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SB93 only would require emissions techs to examine car lights and lamps. (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Traffic on 400 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Utah scrapped its mandatory vehicle safety inspection program in 2017, but some in the state Legislature hope to bring at least some aspects of it back.   | Jan. 28, 2021, 7:54 p.m. A move is afoot to start reinstating portions — and perhaps eventually all — of the state-required vehicle safety inspections that the Legislature dumped four years ago. “I have had so many phone calls” asking “why did you do this? Wh...

Utah Senate HHS Committee votes on first batch of bills Eli Kirshbaum | Jan 21, 2021 Share this: Mental health legislation will be a top priority for lawmakers on Utah’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee this year. The committee had its first meeting of the session on Wednesday to discuss four proposed health care bills, two of which would expand mental health services in the state.     The committee voted on the following bills: Senate Bill 41, sponsored by Sen. Luz Escamilla, amends Utah’s mental health access laws to include telehealth services. This bill was pass...

The Utah Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to pass a bill that would reduce income taxes for Utahns on Social Security and military retirement. The bill now goes to the House for consideration — and is expected to be paired with other tax relief bills as the session goes on.

Published January 20, 2021 at 7:04 PM MST Listen • 4:23 / President Joe Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office to begin the process of undoing former President Donald Trump’s public lands legacy. This story and more in Wednesday evening's news brief. Wednesday evening, January 20, 2021 State Utah Health Officials Report More Than 2,100 COVID-19 Cases Utah saw more than 2,100 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. It’s the state’s highest single day total since Saturday, but the percent of positive tests continues to drop. It’s now just bel...

The threat of COVID hasn’t slowed the Utah Legislature’s push for new laws — lots of them Lawmakers have already opened nearly 1,000 bill files ahead of the Jan. 19 start date. (Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) The Utah state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Nov. 12, 2020. With the Jan. 19 start of the annual legislative session a few weeks away, lawmakers already have opened nearly 1,000 bill files.   | Dec. 29, 2020, 1:00 p.m. The 2021 Utah Legislature is still weeks away, but there are already nearly 1,000 bills proposed, with more on the way. In a normal year, thatâ€�...