HB221: Imposing Hurdles for Parental Choice in Vaccinating Children
This bill passed the House 38-37, was substituted in the Senate to be a much different bill, passed 22-1, but was not considered by the House after being changed. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. Current law in Utah allows a...
SB108: Protecting Birthing Centers from Protectionist Prohibitions
This bill passed the Senate 24-2 and passed the House 62-4. Libertas Institute supports this bill. At present hospitals are able to shield themselves from competition by birthing centers, operated by midwives, by denying them the...
SB97: Constitutional Carry and the Right to Bear Arms
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Utah law prohibits a person from having a concealed firearm, imposing a class B misdemeanor as the penalty. Anybody who obtains a concealed...
HB197: Prohibiting State Employees from Lobbying
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. State employees hired to administer the laws established by the legislature often lobby Senators and Representatives to give them more tax...
SB82: Monitoring the Use of Psychotropic Medication by Children in Foster Care
This bill passed both the Senate and House unanimously. Libertas Institute supports this bill. In a 2008 study of children in Utah’s foster care system, 31% of children (833 out of 2,651) had been prescribed one or more...
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...