SJR002 • 2026

Joint Resolution Regarding Constitutional Brackets

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Sen. Weiler, Todd
Last action: 2026-03-03
Official status: Senate/ to Lieutenant Governor
Effective date: Not listed

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Joint Resolution Regarding Constitutional Brackets

This resolution addresses brackets surrounding the section titles in the Utah Constitution.

What This Bill Does

This resolution addresses brackets surrounding the section titles in the Utah Constitution.

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Bill History

2026-03-03 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-03 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Senate/ to Lieutenant Governor
2026-02-13 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-02-13 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-13 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-02-13 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-12 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-12 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-11 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-11 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-11 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-02-11 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-02-05 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-05 House Rules Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-04 House Rules Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-21 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-21 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-01-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ floor amendment
2026-01-20 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-01-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-20 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-01-12 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-07 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2025-12-17 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SJR002
2025-12-17 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SJR002
2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2025-12-04 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SJR002
2025-12-04 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SJR002
2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This resolution addresses brackets surrounding the section titles in the Utah Constitution.

Current Bill Text

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Joint Resolution Regarding Constitutional Brackets
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This resolution addresses brackets surrounding the section titles in the Utah Constitution.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
provides the history of section titles and brackets in the Utah Constitution;
determines the effect of the section titles and surrounding brackets; and
directs the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to remove the brackets
surrounding titles in future constitutional amendments and the published Utah
Constitution.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
WHEREAS, each section of the Utah Constitution is introduced as follows:
Article Number, Section Number. [Title];
WHEREAS, the Utah Constitution was initially adopted without titles for any constitutional
section;
WHEREAS, there is no statutory or constitutional requirement to include a title for each
constitutional section;
WHEREAS, no title appeared next to a section number until 1967;
WHEREAS, since 1967, a title has been added, surrounded by brackets, to each section of
the published Utah Constitution and each section has been referenced by section number and
bracketed title in the table of contents of the published Utah Constitution;
WHEREAS, from initial adoption of the Utah Constitution until 1990, neither the
Legislature nor the voters adopted a constitutional amendment that contained a title;
WHEREAS, since 1990, a bracketed title has been included in each joint resolution to
amend the constitution adopted by the Legislature, in materials provided to the voters, and in
the published copies of the Utah Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah
Constitution for publication:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Utah Legislature of the state of Utah
determines that the titles and the surrounding brackets were added for convenience and
provide no substantive meaning to the sections of the Utah Constitution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah Legislature determines that removal of the
brackets surrounding the titles constitutes a technical edit to the Utah Constitution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah Legislature directs the Office of Legislative
Research and General Counsel to prepare constitutional amendment resolutions for the 2027
General Session and thereafter without brackets surrounding the titles.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah Legislature directs the Office of Legislative
Research and General Counsel, when next preparing the published Utah Constitution, to
remove the brackets surrounding the titles in the published Utah Constitution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Utah Attorney
General, the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, and the publishers, WestLaw and
LexisNexis.
1-20-26 4:40 PM