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<leg xml:space="preserve" filenumber="2024FL1333" billnumber="SB0082" billnum="SB0082" designation="SB" otherSponsor="Jon Hawkins" otherHouse="House" sess="2024GS" fileno="2024FL1333" date="03-01-24" printDate="06-19 07:38" subVer="-2" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code" track=" " sponsor="Wayne A. Harper">
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    <st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION AMENDMENTS</st>
    <sessionhead>2024 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead>
    <statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead>
    <sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper</sponsorhead>
    <otherSponsorhead>House Sponsor: Jon Hawkins</otherSponsorhead>
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    <lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead>
    <gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead>
    <gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill modifies provisions related to places of public accommodation.</gd>
    <hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead>
    <hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:
      <hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">clarifies the scope of state law governing places of public accommodation.</hl>
    </hp>
    <moni numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni>
    <moniNone lineno="10">None</moniNone>
    <oc numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11">Other Special Clauses:</oc>
    <ocNone lineno="12">None</ocNone>
    <sa numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13">Utah Code Sections Affected:
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        <snhead>AMENDS:</snhead>
        <sn num="13-7-3" src="code" uid="C13-7-S3_2024050120240501" buid="1" sort="13 07 00030020240501" numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">
          <bold>13-7-3</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 130
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    </sa>
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  <enact numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact>
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    <bsec buid="1" type="amend" src="code" num="13-7-3" uid="C13-7-S3_2024050120240501" sort="13 07 00030020240501" fromUID="C13-7-S3_2018050820180508" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="1-1" sn="1">
      <section number="13-7-3" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="1-2" type="amend">
        <secline lineno="18">Section 1, Section  
          <bold>13-7-3</bold> is amended to read:
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          <bold>13-7-3. Equal right in business establishments, places of public accommodation,  
            <ln numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-3"/>and enterprises regulated by the state.
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="both">(1)</amend>
          </display>All persons within the jurisdiction of this state are free and equal and are entitled to full  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-5"/>and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, goods and services in all  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-6"/>business establishments and in all places of public accommodation, and by all  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-7"/>enterprises regulated by the state of every kind whatsoever, without discrimination on  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-8"/>the basis of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, ancestry or national origin. 
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        <subsection ssid="1-2" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-9" dnum="_-e:2-e">
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="7" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="both">(2)</amend>
          </display> Nothing in this act shall be construed to deny any person the right to regulate the  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-10"/>operation of a business establishment or place of public accommodation or an enterprise  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-11"/>regulated by the state in a manner which applies uniformly to all persons without regard  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-12"/>to race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, ancestry, or national origin; or to deny any  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-13"/>religious organization the right to regulate the operation and procedures of its  
          <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-14"/>establishments.
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        <subsection ssid="1-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-15" dnum="_-e:3-e">
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            <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="8" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend>
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          <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">Nothing in this act regulates business website accessibility.</amend>
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        <secline lineno="33">Section 2.   
          <bold>Effective date.</bold>
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            <tab/>This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.
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    <rev/>
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