Historic Utah legislative session held in the shadow of a pandemic closes with a flurry of bills and spending

Despite the specter of COVID-19, lawmakers passed hundreds of bills and approved a $22 billion budget.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kay J. Christofferson, R-Lehi, is joined by his wife Suzanne as he spends time on the House floor for the first time on Friday, March 5, 2021, since battling COVID-19 and needing to use oxygen, during the last day of the Legislature’s 2021 general session.

Historic Utah legislative session held in the shadow of a pandemic closes with a flurry of bills and spending

Despite the specter of COVID-19, lawmakers passed hundreds of bills and approved a $22 billion budget.

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