Utah Legislature

The effort to overturn a controversial bill that bans public sector unions from collective bargaining is moving forward, having met the signature threshold in four of 15 Utah Senate districts, and clearing the halfway mark for the statewide requirement.

After striking down Utah’s $100 million school voucher program as unconstitutional, judge will let higher courts decide its fate.

Professors will still be able to have pride flags in their private offices, as long as they are not publicly visible from a window.

On the last night he had to either sign or veto bills passed during the 2025 general session, Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed four bills.

Gov. Spencer Cox signed off on HB100, which expands student eligibility for free school lunches.

Gov. Spencer Cox signed the annual liquor bill, which includes the “straw test” for bartenders.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued his first veto for the 2025 Utah Legislature on Monday, saying it was a matter of “public trust,” accounting problems, legal issues and sending the wrong message to educators that led him to wield his pen.

If Cox signs bills, Utah could be first state to enact sweeping flag restrictions, ban adding fluoride, allow gold payments by the state, roll back universal voting by mail, and overhaul general ed.

The 2025 Utah Legislature passed two bills impacting ballot initiatives, one to heighten publication requirements and one to ask voters in 2026 to set higher ballot approval thresholds

On March 15, more than 1,000 volunteers will begin a 30-day sprint, trying gather enough signatures to qualify for a referendum.