On March 2, Utah Representative Mike McKell (R-Spanish Fork) introduced HB 485. It would forbid a qualified party from changing its bylaws relative to who can run in its primary, during an election year. On March 5, it passed the House Business & Labor Committee by 9-3. The Utah legislature adjourns Thursday, March 8.

The bill was prompted by the recent state Republican Party rule that said any candidate who petitions to run in a Republican primary shall be expelled from the party.