Booze may get more expensive in Utah, but more bars could get licenses

Raising the state’s markup on alcohol, adding compliance officers and changing how many licenses the state issues are part of a new liquor bill.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A bartender prepares cocktails at Lake Effect cocktail bar and restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City in 2022. The Utah Legislature's annual omnibus liquor bill was released on Feb. 14, 2024 — and includes an increase in the state's markup of alcoholic beverages, meaning Utahns could soon be paying more for booze. The bill also would change the population quota that determines how many bar and restaurant licenses the state issues.

Booze may get more expensive in Utah, but more bars could get licenses

Raising the state’s markup on alcohol, adding compliance officers and changing how many licenses the state issues are part of a new liquor bill.

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