Utah Gov. signs 278 bills into law, more on the way

Mar 14, 2023, 4:44 PM | Updated: 8:49 pm

spencer cox is pictured, he just signed a bill about domestic violence lethality assessments...

Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference to announce a Driven to Assist community fundraiser and donation drive to benefit refugees fleeing Ukraine at a press conference at the Utah State Capitol on Thursday, March 3. In an interview on CBS News on Sunday, July 9, ,2023, Cox talked about mental health and social media issues,

BY LINDSAY AERTS

Former Anchor/Producer/Reporter

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Governor Spencer Cox has signed his biggest chunk yet of new Utah laws.

On Tuesday he had signed a total of 278 bills into law.

One of those bans social credit scores in Utah. Another bill extends Utah’s pollinator program called “Save the Bees.”

Another bill requires colleges and Universities to give in-state tuition to those who are not US citizens but have applied.

#utleg UPDATE: @GovCox/ @SpencerJCox has now signed 278 new Utah laws. That’s nearly half of the 575 total bills passed. The deadline is March 23 or bills automatically become law.

Will there be any vetos? TBD.

Today’s batch included 178 newly signed.@kslnewsradio #utpol

— Lindsay Aerts (@LindsayOnAir) March 15, 2023

Gov. Cox has until March 23rd — 20 days from March 3rd which was the last day of the session — to sign bills or they automatically become law. The legislature passed 575 bills during the 2023 session.

Here is the complete list of newly signed bills.

HB 16: Block Grant Funding for Prevention Programs in Public Education
HB 19: Rape Crisis Center Modifications
HB 21: Open and Public Meetings Act Amendments
HB 25: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force Sunset Extension
HB 28: Arson Amendments
HB 30: Wildfire Resources Code Recodification
HB 32: Provo Canyon Resource Management Plan
HB 33: Water Related Liability Amendments
HB 37: Voter Signature Verification Amendments
HB 38: Initiative and Referendum Modifications
HB 39: State Resource Management Plan Amendments
HB 43: Domestic Violence Modifications
HB 45: Domesticated Elk Program Amendments
HB 46: Criminal Code Recodification and Cross References
HB 47: Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force Sunset Extension
HB 50: Criminal Financial Obligation Amendments
HB 53: Protective Order Amendments
HB 60: Juvenile Justice Modifications
HB 68: Petition Amendments
HB 99: Sex Offender Restrictions Amendments
HB 108: Child Sex Doll Prohibition
HB 111: Inmate Treatment Amendments
HB 112: State Fish Hatchery Maintenance Account
HB 114: Theft Defense Amendments
HB 121: Wildlife Habitat Account Amendments
HB 122: Sex Offender Registry Amendments
HB 139: Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry Requirements
HB 143: Parental Kidnapping Amendments
HB 150: Emergency Water Shortages Amendments
HB 154: English Language Learner Amendments
HB 156: Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry and Child Abuse Offender Registry Administration Amendments
HB 161: Foreign Language Education Funding Amendments
HB 163: Protecting Student Religious and Moral Beliefs Regarding Athletic Uniform Requirements
HB 169: Urban Farming Assessment Act Amendments
HB 174: Conviction Reduction Amendments
HB 182: Interventions for Reading Difficulties Program Amendments
HB 184: Veterinarian Education Loan Repayment Program
HB 189: International Baccalaureate Program Amendments
HB 190: Local Education Agency Personnel Amendments
HB 197: Higher Education Financial Aid Amendments
HB 199: Voluntary Firearm Safekeeping Amendments
HB 201: Revisor’s Technical Corrections to Utah Code
HB 207: Compact Commission Amendments
HB 211: Real Estate Amendments
HB 217: School Energy and Water Reducations
HB 220: Emissions Reduction Amendments
HB 221: Fodder Production Systems Grant Program
HB 224: Outdoor Recreation Initiative
HB 227: Hemp Amendments
HB 231: Low Income Housing Property Tax Exemption
HB 234: University Recognition for International Baccalaureate Achievement
HB 237: Hunting Mentor Amendments
HB 244: Utah Victim Services Commission and Victim Services
HB 246: Board of Pardons and Parole Amendments
HB 259: Suicide Prevention in Correctional Facilities
HB 261: Fire Related Amendments
HB 265: Sentinel Landscape Amendments
HB 268: Sex Offense Amendments
HB 269: Election Audit Requirements
HB 284: Public Library Background Check Requirements
HB 297: Victim Services Amendments
HB 299: Boating Amendments
HB 302: Cultural and Community Engagement Amendments
HB 304: Juvenile Justice Revisions
HB 305: Child Abuser Education Restrictions
HB 307: Utah Water Ways
HB 308: School Grading Modifications
HB 309: County Recorder Amendments
HB 314: Remedies for Victims of Domestic Violence Amendments
HB 318: Prime Pilot Program Amendments
HB 319: Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project Amendments
HB 321: Mineral Lease Amendments
HB 324: Workplace Violence Protective Orders Amendments
HB 330: Civil Commitment Amendments
HB 335: Alternative Concurrent Enrollment Options for Capacity Flexibility
HB 343: Government Records Modifications
HB 345: Local District Property Tax Amendments
HB 347: Ballot Drop Box Amendments
HB 349: Water Reuse Projects Amendments
HB 352: Law Enforcement Data Amendments
HB 358: County Auditor Amendments
HB 370: Utility Infrastructure Amendments
HB 371: Working Farm and Ranch Protection Fund
HB 374: County Sheriff Amendments
HB 383: Indigent Defense Amendments
HB 384: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Amendments
HB 385: Mentally Ill Offenders Amendments
HB 388: Statutes of Limitation Amendments
HB 389: Electrical Power Delivery Amendments
HB 394: Hold Harmless for Public Education Enrollment Decline
HB 396: Paleontological Resources Amendments
HB 397: Urban Farming Assessment Amendments
HB 398: Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments
HB 399: Corporation Amendments
HB 402: Extradition Tolling Amendments
HB 403: Student Mental Health Amendments
HB 410: Insurance Amendments
HB 425: Energy Security Amendments
HB 426: Statewide Energy Policy Amendments
HB 433: Public Land Geographic Data Amendments
HB 447: Transplant of Wildlife Amendments
HB 450: Landscaping Requirements
HB 457: State Property Transfer Amendments
HB 470: Government Digital Verifiable Record Amendments
HB 482: Archaeological Resources Amendments
HB 485: Restricted Persons Amendments
HB 488: Utah Lake Authority Amendments
HB 491: Amendments Related to The Great Salt Lake
HB 493: Solid Waste Management Amendments
HB 512: Elected Official Education
HB 513: Great Salt Lake Amendments
HB 532: Building Code Revisions
SB 9: Agriculture Advisory Board Sunset Extension
SB 10: Wildlife Sunset Related Amendment
SB 13: Motor Vehicle Registration Amendments
SB 14: Leased Tangible Personal Property Tax Amendments
SB 15: Juvenile Offender Penalty Amendments
SB 17: Voting and Voter Residency Amendments
SB 24: Advanced Air Mobility Amendments
SB 25: Transportation Funding Revisions
SB 26: Rural Employment Expansion Program Amendments
SB 27: Transportation Revisions
SB 29: Road Jurisdiction Amendments
SB 34: Water Infrastructure Funding Study
SB 35: Reciprocal Professional Licensing Amendments
SB 36: Professional Licensing Amendments
SB 37: Municipality Incorporation Amendments
SB 42: Massage Therapy Practice Act Amendments
SB 45: Statewide Online Education Program Amendments
SB 47: Incarcerated Youth Education Amendments
SB 48: Energy Producer States’ Agreement Amendments
SB 52: Parental Indigent Defense Amendments
SB 53: Groundwater Use Amendments
SB 57: Sexual Abuse Material Amendments
SB 61: Livestock Collision Amendments
SB 62: Hydrogen Amendments
SB 63: Election Candidate Replacement Amendments
SB 65: Charter School Authorizers Modifications
SB 67: Juvenile Commitment Amendments
SB 70: Victim Amendments
SB 76: Water Amendments
SB 80: Driver License Suspension and Revocation Amendments
SB 90: Automobile Franchise Amendments
SB 94: Special Service District Bonds Amendments
SB 96: Fiduciary Duty Modifications
SB 97: Public Contract Requirements
SB 112: Aquatic Invasive Species Amendments
SB 113: Local Agriculture Amendments
SB 114: County Correctional Facility Contracting Amendments
SB 118: Water Efficient Landscaping Incentives
SB 119: Per Capita Consumptive Use
SB 123: Boards and Commissions Modifications
SB 129: Judiciary Amendments
SB 138: Fraudulent Ticket Sales Modifications
SB 143: Public School District Resource Sharing Agreements and Student Transportation Amendments
SB 144: Water Instream Flow Amendments
SB 146: Higher Education Governance Amendments
SB 158: Local Government Water Amendments
SB 186: Juvenile Court Amendments
SB 218: Private Probation and Court Ordered Services Amendments
SB 236: Legislative Water Development Commission Amendments
SB 241: Utah Inland Port Authority Amendments
SB 251: Secondary Water Metering Requirements
SB 277: Water Conservation and Augmentation Amendments
SB 287: Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements
SB 289: Point of the Mountain State Land Authority Amendments
SB 290: Juvenile Court Modifications
SB 293: Expungement Revisions
HCR 4: Concurrent Resolution Addressing Service Members in Japan
HCR 6: Concurrent Resolution Regarding Mental Health Support in Schools
HCR 7: Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Creation of The Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape
HCR 9: Concurrent Resolution Concerning the Shutdown of Utah’s Power by the Federal Government
HCR 10: Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools
SCR 7: Concurrent Resolution Concerning the Northern Utah Veterans Cemetery Grant Submission
SCR 8: Concurrent Resolution Promoting Kindness in Utah
SCR 9: Concurrent Resolution Opposing Efforts to Weaken the Economy or Restrict Energy Supply