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SENATE RESOLUTION AMENDING
PROVISIONS RELATING TO LONG TITLE
2001 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups
D. Chris Buttars
David L. Gladwell
Parley Hellewell
Peter C. Knudson
Ed P. Mayne
Terry R. Spencer
Pete Suazo

This Senate resolution modifies Senate rules relating to long titles. This resolution gives the
Secretary of the Senate limited powers to conform long titles to reflect changes made by
substitute or amendment and makes a technical change in reading requirements to conform
with the Utah Constitution and with current practice. This resolution takes effect upon
passage by the Senate.
This resolution affects legislative rules as follows:
AMENDS:
SR-20.06
SR-25.08
Be it resolved by the Senate of the state of Utah:
Section 1. SR-20.06 is amended to read:
SR-20.06. Duties of the Secretary of the Senate.
(1) A Secretary of the Senate shall be appointed by the President or President-elect before
each session is convened.
(2) The Secretary shall:
(a) act as chief administrative officer of the Senate, subject to direction by the President;
(b) supervise all Senate personnel during the session and interim and assign them duties
and responsibilities;
(c) keep a record of the attendance of all employees, and not pay for the day or days of
absence any employee who is absent without the written consent or subsequent approval of the
President;

(d) be custodian of all official documents;
(e) receive from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel all numbered bills
and resolutions;
(f) record the number, title, sponsor, each action, and final disposition of each bill on its bill
jacket;
(g) prepare and distribute the legislative agenda each day;
(h) assist the Reading Clerk in preparation of the Senate Journal and certify it as an accurate
reflection of Senate action;
(i) read the long title of all bills and other materials as requested by the President;
(j) receive committee reports and present them to the Senate;
(k) advise the President on parliamentary procedure, constitutional requirements, and Joint
and Senate Rules;
(l) assist with amendments to bills;
(m) record votes and present the results to the President;
(n) correct spelling, erroneous division and hyphenation of words, correct mistakes in
numbering sections and their references, capitalize or lower case words, change numbers from words
to figures or from figures to words, and underscore or remove underscoring in bills without a motion
to amend, either before or after final passage of a bill;
(o) modify the long title of any bill or resolution to ensure that the long title accurately
reflects any changes to the bill or resolution made by amendment or substitute;
[(o)] (p) certify and transmit bills to the House of Representatives and inform the House of
all Senate action;
[(p)] (q) transmit to the Governor all enrolled Senate bills;
[(q)] (r) respond to inquiries from legislators, government agencies, and members of the
public regarding Senate history, activities, and legislative action; and
[(r)] (s) represent the Senate at schools, organizations, clubs, and other civic groups when
asked by the President.
Section 2. SR-25.08 is amended to read:

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SR-25.08. Third Reading Calendar.
(1) (a) For its third reading, each bill listed shall be read by [long] title, unless by two-thirds
vote the Senate suspends this requirement. (Utah Constitution Article VI, Section 22; cf. SR-27.16)
(b) The bill shall then be considered.
(2) (a) The final question is: "This bill (resolution) has been read three times; the question
is: Shall the bill (resolution) pass?"
(b) The final vote shall then be taken.
Section 3. Effective date.
This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all members
of the Senate.

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