Utah House bill aims to exclude nonhuman entities from being granted legal ‘personhood’

ST. GEORGE — Utah lawmakers are considering a bill that defines legal personhood and prohibits governmental entities from granting or recognizing legal personhood in certain categories of nonhumans. Specifically, HB 249, titled “Legal Personhood Amendments,” prohibits granting legal personhood to any of the following: artificial intelligence, inanimate objects, bodies of water, land, real property, atmospheric […]