H.R. 4

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HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION - AMENDMENTS
2 GOVERNING READING OF BILLS
3 2004 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Margaret Dayton
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This resolution modifies House rules governing the reading of bills.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This resolution:
12 . provides a motion to govern reading of bills.
13 Special Clauses:
14 This resolution provides an immediate effective date.
15 Legislative Rules Affected:
16 AMENDS:
17 HR-27.16
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19 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
20 Section 1. HR-27.16 is amended to read:
21 HR-27.16. Constitutional Motion.
22 At the beginning of each session of the House, before the reading of any bill or
23 resolution, the House Rules Committee chair shall make the following motion:
24 "Mr. (Madam) Speaker, as [provided] allowed by the Utah Constitution and the Joint
25 Rules of the Legislature, I move that [we suspend the requirement that every bill be read by
26 title three separate times in the House of Representatives. I further move that this suspension
27 apply to all bills and resolutions introduced during this legislative session, except that] the

28 House continue its practice of reading only the short title of bills and resolutions as they are
29 introduced or considered on a House calendar and not read the long title of the bills and
30 resolutions unless a majority of the House [may direct] directs the reading of the long title,
31 short title, or both of any House or Senate bill or resolution."
32 Section 2. Effective date.
33 This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all
34 members of the House of Representatives.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-12-04 2:22 PM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

Interim Committee Note
as of 01-14-04 8:40 AM

The House Rules Committee recommended this bill.