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H.J.R. 12

Enrolled

Joint Resolution Encouraging Strong Family Units

HJR012S02 (Substitute)

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H.J.R. 12Enrolled

Joint Resolution Encouraging Strong Family Units

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What This Bill Does

This resolution promotes strengthening families.

Key Provisions

This resolution:

  • highlights the contributions made and benefits from stable family relationships;
  • promotes the Success Sequence to teach students how to create strong family units; and
  • encourages policies creating family stability and a strong foundation for Utah children.

Plain-Language Summary

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A joint resolution is a formal statement of legislative intent that does not carry the force of law but signals the Legislature's priorities and commitments. This resolution commits the Utah Legislature to prioritizing "intact families" in the language of future legislation — specifically by maintaining and adding the terms "mother," "father," and "parents" in Utah code wherever possible — and to promoting the "Success Sequence," a framework that encourages young people to finish school, get full-time work, and marry before having children. It also expresses support for continuing and expanding Utah's early-childhood tax credit for parents and grandparents struggling with the costs of food and child care.