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Your elected officers were very busy over the past 45 days. They passed a record-breaking $25 billion budget and hundreds of bills. Here’s a recap of some of the bigger bills that passed, failed and never got off the ground in the 2022 legislative session:
Despite rumblings of a possible early adjournment, the Utah Legislature's sprint through its 45-day general session came to an end right at midnight Friday night after a dramatic surprise on the Senate floor that spurred furious and emotional debate.
A new bill in the Utah Senate would try to educate students from an early age about dealing with mental health issues.
The Utah Legislature passed a bill to change the way vehicles merge when a lane ends, which could reduce traffic and congestion by 40%. The zipper method would require that cars alternate at the merge point when a lane ends or is obstructed.
Lawmakers advanced legislation to designate a way to merge on Utah roads, allow pets to be included in protective orders, change the fee structure for government records requests and give the state oversight of major transit projects.\n