2021 YWCA UTAH BILL TRACKER
YWCA Utah tracks all bills that significantly impact Utah women, girls, and families with highlights listed below. If you have questions about our position or the status on legislation not listed here, please contact us.
YWCA Utah tracks bills in three priority areas:
TIER 1: Bills that remove barriers and increase access to affordable housing for women and their families.
|
Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 2: Bills that expand working family options for quality and affordable child care and early education.
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Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 3: Bills that expand benefits for women who need or want to work outside the home.
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Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
Other bills that impact empowerment and economic advancement for women and girls, including those that facilitate women’s political participation and leadership:
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Position |
Bi |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 1: Bills that improve access to equitable educational opportunities and juvenile justice policy reform efforts that support women and girls of color.
|
Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD Description TBD |
TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD Description TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 2: that protect and support immigrant women, children, and families.
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Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 3: Bills that address the crisis of the commission on missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in Utah.
|
Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| Priority Support | HB 41 Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force Description TBD |
Rep. Romero Sen. Hinkins |
Numbered |
Other bills that impact racial justice and civil rights for women and girls of color:
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Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 1: Bills that eliminate disparities in health outcomes for women of color and policies that increase access to equitable healthcare and maternal mental health for all women.
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POSITION |
BILL |
BILL SPONSOR(S) |
STATUS |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 2: Bills that increase safety and privacy for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and strengthen education and prevention supportive services.
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Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TIER 3: Bills that empower all Utah women to have access to a full range of reproductive health services.
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Position |
Bill |
Bill Sponsor(s) |
Status |
| TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD |
Policy priorities are informed by the YWCA Utah Public Policy Committee, YWCA member feedback, and YWCAdvocacy Connect policy survey responses, and The Well-Being of Women in Utah Fact Sheet, which we will continue to publish annually with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
Learn more about our 2020 Policy Priority Areas and policy work for all women and girls in Utah.
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