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Norman K Thurston proposes the following substitute bill:
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Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer
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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 supporting
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information.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This resolution:
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▸ defines "sponsor's supporting information";
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▸ allows a chief sponsor of legislation to provide the sponsor's supporting information,
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subject to certain requirements;
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▸ clarifies that a sponsor's supporting information is not part of the legislation; and
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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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supporting information, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's
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webpage.
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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 Supporting Information
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JR4-2-407 . Sponsor's supporting information.
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(1) As used in this rule, "sponsor's supporting information" means a document that contains
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information in support of legislation that includes:
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(a) the chief sponsor's policy objective;
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(b) the chief sponsor's description of the legislation's anticipated impact; or
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(c) any other information related to the legislation that the chief sponsor wishes to
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convey.
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(2) A sponsor's supporting information is not part of the legislation.
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(3) Subject to Subsections (4) and (5), a chief sponsor may provide the sponsor's supporting
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information:
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(a)(i) if the chief sponsor is a senator, to the secretary of the Senate; or
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(ii) if the chief sponsor is a representative, to the chief clerk of the House; and
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(b) anytime after the chief sponsor's legislation is numbered and before the Legislature
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adjourns sine die the legislative session during which the legislation is considered.
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(4) A chief sponsor shall ensure that the sponsor's supporting information:
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(a) is a portable document format file;
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(b) does not exceed the equivalent of two letter-size pages;
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(c) includes:
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(i) the chief sponsor's name;
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(ii) the legislation's number and, if the supporting information relates to substitute
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legislation, the substitute number; and
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(iii) the following statement at the bottom of the first page: "DISCLAIMER: The
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supporting information contained in this document is provided by the legislation's
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chief sponsor and has not been reviewed for accuracy. This supporting
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information is not an official part of the legislation and may not be used as
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evidence of the Legislature's intent."
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(5) A chief sponsor may replace the sponsor's supporting information provided under this
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rule only if the replacement:
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(a) updates the sponsor's supporting information because the legislation is amended or
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substituted; or
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(b) corrects a factual error.
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(6) The secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House shall ensure that a sponsor's
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supporting information, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's
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webpage.
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Section 2. Effective Date.
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This resolution takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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