Tracking 2022 Utah Legislative Bills
Below are bills that CAP Utah is watching during the 2022 legislative session. This is not representative of all bills and will be updated throughout the season.
For most up to date and comprehensive information, we encourage you to visit the 2022 General Session page from the Utah Legislature.
You can also access additional bill trackers from:
- Utah Health Policy Project
- Utah Housing Coalition
- Utah League of Cities and Towns
- United Way of Salt Lake
- Voices for Utah Children
- Wasatch Front Regional Council
- Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
United Way of Salt Lake offers great tools on how to be part of the legislative process.
Updated March 15th, 2022
| Category | Bill # | Bill Name | Sponsor | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Issues | HB 50 | Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Amendments | Handy | Repeals: the Utah Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission; the Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee; and the Intergenerational Poverty Plan Implementation Pilot Program. Puts reporting requirements on DWS. | House to Governor |
| Poverty Issues | HB 162 | Period Products in Schools | Lisonbee | This bill requires local school boards and charter school governing boards to provide period products in certain restrooms within all school facilities. | House to Governor |
| Family/Employment | HB 15 | Child Care Amendments | Pulsipher | Clarifies the Department of Health's responsibilities for childcare. Removes provisions limiting the number of children under two years old that a certified residential child care provider may care for | House to Governor |
| Education | HB 21 | School and Child Care Center Water Testing Requirements | Handy | Requires certain testing of water for lead at schools and child care centers | House to Governor |
| Education | HB 103 | Student Intervention Early Warning Program | Peterson | This bill converts the student intervention early warning pilot program into an ongoing program | House to Governor |
| Education | HB 113 | Funding for Students with Disabilities | Judkins | This bill amends a formula related to add-on weighted pupil units for students with disabilities. | House to Governor |
| Income / Tax Policy | HB 105 | Reductions to Income Tax | Seegmiller | Lowers the tax rate for both corporations and individuals from 4.95 to 4.75 | House/Filed |
| Income / Tax Policy | HB 125 | State Transient Room Tax Modifications | Wilson | Eliminates the scheduled repeal of the State Transient Room Tax Act | House to Governor |
| Income / Tax Policy | SB 48 | Individual Income Tax Amendments | McCay | Allows for carrying forward tax credits and prevents double dipping. | Senate enrolled bill to printing |
| Income / Tax Policy | SB 59 | State Income Tax Rate Reduction | Vickers | Lowers the tax rate for both corporations and individuals from 4.95 to 4.9 | Governor signed |
| Income / Tax Policy | SB 62 | Income Tax Rate Reduction | McCay | Lowers the tax rate for both corporations and individuals from 4.95 to 4.6 | Senate enrolled bill to printing |
| Income / Tax Policy | HB 307 | Earned Income Tax Credit Amendments | Winder | Establishes a state EITC match | House filed |
| Rural | HB 25 | Utah Rural Jobs Act Amendments | Abbott | Addresses the method for allocating new annual jobs at an eligible small business that receives a growth investment from more than one rural investment company | House to Governor |
| Rural | SB 111 | Permanent Community Impact Fund Amendments | Winterton | Modifies the Permanent Community Impact Fund board composition. | Senate to Governor |
| Housing / Homelessness | HB 26 | Renter's Credit Amendments | Eliason | This bill addresses the subtraction of certain utilities from rent for purposes of calculating the renter's credit in the Property Tax Act. | House to Governor |
| Housing / Homelessness | HB 36 | Commission on Housing Affordability Amendments | Waldrip | Establishes the Housing Affordability Subcommittee, formerly the Commission onHousing Affordability, as a permanent subcommittee of the Unified EconomicOpportunity Commission within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity | House to Governor |
| Housing / Homelessness | HB 71 | Utah Fair Housing Act Amendments | Collard | Clarifies a list of certain discriminatory housing practices | House filed |
| Housing / Homelessness | HB 119 | Rental Owner Duties Amendments | Dailey-Provost | Removes a provision prohibiting a renter from bringing a cause of action for an owner's failure to comply with certain requirements of the Utah Fit Premises Act. | House filed |
| Justice/Government | SB 22 | Public-private Partnership Amendments | Millner | Eliminates a repeal date for the Public-private Partnerships Act | Senate to Governor |
| Justice/Government | HB 45 | Justice Court Judge Elections Amendments | Hawkins | Amends the ballot requirements for a retention election of a justice court judge | House to Governor |
| Justice/Government | HB 56 | Voter Accessibility Amendments | Gwynn | Gives voters with disabilities more information and signature waivers. | House filed |
| Justice/Government | SB 45 | Department of Health and Human Services Amendments | Anderegg | Implements the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services | Senator to Governor |
| Justice/Government | SB 117 | Utah Antidiscrimination Act Amendments | Kitchen | Bill amends the Utah Antidiscrimination Act to provide protection for a trait historically associated with race, including a protective hairstyle. | Senate filed |
| Justice/Government | HB 20 | Extension of the Utah Council on Victims of Crime | Lisonbee | This bill repeals the sunset date of the Utah Council on Victims of Crime. | House to Governor |
| Health / Aging | HB 11 | Student Athletics Participation | Birkeland | Hormone treatment requirement for a student athlete whose birth certificate is amended | House enrolled to printing |
| Health / Aging | HB 23 | First Responder Mental Health Services Amendments | Wilcox | Requires all first responder agencies to provide mental health resources for employees, spouses, children, and retirees | House to Governor |
| Health / Aging | HB 60 | Vaccine Passport Amendments | Brooks | Makes it unlawful for a place of public accommodation to discriminate against an individual based on immunity status, also prohibits government and employers from requiring vaccination. | House filed |
| Health / Aging | SB 41 | Behavioral Health Services Amendments | Kennedy | Expand integrated behavioral health program and allow medicaid to reimburse local mental health authorities | Senate to Governor |
| Health / Aging | HB 178 | Ranked-choice Voting Amendments | Winder | This bill requires ranked-choice voting to be used in multi-candidate races in primary and general elections | House filed |
| Food/Nutrition | HB 165 | Food Sales Tax Amendments | Lesser | Removes the state portion on sales tax on food. | House filed |
| Food/Nutrition | SB 133 | Food Security Amendments | Escamilla | creates the State Nutrition Action Coalition at Utah State University to coordinate 14 state efforts in addressing food security. | Senate to Governor |
| Food/Nutrition | HB 297 | Local Food Advisory Council Amendments | Handy | Modifies the makeup of the Local Food Advisory Council; extends the repeal date for the Local Food Advisory Council | House to Governor |
| Food/Nutrition | HB 256 | Farm to School Program | Handy | Creates the Utah Farm to Fork Commission - to assist schools, childcare centers, nonprofit organizations, and farmers to establish or expand farm to school programs. | House filed |
| Food/Nutrition | HB 203 | Food Sales Tax Modifications | Rohner | Removes the state tax imposed on amounts paid or charged for food and food. | House filed |
| Food/Nutrition | HB 142 | Donation of Wild Game Meat | Ferry | Establishes conditions under which wild game meat may be donated to a nonprofit 15 charitable organization | House to Governor |
