Libertas Legislator Profiles

Legislator Profile: Representative R. Neil Walter

Name: R. Neil Walter
Type: Representative
Party: Republican
District: 74
Email: nwalter@le.utah.gov

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.

202320242025 Overall Rating
74%85%62% 74%

To see the specific votes used to rank this legislator, click the link in the table above for any of the yearly percentages listed.

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.

  • HB256: Municipal and County Zoning Amendments (2025)
    This bill further restrictions the right of property owners to rent their home by enabling cities to require the inclusion of their permit number on a short-term rental listing and enabling cities to request the removal of the listing if the short-term rental is operating in violation of business license or zoning requirements.

    This bill passed the House 48-23 and passed the Senate 27-1. Libertas supports a "nay" vote.
  • HB188: Modifications Relating to the Use of Land (2024)
    House Bill 188 codifies that cities and counties cannot change building permit requirements after a permit has been issued.

    This bill passed the House 69-0 and passed the Senate 23-0. Libertas supports a "yea" vote.

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