H.R. 9 Enrolled

HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
2004 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Chad E. Bennion

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This resolution modifies provisions governing rules resolutions reviewed by the House
Rules Committee.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
. modifies existing language governing the House Rules Committee by allowing rules
resolutions reviewed and approved by the committee to be reported directly to the
House if the committee chooses to do so.
Special Clauses:
This resolution provides an immediate effective date.
Legislative Rules Affected:
AMENDS:
HR-24.01

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
Section 1. HR-24.01 is amended to read:
HR-24.01. House Rules Committee.
(1) All legislation introduced shall be submitted to the House Rules Committee.
(2) (a) The House Rules Committee has all the powers, functions, and duties of a
standing committee when it:
(i) prepares the House Rules and Joint Rules and presents them to the House before
adjournment on the second day of each annual general session; or

(ii) reviews all House Rules or Joint Rules resolutions.
(b) [Rules] Any rules resolutions reviewed and approved by the House Rules Committee
[shall] may be reported directly to the House for its approval, amendment, or disapproval.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (6), when meeting as a standing committee under this
Subsection (2), persons other than committee members may make comments and
recommendations at the discretion of the chair.
(3) For all legislation not specified in Subsection (2) that is referred to the House Rules
Committee, the committee shall:
(a) (i) examine each bill for proper form, including fiscal note and interim committee note,
if any, and, when in proper form, order the bills printed; and
(ii) in extraordinary circumstances, recommend to the House that a bill be printed without
a fiscal note; and
(b) either:
(i) refer bills to the House with a recommendation:
(A) that the legislation be referred to a standing committee for consideration; or
(B) that the legislation be read the second time and placed on the third reading calendar;
or
(ii) hold the bill.
(4) In carrying out its functions and responsibilities under Subsection (3), the House
Rules Committee may not:
(a) table a bill without the written consent of the sponsor;
(b) report out any bill that has been tabled by a standing committee;
(c) amend a bill without the written consent of the sponsor;
(d) substitute a bill without the written consent of the sponsor; or
(e) sponsor a bill, except for the revisor's bill.
(5) When this committee is carrying out the functions and responsibilities of Subsection
(3), this committee shall:
(a) during a legislative session, give notice of its meetings by either:

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(i) providing oral notice from the floor of the time and place of its next meeting; or
(ii) when oral notice is impractical, post written notice of its next meeting;
(b) when the Legislature is not in session, post a notice of meeting at least 24 hours
before the meeting convenes;
(c) have as its agenda all bills in its possession for assignment to committee; and
(d) prepare minutes that include a record, by individual legislator, of votes taken.
(6) Anyone may attend a meeting of the rules committee, but comments and discussion
are limited to members of the committee.
Section 2. Effective date.
This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all members
of the House of Representatives.

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