The House Business and Labor Committee approved a bill last Wednesday that would allow the state to build liquor stores at a faster pace by creating a fund for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to use to acquire property, build new stores and remodel existing ones. Currently, the DABC must request funding from lawmakers every time it wants to buy land or build a store.
Despite the fact that the majority of Utah legislators belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which forbids drinking alcohol, the Utah Legislature is in the business of alcohol.