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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HJR010" sponsor="Norman K Thurston" designation="HJR" otherSponsor="Brady Brammer" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0154" date="1/7/2026 14:01:910" printDate="02-06 12:01" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="brules"><info><nextbuid>5</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="01/01/1800"><seclist><sect action="E" src="rule" buid="4" uid="JR4-2-S407_2025050720250507" sort="J04 02 04070020250507" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">JR4-2-407</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" 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">Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information</st><sessionhead>2026 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 resolution authorizes the chief sponsor of legislation to provide supporting information.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This resolution:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">defines "sponsor's supporting information";</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">allows a chief sponsor of legislation to provide the sponsor's supporting information, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>subject to certain requirements;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">clarifies that a sponsor's supporting information is not part of the legislation; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">requires the secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House to ensure that a sponsor's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13"/>supporting information, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"/>webpage.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="16">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="effdate" sort="2" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">This resolution provides a special effective date.</ocl></oc><ra numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Legislative Rules Affected:<raent numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="JR4-2-407" src="rule" uid="JR4-2-S407_2025050720250507" buid="4" sort="J04 02 04070020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21"><bold>JR4-2-407</bold></sn></raent></ra></lt><enacthead lineno="22"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23">Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="4" num="JR4-2-407" type="enact" src="rule" uid="JR4-2-S407_2025050720250507" sort="J04 02 04070020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="JR4-2-407" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-3" type="enact"><secline lineno="24">Section 1. <bold>JR4-2-407</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><headpart number="JR4-2-4" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-2">4. Committee Notes, Fiscal Notes, and Sponsor's Supporting Information</headpart><catline lineno="26"><bold>JR4-2-407<parens/>. Sponsor's supporting information.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="4-null-53" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" 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="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this rule, "sponsor's supporting information" means a document that contains <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-5"/>information in support of legislation, including:</amend><subsection ssid="4-null-54" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="194" groupid="146" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the chief sponsor's policy objective;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-55" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="199" groupid="150" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the chief sponsor's description of the legislation's anticipated impact; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-56" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="204" groupid="154" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">any other information related to the legislation that the chief sponsor wishes to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-9"/>convey.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-57" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="230" groupid="175" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A sponsor's supporting information is not part of the legislation.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-58" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="170" groupid="130" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Subject to Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="JR4-2-407(4)">(4)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="JR4-2-407(5)">(5)</xref>, a chief sponsor may provide sponsor's supporting <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-12"/>information:</amend><subsection ssid="4-null-59" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><subsection ssid="4-null-60" dnum="_-o:i-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="244" groupid="186" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">if the chief sponsor is a senator, to the secretary of the Senate; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-61" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="249" groupid="190" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">if the chief sponsor is a representative, to the chief clerk of the House; and</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-62" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="240" groupid="183" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end"> anytime after the chief sponsor's legislation is numbered and before the Legislature <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-16"/>adjourns sine die the legislative session during which the legislation is introduced.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-63" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="107" groupid="82" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A chief sponsor shall ensure that the sponsor's supporting information:</amend><subsection ssid="4-null-64" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="104" groupid="79" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">is a portable document format file;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-65" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="216" groupid="164" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">does not exceed the equivalent of two standard letter-size pages;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-66" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="117" groupid="90" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">includes:</amend><subsection ssid="4-null-67" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="122" groupid="94" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the chief sponsor's name;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-68" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="127" groupid="98" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the legislation's number and, if the supporting information relates to substitute <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-23"/>legislation, the substitute number; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-69" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="215" groupid="163" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the following statement at the bottom of the first page: "DISCLAIMER: The <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-25"/>supporting information contained in this document is provided by the legislation's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-26"/>chief sponsor and has not been reviewed for accuracy. This supporting <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-27"/>information is not an official part of the legislation and may not be used as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-28"/>evidence of the Legislature's intent."</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-70" dnum="_-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-29" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(5)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="185" groupid="142" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">A chief sponsor may replace the sponsor's supporting information provided under this <ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-30"/>rule only if the replacement:</amend><subsection ssid="4-null-71" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-31" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="221" groupid="168" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">updates the sponsor's supporting information because the legislation is amended or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-32"/>substituted; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-72" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-33" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="226" groupid="172" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">corrects a factual error.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-73" dnum="_-o:6-i" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-34" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(6)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="267" groupid="193" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The secretary of the Senate or the chief clerk of the House shall ensure that a sponsor's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-35"/>supporting information, if provided, is publicly accessible through the legislation's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-36"/>webpage.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="false" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="60">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="61"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">This resolution takes effect on May 6, 2026.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-7-26 2:56 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>