63G-20-203.  Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs.
     Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local government, a state or local government official, or another accrediting, certifying, or licensing body may not:

(1)  deny, revoke, or suspend a licensee’s professional or business license based on that licensee’s beliefs or the licensee’s lawful expressions of those beliefs in a nonprofessional setting, including the licensee’s religious beliefs regarding marriage, family, or sexuality; or

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-20-203

  • Sexuality: includes legal sexual conduct, legal sexual expression, sexual desires, and the status of a person as male or female. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • State or local government: means :
(a) a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or
(b) a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
  • State or local government official: means an officer, employee, or appointee of a state or local government. See Utah Code 63G-20-102
    • (2)  penalize, discipline, censure, disadvantage, discriminate against, or retaliate against a licensee who holds a professional or business license based on that licensee’s beliefs or lawful expressions of those beliefs in a nonprofessional setting, including the licensee’s religious beliefs regarding marriage, family, or sexuality.

    Enacted by Chapter 46, 2015 General Session

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