Utah Effective Dates of Legislation Amendment (2024)
| Utah Effective Dates of Legislation Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Utah Effective Dates of Legislation Amendment was not on the ballot in Utah as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
The ballot measure would have provided that bills passed by the Utah State Legislature take effect on the 61st day after the last day of the legislative session at which the bills passed. As of 2024, the state constitution provided that bills cannot take effect until 60 days after the legislative session adjourns.[1]
State Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (R-17), the amendment's legislative co-sponsor, said the purpose of the measure is to "clarify some language that [our attorneys] thought might be open to misinterpretation in the event of litigation."[1]
Text of measure
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Path to the ballot
Amendment the Utah Constitution
- See also: Amending the Utah Constitution
A two-thirds majority vote in both the legislative chambers vote is required during one legislative session for the Utah State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Utah House of Representatives and 20 votes in the Utah State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Senate Joint Resolution 4 (2024)
State Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (R-17) introduced Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4) into the Utah State Legislature on January 9, 2024.[1]
On January 31, 2024, the Utah State Senate voted unanimously to pass SJR 4. The bill was not passed by the House before the legislative session ended on March 1, 2024.[1]
| Vote in the Utah State Senate | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 20  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Total percent | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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