The decriminalization of sex outside of marriage is part of a bill seeking to change the state’s criminal code.
The legislation, Senate Bill 43, was approved by a 41-32 vote in the House and sent to the desk of Governor Gary Herbert on Wednesday. Herbert did not indicate whether he would sign or veto the bill, and his office did not immediately respond when contacted by Newsweek.
Under a law passed in 1973, the Utah law currently states that"any unmarried person who shall voluntarily engage in sexual intercourse with another is guilty of fornication." The offense is a Class B misdemeanor. "It’s long past time that Utah code reflected the legal precedent established 15 years ago by the U.S. Supreme Court. Love between consenting same-sex adults should never be stigmatized or criminalized. We hope that the Legislature supports this repeal during the next session," Troy Williams, Director of LGBTQ rights group Equality Utah, told Fox 13 in October.
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