Legislative session ends with 541 bills passed

By Becky Ginos

UTAH STATE CAPITOL—The 2026 Legislative Session ended Friday night, March 6. More than 1,016 bills were introduced and lawmakers passed 541. Some drew attention while others went through without much fanfare. 

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• Kaysville Business Supporting Business Meeting

  Tuesday, March 10, 8-9 a.m.

  DTC Business Resource Center, 450 Simmons Way, Kaysville

• Soil & Compost: A Healthy Garden Starts with Healthy Soil

  Tuesday, March 10, 10 a.m., FREE

  WERC Bldg. 2837 E. Highway 193, Layton

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

  Tuesday, March 10, 6-8 p.m., FREE

  Layton City Center, 437 N. Wasatch Drive

• North Salt Lake Senior Lunch Bunch

  Wednesday, March 11, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

  NSL City Hall, 10 E. Center Street

• Utah Storytelling Festival for Seniors

  Wednesday, March 11, 2-3 p.m.

• Layton Library, 155 N. Wasatch Drive

  Davis Tech Spring Career Fair

  Wednesday, March 11, 3:30-6:30 p.m.

  Davis Technical College Campus, 550 E 300 S, Kaysville

• Women’s History Trivia Night

  Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m.

  Kaysville Library, 215 N. Fairfield Road

• Davis Chamber Women in Business Luncheon

  Thursday, March 12, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., $25-$35

  Roosters, 748 Heritage Park Blvd., Layton

• Water-Efficient Landscaping

  Thursday, March 12, 6:30 p.m.

  WERC Bldg. 2837 E. Highway 193, Layton

• Meet the Authors: Shelly Brown & Chad Morris

  Thursday, March 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

  Syracuse Library, 1875 S. 2000 West

• West Bountiful Arts Concert: Viewmont High Jazz Band

  Friday, March 13, 7 p.m.

  West Bountiful City Hall, 550 N. 800 West

• Women4STEM Conference

  Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., $5-$15

  Weber State University, 2750 University Park, Layton

• What Does Peace Look Like?

  Sunday, Mar. 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m., FREE

  Harmons Grocery at Station Park, 200 N. Station Pkwy, Farmington