Enrolled Copy H.B. 481
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Ballot Proposition Requirements
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Anthony E. Loubet
Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill, contingent on passage of a proposed constitutional amendment, amends the
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publication requirement for a future proposed constitutional amendment or other ballot
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question.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ contingent on passage of a proposed constitutional amendment, amends the publication
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requirement for a future proposed constitutional amendment or other ballot question.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill provides a special effective date.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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20A-7-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 20A-7-103 is amended to read:
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20A-7-103 . Constitutional amendments and other questions submitted by the
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Legislature -- Publication -- Ballot title -- Procedures for submission to popular vote.
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(1) The procedures contained in this section govern when the Legislature submits a
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proposed constitutional amendment or other question to the voters.
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(2) The lieutenant governor shall[, not more than 60 days or less than 14 days before the
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date of the election, publish the full text of the amendment, question, or statute for the
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state, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, through the date of the election.] : H.B. 481 Enrolled Copy
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(a) for a proposed constitutional amendment, in accordance with Utah Constitution,
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Article XXIII, Section 1, publish the entire text of the proposed constitutional
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amendment for 60 calendar days immediately preceding the next general election, as
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a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102; or
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(b) for a question other than a proposed constitutional amendment, publish the question
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for 60 calendar days immediately preceding the next general election, as a class A
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notice under Section 63G-30-102.
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(3) The presiding officers shall:
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(a) entitle each proposed constitutional amendment "Constitutional Amendment __" and
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assign a letter to the constitutional amendment in accordance with the requirements
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of Section 20A-6-107;
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(b) entitle each proposed question "Proposition Number __" with the number assigned to
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the proposition under Section 20A-6-107 placed in the blank;
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(c) draft and designate a ballot title for each proposed amendment or question submitted
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by the Legislature that:
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(i) summarizes the subject matter of the amendment or question; and
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(ii) for a proposed constitutional amendment, summarizes any legislation that is
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enacted and will become effective upon the voters' adoption of the proposed
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constitutional amendment; and
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(d) deliver each letter or number and ballot title to the lieutenant governor.
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(4) The lieutenant governor shall certify the letter or number and ballot title of each
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amendment or question to the county clerk of each county no later than 65 days before
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the date of the election.
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(5) The county clerk of each county shall:
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(a) ensure that the letter or number and the ballot title of each amendment and question
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prepared in accordance with this section are included in the sample ballots and
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official ballots; and
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(b) publish the sample ballots and official ballots as provided by law.
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Section 2. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect January 1, 2027, if the amendment to the Utah Constitution
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proposed by H.J.R. 10, Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Publication Amendments, 2025
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General Session, passes the Legislature and is approved by a majority of those voting on it at
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the next regular general election.
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