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House approves changes to initiative process, shifting county threshold to 29
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 1 approved a second-substitute version of House Bill 220 that changes the county-count threshold for the initiative/referral petition process; the measure passed 49–20 after floor amendments that raised and then set the required county support at 29.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to advance a second-substitute of House Bill 220, a measure that revises how citizen initiatives qualify for legislative consideration, passing the measure 49–20 on Feb. 1.
Sponsor Representative Rowan framed the bill as a policy choice about whether initiatives should be channeled to the Legislature or sent directly to the ballot. "If we don't wanna deal with initiatives, let's not have them here. Let's have them go…
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