H.B. 199

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INTERIM COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
2 2002 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Martin R. Stephens
5 This act clarifies how members of interim committees are appointed. The act makes
6 technical changes.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 AMENDS:
9 36-12-3, as last amended by Chapter 47, Laws of Utah 1985
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 36-12-3 is amended to read:
12 36-12-3. Interim committees -- Membership -- Purpose -- Meetings and rules.
13 (1) There are hereby created interim committees of the Legislature consisting of the
14 members of each house. The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the members
15 from the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate shall appoint the members from
16 the Senate, each taking into consideration suggestions from the minority party in their respective
17 house.
18 (2) The purpose of the committees is to investigate and study matters of legislative concern
19 in the interval between general legislative sessions.
20 (3) The interim committees shall meet after adjournment sine die of each general session
21 to organize and to plan study programs. Each committee shall operate under [established] rules
22 established by the Legislature.

Legislative Review Note
as of 11-7-01 12:10 PM

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

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