HR0004 • 2026

House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Rep. MacPherson, Matt
Last action: 2026-03-03
Official status: House/ to Lieutenant Governor
Effective date: Not listed

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House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure

This House rules resolution addresses disclosure requirements when a representative requests legislation.

What This Bill Does

This House rules resolution addresses disclosure requirements when a representative requests legislation.

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Bill History

2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-03 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
House/ to Lieutenant Governor
2026-03-02 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-03-02 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-02 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-02 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-27 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-27 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-27 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-26 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-26 House Rules Committee
House/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-02-25 House Rules Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-25 House Rules Committee
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-02-23 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HR0004S01
2026-02-23 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HR0004S01
2026-02-23 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HR0004S01
2026-02-23 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HR0004S01
2026-02-04 House Rules Committee
House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
2026-01-20 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-20 Clerk of the House
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-17 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HR0004
2026-01-17 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HR0004
2026-01-16 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-16 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HR0004
2026-01-16 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HR0004
2026-01-16 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This House rules resolution addresses disclosure requirements when a representative requests legislation.

Current Bill Text

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HR1-10-101
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House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This House rules resolution addresses disclosure requirements when a representative
requests legislation.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
defines terms;
when filing a request for legislation, allows a representative to indicate whether the
representative filed the request for legislation at the request of an agency head; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Legislative Rules Affected:
AMENDS:
HR1-10-101
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
Section 1.
HR1-10-101
is amended to read:
HR1-10-101
. Requests for legislation -- Sharing with caucus staff -- Disclosure.
(1)
As used in this rule
,
:
(a)
"Agency head" means a cabinet officer or an executive director with responsibility to
administer policy for a state agency.
(b)
"caucus
"Caucus
staff" means House staff assigned to the chief sponsor's caucus.
(c)
"State agency" means an executive branch department, division, or office.
(2)
(a)
After a representative files a request for legislation in accordance with
JR4-2-101
,
the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide caucus staff the
drafting instructions, as defined in
JR4-1-101
, provided in the request for legislation
and the request's assigned short title, unless the representative elects not to share the
drafting instructions and short title with caucus staff.
(3)
(b)
Caucus staff or staff from the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel may share information provided under Subsection
(2)
(2)(a)
with other
representatives who are members of the chief sponsor's caucus.
(3)
(a)
When a representative files a request for legislation in accordance with
JR4-2-101
,
the representative may disclose whether the representative filed the request for
legislation at the request of an agency head and the nature of the agency head's
request.
(b)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:
(i)
track whether a disclosure is made under Subsection
(3)(a)
; and
(ii)
provide to caucus staff the number of requests for legislation that contain a
disclosure.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This resolution takes effect upon a successful vote for final passage.
2-23-26 11:37 AM