2019 Bills

But Were There Any Bad Bills Run in 2019?

There are quite a few bills that you might not have heard about, simply because they failed to pass or because the worst parts were amended out of the bill.

Michael Melendez
| 12th Apr 2019

2019 Bills

HB 18: Exempting Bowenwork from Massage Therapy Licensure

This bill corrects a technical error in Utah's massage therapy licensing law by exempting bowenwork practitioners.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 21st Mar 2019

2019 Bills

HB 158: Free Speech on Campus Does Not Equal Harassment

This bill would restrict a university's ability to adopt overly broad or vague harassment codes that could be used to punish constitutionally protected speech.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 11th Mar 2019

2019 Bills

SB 231: Judicial Sentencing Discretion

This bill would allow judges to lower a minimum sentence by up to 50% of what the law dictates, on a case by case basis.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 2nd Mar 2019

2019 Bills

HB 431: Automatic Expungement for Certain Cases

This bill would help thousands of people by automatically expunging records of those with a past low-level criminal history.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 1st Mar 2019

2019 Bills

HB 438: Prohibiting Self-Incrimination with Biometric Phone Access

This bill prohibits law enforcement from using a person's biometric information, such as a fingerprint of facial scan, to access the person's electronic device.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 27th Feb 2019

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