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H.R. 3
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5 Greg J. Curtis
6 Jeff Alexander
Steve Barth
Neal B. Hendrickson
Raymond W. Short
David Ure
7 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODIFYING COMMITTEE
8 QUORUM REQUIREMENTS; MODIFYING RULES RELATING TO THE CONSENT
9 CALENDAR AND MOTIONS TO CIRCLE; CLARIFYING HOUSE STANDING
10 COMMITTEES; CLARIFYING RULES COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND
11 PROCEDURES; CLARIFYING MOTIONS THAT ARE IN ORDER IN HOUSE
12 COMMITTEE MEETINGS; CLARIFYING ISSUES RELATING TO MOTIONS TO
13 RECONSIDER IN COMMITTEE; MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND
14 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15 This resolution affects legislative rules as follows:
16 AMENDS:
17 HR-24.01
18 HR-24.05
19 HR-24.11
20 HR-25.14
21 HR-24.24
22 HR-27.07
23 HR-32.01
24 HR-32.02
25 HR-32.03
26 REPEALS:
27 HR-27.17
1 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
2 Section 1. HR-24.01 is amended to read:
3 HR-24.01 House Rules Committee.
4 All legislation introduced shall be submitted to the House Rules Committee.
5 (1) (a) This committee has all the powers, functions, and duties of a standing committee
6 when it:
7 (i) prepares the House Rules and Joint Rules and presents them to the House before
8 adjournment on the second day of each annual general session; or
9 (ii) reviews all House Rules or Joint Rules resolutions.
10 (b) Rules resolutions reviewed by House Rules Committee shall be reported directly to
11 the House for its approval, amendment, or disapproval.
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13 in Subsection (1) that is referred to the House Rules Committee, [
14 (a) (i) examine each bill for proper form, including fiscal note and interim committee note,
15 if any, and when in proper form order the bills printed; and
16 (ii) in extraordinary circumstances, recommend to the House that a bill be printed without
17 a fiscal note;
18 (b) refer each bill to the House with a recommendation:
19 (i) that the legislation be held in the House Rules Committee;
20 (ii) that the legislation be referred to a standing committee for consideration; or
21 (iii) that the legislation be read the second time and placed on the third reading calendar.
22 (c) In carrying out the functions and responsibilities under Subsection (2), this committee
23 may not:
24 (i) table a bill without the written consent of the sponsor;
25 (ii) report out any bill that has been tabled by a standing committee h ; h [
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27 (iii) amend a bill without the written consent of the sponsor;
28 (iv) substitute a bill without the written consent of the sponsor; or
29 (v) sponsor a bill, except for the revisor's bill.
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31 Subsection (2), this committee shall:
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2 or post written notice of its next meeting; h DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHEN ORAL NOTICE IS
2a IMPRACTICAL OR OUTSIDE OF A LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 24 HOUR NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN; h
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8 committee, but comments and discussion are limited to members of the committee.
9 Section 2. HR-24.05 is amended to read:
10 HR-24.05. Standing Committees.
11 The Speaker shall appoint the following standing committees:
12 (1) Business, Labor, and Economic Development;
13 (2) Education;
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15 (4) Health and [
16 (5) House Rules (Sifting);
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18 (7) Judiciary;
19 (8) Retirement;
20 (9) Revenue and Taxation;
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22 (11) Transportation [
23 (12) Government Operations;
24 (13) Political Subdivisions; and
25 (14) Workforce Services.
26 Section 3. HR-24.11 is amended to read:
27 HR-24.11. Committee Attendance; Quorum.
28 (1) A majority of any committee or subcommittee constitutes a quorum for the transaction
29 of business.
30 (2) (a) If a member of a committee fails to attend two consecutive meetings of a committee
31 or subcommittee, that legislator's membership in the committee or subcommittee is not counted
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1 in determining a quorum, except for meetings the legislator actually attends.
2 (b) The Speaker, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Assistant Majority Whip, House Rules
3 Committee Chair, House Appropriations Committee Chair, Minority Leader, Minority Whip, and
4 Assistant Minority Whip, and the fourth member of leadership from the minority party are not
5 counted in determining a quorum, except for meetings the legislator actually attends.
6 Section 4. HR-25.14 is amended to read:
7 HR-25.14. Consent Calendar.
8 (1) Standing committees may report a bill to the House with the recommendation that it
9 be placed on the consent calendar if:
10 (a) the sponsor has requested it; [
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13 present; and
14 (c) in a separate motion and vote, the committee has, with a quorum present, unanimously
15 recommended that the bill be placed on the consent calendar.
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21 bills on the consent calendar and [
22 to any of these bills, they should register them with the clerk.
23 (b) If objections are registered by six or more members of the House, the bill shall be
24 removed from the consent calendar, and placed on the bottom of the third reading calendar.
25 (c) No debate is in order on a bill on consent calendar.
26 (4) If after three days during which the House has floor time, no more than five members
27 have registered objections to the bill with the Chief Clerk[
28 (a) the bill shall be read the third time (cf. HR-27.16)[
29 (b) the sponsor of the bill may take two minutes to introduce and explain the bill; and
30 (c) the bill shall be placed before the House, and considered for final passage.
31 Section 5. HR-24.24 is amended to read:
1 HR-24.24. Motions.
2 House Rules regarding motions govern committee meetings and hearings with the
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4 (1) A motion to strike the enacting clause is never in order.
5 (2) A motion to circle is never in order. A bill may, however, be held in committee within
6 the time limit imposed by HR-24.19.
7 Section 6. HR-27.07 is amended to read:
8 HR-27.07. Motion to Circle.
9 (1) A motion to circle any bill temporarily holds the bill in place on the calendar.
10 (2) (a) A motion to circle preserves all amendments already adopted by the House.
11 (b) A motion to circle extinguishes all amendments pending at the time that the motion
12 is made.
13 (3) When a motion to uncircle is made:
14 (a) amendments already adopted by the House are part of the bill; and
15 (b) any amendments that were being discussed at the time the bill was circled are
16 extinguished and a new motion to amend must be made in order to revive them.
17 Section 7. HR-32.01 is amended to read:
18 HR-32.01. Floor Reconsideration Requires Majority Vote.
19 (1) A motion to reconsider a vote on the final passage of a bill requires approval by a
20 constitutional majority of Representatives.
21 (2) Upon adoption of a motion to reconsider, the bill shall be placed at the top of the third
22 reading calendar.
23 (3) No bill may be reconsidered by the House of Representatives more than once.
24 (4) This rule does not apply to a motion to reconsider made in a committee.
25 Section 8. HR-32.02 is amended to read:
26 HR-32.02. Motion to Reconsider.
27 (1) (a) When a question has been decided on the floor of the House, any Representative
28 voting with the prevailing side may:
29 (i) move for reconsideration after intervening business[
30 (ii) give notice that the motion will be made.
31 (b) If a motion for reconsideration is made on the floor of the House after a bill has left
1 the possession of the House, the Chief Clerk shall request the bill be returned to the House.
2 (c) A motion for reconsideration is [
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4 (i) before the House adjourns on the legislative day after the action occurred upon which
5 the reconsideration is sought; and
6 (ii) by a Representative who previously served notice[
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8 (2) (a) When a question has been decided in a committee meeting, any Representative
9 voting with the prevailing side may move for reconsideration after intervening business.
10 (b) A motion for reconsideration h OF A MOTION DISPOSING OF A BILL h is out of order
10a unless the motion is made at the same
11 committee meeting at which the action occurred upon which the reconsideration is sought.
12 (3) (a) On the House floor and in committee:
13 (i) A motion to reconsider takes precedence over all other motions and questions, except
14 a motion to adjourn.
15 (ii) A motion to reconsider is only nondebatable if the action it seeks to reconsider is
16 nondebatable.
17 (iii) When a motion to reconsider is made, the proponents shall be given five minutes to
18 address the issue, the opponents of the motion shall be given five minutes to address the issue, and
19 the proponents shall be given one minute to sum up.
20 (b) A floor motion to reconsider passage of a bill shall include the number and short title
21 of the bill.
22 Section 9. HR-32.03 is amended to read:
23 HR-32.03. Notice of Motion to Reconsider -- Floor notice.
24 (1) (a) When a Representative gives notice of intention to move for reconsideration of
25 floor action, the Minute Clerk shall record the notice in the journal.
26 (b) The Chief Clerk shall retain the bill until the time for reconsideration has expired or
27 the bill has been reconsidered.
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2 (2) (a) The Chief Clerk shall ensure that the House retains possession of a bill for at least
3 24 hours when:
4 (i) a Representative gives notice of intention to move for reconsideration to the Chief
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6 (ii) a Representative requests the circle to hold a bill; or
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8 (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), a bill may be released earlier
9 than 24 hours if the House is given prior public notice of the release.
10 Section 10. Repealer.
11 This act repeals:
12 Rule HR-27.17 , Holding a Bill.
13 Section 11. Effective date.
14 This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all members
15 of the House of Representatives.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-17-97 12:01 PM
A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
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