A stop-motion paper cutout short
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Utah
A made-up Great Salt Lake bill travels from idea to the Utah Code in eleven steps, cut from construction paper and shot at 12 frames per second. About 2½ minutes, with sound.
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H.B. 42, "Great Salt Lake Water Leasing Amendments," is a made-up example bill; its idea reflects water-leasing options in the state's Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan. Vote tallies are illustrative. Lake levels in the animation are schematic between the labeled values (4,198 ft in 2012, the 4,188.5 ft record low in November 2022, about 4,190 ft in August 2026). Dates use the 2026 General Session, which adjourned March 6, 2026.