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Senate enacts statutory 12‑year term limits starting 1995
Summary
The Senate passed a statute (first substitute House Bill 305) imposing 12‑year term limits for state officers and legislators, with the counting to begin on Jan. 1, 1995; senators voiced both constitutional and governance concerns during debate.
The Utah Senate voted to pass the first substitute to House Bill 305, the Utah Term Limitation Act, which establishes a 12‑year limit on service in specified state offices including state executive positions, state representatives and state senators. The statute begins counting service as of Jan. 1, 1995.
Senator Lane Beatty, sponsor on the floor, described the measure’s structure and…
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