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H.R. 7 Enrolled

                 

HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION - COMMITTEE

                 
REPORT

                 
2005 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Chief Sponsor: David Ure

                 
                  LONG TITLE
                  General Description:
                      This resolution details the process for being listed on a committee report as dissenting.
                  Highlighted Provisions:
                      This resolution:
                      .    requires notice be given to the committee if dissenting members desire to be listed
                  separately as dissenting;
                      .    replaces the term "majority report" with "committee report"; and
                      .    outlines the process for being listed as dissenting from a committee report.
                  Special Clauses:
                      None
                  Legislative Rules Affected:
                  AMENDS:
                      HR-24.16
                      HR-25.05
                 
                  Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. HR-24.16 is amended to read:
                       HR-24.16. Voting -- Chair to Verbally Announce the Vote -- Dissenting Members
                  to be Reported.
                      (1) After the committee votes, the chair shall:
                      (a) determine whether the motion passed or failed;
                      (b) verbally announce that the motion passed or that the motion failed; and


                      (c) verbally identify by name either the committee members who voted "yes" or the
                  committee members who voted "no."
                      (2) (a) Members dissenting from a committee report may [file a minority report or may]
                  be listed by name on the [majority] committee report as dissenting.
                      (b) If any member of the committee desires to be listed on the committee report as
                  dissenting, that committee member shall advise the committee during the meeting in which the
                  committee report was adopted.
                      (c) If any member of the committee states the member's intent to be listed on the
                  committee report as dissenting, staff for that committee shall prepare the committee report with
                  any dissenting committee member listed separately by name.
                      Section 2. HR-25.05 is amended to read:
                       HR-25.05. Second Reading Calendar.
                      (1) The Chief Clerk of the House or his designee shall read the committee report to the
                  House and this constitutes the second reading of any bill referred to in the report. Each bill listed
                  shall be read by title, unless the House suspends this requirement by a two-thirds vote. (cf.
                  HR-27.16)
                      (2) The Reading Clerk shall read the committee report.
                      (3) A motion to adopt a "favorable" committee report places the bill before the House
                  with all committee amendments. If a motion to adopt a "favorable" committee report does not
                  receive a majority vote, the bill shall be returned to the House Rules Committee.
                      (4) A majority vote of the members present is required to pass the bill on the second
                  reading calendar.
                      (5) Any listing of dissenting members on a committee report is not to be read by the
                  Reading Clerk or entered as part of the report in the journal.


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