This year, Utah lawmakers are considering bills that include possible income tax cuts, expanding the state supreme court and infrastructure funding for house construction. Before the session began, 484 bills were introduced, the most in more than a decade.
Each January, the Utah lawmakers meet for a 45-day legislative session. This year it began on Jan. 20, 2026, and will continue until Mar. 6, 2026. During this period, hundreds of bills are considered before becoming law.
One bill would ban puberty blockers and sex hormones for minors. Minors who are already taking puberty blockers will be prescribed treatment plans to reduce dosages.
Another bill would prohibit “local education agencies and certain providers licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services from assigning an employee who presents while working as a sex that is different from the individual’s biological sex duties that would require face-to-face and prolonged contact with a child.”
This bill would also give preference to parents who don’t support their child’s gender that is different from their birth certificate in child custody cases.
Several bills about immigration would prohibit undocumented immigrants from public health immunizations, access to homeless shelters and from obtaining a driver license. These bills would also bar landlords or homeowners from renting or selling to immigrants.
Author: Lainey Porter
Photo: Paul Bardazzi
Editor: Hannah Clove
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