53-2a-216.  Termination of an executive action or directive.

(1)  The Legislature may at any time terminate by joint resolution:

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2a-216

  • Executive action: means any of the following actions by the governor during a state of emergency:
(a) an order, a rule, or a regulation made by the governor as described in Section 53-2a-209;
(b) an action by the governor to suspend or modify a statute as described in Subsection 53-2a-204(1)(j); or
(c) an action by the governor to suspend the enforcement of a statute as described in Subsection 53-2a-209(4). See Utah Code 53-2a-203
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Municipality: means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • Officer: means a person who is elected or appointed to an office or position within a political subdivision. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • State of emergency: means a condition in any part of this state that requires state government emergency assistance to supplement the local efforts of the affected political subdivision to save lives and to protect property, public health, welfare, or safety in the event of a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • (a)  an order, a rule, ordinance, or action by a chief executive officer of a county or municipality as described in Section 53-2a-205 in response to a state of emergency that has been in effect for more than 30 days;

    (b)  a local declaration of emergency described in Section 53-2a-208 that has been in effect for more than 30 days;

    (c)  an order, a rule, or a regulation made by the governor, a municipality, county, or other agency as described in Section 53-2a-209;

    (d)  an action by the governor to suspend the enforcement of a statute as described in Subsection 53-2a-209(4); or

    (e)  an executive action as described in Section 53-2a-215.

    (2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governor may not suspend the application or enforcement of this section.

    Amended by Chapter 437, 2021 General Session