2025 UT Legislative Scorecard

HB81 prohibits adding fluoride to all public water systems in Utah. It also repeals existing laws that permitted fluoridation by request or in emergencies. To maintain oral health, the bill authorizes pharmacists to prescribe fluoride supplements under a statewide standing order, with required patient counseling on proper use. No public funding is provided.

The Utah State House of Representatives passed HB81 on February 7, 2025 by a vote of 51 to 19. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the government should not be in the business of mass medicating the population through public drinking water. Fluoride remains accessible through voluntary means—via prescription and with pharmacist guidance—without being forced on all residents. As of 2020, 72.7 percent of U.S. municipal water systems contained fluoride. However, a 2012 New American article cited a Harvard study showing that fluoridated water “significantly” lowers children's IQ, and new research continues to confirm fluoride’s link to neurotoxicity and other serious health concerns. Government-mandated fluoridation is not only a violation of individual liberty, but increasingly shown to be a public health risk.

SB31 creates a dedicated Refugee Services Office within the Department of Workforce Services. The bill defines its responsibilities, including coordinating assistance and employment programs for refugees.

The Utah State House of Representatives passed SB31 on March 4, 2025 by a vote of 67 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the nays because migrants ought not to be permitted unconstitutionally approved services in an office that unconstitutionally expends government, let alone be considered eligible for a state-issued taxpayer funded welfare. According to Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the authority to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. Rather than pursue asylum states should use their powers reserved under the 10th Amendment to address the crisis of migration and illegal immigration and provide for their own public safety. 

SB284 authorizes the Utah Medicaid program to cover doula services, which include non-medical support during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. The state Department of Health and Human Services must apply for a Medicaid state plan amendment by October 1, 2025, in consultation with stakeholders such as patients, doulas, and healthcare providers. The bill requires the department to set training and registration rules for doulas serving Medicaid enrollees.

The Utah State House of Representatives passed SB284 on March 5, 2025 by a vote of 55 to 16. We have assigned pluses to the nays because neither healthcare nor social welfare is the legitimate object of government. Medicaid, as with many other “entitlement programs,” discriminatorily and unjustly provides “eligible” low-income persons, who have little or no tax liability, with government funds at the expense of other hard-working citizens. Utah must reject the use of taxpayer dollars for this ever-expanding and unsustainable federal-state program that is not authorized under Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.

HB209 ensures that families no longer need to file an annual affidavit or declare a criminal background to homeschool at the start of the school year. Instead, parents only need to send a one-time “notification” or letter of intent to the local school board, which must acknowledge receipt.

The Utah State House of Representatives passed HB209 on March 5, 2025 by a vote of 62 to 13. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill is a step toward affirming the fundamental right of parents to direct the education of their children, consistent with all other fundamental rights, are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment. Education is not a proper function of government, and this legislation appropriately limits government involvement in homeschooling. We encourage all parents to get their children out of government schools and instead pursue sound alternatives including homeschooling and patriotic private schools, such as FreedomProject Academy, that are not government funded.

HB306 would have allowed the state to invest in gold and created a framework for a digital gold-backed currency. It also would have tasked the state treasurer with managing physical gold holdings and establishing a digital system to facilitate gold-based transactions for public use.

The Utah State House of Representatives passed HB306 on March 7, 2025 by a vote of 58 to 6. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill is an important step toward restoring constitutional money and returning to the gold standard in compliance with Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution.