2026 Legislative Session

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Leia Larsen, and Brock Marchant talk about the week’s top stories, including a recap of the Utah Legislature's 2026 session.

Our hosts discuss the escalating war in the Middle East, its political impact in the U.S., and what bills the Utah Legislature passed in the 2026 general session.

Senate Bill 174 would allow health care providers to decline treatments that conflict with their conscience or religious beliefs, if the bill is signed by Gov. Spencer Cox.

In other news, the family of Afa Ah Loo, the bystander killed at a No Kings rally in Salt Lake City last year, is suing protest organizers and the man who shot him.

In other news, gas prices are up in the wake of U.S. attacks against Iran, but Utahns will likely get a reprieve this summer thanks to a temporary gas tax cut.

In other news, a fatal disease that affects hooved animals was found in Carbon County. And, the world's largest acidic geyser started erupting again for the first time in over five years.

Many districts already have an established plan, but a new bill would require them in every school. Experts say the plan could save hundreds of lives each year.

Utah's legislative session ends on Friday, but Gov. Spencer Cox has already signed 24 bills, resolutions, and base budgets into law — a number that will grow by the hundreds by the end of the month.

The Utah House of Representatives advanced a bill that would redefine gambling to include proposition betting — wagers on individual game statistics and outcomes.

In other news, Utah's bell-to-bell phone ban will likely go into effect next school year. And, snowplows in northern Utah are getting new tech to navigate traffic faster.