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“Governmental entity” means:
Terms Used In Utah Code 36-21-1- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (a) |
the executive branch of the state, including all departments, institutions, boards, divisions, bureaus, offices, commissions, committees, and elected officials; |
| (b) |
the judicial branch of the state, including the courts, the Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the judicial branch; |
| (c) |
the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, and any state-funded institution of higher education or public education; |
| (e) |
all quasi independent entities created by statute; and |
| (f) |
any political subdivision of the state, including any county, city, town, school district, public transit district, redevelopment agency, special improvement or taxing district. |
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| (2) |
Legislation requested by a governmental entity may not be considered by the Legislature during the annual general session unless:
| (a) |
at the time the request for legislation is made it has a legislative sponsor; |
| (b) |
the request for legislation is filed with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel by December 1st of the year immediately before the Legislature’s annual general session; and |
| (c) |
at the time the request for legislation is filed, it includes the purpose of the measure and all necessary drafting information. |
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| (3) |
The Legislature, by motion and with the approval of a majority vote in one house, may waive this requirement. |
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It is the intent of the Legislature that these agency requests will not be given higher priority than individual legislative requests filed at a later date. |
Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session
