When Utah Sen. Daniel Thatcher introduced his hate crime bill in last year’s legislative session, it didn’t even get a public hearing.
Now, the Republican senator is hoping a resolution the West Jordan City Council passed Wednesday night could show the Legislature it needs to make changes in 2018 to the state’s current hate crime law, which Thatcher called “literally unenforceable.”
“Last year, we didn’t have the policy conversation,” he said. “Last year, the argument was made that there’s no interest in this issue. Well, I think cities and counties can help us settle that argument. I believe there is interest in this issue.