H.R. 9

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HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION - QUORUM COMMITTEE
2 1997 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: John W. Hickman
5 Byron L. Harward

6 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDING HOUSE RULES
7 GOVERNING COMMITTEE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN
8 EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 This resolution affects legislative rules as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 HR-24.11
12 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. HR-24.11 is amended to read:
14 HR-24.11. Committee Attendance; Quorum.
15 (1) A majority of any committee or subcommittee constitutes a quorum for the transaction
16 of business.
17 [(2) (a) If a member of a committee fails to attend two consecutive meetings of a
18 committee or subcommittee, that legislator's membership in the committee or subcommittee is not
19 counted in determining a quorum, except for meetings the legislator actually attends.]
20 [(b)] (2) The Speaker, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Assistant Majority Whip, House
21 Rules Committee Chair, House Appropriations Committee Chair, Minority Leader, Minority
22 Whip, and Assistant Minority Whip, and the fourth member of leadership from the minority party
23 are not counted in determining a quorum, except for meetings the legislator actually attends.
24 Section 2. Effective date.
25 This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all members
26 of the House of Representatives.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-5-97 4:23 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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