AGENCY: Lieutenant Governor

SERIES: 4076
TITLE: Legislative bills
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by legislative session, thereunder alphabetical by document type and numeric by bill number if applicable.

DESCRIPTION: These final copies of bills, memorials, and resolutions approved by the House and Senate and filed with the Secretary of State (or Lieutenant Governor) enact the laws of the state of Utah. They serve as a basis for governmental policy and action. This series includes bills signed into law by the governor, those which became law without the governor's signature, those vetoed by the governor after the legislature was out of normal session, and those vetoed but overridden by the legislature. Though the bills which become law are published as part of the Laws of Utah, this series documents signatures and approval by the governor; this series also documents veto messages for bills rejected. Bills in the broad sense refers to bills, resolutions, memorials, etc. In the narrow sense they are those documents legislators desire to have made into a Utah law. Memorials are generally pleadings for federal action, usually to the U._S._Congress. Resolutions are position statements which do not have the weight of law.

Bills have always gone for the governor's approval or veto. Simple resolutions and memorials must only pass the originating chamber, but are still filed here. Concurrent and joint memorials and resolutions are filed here as well. Those terms have switched over the years, but after 1921 the term concurrent came to mean one approved by both chambers with the governor concurring while joint means one passed by both chambers but which does not require the governor's signature.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until administrative needs end and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

This disposition is based upon the primary legal value of the final legislation and approving signatures which serve as the foundation of government for the state of Utah. It also recognizes the secondary historical value of the original legislation to researchers.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public