Show For Q Against () I Official Ballot Title: Shall Article VI Sections 2 and 16 of the State Constitution be amended to change the legislative sessions from the current general sessions in budget sessions in years and general years to annual sessions Proposition No 2 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AMENDMENTS Vote cast by the members of the HOUSE (75 members): SENATE (29 members): Yeas Yeas 1984 67 Nays 21 Nays Legislature on final passage: 5 Absent or not voting 3 7 Absent or not voting IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS Proposal The length of the state’s legislative sessions are set by the Utah Constitution Currently it provides for a general session in odd numbered years (1983 1985 etc) and a years (1982 budget session in At a general session the legislature may consider any bill or resolution which is filed by a legislator In a budget session only budgetary bills may be dealt with unless an enabling 1984 etc) is approved by a 23 vote from both the house and The legislature cannot meet in a session longer than the constitutional time limits resolution Effective Date senate if approved by the voters would be This amendment 1985 effective January This would change the 1985 general session from 60 days to 45 days The 1986 session would change The proposed revision would establish annual general sessions The change would eliminate the budget session and allow the legislature to consider any bill or resolution filed each year from 20 days to 45 days Fiscal EfTect The proposed revision would provide for ten additional legislative days over the next two years The estimated increase in expense because of the additional ten days would be $168700 over a period comparison legislative session lengths for surrounding states are: By $ |