Listen Like a Local Park City & Heber City Summit & Wasatch counties, Utah

Here’s how the Legislature changed Utahns’ lives this year

The Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.
Francisco Kjolseth

From banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors to passing a new school vouchers law, Beehive State lawmakers have changed how Utahns will live their lives for years to come.

Utah’s elected lawmakers have spent the last 45 days debating and passing legislation that will shape the state’s future.

From banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to creating a new state flag, the bills approved by the 2023 Legislature — and later signed by Gov. Spencer Cox — will have immediate impacts on everything from the way Utahns get an education to the air they breathe.

To read about some of the bills and issues the Legislature has focused on this year, and how those decisions will impact the Beehive State, find the full report here.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email