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H.C.R. XX

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY

3 2015 GENERAL SESSION 4 STATE OF UTAH 5

Chief Sponsor: Brian King

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Genera Des!rip"ion:

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#ighigh"e$ %ro&isions:

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Spe!ia Ca'ses:

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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:

21 ;HEREAS t&e Un'te- States Con,ess 'n 1%%2 set as'-e /an)a 16 as Re*','o)s Fee-o a 22 to &ono t&e passa,e o+ t&e <','n'a Stat)te +o Re*','o)s Fee-o 'n 1#$6= 23 ;HEREAS Re*','o)s Fee-o a &as 7een e(o,n'e- 7 pes'-ent'a* po(*aat'on ann)a**= 24 ;HEREAS t&e <','n'a Stat)te +o Re*','o)s Fee-o 9as 9'tten 7 T&oas /e++eson one ea a+te 9't'n, t&e e(*aat'on o+ In-epen-en(e an- 25 )s&ee- 'nto *a9 7 /aes :a-'son one ea 7e+oe &e 7e(ae a p'n('pa* a)t&o o+ t&e Un'te- States Const't)t'on= 26 ;HEREAS t&e <','n'a Stat)te +o Re*','o)s Fee-o epesents t&e +'st an- -e+'n'n, *a9 esta7*'s&'n, an- pote(t'n, t&e ',&ts o+ 'n-''-)a*s to

2# (&oose +o t&ese*es 9&at t&e 9'** o 9'** not 7e*'ee= 2$ ;HEREAS t&e ',&t to e*','o)s +ee-o as -e+'ne- 7 /e++eson an- :a-'son 's +)n-aenta* to t&e s)((ess o+ a -eo(at'( ep)7*'(= 2% ;HEREAS t&e state o+ Uta& 9as +o)n-e- )pon t&e p'n('p*es o+ espe(t +o t&e 7e*'e+s o+ a** pesons 30 7e t&e C&'st'an o /e9's& :)s*' o H'n-) >)--&'st o S'?& at&e'st o a,nost'(= 31 ;HEREAS '**'ons o+ peop*e +o a** pats o+ t&e 9o*- &ae (oe to Uta& +*ee'n, e*','o)s pese()t'on= 32 ;HEREAS t&e <','n'a Stat)te +o Re*','o)s Fee-o esta7*'s&e- t&at a**33 'n-''-)a*s ae +ee to 7e*'ee as t&e 9'** an- t&at t&'s s&a** 'n no 9'se -''n's& en*a,e 34o a++e(t t&e' (''* (apa('t'es= 35 ;HEREAS t&e S)pee Co)t o+ t&e Un'te- States &as e(o,n'e- epeate-* t&at t&e <','n'a Stat)te +o Re*','o)s Fee-o 36 9as an 'potant 'n+*)en(e 'n t&e -ee*opent o+ t&e U.S. Const't)t'on an- t&e >'** o+ R',&ts= 3# NO; THEREFORE >E IT RESOL<E t&at t&e Le,'s*at)e o+ t&e state o+ Uta& t&e 3$ Goeno (on()'n, t&ee'n -es',nates /)* 16 2016 as Re*','o)s Fee-o a 'n 3% t&e state o+ Uta&. 40 >E IT FURTHER RESOL<E t&at t&e Le,'s*at)e an- t&e Goeno ),e ('t'ens an- 41 *o(a* ,oenents to ee7e an- &ono t&e nat'on8s +'st Re*','o)s Fee-o *a9 as9'tten an- (&ap'one- 7 42 T&oas /e++eson an- /aes :a-'son. 43 >E IT FURTHER RESOL<E t&at a (op o+ t&'s eso*)t'on 7e sent to t&e e7es o+ Uta&s (on,ess'ona* -e*e,at'on.