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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HJR024" sponsor="Matt MacPherson" designation="HJR" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="02" subSponsor="Matt MacPherson" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0535" date="2/16/2026 09:02:347" printDate="02-16 09:00" subVer="2" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="brules"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="01/01/1800"><seclist><sect action="A" src="rule" buid="1" uid="JR3-2-S401_1800010118000101" fromuid="JR3-2-S401_2017030920170309" sort="J03 02 04010018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">JR3-2-401</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 - Executive Appropriations Committee Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </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 modifies the membership of the Executive Appropriations <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>Committee.</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">modifies the membership of the Executive Appropriations Committee; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="12">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="effdate" sort="2" numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">This resolution provides a special effective date.</ocl></oc><ra numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Legislative Rules Affected:<raamd numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="JR3-2-401" src="rule" uid="JR3-2-S401_1800010118000101" buid="1" sort="J03 02 04010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><bold>JR3-2-401</bold></sn></raamd></ra></lt><enacthead lineno="18"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="JR3-2-401" type="amend" src="rule" uid="JR3-2-S401_1800010118000101" sort="J03 02 04010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="JR3-2-401" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="20">Section 1. <bold>JR3-2-401</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="21"><bold>JR3-2-401<parens/>. Executive appropriations -- Creation -- Membership -- Staffing.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-3" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1000" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="26" groupid="17" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">There is created an Executive Appropriations Committee consisting of 20 members <ln numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-4"/>composed of:</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-5" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1001" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="3" groupid="2" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">three members of the majority leadership of the Senate and four members of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-6"/>majority leadership of the House;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="b-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-7" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1002" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="6" groupid="4" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">two members of the minority leadership of the Senate and three members of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-8"/>minority leadership of the House;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="c-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-9" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1003" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="27" groupid="18" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">the chair and vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chair and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-10"/>vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="d-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-11" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="2" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1004" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(d)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="i-o:_-i" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1005" style="2" owner="o" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="19" groupid="12" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">one member from the majority party of the Senate as appointed by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-12"/>president of the Senate or as chosen by the Senate majority caucus;</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="ii-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-13" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1006" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="20" groupid="13" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">two members from the minority party of the Senate as appointed by the Senate <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-14"/>minority leader or as chosen by the Senate minority caucus; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="iii-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-15" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1007" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="21" groupid="14" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">one member from the minority party of the House as appointed by the House <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-16"/>minority leader or as chosen by the House minority caucus.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="2-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-17" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1008" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="121" groupid="91" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">A member of the Executive Appropriations Committee, whose membership is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-18"/>determined under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="JR3-2-401(1)(a)" start="0">(1)(a)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="JR3-2-401(1)(b)" start="0">(b)</xref>, may appoint a designee to permanently serve <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-19"/>in that individual's place if:</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="a-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-20" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1009" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="126" groupid="96" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">the individual is a member of the majority party and the designee is approved by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-21"/>speaker or the president; or</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="b-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-22" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="2" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1010" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="127" groupid="97" style="2" owner="ahaskell" level="1" deltag="end">the individual is a member of the minority party and the designee is approved by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-23"/>House or Senate minority party leader.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-30" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="128" groupid="98" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">There is created an Executive Appropriations Committee consisting of the following 20 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-25"/>members:</amend><subsection ssid="1-31" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-26" 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">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="132" groupid="101" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the Senate and House co-chairs of the following joint appropriations subcommittees:</amend><subsection ssid="1-32" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-27" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="135" groupid="103" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-33" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-28" 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">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="138" groupid="105" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-34" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-29" 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">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="141" groupid="107" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">General Government Appropriations Subcommittee;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-35" dnum="_-o:iv-i" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-30" 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">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="144" groupid="109" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-36" dnum="_-o:v-i" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-31" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(v)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="147" groupid="111" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-32"/>Subcommittee;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-37" dnum="_-o:vi-i" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-33" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(vi)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="150" groupid="113" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-38" dnum="_-o:vii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-34" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(vii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="153" groupid="115" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-39" dnum="_-o:viii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-35" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(viii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="156" groupid="117" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee; and</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-40" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-36" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1021" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="159" groupid="119" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">two members each appointed by:</amend><subsection ssid="1-43" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-37" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1022" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="168" groupid="125" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the Senate minority party leader; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-44" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-38" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1023" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="171" groupid="127" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the House minority party leader.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-45" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-39" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1024" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-46" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1025" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="184" groupid="137" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The president of the Senate shall designate a senator appointed under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="JR3-2-401(1)(a)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-40"/>(1)(a)</xref> as a co-chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-47" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-41" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1026" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="189" groupid="141" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The speaker of the House shall designate a representative appointed under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-42"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="JR3-2-401(1)(a)">(1)(a)</xref> as a co-chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-43" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall staff the Executive Appropriations <ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-44"/>Committee.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="false" numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="64">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="65"><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>2-16-26 9:00 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>