Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 145 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Sandall, Scott D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• makes a technical correction in the boundary between Senate district 1 and Senate district 11;
• establishes the Senate shapefile, that is part of this bill in electronic form, as the corrected legal boundaries of the Utah State Senate districts;
• provides a hash code to verify the authenticity of the Senate shapefile; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.
• The boundary information for the Utah State Senate district boundaries:
• is delineated in a shapefile that:
• is enacted as part of this bill in electronic form;
• may be found at: https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/documents/SB0145_shapefile.zip; and
• has the following electronic file hash security code: 8c43518875904b22a5f75f1a4520c48d; and
• is also depicted in a format that:
• is intended to be more accessible to the general public and is provided for informational purposes only;
• shows the boundary as delineated in the shapefile, but is not enacted as part of this bill; and
• may be found at: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1kRXYYTRkC6ucH7L42g7LVqUGvxU45mw.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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36-1-101.1
36-1-101.5
36-1-102
36-1-103
36-1-105
Technical Senate District Boundary Adjustment
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall
House Sponsor: Bridger Bolinder
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill makes a technical correction to the boundary between two Utah State Senate 
districts, and includes the printed text of the bill and the electronic data affiliated with the text 
of the bill, which electronic data is available on the Legislature's website and also included on 
the electronic storage device accompanying this bill when presented to the governor.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
makes a technical correction in the boundary between Senate district 1 and Senate district 
11;
establishes the Senate shapefile, that is part of this bill in electronic form, as the corrected 
legal boundaries of the Utah State Senate districts;
provides a hash code to verify the authenticity of the Senate shapefile; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
District Boundary Information:
The boundary information for the Utah State Senate district boundaries:
is delineated in a shapefile that:
is enacted as part of this bill in electronic form;
may be found at: https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/documents/SB0145_shapefile.zip; 
and
has the following electronic file hash security code: 
8c43518875904b22a5f75f1a4520c48d; and
is also depicted in a format that:
is intended to be more accessible to the general public and is provided for 
informational purposes only;
shows the boundary as delineated in the shapefile, but is not enacted as part of this bill; 
and
may be found at: 
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1kRXYYTRkC6ucH7L42g7LVqUGvxU45mw.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
This bill provides revisor instructions.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
36-1-101.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 11
36-1-101.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 11
36-1-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 11
36-1-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 11
36-1-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 11
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
36-1-101.1
 is amended to read:
36-1-101.1. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Census block" means any one of the 71,207 individual geographic areas into which 
the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce has divided the 
state of Utah, to each of which the Bureau of the Census has attached a discrete 
population tabulation from the 2020 decennial census.
(2)
"Senate block equivalency file" means the electronic file designated as 
SB2006S02_BEF.txt that assigns each of Utah's 71,207 census blocks to a particular 
Utah State Senate district.
(3)
(1)
"Senate shapefile" means the electronic shapefile 
designated as 
SB0145_shapefile.zip 
that
:
(a)
is the resulting projection of the Senate block equivalency file; and
(b)
stores the boundary of each of the 29 Utah State Senate districts.
(4)
(2)
"Shapefile" means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location 
and associated attribute information.
Section 2, Section 
36-1-101.5
 is amended to read:
36-1-101.5. Utah State Senate -- District boundaries.
(1)
The Utah State Senate shall consist of 29 members, with one member to be elected from 
each Utah State Senate district.
(2)
The Legislature adopts the official census population figures and maps of the Bureau of 
the Census of the United States Department of Commerce developed in connection with 
the taking of the 2020 national decennial census as the official data for establishing 
Senate district boundaries.
(3)
(a)
The
Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the
 Legislature enacts the district numbers 
and boundaries of the Senate districts designated in the 
Senate block equivalency 
file and resulting 
Senate shapefile that is the electronic component of 
Laws of Utah 
2021, Second Special Session, 
Chapter 11
:
this bill.
(i)
for purposes of nominating and electing certain members of the Utah State Senate 
beginning January 1, 2022; and
(ii)
for all other purposes beginning January 1, 2023.
(b)
The Legislature shall ensure that the Senate 
shapefile, and the Senate district 
boundaries generated from the Senate shapefile, are
shapefile is
 accessible on the 
Utah Legislature's website.
Section 3, Section 
36-1-102
 is amended to read:
36-1-102. Election of senators -- Staggered terms.
Unless otherwise provided by law, and notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-1-503(3)
:
(1)
voters in the following districts, as designated in the Senate 
block equivalency file
shapefile
, shall elect a senator for a term of four years:
(a)
at the 2022 General Election, Senate Districts 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 
21, 23, and 28; and
(b)
at the 2024 General Election, Senate Districts 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 
26, 27, and 29; and
(2)
a senator representing a district described in Subsection 
(1)(b)
 on November 16, 2021, 
shall represent the realigned district, if the senator resides in the realigned district, for a 
term of office that ends January 1, 2025.
Section 4, Section 
36-1-103
 is amended to read:
36-1-103. Senate districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.
(1)
(a)
The Legislature shall file a copy of the Senate 
block equivalency file
shapefile
enacted by the Legislature 
and the resulting Senate shapefile 
with the lieutenant 
governor's office.
(b)
The legal boundaries of Senate districts are contained in the Senate shapefile on file 
with the lieutenant governor's office.
(2)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
verify the Senate 
block equivalency file
shapefile
 that the Legislature 
filed
files
under Subsection 
(1)
 using 
block equivalency file security code 
"4dde7d733138e1360e155dfaf98a0cd5" and the resulting Senate shapefile
the file 
hash security code of "8c43518875904b22a5f75f1a4520c48d"
;
(ii)
generate maps of each Utah State Senate district from the Senate shapefile; and
(iii)
ensure that the district maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant 
governor's website.
(b)
If there is any inconsistency between the district maps and the Senate shapefile
resulting from the Senate block equivalency file
, the Senate shapefile is controlling.
Section 5, Section 
36-1-105
 is amended to read:
36-1-105. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Affected party" means:
(i)
a senator whose Utah State Senate district boundary is uncertain because the 
feature used to establish the district boundary in the Senate shapefile has been 
removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether 
the senator or another individual resides in a particular Senate district;
(ii)
a candidate for senator whose Senate district boundary is uncertain because the 
feature used to establish the district boundary in the Senate shapefile has been 
removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether 
the candidate or another individual resides in a particular Senate district; or
(iii)
an individual who is uncertain about which Senate district contains the 
individual's residence because the feature used to establish the district boundary in 
the Senate shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
(b)
"Feature" means a geographic or other tangible or intangible mark such as a road or 
political subdivision boundary that is used to establish a Senate district boundary.
(2)
(a)
An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to 
determine:
(i)
the precise location of the Senate district boundary;
(ii)
the number of the Senate district in which an individual resides; or
(iii)
both Subsections 
(2)(a)(i)
 and 
(ii)
.
(b)
In order to make the determination required by Subsection 
(2)(a)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall review:
(i)
the 
Senate block equivalency file and the resulting 
Senate shapefile; and
(ii)
any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data 
about the area.
(c)
Within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives the request 
described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
complete the review described in Subsection 
(2)(b)
; and
(ii)
make a determination.
(d)
When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Senate district 
boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
prepare a certification identifying the appropriate Senate district boundary and 
attaching a map, if necessary; and
(ii)
send a copy of the certification to:
(A)
the affected party;
(B)
the county clerk of the affected county; and
(C)
the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 
63A-16-505
.
(e)
If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Senate district in which a 
particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying 
that district by number to:
(i)
the individual;
(ii)
the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose 
Senate district number was identified; and
(iii)
the county clerk of the affected county.
Section 6. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect:
(1)
except as provided in Subsection (2), 
May 7, 2025
; or
(2)
if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:
(a)
upon approval by the governor;
(b)
without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of 
Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or
(c)
in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
Section 7. 
Revisor instructions.
The Legislature intends that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in 
preparing the Utah Code database for publication, replace the reference in Section 36-1-101.5, 
from "this bill" to the bill's designated chapter number in the Laws of Utah.
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