Sen. Kirk Cullimore

Maddy summaryHB 455 amends Utah's Fits All Scholarship Program to directly affect families using the scholarship and program managers. Key changes include strengthening residency and income verification, prohibiting contracted entities from charging families processing fees, and limiting extracurricular and physical education expenses to 20% of the scholarship amount each. The bill creates a financial administrator to process payments, establishes a scholarship account that can earn interest, and adds procedures for students with special needs. It also enhances program accountability through audits and requires specific annual reports from the program manager.

Maddy summaryHB 267 restricts public sector labor union activities in Utah. It bars public employers from recognizing unions as bargaining agents or entering collective bargaining contracts, requires labor organizations to provide annual financial accounts to members and the Labor Commission, and excludes new union employees from the Utah Retirement Systems. The bill also prohibits using public funds to support union organizing or administration and authorizes professional liability insurance for K-12 staff and other public employees with sufficient demand. These changes directly affect public employees, unions, and state/local government employers.

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to clarify the scope of voter power to change government and to ban foreign individuals, entities, or governments from influencing initiatives or referendums. The changes would allow the Legislature to create specific laws defining and enforcing the ban on foreign influence while ensuring that the people's right to pass laws does not override the Legislature's authority to represent the public. If approved by voters, the amendment would take effect on January 1, 2025, and would apply retroactively to actions taken before that date.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies Utah's laws regarding statewide initiatives and referendums to extend the time available for petition sponsors to gather voter signatures. Specifically, it increases the deadline for submitting statewide referendum petitions from 40 to 60 days after a legislative session ends, while adjusting related timelines for local measures to maintain consistency. The legislation also clarifies rules about when laws passed by initiative must take effect and updates verification procedures to ensure voters understand the measures they are signing. These changes apply directly to political groups and individuals organizing signature drives for ballot measures across the state.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates Utah state law to allow foreign exchange students to enroll in the Statewide Online Education Program. By amending the definition of an eligible student, it ensures that students sponsored by approved agencies and living in Utah can access online courses for middle and high school credit. The change applies retroactively to January 1, 2024, meaning these students could have participated in the program during that period.