Bill > HB0160

This bill modifies the requirements for statewide initiatives in Utah, specifically concerning the number of signatures needed and how petitions are handled by the Legislature. For initiatives seeking to be submitted to the Legislature, the bill increases the required number of "legal signatures" (valid signatures from registered voters) from 4% to 8% of active voters statewide and from 4% to 8% within at least 26 Utah State Senate districts. Similarly, for initiatives intended for a direct vote of the people, the bill maintains the 8% signature requirement statewide and within 26 Senate districts. The bill also changes how initiatives that are not enacted by the Legislature are handled; previously, if a Legislature did not enact an initiative, additional signatures were required for it to be put to a public vote, but this bill removes that requirement, meaning any initiative not enacted by the Legislature will automatically be submitted to a public vote. The bill also specifies an effective date of May 6, 2026.

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