H.B. 374 Enrolled

MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AMENDMENTS
1997 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Afton B. Bradshaw
AN ACT RELATING TO HUSBAND AND WIFE, PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISIONS;
REPEALING MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
REPEALS:
30-2-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Repealer.
This act repeals:
Section 30-2-1, Wife's rights in property -- Liability for husband's debts.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act takes effect on January 1, 1999, but only if the amendment of Utah Constitution,
Article XXII, Section 2, Resolution Repealing Marital Property Provisions, H.J.R. 8, is passed by
the Legislature and approved by the electorate.