Utah Alcohol Laws
67 Primary Sources
| Date | Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1851 | JT recalls JS's leadership philosophy as teaching correct principles and letting them govern themselves. | John Taylor LDS | Direct | |
| Jun 7, 1863 | Brigham Young shares with the Saints that he has a whiskey distillery. | Brigham Young LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
| 1873 | MT recalls Mormon whiskey known as "valley tan." | Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) Critic Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 1908 | Edward H. Anderson encourages support of Prohibition in January 1908 Improvement Era. | Edward H. Anderson LDS | Direct | |
| 1909 | Josiah F. Gibbs provides a hostile account of Brigham Young's distilleries. | Josiah F. Gibbs Disaffected Critic | Secondary | |
| Jan 15, 1919 | Salt Lake Herald-Republican reports in January1919 that Utah Ratified the 18th Amendment. | Utah State Legislature Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Jan 16, 1919 | The text of the 18th Amendment to the U.S Constitution. | United States Congress Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 1933 | Book reproducing newspaper headlines on Utah repealing Prohibition in 1933. | Time Magazine Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Dec 5, 1933 | Text of the 21st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that repealed the 18th Amendment. | United States Congress Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 1981 | Dialogue publishes historian Thomas G. Alexander's understanding of early 20th-century LDS views of prohibition. | Thomas G. Alexander LDS | Secondary | |
| 1994 | Allan Kent Powell provides a scholarly overview of prohibition in Utah in Utah History Encyclopedia. | Utah History Encyclopedia Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| Feb 10, 2003 | Church involved in alcohol legislation. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
| Jul 1, 2011 | DN reports on lawsuit over Utah alcohol laws and elimination of "happy hour." | Deseret News LDS | Journalism | |
| Nov 1, 2011 | Salt Lake Tribune reports that the UHA filed lawsuit against state over alcohol laws. | Salt Lake Daily Tribune Non-LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| Jan 22, 2012 | Salt Lake Tribune reports on Utah's State attorneys defending LDS Church in alcohol lawsuit. | The Salt Lake Tribune Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Jan 24, 2012 | Utah Hospitality Association files federal lawsuit to expand alcohol access. | FOX 13 KSTU Non-LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| Mar 6, 2012 | Daily Herald reports that Utah Hospitality Association files federal lawsuit over Utah alcohol laws. | Daily Herald Non-LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Lawsuit over Utah alcohol laws. | Deseret News LDS | Journalism | |
| Mar 26, 2012 | Deseret News reports that Utah alcohol lawsuit was dismissed (March 2012). | Deseret News LDS | Journalism | |
| Mar 26, 2012 | KSL reports that Utah Hospitality Association's lawsuit concerning Utah alcohol laws was dismissed. | KSL Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Mar 26, 2012 | Federal judge BJ dismisses Utah alcohol lawsuit. | Judge Bruce Jenkins Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Mar 27, 2012 | Yahoo! News reports that Utah alcohol lawsuit was dismissed by Judge Bruce Jenkins. | Yahoo! News Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Apr 26, 2012 | QSLM reports JBJ dismissed the UHA Utah alcohol lawsuit. | QSaltLake Magazine Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Aug 29, 2012 | Lawsuit over Utah liquor laws. | FOX 13 KSTU Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Aug 30, 2012 | Cedar City News reports on Utah alcohol lawsuit being dismissed by Judge Bruce Jenkins. | Cedar City News Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Jan 21, 2014 | Church Newsroom makes case for restrictive alcohol laws. | Church Newsroom LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 21, 2014 | Transcript of D. Todd Christofferson answering questions about Utah alcohol laws. | D. Todd Christofferson LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 21, 2014 | Church Newsroom publishes online article on Church's position concerning recent alcohol laws. | Church Newsroom LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 23, 2014 | Church releases video opposing change to liquor laws. | D. Todd Christofferson Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Utah's annual rate of alcohol-attributable deaths. | Centers for Disease Control Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| Mar 16, 2014 | Utah has lowest per capita rate of alcohol-related deaths. | Centers for Disease Control Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Nov 12, 2014 | Poll on Utahns' views of liquor laws. | Utah Policy Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| 2017 | Rhode Island's Alcohol Law. | Rhode Island General Assembly Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2017 | Text of Utah law "HB422 Alcohol Amendments." | N/A Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2017 | American Addiction Centres reports on Utah's alcohol-impaired driving fatalities and DUIs compared nationwide (2017). | American Addiction Centers Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| Mar 1, 2017 | Marjorie Cortez reports that the "Zion Curtain" law changed by the House committee. | Marjorie Cortez Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Glen Warchol comments on Utah liquor laws. | N/A Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Jul 2, 2017 | Zion Curtain law changed. | N/A Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Aug 27, 2017 | USGPO lists date that Utah ratified the 18th Amendment. | United States Government Printing Office Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Ratification of 21st Amendment by Utah. | United States Government Printing Office Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2018 | Scholarly overview of Church's political influence. | N/A LDS | Secondary | |
| Dec 2018 | National Alcohol Beverage Control Association provides an overview of Pennsylvania's Alcohol Law. | National Alcohol Beverage Control Association Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2019 | Utah State Legislature defines alcohol limits in Utah law. | Utah State Legislature Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Feb 11, 2019 | 2KUTV reports on Church opposing new alcohol law in Utah. | Marty Stephens Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Church opposes recent alcohol law. | Marty Stephens Non-LDS | Journalism | |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Ben Winslow reports that Gary Herbert signed bill allowing increased alcohol weight/volume. | Gary Herbert Non-LDS | Direct Journalism | |
| Mar 26, 2019 | KS of SLT reports on GH's SB132 law, which ups alcohol-content limits in stores. | Kathy Stephensen Non-LDS | 2nd Hand Journalism | |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Dennis Romboy in Deseret News publishes article describing how Utah's liquor laws hit "sweet spot." | Dennis Romboy LDS | Journalism | |
| 2020 | Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control publishes online article concerning benefits of Liquor Control States. | Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2020 | Website for the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control provides background of DABC. | Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 5, 2020 | SLT reports on Utah's LDS population. | Matt Canham Non-LDS | Secondary Journalism | |
| May 12, 2020 | Utah State Legislature discusses laws and regulations concerning sale of alcohol products in a full-service restaurant. | Utah State Legislature Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Jul 2020 | CDC Fact Sheet on Alcohol-Impaired Driving in Utah. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| Dec 2020 | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports on Utah's Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatalities in 2018 and 2019. | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| Dec 2020 | Utah population growth driven mostly by net migration. | N/A Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| Dec 2020 | University of Utah publishes State and County-Level Estimates for Utah Population Growth on Website. | University of Utah Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Utah Department of Health publishes online article showing that Utah is below national rates of binge drinking. | Utah Department of Health Non-LDS | Secondary | |
| 2021 | National Alcohol Beverage Control Association shows the various control states throughout the U.S. along with their respective organizations. | National Alcohol Beverage Control Association Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2021 | VU posts tourist info on beer and liquor. | Jed Doane Non-LDS | 2nd Hand Secondary | |
| 2021 | Utah.com, a private website, provides summary of state liquor laws for tourists. | Utah.com Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2021 | Utah Department of Safety publishes FAQ on Utah alcohol laws. | Utah Department of Safety Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2021 | Infographic for State Liquor Laws. | N/A Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2021 | Visit Utah website provides tourist information on liquor laws in Utah. | Visit Utah Non-LDS | Direct | |
| 2021 | University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute reports on Utah's alcohol-impaired driving deaths and excessive drinking compared nationwide (2021). | University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Lee Davidson in Salt Lake Tribune publishes article on LDS majority in Utah Legislature. | Lee Davidson | Secondary Journalism | |
| Feb 9, 2021 | SW law on alcohol. | N/A Non-LDS | Direct | |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Delaware Alcohol Laws. | N/A Non-LDS | Direct |