Senator Iwamoto Passes Domestic Violence Amendments on Senate Floor
Domestic Violence Amendments Pass on Senate Floor SALT LAKE CITY – Sen. Jani Iwamoto passed S.B. 64, Domestic Violence Amendments, on the Utah Senate Floor Thursday morning. The legislation enhances penalties for repeated domestic violence crimes to a third-degree felony. Currently, under Utah law, domestic violence infractions (defined in lines 111-114) result in a class A misdemeanor. S.B. 64 would carry a third-degree felony for an individual who commits a domestic violen
Utah Democratic Response to the 2020 State of the State Address
TRANSCRIPT: Representative Brian King, House Minority Leader “My fellow Utahns, we are living through one of the most incredibly challenging times in recent history. For many, this is a time of sickness, a time of economic and personal hardship. We are dismayed and saddened by the violence at our nation’s capitol. No matter your own partisan perspective, no matter where you are from, no matter the color of your skin, we are all Americans. We all love our country. And we all e
