MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 • 1:15 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes, Chair
Rep. Joel K. Briscoe
Rep. Walt Brooks
Rep. Sandra Hollins
Rep. Michael K. McKell
Rep. Casey Snider
Rep. Logan Wilde
Members Absent:
Rep. Robert M. Spendlove, Vice Chair

Staff Present:
Lyndsey Findlay, Rules Clerk
Jerry D. Howe, Strategic Initiatives Manager
Eric N. Weeks, Deputy General Counsel

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

1. H.R. 2 House Rules Resolution - Amendments to House Rules (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Briscoe moved to replace H.R. 2 with 1st Substitute H.R. 2. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to pass 1st Substitute H.R. 2 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove
2. H.J.R. 11 Joint Rules Resolution - Technical Amendments (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. McKell moved to pass H.J.R. 11 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove
3. H.J.R. 16 Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill.
Eric N. Weeks, Deputy General Counsel, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. McKell moved to amend H.J.R. 16 with ammendment #1 The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Amendment 1
H.J.R. 16
1.        Page 12, Lines 353 through 360: 
353                 (2) Subsection [(1)(b)] (1) does not apply to:
354                 (a) the Legislative Management Committee and its subcommittees;
355                 (b) the Senate Management Committee;
356                 (c) the House Management Committee;  
        (d) the Senate or House Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee;
        (e) a Senate confirmation committee;
357                 { (d) } (f) a meeting of the Administrative Rules Review Committee for the purpose of
358         considering draft legislation reauthorizing agency rules in accordance with Utah Code Section
359         63G-3-502; or
360                 [(b)] { (e) } (g) the Legislative Process Committee.

Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. McKell moved to verbally amend H.J.R. 16 to make the priority allowance the same in both the house and the senate
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to amend H.J.R. 16 with Amendment #2 The substitute motion passed with a vote of 6-1-1.
Amendment 2
H.J.R. 16
1.        Page 6, Lines 154 through 167: 
154                 (3) (a) Beginning on the first day on which a request for legislation may be filed under
155         JR4-2-101, a [legislator] member of the House of Representatives may designate up to [three]
156         four requests for legislation as priority requests, and a member of the Senate may designate up
157         to { five } four requests for legislation as priority requests, subject to the following deadlines:
158                 (i) priority request number one must be requested on or before November 15, or the
159         following regular business day if November 15 falls on a weekend or a holiday;
160                 (ii) priority request number [one] two for representatives, and priority request numbers
161         two and { three } two for senators, must be requested on or before the first Thursday in December, or
162         the following business day if the first Thursday falls on a holiday;
163                 [(ii)] (iii) priority request number [two] three for representatives, and { four } three for senators
164         must be requested on or before the first Thursday in January, or the following business day if
165         the first Thursday falls on a holiday; and
166                 [(iii)] (iv) priority request number [three] four for representatives, and { five } four for senators
167         must be requested on or before the first Thursday of the annual general session.

Yeas - 6Nays-1Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION: Rep. McKell moved to pass H.J.R. 16 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove
4. 1st Sub. S.J.R. 6 Joint Rules Resolution - Conflict of Interest Disclosure (Iwamoto, J.)
Sen. Jani Iwamoto explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. McKell moved to replace 1st Substitute S.J.R. 6 with 2nd Substitute S.J.R. 6. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION: Rep. Wilde moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.J.R. 6 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION: Rep. Brooks moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. M. McKell
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. R. Spendlove