capita consumptive use as well as reporting the numbers to the Division of Water rights is outlined. It also addresses the publication, or dissemination of consumptive water use numbers and compliance for specific agencies to work within those per capita usage numbers. | Monitor | Passed Second Reading | Water |
| SB 120 | Property and Contraband Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Ken Ivory | Establishes the requirements for retaining property and contraband as evidence, including the time periods for retention; establishes the requirements for not retaining property and contraband as evidence; establishes the requirements for preserving evidence from property or contraband that is not required to be retained by an agency; provides the procedure for requesting the release or disposal of evidence that an agency determines is not required to be retained by an agency; addresses the retention of property or contraband as an exhibit; | Monitor | Passed Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 121 | Car-sharing Amendments | Sen. Mike McKell | Enacts provisions relating to business platforms that connect motor vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of motor vehicles. Enacts consumer protection provisions relating car-sharing programs, including: driver requirements, disclosures, agreements, liability and insurance for claims while vehicle is under a car-sharing program. | Support | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 123 S3 | Boards and Commissions Modifications | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Karen Peterson | Repeals and amends provisions related to certain boards and commissions. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 125 | Transportation Infrastructure Amendments | Sen. Chris Wilson | Designates the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center at Utah State University as the research center for strategic planning for electrification of transportation infrastructure in this state. It creates and outlines duties of a steering committee and requires the creation of an industry advisory board to assist in the direction of the research center and initiative. It oulines necessary reports on the proposed action plan and goals of the initiative. | Support | Held in Committee | Infrastructure |
| SB 126 | Hospital Assessment Amendments | Sen. Evan Vickers Rep. Steve Eliason | Amends factors that the Medicaid program incorporates into the accountable care organization payment rate structure and extends the sunset for hospital provider assessments. It repeals and re-enacts Utah Code for various health commissions and committees. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 127 S1 | Cybersecurity Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Jefferson Burton | Creates the Utah Cyber Center and outlines it’s duties. Amends duties of Cyber security commission and amends the disclosure requirements for any cyber security breach and report them. | Support | Passed Committee | Tech |
| SB 130 | Health Information Privacy Requirements | Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Creates requirements that certain entities must follow when obtaining consent to access or share information through a closed loop referral system (i.e. government, health care or any regulated entity). And it outlines notification requirements for a breach of system security for a closed loop referral system. | Monitor | In Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 131 | Motor Vehicle Insurance Amendments | Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | Increases the minimum motor vehicle insurance coverage limit from $15,000 to $50,000 for property damage in an accident, and from $80,000 to $100,000 in any one accident whether arising from bodily injury or death of others, or from property damage. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 133 | Modifications to Postpartum Medicaid Coverage | Sen. Wayne Harper | This bill addresses Medicaid for postpartum women extending a woman’s coverage up to 12 months after a birth, miscarriage or stillbirth. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 137 | Medical Cannabis Amendments | Sen. Luz Escamilla Rep. Ray Ward | Allows the cannabis research review board to make recommendations to the Department of Agriculture and Food regarding substances found in cannabis products. It allows the Department of Health and Human Services to revoke a medical cannabis patient card and allows certain physician assistants to diagnose post-traumatic stress syndrome for the purpose of recommending medical cannabis. It also allows the Compassionate Use Board to review the recommendation of a cannabis product that must be vaporized. Medical providers can recommend it virtually. It establishes continuing education requirements for providers. It consolidates background checks of providers and allows target marketing. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 138 | Fraudulent Ticket Sales Modifications | Sen. Scott Sandall | Makes out-of-state online ticket resellers subject to the Ticket Website Sales Act. It also adds provision for the buying and selling of speculative tickets including limiting the number of tickets a reseller can buy. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 139 | Motor Vehicle Consumer Data Protection | Sen. Chris Wilson | Outlines data storing and accessing of consumer data that is allowed between auto dealer franchises and their franchisees. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 144 | Water Instream Flow Amendments | Sen. David Hinkins | Allows for certain change applications related to delivery of water to reservoirs. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Water |
| SB 145 | Higher Education for Incarcerated Youth Program Amendments | Sen. Kathleen Riebe Rep. Carol Spackman Moss | Utah Tech University provides higher ed for Incarcerated Youth Program and this bill expands the program to include students held in detention. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Education |
| SB 146 S1 | Higher Education Governance Amendments | Sen. Ann Millner | The Board of Regents would change to the State Board of Higher Education. It creates, within the U of U the Office of the Commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education for the purposes of shared administrative services including aligning technical programs across the state as well as a review of institutions and programs every 7 years. It creates performance-based pay for university presidents and a system for succession within the state for the position of university president. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Education |
| SB 152 | Social Media Regulation Amendments | Sen. Mike McKell Rep. Jordan Teuschere | Creates the Utah Social Media Regulation Act. It requires social media companies to verify the age of Utah users and obtain consent for users under the age of 18. It prohibits direct messaging with individuals under age 18. It may not show a minor's account in search results and does not allow advertising to, collect of, or sharing of or use of personal information from the account of minors. It outlines that these companies may not target or suggest ads, accounts, or content to minors and will limit hours of access, subject to parental or guardian direction. It requires social media companies to provide a parent or guardian access to accounts of minors. Directs the Division of Consumer Protection to receive and investigate complaints of violations of the requirements established under the act and impose administrative fines for violations. Authorizes enforcement through civil penalties and judicial process. Requires fines and civil penalties to be deposited into the Consumer Protection Education and Training Fund. Requires an annual report from the division. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 153 | Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity Amendments | Sen. Ronald Winterton | Requires the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to report certain information regarding reinvestment agencies to the Legislature. It expands the nonvoting membership of the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission and adjusts provisions relating to the office's authorization of tax credits and the awarding of loans and grants. It eliminates the limits on funds from the State Small Business Credit Initiative Program Fund for administration. It modifies provisions for grants under the Economic Assistance Grant Program and Establishes the Redevelopment Matching Grant Program for awarding grants to local governments | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 158 | Water Exactions Amendments | Sen. Mike McKell | Establishes an exaction for municipalities to use as a basis for water interests in residential developments. The exaction would be based on the municipalities water usage data over the past 5 years or an average of other municipalities that have collected data across the state. | Monitor | In Committee | Water |
| SB 160 | Blockchain Liability Amendments | Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Creates a cause of action for fraudulent transactions that have been committed on a blockchain that has the technology implemented to allow reversal of transactions. Creates an administrative agency action to allows the reversal of these fraudulent transactions and authorizes the Attorney General's Office to operate a node on a blockchain that allows them to reverse fraudulent transactions. | Support | In Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 161 | Advanced Air Mobility Revisions | Sen. Wayne Harper | Requires the Department of Transportation (UDOT) to study the following items related to advanced air mobility: 1) vertiport locations and infrastructure, 2) implementation strategies of advanced air mobility technologies, 3) unmanned traffic management infrastructure, and 4) the creation of an advanced air mobility sandbox. Requires UDOT to provide a report to the Transportation Interim Committee and for UDOT to use existing departmental funds to cover the costs of the study. | Support | In Committee | Infrastructure |
| SB 164 | Food Tax Amendments | Sen. Luz Escamilla | Eliminates sales and use tax for any eligible item under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). | Support | Introduced | Taxes & Regulation |
| SCR 06 | Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Great Salt Lake Elevation Targets | Sen. Nate Blouin | Describes status of Great Salt Lake and recommends the adoption goals to devise and implement policies, incentives, and funding sources to return the Great Salt Lake to optimal levels. | Support | Held in Committee | Water |
| SCR 08 | Concurrent Resolution Promoting Kindness in Utah | Sen. Curtis Bramble | Recognizes Utah citizen's inherent proclivity to be kind and urges continued support for proactive acts of kindness to foster a healthier society. | Support | In Committee | |
| SJR 001 | Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution--Revenue and Taxation | Sen. Dan McCay Rep. Steve Eliason | Currently, primary residences receive a 45% property tax exemption. This bill is a constitutional amendment that would make 45% the floor and allow the government to increase that percentage. If that exemption were to increase it would likely create a larger property tax on commercial property. The government is entitled to the same property tax revenues and if it can’t get it from residential it will have to come from commercial. | Oppose | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| SJR 08 | Joint Rules Resolution - International Relations and Trade Committee | Sen. Jacob Anderegg | Removes the repeal date that applies to the International Relations and Trade Committee. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate & Economy |
| SR 001 | Senate Resolution Supporting Washington D.C. Statehood | Sen. Nate Blouin | Proclaims that the Senate of the state of Utah supports admitting Washington, D.C. into the Union as a state of the United States. | Monitor | In Committee |