A bill that bans the discussion of contraception, homosexuality, premarital sex and the intricacies of intercourse in human sexuality curriculum for Utah public schools passed the Utah House of Representatives Wednesday. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Representative Bill Wright, says its best to respect the innocence of children and teach them “correct principles.”
A bill that would require parents be present and sign a release form each time a child under 18 years old visits a tanning salon was passed in a final vote of the Utah Senate today.
Every elementary, middle and high school classroom in Utah would begin every day with the pledge of allegiance under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee this morning.
A bill that would place hookah and e-cigarettes under the restrictions of the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, with exemptions carved out for existing businesses, passed the Utah House of Representatives Tuesday, but not without several failed attempts to substitute a new bill.
A bill that would restrict the use of tanning beds by minors continued to make its way through the Utah Senate today, though its sponsor, Democratic Senator Pat Jones, submitted a new version that makes significant changes.
A bill to provide unemployment benefits to military spouses who are forced to quit a job when their husbands or wives are relocated passed the Utah Senate today. However the legislation did have its detractors.
A bill that would shrink the Department of Environmental Quality boards that oversee air quality, hazardous waste, water quality, and radiation control passed the Utah House of Representatives today.
Utah courts could not consider gender, age, race, national origin, color or religion when deciding a child custody case in a divorce situation, under a bill that unanimously passed the Utah House of Representatives today.
A bill that makes one small change to current law would require a school district, charter school, or school board to issue a truancy citation to a student who is habitually absent.
Electronic cigarettes and hookah pipes would be banned in public establishments, if a bill that amends the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act becomes law. The legislation cleared the House Government Operations Committee Thursday.
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