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HR0002 • 2026

House Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties

House Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. Ballard, Melissa G.
Last action
2026-01-30
Official status
House/ to Lieutenant Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

House Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties

This rules resolution modifies the duties of a House standing committee.

What This Bill Does

  • This rules resolution modifies the duties of a House standing committee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-30 Clerk of the House

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  2. 2026-01-30 Clerk of the House

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  3. 2026-01-30 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

    House/ to Lieutenant Governor

  4. 2026-01-30 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

    House/ to Lieutenant Governor

  5. 2026-01-26 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

  6. 2026-01-26 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. 2026-01-26 Clerk of the House

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  8. 2026-01-26 Clerk of the House

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  9. 2026-01-23 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

    House/ 3rd reading

  10. 2026-01-23 House Speaker

    House/ passed 3rd reading

  11. 2026-01-23 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

  12. 2026-01-20 House Rules Committee

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  13. 2026-01-20 House Rules Committee

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  14. 2026-01-20 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

    House/ 2nd reading

  15. 2026-01-20 House Rules Committee

    House/ committee report favorable

  16. 2026-01-14 Clerk of the House

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  17. 2026-01-14 Clerk of the House

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  18. 2026-01-05 Released

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HR0002

  19. 2026-01-05 Version Sponsor

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HR0002

  20. 2025-12-23 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

  21. 2025-12-23 Legislative Fiscal Analyst

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HR0002

  22. 2025-12-23 Legislative Fiscal Agency

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HR0002

  23. 2025-12-23 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This rules resolution modifies the duties of a House standing committee.

Current Bill Text

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HR3-2-402
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House Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This rules resolution modifies the duties of a House standing committee.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
defines terms;
when considering legislation that proposes to make an occupation a regulated occupation,
requires a House standing committee to determine whether the Office of Professional
Licensure Review conducted a sunrise review of the occupation; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Legislative Rules Affected:
AMENDS:
HR3-2-402
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
Section 1.
HR3-2-402
is amended to read:
HR3-2-402
. Standing committee consideration of legislation -- Regulated
occupation -- Fiscal impact.
(1)
As used in this rule:
(a)
"Office" means the Office of Professional Licensure Review created in Utah Code
Title 13, Chapter 1b, Office of Professional Licensure Review.
(b)
"Regulated occupation" means the same as that term is defined in Utah Code Section
13-1b-101
.
(2)
When considering legislation that proposes to make an occupation a regulated
occupation, a standing committee shall determine whether the office conducted a sunrise
review of the occupation in accordance with Utah Code Title 13, Chapter 1b, Part 3,
Office Review and Reporting.
(3)
(a)
(a)
(i)
A standing committee may not
review
consider
legislation unless the
legislation has an approved fiscal note.
(b)
(ii)
Notwithstanding Subsection
(1)(a)
(3)(a)(i)
, a standing committee may
consider a substitute not previously adopted, regardless of whether the substitute
has an approved fiscal note.
(2)
(b)
Except as provided in
HR3-2-401
, a standing committee in one or both
chambers shall
review
consider
legislation before the legislation is held in the
opposite chamber because of the legislation's fiscal impact.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This resolution takes effect upon a successful vote for final passage.
1-26-26 7:37 AM