Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HJR5: Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Judicial Nominations
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This joint resolution of the Utah Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to modify the judicial nominating process.
What the bill says
To Amend Utah Constitution - Judicial Nominations 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This joint resolution of the Utah Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to modify the judicial nominating process. Highlighted Provisions: This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to: - authorize the Governor to request a list of nominees from a judicial nominating commission when the Governor is filling a judicial vacancy…
From the introduced text, January 2, 2026:
to Amend Utah Constitution - Judicial Nominations 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This joint resolution of the Utah Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to modify the judicial nominating process. Highlighted Provisions: This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to: - authorize the Governor to request a list of nominees from a judicial nominating commission when the Governor is filling a judicial vacancy; - authorize the Governor to appoint any qualified candidate even if the candidate is not nominated by the nominating commission; - remove the time constraint on the Governor to make an appointment; and - remove the authority of the chief justice of the Supreme Court to fill a judicial vacancy if the Governor fails to fill the vacancy. Other Special Clauses: This resolution directs the lieutenant governor to submit this proposal to voters. This resolution provides a contingent effective date of January 1, 2027 for this proposal. Utah Constitution Sections Affected: AMENDS: Article VIII, Section 8 , Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to amend Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 8 to read Article VIII, Section 8 . …
Sponsors
- Kyle, Jason B. (R, 8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HJR005
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HJR005
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HJR005
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HJR005
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Courts, Judicial Operations, Judicial Administration, Utah Constitutional Amendments, Resolutions, Judges, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HJR5?
- HJR5 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Judicial Nominations.
- What does HJR5 do?
- In its own words: To Amend Utah Constitution - Judicial Nominations 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jason B. Kyle Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This joint resolution of the Utah Legislature proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to modify the judicial nominating process. Highlighted Provisions: This resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to: - authorize the Governor to request a list of nominees from a judicial nominating commission when the Governor is filling a judicial vacancy…
- What is the status of HJR5?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR5?
- Kyle, Jason B. (R, 8).
- Where is the official record for HJR5?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HJR005.html
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