MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 • 12:00 p.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Casey Snider, Chair
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher, Vice Chair
Rep. Walt Brooks
Rep. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Calvin R. Musselman
Rep. Andrew Stoddard
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox

Staff Present:
Lyndsey Findlay, Rules Clerk
Alex R. Janak, Managing Policy Analyst

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Chair Snider called the meeting to order.
MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to approve the minutes from Feb 28, 2022The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. C. Musselman
1.S.J.R. 7 Joint Resolution Approving Settlement Agreement with the United States (Stevenson, J.)
Sen. Stevensen Introduced the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Brooks moved to pass S.J.R. 7 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. C. Musselman
2.H.J.R. 15 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Committee Security (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. Dunnigan Introduced the bill.
Thomas Cook spoke in opposition to the bill.
Chelcie Hope spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mike Brown spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION:Chair Snider moved to amend H.J.R. 15 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0.
Amendment 1
H.J.R. 15
1 .        Page 2, Lines 52 through 54 :  Page 2, Lines 52 through 54
52                 { (2) The chair may allow an individual to use an item described in Subsection (1) during
53         the individual's presentation to the legislative committee, provided that the item's use does not
54         affect the chair's ability to preserve order and decorum. }

Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Chair Snider moved to pass H.J.R. 15 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
3.H.R. 1 House Rules Resolution - House Committee Security (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. Dunnigan Introduced the bill.
Mike Brown spoke in opposition to the bill.
Chelcie Hope spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION:Chair Snider moved to amend H.R. 1 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0.
Amendment 1
H.R. 1
1 .        Page 3, Lines 75 through 77 :  Page 3, Lines 75 through 77
75                 { (2) The chair may allow an individual to use an item described in Subsection (1) during
76         the individual's presentation to the House committee, provided that the item's use does not
77         affect the chair's ability to preserve order and decorum. }

Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Chair Snider moved to pass H.R. 1 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Vice Chair Teuscher adjourned the meeting.