Utah lawmaker says referendums have been ‘weaponized' against housing projects
Arguing that Utah's referendum law has been 'weaponized' against housing developments, a Utah lawmaker is pushing a bill to block voters from chall...
Arguing that Utah's referendum law has been 'weaponized' against housing developments, a Utah lawmaker is pushing a bill to block voters from challenging local legislative land-use decisions if they're approved with a supermajority vote. That bill, SB199 , cleared its first legislative hurdle Monday, then received initial approval from the full Senate on Tuesday on a 18-6 vote. It would need another affirmative vote in the Senate before heading to the House. 'I'm hesitant to say we are like California, but we are weaponizing the process,' the bill's sponsor, Sen.