Section 1. HR1-4-302 is amended to read:HR1-4-302 (Effective upon final passage). Duties of the chief clerk.The chief clerk shall perform the following duties:(1)certify and transmit legislation to the Senate and inform the Senate of all House action;(2)assist in the preparation of the House Journal and certify it as an accurate reflection of House action;(3)make the following notify the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel of any necessary technical corrections to legislation either before or following final passage, including:(a)correct correcting the spelling of words;(b)correctcorrecting the erroneous division and hyphenation of words;(c)correctcorrecting mistakes in numbering sections and their references;(d)capitalizecapitalizing words or changechanging capitalized words to lower case;(e)changechanging numbers from words to figures or from figures to words; or(f)underscore underscoring or removeremoving underscoring in legislation without a motion to amend; or(4)(g)modify modifying the long title of a piece of legislation to ensure that the long title accurately reflects any changes to the legislation made by amendment or substitute;(5)(4)act as custodian of all official documents related to legislation;(6)(5)receive all numbered legislation from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;(7)(6)record the number, title, sponsor, each action, and final disposition of each piece of legislation on the back of the legislation;(8)(7)prepare and distribute the daily order of business each day;(9)(8)advise the speaker on parliamentary procedure, Joint Rules, and House Rules;(10)(9)assist with verbal amendments to legislation;(11)(10)record votes and, if requested, present the results to the speaker;(12)(11)record the votes of any member who is present in the House chamber who requests assistance of the chief clerk;(13)(12)transmit all enrolled House bills and House concurrent resolutions to the governor;(14)(13)approve material for placement on the representatives' desks if a representative has authorized that distribution;(15)(14)maintain all calendars for the House floor; and(16)(15)other duties as assigned by the chief of staff.

Section 2. HR1-10-101 is amended to read:HR1-10-101 (Effective 05/07/25). Requests for legislation -- Sharing with caucus staff.(1)As used in this rule, "caucus staff" means House staff assigned to the chief sponsor's caucus.(2)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:(a) elects not to share the drafting instructions and short title with caucus staff; or(b)fails to sign an acknowledgment, for purposes of Rule 1.6 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel will share the representative's information in accordance with this rule.(3)Caucus staff or staff from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel may share information provided under Subsection (2) with other representatives who are members of the chief sponsor's caucus.

Section 3. HR3-2-401 is amended to read:HR3-2-401 (Effective upon final passage). Standing committee review required -- Exceptions.(1)Except as provided in Subsection (2), the House of Representatives may not pass a bill, joint resolution, or concurrent resolution during the annual general session unless a House standing committee has given a favorable recommendation to the legislation.(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to:(a)a resolution regarding legislative rules or legislative personnel;(b)House legislation that is a committee bill as defined in JR7-1-101 that:(i)received its favorable recommendation by a unanimous vote of the members present at the authorized legislative committee; and(ii)satisfied the posting requirements described in JR7-1-602.5;(c)the revisor's statute; or(d)if the legislation was reviewed and approved by the Executive Appropriations Committee, legislation that:(i)exclusively appropriates money;(ii)amends Utah Code Title 53F, Chapter 2, State Funding -- Minimum School Program;(iii)amends Utah Code Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation; or(iv)authorizes the issuance of general obligation or revenue bonds.

Section 4. HR3-2-405 is amended to read:HR3-2-405 (Effective upon final passage). Consent calendar -- Nonbinding resolutions -- Committee recommendations.(1)As used in this rule, "nonbinding resolution":(a)means a resolution that:(i)is primarily for the purpose of recognizing, honoring, or memorializing an individual, group, or event;(ii)requests, rather than compels, action or awareness by an individual or group; or(iii)is informational or promotional in nature; and(b)does not mean:(i)a rules resolution;(ii)a resolution for a constitutional amendment; or(iii)any resolution that approves or authorizes any action, requires any substantive action to be taken, or results in a change in law, policy, or funding.(2)(a)A nonbinding resolution shall be placed on the consent calendar.(b)A nonbinding resolution may be moved to the time certain calendar or other calendar by a majority vote of those present.(3)AOn or before the 41st day of an annual general session, a standing committee may recommend that legislation in the standing committee's possession be placed on the consent calendar if:(a)the committee approves a motion, by a unanimous vote of those present, to give the legislation a favorable recommendation; and(b)immediately subsequent to that action, the committee approves a separate motion, by a unanimous vote of those present, to recommend that the legislation be placed on the consent calendar; and(c)for Senate legislation, the Senate legislation is not a fiscal note bill, as that term is defined in JR4-4-101.

Section 5. HR3-3-103 is enacted to read:HR3-3-103 (Effective upon final passage). Right of legislators to attend House committee meetings.(1)Any member of the Legislature may:(a)attend any meeting of a House committee or subcommittee, unless the meeting is closed in accordance with Utah Code Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; and(b)if recognized by the chair, present the legislator's views on the subject under consideration.(2)A legislator who attends a meeting of a House committee or subcommittee of which the legislator is not a member may not:(a)make a motion; or(b)vote.

Section 6. HR4-2-103 is amended to read:HR4-2-103 (Effective upon final passage). Calling a representative to order for violation of a rule.(1)(a)As used in this rule, "censure" means an official reprimand or condemnation, which, if approved by the majority of the House, is printed in the journal.(2)(a)The presiding officer may call a representative to order for violating any House or Joint Rule.(b)Any representative may call another representative to order for violating any House or Joint Rule by raising a point of order under HR4-2-201.(2)(3)If the representative called to order appeals the ruling of the presiding officer, the House shall decide the issue without debate.(3)(4)(a)If the decision is favorable to the representative who has been called to order, the representative may proceed.(b)If the decision is unfavorable, the representative is subject to censure by the House.(4)(5)Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a representative may not be called to order or censured for words spoken in debate if there has been intervening business.

Section 7. Effective Date.(1)Except as provided in Subsection (2), this resolution takes effect upon a successful vote for final passage.(2)HR1-10-101 takes effect on May 7, 2025.