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Utah House Bill HR0001

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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2+James A. Dunnigan proposes the following substitute bill:
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34 House Rules Resolution - Amendments to House Rules
45 2025 GENERAL SESSION
56 STATE OF UTAH
67 Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
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1011 LONG TITLE
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1213 General Description:
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1415 This resolution modifies House rules.
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1617 Highlighted Provisions:
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1819 This resolution:
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2021 ▸ updates outdated language;
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2223 ▸ changes the name of the House Business and Labor Standing Committee to the House
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2425 Business, Labor, and Commerce Standing Committee;
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2627 ▸ requires certain changes to legislation to be made by a motion to substitute the legislation
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2829 rather than a motion to amend the legislation;
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3031 ▸ prohibits a committee member from requesting a personal privilege during a committee
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3233 meeting;
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3435 ▸ clarifies House floor procedures related to substitute and privileged motions; and
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3637 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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3839 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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4041 None
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4243 Other Special Clauses:
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4445 None
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4647 Legislative Rules Affected:
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4849 AMENDS:
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5051 HR2-4-101
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5253 HR3-2-201
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5455 HR3-2-406
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5657 HR3-2-510
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5859 HR4-3-301
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6061 HR4-6-107
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62-HR4-6-110 H.R. 1 Enrolled Copy
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64-HR5-2-101
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6869 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
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7071 Section 1. HR2-4-101 is amended to read:
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7273 HR2-4-101 . Definitions.
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7475 As used in this chapter:
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7677 (1) "Department head" means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code Section
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7879 63A-17-807 or a department head's designee.
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8081 (2) "Former legislator" means a person who is not a current member of the Legislature, but
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8283 who served in the Utah House or Utah Senate at one time.
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8485 (3)(a) "Guest" means an individual who is afforded access to the House space under a
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8687 provision of this chapter, who is not an individual described in Subsection (3)(c) or a
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8889 special guest as described under HR2-4-101.2(5).
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9091 (b) "Guest" includes:
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9293 (i) the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state attorney general, the state treasurer,
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9495 the state auditor, and governor's staff; and
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9697 (ii) a former legislator who is an individual described in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
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9899 (c) "Guest" does not mean a legislator, a member of House or Senate staff, a member of
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100101 professional legislative staff, a House intern, or a lobbyist.
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102103 (4) "House conference rooms" means one of the conference rooms adjacent to the House
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104105 lounge, speaker's office, or the majority caucus room.
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106107 (5) "House halls" means the passageways that allow access to:
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108109 (a) the House chamber;
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110111 (b) the House lounge;
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112113 (c) the House offices; or
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114115 (d) any other nonpublic areas adjoining the House chamber.
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116117 (6) "House intern" means an individual who is:
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118119 (a) an official participant in the student intern program sponsored by the Utah
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120121 Legislature and administered by the Office of Legislative [Research and General
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122123 Counsel] Services; and
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124125 (b) is assigned to a representative.
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126127 (7) "House offices" means:
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128129 (a) Representatives' offices adjacent to the House chamber;
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130131 (b) Representatives' offices on the third and fourth floors of the capitol building;
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133133 (c) Representatives' offices in the House building; and
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135136 (d) kitchens, restrooms, elevators, and any auxiliary rooms in the nonpublic areas
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137138 connected with the offices listed above.
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139140 (8) "House or Senate staff" means an individual who is employed directly by the House or
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141142 Senate.
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143144 (9)(a) "House space" means the House chamber, House lounge, House offices, House
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145146 halls, and House conference rooms.
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147148 (b) "House space" does not mean the common public space outside the House chamber.
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149150 (10) "Immediate family" means any parent, spouse, child, grandparent, grandchild,
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151152 great-grandparent, great-grandchild, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew of a member
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153154 of the House, provided that the individual is not a lobbyist.
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155156 (11) "Lobbying" means communicating with a legislator for the purpose of influencing the
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157158 passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative action.
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159160 (12) "Lobbyist" means an individual who is required to register as a lobbyist by Utah Code
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161162 Section 36-11-103.
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163164 (13) "Professional legislative staff" means an individual employed by one of the
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165166 Legislature's profession-based staff offices, namely the Office of Legislative Research
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167168 and General Counsel, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, the Office of the
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169170 Legislative Auditor General, or the Office of Legislative [Printing] Services.
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171172 Section 2. HR3-2-201 is amended to read:
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173174 HR3-2-201 . Standing committees -- Creation.
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175176 There are created the following standing committees to consider legislation during an
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177178 annual general or special session:
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179180 (1) Business[ and] , Labor, and Commerce;
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181182 (2) Economic Development and Workforce Services;
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183184 (3) Education;
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185186 (4) Government Operations;
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187188 (5) Health and Human Services;
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189190 (6) House Rules;
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191192 (7) Judiciary;
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193194 (8) Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice;
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195196 (9) Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment;
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197198 (10) Political Subdivisions;
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199200 (11) Public Utilities and Energy;
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202202 (12) Revenue and Taxation; and
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204205 (13) Transportation.
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206207 Section 3. HR3-2-406 is amended to read:
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208209 HR3-2-406 . Amending legislation -- Verbal amendments -- Amendments must
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210211 be germane.
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212213 (1)(a) Subject to [Subsection (2)] the provisions of this rule and HR3-2-306, and if
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214215 recognized by the chair during the presentation phase or the committee action phase,
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216217 a committee member may make a motion to amend the legislation that is under
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218219 consideration.
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220221 (b)(i) A committee member may propose a verbal amendment to the legislation under
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222223 consideration if the amendment contains 15 or fewer words.
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224225 (ii) Unless the amendment contains 15 or fewer words, before proposing a motion to
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226227 amend, a committee member shall ensure that a copy of the proposed amendment
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228229 is available online.
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230231 (iii) Each word inserted shall count as one of the 15 words permitted under a verbal
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232233 amendment, except that:
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234235 (A) numbering shall not be counted as a word;
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236237 (B) instructions to delete a word or words shall not count as a word; and
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238239 (C) a word or an exact phrase that is inserted in multiple locations shall only be
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240241 counted for the first insertion.
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242243 (2)(a) A committee member may only make a motion to amend that is germane to the
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244245 subject of the legislation under consideration.
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246247 (b) A committee member who believes that an amendment is not germane to the subject
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248249 of the legislation may make a point of order or appeal as described in HR3-2-506.
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250251 (3)(a) A committee member may not propose an amendment to legislation that:
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252253 (i) adds or removes an entire section from the legislation; or
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254255 (ii) modifies the legislation's effective date.
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256257 (b) To change legislation as described in Subsection (3)(a), a committee member may,
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258259 subject to HR3-2-407, make a motion to substitute the legislation.
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260261 Section 4. HR3-2-510 is amended to read:
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262263 HR3-2-510 . Prohibited motions.
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264265 (1)(a) Except for a motion to adjourn or a motion to recess, a committee member may
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266267 not make a motion unless a quorum of the standing committee is present.
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268269 (b) When a quorum is not present, a motion to adjourn or a motion to recess is passed
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271271 with a majority vote of those present.
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273274 (2) No motion is in order during a vote.
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275276 (3) A point of order is not in order during a vote.
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277278 (4) A committee member may not make a motion to:
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279280 (a) strike the enacting clause of legislation;
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281282 (b) strike the resolving clause of a resolution;
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283284 (c) circle legislation;
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285286 (d) place legislation on a time certain calendar;
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287288 (e) postpone legislation to a day certain; or
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289290 (f) postpone legislation indefinitely.
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291292 (5)(a) A personal privilege is not a motion.
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293294 (b) A committee member may not request a personal privilege during a committee
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295296 meeting.
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297298 Section 5. HR4-3-301 is amended to read:
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299300 HR4-3-301 . Amendments in order on third reading -- 15 word rule -- Passage of
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301302 amendments by a majority vote.
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303304 (1) [A] Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), a motion to amend a piece of legislation is in
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305306 order on third reading.
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307308 (2)(a) A representative may verbally propose an amendment to legislation if the
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309310 amendment contains 15 or fewer words[ ].
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311312 (b) Unless the amendment contains 15 or fewer words, before a representative makes a
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313314 motion to amend, the representative shall ensure that a copy of the proposed
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315316 amendment is available online.
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317318 (c) Each word inserted shall count as one of the 15 words permitted under a verbal
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319320 amendment, except that:
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321322 (i) numbering shall not be counted as a word;
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323324 (ii) instructions to delete a word or words shall not count as a word; and
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325326 (iii) a word or an exact phrase that is inserted in multiple locations shall only be
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327328 counted for the first insertion.
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329330 (3)(a) A representative may not propose an amendment to legislation that:
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331332 (i) adds or removes an entire section from the legislation; or
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333334 (ii) modifies the legislation's effective date.
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335336 (b) To change legislation as described in Subsection (3)(a), a representative may, subject
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337338 to Part 2, Substitute Legislation, make a motion to substitute the legislation.
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340340 (4) A constitutional amendment, resolution, or bill requiring a constitutional two-thirds vote
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342343 for final passage, may be amended by a majority vote.
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344345 [(4)] (5) When legislation is amended by the House, the chief clerk shall:
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346347 (a) for each page of the legislation modified by a House amendment, cause a new page
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348349 to be printed that clearly identifies each House amendment to that page; and
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350351 (b) print that new page on lilac-colored paper.
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352353 Section 6. HR4-6-107 is amended to read:
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354355 HR4-6-107 . Substitute motions.
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356357 (1) A representative may, upon recognition by the presiding officer, make a substitute
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358359 motion, which, if adopted by vote of a majority of the House, disposes of the original
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360361 motion.
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362363 (2) If the substitute motion is not adopted, the original motion is revived.
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364365 (3) A representative may not make a substitute motion if:
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366367 (a) [make a substitute motion if another substitute motion has been made and is pending]
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368369 another substitute motion is pending; or
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370371 (b) [make a motion to end debate (call the previous question) as a substitute motion] a
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372373 privileged motion is pending.
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374375 Section 7. HR4-6-110 is amended to read:
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376377 HR4-6-110 . Privileged motions.
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378379 (1) A privileged motion:
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380381 (a) is non-debatable;
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382383 (b) is not a substitute motion; and
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384385 (c) subject to HR4-6-109, takes precedence over a non-privileged motion.
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386387 (2) [The presiding officer may not allow debate on a motion] If a privileged motion is
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388389 requested while another privileged motion is pending, the presiding officer shall grant
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390391 priority to privileged motions in the following order:
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392393 (a) to adjourn;
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394395 (b) to recess;
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396397 (c) to end debate (call the previous question); or
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398399 (d) to extend the time for debate.
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400401 [(2)] (3) The presiding officer shall decide all points of order arising from one of the above
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402403 privileged motions without debate.
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404405 Section 8. HR5-2-101 is amended to read:
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406407 HR5-2-101 . Lobbyist code of ethics.
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409409 A lobbyist, volunteer lobbyist, or government official may not:
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411412 (1) attempt to influence a representative, elected or appointed state official, state employee,
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413414 or legislative employee by means of deceit or by threat of violence or economic or
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415416 political reprisal against any person or property, with intent by doing so to alter or affect
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417418 the representative's, elected or appointed state official's, state employee's, or legislative
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419420 employee's decision, vote, opinion, or action concerning any matter that is to be
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421422 considered or performed by the representative, official, or employee or the agency or
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423424 body of which the representative, official, or employee is a member;
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425426 (2) knowingly provide false information to a representative, elected or appointed state
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427428 official, state employee, or legislative employee as to any material fact pertaining to any
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429430 legislation;
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431432 (3) knowingly omit, conceal, or falsify in any manner information required by the lobbyist
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433434 registration and lobbyist disclosure reports;
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435436 (4) participate in committee assignments or leadership races of the House of
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437438 Representatives;
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439440 (5) cause or influence the introduction of any piece of legislation, substitute, or amendment
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441442 for the purpose of afterwards becoming employed to secure its passage or defeat;
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443444 (6) misappropriate or misuse legislative office supplies;
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445446 (7) use legislative reproduction or facsimile machines without paying for that use;
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447448 (8) enter or use a representative's, elected or appointed state official's, state employee's, or
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449450 legislative employee's office, phone, computer, or parking space without explicit
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451452 permission;
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453454 (9) attempt to remove or remove any document from any representative's or legislative
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455456 employee's office, desk, file cabinet, reproduction machine, facsimile machine, or any
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457458 other place without explicit permission;
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459460 (10) [engage in sexually harassing behavior or behavior violating the state's sexual
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461462 harassment policy toward representatives or employees of the Legislature] engage in
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463464 discriminatory conduct, as defined in Legislative Management Committee Policy E --
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465466 Legislative Workplace Discrimination Prevention, toward a representative or legislative
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467468 employee;
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469470 (11) offer employment to a representative or legislative employee that impairs the
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471472 representative's or legislative employee's independence of judgement as to their official
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473474 duties;
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475476 (12) offer employment that would require or induce a representative or legislative employee
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478478 to disclose records classified as private, protected, or controlled;
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480481 (13) use or disclose for personal financial gain any records classified as private, protected,
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482483 or controlled that were obtained from a representative or legislative employee or
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484485 conspire with any person for that purpose; or
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486487 (14) induce or seek to induce a representative or legislative employee to commit a violation
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488489 of any provision of this House rule.
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490491 Section 9. Effective Date.
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492493 This resolution takes effect upon a successful vote for final passage.
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