H.R. 1 Enrolled

HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION - TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: John W. Hickman
A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REVISING HOUSE RULES;
ELIMINATING OBSOLETE PROVISIONS; PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH
CERTAIN HOUSE PERSONNEL DURING ROLL CALL VOTES; MAKING TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This resolution affects legislative rules as follows:
AMENDS:
HR-22.10
HR-27.16
REPEALS:
HR-27.06
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
Section 1. HR-22.10 is amended to read:
HR-22.10. Voting.
No person shall disturb or remain by the desks of the Chief Clerk of the House, Docket
Clerk, [or] Minute Clerk, Voting Machine Operator, or Public Address System Operator while [a]
an electronic or roll call vote is being taken.
Section 2. HR-27.16 is amended to read:
HR-27.16. Constitutional Motion.
[(1)] At the beginning of each session of the House, before the reading of any bill or
resolution, the House Rules Committee chair shall make the following motion:
"Mr. (Madam) Speaker, as provided by the Utah Constitution, I move that we suspend the
requirement that every bill be read by title three separate times in the House of Representatives.
I further move that this suspension apply to all bills and resolutions introduced during this
legislative session, except that a majority of the House may direct the reading of the long title,

short title, or both of any House or Senate bill or resolution."
[(2) At the beginning of each daily journal, the Minute Clerk shall record the page on which
the motion to suspend reading of titles of bills and resolutions is made.]
Section 3. Repealer.
This act repeals:
Rule HR-27.06, Motion to Table.
Section 4. Effective date.
This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional two-thirds vote of all members
of the House of Representatives.

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