HB 160: Ensuring Justice Court Judges Are Trained In The Law
This bill passed the House 44-28 and passed the Senate 24-4. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Most people who interact with the legal system do so through one of the state’s many justice courts. However, justice...
SB 77: Expanding Medicaid Under Obamacare
This bill passed out of its Senate committee but was not voted on by the full Senate. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. We have written extensively (here, here, and here) about the problems associated with expanding the...
HB292: Violating the Right of Contract for “Payday Lenders”
This bill was modified from its original version to remove the offending provisions, and passed successfully in both chambers of the legislature. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, 45,655 Utahns struggled to pay back their...
HB 300: Setting Minimum Standards for Police Body Camera Use
This bill passed the House 64-5 and passed the Senate unanimously. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Last year, we worked on and supported legislation to create minimum standards for police body camera usage in 2015 along...
HB 244: Allowing Utahns to Contract for Solar Electricity
This bill passed both the House and Senate unanimously. Libertas Institute supports this bill. House Bill 244, sponsored by Representative Francis Gibson seeks to exempt residential rooftop solar companies who sell electricity...
SB107: Adding a Penalty for the “Hate” in Crimes
This bill failed in the Senate, 11-17. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. Senate Bill 107, sponsored by Senator Stephen Urquhart, would create a “penalty enhancement” for any crime that involves “hate.”...