H.R. 3

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HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION - COMMITTEE
2 REVIEW OF BILLS
3 2000 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Melvin R. Brown
6 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REVISING HOUSE RULES;
7 MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDING COMMITTEE REVIEW OF
8 LEGISLATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 This resolution affects legislative rules as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 HR-23.13
12 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. HR-23.13 is amended to read:
14 HR-23.13. Standing Committee Review.
15 (1) The House of Representatives may not pass a bill, joint resolution, or concurrent
16 resolution during the annual general session [which] that has not [had] been reviewed by a House
17 standing committee [review].
18 (2) This rule does not apply to:
19 (a) any resolution regarding legislative rules or legislative personnel;
20 (b) bills that have been approved by an interim committee;
21 (c) the revisor's statute; or
22 (d) the appropriations act, the supplemental appropriations acts, the school finance act, and
23 any bonding act [which] that has been reviewed and approved by the Executive Appropriations
24 Committee.
25 Section 2. Effective date.
26 This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all members
27 of the House of Representatives.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-31-00 11:52 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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