A New Special Needs Scholarship Program
This year, the Utah Legislature created a new tax credit scholarship program to help special needs families.
Reducing Compliance Burdens of the Tangible Personal Property Tax
The Utah Legislature made some substantial improvements to reduce the compliance burdens of the tangible personal property tax on small businesses.
But Were There Any Bad Bills Run in 2020?
There are quite a few bills that you might not have heard about, simply because they failed to pass or because the worst parts were amended out of the bill.
SB 218: Restrictions on Government Use of Facial Recognition
This bill restricts the ability of government to use facial recognition technology for law enforcement purposes.
HB 430: Property Tax Deferrals for Home Owning Seniors
This bill would require counties to make property tax deferrals available to anyone over the age of 65 who owns a home valued below $500,000.
HB 402: Creating an Insurance Sandbox in Utah
This bill would allow for the creation of an insurance sandbox in the state of Utah.
HB 353: Internal Investigation Amendments
This bill prevents criminally accused agencies from investigating themselves for those criminal claims.
SB 171: Protecting Personal Privacy
This bill prohibits the government from demanding or disclosing a list of donors to a non-profit organization.
HB 324: Conviction Integrity Units
This bill establishes guidelines for how prosecutors can set up conviction integrity units to review case that may have been unfairly handled.
HB 265: Transparency for Personal Information
This bill would require government agencies to annually report to the state auditor what personally identifying information they collect.