Under the law, the Utah legislature has the authority to pass a concurrent resolution prohibiting a state or local government officer from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of a federal directive within the state if the legislature determines the federal directive “violates the principles of state sovereignty.”
Under the proposed law, the Utah legislature would have the authority to pass a concurrent resolution prohibiting a state or local government officer from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of a federal directive within the state if the legislature determines the federal directive “violates the principles of state sovereignty.”
the Utah Senate passed a bill that would create a process to end state and local enforcement of some federal actions in the state, and set the stage to stop them in practice and effect.