The last 45 days consisted of legislators turning constituent concerns into policy during the 2025 legislative session.

Debates between the House and Senate this legislative session, which ended Friday at midnight, centered around education, elections, law enforcement and emerging technologies as lawmakers searched for solutions to rising costs of living, falling confidence in government and persistent problems with public safety, Brigham Tomco reported.

Amid constant change coming from the White House, including a brief federal funding freeze, Utah’s elected representatives paved the way for expanded deportation operations in the state, passed first-in-the-nation app store verification requirements and produced a vote-by-mail compromise that aimed to increase both security and convenience.

Here's a look at some of the major stories coming from this year's session.

Education

Labor unions

Elections

Immigration

Energy

Tax cuts and budget

Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy leads bill to stop changing clocks

It could be left up to the states whether or not to change the clocks under a new bill introduced to Congress by Rep. Celeste Maloy.

Under the Daylight Act, individual states would be given the choice to stay on daylight saving time permanently or to continue changing clocks twice a year, Cami Mondeaux reported. The bill comes just days before the country is scheduled to move its clocks forward one hour to begin daylight saving time on Sunday.

“The Daylight Act grants states like Utah the freedom to decide whether or not to remain on daylight saving time year-round,” Maloy said in a statement. “Let’s pass this bill in Congress and end the outdated practice of changing our clocks twice a year.”

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The Nation and the World

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