Utah.Gov today announced new updates to the features of its Utah Bill Watch mobile application. The award winning Bill Watch free app helps concerned citizens track bills and receive instant updates as bills move through the Utah Legislature. The newly added features allow users to create and share lists of legislative priorities with like-minded advocates.

“We see transparency as a priority in the legislature,” said Rep. Brad Wilson, vice chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee. “Services like Bill Watch at Utah.Gov are a great way for our constituents to stay up-to-date on current legislation and public policy. Bill watch will help Utahans become more informed.”

The Bill Watch application allows citizens who want to stay on top of legislative issues to search for bills by topic, legislator’s name, or bill number, and to receive updates directly to your mobile device via push notification. In 2013, Utah was the first state to create a mobile tracking service for state legislation. The app is provided by the official website for the state of Utah, Utah.Gov, and the Utah State Legislature (le.utah.gov). Bill Watch is one of hundreds of award winning services provided by Utah.Gov.

“Bill Watch is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in following the Utah legislature,” said Chip Dawson, Intergovernmental Affairs, eight years at the Utah legislature. “Finally we have a tool that allows citizens and government relations professionals to get real-time legislative updates on their mobile device.”

Bill Watch Features:

• Create and share collections of similar bills
• Search for Utah bills by topic, bill number, legislator’s name
• Subscribe to one or several bills to watch
• Receive push notifications when the bill status changes
• View full details of the bill
• View list of bills being watched

The application was selected as a finalist for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers IT Recognition Awards in the State Fast Track Solutions category.

Find Utah Bill Watch in the iTunes or Google Play Store to download the app.

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