Utah Legislative Session Begins Today

On the 20th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, The 57th Utah Legislative Session begins.

Members of the Green Party of Utah and other activists will be on hand during the lunch hour to “welcome back legislators”. We will be giving out sunflower seed packets. In light of the ensuing debate on what to do with the $1 billion in new money, we will also be distributing this billion dollar bill flyer (shown–front and back of flyer):


The Deseret News today reports that
the Senate Judiciary Committee meets at 8 a.m. today. Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham will deliver the State of the Judiciary speech in the afternoon. Committee meetings are scheduled for Tuesday morning. Tuesday evening, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will deliver his State of the State speech at Washington Elementary School in Bountiful. Routine legislative activity probably will not begin until closer to the end of the week.
You can track Legislature Activity through these mediums:

  • Dee’s ‘Dotes Political Resources Page – includes links to bill tracking
  • Listen to the ceremony on the hill honoring Dr. King online at the Utah legislative session site.
  • The Salt Lake Tribune has a blog on the legislative session called Planet Legislatrue.
  • The Salt Lake Tribune has a special section devoted to the 2006 legislative session called Utah Politics.
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