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H.J.R. 24, Joint Resolution Extending the State of Emergency Due to Infectious Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, 2020 General Session

Joint Resolution Extending the State of Emergency Due to Infectious Disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus

Utah Legislature (Chief Sponsor Rep. Paul Ray; Senate Sponsor Sen. Ann Millner) · Utah (State)

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Jurisdiction
Utah
Level
State
Authority
Utah Code 53-2a-206(3)
Issued
2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-03-12
End
2020-06-30 (further extended by HJR 504 to Aug. 20, 2020) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 12, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the Governor
  • the State
Functions reached
  • predicate
Collection
Utah UT

Operative words

WHEREAS, Utah Code Subsection 53-2a-206(3) provides that "[a] state of emergency may not continue for longer than 30 days unless extended by joint resolution of the Legislature";... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the state of Utah that the state of emergency declared by the Governor on March 6, 2020, due to infectious disease COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, is extended to June 30, 2020.

Enforcement

Legislative extension under 53-2a-206(3)

Notes

Passed six days after EO 2020-1, before any closure order; records that the first Utah case was confirmed the day the emergency was declared.

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