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Utah League: Legislature filed nearly 1,000 bills; cities face heavier workload, League urges member engagement
Summary
The Utah League of Cities and Towns reported 959 bills introduced this session, 1,110 substitutes and amendments adopted, and 582 bills passed, and announced new tracking and engagement practices to help cities respond.
Justin Lee, deputy director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, told attendees that the most recent state legislative session produced a surge in legislation that will increase the workload for city governments. "959 bills introduced. 134 more bills than prior 9 year average," Lee said, and added that lawmakers adopted "1,110 substitutes and amendments." The League said it tracked 279 bills this year and recorded 582 bills that passed the session.
The numbers, the League said, create more drafting and review work for local governments. "Unfortunately this is a trend not an anomaly," Carson Eilers, the League's policy director, said, describing a steady increase in both the number of bills and the number of changes made to bills during the session. Eilers said the rise in substitutes and late amendments means League staff and city officials must read through many revisions to spot changes that could affect local codes or authority.
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