Gov. Cox signs four bills, vetoes three bills, and allows three bills to become law without his signature

March 24, 2021
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SALT LAKE CITY (March 24, 2021) — Today, Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed four bills. This brings the total number of signed pieces of legislation from the 2021 General Legislative Session to 460. Information on these bills can be found below. 

Gov. Cox signed these four bills:

HB 220 Pretrial Detention Amendments. Schultz, M.
HB 294Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments. Ray, P
SB 107 In-person Instruction Prioritization. Weller, T.
SB 195 Emergency Response Amendments. Vickers, E.

Gov. Cox vetoed these three bills:

HB 98 Local Government Building Regulation Amendments. Ray, P.
SB 39 Hemp Regulation Amendments. Hinkins, D.
SB 187 Local Education Agency Policies Amendments. Winterton, R.

Gov. Cox allowed these three bills to become law without his signature:

HB 197 Voter Affiliation Amendments. Teuscher, J.
SB 104 Tax Levy for Animal Control. Weller, T
SB 167 Utah Film Economic Incentives. Winterton, R.

He previously signed these five bills. Due to a clerical error, they were not included in the signed bills:

HB 44CCJJ Reporting Requirements. Miles, K.Signed 3/11/2021
HB 81Mental Health Days for Students. Winder, M.Signed 3/11/2021
HB 188State Stone Designation. Watkins, C.Signed 3/16/2021
HB 256 County Land Use and Development Amendments. Teuscher, J.Signed 3/16/2021
SB 224 Fund of Funds Amendments. Sandall, S.Signed 3/17/2021

Read about the other bills we’ve signed and vetoed here:

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