Didn’t We Leave Prohibition Behind?
Earlier this week the Deseret News published an op-ed from the Sutherland Institute advocating some rather odd policies with regards to alcohol. Clothed in a cloak of “compromise” were the following proposals: Allow...
HB 94: Protecting the Right to Carry Firearms
This bill protects the right of an intoxicated person to carry firearms under certain circumstances.
Mercy for First Time .05 BAC Offenders
First-time DUI offenders guilty of the new .05 BAC law should be given a lighter punishment as a second chance.
HB 328: Firearms and Intoxication
This bill protects the right to keep and bear arms under select circumstances while intoxicated.
SB 141: Tearing Down the Zion Curtain
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. One of Utah’s infamously odd liquor laws is the so-called “Zion Curtain”—a requirement that restaurants serving alcohol may...
HB76: Removing the Zion Curtain
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. One of Utah’s infamously odd liquor laws is the so-called “Zion Curtain”—a requirement that restaurants serving alcohol may...
HB48: Banning Adults from Possessing Powdered Alcohol
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...
HB285: Tearing Down the Zion Curtain, and Removing the “Intent to Dine” Requirement
After passing out of committee successfully, this bill was not heard by the House. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. A new bill by...
80 Years Ago, Prohibition Died. Or Did It?
On December 5, 2013, the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed, terminating the federal prohibition on “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” A failed 13-year experiment on...
Guns and Booze: Another Comparison
Derek Monson, Director of Public Policy at Sutherland Institute, recently had an op-ed published in which he advocated for a policy proposal his organization will be pushing in Utah’s next legislative session, which begins...