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2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 20 - Religious Protections in Relation to Marriage, Family, or Sexuality › Part 3 - Prohibitions on Certain Burdens on a Religious Official's or Religious Organization's Religious Beliefs about Marriage, Family, or Sexuality › Section 302 - Remedies -- Civil action -- Attorney fees and costs.

Effective 5/12/2015
63G-20-302.
Remedies -- Civil action -- Attorney fees and costs.
(1) A person aggrieved by a violation of this part may bring a civil action in district court.
(2) If the plaintiff establishes one or more violations of this part by a preponderance of the evidence, the court:
(a) shall grant the plaintiff appropriate legal or equitable relief; and
(b) may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party.
Enacted by Chapter 46, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 20 - Religious Protections in Relation to Marriage, Family, or Sexuality › Part 3 - Prohibitions on Certain Burdens on a Religious Official's or Religious Organization's Religious Beliefs about Marriage, Family, or Sexuality › Section 303 - Severability clause.

Effective 5/12/2015
63G-20-303.
Severability clause.
If any provision of Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 46, or its application to any person or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional, or in conflict with or superseded by federal law, the remainder of Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 46, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected by the finding.
Revisor instructions Chapter 46, 2015 General Session
Enacted by Chapter 46, 2015 General Session
Revisor instructions to modify language.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 21 - Agreements to Provide State Services › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Title.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2028
Effective 5/9/2017
63G-21-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as "Agreements to Provide State Services."
Enacted by Chapter 205, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 21 - Agreements to Provide State Services › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Definitions.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2028
Effective 7/1/2021
63G-21-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Designated agency" means:
(a) the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity;
(b) the Division of Wildlife Resources;
(c) the Department of Public Safety;
(d) the Division of Technology Services; or
(e) the Department of Workforce Services.
(2)
(a) "State service" means a service or benefit regularly provided to the public by a designated agency.
(b) "State service" includes:
(i) for the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity or the Division of Technology Services, public high-speed Internet access;
(ii) for the Division of Wildlife Resources, fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses;
(iii) for the Department of Public Safety, fingerprinting, an online driver license renewal, online appointment scheduling, an online motor vehicle record request, and an online change of address with the Driver License Division; and
(iv) for the Department of Workforce Services, online job searches, verification of submission for benefits administered by the Department of Workforce Services, online unemployment applications, online food stamp applications, and online appointment scheduling.
(3) "USPS" means the United States Postal Service.
Amended by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 21 - Agreements to Provide State Services › Part 2 - Agreements with United States Postal Service › Section 201 - Limited authorization to provide state services at post office locations.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2028
Effective 7/1/2023
63G-21-201.
Limited authorization to provide state services at post office locations.
(1) If allowed by federal law, a designated agency may negotiate and enter into an agreement with USPS that allows USPS to provide one or more state services at one or more post office locations within the state.
(2) The designated agency shall ensure that the agreement described in Subsection (1) includes:
(a) the term of the agreement, which may not extend beyond July 1, 2028;
(b) provisions to ensure the security of state data and resources;
(c) provisions to provide training to USPS employees on how to provide each state service in the agreement;
(d) except as provided in Subsection (2)(e), provisions authorizing compensation to USPS for at least 100% of attributable costs of all property and services that USPS provides under the agreement; and
(e) if the agreement is between USPS and the Division of Wildlife Resources to sell fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses, provisions requiring compliance with Sections 23A-4-501 and 23A-4-502 regarding wildlife license agents, including remuneration for services rendered.
(3) After one or more designated agencies enter into an agreement described in Subsection (1), the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity shall create a marketing campaign to advertise and promote the availability of state services at each selected USPS location.
Amended by Chapter 34, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 22 - State Training and Certification Requirements › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 2/27/2023
63G-22-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Political subdivision" means:
(a) a county;
(b) a municipality, as defined in Section 10-1-104;
(c) a special district;
(d) a special service district;
(e) an interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-103;
(f) a community reinvestment agency;
(g) a local building authority; or
(h) a conservation district.
(2)
(a) "Public employee" means any individual employed by or volunteering for a state agency or a political subdivision who is not a public official.
(b) "Public employee" does not include an individual employed by or volunteering for a taxed interlocal entity.
(3)
(a) "Public official" means:
(i) an appointed official or an elected official as those terms are defined in Section 63A-17-502; or
(ii) an individual elected or appointed to a county office, municipal office, school board or school district office, special district office, or special service district office.
(b) "Public official" does not include an appointed or elected official of a taxed interlocal entity.
(4) "State agency" means a department, division, board, council, committee, institution, office, bureau, or other similar administrative unit of the executive branch of state government.
(5) "Taxed interlocal entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-13-602.
Amended by Chapter 16, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 22 - State Training and Certification Requirements › Section 103 - State training and certification requirements.

Effective 5/8/2018
63G-22-103.
State training and certification requirements.
Each state agency or political subdivision that provides any training or certification that any state agency or political subdivision requires a public employee or public official to complete shall present the training or make the training available in an online web-based format, which may include a live webinar, unless:
(1) the training or certification:
(a) includes a physical or interactive component that, in the reasonable determination of the agency or political subdivision, the attendee can only complete in person; or
(b) takes place over consecutive full-day sessions; or
(2) no required attendee will travel more than 50 miles from the attendee's primary residence or place of employment, whichever is closer to the training site, to attend the training.
Enacted by Chapter 200, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 23 - Property Donated to State by Public Official › Section 101 - Title.

Effective 5/8/2018
63G-23-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as "Property Donated to State by Public Official."
Enacted by Chapter 67, 2018 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB 179, Chapter 200.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 23 - Property Donated to State by Public Official › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 5/4/2022
63G-23-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Public official" means, except as provided in Subsection (3), the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-102.
(2) "Public official" includes a judge or justice of:
(a) the Utah Supreme Court;
(b) the Utah Court of Appeals; or
(c) a district court.
(3) "Public official" does not include a local official or an education official as defined in Section 36-11-102.
Amended by Chapter 125, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 23 - Property Donated to State by Public Official › Section 103 - Gifts to the state.

Effective 5/8/2018
63G-23-103.
Gifts to the state.
(1) A public official may accept a gift on behalf of the state if the public official, after accepting the gift, promptly:
(a) notifies the property administrator appointed under Subsection (2) for the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated of the public official's acceptance of the gift; and
(b) remits the gift to the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated.
(2) The following persons shall select a property administrator for the person's branch of state government:
(a) for the executive branch, the governor or the governor's designee;
(b) for the legislative branch, the Legislative Management Committee or the Legislative Management Committee's designee; and
(c) for the judicial branch, the chief justice of the Supreme Court or the chief justice's designee.
(3) A property administrator appointed under Subsection (2):
(a) shall manage the retention or disposal of a gift that a public official remits to the state under Subsection (1); and
(b) may reject a gift that a public official accepts on behalf of the state.
(4) If a property administrator rejects a gift under Subsection (3)(b), the public official who accepted the gift shall promptly:
(a) return the gift; or
(b) dispose of the gift in a manner authorized by law.
Enacted by Chapter 67, 2018 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Affiliation" means association with an entity, including association in the form of employment, ownership, shareholdership, or financial interest.
(2) "Agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-4-103.
(3) "Appointed board member" means an individual appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate, to serve on a rulemaking board.
(4) "Nominee" means a person selected by the governor to fill a rulemaking board vacancy subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(5)
(a) "Rulemaking board" means a board, committee, commission, or council:
(i) that has rulemaking authority; and
(ii) at least part of whose membership is appointed by the governor subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) "Rulemaking board" does not include:
(i) the State Board of Education; or
(ii) the Utah Retirement Board.
(6) "Substantial interest" means the same as that term is defined in Section 67-16-3.
Amended by Chapter 352, 2020 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
Amended by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103 - Requirement to follow this chapter.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-103.
Requirement to follow this chapter.
(1) An applicant, a rulemaking board, and the governor's office shall follow the procedures for vacancies described in this chapter in order to fill a vacancy on a rulemaking board.
(2) An appointed board member shall follow the procedures for conflicts of interest described in this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 2 - Vacancies › Section 201 - Notice.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-201.
Notice.
(1) A rulemaking board shall give public notice regarding a vacancy or expiring term on the rulemaking board on or before:
(a) 90 days before the day on which a departing appointed board member's or a continuing board member's term expires; or
(b) 10 days after the day on which the rulemaking board chair or vice chair receives written notice of a current appointed board member's intent to leave the board.
(2)
(a) The governor's office shall post the notice described in Subsection (1) on the governor's website described in Subsection 67-1-2.5(4).
(b) A rulemaking board may post the notice described in Subsection (1) on the rulemaking board's website.
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 2 - Vacancies › Section 202 - Application.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-202.
Application.
(1) The application period for an appointed board member position shall last no fewer than 60 days.
(2) An applicant shall use the application feature on the governor's website described in Subsection 67-1-2.5(4) to apply for a vacant appointed board member position.
(3) The application feature described in Subsection (2) shall require the applicant to provide information including:
(a) the applicant's name;
(b) the applicant's current employment; and
(c) the applicant's affiliation with public and private entities, including employment, in the five years on or before the day on which the applicant submits the application.
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 2 - Vacancies › Section 203 - Governor selection of nominee.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-203.
Governor selection of nominee.
(1) The governor shall select a nominee based on:
(a) the applicant's fitness for office; and
(b) statutory requirements.
(2) The governor shall follow the process described in Section 67-1-2 to notify the Senate of a nominee for an appointed board member vacancy.
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 2 - Vacancies › Section 204 - Public comment on nominee.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-204.
Public comment on nominee.
(1) Within seven days after the day on which the governor selects a nominee, the governor's office shall post the information about the nominee described in Subsection 63G-24-202(3) on the governor's website described in Subsection 67-1-2.5(4).
(2) A rulemaking board may post the information about the nominee described in Subsection 63G-24-202(3) on the rulemaking board's website.
(3) Before posting the information described in Subsection 63G-24-202(3), the governor's office and the rulemaking board shall redact personal information about the nominee, including the nominee's home address, date of birth, email address, and phone number.
(4) The governor's website described in Subsection 67-1-2.5(4) shall include information on how to publicly comment on a nominee no fewer than seven days before the first day on which the governor's office will accept applications for a position.
(5) The governor's office shall permit public comment for no fewer than 30 days after the day on which the governor's office posts the information about the nominee.
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 2 - Vacancies › Section 205 - Senate confirmation of nominee.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-205.
Senate confirmation of nominee.
The Senate shall follow the process described in Section 67-1-2 to confirm a nominee to fill an appointed board member vacancy.
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 3 - Conflicts of Interest › Section 301 - Disclosure of conflicts.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-301.
Disclosure of conflicts.
(1) An appointed board member shall disclose the nature of any position or financial interest the appointed board member holds in any business entity that is subject to the regulation of the agency, including if the relationship of the appointed board member to the business entity is that of:
(a) an officer;
(b) a director;
(c) an agent;
(d) an employee; or
(e) an owner of a substantial interest.
(2) Within 10 days after the day on which an appointed board member is appointed to serve on a rulemaking board, the appointed board member shall make the disclosure described in Subsection (1) in writing to the rulemaking board.
(3) An appointed board member shall, if there are changes to items the appointed board member is required to disclose under Subsection (1), update the disclosure before voting on a measure the rulemaking board takes with respect to a business entity described in Subsection (1).
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 24 - Board Vacancies and Conflicts Act › Part 3 - Conflicts of Interest › Section 302 - Effect on voting.

Effective 1/1/2021
63G-24-302.
Effect on voting.
Disclosure under Section 63G-24-201 does not require an appointed board member to abstain from voting unless the appointed board member holds a substantial interest in a business entity that the vote will impact.
Enacted by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 25 - State Agency Quality Service Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/12/2020
63G-25-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an executive branch:
(1) department;
(2) division; or
(3) office.
Enacted by Chapter 319, 2020 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB146, Chapter 373 and SB171, Chapter 393.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 25 - State Agency Quality Service Act › Part 2 - Citizen Feedback Program › Section 201 - Option to gather feedback.

Effective 5/12/2020
63G-25-201.
Option to gather feedback.
(1) A state agency may gather feedback from members of the public whom the state agency serves to allow the state agency to assess the quality of service the state agency provides and identify areas for improvement.
(2) A state agency that chooses to gather the feedback described in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) request members of the public evaluate the quality of the following, as applicable:
(i) programs and services;
(ii) facilities, including access, location, signs, and cleanliness;
(iii) staff, including staff courtesy, friendliness, and knowledge;
(iv) communications, including toll-free telephone access, ability to speak to a live person, and the efficacy of any communications by mail, electronic mail, text message, or mobile application;
(v) website, including the ease of access to and use of the website, mobile access to the website, and information accessible through the website;
(vi) complaint handling, including the ease of filing a complaint and the timeliness of a response;
(vii) timeliness, including wait times for service in person, by phone, by mail, or through a website; and
(viii) brochures or other printed information, including the accuracy of the information; and
(b) use one or more of the following methods to gather the feedback:
(i) a survey;
(ii) a mobile application;
(iii) a web application; or
(iv) another method the state agency determines appropriate.
Enacted by Chapter 319, 2020 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB146, Chapter 373.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 25 - State Agency Quality Service Act › Part 2 - Citizen Feedback Program › Section 202 - Citizen feedback annual report.

Effective 7/1/2021
63G-25-202.
Citizen feedback annual report.
(1) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall prepare an annual report that contains a summary of any feedback that state agencies gathered in accordance with Section 63G-25-201 during the preceding calendar year.
(2) On or before July 1, the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall:
(a) provide an electronic copy of the report described in Subsection (1) to each legislator; and
(b) make the report described in Subsection (1) accessible to the public.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 26 - Government Interaction with Nonprofit Entities › Section 101 - Title.

Effective 5/12/2020
63G-26-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as "Government Interaction With Nonprofit Entities."
Enacted by Chapter 393, 2020 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB146, Chapter 373 and HB304, Chapter 319.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 26 - Government Interaction with Nonprofit Entities › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 2/27/2023
63G-26-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Personal information" means a record or other compilation of data that identifies a person as a donor to an entity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) "Public agency" means a state or local government entity, including:
(a) a department, division, agency, office, commission, board, or other government organization;
(b) a political subdivision, including a county, city, town, metro township, special district, or special service district;
(c) a public school, school district, charter school, or public higher education institution; or
(d) a judicial or quasi-judicial body.
Amended by Chapter 16, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 26 - Government Interaction with Nonprofit Entities › Section 103 - Protection of personal information.

Effective 1/1/2024
63G-26-103.
Protection of personal information.
(1) Except as provided in Subsections (2), (3), and (5), a public agency may not:
(a) require an individual to provide the public agency with personal information or otherwise compel the release of personal information;
(b) require an entity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to provide the public agency with personal information or compel the entity to release personal information;
(c) release, publicize, or otherwise publicly disclose personal information in possession of a public agency; or
(d) request or require a current or prospective contractor or grantee of the public agency to provide the public agency with a list of entities exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to which the contractor or grantee has provided financial or nonfinancial support.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
(a) a disclosure of personal information required under Title 20A, Election Code, Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act, or any other legal requirement relating to reporting campaign contributions, campaign expenditures, lobbying disclosures, or lobbying expenditures;
(b) a disclosure of personal information expressly required by law;
(c) a disclosure of personal information voluntarily made:
(i) as part of public comment or in a public meeting; or
(ii) in another manner that is publicly accessible;
(d) a disclosure of personal information pursuant to a warrant or court order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(e) a lawful request for discovery of personal information in litigation or a criminal proceeding;
(f) the use of personal information in a legal proceeding;
(g) a public agency sharing personal information with another public agency in accordance with the requirements of law; or
(h) a nonprofit created under Title 11, Chapter 13a, Governmental Nonprofit Corporations Act.
(3) Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (d) do not apply to:
(a) administration or enforcement of Title 13, Chapter 11, Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act, or Title 13, Chapter 22, Charitable Solicitations Act;
(b) the request or use of personal information necessary to the State Tax Commission's administration of tax or motor vehicle laws; or
(c) access to personal information by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General or the state auditor's office to conduct an audit.
(4) A court shall consider whether to:
(a) limit a request for discovery of personal information; or
(b) issue a protective order in relation to the disclosure of personal information obtained or used in relation to a legal proceeding.
(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to disclosure of a contributor to a sponsoring organization, as those terms are defined in Section 41-1a-1601.
Amended by Chapter 33, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 26 - Government Interaction with Nonprofit Entities › Section 104 - Enforcement -- Penalty.

Effective 5/12/2020
63G-26-104.
Enforcement -- Penalty.
(1) A person whose personal information is provided or disclosed in violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, damages, or both.
(2) A court may award court costs and attorney fees to a person that brings an action described in Subsection (1) if the person prevails in that action.
(3) A person that knowingly violates a provision of Section 63G-26-103 is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
Enacted by Chapter 393, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 26 - Government Interaction with Nonprofit Entities › Section 105 - Limitations on regulation by a public agency.

Effective 5/12/2020
63G-26-105.
Limitations on regulation by a public agency.
A public agency may not impose a requirement on the registration or maintenance of a nonprofit entity that is more restrictive or expansive than the requirements authorized by Utah Code or federal law.
Enacted by Chapter 393, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 27 - Public Contract Boycott Restrictions › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-27-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Boycott action" means refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or limiting commercial relations.
(2) "Boycott of the State of Israel" means engaging in a boycott action targeting:
(a) the State of Israel; and
(b)
(i) companies or individuals doing business in or with the State of Israel; or
(ii) companies authorized by, licensed by, or organized under the laws of the State of Israel to do business.
(3) "Boycotted company" means a company that:
(a) engages in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale, or manufacture of fossil fuel-based energy, timber, mining, or agriculture;
(b) engages in, facilitates, or supports the manufacture, distribution, sale, or use of firearms;
(c) does not meet or commit to meet environmental standards, including standards for eliminating, reducing, offsetting, or disclosing greenhouse gas-emissions, beyond applicable state and federal law requirements; or
(d) does not facilitate or commit to facilitate access to abortion or sex characteristic surgical procedures.
(4)
(a) "Company" means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or similar entity.
(b) "Company" includes any wholly-owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of an entity described in Subsection (4)(a).
(5) "Economic boycott" means, without an ordinary business purpose:
(a) engaging in a boycott action targeting:
(i) a boycotted company; or
(ii) another company because the company does business with a boycotted company; or
(b) taking an action intended to penalize, inflict economic harm to, or change or limit the activities of:
(i) a boycotted company; or
(ii) another company because the company does business with a boycotted company.
(6)
(a) "Ordinary business purpose" means a purpose that is related to business operations.
(b) "Ordinary business purpose" does not include a purpose that is solely related to furthering social, political, or ideological interests.
(7) "Public entity" means the state or a political subdivision of the state, including each department, division, office, board, commission, council, authority, or institution of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
Amended by Chapter 243, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 27 - Public Contract Boycott Restrictions › Part 2 - Prohibitions › Section 201 - Prohibition on contracting.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-27-201.
Prohibition on contracting.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a public entity may not enter into a contract with a company to acquire or dispose of a good or service, including supplies, information technology, or construction services, unless:
(a) the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in:
(i) a boycott of the State of Israel; or
(ii) an economic boycott;
(b) the company agrees not to engage in a boycott of the State of Israel for the duration of the contract; and
(c) the company agrees to notify the public entity in writing if the company begins engaging in an economic boycott.
(2) A company's notice under Subsection (1)(c) may be grounds for termination of the contract.
(3) This section does not:
(a) apply to:
(i) a contract with a total value of less than $100,000; or
(ii) a contract with a company that has fewer than 10 full-time employees; or
(b) prohibit a public entity from entering into a contract with a company that engages in an economic boycott if:
(i) there is no economically practicable alternative available to the public entity to:
(A) acquire or dispose of the good or service; or
(B) meet the public entity's legal duties to issue, incur, or manage debt obligations, or deposit, keep custody of, manage, borrow, or invest funds; or
(ii) the company engages in the economic boycott to comply with federal law.
Amended by Chapter 243, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 27 - Public Contract Boycott Restrictions › Part 2 - Prohibitions › Section 202 - Prohibition on interference with state programs and commercial relationships.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-27-202.
Prohibition on interference with state programs and commercial relationships.
(1) A person may not take action to penalize or threaten to penalize a company because the company enters into a contract that complies with Subsections 63G-27-201(1)(a)(ii) or (c).
(2) A person who takes an action or makes a threat in violation of Subsection (1) interferes with the state's interest in administering state programs and maintaining commercial relationships.
Enacted by Chapter 243, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 28 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-28-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Games" means the 2030 or 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
(2) "Games committee" means the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee created in Section 63G-28-201.
(3) "Host agreement" means an agreement with a site selection committee that is made in connection with the selection of the state for the location of the games.
(4) "Host assurance" means a written assurance to a site selection committee that is made in connection with the selection of the state for the location of the games.
(5) "Host committee" means a nonprofit corporation, including a successor in interest, that may:
(a) provide an application and bid to a site selection committee for selection of the state as the location of the games; and
(b) execute an agreement with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee regarding a bid and the bid process to host the games.
(6) "Site selection committee" means the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee.
(7) "State security" means a financial obligation undertaken by the state under a host agreement.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 28 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act › Part 2 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee › Section 201 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee -- Creation -- Membership -- Chairs -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-28-201.
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee -- Creation -- Membership -- Chairs -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff.
(1) There is created the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee to review and advise the Legislature on issues related to the state's hosting of the games.
(2) The games committee consists of the following members:
(a) three members of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party; and
(b) three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party.
(3)
(a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (2) as co-chair of the games committee.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2) as co-chair of the games committee.
(4)
(a) A majority of the members of the games committee constitutes a quorum.
(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes action of the games committee.
(5) A member of the games committee shall be paid salary and expenses in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.
(6) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:
(a) provide staff support to the games committee; and
(b) consult with the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst on fiscal issues reviewed by the games committee.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 28 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act › Part 2 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee › Section 202 - Games committee duties.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-28-202.
Games committee duties.
The games committee shall:
(1) review issues related to:
(a) the state's bid to host or hosting of the games;
(b) the impact of hosting the games on the state; and
(c) any state security;
(2) review a report provided to the games committee under Section 63G-28-203;
(3) review a host agreement or host assurance provided to the games committee under Section 63G-28-401; and
(4) make recommendations to the Legislature regarding a host agreement, a host assurance, and the state's role in hosting the games.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 28 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act › Part 2 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee › Section 203 - Host committee reports to games committee.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-28-203.
Host committee reports to games committee.
At least twice each year and at the request of the games committee, the host committee shall provide a report to the games committee regarding:
(1) the state's bid to host or hosting of the games;
(2) the projected budget for the games; and
(3) the financial impact of the games on the state.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 28 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act › Part 3 - Funds, Accounts, and Grant Programs › Section 301 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-28-301.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created in Section 63A-5b-301.
(2) "Fund" means the Olympic and Paralympic Venues Grant Fund.
(3) "Improve" or "improvements" means the replacement or addition to infrastructure, buildings, building components, or facility equipment.
(4) "Venue" means a facility:
(a) designed and currently approved under standards developed by a generally recognized sports federation to host world-class level, international winter sports competitions; and
(b) used for recreational, developmental, and competitive athletic training.
(5) "Venue operator" means a person who:
(a) operates a venue that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; or
(b) owns a venue or operates a venue under contract with the public owner of the venue.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 28 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act › Part 4 - Agreements › Section 401 - Governor authority to execute host agreement -- Legislative notice.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-28-401.
Governor authority to execute host agreement -- Legislative notice.
(1) Subject to Subsection (3), the governor may:
(a) enter into a host agreement on behalf of the state that provides:
(i) state security for:
(A) amounts owed by the state to a site selection committee for claims by third parties arising out of or relating to the games; and
(B) a financial deficit accruing to the state as a result of hosting the games; and
(ii) other terms necessary for the state to host the games; and
(b) make a host assurance on behalf of the state that is necessary for the state to host the games.
(2) The state security under a host agreement may not be paid until after:
(a) any security provided by the host committee or another person is expended and exhausted; and
(b) the limits of any available insurance policy are expended and exhausted.
(3) The governor shall:
(a) ensure a host agreement includes:
(i) a requirement that a signatory of the host agreement mitigate damages if the signatory breaches the host agreement;
(ii) a provision allowing the state to terminate the host agreement for another signatory's unlawful activity; and
(iii) other provisions that protect:
(A) the state against liability under the host agreement; and
(B) the state's financial assets; and
(b) provide a copy of a host agreement or host assurance to the games committee and the Legislative Management Committee at least 72 hours before entering into the host agreement or making the host assurance.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 28 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Act › Part 4 - Agreements › Section 402 - Host committee insurance agreements -- State liability under host committee agreements.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-28-402.
Host committee insurance agreements -- State liability under host committee agreements.
(1) The host committee shall:
(a) list the state as an additional insured on any insurance policy purchased by the host committee to be in effect in connection with the preparation for and conduct of the games; and
(b) include in any agreement signed by the host committee that the state is not liable for the host committee's failure to perform the duties under the agreement.
(2) An insurance policy or other agreement that violates Subsection (1) is void.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 29 - Social Credit Score Prohibition Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-29-101.
Definitions.
(1)
(a) "Governmental entity" means:
(i) the state;
(ii) a county, city, town, metro township, school district, special district, special service district, or other political subdivision of the state; or
(iii) an independent entity.
(b) "Governmental entity" includes an agency, bureau, office, department, division, board, commission, institution, laboratory, or other instrumentality of an entity described in Subsection (1)(a).
(2) "Independent entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63E-1-102.
(3) "Members of a person's social network" means the people a person authorizes to be part of the person's social media communications and network.
(4)
(a) "Social credit score" means a numeric, alphanumeric, or alphabetic value or other categorization assigned to a person based on:
(i) the person's:
(A) compliance or noncompliance with government guidance;
(B) social media post;
(C) participation or membership in a lawful club, association, or union;
(D) political affiliation; or
(E) employment industry or employer; or
(ii) the identity of the members of the person's social network.
(b) "Social credit score" does not include:
(i) a consumer report as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a;
(ii) compliance or noncompliance with statute, administrative rule, or other law; or
(iii) a numeric, alphanumeric, or alphabetic value or other categorization assigned to a person for:
(A) purposes of education, training, or job performance assessment;
(B) purposes of a contest or competition;
(C) purposes of hiring a prospective employee or independent contractor;
(D) purposes of issuance or taking an action against a professional license, certification, registration, or permit;
(E) purposes of a professional or tax audit; or
(F) use by a financial institution or an affiliate of a financial institution regulated under Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 6801 et seq., to determine risk of loss, impairment, or default.
Enacted by Chapter 76, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 430, Chapter 14 and SB 43, Chapter 435.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 29 - Social Credit Score Prohibition Act › Part 2 - Prohibitions › Section 201 - Social credit score prohibition.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-29-201.
Social credit score prohibition.
A governmental entity may not use, enforce, provide data for use in, or otherwise participate in the creation or use of a system that, based on a social credit score, discriminates against, advocates for, or causes adverse or preferential treatment of a person.
Enacted by Chapter 76, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 430, Chapter 14.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 30 - Public Notice › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
63G-30-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Affected area" means:
(a) the area that is designated in statute, county ordinance, or municipal ordinance as the area for which public notice must be provided;
(b) in relation to a statute, if no affected area is designated in the statute, the affected area is the state;
(c) in relation to a county ordinance, if no affected area is designated in the county ordinance, the affected area is the county; or
(d) in relation to a municipal ordinance, if no affected area is designated in the municipal ordinance, the affected area is the municipality.
(2) "Government official" means an individual elected or appointed to a state office, county office, municipal office, school board, school district office, special district office, or special service district office.
(3) "Notice summary statement" means a statement that includes the following in relation to a public notice:
(a) a title that accurately describes the purpose or subject of the public notice;
(b) the name of the public body, or the name and title of the government official, that provides the public notice;
(c) a statement that clearly describes the matter for which the public notice is given;
(d) a general description of the area to which the public notice relates;
(e) the dates and deadlines applicable to the matter for which the public notice is given; and
(f) information specifying where a person may obtain a copy of the complete public notice, including:
(i) the web address for the Utah Public Notice Website;
(ii) if the public body or government official maintains a public website, the web address where the public notice is located;
(iii) the address of a physical location where a copy of the public notice may be viewed or obtained; and
(iv) a telephone number that an individual may call to request a copy of the public notice.
(4) "Public body" means the same as that term is defined in Section 52-4-103.
(5) "Public location" means:
(a) a location that is open to the general public, regardless of whether the location is owned by a public entity, a private entity, or an individual; or
(b) a location that is not open to the general public, but where the notice is clearly visible to, and may easily be read by, an individual while the individual is present in a location described in Subsection (5)(a).
(6) "Public notice" means a notice that is required to be provided to the public by a public body or a government official.
(7) "Utah Public Notice Website" means the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601.
Enacted by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 430, Chapter 14 and HB281, Chapter 76.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63H - Independent State Entities › Chapter 1 - Military Installation Development Authority Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103 - Severability.

Effective 3/28/2020
63H-1-103.
Severability.
If a court determines that any provision of this chapter, or the application of any provision of this chapter, is invalid, the remainder of this chapter shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Enacted by Chapter 282, 2020 General Session