Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HR0005 Compare Versions

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1		-	~~Enrolled Copy~~ H.R. 5
	1	+	02-07 18:08 H.R. 5
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3	3		House Rules Resolution - House Procedures Amendments
4	4		2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5		STATE OF UTAH
6	6		Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
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10	10		LONG TITLE
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12	12		General Description:
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14	14		This resolution addresses House procedures.
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16	16		Highlighted Provisions:
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18	18		This resolution:
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20	20		▸ modifies the duties and appointment of the sergeant-at-arms and the chief clerk; and
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22	22		▸ clarifies that a motion to saunter is in order during floor debate.
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24	24		Other Special Clauses:
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26	26		None
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28	28		Legislative Rules Affected:
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30	30		AMENDS:
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32	32		HR1-4-201
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34	34		HR1-4-202
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36	36		HR1-4-301
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38	38		HR1-4-302
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40	40		HR4-6-109
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44	44		Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
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46	46		Section 1. HR1-4-201 is amended to read:
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48	48		HR1-4-201 . Appointment of sergeant-at-arms.
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50	50		The [chief of staff or the chief of staff's designee] speaker or the speaker's designee shall
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52	52		appoint a person to serve as sergeant-at-arms of the [Utah] House of Representatives.
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54	54		Section 2. HR1-4-202 is amended to read:
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56	56		HR1-4-202 . Duties of the sergeant-at-arms.
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58	58		Subject to the [chief of staff's or the chief of staff's designee's direction] speaker's or the
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60	60		speaker's designee's direction, the sergeant-at-arms and the employees under the sergeant's
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62		-	direction shall: ~~H.R. 5 Enrolled Copy~~
	62	+	direction shall:
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64	64		(1) maintain security in areas controlled by the House;
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66	66		(2) enforce the House Rules;
	67	+	H.R. 5 H.R. 5 02-07 18:08
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68	69		(3) enforce the provisions of Utah Code [Title 26, Chapter 38, Utah Indoor Clean Air Act,]
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70	71		Section 26B-7-503 in areas controlled by the House;
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72	73		(4) when the House is convened in annual general session or special session, receive and, in
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74	75		coordination with House staff, transmit written messages to representatives on the House
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76	77		floor from or on behalf of individuals who are present at the capitol; and
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78	79		(5) provide other service as requested by [the chief of staff or ]the speaker.
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80	81		Section 3. HR1-4-301 is amended to read:
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82	83		HR1-4-301 . Appointment of the chief clerk.
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84	85		(1) The speaker or speaker-elect of the House shall appoint an individual to serve as chief
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86	87		clerk of the House.
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88	89		(2) The chief clerk reports to the [chief of staff] speaker or, at the speaker's discretion, the
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90	91		chief of staff.
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92	93		Section 4. HR1-4-302 is amended to read:
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94	95		HR1-4-302 . Duties of the chief clerk.
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96	97		The chief clerk shall perform the following duties:
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98	99		(1) certify and transmit legislation to the Senate and inform the Senate of all House action;
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100	101		(2) assist in the preparation of the House Journal and certify it as an accurate reflection of
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102	103		House action;
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104	105		(3) make the following technical corrections to legislation either before or following final
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106	107		passage:
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108	109		(a) correct the spelling of words;
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110	111		(b) correct the erroneous division and hyphenation of words;
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112	113		(c) correct mistakes in numbering sections and their references;
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114	115		(d) capitalize words or change capitalized words to lower case;
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116	117		(e) change numbers from words to figures or from figures to words; or
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118	119		(f) underscore or remove underscoring in legislation without a motion to amend;
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120	121		(4) modify the long title of a piece of legislation to ensure that the long title accurately
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122	123		reflects any changes to the legislation made by amendment or substitute;
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124	125		(5) act as custodian of all official documents related to legislation;
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126	127		(6) receive all numbered legislation from the Office of Legislative Research and General
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128	129		Counsel;
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130	131		(7) record the number, title, sponsor, each action, and final disposition of each piece of
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133	133		legislation on the back of the legislation;
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135	135		(8) prepare and distribute the daily order of business each day;
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137	138		(9) advise the speaker on parliamentary procedure, Joint Rules, and House Rules;
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139	140		(10) assist with amendments to legislation;
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141	142		(11) record votes and, if requested, present the results to the speaker;
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143	144		(12) record the votes of any member who is present in the House chamber who requests
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145	146		assistance of the chief clerk;
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147	148		(13) transmit all enrolled House bills and House concurrent resolutions to the governor;
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149	150		(14) approve material for placement on the representatives' desks if a representative has
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151	152		authorized that distribution;
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153	154		(15) maintain all calendars for the House floor;
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155	156		(16) supervise each House in-session employee and assign the employee's duties and
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157	158		responsibilities;
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159	160		(17) keep a record of the attendance of each House in-session employee and ensure that
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161	162		each House in-session employee is paid only for hours worked; and
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163	164		[(16)] (18) other duties as assigned by the [chief of staff] speaker.
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165	166		Section 5. HR4-6-109 is amended to read:
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167	168		HR4-6-109 . Motions in order during debate.
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169	170		(1)(a) When a motion or question is being debated, the presiding officer may not accept
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171	172		any other motion except a motion:
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173	174		(i) to adjourn, which is nondebatable;
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175	176		(ii) to determine the time [to] at which to adjourn, which is debatable;
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177	178		(iii) to recess or saunter, which is nondebatable;
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179	180		(iv) to end debate (call the previous question), which is nondebatable and requires a
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181	182		two-thirds vote to pass;
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183	184		(v) to refer to a committee, which is debatable;
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185	186		(vi) to limit debate, which is debatable;
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187	188		(vii) to postpone to a time certain, which is debatable;
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189	190		(viii) to circle, which is debatable;
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191	192		(ix) to strike the enacting clause, which is debatable;
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193	194		(x) to substitute, which is debatable; or
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195	196		(xi) to amend, which is debatable.
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197	198		(b) Points of order and appeals of the decision of the presiding officer are not motions
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199	200		and are always in order.
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202	202		(c) The presiding officer shall grant priority to the motions listed in Subsection (1)(a)
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204	204		according to the order in which they are listed in that rule.
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206	207		(2)(a) If an amendment or substitute to a piece of legislation has been proposed and is
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208	209		under consideration by the House, the presiding officer shall treat a motion to end
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210	211		debate (call the previous question) as directed only toward the amendment or
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212	213		substitute.
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214	215		(b) If no motion to amend or substitute a piece of legislation has been made, the chair
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216	217		shall treat a motion to end debate (call the previous question) as directed toward
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218	219		action on the legislation itself.
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220	221		(3) If a motion to postpone a piece of legislation to a day certain or a motion to return a
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222	223		piece of legislation to the House Rules committee is defeated, a representative may not
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224	225		make the same motion on the same piece of legislation during the same reading of the
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226	227		legislation.
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228	229		(4) When a motion to refer to committee, to postpone to a time certain, or to circle is made,
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230	231		the presiding officer may not allow consideration of amendments or debate on the main
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232	233		question.
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234	235		(5) During a roll call, no motion or other business is in order except for a call of the House,
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236	237		until after the announcement of the result of the vote.
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238	239		Section 6. Effective Date.
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240	241		This resolution takes effect upon a successful vote for final passage.
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