SJR 3: Constitutional Amendment to Reduce a Burdensome Tax
This bill passed the Senate 21-8 and was not heard in the House. Senate Bill 42, sponsored by Senator Dan McCay, aims to enact important policy changes for the Tangible Personal Property tax that imposes heavy compliance burdens...
A Constitution Day reminder: Don’t let government take your stuff
Let's honor the Constitution by stopping the government from taking property from innocent people.
HJR 17: A Constitutional Amendment to Protect the Right to Work
This constitutional amendment would protect each individual's right to work, helping ensure that occupational licensure laws are narrowly tailored and tied only to public health and safety.
HJR 9: A Constitutional Amendment to Protect Digital Privacy
This bill amends Utah's Constitution to make clear that electronic data is afforded the same presumption of privacy as paper-based data.
Utah needs more affordable housing, less zoning
As Utah economy continues to grow, the housing market remains stagnant. The reason why is not what you might expect.
Utah needs a constitutional amendment to protect electronic data
The following op-ed, written by our research intern Molly Davis, was published today in the Salt Lake Tribune. In the digital era, our private lives are often stored within our mobile devices. In a surveillance state, law...
HJR2: A Constitutional Protection of the Right to Food
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated, as its official opinion, that “There is no absolute right to consume… any particular...
SJR 2: Supporting the Repeal of the 17th Amendment
This bill passed the Senate 20-6 and passed the House 39-34. Libertas Institute supports this bill. America’s bicameral legislature was designed by its creators to be divided and different—the House would represent the...
Federal Public Land Ownership in Utah—Feudalism vs. Federalism
In a throwback to English feudalism, the United States Government currently claims ownership of over 60% of Utah’s land mass and even higher portions of land in many other western states. The vast ownership and retention of land...
The Commerce Clause: Or How the Federal Government Came to Control (Almost) Everything
Earlier this year the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp. At issue was whether employees must be paid for time spent donning and doffing protective work clothing. The Court ultimately held that...