
Political Horse Trading
Over the last few weeks, two bills wound their way through the Senate. One was sponsored by a...

S1314: Gold and Silver in the Treasury
Tuesday, 2/13/24: Sen. Phil Hart introduced a bill that would allow the State Treasurer to add physical gold...

S1310: Freedom to Carry
Tuesday, 2/13/24: Sen. Scott Herndon introduced this bill in Senate State Affairs last week. Herndon was party to...

S1306: Home Based Microschools
Tuesday, 2/13/24: Sen. Ben Adams introduced this bill in Senate Education last week. This would expand an existing...

S1300: Youth Employment
Tuesday, 2/13/24: Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld introduced S1300 in Senate Commerce & Human Resources last week. This bill would...

S1296: Bitcoin Protection Act
Tuesday, 4/2/24: S1296 was returned to the floor last week with amendments making it more generally about cryptocurrency...

H538: No Forced Pronouns
Friday, 4/5/24: The Senate passed H538 during their last day this week. It awaits the governor’s signature. Friday,...

H531: Driver’s Education
Monday, 3/25/24: H531 passed the Senate and was signed by the governor earlier this month. Wednesday, 3/6/24: H531...

H417: State Agencies Must Accept Cash
Monday, 3/25/24: Governor Brad Little signed H417 into law on 3/14/24. Wednesday, 3/6/24: The Senate passed H417 30-4-1...

H522: Banning Cannibalism
Sunday, 3/10/24: H522 was debated on the House floor last week. It passed 62-5-3 and heads to the...