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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HR0004" sponsor="Matt MacPherson" designation="HR" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Matt MacPherson" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0512" date="03-02-26" printDate="03-02 12:09" subVer="-2" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="hrules"><info><nextbuid>5</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="01/01/1800"><seclist><sect action="A" src="rule" buid="4" uid="HR1-10-S101_1800010118000101" fromuid="HR1-10-S101_2025050720250507" sort="H01 10 01010018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">HR1-10-101</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="3" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="01/01/1800"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson</sponsorhead></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 House rules resolution addresses disclosure requirements when a representative <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>requests legislation.</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 terms;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">when filing a request for legislation, allows a representative to indicate whether the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>representative filed the request for legislation at the request of an agency head; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="14">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Other Special Clauses:<ocl numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">None</ocl></oc><ra numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Legislative Rules Affected:<raamd numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="HR1-10-101" src="rule" uid="HR1-10-S101_1800010118000101" buid="4" sort="H01 10 01010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><bold>HR1-10-101</bold></sn></raamd></ra></lt><enacthead lineno="20"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21">Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="4" num="HR1-10-101" type="amend" src="rule" uid="HR1-10-S101_1800010118000101" sort="H01 10 01010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="HR1-10-101" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="22">Section 1. <bold>HR1-10-101</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="23"><bold>HR1-10-101<parens/>. Requests for legislation -- Sharing with caucus staff -- Disclosure.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="4-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this rule<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="10" groupid="9" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both">,</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="8" groupid="7" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">:</amend><subsection ssid="4-4" dnum="_-o:a-e" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" groupid="5" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">"Agency head" means a cabinet officer or an executive director with responsibility to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-5"/>administer policy for a state agency.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-5" dnum="_-o:b-e" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="both">(b)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="22" groupid="18" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both"> "caucus </amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="21" groupid="17" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">"Caucus </amend>staff" means House staff assigned to the chief sponsor's caucus.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-6" dnum="_-o:c-e" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="20" groupid="16" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">"State agency" means an executive branch department, division, or office.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-2" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-8" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="4-7" dnum="_-o:a-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="both">(a)</amend></display>After a representative files a request for legislation in accordance with <xref depth="3" refnumber="JR4-2-101">JR4-2-101</xref>, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-9"/>the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide caucus staff the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-10"/>drafting instructions, as defined in <xref depth="3" refnumber="JR4-1-101">JR4-1-101</xref>, provided in the request for legislation <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-11"/>and the request's assigned short title, unless the representative elects not to share the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-12"/>drafting instructions and short title with caucus staff.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-3" dnum="3-o:b-e" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-13" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1006" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(3)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(b)</amend></display>Caucus staff or staff from the Office of Legislative Research and General <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-14"/>Counsel may share information provided under Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="34" groupid="28" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="HR1-10-101(2)(a)">(2) </xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="33" groupid="27" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(2)(a) </amend>with other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-15"/>representatives who are members of the chief sponsor's caucus.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-8" dnum="_-o:3-e" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><subsection ssid="4-11" dnum="_-o:a-e" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="e" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="44" groupid="32" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">When a representative files a request for legislation in accordance with <xref depth="3" refnumber="JR4-2-101">JR4-2-101</xref>, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-17"/>the representative may disclose whether the representative filed the request for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-18"/>legislation at the request of an agency head and the nature of the agency head's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-19"/>request.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-12" dnum="_-o:b-e" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="48" groupid="35" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:</amend><subsection ssid="4-13" dnum="_-o:i-e" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="53" groupid="39" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">track whether a disclosure is made under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="HR1-10-101(3)(a)">(3)(a)</xref>; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-14" dnum="_-o:ii-e" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="59" groupid="44" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">provide to caucus staff the number of requests for legislation that contain a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-23"/>disclosure.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="3" 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="admin" level="1" amendtag="both">This resolution takes effect upon a successful vote for final passage.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-23-26 11:37 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>