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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2022 | UT | HCR 16 | Amends School Uniform Policies to Accommodate Religious Freedom | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 0) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | HB 440 | Requires Salt Lake County Develop Homeless Overflow Plan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 7) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | SB 428 | Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | HB 440 | Requires Salt Lake County Develop Homeless Overflow Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | HB 346 | Appropriates Funding for Independence in Foreign Language Education | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 0) |
| March 3, 2022 | UT | SB 195 | Expands the Ability of Doctors to Recommend Medical Cannabis Products to Patients Suffering from Chronic Pain | Bill Passed - House (63 - 4) |
| March 2, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
| March 2, 2022 | UT | SB 62 | Amends Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
| March 1, 2022 | UT | SB 428 | Requires Schools to Adopt Anti-Bullying and Anti-Discrimination Policies | Bill Passed - House (65 - 9) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | UT | SB 53 | Increases the Maximum Fine for Driving Over 100mph | Bill Passed - House (49 - 23) |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | UT | HB 21 | Requires Certain Water Quality Testing in Schools and Child Care Centers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 28) |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | UT | SB 53 | Increases the Maximum Fine for Driving Over 100mph | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 4) |
| Feb. 2, 2022 | UT | SB 58 | Establishes a Day of Remembrance for the Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0) |
| Feb. 2, 2022 | UT | HB 161 | Establishes a Working Group on Overdose Harm Reduction | Bill Failed - House (26 - 43) |
| Feb. 1, 2022 | UT | HB 32 | Expands Protections for Health Care Workers | (56 - 16) |
| Jan. 24, 2022 | UT | HB 183 | Amends In-Person Learning Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 16) |
| Jan. 20, 2022 | UT | HB 183 | Amends In-Person Learning Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
| Feb. 17, 2021 | UT | HB 302 | Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex | Bill Passed - House (50 - 23) |
| Feb. 3, 2021 | UT | HB 17 | Prohibits Restricting Energy Utility Services | Bill Passed - House (51 - 18) |
| Aug. 20, 2020 | UT | SB 6006 | Amends Qualifications for the Executive Director of the Health Department | Bill Passed - House (56 - 16) |
| April 23, 2020 | UT | SB 3007 | Establishes Immunity from COVID-19 Injury Litigation to Businesses after Reopening | Bill Passed - House (54 - 21) |
| April 23, 2020 | UT | SB 3007 | Establishes Immunity from COVID-19 Injury Litigation to Businesses after Reopening | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6) |
| April 17, 2020 | UT | SB 3002 | Establishes Legal Immunity to Doctors who Prescribe Experimental Medications to COVID-19 Patients | Bill Passed - House (65 - 7) |
| April 17, 2020 | UT | SB 3004 | Establishes Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission and Requires COVID-19 Response Plan | Bill Passed - House (59 - 15) |
| April 16, 2020 | UT | SB 3004 | Establishes Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission and Requires COVID-19 Response Plan | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 6) |
| March 12, 2020 | UT | HB 494 | Appropriates Funds In Response to the COVID-19 Emergency | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 0) |
| March 10, 2020 | UT | HB 246 | Establishes Additional Psychiatry Positions at the University of Utah | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 10) |
| March 10, 2020 | UT | HB 207 | Establishes an Insulin Price Cap | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 2) |
| March 10, 2020 | UT | SB 39 | Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Development | Bill Passed - House (48 - 24) |
| March 9, 2020 | UT | HB 209 | Authorizes Health Data Committee to Disclose Identifiable Health Data | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (48 - 20) |
| March 6, 2020 | UT | HB 243 | Requires Warning Labels on Pornography | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6) |
| March 6, 2020 | UT | HB 243 | Requires Warning Labels on Pornography | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6) |
| Feb. 26, 2020 | UT | SB 39 | Increases Funding for Affordable Housing Development | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | UT | HB 243 | Requires Warning Labels on Pornography | Bill Passed - House (60 - 12) |
| Feb. 18, 2020 | UT | HB 243 | Requires Warning Labels on Pornography | Bill Passed - House (60 - 12) |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | UT | SB 58 | Establishes the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act" | Bill Passed - House (39 - 34) |
| Feb. 8, 2019 | UT | SB 96 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (56 - 19) |
| Feb. 4, 2019 | UT | SB 96 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
| July 18, 2018 | UT | HB 2001 | Amends Jurisdictional Boundaries of Utah Inland Port Authority | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 5) |
| July 18, 2018 | UT | HB 2001 | Amends Jurisdictional Boundaries of Utah Inland Port Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 2) |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | UT | HB 197 | Authorizes the Cultivation and Distribution of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (38 - 32) |
| Feb. 9, 2018 | UT | HB 195 | Authorizes Terminal Ill Individuals to Try Medical Cannabis | Bill Passed - House (40 - 26) |
| March 10, 2016 | UT | SB 115 | Amends Regulations Regarding Public Electricity | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 8) |
| March 10, 2016 | UT | SB 115 | Amends Regulations Regarding Public Electricity | Bill Passed - House (46 - 26) |
| March 12, 2015 | UT | HB 362 | Amends Motor Fuel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - House (44 - 29) |
| March 12, 2015 | UT | HB 362 | Amends Motor Fuel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 8) |
| March 10, 2015 | UT | HB 79 | Amends Safety Belt Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
| March 9, 2015 | UT | HB 362 | Amends Motor Fuel Tax | Bill Passed - House (51 - 22) |
| March 9, 2015 | UT | HB 396 | Prohibits a Seasonal Prohibition on Wood-Burning Stoves | Bill Passed - House (58 - 15) |
| March 5, 2015 | UT | HB 104 | Authorizes Cow-Share Programs | Bill Passed - House (61 - 11) |
| Feb. 17, 2015 | UT | HB 79 | Amends Safety Belt Laws | Bill Passed - House (41 - 32) |
| March 13, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 17) |
| March 13, 2014 | UT | SB 253 | Prohibits Texting While Driving on a Highway | Bill Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| March 12, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 10) |
| March 10, 2014 | UT | SB 253 | Prohibits Texting While Driving on a Highway | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 8) |
| March 5, 2014 | UT | HB 20 | Expands Protections for Police Officers in Lawsuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 28) |
| March 4, 2014 | UT | HB 20 | Expands Protections for Police Officers in Lawsuits | Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 13) |
| Feb. 11, 2014 | UT | HB 96 | Establishes a School Readiness Board | Bill Passed - House (49 - 24) |
| March 13, 2013 | UT | HB 96 | Extends Tax Credits for Certain Vehicles | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12) |
| March 13, 2013 | UT | HB 96 | Extends Tax Credits for Certain Vehicles | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 12) |
| March 13, 2013 | UT | HB 391 | Prohibits Medicaid Expansion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (51 - 23) |
| March 13, 2013 | UT | HB 103 | Prohibits Minors From Using Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
| March 12, 2013 | UT | SB 60 | Requires the State Department of Health to Prepare Annual Report on Abortions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 17) |
| March 1, 2013 | UT | HB 13 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| March 1, 2013 | UT | HB 13 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| Feb. 26, 2013 | UT | SB 109 | Authorizes the State Engineer to Manage Water Usage | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 9) |
| Feb. 25, 2013 | UT | HB 103 | Prohibits Minors From Using Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (48 - 22) |
| Feb. 20, 2013 | UT | SB 60 | Requires the State Department of Health to Prepare Annual Report on Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5) |
| Feb. 11, 2013 | UT | HB 13 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - House (41 - 30) |
| Feb. 11, 2013 | UT | HB 13 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - House (41 - 30) |
| Feb. 4, 2013 | UT | HB 34 | Authorizes "In God We Trust" on License Plates | Bill Passed - House (64 - 9) |
| March 8, 2012 | UT | SB 208 | Interstate Health Care Compact | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 7) |
| March 8, 2012 | UT | SB 208 | Interstate Health Care Compact | Conference Report Adopted - House (45 - 27) |