Gov. Cox quickly signs bill with late-night change that could disqualify Prop 4 signature removals

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 1,232

Last Updated: 12 hours, 36 minutes ago

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It was 10:56 p.m. — just over an hour left until midnight, the Legislature’s deadline to pass any bills — on Friday night when the Senate changed a bill to include a ban on prepaid postage for signature removal requests.

Four minutes later, the Senate voted 21-7 to pass the bill, HB242. Less than 20 minutes later, the House voted 57-12 to give final legislative approval to the bill.

Then, …

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