HB80: Limiting Unnecessary Vehicle Impound
This bill failed in the House on a 29-40 vote. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Under current Utah law, police are ordered by statute to seize vehicles that are being oeprated without insurance. Because this is already a...
HB76: Removing the Zion Curtain
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. One of Utah’s infamously odd liquor laws is the so-called “Zion Curtain”—a requirement that restaurants serving alcohol may...
HB85: Private Attorneys General: Incentivizing the Protection of Liberty
This bill passed the House unanimously but was not considered by the Senate. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Several years ago, the Utah legislature enacted a law that prohibits the awarding of attorney’s fees under...
HJR1: Requiring Justice Court Judges to Be Trained in the Law
This bill has been abandoned by its sponsor and is no longer under consideration. Justice courts are not considered “courts of record” and are controlled and operated by municipalities. The legislature has previously...
SB45: Decriminalizing Truancy for Parents
This bill passed the Senate 22-5 and passed the House 39-35 after being modified, but the Senate and House could not agree to the final changes, so the bill died. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Recently, we pointed out...
HB65: Ending Daylight Saving Time in Utah
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Government mandates attempt to regulate every part of daily life, from the food you eat to the doctor you see. With Daylight Saving Time it...