UT SJR002

The Utah Constitution was originally adopted without section titles; bracketed titles were first added in 1967 for convenience and have appeared in constitutional amendment resolutions since 1990.

The Legislature declares that section titles and surrounding brackets provide no substantive legal meaning to constitutional provisions.

Removal of brackets surrounding section titles is classified as a technical edit, not a substantive change to the Constitution.

The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is directed to prepare constitutional amendment resolutions without bracketed titles starting with the 2027 General Session.

Copies of the resolution must be sent to the Utah Attorney General, Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, and legal publishers WestLaw and LexisNexis.