Utah Senate Democrats

For Immediate Release:

October 22, 2019

Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne Introduces Counterproposal

to the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force

SALT LAKE CITY – Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne (D-West Valley City) has unveiled a tax reform counterproposal to...

For Immediate Release:

October 16, 2019

Utah Senate Democrats Support Conversion Therapy Ban

SALT LAKE CITY - Conversion therapy is a dangerous and discredited practice that has been rejected by every mainstream medical and mental health organization. Attempting to force...

SALT LAKE CITY– Senator Luz Escamilla (D- Salt Lake City) was presented with the Utah Medical Association’s 2019 “Distinguished Legislative Service Award” at the 125th annual meeting of the UMA House of Delegates. The award recognizes her distinguished service in the L...

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Senate Democrats issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s plans to reject Utah’s waiver request for the partial Medicaid expansion that passed the Legislature earlier this year:

Last November, Utah’s voters passed Propositio...

Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne

BILLS PASSING THE LEGISLATURE:

• SB43 Criminal Provisions Modifications
   

• SB10S01 Identification Request Amendments
   

• SB76 Workers' Compensation Adjudication Amendments
   

• SB68S01 ​Driver License and Implied Con...

Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne

Senator Mayne's bill SB43 Criminal Provisions Modifications passed the house and is on its way to be signed by the governor. The bill cleaned up and improved parts of Utah's criminal code. It was the product of a task force that p...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 7, 2018

Tracey Harty 

Communications Specialist | Utah Senate Minority

C: 801.953.5678| tharty@le.utah.gov

Statement from the Senate Minority Caucus in response to HB441 Tax Equalization and Reduction Act:

The Senate Democrats are pleased to hear...

This session, Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne initiated SJR10, Joint Resolution Encouraging More Training and Resources for Municipal Code Enforcement Officers, with Rep. James Dunnigan as the House sponsor. The resolution is a response to Utah Ordinance Compliance...

Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne

Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne's SB175 Gang Awareness Week passed the Senate today and moves to the house. The bill creates an annual Utah Gang Awareness Week the third week of September.

“These officers need to be celebrated f...

Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne presented SB175