2020 Improvements to Utah’s Medical Cannabis Law
Here are the main improvements made to Utah's medical cannabis program in 2020.
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.
HB 332: Expanding Special Needs Scholarships
This bill creates a scholarship program so families of special needs children can provide them the best education possible.
Judge Rules Pleasant Grove Imposed an Illegal Tax
In late 2018, Libertas Institute organized a lawsuit against Pleasant Grove over its adoption of a transportation utility fee that was really a tax. Yesterday, Judge Jared Eldridge of the 4th District Court ruled against Pleasant...