Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information

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Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This resolution authorizes the chief sponsor of legislation to provide supporting information.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
defines "sponsor's supporting information";
allows a chief sponsor of legislation to provide the sponsor's supporting information,
subject to certain requirements;
clarifies that a sponsor's supporting information is not part of the legislation; and
requires the secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House to ensure that a sponsor's
supporting information, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's
webpage.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This resolution provides a special effective date.
Legislative Rules Affected:
ENACTS:
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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1.
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is enacted to read:
4. Committee Notes, Fiscal Notes, and Sponsor's Supporting Information
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. Sponsor's supporting information.
(1)
As used in this rule, "sponsor's supporting information" means a document that contains
information in support of legislation, including:
(a)
the chief sponsor's policy objective;
(b)
the chief sponsor's description of the legislation's anticipated impact; or
(c)
any other information related to the legislation that the chief sponsor wishes to
convey.
(2)
A sponsor's supporting information is not part of the legislation.
(3)
Subject to Subsections
(4)
and
(5)
, a chief sponsor may provide sponsor's supporting
information:
(a)
(i)
if the chief sponsor is a senator, to the secretary of the Senate; or
(ii)
if the chief sponsor is a representative, to the chief clerk of the House; and
(b)
anytime after the chief sponsor's legislation is numbered and before the Legislature
adjourns sine die the legislative session during which the legislation is introduced.
(4)
A chief sponsor shall ensure that the sponsor's supporting information:
(a)
is a portable document format file;
(b)
does not exceed the equivalent of two standard letter-size pages;
(c)
includes:
(i)
the chief sponsor's name;
(ii)
the legislation's number and, if the supporting information relates to substitute
legislation, the substitute number; and
(iii)
the following statement at the bottom of the first page: "DISCLAIMER: The
supporting information contained in this document is provided by the legislation's
chief sponsor and has not been reviewed for accuracy. This supporting
information is not an official part of the legislation and may not be used as
evidence of the Legislature's intent."
(5)
A chief sponsor may replace the sponsor's supporting information provided under this
rule only if the replacement:
(a)
updates the sponsor's supporting information because the legislation is amended or
substituted; or
(b)
corrects a factual error.
(6)
The secretary of the Senate or the chief clerk of the House shall ensure that a sponsor's
supporting information, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's
webpage.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This resolution takes effect on May 6, 2026.
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