Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules

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JR1-3-101
JR1-3-102
JR1-3-201
JR1-4-701
JR2-1-101
JR2-2-201
JR3-2-101
JR3-2-401
JR3-2-402
JR4-1-101
JR4-2-101
JR4-2-103
JR4-2-401
JR4-3-110
JR4-3-301
JR4-3-302
JR5-1-102
JR5-3-101
JR6-2-101
JR6-2-103
JR6-4-306
JR7-1-101
JR7-1-601.5
JR7-1-602
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Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
Senate Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This resolution modifies joint rules.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
defines "minority leader" and "minority party";
modifies the definition of "increase legislative workload";
clarifies the secretary of the Senate's and the chief clerk of the House's record keeping
duties;
modifies the publication of the Senate and House draft journals;
addresses rules and procedures that apply to an extraordinary session;
authorizes the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to request a bill on
behalf of a legislator if the bill is necessary to implement a constitutional joint
resolution;
allows a legislator to co-sponsor legislation that originates in the opposite chamber of
which the legislator is a member;
clarifies provisions related to committee notes;
defines "sunset bill" and requires:
the Senate to table a House sunset bill on third reading; and
the House to refer a Senate sunset bill to the House Rules Committee;
modifies the process related to legislation that increases legislative workload;
modifies a Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee's meeting requirements;
limits the number of committee bill files that an authorized legislative committee may
open; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Legislative Rules Affected:
AMENDS:
JR1-3-101
JR1-3-102
JR1-3-201
JR1-4-701
JR2-1-101
JR2-2-201
JR3-2-101
JR3-2-401
JR3-2-402
JR4-1-101
JR4-2-101
JR4-2-103
JR4-2-401
JR4-3-301
JR4-3-302
JR5-1-102
JR5-3-101
JR6-2-101
JR6-2-103
JR6-4-306
JR7-1-101
JR7-1-601.5
JR7-1-602
ENACTS:
JR4-3-110
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1.
JR1-3-101
is amended to read:
JR1-3-101
. Secretary and chief clerk to keep records of action.
(1)
The secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House, or their designees, shall
record on each bill's jacket each action on every bill or resolution taken by the Senate
and House of Representatives.
(2)
(a)
The Senate secretary or
her
the secretary's
designee shall ensure that adopted
Senate amendments are inserted in the bill on goldenrod paper.
(b)
The chief clerk of the House or
her
the chief clerk's
designee shall ensure that
adopted House amendments are inserted in the bill on lilac paper.
Section 2.
JR1-3-102
is amended to read:
JR1-3-102
. Senate and House journals.
(1)
Each chamber shall:
(a)
keep a journal of the chamber's proceedings;
(b)
publish
the journal daily
a draft journal for each day of the legislative session
;
(c)
ensure that the journal is continuous during the legislative session, with pages
numbered in consecutive order;
(d)
ensure that the vote on final passage of each bill is by yeas and nays and is entered
upon the journal;
(e)
ensure that the vote on any other question is by yeas and nays and is entered upon the
journal at the request of five members of that chamber; and
(f)
base the journal upon the record of the proceedings taken by the reading or docket
clerk and the electronic recording of those proceedings.
(2)
The secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House of Representatives shall
provide a final certification of the journal for their respective chamber.
Section 3.
JR1-3-201
is amended to read:
JR1-3-201
. Authorized use of legislative seal.
(1)
As used in this rule:
(a)
"Legislative business" means activities performed by a legislator, during the
legislator's term of office that are within the course and scope of the work of a
legislator.
(b)
"Legislative business" includes the use of the legislative seal on letterhead,
memoranda, facsimile cover sheets, news releases, and other materials.
(c)
"Legislative seal" means the emblem of the Utah State Senate or Utah House of
Representatives designed and adopted by each body to authenticate official
communications of the body or its members.
(2)
(a)
Each legislator shall ensure that, in using the legislative seal, the reputation and
integrity of the legislative institution is preserved.
(b)
A legislator may use the legislative seal for legislative business on personalized
legislative
stationary
stationery
, business cards, and on other documents.
(c)
The legislative seal may not be used on any political campaign materials.
(d)
A person may not use the seal for any purpose once the person ceases to be a
legislator.
(3)
The Senate and House shall provide to a member, upon request, an electronic or
camera-ready copy of the legislative seal.
Section 4.
JR1-4-701
is amended to read:
JR1-4-701
. Annual performance evaluation of professional staff directors and
general counsel.
(1)
As used in this rule, "minority leader" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(2)
Before July 1 each year the president and speaker shall:
(1)
(a)
in consultation with the Senate minority leader and the House minority leader,
conduct a performance evaluation of the legislative auditor general, the legislative
fiscal analyst, the director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel,
and the legislative general counsel; and
(2)
(b)
set compensation for the legislative auditor general, the legislative fiscal analyst,
the director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, and the
legislative general counsel for the upcoming fiscal year.
Section 5.
JR2-1-101
is amended to read:
JR2. Special Session, Extraordinary Session, and Veto Override Session
1. Special Session and Extraordinary Session
JR2-1-101
. Annual general session rules apply.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, rules adopted or amended by each chamber
of the Legislature during the immediately preceding annual general session, and any
intervening session, apply to the conduct of that chamber during a special
or an extraordinary
session.
Section 6.
JR2-2-201
is amended to read:
JR2-2-201
. Poll to convene and calling a veto override session.
(1)
(a)
If the Legislature is prevented by adjournment sine die from reconsidering any
vetoed bill or item of appropriation vetoed by the governor, the president of the
Senate and the speaker of the House shall poll their respective members
by mail or
other means
to determine if the Legislature shall convene to reconsider vetoed
legislation.
(b)
Each member shall respond to the poll in writing, by telephone, or other available
means.
(2)
(a)
The president and speaker shall notify the governor about the results of the poll.
(b)
The sponsor of a bill being considered for the veto override shall be provided, upon
request,
the itemized list of

how
each legislator responded to the poll.
(3)
(a)
If two-thirds of the members of each chamber are in favor of convening a veto
override session, the Legislature shall convene in a veto override session not to
exceed five calendar days, at a time agreed upon by the president and speaker.
(b)
A veto override session, if called, shall be convened prior to 60 days after the
adjournment of the session at which the bill or appropriation item under
consideration was passed.
(4)
(a)
The presiding officers shall issue the call of the veto override session of the
Legislature to their members.
(b)
The call shall contain a list of each bill and appropriation item vetoed by the
governor and the date and time for convening the veto override session.
(5)
The Legislature shall consider the vetoed bills and appropriation items according to the
process outlined in
JR2-2-101
.
Section 7.
JR3-2-101
is amended to read:
JR3-2-101
. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Accountable process budget" means a budget that is created by starting from zero and
adding line items and programs recommended through an accountable budget process.
(2)
"Accountable budget process" means a review of a line item or program in a simple
base budget to determine whether or the extent to which to recommend the line item or
program be included in a budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
(3)
"Base budget" means:
(a)
an accountable process budget; or
(b)
for a line item or program that was not the subject of an accountable process budget
analysis during the immediately preceding interim, a simple base budget.
(4)
"Chair" means:
(a)
the chair of an appropriations subcommittee or the Executive Appropriations
Committee; or
(b)
a member of a joint appropriations subcommittee or the Executive Appropriations
Committee member who is authorized to act as chair under
JR3-2-303
.
(5)
"Committee" means a joint appropriations subcommittee or the Executive
Appropriations Committee.
(6)
"Fee agency" means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code Section
63J-1-504
.
(7)
"Fee schedule" means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code Section
63J-1-504
.
(8)
"Majority vote" means a majority of a quorum as provided in
JR3-2-404
.
(9)
"Minority leader" means the highest ranking individual elected to lead the minority
party.
(10)
"Minority party" means the political party in the Legislature with the second most
members.
(9)
(11)
"Original motion" means a non-privileged motion that is accepted by the chair
when no other motion is pending.
(10)
(12)
"Pending motion"
refers to
means
a motion starting when a chair accepts a
motion and ending when the motion is withdrawn or when the chair calls for a vote on
the motion.
(11)
(13)
(a)
"Privileged motion" means a procedural motion to adjourn, set a time to
adjourn, recess, end debate, extend debate, or limit debate.
(b)
"Privileged motions" are not substitute motions.
(12)
(14)
(a)
"Proposed budget item" means any funding item under consideration for
inclusion in an appropriations bill.
(b)
"Proposed budget item" includes a request for appropriation.
(13)
(15)
"Request for appropriation" means a legislator request to:
(a)
obtain funding for a project or program that has not previously been funded;
(b)
significantly expand funding for an existing project or program; or
(c)
obtain separate funding for a project or program.
(14)
(16)
(a)
"Simple base budget" means amounts appropriated by the Legislature for
each line item for the current fiscal year that:
(i)
are not designated as one-time in an appropriation, regardless of whether the
appropriation is covered by ongoing or one-time revenue sources; and
(ii)
were not vetoed by the governor, unless the Legislature overrode the veto.
(b)
"Simple base budget" includes:
(i)
any changes to those amounts approved by the Executive Appropriations
Committee; and
(ii)
amounts appropriated for debt service.
(15)
(17)
"Substitute motion" means a non-privileged motion that is made when a
non-privileged motion is pending.
(16)
(18)
"Under consideration" means the time starting when a chair opens a discussion
on a subject or an appropriations request that is listed on a committee agenda and ending
when the committee disposes of the subject or request, moves on to another item on the
agenda, or adjourns.
Section 8.
JR3-2-401
is amended to read:
JR3-2-401
. Executive appropriations -- Creation -- Membership -- Staffing.
(1)
As used in this rule, "minority leadership" means one or more individuals elected to lead
the minority party.
(2)
There is created an Executive Appropriations Committee consisting of 20 members
composed of:
(a)
three members of the majority leadership of the Senate and four members of the
majority leadership of the House;
(b)
two members of the minority leadership of the Senate and three members of the
minority leadership of the House;
(c)
the chair and vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chair and
vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee; and
(d)
(i)
one member from the majority party of the Senate as appointed by the president
of the Senate or as chosen by the Senate majority caucus;
(ii)
two members from the minority party of the Senate as appointed by the Senate
minority leader or as chosen by the Senate minority caucus; and
(iii)
one member from the minority party of the House as appointed by the House
minority leader or as chosen by the House minority caucus.
(2)
(3)
A member of the Executive Appropriations Committee, whose membership is
determined under Subsection
(1)(a)
(2)(a)
or
(b)
, may appoint a designee to
permanently serve in that individual's place if:
(a)
the individual is a member of the majority party and the designee is approved by the
speaker or the president; or
(b)
the individual is a member of the minority party and the designee is approved by the
House or Senate minority party leader.
(3)
(4)
The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall staff the Executive
Appropriations Committee.
Section 9.
JR3-2-402
is amended to read:
JR3-2-402
. Executive appropriations -- Duties -- Base budgets.
(1)
(a)
The Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet no later than the third
Wednesday in December to:
(i)
direct staff as to what revenue estimate to use in preparing budget
recommendations, to include a forecast for federal fund receipts;
(ii)
consider treating above-trend revenue growth as one-time revenue for major tax
types and for federal funds;
(iii)
hear a report on the historical, current, and anticipated status of the following:
(A)
debt;
(B)
long term liabilities;
(C)
contingent liabilities;
(D)
General Fund borrowing;
(E)
reserves;
(F)
fund balances;
(G)
nonlapsing appropriation balances;
(H)
cash funded infrastructure investment; and
(I)
changes in federal funds paid to the state;
(iv)
hear a report on:
(A)
the next fiscal year base budget appropriation for Medicaid accountable care
organizations according to Utah Code Section
26B-3-203
;
(B)
an explanation of program funding needs;
(C)
estimates of overall medical inflation in the state; and
(D)
mandated program changes and their estimated cost impact on Medicaid
accountable care organizations;
(v)
decide whether to set aside special allocations for the end of the session, including
allocations:
(A)
to address any anticipated reduction in the amount of federal funds paid to the
state; and
(B)
of one-time revenue to pay down debt and other liabilities;
(vi)
(A)
hear a report on construction inflation and the ongoing operation and
maintenance costs of any capital development project requested by an
institution under Utah Code Section
53B-2a-117
or
53B-22-204
; and
(B)
in response to the report described in Subsection
(1)(a)(vi)(A)
, decide whether
to adjust the next fiscal year base budget or set aside special allocations for the
end of the session;
(vii)
decide whether to set aside special allocations for legislation that will reduce
taxes, including legislation that will reduce one or more tax rates;
(viii)
subject to Subsection
(1)(c)
, unless waived by majority vote, if the amortization
rate as defined in Utah Code Section
49-11-102
for the new fiscal year is less than
the amortization rate for the preceding fiscal year, set aside an amount equal to the
value of the reduction in the amortization rate;
(ix)
approve the appropriate amount for each subcommittee to use in preparing its
budget;
(x)
set a budget figure; and
(xi)
adopt a base budget in accordance with Subsection
(1)(b)
and direct the
legislative fiscal analyst to prepare one or more appropriations acts appropriating
one or more base budgets for the next fiscal year.
(b)
In a base budget adopted under Subsection
(1)(a)
, the Executive Appropriations
Committee shall set appropriations from the General Fund, the Income Tax Fund,
and the Uniform School Fund as follows:
(i)
if the next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates set under Subsection
(1)(a)(i)
are
equal to or greater than the current fiscal year ongoing appropriations, the new
fiscal year base budget is not changed;
(ii)
if the next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates set under Subsection
(1)(a)(i)
are
less than the current fiscal year ongoing appropriations, the new fiscal year base
budget is reduced by the same percentage that projected next fiscal year ongoing
revenue estimates are lower than the total of current fiscal year ongoing
appropriations;
(iii)
in making a reduction under Subsection
(1)(b)(ii)
, appropriated debt service shall
not be reduced, and other ongoing appropriations shall be reduced, in an amount
sufficient to make the total ongoing appropriations, including the unadjusted debt
service, equal to the percentage calculated under Subsection
(1)(b)(ii)
; and
(iv)
the new fiscal year base budget shall include an appropriation to the Department
of Health and Human Services for Medicaid accountable care organizations in the
amount required by Utah Code Section
26B-3-203
.
(c)
(i)
The Executive Appropriations Committee shall:
(A)
comply with the set aside requirement described in Subsection
(1)(a)(vii)
(1)(a)(viii)
using money from the General Fund, Income Tax Fund, and
Uniform School Fund;
(B)
accumulate money set aside under Subsection
(1)(a)(vii)
(1)(a)(viii)
across
fiscal years; and
(C)
when the total amount set aside under Subsection
(1)(a)(vii)
(1)(a)(viii)
,
including any amount to be set aside in the new fiscal year, equals or exceeds
the cost of a 0.50% increase in benefited state employee salaries for the new
fiscal year, include in the base budget an increase in benefited state employee
salaries equal to the total set aside amount.
(ii)
The Executive Appropriations Committee may waive or modify a requirement
described in Subsection
(1)(c)(i)
by majority vote.
(d)
The chairs of each joint appropriations subcommittee are invited to attend the
meeting described in this Subsection
(1)
.
(2)
All proposed budget items shall be submitted to one of the subcommittees named in
JR3-2-302
for consideration and recommendation.
(3)
(a)
After receiving and reviewing subcommittee reports, the Executive
Appropriations Committee may refer the report back to a joint appropriations
subcommittee with any guidelines the Executive Appropriations Committee
considers necessary to assist the subcommittee in producing a balanced budget.
(b)
The subcommittee shall meet to review the new guidelines and report the
adjustments to the chairs of the Executive Appropriations Committee as soon as
possible.
(4)
(a)
After receiving the reports, the Executive Appropriations Committee chairs will
report them to the Executive Appropriations Committee.
(b)
The Executive Appropriations Committee shall:
(i)
make any further adjustments necessary to balance the budget; and
(ii)
complete all decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations bills no later
than the last Friday before the 45th day of the annual general session.
(5)
No later than December 1 of each calendar year, the Executive Appropriations
Committee shall:
(a)
review the budget for the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, the Office of
Legislative Research and General Counsel, the Office of the Legislative Auditor
General, and the Office of Legislative Services; and
(b)
certify the Legislature's budget to the governor in accordance with Utah Code
Section
63J-1-201
.
Section 10.
JR4-1-101
is amended to read:
JR4-1-101
. Definitions.
As used in this title:
(1)
"Bill" means legislation introduced for consideration by the Legislature that does any,
some, or all of the following to Utah statutes:
(a)
amends;
(b)
enacts;
(c)
repeals;
(d)
repeals and reenacts; or
(e)
renumbers and amends.
(2)
"Boldface" means the brief descriptive summary of the contents of a statutory section
prepared by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel that is printed for
each title, chapter, part, and section of the Utah Code.
(3)
"Concurrent resolution" means a written proposal of the Legislature and governor,
which, to be approved, must be passed by both chambers of the Legislature and
concurred to by the governor.
(4)
"Constitutional joint resolution" means a joint resolution proposing to amend, enact, or
repeal portions of the Utah Constitution which, to be approved for submission to the
voters, must be passed by a two-thirds vote of both chambers of the Legislature.
(5)
"Drafting instructions" means:
(a)
specific information concerning the change or addition to law or policy that a
legislator intends to propose through legislation; or
(b)
a specific situation or concern that a legislator intends to address through legislation.
(6)
"House resolution" means a written proposal of the House of Representatives which, to
be approved, must be passed by the House of Representatives.
(7)
"Joint resolution" means a written proposal of the Legislature which, to be approved,
must be passed by both chambers of the Legislature, including a constitutional joint
resolution.
(8)
"Laws of Utah" means all of the laws currently in effect in Utah.
(9)
"Legislation" means a bill or resolution introduced for consideration by the Legislature.
(10)
"Legislative sponsor" means:
(a)
the chief sponsor under
JR4-2-103
; or
(b)
the legislator designated by the chief sponsor to be the opposite chamber floor
sponsor.
(11)
"Minority leader" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(12)
"Minority party" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(11)
(13)
"Request for legislation" means a formal request from a legislator or an
authorized legislative committee that the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel prepare a bill or resolution.
(12)
(14)
"Resolution" includes a joint resolution, concurrent resolution, House resolution,
and Senate resolution.
(13)
(15)
"Senate resolution" means a written proposal of the Senate which, to be
approved, must be passed by the Senate.
(14)
(16)
"Statute" means a law that has met the constitutional requirements for enactment.
(15)
(17)
"Statutory section" means the unique unit of the laws of Utah that is identified by
a title, chapter, and section number.
Section 11.
JR4-2-101
is amended to read:
JR4-2-101
. Requests for legislation -- Timing.
(1)
As used in this rule, "appointed legislator" means:
(a)
an incumbent legislator appointed to replace another legislator who resigns or is
unable to serve; or
(b)
an individual appointed to replace a legislator who resigns or is unable to serve.
(2)
(a)
A legislator wishing to introduce a bill or resolution shall file a request for
legislation with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel within the
time limits established by this rule.
(b)
The request for legislation shall:
(i)
designate the chief sponsor, who is knowledgeable about and responsible for
providing pertinent information as the legislation is drafted; and
(ii)
include drafting instructions for the legislation.
(c)
(i)
(A)
The chief sponsor may modify the drafting instructions provided in
accordance with Subsection
(2)(b)(ii)
only if the modified drafting instructions
do not deviate from the core subject matter of the original drafting instructions.
(B)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall apply the
standard described in Subsection
(2)(c)(i)(A)
in a manner that favors the chief
sponsor.
(ii)
If the chief sponsor wishes to modify the drafting instructions in a manner
prohibited under Subsection
(2)(c)(i)
, the chief sponsor shall file a new, separate
request for legislation in accordance with this rule.
(d)
If a legislator files a request for a constitutional joint resolution, the Office of
Legislative Research and General Counsel may file, on the legislator's behalf, a
separate request for a bill that addresses statutory changes necessary to implement the
constitutional joint resolution, if applicable.
(3)
(a)
Any legislator may file a request for legislation beginning 60 days after the
Legislature adjourns its annual general session sine die.
(b)
A legislator-elect may file a request for legislation beginning on:
(i)
the day after:
(A)
for a single county race, the date on which the county election canvass is
completed; or
(B)
for a multi-county race, the date on which the statewide election canvass is
completed; or
(ii)
if the legislator-elect's election results have not been finalized as of the canvass
date, the day after the date the election results for the legislator-elect's race are
finalized.
(c)
(i)
An incumbent legislator may not file any requests for legislation as of the date
that the legislator:
(A)
fails to file to run for election to a seat in the Legislature;
(B)
is ineligible to be included on the ballot for the election in which the legislator
would have sought an additional term; or
(C)
fails to win reelection and the legislator's opponent is eligible to file a request
for legislation under Subsection
(3)(b)
.
(ii)
Subsection
(3)(c)(i)
does not apply to a request for legislation for:
(A)
a general session that occurs while the legislator is in office; or
(B)
a special session that occurs while the legislator is in office.
(d)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection
(3)(e)
, if a legislator who filed a request for
legislation is unable to serve in the next annual general session for any reason, the
former legislator may seek another legislator to assume sponsorship of the former
legislator's legislation.
(ii)
If a former legislator is unable to find another legislator to assume sponsorship
under Subsection
(3)(d)(i)
, the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel shall abandon each request the earlier of:
(A)
30 days after the day on which the former legislator is unable to serve; or
(B)
noon on the 11th day of the annual general session.
(iii)
The 30-day time period described in Subsection
(3)(d)(ii)(A)
begins the day on
which a former legislator no longer holds the former legislator's seat.
(e)
(i)
If a legislator dies while in office and is the chief sponsor of one or more
requests for legislation or pieces of legislation, the individual appointed to the
legislator's seat may assume sponsorship of each request for legislation or piece of
legislation.
(ii)
If the individual appointed to the legislator's seat chooses not to assume
sponsorship of one or more of the legislator's requests for legislation or pieces of
legislation, the following individual shall seek another legislator to assume
sponsorship of each request for legislation or piece of legislation:
(A)
if the legislator was a member of the House majority caucus, the House
majority leader;
(B)
if the legislator was a member of the House minority caucus, the House
minority leader;
(C)
if the legislator was a member of the Senate majority caucus, the Senate
majority leader; or
(D)
if the legislator was a member of the Senate minority caucus, the Senate
minority leader.
(iii)
If the individual described in Subsection
(3)(e)(ii)
does not find a new sponsor:
(A)
for a request for legislation, the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel shall abandon the request for legislation; and
(B)
for legislation, the legislation shall be returned to the originating chamber and
filed.
(f)
(i)
A legislator-elect who is an incumbent legislator may retain any requests for
legislation the legislator-elect filed before the date described in Subsection
(3)(b)
.
(ii)
An appointed legislator who is an incumbent legislator may retain any requests
for legislation the appointed legislator filed before assuming the seat to which the
legislator is appointed.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(4)(c)
, a legislator may not file a request for
legislation with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel after noon
on the 11th day of the annual general session.
(b)
On the 11th day of the annual general session, the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall make public on the Legislature's website the short title and
sponsor of each request for legislation, unless the sponsor abandons the request for
legislation before noon on the 11th day of the annual general session.
(c)
(i)
After the 11th day of the annual general session, a legislator may file a request
for legislation only if:
(A)
for House legislation, the representative makes a motion to request legislation
for drafting and introduction and that motion is approved by a constitutional
majority of the House; or
(B)
for Senate legislation, the senator makes a motion to request legislation for
drafting and introduction and that motion is approved by a constitutional
majority vote of the Senate.
(ii)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall make public on the
Legislature's website the short title and sponsor of each request for legislation
described in this Subsection
(4)(c)
.
(5)
After a request for legislation is abandoned, a legislator may not revive the request for
legislation.
(6)
A legislator wishing to obtain funding for a project, program, or entity, when that
funding request does not require that a statute be enacted, repealed, or amended, may not
file a request for legislation but instead shall file a request for appropriation by following
the procedures and requirements of
JR3-2-701
.
Section 12.
JR4-2-103
is amended to read:
JR4-2-103
. Legislation -- Sponsorship.
(1)
As used in this rule, "former legislator" means a legislator who:
(a)
is unable to serve in the next annual general session; or
(b)
is an incumbent legislator appointed to replace another legislator who resigns or is
unable to serve.
(2)
(a)
The legislator who approves a request for legislation for numbering is the chief
sponsor.
(b)
The chief sponsor may withdraw sponsorship of the legislation by following the
procedures and requirements of Senate Rules or House Rules.
(c)
Subject to
JR4-2-102(4)
, the chief sponsor of the legislation cannot change more than
twice.
(3)
(a)
Before or after
the
legislation is introduced, legislators
from the same
chamber as the chief sponsor
may have their names added to or deleted from the
legislation as co-sponsors by following the procedures and requirements of Senate
Rules or House Rules.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection (3), only legislators who are members of the same
chamber as the chief sponsor may co-sponsor legislation.
(4)
Before the secretary of the Senate or the chief clerk of the House may transfer
legislation to the opposite chamber, the chief sponsor shall:
(a)
designate a member of the opposite chamber as sponsor of the legislation for that
chamber; and
(b)
provide the secretary or chief clerk with the name of that sponsor for designation on
the legislation.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in
JR4-2-101(3)(e)
:
(i)
a former legislator who is a senator and the chief sponsor of legislation may seek
another senator to assume sponsorship of the former legislator's legislation; or
(ii)
a former legislator who is a representative and the chief sponsor of legislation
may seek another representative to assume sponsorship of the former legislator's
legislation.
(b)
If, within 30 days, a former legislator is unable to find another legislator to assume
sponsorship of the former legislator's legislation, the legislation shall be returned to
the originating chamber and filed.
(c)
The 30-day time period described in Subsection
(5)(b)
begins the day on which a
former legislator no longer holds the former legislator's seat.
Section 13.
JR4-2-401
is amended to read:
JR4-2-401
. Committee notes -- Notations on bill.
(1)
As used in this rule:
(a)
"Authorized legislative committee" means the same as that term is defined in
JR7-1-101
.
(b)
"Committee note" means a notation that the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel places on
draft
legislation that receives a favorable recommendation
from an authorized legislative committee.
(c)
"Technical correction" means a change that does not substantively alter legislation,
including:
(i)
correcting obvious typographical and grammatical errors;
(ii)
correcting obvious errors and inconsistencies involving punctuation,
capitalization, cross references, numbering, and wording;
(iii)
modifying the long title of legislation, including a special clause, to ensure that
the long title accurately reflects the legislation's content;
(iv)
replacing an outdated section of Utah Code with the section that is currently in
effect; or
(v)
any combination of Subsections
(1)(c)(i)
through
(iv)
.
(2)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall ensure that a committee
note includes:
(a)
the name of the authorized legislative committee that recommended the legislation;
and
(b)
the committee vote, listed by numbers of yeas, nays, and absent.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(3)(b)
, the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall remove a committee note from
numbered
legislation when the
numbered
legislation is amended or substituted.
(b)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel may not remove a
committee note from
numbered
legislation if an amendment or substitute makes a
technical correction.
(4)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel may not place a committee
note on
:
(a)
numbered legislation; or
(b)

draft
legislation if the motion to favorably recommend the draft legislation was
made in violation of
JR7-1-512(3)
.
Section 14.
JR4-3-110
is enacted to read:
JR4-3-110
. Consideration of sunset bills.
(1)
As used in this rule, "sunset bill" means legislation that amends Utah Code Title 63I,
Chapter 1, Part 2, Repeal Dates Requiring Committee Review by Title.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection
(4)
:
(a)
The Senate shall table on third reading any House sunset bill.
(b)
The House shall refer a Senate sunset bill to the House Rules Committee before
giving the legislation a third reading.
(3)
The Legislature may pass or defeat a sunset bill on or before the 45th day of the annual
general session.
(4)
(a)
For a fiscal note bill as defined in
JR4-4-101
that is a sunset bill:
(i)
this rule does not apply; and
(ii)
the Senate and House shall comply with
JR4-4-101(3)
.
(b)
For legislation that increases legislative workload as defined in
JR4-3-301
that is a
sunset bill:
(i)
this rule does not apply; and
(ii)
the Senate and House shall comply with
JR4-3-302
.
Section 15.
JR4-3-301
is amended to read:
JR4-3-301
. Definitions.
(1)
As used in this part
, "increase
:
(1)
"Fiscal note bill" means the same as that term is defined in
JR4-4-101
.
(2)
(a)
"Increases
legislative workload" means:
(a)
(i)
placing a member of the Legislature on a board, commission, task force, or
other public body;
or
(b)
giving authority to a member of the Legislative Management Committee to appoint
a member of a board, commission, task force, or other public body; or
(c)
(ii)
requiring a legislative staff office to staff a board, commission, task force, or
other public body.
(2)
(b)
"Increases legislative workload" includes reauthorizing an existing provision
described in Subsection
(1)
.
Section 16.
JR4-3-302
is amended to read:
JR4-3-302
. Considering legislation that increases legislative workload.
(1)
(a)
The House shall refer any Senate legislation that increases legislative workload
to the House Rules Committee before giving the legislation a third reading.
(1)
(a)
The House shall refer to the House Rules Committee any Senate legislation that:
(i)
increases legislative workload; and
(ii)
receives a favorable recommendation from a House standing committee.
(b)
The Senate shall table on third reading any House legislation that
:
(i)
increases legislative workload
; and
(ii)
receives a favorable recommendation from a Senate standing committee
.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection
(3)
:
(a)
each legislator shall prioritize legislation that increases legislative workload
described in Subsection
(1)
in accordance with the process established by legislative
leadership; and
(b)
before adjourning on the 36th day of the annual general session:
(i)
the House shall place Senate legislation prioritized under Subsection
(2)(a)
at the
top of the House's third reading calendar; and
(ii)
the Senate shall place House legislation prioritized under Subsection
(2)(a)
at the
top of the Senate's third reading calendar.
(3)
For a fiscal note bill that increases legislative workload:
(a)
this rule does not apply; and
(b)
the House and Senate shall comply with
JR4-4-101
.
(2)
Before adjourning on the 45th day of the annual general session:
(a)
each legislator shall prioritize legislation that increases legislative workload in
accordance with the process established by legislative leadership; and
(b)
the Legislature may pass or defeat any legislation prioritized under Subsection
(2)(a)
.
Section 17.
JR5-1-102
is amended to read:
JR5-1-102
. Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee.
(1)
The presiding officer and the majority leader and minority leader of each chamber are
the Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee for that chamber.
(1)
The Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee for each chamber shall consist of that
chamber's:
(a)
presiding officer;
(b)
majority leader; and
(c)
minority leader, as defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(2)
Each committee shall:
(a)
establish procedures to implement the rules on legislative expenses, including
establishing systems and procedures for the reimbursement of legislative expenses;
(b)
ensure that procedures are established for the purpose of avoiding duplicate or
improper payments or reimbursements; and
(c)
meet
at least annually
as needed
, or at the request of a majority of the committee, to
review legislative expenses and travel budgets.
(3)
Each committee may, for a calendar year, authorize up to 10 authorized legislative
training days for each legislator.
(4)
The presiding officer may authorize temporary emergency legislative expenses.
Section 18.
JR5-3-101
is amended to read:
JR5-3-101
. Legislator compensation -- Expense reimbursement.
(1)
Except as provided under Subsection
(2)
, a legislator shall receive daily compensation
established in accordance with Utah Code Sections
36-2-2
and
36-2-3
for
an
authorized
legislative
days
day
as defined in
JR5-1-101
.
(2)
The Legislative Management Committee may authorize compensation and expense
reimbursement, or expense reimbursement only, for a legislator who attends a meeting
on an authorized legislative day as defined in
JR5-1-101
.
(3)
A legislator may not receive compensation for a meeting that the legislator attends
under:
(a)
JR3-2-710
;
(b)
JR7-1-410
;
(c)
SR3-4-103
; or
(d)
HR3-3-103
.
Section 19.
JR6-2-101
is amended to read:
JR6-2-101
. Ethics committees -- Membership.
(1)
As used in this rule:
(a)
"Minority leader" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(b)
"Minority whip" means the second highest ranking leader of the minority party.
(2)
There is established a Senate Ethics Committee and a House Ethics Committee.
(2)
(3)
The Senate Ethics Committee shall be composed of:
(a)
the chair and three additional senators appointed by the president of the Senate; and
(b)
the vice chair and three additional senators appointed by the Senate minority leader.
(3)
(4)
The House Ethics Committee shall be composed of:
(a)
the chair and three additional representatives appointed by the speaker of the House
of Representatives; and
(b)
the vice chair and three additional representatives appointed by the House minority
leader.
(4)
(5)
A committee member shall serve a two-year term.
(5)
(6)
(a)
If a member of an ethics committee is accused of wrongdoing in a complaint
to be reviewed by the committee, or if a member of an ethics committee determines
that
he or she
the member
has a conflict of interest in relation to a complaint to be
reviewed by the ethics committee, a member of the Senate or House shall be
appointed to temporarily serve in that member's place while the complaint is under
review as follows:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection
(5)(a)(ii)
(6)(a)(ii)
, the member shall be
appointed by the person who appointed the member who is being temporarily
replaced, consistent with Subsection
(2)
(3)
, for a member of the Senate Ethics
Committee, or Subsection
(3)
(4)
, for the House Ethics Committee; or
(ii)
if the person designated to make the appointment under Subsection
(5)(a)(i)
(6)(a)(i)

is accused of wrongdoing in the complaint or determines that
he or she
the person
has a conflict of interest in relation to the complaint, the appointment
shall be made by:
(A)
the Senate majority leader, if the person designated is the president of the
Senate;
(B)
the Senate minority whip, if the person designated is the Senate minority
leader;
(C)
the House majority leader, if the person designated is the speaker of the
House; or
(D)
the House minority whip, if the person designated is the House minority
leader.
(b)
The temporary committee member's term ends when the committee has concluded its
review of the complaint.
Section 20.
JR6-2-103
is amended to read:
JR6-2-103
. Independent Legislative Ethics Commission -- Membership.
(1)
As used in this rule, "minority leader" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(2)
There is established an Independent Legislative Ethics Commission.
(2)
(3)
The commission is composed of five persons, each of whom is registered to vote in
this state, appointed as follows:
(a)
two members, who have served as judges of a court of record in this state, each of
whom shall be nominated by the mutual consent of the president of the Senate and
the speaker of the House, and appointed by a majority vote of the president of the
Senate, speaker of the House, Senate minority leader, and House minority leader;
(b)
one member, who has served as a judge of a court of record in this state, nominated
by the mutual consent of the Senate minority leader and the House minority leader,
and appointed by a majority vote of the president of the Senate, speaker of the House,
Senate minority leader, and House minority leader;
(c)
one member, who has served as a member of the Legislature in this state no more
recently than four years before the date of appointment, appointed by the mutual
consent of the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Representatives; and
(d)
one member, who has served as a member of the Legislature in this state no more
recently than four years before the date of appointment, appointed by the mutual
consent of the Senate minority leader and House minority leader.
(3)
(4)
A member of the commission may not, during the member's term of office on the
commission, act or serve as:
(a)
an officeholder as defined in Utah Code Section
20A-11-101
;
(b)
an agency head as defined in Utah Code Section
67-16-3
;
(c)
a lobbyist as defined in Utah Code Section
36-11-102
; or
(d)
a principal as defined in Utah Code Section
36-11-102
.
(4)
(5)
(a)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection
(4)(a)(ii)
(5)(a)(ii)
, each member of
the commission shall serve a four-year term.
(ii)
When appointing the initial members upon formation of the commission, one
member nominated by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Representatives and one member nominated by the Senate minority leader and
House minority leader shall be appointed to a two-year term so that approximately
half of the commission is appointed every two years.
(b)
(i)
When a vacancy occurs in the commission's membership for any reason, a
replacement member shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the vacating
member using the procedures and requirements of Subsection
(2)
(3)
.
(ii)
For the purposes of this rule, an appointment for an unexpired term of a vacating
member is not considered a full term.
(c)
A member may not be appointed to serve for more than two full terms, whether those
terms are two or four years.
(d)
A member of the commission may resign from the commission by giving one
month's written notice of the resignation to the president of the Senate, speaker of the
House, Senate minority leader, and House minority leader.
(e)
The chair of the Legislative Management Committee shall remove a member from
the commission if the member:
(i)
is convicted of, or enters a plea of guilty to, a crime involving moral turpitude;
(ii)
enters a plea of no contest or a plea in abeyance to a crime involving moral
turpitude; or
(iii)
fails to meet the qualifications of office as provided in this rule.
(f)
If a commission member is accused of wrongdoing in a complaint, or if a
commission member is found, under
JR6-2-103.5
, to have a conflict of interest in
relation to a complaint, a temporary commission member shall be appointed to serve
in that member's place for the purposes of reviewing that complaint using the
procedures and requirements of Subsection
(2)
(3)
.
(5)
(6)
(a)
A member of the commission may not receive compensation or benefits for
the member's service, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
performance of the member's official duties as allowed in:
(i)
Utah Code Section
63A-3-106
;
(ii)
Utah Code Section
63A-3-107
; and
(iii)
rules made by the Division of Finance according to Utah Code Sections
63A-3-106
and
63A-3-107
.
(b)
A member may decline to receive per diem and expenses for the member's service.
(6)
(7)
(a)
The commission members shall convene a meeting annually each January
and elect, by a majority vote, a commission chair from among the commission
members.
(b)
A person may not serve as chair for more than two consecutive years.
Section 21.
JR6-4-306
is amended to read:
JR6-4-306
. Finding and order.
(1)
As used in this rule, "minority leader" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(1)
(2)
(a)
If the committee determines that no allegations in the complaint were proved,
the committee shall prepare a finding and order that:
(i)
lists the name of each complainant;
(ii)
lists the name of the respondent;
(iii)
states the date of the finding and order;
(iv)
for each allegation contained in the complaint:
(A)
provides a reference to the code of conduct or criminal provision alleged to
have been violated; and
(B)
states the number and names of committee members voting that the allegation
was proved and the number and names of committee members voting that the
allegation was not proved;
(v)
order that the complaint is dismissed because no allegations in the complaint were
found to have been proved;
(vi)
provide any general statement that is adopted for inclusion in the
recommendation by a majority of the committee members; and
(vii)
states the name of each committee member.
(b)
Each committee member shall sign the finding and order.
(2)
(3)
(a)
If the committee determines that one or more allegations in the complaint
were proved, the committee shall issue a finding and order that:
(i)
lists the name of each complainant;
(ii)
lists the name of the respondent;
(iii)
states the date of the finding and order;
(iv)
for each allegation contained in the complaint:
(A)
provides a reference to the code of conduct or criminal provision alleged to
have been violated;
(B)
states the number and names of committee members voting that the allegation
was proved and the number and names of committee members voting that the
allegation was not proved;
(C)
if the allegation was not found to have been proven, orders that the allegation
be dismissed; and
(D)
if the allegation was found to have been proven, contains:
(I)
a description of any actions that the committee recommended be taken;
(II)
the number and names of committee members voting in favor of each
recommendation and the number and names of committee members voting
against each recommendation;
(III)
at the option of those members voting in favor of a recommendation, a
statement by one or all of those members stating the reasons for making the
recommendation; and
(IV)
at the option of those members against a recommendation, a statement by
one or all of those members stating the reasons for opposing the
recommendation;
(v)
contains any general statement that is adopted for inclusion in the finding and
order by a majority of the committee members;
(vi)
contains a statement directing that the finding be delivered to:
(A)
for the Senate Ethics Committee, to the president of the Senate, the Senate
majority leader, and the Senate minority leader; or
(B)
for the House Ethics Committee, to the speaker of the House of
Representatives, the House majority leader, and the House minority leader; and
(vii)
states the name of each committee member.
(b)
Each committee member shall sign the finding and order.
(3)
(4)
A copy of the finding and order shall be made publicly available.
(4)
(5)
A written copy of the finding and order shall be provided to:
(a)
the respondent;
(b)
the first complainant named on the complaint; and
(c)
any individuals required to receive a copy as stated in the finding and order.
Section 22.
JR7-1-101
is amended to read:
JR7-1-101
. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Anchor location" means the physical location from which:
(a)
an electronic meeting originates; or
(b)
the participants are connected.
(2)
"Authorized legislative committee" means:
(a)
an interim committee;
(b)
the Legislative Management Committee;
(c)
the Legislative Process Committee;
(d)
when functioning as an interim committee:
(i)
the Senate Rules Committee created in
SR3-1-101
; or
(ii)
the House Rules Committee created in
HR3-1-101
; or
(e)
a special committee:
(i)
that is not a mixed special committee; and
(ii)
to the extent the special committee has statutory authority to open a committee
bill file or create a committee bill.
(3)
"Bill" means the same as that term is defined in
JR4-1-101
.
(4)
"Chair" except as otherwise expressly provided, means:
(a)
the member of the Senate appointed as chair of an interim committee by the
president of the Senate under
JR7-1-202
;
(b)
the member of the House of Representatives appointed as chair of an interim
committee by the speaker of the House of Representatives under
JR7-1-202
;
(c)
a member of a special committee appointed as chair of the special committee; or
(d)
a member of a legislative committee designated by the chair of the legislative
committee under Subsection
(4)(a)
, (b), or (c) to act as chair under
JR7-1-202
.
(5)
"Committee bill" means draft legislation that receives a favorable recommendation from
an authorized legislative committee.
(6)
"Committee bill file" means a request for legislation made by:
(a)
a majority vote of an authorized legislative committee; or
(b)
the chairs of an authorized legislative committee, if the authorized legislative
committee authorizes the chairs to open one or more committee bill files in
accordance with
JR7-1-602
.
(7)
"Committee note" means a note that the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel places on
draft
legislation in accordance with
JR4-2-401
.
(8)
"Draft legislation" means a draft of a bill or resolution before it is numbered by the
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
(9)
"Electronic meeting" means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code Section
52-4-103
.
(10)
"Favorable recommendation" means an action of an authorized legislative committee
by majority vote to favorably recommend
draft
legislation for consideration by the
Legislature in an upcoming legislative session.
(11)
"Legislative committee" means:
(a)
an interim committee; or
(b)
a special committee.
(12)
"Interim committee" means a committee that:
(a)
is comprised of members from both chambers;
(b)
meets between annual general sessions of the Legislature to perform duties described
in rule; and
(c)
is created under
JR7-1-201
.
(13)
"Legislative sponsor" means:
(a)
for a committee bill file, the chairs of the authorized legislative committee that
opened the committee bill file or the chairs' designee; or
(b)
for a request for legislation that is not a committee bill file, the legislator who
requested the request for legislation or the legislator's designee.
(14)
"Majority vote" means:
(a)
with respect to an interim committee, an affirmative vote of at least 50% of a quorum
of members of the interim committee from one chamber and more than 50% of a
quorum of members of the interim committee from the other chamber; or
(b)
with respect to a special committee, an affirmative vote of more than 50% of a
quorum.
(15)
"Minority leader" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(16)
"Minority party" means the same as that term is defined in
JR3-2-101
.
(15)
(17)
"Mixed special committee" means a special committee that is composed of one
or more voting members who are legislators and one or more voting members who are
not legislators.
(16)
(18)
"Original motion" means a nonprivileged motion that is accepted by the chair
when no other motion is pending.
(17)
(19)
"Pending motion" means a motion described in
JR7-1-307
.
(18)
(20)
"Privileged motion" means a motion to adjourn, set a time to adjourn, recess, end
debate, extend debate, or limit debate.
(19)
(21)
"Public statement" means a statement made in the ordinary course of business of
a legislative committee with the intent that all other members of the legislative
committee receive it.
(20)
(22)
"Request for legislation" means the same as that term is defined in
JR4-1-101
.
(21)
(23)
"Resolution" means the same as that term is defined in
JR4-1-101
.
(22)
(24)
(a)
"Special committee" means a committee, commission, task force, or other
similar body that is:
(i)
created by legislation; and
(ii)
staffed by:
(A)
the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel; or
(B)
the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
(b)
"Special committee" does not include:
(i)
an interim committee;
(ii)
a standing committee created under
SR3-2-201
or
HR3-2-201
; or
(iii)
a Senate confirmation committee described in
SR3-3-101
or
SR3-3-201
.
(23)
(25)
"Subcommittee" means a subsidiary unit of a legislative committee formed in
accordance with
JR7-1-411
.
(24)
(26)
"Substitute motion" means a nonprivileged motion that a member of a legislative
committee makes when there is a nonprivileged motion pending.
Section 23.
JR7-1-601.5
is amended to read:
JR7-1-601.5
. Opening committee bill files -- Limitations.
(1)
Subject to
Subsection
(3)
Subsections
(3)
and
(4)
, a member of an authorized
legislative committee may make a motion to open a committee bill file if:
(a)
the member describes the general subject matter of the legislation;
(b)
the subject matter is germane to the subject matter over which the authorized
legislative committee has jurisdiction; and
(c)
the member intends that the authorized legislative committee take action on the
resulting draft legislation before the next general session in a meeting of the
authorized legislative committee.
(2)
Except as provided in
JR7-1-602
, an authorized legislative committee may not authorize
any individual or group of individuals to open a committee bill file.
(3)
An authorized legislative committee may not open a committee bill file during the
period that begins January 1 and ends the day after the day on which the Legislature
adjourns that year's general session sine die.
(4)
(a)
An authorized legislative committee that is an interim committee may open up to
five committee bill files.
(b)
An authorized legislative committee that is a special committee as described in
JR7-1-101(2)(e)
may open up to two committee bill files.
(c)
An authorized legislative committee that is the Legislative Process Committee may
open up to three committee bill files.
Section 24.
JR7-1-602
is amended to read:
JR7-1-602
. Chairs' authority to open committee bill files.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this rule, the following authorized legislative committees
may delegate the authority to open a committee bill file to the chairs of the committee:
(a)
an interim committee;
(b)
the Legislative Process Committee; or
(c)
the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee.
(2)
An authorized legislative committee described in Subsection
(1)
may authorize the
committee chairs to independently open one or more committee bill files throughout the
interim period
, up to the applicable limit described in
JR7-1-601.5(4)
,
if:
(a)
that authority is granted by the committee to the chairs by means of a motion and
majority vote;
(b)
the motion and vote occur during the committee's first meeting after the Legislature
adjourns that year's general session sine die;
(c)
the subject matter of each committee bill file opened by the chairs is directly related
to:
(i)
for an interim committee, a study item on the list adopted by the interim
committee under
JR7-1-401(3)
; or
(ii)
a subject or issue that is expressly stated in the motion made under this rule; and
(d)
the decision to open each committee bill file is made jointly by the chairs.
(3)
No committee other than an authorized legislative committee described in Subsection
(1)

may delegate the authority to independently open a committee bill file to the chairs of a
committee.
(4)
In the next committee meeting after opening a bill file under Subsection
(2)
, the chairs
shall give the committee members notice:
(a)
that the chairs have opened the committee bill file; and
(b)
of the short title and subject matter of the committee bill file.
Section 25.
Effective Date.
This resolution takes effect upon a successful vote for final passage.
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