Article VI Section 1 Power vested in Senate, House, and People
Article VI Section 2 Time and location of annual general sessions — Location of sessions convened by the Governor or Legislature — Sessions convened by the Legislature
Article VI Section 3 Election of House members — Terms
Article VI Section 4 Election of Senators — Terms
Article VI Section 5 Who is eligible as a legislator
Article VI Section 6 Who ineligible as legislator
Article VI Section 7 Ineligibility of legislator to office created at term for which elected
Article VI Section 8 Legislator, privilege from arrest
Article VI Section 9 Compensation of legislators — Citizens’ salary commission
Article VI Section 10 Each house to be judge of election and qualifications of its members — Expulsion — Legislative ethics commission
Article VI Section 11 Majority is quorum — Attendance compelled
Article VI Section 12 Rules — Choosing officers and employees
Article VI Section 13 Vacancies to be filled
Article VI Section 14 Journals — Yeas and nays
Article VI Section 15 Sessions to be public — Adjournments
Article VI Section 16 Duration of sessions
Article VI Section 17 Impeachment by House
Article VI Section 18 Trial of impeachment by Senate
Article VI Section 19 Officers liable for impeachment — Judgment — Prosecution by law
Article VI Section 20 Service of articles of impeachment
Article VI Section 21 Removal of officers
Article VI Section 22 Reading of bills — Bill to contain only one subject — Bills passed by majority
Article VI Section 24 Presiding officers to sign bills
Article VI Section 25 Publication of acts — Effective dates of acts
Article VI Section 26 Private laws forbidden
Article VI Section 27 Games of chance not authorized
Article VI Section 28 Special privileges forbidden
Article VI Section 29 Lending public credit and subscribing to stock or bonds forbidden — Exception
Article VI Section 30 Continuity in government
Article VI Section 31 Additional compensation of legislators
Article VI Section 32 Appointment of additional employees — Legal counsel
Article VI Section 33 Legislative auditor appointed
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Terms Used In Utah Constitution > Article VI - Legislative Department

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.