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Salt Lake City outlines priorities as state Legislature session opens; raises local-control concerns
Summary
Policy Director Angela Price briefed the council on key 2026 state bills the city is tracking, including property-tax proposals, land-use preemption concerns (HB 184), and social-values bills affecting naming and employment protections; the administration emphasized defending local control and said staff will continue legal analysis and constituent outreach.
Angela Price, Salt Lake City’s policy director, told the council the city is tracking hundreds of bills in the upcoming state legislative session and highlighted priorities including water, unsheltered services, local control, energy, transportation, housing and implementation of the city’s public safety plan.
Price identified several bills of particular interest: property-tax modifications (HB 161 and HB 236, among others) and SB 97 (a proposed cap on budget…
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