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Welcome to Governor Cox’s press shop. Here you can stay up-to-date on press releases, blog posts and more communication coming directly from our office.
March 25, 2021
Governor signs four bills, vetoes line items and completes bill signing period
SALT LAKE CITY (March 25, 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 464. Information on these bills can be found below. HB 2 Public Education Budget Amendments. Eliason, S. HB 3 Current Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations. Last, B. SB 2
March 24, 2021
Gov. Cox signs four bills, vetoes three bills, and allows three bills to become law without his signature
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 294 Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments.
March 24, 2021
Watch live: Gov. Cox holds legislative review on Facebook Live
SALT LAKE CITY (March 24, 2021) — Tonight at 7 p.m., Gov. Cox will answer questions submitted by the public on social media and talk about the bill review process of the 2021 Legislative Session. He’ll also give updates on the coronavirus in Utah. You can watch live here or at fb.com/utgovernorcox. Sign up for our #OneUtah newsletter to get
March 23, 2021
Gov. Cox signs 10 bills, vetoes 1
SALT LAKE CITY (March 23, 2021) — Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed 10 bills today. He vetoed SB 228, Electronic Free Speech Amendments. The veto letter the governor sent President Stuart Adams and Speaker Brad Wilson is attached. Gov. Cox has signed 456 pieces of legislation from the 2021 General Legislative Session to date. Information on bills signed today can
March 23, 2021
Gov. Cox vetoes S.B. 228
SALT LAKE CITY – Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed S.B. 228 Electronic Free Speech Amendments, with consent from the Senate President, Speaker of the House and bill sponsors. After conversations with the legislative and executive branches, this action was jointly determined as the best path forward due to technical issues. Censorship by tech companies is a serious concern, and this action
March 23, 2021
Gov. Cox signs bill that consolidates Utah Department of Health and Human Services by July 2022
SALT LAKE CITY (March 23, 2021) — Consistent with his One Utah platform to improve efficiency in state government, Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed H.B. 365, “State Agency Realignment,” which consolidates the Utah Departments of Health and Human Services and moves policy components of Medicaid eligibility from the Department of Health to the Department of Workforce Services by July 1,