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Sponsor |
Description |
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House Bills |
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Juvenile Justice Bills |
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Rep. Snow |
Creates a standard definition for “truancy” and chronic truancy” and seeks to improve data reporting by schools to the state board of education |
Following |
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Rep. Dailey-Provost |
Prevents the state from sending fees related to juvenile incarceration to debt collection |
Support |
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Rep. Hall |
Requires law enforcement to notify a school when a student is under investigation for a violent felony or weapons offense, |
Following |
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HB171 - School Threat Amendments |
Rep. Stoddard |
Defines the crime of threatening a school (or committing an intentional hoax threat), creates certain criminal penalties (including restitution for the costs of a school response to a threat), and requires a mental health assessment. |
Following |
Rep. Handy |
Enables a family member or law enforcement to ask a court to restrain a person from possessing any firearms or ammunition for a specified length of time; |
Support | |
Child Care and Early Education |
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Rep. Harrison |
Allows GOED to consider the “working parent benefits” that a company offers, when calculating potential incentives packages |
Support |
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Rep. Arent |
Updates Utah’s “Safe Haven Law” to allow parents to leave newborn children, up to 30 days old, at a hospital, safely and without fear of criminal prosecution. Also includes provisions to ensure notification of fathers when possible, and to prevent birth record duplications |
Support |
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Rep. Snow |
Expands state-funded Optional-Extended Day Kindergarten administered by Utah State Board of Education. Boosts current spending about 2.5 times |
Support |
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Rep. Waldrip |
Expands teacher professional development program focused on early literacy to include numeracy skills and to boost embedded coaching/technical assistance support to educators. |
Support |
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HB153 - Parental Leave Amendments |
Rep. Weight |
Directs state agencies (except for universities) to offer up to sic weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child |
Support |
Rep. Harrison |
Creates a non-refundable tax credit for employers who offer financial support for their employee’s child care expenses |
Support |
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HB264 - Infant at Work Pilot Program | Rep. Pitcher |
This bill establishes the Infant at Work Pilot Program for eligible employees of the Department of Health. |
Support |
Health |
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Rep. Johnson |
Broadens the use of school lunch revenues to include school meals and will strengthen evaluation among schools participating in meal programs. |
Support |
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HB34 – Tanning for Minors |
Rep. Daw |
This bill prohibits minors from tanning without parental consent. Youth tanning increases health risks for youth, including cancer |
Support |
Rep. Pulsipher |
Allows school administrators and educators to take certain steps to combat vaping misconduct at public schools, including a comprehensive health curriculum section and promoting positive alternatives. |
Following |
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Rep. Arent |
Directs employers that offer their employees paid sick leave, to allow those employees to use at least five paid sick days to care for an immediate family member who is ailing |
Support |
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HB88 - School and Child Care Center Water Testing Requirements |
Rep. Handy |
Direct schools and child care centers to test water for lead and connects centers and schools with remediation support resources. Let’s keep our kids hydrated and healthy! |
Support |
HB108 - Medical Specialists in Public Schools | Rep. Spackman Moss | We support efforts that may lead to greater access to school-based health services. This bill seeks to clarify and offer greater guidance for schools regarding the pay schedule they can use for school-based health staff. | Support |
HB118 – Retail Tobacco Amendments | Rep. Daily-Provost |
This bill will limit which types of stores can sell flavored tobacco or vaping products. These products are often used to target and appeal to youth. In addition, this bill will give cities greater authority to curb underage vaping. |
Support |
HB204 – Insurance Coverage for in Vitro Fertilization | Rep. Stoddard | Will require a health benefit plan to cover in vitro fertilization if it provides a maternity benefit | Support |
Rep. Ward |
The number of uninsured kids in Utah has increased over the last two years. This bill would address this problem, by implementing 12-month continuous coverage for children on Medicaid and make it easier for eligible kids to get covered and stay covered. |
Support |
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HB222 - Start Smart Utah Breakfast Program | Rep. Johnson |
Will help more kids get breakfast at school. When kids aren't hungry, they are better learners! |
Support |
B313 - Telehealth Parity Amendments | Rep. Ballard |
This bill will allow for coverage parity between telehealth and in-person visits. It will help more individuals in rural and underserved areas to receive care. |
Support |
HB323 - School Mental Health Amendments | Rep. Eliason |
Will establish a grant program for schools to conduct age-appropriate mental health screenings for students and then connect high-risk students with care. Optional grant program for schools, specifically aimed to help identify children before they are in a life-threatening crisis. |
Support |
HB372 - Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology Commission |
Rep. Keven Stratton | This bill would create the Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology Commission and requires the commission to: identify best practices and compile resources for training students in healthy behavior related to technology use; and report to the Education Interim Committee and the State Board of Education on efforts related to delivering training in healthy behavior related to technology use | Support |
Tax and Budget Bills |
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Senate Bills |
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Health |
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Sen. Iwamoto |
Encourages more children to get lead screening so we can make sure kids are getting connected with the care and follow-up treatment they need. |
Support |
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SB74 - Family Planning Services Amendments | Sen. Kitchen |
This bill will help more low-income individuals access family planning health care services. |
Support |
SB135 - Dental Practice Act Amendments | Sen. Christensen |
We support this bill because it advances teledentistry efforts and rules in Utah. Teledentistry is a promising practice that has the potential to help more people access dental care in rural and underserved areas. |
Support |
SB155 - Medical Billing Amendments | Sen. Mayne |
Directs the Department of Insurance and insurers to report on the practice of balance billing or so-called “surprise” medical billing. |
Support |
Tax and Budget |
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Sen Fillmore |
This bill modifies provisions related to payment of income tax on global intangible low-taxed income. |
Oppose |
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SB39 -Affordable Housing Amendments |
Sen Anderegg |
This bill modifies the allowable uses for a community reinvestment agency's housing allocation and modifies the requirements for distributing money from the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund; |
Support |
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2020 Utah Legislative Bill Tracker
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