{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-311","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-7-311","heading":"Temporary stay -- Effective date -- Effect of repeal by Legislature.","body":"(1) If, at the time during the counting period described in Section 20A-7-307, the lieutenant governor determines that, at that point in time, an adequate number of signatures are certified to comply with the signature requirements, the lieutenant governor shall:\n(a) issue an order temporarily staying the law from going into effect; and\n(b) continue the process of certifying signatures and removing signatures as required by this part.\n(2) The temporary stay described in Subsection (1) remains in effect, regardless of whether a future count falls below the signature threshold, until:\n(a) if the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition insufficient, five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition insufficient; or\n(b) if the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition sufficient, the day on which governor issues the proclamation described in Section 20A-7-310.\n(3) A law submitted to the people by referendum that is approved by the voters at an election takes effect the later of:\n(a) five calendar days after the date of the official proclamation of the vote by the governor; or\n(b) the effective date specified in the approved law.\n(4) If, after the lieutenant governor issues a temporary stay order under Subsection (1)(a), the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition insufficient, the law that is the subject of the referendum petition takes effect the later of:\n(a) five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition insufficient; or\n(b) the effective date specified in the law that is the subject of the referendum petition.\n(5)\n(a) The governor may not veto a law approved by the people.\n(b) The Legislature may amend any laws approved by the people at any legislative session after the people approve the law.\n(6) If the Legislature repeals a law challenged by referendum petition under this part, the referendum petition is void and no further action on the referendum petition is required.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-7 Issues Submitted to the Voters","Part 20A-7-3 Statewide Referenda"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter7/20A-7-S311.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"101135631a8d09bcd3c1225bafe8f3b0735f1a5073ad4d0dbcc36b84eb6236e8","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-310","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}