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House Approves Narrowed Reforms to Initiative, Referendum Timing; Clerk Response Time Limited to Five Days
Summary
Lawmakers passed fourth substitute HB 10 to close procedural loopholes in initiative and referendum petitions: applicants may attach a self‑prepared summary when an ordinance text is unavailable, and clerks must return official petition forms within five days so petitioners can use the full 45‑day circulation period; passed 75–0.
The Utah House on March 3 approved fourth substitute House Bill 10, a bipartisan change to the initiative and referendum process designed to prevent local officials from delaying challenges by withholding operative copies of ordinances or holding petition packets beyond the statutory window.
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