The time spent wasted on bills that have little chance to pass is a disservice to the state. Despite the record number of bill requests, Adam Brown, an assistant professor of political science at Brigham Young University, tweeted that going into day 43, the Legislature “has passed 268 bills, which is really close to the average (259) and median (263) from the past 10 sessions.”
Like the bill to eliminate the food tax. HB148 passed the House but failed in the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on Monday, the last day of committee hearings.