HB 176 (Motor Vehicle Business Regulation Amendments)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

In 2000, Larry Miller successfully lobbied the Utah legislature to enact a protectionist law that requires car dealers to only sell on one weekend day; all choose Saturday, effectively forcing them to shut down Sunday. This was done in an attempt to ward off competition from national dealers whose employees would work on Sunday as well. This bill repeals that language in an effort to protect the free market as required by Utah's Constitution.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. The government should not be used to shield businesses from competition, and those wishing to close on Sunday should voluntarily choose to do so, as in the case of Hobby Lobby or Chick-fil-A.


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