Utah 2023 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HR0002 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1		-	Enrolled Copy H.R. 2
	1	+	1st Sub. H.R. 2
	2	+	LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
	3	+	6 Approved for Filing: C.R. Gilbert 6
	4	+	6 02-17-23 11:32 AM 6
	5	+	H.R. 2
	6	+	1st Sub. (Buff)
	7	+	Representative Ryan D. Wilcox proposes the following substitute bill:
2	8		1 HOUSE RULES RESOLUTI ON - PUBLIC COMMENT
3	9		2 AMENDMENTS
4	10		3 2023 GENERAL SESSION
5	11		4 STATE OF UTAH
6	12		5 Chief Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox
7	13		6
8	14		7LONG TITLE
9	15		8General Description:
10	16		9 This resolution modifies requirements for the public comment phase of a standing
11	17		10committee meeting.
12	18		11Highlighted Provisions:
13	19		12 This resolution:
14	20		13 <prohibits a chair from taking public comment from an individual witness unless the
15	21		14individual provides certain information;
16	22		15 <if an individual witness is participating via video conference, prohibits a chair from
17	23		16taking the individual's comment unless:
18	24		17 Cthe individual provides the individual's place of residence; and
19	25		18 Cthe individual's video is enabled; and
20	26		19 <makes technical and conforming changes.
21	27		20Legislative Rules Affected:
22	28		21AMENDS:
23	29		22 HR3-2-308
24	30		23
25	31		24Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
26	32		25 Section 1. HR3-2-308 is amended to read:
	33	+	HR0002S01 1st Sub. (Buff) H.R. 2 02-17-23 11:32 AM
	34	+	- 2 -
27	35		26 HR3-2-308. Public comment.
28	36		27 (1) During the public comment phase[, a committee member may not] of a committee
29		-	28meeting: H.R. 2
30		-	Enrolled Copy
31		-	- 2 -
	37	+	28meeting:
32	38		29 (a) except for a motion to amend legislation, substitute legislation, or dispose of
33	39		30legislation[. All other motions are in order during the public comment phase.], all other
34	40		31motions are in order;
35	41		32 [(2) During the public comment phase of a committee meeting:]
36	42		33 [(a)] (b) the chair, or a committee by majority vote, may limit the time an individual
37	43		34witness or presenter speaks to a committee as authorized under HR3-2-304; [and]
38	44		35 [(b)] (c) the chair, or the committee by majority vote, may terminate the public
39	45		36comment phase at any time[.]; and
40	46		37 (d) the chair may not take comment from an individual witness unless:
41	47		38 (i) the individual provides the individual's legal name and the entity that the individual
42	48		39represents, if any; and
43	49		40 (ii) if the individual is participating via video conference:
44	50		41 (A) the individual provides the individual's place of residence; and
45	51		42 (B) the individual's video is enabled.
46	52		43 [(3)] (2) Unless the chair, or a committee by majority vote, permits additional public
47	53		44comment, once the public comment phase has ended only committee members, legislative
48	54		45sponsors, staff, and those authorized under HR3-2-307 may address the committee.