The Utah State Legislature is two weeks into their 2021 General Session, and local elected officials are making an effort to keep track of the bills likely to affect Grand County and to make local concerns heard at the state capitol.
At the regular Feb. 2 meeting of the Grand County Commission, County Attorney Christina Sloan spoke about six state bills, with recommendations that the commission take a formal stance in support or opposition for each.
While Grand County contracts with the lobbying firm Red Hill Strategic to help advance Grand Countyâs interests with legislators, commissioners agreed that active involvement from elected officials will help ensure state legislators are familiar with Grand Countyâs needs and willing to listen to its representatives. Below are the bills Sloan presented to the commission, with her recommendations: