Penalty Modifications News Today

Lawmakers tackled a wide range of issues, starting out by once again flexing control over local COVID-19 restrictions in the early days of the session even as Utah’s cases were peaking from the omicron surge. From there, lawmakers wrestled with a $24 billion budget, tax cuts, spending on water, education and more. Here’s what happened

The effort to repeal and replace Utah’s death penalty faltered at its first legislative hurdle following nearly three hours of emotional, tearful and at times brutally graphic testimony from families of victims on both sides of the debate.