2019 Bills
HB 324: Criminalizing Adult Tobacco Use
This bill would criminalize 19 and 20-year-olds for possessing and using tobacco products.
2016 Bills
SB79: Denying Juvenile Courts Jurisdiction over Adults
This bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 54-18. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Under current law in Utah, the state may treat legal adults as minors if the adult is between 18 and 21 years of age, and...
Personal Freedom
Anti-Smoking Crusade is Misguided
Two bills will be proposed in Utah’s next general session, beginning in January 2014, to raise the age limit for those seeking to purchase tobacco products. Utah law currently prohibits those 18 and younger from...