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INITIATIVE AMENDMENTS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brad M. Daw

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill changes the effective date of certain laws enacted by a statewide initiative
10     petition.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     changes the effective date of certain laws enacted by a statewide initiative petition;
14     and
15          ▸     makes technical changes.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          None
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          20A-7-212, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 20
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 20A-7-212 is amended to read:
26          20A-7-212. Effective date.
27          (1) A proposed law submitted to the Legislature by initiative petition and [enacted by
28     them] passed by the Legislature takes effect 60 days after the [final adjournment of the session
29     of the Legislature that passed it] adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in which
30     the law was passed, unless a different effective date is included in the proposed law and the
31     proposed law passes the Legislature by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house
32     of the Legislature.
33          (2) [(a) Any] A proposed law submitted to the people by initiative petition that is
34     approved by the voters at [any election does not take effect until at least five days after the date
35     of the official proclamation of the vote by the governor.] an election takes effect:
36          (a) on the day that is 60 days after the adjournment sine die of the annual general
37     session of the Legislature next following the election;
38          (b) if the law effectuates a tax increase, on January 1 of the year following the annual
39     general session of the Legislature next following the election;
40          (c) if the law effectuates a tax decrease, five days after the day on which the governor
41     issues the proclamation described in Section 20A-7-211; or
42          (d) if the law specifies a special effective date that is after the applicable effective date
43     described in Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c), the date specified in the law.
44          [(b) Any act or law submitted to the people by initiative that is approved by the voters
45     at any election takes effect on the date specified in the initiative petition.]
46          [(c) If the initiative petition does not specify an effective date, a law approved by the
47     voters at any election takes effect five days after the date of the official proclamation of the
48     vote by the governor.]
49          (3) (a) The governor may not veto a law adopted by the people.
50          (b) The Legislature may amend any initiative approved by the people at any legislative
51     session.




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