HJR 10 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Publication Amendments

This bill proposes amending Utah's constitution to require that proposed constitutional amendments be published for 60 calendar days immediately before a general election, replacing the current two-month publication period. It would affect how constitutional amendments are processed, mandating this specific publication window in at least one newspaper per county as defined by statute. The amendment must be published before voters decide on it during the election. If approved by voters, the change would take effect on January 1, 2027.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 8, 2025
MINOR
This bill amends the Utah Constitution to change how proposed constitutional amendments are published before elections. The key change replaces the requirement to publish amendments in newspapers for two months with a new requirement to publish them for 60 calendar days immediately preceding the next general election. This modification affects the timeline for public notice of constitutional changes and may impact how widely the public is informed about proposed amendments.
Scope change
The scope of publication requirements for constitutional amendments has changed from a two-month period to a 60-calendar-day period immediately before the next general election.
REQUIREMENT

Changed publication requirement from 'at least one newspaper in every county for two months' to 'in a manner provided by statute for 60 calendar days immediately preceding the next general election'

TIMELINE

Replaced the two-month publication timeline with a 60-calendar-day timeline tied specifically to the next general election

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 8, 2025
Legislature · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
legislature
Mar 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House/ committee report favorable
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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