| Updated: March 31, 2021, 3:55 p.m.
The Tribune heard back from 33 lawmakers, which is a little less than a third of total members. Seventeen Democrats and 16 Republicans, or 16 women and 17 men, filled out the survey.
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If your representative or senator is not included in this list, it means they have not responded. The Tribune will continue to update this reporting online.
Here is what the 33 lawmakers said they have been working on. Their answers have been condensed and edited for clarity.
Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan: Sponsoring HB219, which puts a cap on phone rates from county jails. “I’ve talked to many wives and mothers of inmates who can barely afford to communicate with their spouses/children,” she said.
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Separately, a bill that would clarify the use of nicknames on the ballot failed.
(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Ballots are sorted at the Salt Lake County offices in Salt Lake City on Nov. 4, 2020. Utah state senators voted Thursday to make it harder for voters to switch parties.
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The bill, which passed with a 19-6 vote, would prevent affiliation changes after March 31 in an election year. If a voter modified their registration after that date, it would not go into effect until after the primary election in June.
The effort comes after tens of thousands of Utah voters became Republicans ahead of last June’s primary election in order to cast a vote in the hotly-contested GOP primary for governor. And its practical effect would be to lock last-minute switchers out of those primaries, which allow only registered Republicans to cast a ballot.