HB176: Repealing the Vehicle Sales Sunday Blue Law
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Utah law prohibits car dealers from selling vehicles “on consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday,” and because all of them sell...
SB73: The Utah Medical Cannabis Act
This bill passed the Senate on a 17-12 vote but failed in a House committee on a 4-8 vote. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Senator Mark Madsen has sponsored legislation that would allow patients suffering from a few...
Utah Automobile Manufacturer Prohibited from Selling to Utahns
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited interview with Steve Hall (owner) and Daniel Boyer (director of marketing) of Vanderhall Motor Works—a vehicle manufacturer located in Provo, Utah. The company is legally...
HB157: Prohibiting Adults from Buying and Using Cigarettes
This bill failed in committee on a 4-8 vote. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. In Utah, legal adults who are age 18 are prohibited from purchasing or possessing tobacco, e-cigarettes, or tobacco paraphernalia; you must be at...
Federal “Family Engagement” Plans
The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have issued a draft policy statement calling for “family engagement” and “including” parents as “partners” in the education and...
#PatientsNotCriminals Press Conference
Over three dozen patients gathered to show the public that they are patients, not criminals, and that the law needs to change to allow them to use medical cannabis without fear of prosecution. Salt Lake County District Attorney...