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Norman K Thurston proposes the following substitute bill:
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Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Committee Handout
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
Senate Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This joint rules resolution authorizes the chief sponsor of legislation to provide a sponsor's
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committee handout.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This resolution:
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▸ defines "sponsor's committee handout";
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▸ allows the chief sponsor of legislation to provide a sponsor's committee handout, subject
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to certain requirements;
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▸ requires the secretary of the Senate and chief clerk of the House to ensure that a sponsor's
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committee handout, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's webpage;
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and
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▸ clarifies that a sponsor's committee handout is not an official part of the legislation.
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Other Special Clauses:
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This resolution provides a special effective date.
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Legislative Rules Affected:
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ENACTS:
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JR4-2-407
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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. JR4-2-407 is enacted to read:
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Part 4. Committee Notes, Fiscal Notes, and Sponsor's Committee Handout
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JR4-2-407 . Sponsor's committee handout.
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(1) As used in this rule, "sponsor's committee handout" means a document that contains
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information in support of legislation.
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(2) The chief sponsor may provide a sponsor's committee handout anytime after the chief
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sponsor's legislation is numbered and before the Legislature adjourns sine die the
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legislative session during which the legislation is considered.
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(3) The secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House shall ensure that a sponsor's
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committee handout, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's webpage.
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(4) A chief sponsor shall ensure that a sponsor's committee handout:
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(a) does not exceed one page of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
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(b) includes:
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(i) the chief sponsor's name; and
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(ii) the legislation's number and, if the handout relates to substitute legislation, the
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substitute number; and
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(c) conveys factual information in an objective manner, including:
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(i) the chief sponsor's policy objective;
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(ii) the chief sponsor's description of the legislation's anticipated impact; or
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(iii) any other verifiable information related to the legislation that the chief sponsor
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wishes to convey.
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(5) A sponsor's committee handout is not an official part of the legislation.
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Section 2. Effective Date.
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This resolution takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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