Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 471 (2018GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Daw, B.

Final action

House/ filed 3/8/2018

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• changes the effective date of certain laws enacted by a statewide initiative petition; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

INITIATIVE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Brad M. Daw
Senate Sponsor: 
 Curtis S. Bramble
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill changes the effective date of certain laws enacted by a statewide initiative
petition.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ changes the effective date of certain laws enacted by a statewide initiative petition;
and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
20A-7-212
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 20
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
20A-7-212
 is amended to read:
20A-7-212.
Effective date.
(1) A proposed law submitted to the Legislature by initiative petition and [
enacted by
them
] 
passed by the Legislature
 takes effect 60 days after the [
final adjournment of the session
of the Legislature that passed it
] 
adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in which
the law was passed
, unless a different effective date is included in the proposed law and the
proposed law passes the Legislature by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house
of the Legislature.
(2) [
(a) Any
] 
A
 proposed law submitted to the people by initiative petition that is
approved by the voters at [
any election does not take effect until at least five days after the date
of the official proclamation of the vote by the governor.
] 
an election takes effect:
(a) on the day that is 60 days after the adjournment sine die of the annual general
session of the Legislature next following the election;
(b) if the law effectuates a tax increase, on January 1 of the year following the annual
general session of the Legislature next following the election;
(c) if the law effectuates a tax decrease, five days after the day on which the governor
issues the proclamation described in Section 
20A-7-211
; or
(d) if the law specifies a special effective date that is after the applicable effective date
described in Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c), the date specified in the law.
[
(b) Any act or law submitted to the people by initiative that is approved by the voters
at any election takes effect on the date specified in the initiative petition.
]
[
(c) If the initiative petition does not specify an effective date, a law approved by the
voters at any election takes effect five days after the date of the official proclamation of the
vote by the governor.
]
(3) (a) The governor may not veto a law adopted by the people.
(b) The Legislature may amend any initiative approved by the people at any legislative
session.
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