SB45: Decriminalizing Truancy for Parents
This bill passed the Senate 22-5 and passed the House 39-35 after being modified, but the Senate and House could not agree to the final changes, so the bill died. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Recently, we pointed out...
HB65: Ending Daylight Saving Time in Utah
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Government mandates attempt to regulate every part of daily life, from the food you eat to the doctor you see. With Daylight Saving Time it...
HB67: Weapons on Public Transportation
This bill passed the House 59-12 and passed the Senate 24-2. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Under current law, a person who boards a bus with a firearm—except for law enforcement officials and concealed weapon permit...
HB44: Establishing Alternative Pathways to Heavy- Handed Licensure
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. A recent nationwide study found Utah to be the 12th most onerously licensed state in the nation. This is a metric that harms free enterprise...
HB22: Reforming Civil Asset Forfeiture, Protecting Property Owners
This bill passed the House 56-17 but was tabled in a Senate committee. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Utah recently received a “D-” from the Institute for Justice for its forfeiture laws, and the potential for...
Wheelchair-bound Utah Mother in Chronic Pain Convicted for Using Medical Cannabis
Editor’s note: The following is a lightly edited interview with Enedina Stanger, a Utah mother who suffers from a rare genetic disease called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. She recently began using cannabis, which helps, but was...