H.R. 1

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HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION - TECHNICAL
2 AMENDMENTS
3 1998 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: John W. Hickman
6 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REVISING HOUSE RULES;
7 ELIMINATING OBSOLETE PROVISIONS; PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH
8 CERTAIN HOUSE PERSONNEL DURING ROLL CALL VOTES; MAKING TECHNICAL
9 CORRECTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10 This resolution affects legislative rules as follows:
11 AMENDS:
12 HR-22.10
13 HR-27.16
14 REPEALS:
15 HR-27.06
16 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
17 Section 1. HR-22.10 is amended to read:
18 HR-22.10. Voting.
19 No person shall disturb or remain by the desks of the Chief Clerk of the House, Docket
20 Clerk, [or] Minute Clerk, Voting Machine Operator, or Public Address System Operator while [a]
21 an electronic or roll call vote is being taken.
22 Section 2. HR-27.16 is amended to read:
23 HR-27.16. Constitutional Motion.
24 [(1)] At the beginning of each session of the House, before the reading of any bill or
25 resolution, the House Rules Committee chair shall make the following motion:
26 "Mr. (Madam) Speaker, as provided by the Utah Constitution, I move that we suspend the
27 requirement that every bill be read by title three separate times in the House of Representatives.

1 I further move that this suspension apply to all bills and resolutions introduced during this
2 legislative session, except that a majority of the House may direct the reading of the long title,
3 short title, or both of any House or Senate bill or resolution."
4 [(2) At the beginning of each daily journal, the Minute Clerk shall record the page on
5 which the motion to suspend reading of titles of bills and resolutions is made.]
6 Section 3. Repealer.
7 This act repeals:
8 Rule HR-27.06, Motion to Table.
9 Section 4. Effective date.
10 This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional two-thirds vote of all
11 members of the House of Representatives.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-16-98 5:16 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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