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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HJR001" sponsor="Norman K Thurston" designation="HJR" otherSponsor="Brady Brammer" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Norman K Thurston" sess="2025GS" fileno="2025FL0049" date="02-11-25" printDate="02-14 11:21" subVer="1" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="brules"><info><nextbuid>7</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="01/01/1800" datetype="most"><seclist><sect action="E" src="rule" buid="3" uid="JR4-2-S407_2025050720250507" sort="J04 02 04070020250507" mtype="section" effdate="05/07/2025">JR4-2-407</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="6" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="01/01/1800"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo/><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Committee Handout</st><sessionhead>2025 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This joint rules resolution authorizes the chief sponsor of legislation to provide a sponsor's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>committee handout.</gd><hphead lineno="7">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8">This resolution:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">defines "sponsor's committee handout";</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">allows the chief sponsor of legislation to provide a sponsor's committee handout, subject <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>to certain requirements; </hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">requires the secretary of the Senate and chief clerk of the House to ensure that a sponsor's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13"/>committee handout, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's webpage; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"/>and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" level="1">clarifies that a sponsor's committee handout is not an official part of the legislation.</hl></hp><oc numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="effdate" sort="2" numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">This resolution provides a special effective date.</ocl></oc><ra numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Legislative Rules Affected:<raent numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="JR4-2-407" src="rule" uid="JR4-2-S407_2025050720250507" buid="3" sort="J04 02 04070020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"><bold>JR4-2-407</bold>, </sn></raent></ra></lt><enacthead lineno="21"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22">Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="3" type="enact" src="rule" num="JR4-2-407" uid="JR4-2-S407_2025050720250507" sort="J04 02 04070020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="JR4-2-407" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-3" type="enact"><secline lineno="23">Section 1. <bold>JR4-2-407</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><headpart number="JR4-2-4" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-2">4. Committee Notes, Fiscal Notes, and Sponsor's Committee Handout</headpart><catline lineno="25"><bold>JR4-2-407. Sponsor's committee handout.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="3-1" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="181" groupid="139" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this rule, "sponsor's committee handout" means a document that contains <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-5"/>information in support of legislation.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-35" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="170" groupid="130" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The chief sponsor may provide a sponsor's committee handout anytime after the chief <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-7"/>sponsor's legislation is numbered and before the Legislature adjourns sine die the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-8"/>legislative session during which the legislation is considered.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-19" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="106" groupid="81" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House shall ensure that a sponsor's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-10"/>committee handout, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's webpage.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-20" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="107" groupid="82" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">A chief sponsor shall ensure that a sponsor's committee handout:</amend><subsection ssid="3-22" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="104" groupid="79" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">does not exceed one page of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-24" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="117" groupid="90" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">includes:</amend><subsection ssid="3-25" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="122" groupid="94" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the chief sponsor's name; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-26" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="127" groupid="98" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the legislation's number and, if the handout relates to substitute legislation, the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-16"/>substitute number; and</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-27" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="141" groupid="106" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">conveys factual information in an objective manner, including:</amend><subsection ssid="3-28" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="140" groupid="105" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the chief sponsor's policy objective;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-29" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="146" groupid="110" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">the chief sponsor's description of the legislation's anticipated impact; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="3-30" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="161" groupid="123" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">any other verifiable information related to the legislation that the chief sponsor <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-21"/>wishes to convey.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-31" dnum="_-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(5)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="159" groupid="121" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">A sponsor's committee handout is not an official part of the legislation.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="6" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="false" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="45">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="46"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This resolution takes effect on May 7, 2025.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-11-25 12:12 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>