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First Substitute S.B. 54

Senator Brent H. Goodfellow proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITION AMENDMENTS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Brent H. Goodfellow

             5     
House Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions that govern requirements for state and local initiative
             10      petitions and local referendum petitions.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires that a law that is proposed through a state or local initiative contain a title
             14      that clearly expresses the subject of the proposed law;
             15          .    requires that a law proposed through a state or local initiative contain only one
             16      subject;
             17          .    changes the deadline for submitting signature packets for statewide initiative
             18      petitions from June 1 to April 15;
             19          .    changes the deadline for submitting signature packets for local initiatives and local
             20      referenda from 120 days before the election to April 15;
             21          .    changes signature verification deadlines, circulation finance disclosure deadlines,
             22      and appeal deadlines to accommodate the change in the deadline for submitting the
             23      signature packets;
             24          .    moves referenda provisions related to the imposition of a county option sales tax
             25      ordinance from Title 59, Revenue and Taxation, to the Election Code;


             26          .    provides that uniform signature verification timelines be applied to all local
             27      referenda; and
             28          .    makes technical changes.
             29      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          20A-7-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 304
             36          20A-7-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 304
             37          20A-7-205.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 109
             38          20A-7-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 80
             39          20A-7-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 304
             40          20A-7-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 278
             41          20A-7-506, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 236
             42          20A-7-606, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 78
             43          20A-7-609, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 340
             44          59-12-1102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 253
             45     
             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 20A-7-201 is amended to read:
             48           20A-7-201. Statewide initiatives -- Signature requirements -- Submission to the
             49      Legislature or to a vote of the people.
             50          (1) (a) A person seeking to have an initiative submitted to the Legislature for approval
             51      or rejection shall obtain:
             52          (i) legal signatures equal to 5% of the cumulative total of all votes cast for all
             53      candidates for governor at the last regular general election at which a governor was elected; and
             54          (ii) from each of at least 26 Utah State Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 5% of
             55      the total of all votes cast in that district for all candidates for governor at the last regular
             56      general election at which a governor was elected.


             57          (b) If, at any time not less than ten days before the beginning of an annual general
             58      session of the Legislature, the lieutenant governor declares sufficient any initiative petition that
             59      is signed by enough voters to meet the requirements of this Subsection (1), the lieutenant
             60      governor shall deliver a copy of the petition and the cover sheet required by Subsection (1)(c)
             61      to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, and the director of the Office of
             62      Legislative Research and General Counsel.
             63          (c) In delivering a copy of the petition, the lieutenant governor shall include a cover
             64      sheet that contains:
             65          (i) the cumulative total of all votes cast for all candidates for governor at the last
             66      regular general election at which a governor was elected;
             67          (ii) the total of all votes cast in each Utah State Senate district for all candidates for
             68      governor at the last regular general election at which a governor was elected;
             69          (iii) the total number of certified signatures received for the submitted initiative; and
             70          (iv) the total number of certified signatures received from each Utah State Senate
             71      district for the submitted initiative.
             72          (2) (a) A person seeking to have an initiative submitted to a vote of the people for
             73      approval or rejection shall obtain:
             74          (i) legal signatures equal to 10% of the cumulative total of all votes cast for all
             75      candidates for governor at the last regular general election at which a governor was elected; and
             76          (ii) from each of at least 26 Utah State Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 10% of
             77      the total of all votes cast in that district for all candidates for governor at the last regular
             78      general election at which a governor was elected.
             79          (b) [If, at any time not less than four months before any regular general election,] If an
             80      initiative petition meets the requirements of this part and the lieutenant governor declares
             81      [sufficient any] the initiative petition [that is signed by enough legal voters to meet the
             82      requirements of this subsection] to be sufficient, the lieutenant governor shall submit the
             83      proposed law to a vote of the people at the next regular general election.
             84          (3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information from the official
             85      canvass of the last regular general election at which a governor was elected to any interested
             86      person:
             87          (a) the cumulative total of all votes cast for all candidates for governor; and


             88          (b) for each Utah State Senate district, the total of all votes cast in that district for all
             89      candidates for governor.
             90          Section 2. Section 20A-7-202 is amended to read:
             91           20A-7-202. Statewide initiative process -- Application procedures -- Time to
             92      gather signatures -- Grounds for rejection.
             93          (1) Persons wishing to circulate an initiative petition shall file an application with the
             94      lieutenant governor.
             95          (2) The application shall contain:
             96          (a) the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the initiative petition;
             97          (b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors:
             98          (i) is a resident of Utah; and
             99          (ii) has voted in a regular general election in Utah within the last three years;
             100          (c) the signature of each of the sponsors, attested to by a notary public;
             101          (d) a copy of the proposed law[; and] that includes:
             102          (i) the title of the proposed law, which clearly expresses the subject of the law; and
             103          (ii) the text of the proposed law; and
             104          (e) a statement indicating whether or not persons gathering signatures for the petition
             105      may be paid for doing so.
             106          (3) The application and its contents are public when filed with the lieutenant governor.
             107          (4) (a) The sponsors shall qualify the petition for the regular general election ballot no
             108      later than one year after the application is filed.
             109          (b) If the sponsors fail to qualify the petition for that ballot, the sponsors must:
             110          (i) submit a new application;
             111          (ii) obtain new signature sheets; and
             112          (iii) collect signatures again.
             113          (5) The lieutenant governor shall reject the application and not issue circulation sheets
             114      if:
             115          (a) the law proposed by the initiative is patently unconstitutional;
             116          (b) the law proposed by the initiative is nonsensical;
             117          (c) the proposed law could not become law if passed; [or]
             118          (d) the law contains more than one subject;


             119          (e) the subject of the law is not clearly expressed in the law's title; or
             120          [(d)] (f) the law proposed by the initiative is identical or substantially similar to a law
             121      proposed by an initiative that was submitted to the county clerks and lieutenant governor for
             122      certification and evaluation within two years preceding the date on which the application for
             123      this initiative was filed.
             124          Section 3. Section 20A-7-205.5 is amended to read:
             125           20A-7-205.5. Initial disclosures -- Paid circulators.
             126          (1) When petitions are being circulated by paid circulators, the sponsors of the
             127      initiative shall file a report with the lieutenant governor on the [last] second Tuesday in [April]
             128      March of the year of the regular general election and on the Tuesday before the regular general
             129      election.
             130          (2) The report shall contain:
             131          (a) the names of the sponsors; and
             132          (b) the name of the proposed measure for which petitions are being circulated by paid
             133      circulators.
             134          Section 4. Section 20A-7-206 is amended to read:
             135           20A-7-206. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             136      county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
             137          (1) In order to qualify an initiative petition for placement on the regular general
             138      election ballot, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the
             139      county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated [by the June 1] no later than
             140      April 15 before the regular general election.
             141          (2) No later than [June 15] May 1 before the regular general election, the county clerk
             142      shall:
             143          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet
             144      to determine whether or not those persons are residents of Utah and are at least 18 years old;
             145      and
             146          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not
             147      at least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
             148          (3) No later than [July 1] May 15 before the regular general election, the county clerk
             149      shall:


             150          (a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to the
             151      requirements of Section 20A-7-206.3 ;
             152          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
             153          (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
             154          (4) In order to qualify an initiative petition for submission to the Legislature, the
             155      sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the
             156      county in which the packet was circulated by the November 15 before the annual general
             157      session of the Legislature.
             158          (5) No later than December 1 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
             159      county clerk shall:
             160          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet
             161      to determine whether or not those persons are Utah residents and are at least 18 years old; and
             162          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not
             163      at least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
             164          (6) No later than December 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
             165      county clerk shall:
             166          (a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to the
             167      requirements of Section 20A-7-206.3 ;
             168          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
             169          (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
             170          (7) Initiative packets are public once they are delivered to the county clerks.
             171          (8) The sponsor or their representatives may not retrieve initiative packets from the
             172      county clerks once they have submitted them.
             173          Section 5. Section 20A-7-207 is amended to read:
             174           20A-7-207. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor.
             175          (1) When each initiative packet is received from a county clerk, the lieutenant governor
             176      shall check off from his record the number of each initiative packet filed.
             177          (2) (a) After all of the initiative packets have been received by the lieutenant governor,
             178      the lieutenant governor shall:
             179          (i) count the number of the names certified by the county clerks that appear on each
             180      verified signature sheet; and


             181          (ii) declare the petition to be sufficient or insufficient by [July 6] June 1 before the
             182      regular general election.
             183          (b) If the total number of certified names from each verified signature sheet equals or
             184      exceeds the number of names required by Section 20A-7-201 , the lieutenant governor shall
             185      mark upon the front of the petition the word "sufficient."
             186          (c) If the total number of certified names from each verified signature sheet does not
             187      equal or exceed the number of names required by Section 20A-7-201 , the lieutenant governor
             188      shall mark upon the front of the petition the word "insufficient."
             189          (d) The lieutenant governor shall immediately notify any one of the sponsors of his
             190      finding.
             191          (3) Once a petition is declared insufficient, the sponsors may not submit additional
             192      signatures to qualify the petition for the pending regular general election.
             193          (4) (a) If the lieutenant governor refuses to accept and file any initiative petition that a
             194      sponsor believes is legally sufficient, any voter may, by [July 20] June 15, apply to the supreme
             195      court for an extraordinary writ to compel the lieutenant governor to do so.
             196          (b) The supreme court shall:
             197          (i) determine whether or not the initiative petition is legally sufficient; and
             198          (ii) certify its findings to the lieutenant governor by July 30.
             199          (c) If the supreme court certifies that the initiative petition is legally sufficient, the
             200      lieutenant governor shall file it, with a verified copy of the judgment attached to it, as of the
             201      date on which it was originally offered for filing in his office.
             202          (d) If the supreme court determines that any petition filed is not legally sufficient, the
             203      supreme court may enjoin the lieutenant governor and all other officers from certifying or
             204      printing the ballot title and numbers of that measure on the official ballot for the next election.
             205          Section 6. Section 20A-7-502 is amended to read:
             206           20A-7-502. Local initiative process -- Application procedures.
             207          (1) Persons wishing to circulate an initiative petition shall file an application with the
             208      local clerk.
             209          (2) The application shall contain:
             210          (a) the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the initiative petition;
             211          (b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors:


             212          (i) is a registered voter; and
             213          (ii) (A) if the initiative seeks to enact a county ordinance, has voted in a regular general
             214      election in Utah within the last three years; or
             215          (B) if the initiative seeks to enact a municipal ordinance, has voted in a regular
             216      municipal election in Utah:
             217          (I) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B)(II), within the last three years; or
             218          (II) within the last five years, if the sponsor's failure to vote within the last three years
             219      is due to the sponsor's residing in a municipal district that participates in a municipal election
             220      every four years;
             221          (c) the signature of each of the sponsors, attested to by a notary public; and
             222          (d) a copy of the proposed law[.] that includes:
             223          (i) the title of the proposed law, which clearly expresses the subject of the law; and
             224          (ii) the text of the proposed law.
             225          (3) A proposed law submitted under this section may not contain more than one
             226      subject.
             227          Section 7. Section 20A-7-506 is amended to read:
             228           20A-7-506. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             229      county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
             230          (1) [No later than 120 days before any regular general election, for county initiatives,
             231      or municipal general election, for municipal initiatives, the] The sponsors shall deliver each
             232      signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was
             233      circulated[.] no later than:
             234          (a) for county initiatives, no later than the April 15 falling before the regular general
             235      election; or
             236          (b) for municipal initiatives, no later than the April 15 falling before the municipal
             237      general election.
             238          (2) No later than [90 days before any general election] May 1, the county clerk shall:
             239          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             240      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are residents of Utah and are at least
             241      18 years old; and
             242          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not


             243      at least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
             244          (3) No later than [60 days before any general election] May 15, the county clerk shall:
             245          (a) determine whether or not each signer is a voter according to the requirements of
             246      Section 20A-7-506.3 ;
             247          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a voter; and
             248          (c) deliver all of the packets to the local clerk.
             249          Section 8. Section 20A-7-606 is amended to read:
             250           20A-7-606. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by
             251      the county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
             252          (1) [No later than 120 days before any regular general election for county referenda,
             253      or municipal general election for local referenda, the] The sponsors shall deliver each signed
             254      and verified referendum packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was
             255      circulated[.]:
             256          (a) for county referenda, no later than the April 15 falling before the regular general
             257      election;
             258          (b) for municipal referenda, no later than the April 15 falling before the municipal
             259      general election; or
             260          (c) for referenda held in relation to the adoption of an ordinance imposing a county
             261      option sales and use tax under Section 59-12-1102 , no later than 100 days before the election
             262      that the referendum qualifies for under Subsection 20A-7-609 (2)(c).
             263          (2) No later than [90 days before any general election] May 1, the county clerk shall:
             264          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             265      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are Utah residents and are at least 18
             266      years old; and
             267          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not
             268      at least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
             269          (3) No later than [60 days before any general election] May 15, the county clerk shall:
             270          (a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to the
             271      requirements of Section 20A-7-606.3 ;
             272          (b) certify on the referendum petition whether or not each name is that of a registered
             273      voter; and


             274          (c) deliver all of the referendum packets to the local clerk.
             275          Section 9. Section 20A-7-609 is amended to read:
             276           20A-7-609. From of ballot -- Manner of voting.
             277          (1) The local clerk shall ensure that the number and ballot title are printed upon the
             278      official ballot with, immediately to the right of them, the words "For" and "Against," each word
             279      followed by a square in which the elector may indicate his vote.
             280          (2) (a) [Unless] Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), and unless the county
             281      legislative body calls a special election, the county clerk shall ensure that county referenda that
             282      have qualified for the ballot appear on the next regular general election ballot.
             283          (b) Unless the municipal legislative body calls a special election, the municipal
             284      recorder or clerk shall ensure that municipal referenda that have qualified for the ballot appear
             285      on the next regular municipal election ballot.
             286          (c) For referenda held in relation to the adoption of an ordinance imposing a county
             287      option sales and use tax under Section 59-12-1102 , the county clerk shall ensure that referenda
             288      that have qualified for the ballot appear on the ballot at the earlier of:
             289          (i) the next regular general election that is more than 155 days after the date of the
             290      adoption of the ordinance; or
             291          (ii) the next municipal general election that is more than 155 days after the date of the
             292      adoption of the ordinance.
             293          (3) Voters desiring to vote in favor of enacting the law proposed by the referendum
             294      petition shall mark the square following the word "For," and those desiring to vote against
             295      enacting the law proposed by the referendum petition shall mark the square following the word
             296      "Against."
             297          Section 10. Section 59-12-1102 is amended to read:
             298           59-12-1102. Base -- Rate -- Imposition of tax -- Distribution of revenue --
             299      Administration -- Enactment or repeal of tax -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             300          (1) (a) (i) Subject to Subsections (2) through (5), and in addition to any other tax
             301      authorized by this chapter, a county may impose by ordinance a county option sales and use tax
             302      of .25% upon the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1).
             303          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a county may not impose a tax under this
             304      section on:


             305          (A) the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses
             306      are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 ; and
             307          (B) any amounts paid or charged by a seller that collects a tax under Subsection
             308      59-12-107 (1)(b) unless all of the counties in the state impose a tax under this section.
             309          (b) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             310      determined in accordance with Section 59-12-207 .
             311          (c) The county option sales and use tax under this section shall be imposed:
             312          (i) upon transactions that are located within the county, including transactions that are
             313      located within municipalities in the county; and
             314          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d) or (5), beginning on the first day of
             315      January:
             316          (A) of the next calendar year after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax if the
             317      ordinance is adopted on or before May 25; or
             318          (B) of the second calendar year after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax if the
             319      ordinance is adopted after May 25.
             320          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(ii), the county option sales and use tax under
             321      this section shall be imposed:
             322          (i) beginning January 1, 1998, if an ordinance adopting the tax imposed on or before
             323      September 4, 1997; or
             324          (ii) beginning January 1, 1999, if an ordinance adopting the tax is imposed during 1997
             325      but after September 4, 1997.
             326          (2) (a) Before imposing a county option sales and use tax under Subsection (1), a
             327      county shall hold two public hearings on separate days in geographically diverse locations in
             328      the county.
             329          (b) (i) At least one of the hearings required by Subsection (2)(a) shall have a starting
             330      time of no earlier than 6 p.m.
             331          (ii) The earlier of the hearings required by Subsection (2)(a) shall be no less than seven
             332      days after the day the first advertisement required by Subsection (2)(c) is published.
             333          (c) (i) Before holding the public hearings required by Subsection (2)(a), the county
             334      shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county:
             335          (A) its intent to adopt a county option sales and use tax;


             336          (B) the date, time, and location of each public hearing; and
             337          (C) a statement that the purpose of each public hearing is to obtain public comments
             338      regarding the proposed tax.
             339          (ii) The advertisement shall be published once each week for the two weeks preceding
             340      the earlier of the two public hearings.
             341          (iii) The advertisement shall be no less than 1/8 page in size, and the type used shall be
             342      no smaller than 18 point and surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.
             343          (iv) The advertisement may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal
             344      notices and classified advertisements appear.
             345          (v) Whenever possible:
             346          (A) the advertisement shall appear in a newspaper that is published at least five days a
             347      week, unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than five days a week; and
             348          (B) the newspaper selected shall be one of general interest and readership in the
             349      community, and not one of limited subject matter.
             350          (d) The adoption of an ordinance imposing a county option sales and use tax is subject
             351      to a local referendum election and shall be conducted as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part
             352      6, Local Referenda - Procedures[, except that:].
             353          [(i) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-7-609 (2)(a), the county clerk shall hold a
             354      referendum election that qualifies for the ballot on the earlier of the next regular general
             355      election date or the next municipal general election date more than 155 days after adoption of
             356      an ordinance under this section;]
             357          [(ii) for 1997 only, the 120-day period in Subsection 20A-7-606 (1) shall be 30 days;
             358      and]
             359          [(iii) the deadlines in Subsections 20A-7-606 (2) and (3) do not apply, and the clerk
             360      shall take the actions required by those subsections before the referendum election.]
             361          (3) (a) If the aggregate population of the counties imposing a county option sales and
             362      use tax under Subsection (1) is less than 75% of the state population, the tax levied under
             363      Subsection (1) shall be distributed to the county in which the tax was collected.
             364          (b) If the aggregate population of the counties imposing a county option sales and use
             365      tax under Subsection (1) is greater than or equal to 75% of the state population:
             366          (i) 50% of the tax collected under Subsection (1) in each county shall be distributed to


             367      the county in which the tax was collected; and
             368          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), 50% of the tax collected under Subsection
             369      (1) in each county shall be distributed proportionately among all counties imposing the tax,
             370      based on the total population of each county.
             371          (c) If the amount to be distributed annually to a county under Subsection (3)(b)(ii),
             372      when combined with the amount distributed to the county under Subsection (3)(b)(i), does not
             373      equal at least $75,000, then:
             374          (i) the amount to be distributed annually to that county under Subsection (3)(b)(ii) shall
             375      be increased so that, when combined with the amount distributed to the county under
             376      Subsection (3)(b)(i), the amount distributed annually to the county is $75,000; and
             377          (ii) the amount to be distributed annually to all other counties under Subsection
             378      (3)(b)(ii) shall be reduced proportionately to offset the additional amount distributed under
             379      Subsection (3)(c)(i).
             380          (d) The commission shall establish rules to implement the distribution of the tax under
             381      Subsections (3)(a), (b), and (c).
             382          (e) Notwithstanding Subsections (3)(a) and (b), if a county imposes a tax under this
             383      section on any amounts paid or charged by a seller that collects a tax in accordance with
             384      Subsection 59-12-107 (1)(b), the revenues generated by the tax shall be distributed as provided
             385      in Subsection 59-12-103 (3)(c).
             386          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) or (c), a tax authorized under this part
             387      shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with:
             388          (i) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             389          (A) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             390          (B) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             391          (ii) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.
             392          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), a tax under this part is not subject to
             393      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (7).
             394          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the fee charged by the commission under
             395      Section 59-12-206 shall be based on the distribution amounts resulting after all the applicable
             396      distribution calculations under Subsection (3) have been made.
             397          (5) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (5):


             398          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a county under Title 17, Chapter 2,
             399      Annexation to County.
             400          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a county.
             401          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c) or (d), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a
             402      county enacts or repeals a tax under this part:
             403          (A) (I) the enactment shall take effect as provided in Subsection (1)(c); or
             404          (II) the repeal shall take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             405          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             406      the requirements of Subsection (5)(b)(ii) from the county.
             407          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             408          (A) that the county will enact or repeal a tax under this part;
             409          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A);
             410          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A); and
             411          (D) if the county enacts the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of the
             412      tax.
             413          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             414      (5)(c)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             415          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             416          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             417      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             418          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             419      (5)(c)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             420          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             421          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             422      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             423          (iii) Subsections (5)(c)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             424          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             425          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             426          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             427          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             428          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);


             429          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             430          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             431          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);
             432          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             433          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             434          (d) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             435      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             436      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) takes effect:
             437          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             438          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             439      Subsection (5)(b)(i).
             440          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             441      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             442          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(f) or (g), if, for an annexation that occurs
             443      on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             444      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             445          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             446          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             447      the requirements of Subsection (5)(e)(ii) from the county that annexes the annexing area.
             448          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(e)(i)(B) shall state:
             449          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) will result in an enactment or
             450      repeal of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             451          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A);
             452          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A); and
             453          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A).
             454          (f) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             455      (5)(f)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             456          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             457          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             458      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             459          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection


             460      (5)(f)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             461          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             462          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             463      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             464          (iii) Subsections (5)(f)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             465          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             466          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             467          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             468          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             469          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);
             470          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             471          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             472          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);
             473          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             474          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             475          (g) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             476      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             477      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) takes effect:
             478          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             479          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             480      Subsection (5)(e)(i).
             481          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             482      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."


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