SB 115: Override Local Gun Control Laws
This bill denies local governments the ability to negatively impact people's right to keep and bear arms.
HB 229: “Red Flag” Gun Control Law Violating Due Process
This bill creates a process in which a court may order the forcible removal of a person's firearms based on an ex parte order in which the firearm owner may not defend themselves against the allegations.
HB 136: Criminalizing a Minor’s Access to Firearms
This bill would create a criminal penalty for gun owners who do not securely store their firearms in the home so minors may not access them.
Concealing a Weapon Shouldn’t Make You a Criminal
Representative Lee Perry, a Highway Patrol Lieutenant, is running a conceal carry bill for the 2017 session to decriminalize gun owners from concealing their firearm. In 2013, a similar bill sponsored by Rep. Mathis passed, but...
SB97: Constitutional Carry and the Right to Bear Arms
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Utah law prohibits a person from having a concealed firearm, imposing a class B misdemeanor as the penalty. Anybody who obtains a concealed...
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...