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Senate defines 'one year' for municipal candidates as 365 days, advances bill to third reading
Summary
On Jan. 19, 2000, the Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 91, sponsored by Sen. Spencer, to the third-reading calendar. The bill defines a one-year residency requirement for municipal candidacy as 365 days to resolve local interpretation differences; the Senate voted 26–0 with three absent.
Senate Bill 91, introduced and explained on Jan. 19, 2000, by Sen. Spencer, seeks to clarify the meaning of "one year" for municipal residency requirements by defining it as 365 days.
Senator Spencer told the Senate the bill is "probably the most the simplest bill you'll ever find" and said it "simply identifies what 1 year means," addressing disputes in Davis County where one year had been interpreted as 12 whole months rather than 365 days. "This bill simply identifies 1 year as being 365 days for the purpose of a residency requirement for elected municipal office," Spencer said.
Following a call for the question and a roll call, the clerk announced the result as 26 ayes, no nays, and three absent. The bill was advanced to the third-reading calendar. The transcript does not include further floor debate, committee analysis, or fiscal impact statements for SB91.
Because the floor action recorded on Jan. 19 moves SB91 to third reading, the next step is final passage consideration on the Senate floor; the transcript does not record whether third reading or final passage occurred on a later date.
