The Utah House of Representatives rejected a motion today by Representative Stephen Sandstrom to create a bill that would suspend the business license of Utah companies that don’t use E-Verify.
The Utah House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill today that would allow a person on the state’s sex offender registry to petition for removal after five years.
The Utah Senate gave final approval to a bill today that bans drivers under 18 years old from talking on a cell phone while driving.
A bill that would extend the amount of time an unwed man has to lay claim to his biological child during an adoption proceeding was introduced to House lawmakers Monday.
The use of tanning beds by Utah residents under 18 years old would be severely restricted under a bill sponsored by Democratic Senator Pat Jones. Receiving passionate testimony on both sides of the argument, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee discussed Senate Bill 41 for well over an hour on Thursday before signing off on the legislation.
A bill that requires the State Board of Regents to get approval from the governor and the Utah Senate before hiring a Commissioner of Higher Education narrowly passed the House of Representatives this morning.
A bill that would essentially give fathers a greater chance of achieving custody of their children in a divorce passed out of the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday. Republican Representative Ryan Wilcox, the bill’s sponsor, says it’s time custody battles are decided by what’s in the best interest of the child.
A bill that would allow Utah to continue its participation in a coalition of energy producing states, but eliminate the requirement that no more than three of the four members from Utah’s legislative body come from the same political party, passed the House of Representatives today.
A bill that would ban drivers under 18 years old from talking on cell phones while driving passed out of a Senate committee today, though not without opposition.
A bill that could turn the tides in a lawsuit Salt Lake County Auditor Greg Hawkins has filed against Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and the county council passed unanimously out of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee yesterday.
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