Property rights

2025 Bills

HB 255: Expanding Property Rights for Rural Landowners

This bill enables property owners of at least 50 acres of agricultural land in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class to create a "minor subdivision" which enables them to carve out lots as small as one-acre from the larger parcel.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 1st Feb 2025

2023 Bills

HB 131: Ban on “Vaccine Passports” for Private Businesses

This bill would prohibit private business owners from requiring their employees or customers to be vaccinated.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 7th Jan 2023

Education Empowerment

The Inequality of School Zoning Laws

The biggest hurdle facing education entrepreneurs is zoning and occupancy rules.

Jon England
| 20th Oct 2022

Op-Eds

Utah Should Put Limits Around Geofence Warrants

Utah’s use of geofence warrants is under the microscope. A recent KSL article highlights privacy concerns related to location tracking.

Libertas Institute Staff
| 25th Aug 2022

Personal Freedom

Is Your Political Yard Sign Illegal?

As the June 28 primary elections in Utah draw closer, candidates hold town halls and run advertisements, political conversations ramp up online and in-person, and campaign yard signs inevitably start to populate the neighborhood.

Lee Sands
| 20th May 2022

2022 Bills

Not Every Bill Passes in Utah, And That’s Good

In the end, we do more than just encourage legislators to pass a variety of good policies. Libertas Institute also serves as a watchdog for legislation that will negatively impact the rights and lives of Utahns

Michael Melendez
| 6th Apr 2022

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