SB82: Restricting Police Officers Using Forcible Entry into Homes
This bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 67-3. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Last year, Libertas Institute proposed model legislation to...
HB141: Legalizing Zenefits in Utah
This bill passed the House 61-4 and passed the Senate unanimously. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. In late 2014, the Utah Insurance Department attempted to shut down...
HB126: Licensure for Interior Designers
This bill passed out of committee but was not considered by the House of Representatives. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. In Utah, the independent practice of interior design, when seeking building permits to make...
U.S. Attorney General Puts the Brakes on Federal Forfeiture of Local Cases
Update: The “equitable sharing” program described below has been restarted 2.5 months later, and local police agencies are once again being given significant amounts of revenue from seized property. U.S. Attorney...
Income Tax Credit for Home-schooling Families
To track the status of this bill, find it on our Legislation Tracker. Click here to contact the sponsor of the bill to share your thoughts, or click here to email your Senator and Representative about it. Libertas Institute...
Income Tax Credit for Home-schooling Families
The Utah Constitution requires 100% of the state income tax to be used as revenue for government education services—“public” and “higher” education. Families who choose to educate their children outside of this taxpayer-funded...