Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB315: Elected Official Vacancy Modifications
Status: Vetoed, March 27, 2025
This bill addresses midterm vacancies in municipal offices.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Elected Official Vacancy Modifications 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard Senate Sponsor: Karen Kwan LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses midterm vacancies in municipal offices. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies procedures in the event of a tie among three or more candidates; and - defines terms. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 20A-1-510 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 438, 450 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 20A-1-510 is amended to read: 20A-1-510. Midterm vacancies in municipal offices. (1) (a) As used in this section: (i) "Game of chance" means a game that has been chosen by the municipal legislative body in which: (A) the outcome is determined by chance; and (B) each participant has equal odds of winning. (ii) (A) "Vacancy," subject to Subsection (1)(a)(ii) (1)(a)(ii)(B) , means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-1-102 . (ii) (B) "Vacancy," if due to resignation, occurs on the effective date of the resignation. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if any vacancy occurs in the office of municipal executive or member of a municipal legislative body, the municipal legislative body shall, within 30 calendar days after the day on …
Sponsors
- Stoddard, Andrew (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Karen Kwan (D, 12)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 14, 2025): 66 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Election Administration, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Municipal Officers, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Municipalities, Election Law
Common questions
- What is HB315?
- HB315 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Elected Official Vacancy Modifications.
- What does HB315 do?
- This bill addresses midterm vacancies in municipal offices.
- What is the status of HB315?
- Vetoed as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB315?
- Stoddard, Andrew (D, 40), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB315?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0315.html
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