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. | Support | To the Governor | Water, Energy, & Environment |
| HB 042 S2 | 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. | Priority | To the Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 051 S4 | Railroad Right of Way Amendments | Rep. Casey Snider Sen. Mike McKell | 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 | To the Governor | Transportation & Infrastructure |
| HB 054 S4 | Tax Revisions | Rep. Steve Eliason Sen. Dan McCay | Lowers the tax rate from 4.85% to 4.65%. Qualifies a yet-to-be-born dependent in the same tax year they are to be born. Increases income thresholds that would disqualify or lessen a person's income tax credit. | Monitor | To the Governor | Taxes & Regulatory |
| HB 060 S1 | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 063 S2 | Office of Rail Safety | Rep. Mike Schultz Sen. Mike McKell | 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 | To the Governor | Transportation & Infrastructure |
| HB 064 S1 | 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 | Failed to Pass Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| 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 (Sine Die) | Housing |
| 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 | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| HB 094 S2 | Reverse Mortgage Amendments | Rep. Walt Brooks Sen. Don Ipson | Amends the age requirement for a reverse mortgage applicant to be 55. No longer requires a seven day cooling off period after a reverse mortgage is agreed to. | Monitor | To the Governor | 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 (Sine Die) | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 101 S1 | 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. Amended version includes a coordinating clause at the end that if SJR 010 (Proposal to Amend the Constitution–Income Tax) doesn’t pass, the bill will not be in effect. SJR 010 removes the income and intangible property tax revenue earmarked for public and higher education and to support individuals with a disability. | Monitor | Held in Senate Committee | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 113 S3 | Motor Vehicle Insurance Revisions | Rep. Marsha Judkins Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | Increases the minimum motor vehicle insurance coverage for injury, death, and property damage. Rates are to be increased from $25K to $30K for death or injury of one person, ffrom $15K to $25K for property damage, and from $80k to $90K for an accident that results in death, injury, and property damage. | Monitor | To the Governor | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 116 S2 | Intergenerational Poverty Solution | Rep. Norm Thurston Sen. Jake Anderegg | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 117 | Occupational Restriction Amendments | Rep. Norm Thurston Sen. Curt Bramble | 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 (Sine Die) | Regulation |
| HB 131 | Vaccine Passport Amendments | Rep. Walt Brooks Sen. Mike Mckell | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce Healthcare |
| HB 133 S1 | Health Care Facility Visitation Amendments | Rep. Cheryl Acton Sen. Wayne Harper | 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 | To the Governor | Healthcare |
| HB 141 | Driver License Test Amendments | Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Sen. Curt Bramble | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce |
| HB 144 S2 | High Cost Infrastructure Development Tax Credit Amendments | Rep. Carl Albrecht Sen. Derrin Owens | 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 | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| HB 150 S3 | Emergency Water Shortage Amendments | Rep. Carl Albrecht Sen. Mike McKell | 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 | To the Governor | Water |
| 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 | To the Governor | Healthcare |
| HB 166 S4 | 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 | To the Governor | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce |
| HB 172 | Food Sales Tax Modifications | Rep. Rosemary Lesser | Removes the state tax on food and food ingredients, excluding candy. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 178 S2 | Post-Employment Restrictions Revisions | Rep. Anthony Loubet Sen. Mike McKell | Voids any non-solicitation agreement and non-compete agreements between home and community-based service providers and their employees or independent contractors. | Monitor | In Senate Committee (Sine Die) | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce |
| HB 184 S1 | 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 | To the Governor | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 188 S1 | Golf Related Water Modifications | Rep. Doug Welton | The substitute directs Utah State University to study the use of water on golf courses or driving ranges in the state. The study is to identify standards for water use on desert golf courses. Owners and operators of golf courses are to work with USU to provide data related to water use, but this data is not subject to GRAMA. The bill also directs golf courses to publish data on a public website beginning July 1, 2028. Also sets up a grant program to find and implement best practices for efficiently using water on the golf course or driving range. | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 197 | Higher Education Financial Aid Amendments | Rep. Tyler Clancy Sen. Nate Blouin | Allows tuition for public institutes of higher education to be waived for members of certain tribes. | Support | To the Governor | 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 (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 203 S3 | 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 Senate Committee (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| 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 | To the Governor | Education |
| HB 216 S1 | Business and Chancery Court Amendments | Rep. Brady Brammer Sen. Kirk Cullimore | 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. | Priority | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 218 | Foreign Government Land Possession Requirements | Rep. Kay Christofferson Sen. Mike McKell | Prohibits foreign governments or any entity owned or controlled by foreign governments from owning or acquiring property in Utah. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 220 S4 | Emissions Reduction Amendments | Rep. Andrew Stoddard Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Directs the Division of Air Quality to conduct an emissions inventory of point sources that emit bromine and create a plan to reduce bromine emissions by 90% or baseline emissions, or whatever percentage is feasible with existing technologies. Plans are to be published on their website and presented to the Natural Resources and Agriculture Interim Committee by the November meeting dates in 2023 and 2024. | Monitor | To the Governor | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 231 | Low Income Housing Property Tax Exemption | Rep. Steve Eliason Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | 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 | To the Governor | Housing |
| HB 233 | County Land Use Amendments | Rep. Kera Birkeland Sen. Ron Winterton | Repeals provisions requiring certain counties to implement plans for creating a housing transit reinvestment zone as part of their moderate income housing plan. | Monitor | In Committee | Housing |
| HB 239 S1 | 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. The Department of Health and Human Services is to collaborate with these hospital systems and the One Utah Health Collaborative to create this repository. | Monitor | Failed to Pass the House | Healthcare |
| HB 240 | Income Tax Amendments | Rep. Nelson Abbott | Lowers the income tax rate from 4.85% to 4.65%. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Taxes & Regulation |
| 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 (Sine Die) | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce |
| 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 | Held in Committee | Workforce |
| HB 280 S1 | Local Government Construction Project Bid Notice | Rep. Doug Owens Sen. Todd Weiler | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 281 S1 | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Regulation |
| HB 283 S3 | Unemployment Insurance Amendments | Rep. Trevor Lee Sen. Dan McCay | 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 | Failed to Pass the Senate | Workforce |
| HB 289 S1 | Blockchain Provider Registration | Rep. Trevor Lee Sen. Kirk Cullimore | 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 | To the Governor | 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 (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| HB 299 S4 | Infrastructure Related to Water | Rep. Casey Snider Sen. Curt Bramble | Creates the Utah Boating Grant Account. 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 | To the Governor | Water |
| HB 301 S3 | Transportation Tax Amendments | Rep. Mike Schultz Sen. Wayne Harper | 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 | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| HB 307 S3 | Utah Water Ways | Rep. Calvin Musselman Sen. Scott Sandall | 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 | To the Governor | Water |
| HB 311 S3 | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 312 S1 | Patient Medical Record Access Amendments | Rep. James Dunnigan Sen. Mike McKell | 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 | To the Governor | Healthcare |
| HB 319 | Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project Amendments | Rep. Scott Chew Sen. Ron Winterton | Makes the Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project an ongoing project, and appropriates $150,000 for FY23 in addition to previously appropriated amounts. | Monitor | To the Governor | 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 | In Committee (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| HB 324 S4 | 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. | Support | To the Governor | 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 | In Committee (Sine Die) | 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 | Failed to Pass Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| 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 (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 349 S4 | Water Reuse Project Amendments | Rep. Casey Snider | Prohibits authorizing water re-use projects that will prevent water tributaries flowing to the GSL. | Monitor | To the Governor | Water |
| HB 353 | Sales Tax Return Requirements | Rep. Jordan Teuscher Sen. Dan McCay | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 357 S3 | Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Amendments | Rep. Jordan Teuscher Sen. Kirk Cullimore | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 364 S6 | Housing Affordability Amendments | Rep. Stephen Whyte Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | Clarifies that cities and counties whose population has increased enough to put them into specified categories must include a Moderate Income Housing Plan as part of their General Plans before August 1st of the year that they became a specified county or city to receive the attached funds from the State. Municipalities with no fixed guideway public transportation system must select three or more MIH strategies. Municipalities with a fixed guideway public transportation system must select five or more strategies, with one being a station area plan and the other being a higher density or mixed-use development component, eliminate or reduce parking requirements, or be a transit reinvestment zone This bill creates the Housing Support Grant Program that will fund affordable Housing units for households whose income is less than 30% of the local AMI and that will be approved by the Homelessness Council. The bill also increases the amount of tax revenue credit that may be allocated by removing the formula and setting the limit at $10M. | Priority | To the Governor | Housing Workforce |
| HB 370 S4 | Utility Infrastructure Amendments | Rep. Carl Albrecht Sen. David Hinkins | Sets forth criminal offenses for tampering or damaging critical energy/utility infrastructure as well as impersonating utility officials. | Support | To the Governor | Energy |
| HB 382 S3 | Automatic Renewal Contract Requirements | Rep. Cheryl Acton Sen. Todd Weiler | Requires a company with an automatically renewing contract to notify a consumer of the exact amount due and on which date 3-5 days before they collect payment. When a trial period for an automatically renewing contract is about to expire, the company must notify a consumer on the exact date that the trial period will expire and how much the consumer will be charge for services after the expiration date. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 386 S1 | Clinical Health Care Provider Grant Amendments | Rep. Cory Maloy Sen. Evan Vickers | Creates the Clinical Healthcare Experience Grant to be administered by the Utah Medical Education Council. The grant is to be awarded to healthcare provider applicants to provide clinical experiences for healthcare students. | Monitor | Passed Committee (Sine Die) | Healthcare Workforce |
| HB 389 S1 | Electrical Power Delivery Quality Amendments | Rep. Colin Jack Sen. David Hinkins | An electric service provider is to prepare a plan to be submitted to the Public Service Commission. The plan is to show which standards, procedures, etc. the provider uses to reduce risk to other costumers when assessing an interconnection request from a utility-scale generation system. The plan also has to address any adverse effects caused by an interconnected customer-owned generation system. The plan is to include all equipment and standards used to perform the assessment and any modification or upgrades to address interconnection problems. | Monitor | To the Governor | Energy |
| HB 406 S1 | Land Use, Development, and Management Act Modifications | Rep. Stephen Whyte Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | For any unincorporated area that is pending annexation to a municipality, the border commission shall take the property owner's preference into account. The bill also prohibits municipalities from enacting any ordinance that would disqualify a land use application within 12 months of the application submission. | Monitor | To the Governor | Housing |
| HB 407 S2 | Incentives Amendments | Rep. Kay Christofferson Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | This bill directs state agencies to disclose to the State Tax Commission all tax credits that the agency issues, to whom they are issued, and how much each credit is for. The Commission is then to publish all tax credits on a singular website. This bill repeals the tax credit for solar projects, life science and research tax credits, recycling and composting expenditure tax credit, alternative energy development tax credit, and nonrenewable hydrogen production. The bill would also require businesses that are applying for the R&D tax credit to use a third party independent CPA to verify research expenses and how much tax credit they qualify for. | Oppose | Failed to Pass Senate Committee | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 408 | Mobile Business Licensing Amendments | Rep. Robert Spendlove Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Differentiates between "enclosed mobile business" and food trucks, and puts both definitions under the category of "mobile business". The bill subjects mobile businesses to the same regulations as food trucks. The bill includes a provision that municipalities are not required to recognize a business license from another municipality if the mobile business does not also have any required health department permits, or has passed a fire safety inspection. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 422 | Initiative Amendments | Rep. Jason Kyle Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | Modifies the vote percentage required to pass a statewide initiative that would increase taxes to be above 60% of voters in favor of the tax increase. | Monitor | Failed to Pass Senate Committee | Taxes & Regulation |
| HB 425 S3 | Energy Security Amendments | Rep. Ken Ivory Sen. Derrin Owens | Directs any qualified utility (electric company serving over 200,000 customers) to report to the AG's office if they receive any notice of federal regulations that would force the facility to quit operating because costs of compliance are too high, or other such causes. Directs the AG to take actions to defend the qualified utility in question. | Monitor | To the Governor | Energy |
| HB 426 S3 | Statewide Energy Policy Amendments | Rep. Jefferson Moss Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Directs the Office of Energy Development to prepare a strategic energy plan that includes technological innovation needed to meet future energy demands, the states utilization and development of nonrenewable and renewable energy sources, nuclear power, and earth minerals, areas of energy-related academic research, specific areas of workforce development necessary, and a proposed state budget. The plan is to be reported before the October 2023 Public Utilities Energy and Technology Interim Committee. The bill also creates the Utah Energy Research Fund which shall be used to provide grants which are to be administered by the Office of Energy Development. | Monitor | To the Governor | Energy |
| HB 428 | Labor and Military Training Requirement Limitation | Rep. Tim Jimenez | Prohibits training or other employment requirements that compel or require a person to believe or profess a belief about concepts that constitutes discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin. Does not prohibit businesses having discussions or trainings about such issues with their employees as long as the employees are not compellled to endorse the concepts in the training or discussion. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| HB 431 | Advertisement of Personal Care Services | Rep. Anthony Loubet | An entity must be licensed under the Department of Health and Human Services in order to advertise personal care services to include meal preparation, eating, bathing, dressing, or personal hygiene or other activities of daily living that do not require the direct supervision of a licensed health care professional. | Monitor | Passed Committee (Sine Die) | Healthcare |
| HB 440 S1 | Intrastate Commercial Vehicle Amendments | Rep. Kay Christofferson Sen. Mike McKell | Amends the gross vehicle weight that is required to stop at a port-of-entry from 10,001 to 26,001 pounds. | Monitor | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| HB 445 S1 | Vehicle Tracking Amendments | Rep. Karen Peterson | Allows a private employer to use tracking technology on a company vehicle, unless the vehicle is being used in a personal capacity by an employee. The employer and employee must enter into a private use agreement. | Monitor | Failed to Pass Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 446 | Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Modifications | Rep. Casey Snider | If a specified county has not submitted a proposal to create a housing and transit reinvestment zone to the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, a property owner within 1/3 mile radius of a public transit hub that is zoned as community commercial may develop and build a mixed-use development with 39-50 units per acre with at least 10% of the dwelling units deed restricted as affordable housing units, commercial uses including office, retail, educational, and healthcare facilities (not to exceed 1/3 of the total planned building square footage) as well as any infrastructure needed to support the development. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Infrastructure |
| HB 449 S4 | Unlawful Anticompetitive Activity Amendments | Rep. Ken Ivory | Amended bill simply defines "monopolized company" as one that 1) engages in or supports the firearm industry, 2) that does not meet or commit to meet certain diversity requirements, ESG criteria, or environmental goals, or 3) does not facilitate or commit to facilitate access to abortion or sex change procedures. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 468 S1 | Employment Screening Requirements | Rep. Marsha Judkins Sen. Michael Kennedy | An employer may not deny an initial interview or employment to a mental health professional applicant based on arrests, offenses, or adjudications that happened before they were 18 years old. A public employer may not deny employment that requires the mental health professional to provide substance use treatment based on their prior participation in substance use treatment, past criminal conviction for nonviolent drug offense that has been terminated or that the person was not incarcerated for. None of these exemptions apply to a violent felony or criminal sexual act conviction. | Monitor | To the Governor | Workforce |
| HB 470 S1 | Government Record Amendments | Rep. Paul Cutler Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Creates the Government Digital Verifiable Credentials Commission. The Commission shall research and provide recommendations that would allow government entities to issue a digital verifiable credential or record, and policies and procedures to protect the privacy of personal identifying information. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 476 | Food Truck Regulations | Rep. Kera Birkeland | A local health department may not require a food truck to use a commissary if the truck is designated as tier-one, does not use temperature controlled products, does not store prepared food products from one operating day to the next, is able to refill its potable water tanks according to health department guidelines, and is able to dispose of all waste and refuse according to health department guidelines. | Monitor | Passed Committee (Sine Die) | Small Business |
| HB 477 | Full-Day Kindergarten Amendments | Rep. Robert Spendlove | Allows scholarship funds to be used for full-day kindergarten. Directs LEAs to provide half-day kindergarten for parents who request it. | Support | To the Governor | Workforce |
| HB 491 S3 | Amendments Related to the Great Salt Lake | Rep. Mike Schultz Sen. Scott Sandall | Enacts the Great Salt Lake Commissioner Act. The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. The commissioner is to prepare and oversee the implementation of a strategic plan for the long-term health of the Great Salt Lake, as well as maintain information about water levels, salinity and overall health. They are to administer the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program, and inform the House Speaker, Senate President, and Governor about how the plan is going at least annually. Appropriates $42.5M to the Great Salt Lake Account ($2.5M is ongoing and $40M is one-time funding) and $2.5M to the Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner ($1.5M ongoing and $1M one-time funding). | Support | To the Governor | Water |
| HB 499 S3 | Homeless Service Amendments | Rep. Steve Eliason Sen. Jake Anderegg | Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to initiate a Code Blue Alert when there are weather events that would pose a danger to individuals experiencing homelessness. Prohibits municipalities from receiving funds if they do not prohibit camping (unless all shelters are at full capacity). Directs certain counties to convene a county overflow task force to submit an overflow plan before August 1 each year to the Office of Homelessness services. The plan is to provide assurances that the county will meet all overflow bed counts and that any overflow shelters will meet zoning standards as well as any transportation plan that the Office deems necessary. | Priority | To the Governor | Housing |
| HB 501 | Legal Services Amendments | Rep. Nelson Abbott | Creates the Innovations in Legal Services Advisory Council to study the regulatory sandbox program established by the Utah Supreme Court and make recommendations including for legislation to provide oversight of non-attorney participants, funding of the sandbox, and changes to the sandbox to improve access to justice for citizens of the state while maintaining proper ethical and quality standards. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 502 | Social Work Licensure Compact Amendments | Rep. Sandra Hollins | Creates the Social Work Licensure Compact. To be eligible for an Interstate Compact License, a Regulated Social Worker must have a license in their home state, a social security number, pay all licensure fees, meet any continuing competence requirements, notify the home states of any adverse reaction within 30 days, and abide by laws and regulations in the state where a client is located. | Support | In Committee (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| HB 513 S3 | Great Salt Lake Amendments | Rep. Casey Snider Sen. Mike McKell | Defines which minerals and compounds extracted from the Great Salt Lake have royalties, and which of those go to the Great Salt Lake Account. Directs the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands to manage the Great Salt Lake by protecting the ecological integrity. Directs the Division to consider the fluctuating levels of the lake, developments that would preserve ecological and recreational conditions, as well as salinity, nutrient, and water levels. Also gives the Division the responsibility to manage the berm in the causeway breach, though the bill codifies that the breach is to remain open. | Monitor | To the Governor | Water |
| HB 514 | Fossil Fuels Tax Modifications | Rep. Joel Briscoe | Allows an individual to claim the earned income tax credit that is either 15% of the federal earned income tax credit, or their total wages on their W-2 after 1/1/25. Eliminates th food and food ingredients tax. Creates the Carbon Emissions Tax Act. The Act directs any fuel distributor to impose a tax on any fuels that will be utilized inside the state. Imposes a carbon tax on motor and aviation fuel, natural gas, large emitters, and electricity providers. Creates the carbon tax restricted account where the revenue from the carbon tax will be deposited. Revenue is to be appropriated to the Division of Air Quality, UTA, the Clean Air Retrofit, Replacement, & Off-Road Technology Program, and to GOEO. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Air Quality |
| HB 524 | Social Media Usage Modifications | Rep. Ken Ivory | Enacts the Disclosure and Acceptable Use Policy. Requires all social media platforms to publicly disclose information about their content management, data management, and business practices. Also requires social media companies to disclose how they curate and target content to users, places and promotes ads, content moderation, result display algorithms, and provides data to the user. Companies are not required to divulge trade secrets, but shall ensure that the public disclosure provides sufficient information to make an informed choice about whether to purchase or not. Social media companies shall provide a system where a consumer can submit a complaint, and track the status of the complaint. If a social media company removes content, they shall provide notice to the user who posted the content and allow them to appeal the decision. Requires social media companies to publish a biannual transparency report that includes the total number of instances that they were informed of illegal content or policy-violating content, and the number of times the company took adverse action. Prohibits social media companies from censoring users except as specifically authorized by state and federal law, to prevent the sexual exploitation of children, or directly incites criminal activity, is unlawful expression, or if a court has ordered the censorship. | Monitor | Failed to Pass the House | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 528 | Utah Energy Act Amendments | Rep. Ryan Wilcox | Prohibits a taxpayer, claimant, estate, or trust from claiming or carrying forward a renewable system tax credit and an alternative energy development tax credit in the same taxable year. | Monitor | To the Governor | Taxes and Regulation |
| HB 534 | Telemedicine Amendments | Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard | This bill directs health insurance companies to cover up to 90% of costs for any telemedicine treatment that would also be covered if the treatment was in-person. | Monitor | Failed to Pass the House | Healthcare |
| HB 538 S2 | Water Usage Amendments | Rep. Doug Owens Sen. Mike McKell | Directs Salt Lake Water Basin water suppliers to adopt a rule that prohibits lawn/turf watering or irrigation during a shoulder season (Oct. 1-May 1 or whatever timeframe is appropriate for a given geographic area). Commercial agricultural operations (sod farms, orchards, etc.), food bearing plants, and public benefit properties are exempt. Directs large water suppliers to create a report about the estimated water they saved for the designated time periods. Owners or Occupants can be cited for watering during restricted times. | Monitor | Failed to Pass the Senate | Water |
| HB 540 | Employment of Minors Requirements | Rep. Michael Peterson | Differentiates hours a minor under 16 may work when school is in session vs. when it is not in session. When school is in session, a minor may work up to three hours a day, not to exceed 18 hours a week. When school is not in session, minors under 16 may work up to eight hours a day, but not more than 40 hours a week. Minors are not to work before 7:00 AM or after 7:00 PM, except during the time frame of June 1-Labor day during which minors may work up to 9:00 PM. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Workforce & Education |
| HB 549 | Minimum Wage Modifications | Rep. Brett Garner | Increases the minimum wage according to age--for employees 18 years and younger, $10/hour; 18-21 years old, $13/hour; 21-23 years old, $15/hour; 23 and older, $19/hour. Though the bill directs the Labor Commission to adjust for inflation, they may not adjust it to a lower rate than was previously established. Removes the provision that a person who has a disability or is a minor may be employed at a lower wage. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| HB 555 | Talent Ready Utah Program Modifications | Rep. Jefferson Moss | For purposes of risk management and workers' compensation, defines youth apprentices and interns as volunteer government workers. Creates an appointed apprenticeship intermediary position to foster relationships between the Talent Ready Utah Program, LEAs, and industry partners. | Priority | To the Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 557 | Tax Increment Financing Revisions | Rep. James Dunnigan | Allows project area funds that are not spent within five years of the collection period ending to be allocated to the community in which they are operating, to a housing authority for targeted income housing support, the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, to pay for or make contributions to support income targeted housing along major transit investment corridors, or to make a payment or contribution toward child care facilities in the area. Any proposed reinvestment project area plan shall include the rationale for use of tax increment, and whether the proposed project area development could occur in the near future only through private investment. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Housing |
| HB 559 | Workforce Development Funding Amendments | Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost | Changes the Department of Workforce Services' Special Administrative Expense Account to the Workforce Initiatives Fund. These funds are to be used to cover the costs of programs or initiatives implemented for workforce development, or for programs that reinvest in the workforce. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| HB 562 | Water Rights Inventory Requirements | Rep. Phil Lyman | Public water providers that are required to report to the Division of Water Rights is to include a list of water rights that the provider claims to own and the amount of water in those rights, water contracts that the provider is operating under and the amount of water in those contracts, and water rights for nonuse applications as well as applications that have not been approved. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Water |
| HB 564 | Limited-Use Infrastructure District Amendments | Rep. James Dunnigan | Allows for the creation of a limited-use infrastructure district as long as 100% of voters in the applicable county or municipality vote to approve the district. The district may issue assessment bonds to pay for improvements, facilities, or property; public improvements for housing; and capital costs related to public transportation. The district may buy completed or partially completed improvements. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Infrastructure |
| HB 566 | Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Amendments | Rep. Carol Spackman Moss | Directs the Division of Finance to annually transfer 25% of the net profit earned from the sale of liquor to the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Housing |
| HCR 009 | Concurrent Resolution Concerning the Shutdown of Utah's Power by the Federal Government | Rep. Mike Schultz Sen. Evan Vickers | Resolution highlighting Utah's measured approach to an all-of-the-above energy policy, and resolving to push back on federal regulatory overreach that threatens our ability to power our state. | Support | Passed the Senate | Energy |
| HJR 002 S3 | 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 | To the Governor | 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 (Sine Die) | Air Quality |
| HJR 016 | Joint Resolution To Review Railroad Authority | Rep. Ryan Wilcox Sen. John Johnson | Joint resolution urging Congress to review federal laws related to frieght railroad infrastructure and develop better solutions. | Monitor | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| HJR 017 | Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution--Statewide Initiatives | Rep. Jason Kyle Sen. Lincoln Fillmore | Directs any passed legislation that will raise tax rates to be voted on and approved by at least 60% of population that votes on the legislation. | Monitor | In the Senate (Sine Die) | Taxes and Regulation |
| HJR 021 | Joint Resolution Honoring the Hispanic Community | Rep. Ken Ivory | Resolution highlighting Utah's hispanic population and recognizing their contributions to the state, and resolving to advancing policies that strengthen and ensure a bright future for Utah's Hispanic community. | Support | To the Governor | |
| HJR 024 | Joint Resolution Encouraging Support for the HOUSES Act | Rep. Ken Ivory | Resolution that highlights the benefits that the HOUSES Act would have for Utahns including helping to alleviate the housing shortage crisis, and encouraging support for the Act. | Monitor | In the Senate (Sine Die) | Housing |
| HJR 025 | Joint Resolution Highlighting the Hazards of Net-Zero Energy | Rep. Ken Ivory | Resolution that highlights the dangers of net-zero energy policies including lower efficiency, decreased capacity, significant land usage, dependence on foreign countries, environmental hazards, and complex recycling procedures. | Monitor | In the Senate (Sine Die) | Energy |
| HR 003 | House Resolution Concerning Ski Season Transportation | Rep. Steve Eliason | Resolution calling on UTA to rectify the driver shortage and explore options for entering into public-private partnerships for the rental of buses before the next ski season. | Monitor | Failed to Pass Committee | Infrastructure |
| 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 | To the Governor | 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 S4 | 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 | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| SB 031 S4 | State Flag Amendments | Sen. Dan McCay Rep. Mike Schultz | Officially adopts the final proposed state flag. | Monitor | To the Governor | |
| 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 | To the Governor | Water |
| SB 035 S3 | 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 | To the Governor | 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. | Support | To the Governor | Energy |
| 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 | To the Governor | 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 (Sine Die) | 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 | To the Governor | Workforce |
| SB 074 S1 | Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology Commission Amendments | Sen. Derrin Owens Rep. Jon Hawkins | 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 | Passed House Committee (Sine Die) | Taxes & Regulatory |
| SB 075 S2 | 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 | To the Governor | Taxes & Regulatory |
| SB 076 S3 | 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. | Support | To the Governor | Water |
| 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 | To the Governor | Healthcare |
| 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 | To the Governor | Taxes & Regulatory |
| SB 084 S2 | 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 | To the Governor | 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 | To the Governor | 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 | To the Governor | 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 foreign jurisdictions. | Support | To the Governor | Workforce |
| SB 096 S2 | Fiduciary Duty Modifications | Sen. Chris Wilson Rep. Susan Pulsipher | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 097 S2 | 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 refuse to do business with other businesses who do not meet or commit to meet environmental standards including standards for eliminating, reducing, offsetting or disclosing greenhouse gasses. | Monitor | To the Governor | 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 (Sine Die) | 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 (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| SB 118 S5 | 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 | To the Governor | 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. | Support | To the Governor | Water |
| SB 121 S3 | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 125 S1 | Transportation Infrastructure Amendments | Sen. Chris Wilson Rep. Jefferson Moss | 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. | Priority | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| 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 | To the Governor | Tech |
| SB 130 S1 | Social Care 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 the House (Sine Die) | 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 (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 133 S2 | Modifications to Postpartum Medicaid Coverage | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Cheryl Acton | This bill addresses Medicaid for postpartum women extending a woman’s coverage up to 12 months after a birth, miscarriage or stillbirth. | Monitor | To the Governor | Healthcare |
| SB 138 S2 | Fraudulent Ticket Sales Modifications | Sen. Scott Sandall Rep. James Dunnigan | 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 | To the Governor | 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 (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 144 | Water Instream Flow Amendments | Sen. David Hinkins Rep. Scott Chew | Allows for certain change applications related to delivery of water to reservoirs. | Monitor | To the Governor | Water |
| SB 145 S1 | 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 | In the House (Sine Die) | Education |
| SB 146 S1 | Higher Education Governance Amendments | Sen. Ann Millner Rep. Karen Peterson | 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 | To the Governor | Education |
| SB 152 S3 | Social Media Regulation Amendments | Sen. Mike McKell Rep. Jordan Teuscher | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 153 S5 | Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity Amendments | Sen. Ronald Winterton Rep. Jeff Stenquist | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 158 S3 | Water Exactions Amendments | Sen. Mike McKell Rep. Stephen Whyte | 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 | To the Governor | Water |
| SB 160 S1 | Blockchain Liability Amendments | Sen. Kirk Cullimore REp. Jordan Teuscher | 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 | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 161 S1 | Advanced Air Mobility Revisions | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Kay Christofferson | 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 | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| SB 171 S3 | Health Care Practitioner Liability Amendments | Sen. Kirk Cullimore Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | Prohibits the Division of Professional Licensing from sanctioning a health care provider's license for deviating from medical norms or established practices under certain circumstances. It does allow a health care provider who deviates from medical norms or established practices to advertise so long as they follow certain requirements. | Monitor | To the Governor | Healthcare |
| SB 172 S1 | Vehicle Sales Amendments | Sen. Don Ipson Rep. Steve Eliason | This bill allows a licensed vehicle dealer to sell a vehicle to a buyer without the buyer being physically at the dealership. It allows a licensed dealer to enter into a purchase contract, collect signatures, and collect payment electronically as well as deliver a purchased vehicle to a buyer's home or place of business. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 173 S5 | Alcoholic Beverage Control Act Amendments | Sen. Jerry Stevenson Rep. Jefferson Burton | This bill modifies the proximity within which a hotel licensee may be to a community location. It clarifies room service requirements regarding alcohol as well as training and education requirements for certain staff of an alcohol licensee. It modifies alcohol license renewal fee requirements. It modifies details of forfeiture for retail licensees that cease operations and allows certain restaurant venues to obtain on-premise banquet license for the same premises as a restaurant license. It increases the number of airport lounge licenses the commission may issue for an international airport and allows the commission to issue an airport lounge license to a domestic airport. It also requires a person who transports liquor to a domestic airport to obtain a liquor transport license. It extends the hours during which an airport lounge licensee may sell, offer for sale, or furnish alcohol. And, It allows a restaurant patron to carry an unfinished drink from the dispensing area to the dining area. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 174 | Local Land Use and Development Revisions | Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Rep. Stephen Whyte | This bill assesses a daily fee of $250 to a municipality who has not submitted a moderate income housing plan, or whose plan is not in compliance. Prohibits municipalities from prohibiting newly constructed internal accessory dwelling units with a final plat date approval on or after October 1, 2021. Municipalities are to designate a single authority to review subdivision applications. Applications are to be reviewed in a public meeting and may not be denied unless they application does not comply with this bill or local ordinances. A municipality may approve a subdivision without the approval of a planning commission or city council. | Priority | To the Governor | Housing |
| SB 175 S2 | Rural Transportation Infrastructure Fund | Sen. Derrin Owens Rep. Carl Albrecht | Requires new growth in class B and C road funds over the amount deposited for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, be deposited into a restricted account for significant regional projects. Creates the Rural Class B and Class C Road Restricted Account and provides for distribution from the account. | Monitor | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| SB 177 | Business Transactions Amendments | Sen. Curt Bramble | Permits a state-chartered bank to sell to another Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured financial institution. Removes the prohibition on a pawn or secondhand business purchasing gift cards. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 184 S1 | Prescription Cost Amendments | Sen. Curt Bramble Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | Allows any cost paid on behalf of a health care plan enrollee to be counted toward their cost-sharing requirement. It would allow vouchers and coupons to be applied to a deductible. | Oppose | Held in House Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 185 S4 | Transportation Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper Rep. Kay Christofferson | Creates the Active Transportation Investment Fund. This fund may be used to pay costs needed for implementation and maintenance of paved pedestrian/nonmotorized trails and that are part of an approved active transportation plan. | Priority | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| SB 193 S1 | Pharmaceutical Amendments | Sen. Evan Vickers Rep. Steve Eliason | Prohibits health insurers from refusing to authorize or pay for a drug administered by a participating health provider or pharmacy. Also allows a qualified practitioner to write a prescription for a 72-hour supply of methadone while arrangements are made for a patient to receive substance use disorder treatment. | Monitor | To the Governor | Healthcare |
| SB 199 | Local Land Use Amendments | Sen. Mike McKell Rep. Mike Schultz | Makes any land use law enacted by a 2/3 vote of the local legislative body ineligible for referendum. | Monitor | To the Governor | Housing |
| SB 202 | Fuel Tax Amendments | Sen. Kathleen Riebe | Reduces the motor fuel tax rate by the equivalent of 4.5 cents by lowering the gas tax rate from 16.5% to 14.6%. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Infrastructure |
| SB 203 | Corporate Tax Amendments | Sen. Curt Bramble Rep. Jefferson Moss | Allows a corporate taxpayer to carry forward a net loss arising from a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2008. | Monitor | To the Governor | Taxes & Regulation |
| SB 211 | Net Metering Energy Amendments | Sen. Wayne Harper | Directs electrical corporations to make a net metering program available to their customers. Customer generated electricity that is in excess of their usage shall be granted credits by the electrical corporations. Any credits not used by the customer are to be donated to the customer's choice of the public education foundation for their geographic area, or the corporation's low-income assistance programs for use in the state. The bill also prohibits an electrical corporation from charging a fee or other charge for the administration of the net metering program unless the corporation determines that they will incur a direct loss from administering the program that will exceed the benefits of the program. | Support | In Committee (Sine Die) | Energy |
| SB 223 S2 | Charitable Contribution Amendments | Sen. Luz Escamilla Rep. Angela Romero | Creates the Nonprofit Capacity Fund which will be funded by contributions made on an individual's tax return. The contributions will be administered by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to be used as grants for nonprofit organizations in the state that will help build operational capacity, improving delivery for essential services in the state, providing professional training or technical support, and encouraging collaboration with other nonprofit organizations, industry, and government agencies. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 225 S1 | Commercial Email Act | Sen. Kirk Cullimore Rep. Brady Brammer | Creates the Utah Commercial Email Act. Prohibits advertising in a commercial email sent from this state or sent to a Utah email address if the email has a third party's domain name without the permission of that party, or if the email contains any type of false or forged header information, or if the email has a subject line that is likely to mislead a recipient. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 228 S2 | Property Amendments | Sen. Dan McCay | Requires an individual to file an affidavit disclosing the sale price when transferring nonresidential property. | Monitor | Passed House Committee (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 233 S1 | Portable Benefit Plan | Sen. John Johnson | Allows government or private entities to offer a portable benefit plan (worker benefit plan tied to an employee instead of an employer). Contributions to the plan are to be voluntary, and any contribution by an internet or application-based company does not indicate employer liability. | Monitor | To the Governor | Workforce |
| SB 235 S1 | Tax Amendments | Sen. Curt Bramble | Exempts rolling stock manufactured in Utah from sales and use tax. Also exempts construction materials from sales and use tax if the purchaser and the vender are are related directly or indirectly through 100% common ownership or control. | Monitor | To the Governor | Taxes and Regulation |
| SB 240 S1 | First-Time Home Buyer Assistance Program | Sen. Stuart Adams Rep. Stephen Whyte | Creates the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program under the Utah Housing Corporation. It is to be funded by legislative appropriation and funds (not to exceed $20,000) are to be dispersed to first-time homebuyers. Funds may be used for downpayments, closing costs, or reducing the interest rate on the mortgage. If a recipient sells or refinances their home before the mortgage has been paid, they shall pay back the lesser of the program costs, or 50% of the home equity amount. The UHC is to report annually to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee. | Support | To the Governor | Housing |
| SB 242 | Utility Easements Amendments | Sen. Daniel McCay | Requires utility operators to create a statewide notification center to manage requests for marking utility before excavation and allows a person to submit designs and receive information about utilities in that location. It also outlines process when a excavators come in contact or damage a utility facility. | Monitor | In Committee (Sine Die) | Energy |
| SB 243 | Utah Antidiscrimination Act Amendments | Sen. Kathleen Riebe | Prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees on the basis of sex. Prohibits an employer from seeking or relying on wage history in determining wages. It also prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for failing to disclose wage history, invoking provisions related to wage discrimination, or assisting in the enforcement of provisions prohibiting wage discrimination. It provides a private right of action for aggrieved employees with a 1- year statute of limitations. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| SB 248 | Tobacco Amendments | Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Creates a temporary events permit to sell tobacco and nicotine products including via phone, internet, mail or other remote orders and establishes licensing, taxation and penalties for noncompliance. | Monitor | Held in Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 249 | Electric Energy Storage Amendments | Sen. Nate Blouin | Creates an income tax credit for the installation of a commercial energy storage system for use by commercial entities. It 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 | Failed to Pass Committee | Energy |
| SB 250 S2 | Public Surveillance Amendments | Sen. Daniel McCay Rep. Ryan Wilcox | Prohibits a governmental entity from implementing technologies to create a public network of surveillance footage or to contract with a private entity to gather surveillance footage. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| SB 251 | Secondary Water Metering Requirements | Sen. David Hinkins Rep. Casey Snider | Provides for an alternative metering requirement and allows the issuing of grants for projects other than metering under certain conditions. | Monitor | To the Governor | Water |
| SB 252 | Conservation Tax Incentive Amendments | Sen. Kathleen Riebe | Enacts nonrefundable corporate and individual tax credits for the purchase and installation of water efficient landscaping and fixtures by a homebuilder. Establishes a process for a homebuilder to receive a tax credit certificate from the Division of Water Resources before claiming the tax credit. Establishes a cap on the amount of tax credit certificates that the division may issue per year, and schedules the repeal of the tax credit by the legislature. | Support | Failed to Pass Committee | Water |
| SB 257 S1 | State Board of Education Amendments | Sen. Keith Grover Rep. Nelson Abbott | Amends the State Board of Education (state board) to establishment of minimum standards for public schools. It requires the state board to require LEAs to issue high school diplomas to students who receive an associate's degree with certain minimum credit hours earned, and receive an industry certificate with certain minimum classroom hours. | Monitor | To the Governor | Workforce |
| SB 258 S1 | Upstart Program Amendments | Sen. Mike McKell | Moves the UPSTART program into the Economic Opportunity Act, under the GO Utah office. It amends evaluation criteria for evaluating home based providers. It expands program to all Utah children. It requires SBOE to make program accessible to all that seek participation. Requires GO Utah office to determine costs of program, implementing campaigns and referral programs. | Monitor | To the Governor | Workforce |
| SB 270 | Transportation Bonding Amendments | Sen. Karen Kwan | Removes bonding authorization for some sections of double tracking for FrontRunner commuter rail. | Monitor | Introduced (Sine Die) | Infrastructure |
| SB 277 S2 | Water Conservation and Augmentation Amendments | Sen. Scott Sandall | Modifies the purposes for which money in the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account may be used. | Monitor | To the Governor | Water |
| SB 283 S1 | Prohibiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education | Sen. John Johnson | Directs the Education Interim Committee to conduct a DE&I study within institutes of higher education, and consider appropriate legislation. | Oppose | Held in Committee | Workforce & Education |
| SB 284 S1 | Aviation Fuel Incentive Amendments | Sen. Kirk Cullimore | Directs the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to award a grant to an aviation carrier who purchases fuel from a refinery that has invested at least $5M in an aviation fuel project that has produced 4.5M gallons more of aviation fuel since the investment without lowering their production of gas and diesel fuel. | Monitor | To the Governor | Infrastructure |
| SB 285 | Social Work Licensure Compact | Sen. Todd Weiler Rep. Sandra Hollins | Creates the Social Work Licensure Compact. To be eligible for an Interstate Compact License, a Regulated Social Worker must have a license in their home state, a social security number, pay all licensure fees, meet any continuing competence requirements, notify the home states of any adverse reaction within 30 days, and abide by laws and regulations in the state where a client is located. | Support | In the House (Sine Die) | Workforce |
| SB 289 S2 | Point of the Mountain State Land Authority Amendments | Sen. Jerry Stevenson Rep. Jeffrey Stenquist | Gives the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority exclusive control over management and development of land under their jurisdiction, exempting them from local and municipal land use regulations. Allows the authority to impose a tax for transactions that occur on land under Point's jurisdiction (not to exceed 5%), but directs that all revenue from that tax is to be used for affordable housing development. | Monitor | To the Governor | Housing |
| SB 295 | Dedicated Infrastructure District Act | Sen. Dan McCay | Allows for the creation of a dedicated infrastructure district to 1) finance costs of infrastructure and improvements, 2) maintain and operate infrastructure and improvements in areas without a dedicated infrastructure district, 3) lower the cost of infrastructure and improvements and increase the supply of building lots, 4) help make housing within dedicated infrastructure districts more affordable, 5) encourage economic development. | Support | Passed Committee (Sine Die) | Infrastructure |
| SCR 001 | Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Rep. Tyler Clancy | Resolution urging Congress to permanently extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. | Monitor | To the Governor | Taxes & Regulation |
| SCR 006 | 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 008 | Concurrent Resolution Promoting Kindness in Utah | Sen. Curtis Bramble Rep. Stephanie Gricius | Recognizes Utah citizen's inherent proclivity to be kind and urges continued support for proactive acts of kindness to foster a healthier society. | Support | To the Governor | |
| SCR 009 | Concurrent Resolution Opposing Efforts to Weaken the Economy or Restrict Energy Supply | Sen. Chris Wilson Rep. Cory Maloy | This resolution supports the treasurer and government entities in opposing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. | Monitor | To the Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| SJR 001 S1 | Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution--Revenue and Taxation | Sen. Dan McCay Rep. Steve Eliason | The amended resolution only prohibits a tax on the transfer of real property. | Monitor | Passed House Committee (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |
| SJR 008 | 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 (Sine Die) | Business Climate & Economy |