Libertas Legislator Profiles

Name: Mike McKell
Type: Senator
Party: Republican
District: 25
Email: mmckell@le.utah.gov
Mobile: (801) 836-7597
Follow @mikemckellutah

Libertas Legislator Index Rankings

The following rating measures how consistently this legislator votes in support of individual liberty, private property, and free enterprise. To learn more, see the main index page.

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Sponsored Ranked Bills

This legislator was the sponsor of the following bills, which were ranked by Libertas Institute in their respective year's Legislator Index.

• SB287: Targeted Advertising Tax (2026)
  Creates a new tax on companies that deliver targeted digital advertising to Utah users, calculated from gross receipts tied to advertising impressions delivered in the state. Revenue is deposited into a restricted account for various youth and public awareness programs. SB0287S01 Libertas opposes this bill because it creates a new tax on digital services that is difficult to administer and risks discouraging innovation and investment in Utah’s technology sector.
  
  This bill passed the House 47-20 and passed the Senate 18-7. Libertas supports a 'nay' vote.
• SB45: Kratom Adjustments (2026)
  This bill repealed Utah's consumer protection framework for kratom and reclassifies kratom alkaloids as Schedule I controlled substances.
  
  This bill passed the House 63-10 and passed the Senate 29-0. Libertas supports a 'nay' vote.
• SB194: Social Media Regulation Amendments (2024)
  This bill imposes liability on social media companies who don’t subject new users to intrusive age verification, likely violating the First Amendment.
  
  This bill passed the Senate 21-1 and passed the House 61-11. Libertas supports a "nay" vote.
• SB271: Home Ownership Requirements (2023)
  This bill prevented cities and counties from using the fact that a residence is owned by more than one person as a basis for regulating them differently than residences owned by one person.
  
  This bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 56-16. Libertas supports a "yea" vote.
• SB152: Social Media Regulation Amendments (2023)
  This bill forces social media companies to alter their apps to require parental consent for minors and limit their app's functionality and use for minor users. These companies can also be sued by any Utahn for violating the provisions of the law and must pay damages for "financial, physical, and emotional harm" caused by the app.
  
  This bill passed the Senate 23-4 and passed the House 60-11. Libertas supports a "nay" vote.
• SB121: Car-sharing Amendments (2023)
  This bill made clear that vehicle owners using peer-to-peer car sharing platforms are not the same as rental car companies in order to remedy a double tax they were having to pay.
  
  This bill passed both chambers unanimously. Libertas supports a "yea" vote.
• SB228: Electronic Free Speech Amendments (2021)
  This bill imposed restrictions on tech platforms' content moderation policies and terms of service.
  
  This bill passed the Senate 21-6 and passed the House 39-35. Libertas supports a "nay" vote.
• HB311: Governmental Immunity Revisions (2019)
  This bill fixed numerous issues with the immunity law in order to keep government accountable.
  
  This bill passed the House 61-1 and passed the Senate unanimously. Libertas supports a "yea" vote.

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