It may not exactly be legalized same-sex marriage — but for the notoriously anachronistc state of Utah, it’s almost as monumental.

Beginning on July 1, Utah is reforming its woefully outdated liquor laws in an attempt to both enter the 21st century and woo much-needed tourism revenue.

Totaling 187 pages of legalese, the overhaul comes in two parts and will help break down the state’s notorious “Zion Curtain”:

A: Like the rest of the nation, mixed drinks throughout the state will now contain 1.5 oz of liquor as opposed to a mere 1 oz of liquor.

B: More importantly, bars will no longer have to be “private clubs” in order to serve customers. Previously, drinkers had — yes, it’s true — to fill out an application and pay a fee in order to be served in a bar.  Hence — wink, wink — members of a club.

Additionally, partitions separating bartenders from customers will be removed allowing mix-masters to actually serve their customers directly.

It’s all part of Utah’s attempt to both get itself off the most-doofus-state-in-the-nation list as well as boost its $6 billion tourism industry.

The new laws had been proposed for years, but were squashed by teetotaling Mormon opposition.

But Salt Lake City’s 2002 Winter Olympics helped expand its leisure zone and boost support for booze reform.

Despite the important reform steps, challenges still remain.

Even though drinking is now legal in bars — state officials are limiting the number of actual bar licences.

Bars are also limited to a mere two per block — making it difficult for Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker to develop a proposed “nightlife zone”.