2025 bills / S.B. 265
S.B. 265 Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill expands the Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act's definition of "government officer" to include employees of public school districts and institutions of higher education. It also switches legislative action under the act from a concurrent resolution to a bill, changes when tribal governments get notice of such action, and sets rules for amending or repealing laws passed under it.
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Official description
- expands the definition of "government officer" under the Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act (Sovereignty Act) to include employees of public school districts and institutions of higher education
- replaces a concurrent resolution with legislation as the format for legislative action under the Sovereignty Act
- modifies the time at which notice is provided to tribal governments regarding legislative action
- addresses requirements for amending or repealing legislation passed under the Sovereignty Act
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 18, 2025Who voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 18, 2025Who voted how
- 22 yes, 4 no, 3 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 21, 2025Who voted how
- 22 yes, 1 no, 6 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 24, 2025Who voted how
- 11 yes, 1 no, 1 absentHouse Government Operations Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 3, 2025Who voted how
- 55 yes, 10 no, 10 absentFinal House vote · Mar 7, 2025Who voted how