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House Rules Resolution - Legislative Process Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This rules resolution modifies House processes and procedures.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This resolution:
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▸ clarifies the duties of the chief clerk related to technical corrections to legislation;
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▸ modifies requirements related to sharing requests for legislation with caucus staff;
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▸ clarifies which legislation the House may pass without receiving a favorable
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recommendation from a House standing committee;
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▸ modifies the circumstances under which a standing committee may recommend
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legislation for the consent calendar;
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▸ provides legislators the right to attend House committee meetings, subject to certain
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restrictions;
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▸ defines "censure"; and
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▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill provides a special effective date.
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Legislative Rules Affected:
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AMENDS:
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HR1-4-302 (Effective upon final passage)
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HR1-10-101 (Effective 05/07/25)
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HR3-2-401 (Effective upon final passage)
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HR3-2-405 (Effective upon final passage)
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HR4-2-103 (Effective upon final passage)
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ENACTS:
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HR3-3-103 (Effective upon final passage)
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. HR1-4-302 is amended to read:
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HR1-4-302 (Effective upon final passage). Duties of the chief clerk.
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The chief clerk shall perform the following duties:
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(1) certify and transmit legislation to the Senate and inform the Senate of all House action;
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(2) assist in the preparation of the House Journal and certify it as an accurate reflection of
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House action;
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(3) [make the following ] notify the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel of
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any necessary technical corrections to legislation either before or following final passage,
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including:
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(a) [correct ] correcting the spelling of words;
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(b) [correct] correcting the erroneous division and hyphenation of words;
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(c) [correct] correcting mistakes in numbering sections and their references;
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(d) [capitalize] capitalizing words or [change] changing capitalized words to lower case;
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(e) [change] changing numbers from words to figures or from figures to words;[ or]
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(f) [underscore ] underscoring or [remove] removing underscoring in legislation[ without
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a motion to amend]; or
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[(4)] (g) [modify ] modifying the long title of [a piece of ]legislation to ensure that the
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long title accurately reflects any changes to the legislation made by amendment or
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substitute;
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[(5)] (4) act as custodian of all official documents related to legislation;
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[(6)] (5) receive all numbered legislation from the Office of Legislative Research and
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General Counsel;
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[(7)] (6) record the number, title, sponsor, each action, and final disposition of each piece of
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legislation on the back of the legislation;
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[(8)] (7) prepare and distribute the daily order of business each day;
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[(9)] (8) advise the speaker on parliamentary procedure, Joint Rules, and House Rules;
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[(10)] (9) assist with verbal amendments to legislation;
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[(11)] (10) record votes and, if requested, present the results to the speaker;
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[(12)] (11) record the votes of any member who is present in the House chamber who
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requests assistance of the chief clerk;
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[(13)] (12) transmit all enrolled House bills and House concurrent resolutions to the
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governor;
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[(14)] (13) approve material for placement on the representatives' desks if a representative
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has authorized that distribution;
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[(15)] (14) maintain all calendars for the House floor; and
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[(16)] (15) other duties as assigned by the chief of staff.
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Section 2. HR1-10-101 is amended to read:
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HR1-10-101 (Effective 05/07/25). Requests for legislation -- Sharing with caucus
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staff.
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(1) As used in this rule, "caucus staff" means House staff assigned to the chief sponsor's
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caucus.
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(2) After a representative files a request for legislation in accordance with JR4-2-101, the
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Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide caucus staff the
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drafting instructions, as defined in JR4-1-101, provided in the request for legislation and
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the request's assigned short title, unless the representative[:]
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[(a)] elects not to share the drafting instructions and short title with caucus staff[; or]
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[(b) fails to sign an acknowledgment, for purposes of Rule 1.6 of the Rules of
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Professional Conduct, that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
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will share the representative's information in accordance with this rule].
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(3) Caucus staff or staff from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel may
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share information provided under Subsection (2) with other representatives who are
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members of the chief sponsor's caucus.
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Section 3. HR3-2-401 is amended to read:
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HR3-2-401 (Effective upon final passage). Standing committee review required
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-- Exceptions.
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the House of Representatives may not pass a bill,
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joint resolution, or concurrent resolution during the annual general session unless a
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House standing committee has given a favorable recommendation to the legislation.
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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
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(a) a resolution regarding legislative rules or legislative personnel;
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(b) House legislation that is a committee bill as defined in JR7-1-101 that:
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(i) received its favorable recommendation by a unanimous vote of the members
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present at the authorized legislative committee; and
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(ii) satisfied the posting requirements described in JR7-1-602.5;
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(c) the revisor's statute; or
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(d) if the legislation was reviewed and approved by the Executive Appropriations
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Committee, legislation that:
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(i) exclusively appropriates money;
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(ii) amends Utah Code Title 53F, Chapter 2, State Funding -- Minimum School
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Program;
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(iii) amends Utah Code Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation; or
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(iv) authorizes the issuance of general obligation or revenue bonds.
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Section 4. HR3-2-405 is amended to read:
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HR3-2-405 (Effective upon final passage). Consent calendar -- Nonbinding
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resolutions -- Committee recommendations.
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(1) As used in this rule, "nonbinding resolution":
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(a) means a resolution that:
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(i) is primarily for the purpose of recognizing, honoring, or memorializing an
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individual, group, or event;
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(ii) requests, rather than compels, action or awareness by an individual or group; or
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(iii) is informational or promotional in nature; and
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(b) does not mean:
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(i) a rules resolution;
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(ii) a resolution for a constitutional amendment; or
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(iii) any resolution that approves or authorizes any action, requires any substantive
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action to be taken, or results in a change in law, policy, or funding.
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(2)(a) A nonbinding resolution shall be placed on the consent calendar.
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(b) A nonbinding resolution may be moved to the time certain calendar or other calendar
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by a majority vote of those present.
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(3) [A] On or before the 41st day of an annual general session, a standing committee may
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recommend that legislation in the standing committee's possession be placed on the
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consent calendar if:
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(a) the committee approves a motion, by a unanimous vote of those present, to give the
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legislation a favorable recommendation;[ and]
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(b) immediately subsequent to that action, the committee approves a separate motion, by
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a unanimous vote of those present, to recommend that the legislation be placed on the
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consent calendar; and
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(c) for Senate legislation, the Senate legislation is not a fiscal note bill, as that term is
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defined in JR4-4-101.
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Section 5. HR3-3-103 is enacted to read:
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HR3-3-103 (Effective upon final passage). Right of legislators to attend House
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committee meetings.
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(1) Any member of the Legislature may:
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(a) attend any meeting of a House committee or subcommittee, unless the meeting is
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closed in accordance with Utah Code Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings
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Act; and
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(b) if recognized by the chair Ĥ→ during the public comment phase ←Ĥ , present the legislator's
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views on the subject under
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consideration.
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(2) A legislator who attends a meeting of a House committee or subcommittee of which the
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legislator is not a member may not:
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(a) make a motion; or
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(b) vote.
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Section 6. HR4-2-103 is amended to read:
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HR4-2-103 (Effective upon final passage). Calling a representative to order for
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violation of a rule.
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(1)[(a)] As used in this rule, "censure" means an official reprimand or condemnation,
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which, if approved by the majority of the House, is printed in the journal.
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(2)(a) The presiding officer may call a representative to order for violating any House or
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Joint Rule.
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(b) Any representative may call another representative to order for violating any House
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or Joint Rule by raising a point of order under HR4-2-201.
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[(2)] (3) If the representative called to order appeals the ruling of the presiding officer, the
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House shall decide the issue without debate.
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[(3)] (4)(a) If the decision is favorable to the representative who has been called to order,
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the representative may proceed.
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(b) If the decision is unfavorable, the representative is subject to censure by the House.
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[(4)] (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a representative may not be called to order or
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censured for words spoken in debate if there has been intervening business.
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Section 7. Effective Date.
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this resolution takes effect upon a successful vote
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for final passage.
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(2) HR1-10-101 takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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