Arbitrary Animal Limits: Farmington as a Model Example
Last year, we released the Freest Cities report—a first-of-its-kind analysis of city laws and fees for the top 50 most populous cities throughout Utah. One of the metrics we analyzed was that of animal ownership, helping...
HB 409: Putting a Pause on Short-Term Rental Restrictions
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Our first-of-a-kind Freest Cities Index analyzed municipalities throughout Utah on a number of important issues. One metric upon which cities...
HB360: Requiring Public Notice For Local Land Use Regulations
This bill passed the House unanimously but was not considered in the Senate for lack of time. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Under Utah law, the legislature has granted political subdivisions (cities and counties)...
HB 264: Allowing Terminally Ill Patients Access to End-of-Life Options
This bill was not considered by the legislature. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck is sponsoring House Bill 264 to allow terminally ill patients the option of using life-ending drugs to...
SB59: Imposing an Employer Mandate for Birth and Breastfeeding Accommodations
This bill passed the Senate 18-9 and passed the House 59-15. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. Last year, the Utah legislature violated property rights by imposing a mandate on business owners in regards to employing gay,...
HB80: Limiting Unnecessary Vehicle Impound
This bill failed in the House on a 29-40 vote. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Under current Utah law, police are ordered by statute to seize vehicles that are being oeprated without insurance. Because this is already a...
Directive 10-289: A Threat to Property Rights
“What [government does] is either hurtful or profitless, injurious or ineffectual. It never can bring any useful result.” —Frederic Bastiat The Salt Lake City Council is proposing to increase the scope of government...
Playing Chicken with Property Rights
“The great and chief end, therefore, of men’s uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property”—John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government Last night the City...
SB256: Rolling Back Asset Forfeiture Changes
This bill passed both the House and Senate unanimously. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. In December we released a policy analysis...
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...