Enrolled Copy H.J.R. 10
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Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Publication Amendments
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 joint resolution of the Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution regarding
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the publication of a proposed constitutional amendment.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to:
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▸ require a proposed constitutional amendment to be published, in a manner provided by
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statute, for 60 calendar days immediately preceding the general election.
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Other Special Clauses:
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This resolution directs the lieutenant governor to submit this proposal to voters.
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This resolution provides a contingent effective date of January 1, 2027 for this proposal.
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Utah Constitution Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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Article XXIII, Section 1
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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each
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of the two houses voting in favor thereof:
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Section 1. It is proposed to amend Utah Constitution, Article XXIII, Section 1, to read:
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Article XXIII, Section 1 . [Amendments: proposal, election.]
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Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either house of
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the Legislature, and if two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses, shall
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vote in favor thereof, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their
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respective journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the Legislature shall cause the
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same to be published[ in at least one newspaper in every county of the state, where a
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newspaper is published, for two months] , in a manner provided by statute, for 60 calendar days
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immediately preceding the next general election, at which time the said amendment or H.J.R. 10 Enrolled Copy
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amendments shall be submitted to the electors of the state for their approval or rejection, and if
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a majority of the electors voting thereon shall approve the same, such amendment or
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amendments shall become part of this Constitution.
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The revision or amendment of an entire article or the addition of a new article to this
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Constitution may be proposed as a single amendment and may be submitted to the electors as a
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single question or proposition. Such amendment may relate to one subject, or any number of
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subjects, and may modify, or repeal provisions contained in other articles of the Constitution,
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if such provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised, amended or
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being proposed as a new article.
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Section 2. Submittal to voters.
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The lieutenant governor is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the voters of
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the state at the next regular general election in the manner provided by law.
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Section 3. Contingent effective date.
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If the amendment proposed by this joint resolution is approved by a majority of those
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voting on it at the next regular general election, the amendment shall take effect on January 1,
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2027.
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