But Were There Any Bad Bills Run in 2019?
There are quite a few bills that you might not have heard about, simply because they failed to pass or because the worst parts were amended out of the bill.
HB 18: Exempting Bowenwork from Massage Therapy Licensure
This bill corrects a technical error in Utah's massage therapy licensing law by exempting bowenwork practitioners.
HB 158: Free Speech on Campus Does Not Equal Harassment
This bill would restrict a university's ability to adopt overly broad or vague harassment codes that could be used to punish constitutionally protected speech.
SB 231: Judicial Sentencing Discretion
This bill would allow judges to lower a minimum sentence by up to 50% of what the law dictates, on a case by case basis.
HB 431: Automatic Expungement for Certain Cases
This bill would help thousands of people by automatically expunging records of those with a past low-level criminal history.
HB 438: Prohibiting Self-Incrimination with Biometric Phone Access
This bill prohibits law enforcement from using a person's biometric information, such as a fingerprint of facial scan, to access the person's electronic device.