Alliance for a Better Utah

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Get involved and take action by getting to know the organizations who are doing incredible work to better our communities. The event is at Church & State in SLC!

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Indivisible, Rio Grande Plan, Utah Immigrant Advocacy Coalition, Food Justice Coalition, Green Wave Utah, Planned Parenthood Action Council Utah, HEAL Utah, Utah Rivers Council, ACLU Utah, Sweet Streets SLC, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, Let Utah Read,
& more!

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County clerks flagged ongoing concerns, particularly around automatically protecting domestic violence victims and military members — those protections apparently didn't make the final cut.

SB153 ELECTION AMENDMENTS: Passed the House Government Operations Committee by a 5-3 vote. The bill limits who can access private voter records and adds new public-facing options for voters to share (or not share) their party affiliation and contact info.

Sen. Brammer framed the bill as basic civics: policy decisions belong with the Legislature, not unelected agency staff. Critics might ask whether "basic civics" should also include breathing.

Pediatricians, HEAL Utah, and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment testified in opposition, noting that Utah's unique geography—the Wasatch Front's notorious inversions—creates pollution risks that exceed what federal standards account for.

The timing is notable: federal environmental standards are currently being rolled back by the Trump administration, meaning Utah agencies would be chasing a floor that's actively descending.

If no federal standard exists, agencies must clear a high bar of scientific proof before acting, requiring a demonstrated "direct causal link" between a regulated substance and "manifest bodily harm"

SB234 prohibits state agencies from adopting environmental regulations—covering air quality, drinking water, hazardous substances, contaminated sites, and more—that are more stringent than federal standards.

The House Public Utilities and Energy Committee passed SB234 Rulemaking Amendments, sponsored by Sen. Brady Brammer, by a vote of 8-2.

The bill is now headed to the House floor to be considered. We must stop this harmful bill from advancing through the House. Lawmakers need to hear from parents, educators, and community members now.

Utah lawmakers are advancing H.B. 315, a bill from Rep. Nicholeen Peck requiring Utah public school students to watch biased and inaccurate videos in all biology and child development classes, in addition to health education classes between grades 7 and 12.

Protect Utah's Accurate Health Education!

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If ratified by voters, the new office would first appear on the ballot in 2028. The bill includes conflict-of-interest provisions for when the Secretary is also a candidate. Hard to argue with the logic here.

The sponsor argued that elections oversight shouldn't be bundled with the Governor's ticket—both because of the potential for conflict of interest and because the position deserves direct accountability to voters.

The bill and resolution together would create an independently elected Secretary of State, separate from the Lt. Governor, to oversee elections. Utah is one of a small number of states that doesn't have this position.

HB 529 Secretary of State Amendments, sponsored by Rep. Shepherd, passed the House 57–12, and its companion constitutional amendment, HJR 25, passed by the same margin.

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We're bringing together past presenters and new local organizations so you can browse their booths and get involved on issues you care about!

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This is the last week of the Utah Legislative Session. Come join us for Hill Talk this Wednesday, where we'll be hosting a Community Action Fair- picture a farmer's market but for community change-makers.

A few shots from last week's Hill Talk, which focused on housing & homelessness solutions. Thank you to Utah Housing Coalition and First Step House for giving us some valuable insight into how we can transform our communities and improve how we handle these issues!

ACT NOW TO PROTECT UTAHNS' PUBLIC HEALTH: OPPOSE SB234 "RULEMAKING AMENDMENTS" - HEAL Utah Utah’s legislators are engaged in an effort to limit our state’s ability to protect Utahns through science-based regulations. Fill out our action alert to protect Utahns' public health today!

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This would limit Utah’s ability to protect public health past federal standards, even when science shows clear risks, restricting when regulators can act on air, water, and toxic exposures.

ACT NOW TO PROTECT UTAHNS' PUBLIC HEALTH: OPPOSE SB234 "RULEMAKING AMENDMENTS" - HEAL Utah Utah’s legislators are engaged in an effort to limit our state’s ability to protect Utahns through science-based regulations. Fill out our action alert to protect Utahns' public health today!

SB234 prevents Utah from taking a protective stance on environmental health and public safety by tying state-level rulemaking to federal standards, and limiting discretion to set higher standards at a time when federal protections are being dramatically weakened.

You cannot credibly champion free expression while simultaneously dictating the vocabulary of public higher education. Utahns deserve campuses where all ideas can be discussed and tested—and that requires consistency, not selective outrage.

After ‘Legislature was blamed’ for banned word list, new bill would ensure campus guest speakers aren’t censored Lawmakers aren’t the problem, said Sen. John Johnson, R-North Ogden, arguing some schools went farther than Utah's anti-DEI law required.

Free speech on campus is a genuine value — and it's worth protecting. But the Legislature has spent recent sessions restricting what faculty can teach, what words administrators can use, and what research universities can pursue.

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Whatever it takes to secure real resources for the lake—even an unlikely presidential ally—is worth pursuing with open eyes and a clear-eyed demand for accountability on the details.

The lake supports millions of migratory birds, a significant brine shrimp industry, and the snow cycles that supply water to the entire region. Protecting it is the rare issue where conservation and economic self-interest point the same direction.

Trump says he wants to make the Great Salt Lake ‘great again’ Trump said he was working closely with Utah’s "very caring" Gov. Spencer Cox to help the lake.

The Great Salt Lake doesn't care about partisan labels—and neither does water scarcity. If federal investment materializes, it would be a genuine win for Utah's ecology, economy, and quality of life.

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