20A-7-204.1. Public hearings to be held before initiative petitions are circulated.
(1) (a) After issuance of the initial fiscal impact estimate by the Governor's Office of
Planning and Budget and before circulating initiative petitions for signature statewide, sponsors
of the initiative petition shall hold at least seven public hearings throughout Utah as follows:
(i) one in the Bear River region -- Box Elder, Cache, or Rich County;
(ii) one in the Southwest region -- Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, or Washington County;
(iii) one in the Mountain region -- Summit, Utah, or Wasatch County;
(iv) one in the Central region -- Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, or Wayne County;
(v) one in the Southeast region -- Carbon, Emery, Grand, or San Juan County;
(vi) one in the Uintah Basin region -- Daggett, Duchesne, or Uintah County; and
(vii) one in the Wasatch Front region -- Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele, or Weber
County.
(b) Of the seven meetings, at least two of the meetings must be held in a first or second
class county, but not in the same county.
(2) At least three calendar days before the date of the public hearing, the sponsors shall:
(a) provide written notice of the public hearing to:
(i) the lieutenant governor for posting on the state's website; and
(ii) each state senator, state representative, and county commission or county council
member who is elected in whole or in part from the region where the public hearing will be held;
and
(b) publish written notice of the public hearing detailing its time, date, and location:
(i) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in the region where the
public hearing will be held; and
(ii) as required in Section 45-1-101.
(3) (a) During the public hearing, the sponsors shall either:
(i) video tape or audio tape the public hearing and, when the hearing is complete, deposit
the complete audio or video tape of the meeting with the lieutenant governor; or
(ii) take comprehensive minutes of the public hearing, detailing the names and titles of
each speaker and summarizing each speaker's comments.
(b) The lieutenant governor shall make copies of the tapes or minutes available to the
public.
Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
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