Gov. Gary Herbert signed 71 more bills on Monday — ranging from placing more restrictions on roadside panhandlers to more clearly protecting public breastfeeding and deeming the heads of townships in Salt Lake County as mayors.
It newly bans panhandling on roads with a median — either raised or flat, including the grassy medians on many low-speed-limit Salt Lake City streets — and roads that share space with rail tracks, such as for TRAX light rail.
Last year, the Legislature outlawed panhandling at freeway exits and along high-speed highways by taking a different approach than previous, similar laws that were struck down as unconstitutional.