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H.J.R. 9
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This resolution recodifies and revises Joint Rules.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This resolution:
13 . reorganizes, renumbers, and makes technical and substantive corrections and
14 additions to Joint Rules.
15 Special Clauses:
16 This resolution provides an immediate effective date.
17 Legislative Rules Affected:
18 ENACTS:
19 JR1-1-101
20 JR1-1-102
21 JR1-2-101
22 JR1-2-102
23 JR1-2-103
24 JR1-2-201
25 JR1-2-202
26 JR1-3-101
27 JR1-3-102
28 JR1-3-201
29 JR2-1-101
30 JR2-1-102
31 JR2-1-103
32 JR2-2-101
33 JR2-2-201
34 JR2-2-202
35 JR2-2-203
36 JR3-1-101
37 JR3-1-102
38 JR3-2-101
39 JR3-2-102
40 JR3-2-103
41 JR3-2-201
42 JR3-2-301
43 JR3-2-302
44 JR3-2-401
45 JR3-2-402
46 JR3-2-501
47 JR3-2-502
48 JR3-2-601
49 JR3-2-602
50 JR3-2-603
51 JR3-2-604
52 REPEALS:
53 JR-1.01
54 JR-1.02
55 JR-1.02.1
56 JR-1.03
57 JR-1.04
58 JR-2.01
59 JR-2.02
60 JR-2.03
61 JR-2.04
62 JR-2.05
63 JR-2.06
64 JR-2.07
65 JR-3.01
66 JR-3.02
67 JR-3.03
68 JR-3.04
69 JR-3.05
70 JR-3.06
71 JR-5.01
72 JR-5.02
73 JR-7.02
74 JR-7.03
75 JR-7.04
76 JR-7.05
77 JR-7.06
78 JR-7.07
79 JR-7.08
80 JR-10.01
81 JR-11.01
82 JR-12.01
83 JR-12.02
84 JR-14.01
85 JR-14.02
86 JR-17.01
87 JR-17.02
88 JR-17.03
89 JR-17.04
90 JR-17.05
91 JR-17.06
92 JR-18.01
93 JR-18.02
94 JR-18.03
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96 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
97 Section 1. JR1-1-101 is enacted to read:
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101 JR1-1-101. Sources Governing Legislative Procedure.
102 Rules of legislative procedure are derived from several sources and take precedence in
103 the following order:
104 (1) constitutional provisions, statutory provisions, and case law;
105 (2) these legislative rules;
106 (3) custom, usage, and practice; and
107 (4) Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure.
108 Section 2. JR1-1-102 is enacted to read:
109 JR1-1-102. Adoption of Legislative Rules.
110 (1) (a) At the beginning of each legislative session, the Legislature shall adopt Joint
111 Rules and the Interim Rules by a constitutional two-thirds vote of all Senators and
112 Representatives.
113 (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), after the initial adoption of Joint and
114 Interim Rules, the Legislature may adopt additional Joint and Interim Rules or amend or repeal
115 existing Joint or Interim Rules by a constitutional majority vote.
116 (c) The Legislature may adopt or amend a Joint or Interim Rule that includes a voting
117 requirement of more than a constitutional majority only by a constitutional two-thirds vote of
118 all Senators and Representatives.
119 (2) The Senate and House Rules Committees shall:
120 (a) meet before each annual general session of the Legislature convenes;
121 (b) review Joint Rules and Interim Rules; and
122 (c) recommend to the Legislature any modifications that they consider necessary.
123 Section 3. JR1-2-101 is enacted to read:
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126 JR1-2-101. Convening the Legislature -- Process -- Date.
127 (1) The Legislature shall convene:
128 (a) on the date set by the Utah Constitution for the beginning of the annual general
129 session; or
130 (b) on the date set by the Governor in the proclamation that calls the Legislature into
131 special session.
132 (2) The Legislature shall convene by:
133 (a) each house being called to order;
134 (b) having an invocation;
135 (c) reciting the pledge of allegiance;
136 (d) reading the certificates of election and giving the oath of office to legislators, if
137 necessary;
138 (e) calling the roll and declaring whether or not a quorum is present;
139 (f) electing a presiding officer, if necessary;
140 (g) appointing standing committees, if necessary;
141 (h) adopting rules;
142 (i) giving and receiving the notifications required in Joint Rules 1-2-102 and 1-2-103 ;
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144 (j) introducing bills.
145 (3) Nothing in this rule:
146 (a) requires the Senate or House to perform the items in this rule in a particular order;
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148 (b) prohibits the Senate or House from adding or deleting items.
149 (4) The Daily Order of Business set forth in Senate Rule 23.03 and House Rule 23.03
150 governs on all legislative days other than the day on which the Legislature convenes.
151 Section 4. JR1-2-102 is enacted to read:
152 JR1-2-102. Notification of Organization of Each House.
153 Immediately after the organization of the Senate and House of Representatives at the
154 beginning of each session of the Legislature, each house shall appoint a committee composed
155 of three legislators to notify the other house that it is organized and ready to transact business.
156 Section 5. JR1-2-103 is enacted to read:
157 JR1-2-103. Joint Committee to Notify Governor.
158 Upon a motion of the respective houses, a joint committee consisting of three Senators
159 and three Representatives shall be appointed to inform the Governor personally that:
160 (1) both houses of the Legislature have convened and are organized; and
161 (2) they are ready to receive any communications from the Governor.
162 Section 6. JR1-2-201 is enacted to read:
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164 JR1-2-201. Consent of Other House Required.
165 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), each house may adjourn from day to day
166 until:
167 (a) the constitutional time limit for an annual general session or special session expires;
168 (b) the Legislature is dissolved because the terms of office of a majority of the
169 members of the legislative body have expired; or
170 (c) the Legislature adjourns sine die.
171 (2) As provided in Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 15, neither house may
172 adjourn for more than three days unless the other house consents by majority vote.
173 Section 7. JR1-2-202 is enacted to read:
174 JR1-2-202. Adjournment Sine Die.
175 (1) (a) If the Legislature is meeting until midnight on the last day of any session, the
176 Speaker and the President shall, at midnight, announce the time to the members of their
177 respective houses.
178 (b) Each house shall cease its business at midnight.
179 (2) Adjournment sine die shall be made after:
180 (a) a committee from each house has notified the opposite house that they have
181 completed their work;
182 (b) a joint committee has notified the Governor that the Legislature has completed its
183 work; and
184 (c) the Governor has informed the joint committee that he has nothing further to
185 present to the Legislature.
186 Section 8. JR1-3-101 is enacted to read:
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189 JR1-3-101. Secretary and Chief Clerk to Keep Records of Action.
190 (1) The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House, or their designees,
191 shall record on each bill's jacket each action on every bill or resolution taken by the Senate and
192 House of Representatives.
193 (2) (a) The Senate Secretary or her designee shall ensure that adopted Senate
194 amendments are inserted in the bill on goldenrod paper.
195 (b) The Chief Clerk of the House or her designee shall ensure that adopted House
196 amendments are inserted in the bill on lilac paper.
197 Section 9. JR1-3-102 is enacted to read:
198 JR1-3-102. Senate and House Journals.
199 (1) Each house shall:
200 (a) keep a journal of its proceedings;
201 (b) publish the journal daily;
202 (c) ensure that its journal is continuous during the legislative session, with pages
203 numbered in consecutive order;
204 (d) ensure that the vote on final passage of each bill is by yeas and nays and is entered
205 upon the journal;
206 (e) ensure that the vote on any other question is by yeas and nays and is entered upon
207 the journal at the request of five members of that house; and
208 (f) base the journal upon the record of the proceedings taken by the Reading or Docket
209 Clerk and the electronic recording of those proceedings.
210 (2) The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
211 shall provide a final certification of the journal for their respective house.
212 Section 10. JR1-3-201 is enacted to read:
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214 JR1-3-201. Authorized Use of Legislative Seal.
215 (1) As used in this rule:
216 (a) "Legislative business" means activities performed by a legislator, during the
217 legislator's term of office that are within the course and scope of the work of a legislator.
218 (b) "Legislative business" includes the use of the legislative seal on letterhead,
219 memoranda, facsimile cover sheets, news releases, and other materials.
220 (c) "Legislative seal" means the emblem of the Utah State Senate or Utah House of
221 Representatives designed and adopted by each body to authenticate official communications of
222 the body or its members.
223 (2) (a) Each legislator shall ensure that, in using the legislative seal, the reputation and
224 integrity of the legislative institution is preserved.
225 (b) A legislator may use the legislative seal for legislative business on personalized
226 legislative stationary, business cards, and on other documents.
227 (c) The legislative seal may not be used on any political campaign materials.
228 (d) A person may not use the seal for any purpose once the person ceases to be a
229 legislator.
230 (3) The Senate and House shall provide to a member, upon request, an electronic or
231 camera-ready copy of the legislative seal.
232 Section 11. JR2-1-101 is enacted to read:
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235 JR2-1-101. Annual General Session Rules Apply.
236 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, rules adopted by each house of the
237 Legislature during the immediately preceding annual general session apply to the conduct of
238 that house during a special session.
239 Section 12. JR2-1-102 is enacted to read:
240 JR2-1-102. Introduction of Bills.
241 Legislation authorized by the Governor's special session proclamation may be
242 introduced in either house at any time during a special session of the Legislature.
243 Section 13. JR2-1-103 is enacted to read:
244 JR2-1-103. Motions to Reconsider.
245 A motion to reconsider a piece of special session legislation may be made at any time
246 during that special session of the Legislature.
247 Section 14. JR2-2-101 is enacted to read:
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250 JR2-2-101. Veto Override Process.
251 (1) A bill passed by the Legislature and vetoed by the Governor shall be reconsidered
252 first in the house of origin of the bill.
253 (2) (a) When a vetoed bill is returned to the House or Senate by the Governor, it shall
254 be placed on the third reading calendar.
255 (b) The Legislature may not amend or otherwise modify a vetoed bill or item of
256 appropriation.
257 (3) If a constitutional two-thirds of the members elected to the first house vote to pass
258 the bill, it shall be sent to the other house, together with the Governor's objections.
259 (4) If a constitutional two-thirds of the members elected to the other house approve the
260 bill, the bill becomes law.
261 Section 15. JR2-2-201 is enacted to read:
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263 JR2-2-201. Poll to Convene and Calling a Veto Override Session.
264 (1) (a) If the Legislature is prevented by adjournment sine die from reconsidering any
265 vetoed bill or item of appropriation vetoed by the Governor, the President of the Senate and the
266 Speaker of the House shall poll their respective members by mail or other means to determine
267 if the Legislature shall convene to reconsider vetoed legislation.
268 (b) Each member shall respond to the poll in writing, by telephone, or other available
269 means.
270 (2) (a) The President and Speaker shall notify the Governor about the results of the
271 poll.
272 (b) The sponsor of a bill being considered for the veto override shall be provided, upon
273 request, the itemized list of how each legislator responded to the poll.
274 (3) (a) If two-thirds of the members of each house are in favor of convening a veto
275 override session, the Legislature shall convene in a veto override session not to exceed five
276 calendar days, at a time agreed upon by the President and Speaker.
277 (b) A veto override session, if called, shall be convened prior to 60 days after the
278 adjournment of the session at which the bill or appropriation item under consideration was
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280 (4) (a) The presiding officers shall issue the call of the veto override session of the
281 Legislature to their members.
282 (b) The call shall contain a list of each bill and appropriation item vetoed by the
283 Governor and the date and time for convening the veto override session.
284 (5) The Legislature shall consider the vetoed bills and appropriation items according to
285 the process outlined in JR2-2-101.
286 Section 16. JR2-2-202 is enacted to read:
287 JR2-2-202. Scope.
288 The Legislature may consider only bills or appropriation items vetoed by the Governor
289 and may not consider any bill or appropriation item that was not vetoed by the Governor.
290 Section 17. JR2-2-203 is enacted to read:
291 JR2-2-203. Rules Governing.
292 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the rules adopted by each house of the
293 Legislature during the immediately preceding annual general session apply to the conduct of
294 that house during a veto override session.
295 Section 18. JR3-1-101 is enacted to read:
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298 JR3-1-101. Process for Calling and Conducting -- Scope.
299 (1) (a) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House may, by mutual
300 consent, call joint conventions of the two houses and shall include in the call the purpose for
301 which the joint convention is called.
302 (b) Joint conventions shall be held in the chambers of the House of Representatives,
303 with the President of the Senate presiding.
304 (2) At the time fixed for the joint convention:
305 (a) the House of Representatives shall prepare to receive the Senate; and
306 (b) the Senate shall proceed to the chamber of the House of Representatives.
307 (3) The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
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309 (a) act as secretaries of the joint convention; and
310 (b) enter the proceedings of the convention in the journal of at least one house.
311 (4) At a joint convention, members of either house may not engage in the transaction of
312 any business other than that for which they were assembled.
313 Section 19. JR3-1-102 is enacted to read:
314 JR3-1-102. Rules Governing Joint Conventions.
315 (1) The House Rules govern the proceedings in joint convention except those House
316 Rules that are clearly not applicable.
317 (2) (a) Absent House members may be compelled to attend joint conventions under
318 House Rules.
319 (b) Absent Senate members may be compelled to attend joint conventions under Senate
320 Rules.
321 (c) The Sergeant-at-Arms of each house shall attend joint conventions to compel the
322 attendance of absent members if called upon.
323 (3) Joint conventions may adjourn from time to time as necessary.
324 Section 20. JR3-2-101 is enacted to read:
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327 JR3-2-101. Interim Rules Govern.
328 Committees of the Legislature meeting jointly shall be organized and operate under the
329 Interim Rules, as applicable.
330 Section 21. JR3-2-102 is enacted to read:
331 JR3-2-102. Minimum Membership.
332 Each standing, appropriation, and interim committee, meeting jointly, shall have at least
333 two Senators and at least two Representatives in its membership.
334 Section 22. JR3-2-103 is enacted to read:
335 JR3-2-103. Announcing the Vote.
336 (1) After a joint committee votes, the chair shall:
337 (a) determine whether the motion passed or failed;
338 (b) verbally announce that the motion passed or that the motion failed; and
339 (c) verbally identify by name either the committee members who voted "yes" or the
340 committee members who voted "no."
341 (2) Members dissenting from a committee report may file a minority report or may be
342 listed on the majority report as dissenting.
343 Section 23. JR3-2-201 is enacted to read:
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345 JR3-2-201. Standing Committees.
346 The chairs of like committees in each house may convene joint committee meetings and
347 hearings on legislative subjects of common interest.
348 Section 24. JR3-2-301 is enacted to read:
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350 JR3-2-301. Joint Appropriations Committee -- Creation.
351 The Joint Appropriations Committee of the Legislature consists of all the members of
352 the Legislature.
353 Section 25. JR3-2-302 is enacted to read:
354 JR3-2-302. Appropriation Subcommittees -- Created -- Membership -- Quorum
355 and Voting Requirements.
356 (1) The members of the Joint Appropriations Committee shall be divided into the
357 following subcommittees:
358 (a) Capital Facilities and Administrative Services;
359 (b) Commerce and Revenue;
360 (c) Economic Development;
361 (d) Executive Offices and Criminal Justice;
362 (e) Health and Human Services;
363 (f) Higher Education;
364 (g) Natural Resources;
365 (h) Public Education;
366 (i) Retirement and Independent Entities; and
367 (j) Transportation, Environmental Quality, and National Guard.
368 (2) Subject to Subsection (3), the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House
369 shall appoint their respective members to each subcommittee.
370 (3) The Retirement and Independent Entities Subcommittee shall have the same
371 members as the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created in Section 63E-1-201 .
372 (4) (a) A majority of any appropriations subcommittee is a quorum for the transaction
373 of business.
374 (b) In determining a subcommittee quorum, a majority is at least 50% in one house and
375 more than 50% in the other.
376 (5) (a) In all decisions of the subcommittees, a majority vote prevails.
377 (b) A majority vote is at least 50% of the members of one house and more than 50% in
378 the other house in attendance.
379 Section 26. JR3-2-401 is enacted to read:
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381 JR3-2-401. Executive Appropriations -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum and
382 Voting Requirements.
383 (1) There is created an Executive Appropriations Committee consisting of 20 members
384 composed of:
385 (a) three members of the majority leadership of the Senate and four members of the
386 majority leadership of the House;
387 (b) two members of the minority leadership of the Senate and three members of the
388 minority leadership of the House;
389 (c) the chair and vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chair and
390 vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee; and
391 (d) (i) one member from the majority party of the Senate as appointed by the President
392 of the Senate or as chosen by the Senate majority caucus;
393 (ii) two members from the minority party of the Senate as appointed by the Senate
394 minority leader or as chosen by the Senate minority caucus; and
395 (iii) one member from the minority party of the House as appointed by the House
396 minority leader or as chosen by the House minority caucus.
397 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a member of the Executive
398 Appropriations Committee, whose membership is determined under Subsection (1)(a) or (b),
399 may appoint a designee to permanently serve in that individual's place if:
400 (i) the person is a member of the majority party and the designee is approved by the
401 Speaker or the President; or
402 (ii) the person is a member of the minority party and the designee is approved by the
403 House or Senate minority party leader.
404 (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), the Senate vice chair and the House
405 vice chair may not vote, unless either has been appointed as a designee under Subsection (2)(a).
406 (ii) When the Senate or House chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee is
407 absent, the Senate vice chair or the House vice chair may vote.
408 (3) (a) A majority of the Executive Appropriations Committee is a quorum for the
409 transaction of business.
410 (b) In determining a committee quorum, a majority is at least 50% in one house and
411 more than 50% in the other.
412 (4) (a) In all decisions of the Executive Appropriations Committee, a majority vote
413 prevails.
414 (b) A majority vote is at least 50% of the members of one house and more than 50% of
415 the members of the other house in attendance.
416 (5) The Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall staff the Executive Appropriations
417 Committee and its subcommittees.
418 Section 27. JR3-2-402 is enacted to read:
419 JR3-2-402. Executive Appropriations -- Duties.
420 (1) (a) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet no later than the third
421 Wednesday in December to:
422 (i) direct staff as to what revenue estimate to use in preparing budget
423 recommendations;
424 (ii) decide whether or not to set aside special allocations for the end of the session;
425 (iii) approve the appropriate amount for each subcommittee to use in preparing its
426 budget; and
427 (iv) set a budget figure.
428 (b) The chairs of each appropriation subcommittee are invited to attend this meeting.
429 (2) Appropriations subcommittees may not meet while the Senate or House is in
430 session without special leave from the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
431 (3) All proposed items of expenditure to be included in the appropriations bills shall be
432 submitted to one of the subcommittees named in JR3-2-302 for consideration and
433 recommendation.
434 (4) (a) After receiving and reviewing subcommittee reports, the Executive
435 Appropriations Committee may refer the report back to an appropriations subcommittee with
436 any guidelines the Executive Appropriations Committee considers necessary to assist the
437 subcommittee in producing a balanced budget.
438 (b) The subcommittee shall meet to review the new guidelines and report the
439 adjustments to the chairs of the Executive Appropriations Committee as soon as possible.
440 (5) (a) After receiving the reports, the Executive Appropriations Committee chairs will
441 report them to the Executive Appropriations Committee.
442 (b) That committee shall:
443 (i) make any further adjustments necessary to balance the budget; and
444 (ii) complete all decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations bill no later than
445 the 38th day of the annual general session.
446 Section 28. JR3-2-501 is enacted to read:
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448 JR3-2-501. Meetings.
449 (1) (a) During the interim, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet at least
450 every other month on the day before interim meetings.
451 (b) The appropriations subcommittee chairs may attend these meetings and provide
452 input regarding their budget.
453 (2) Appropriation subcommittees may also meet during the interim if authorized by
454 Legislative Management Committee.
455 Section 29. JR3-2-502 is enacted to read:
456 JR3-2-502. In-depth Budget Review.
457 (1) Each year, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall:
458 (a) select a state agency, institution, or program to be the subject of an in-depth budget
459 review; and
460 (b) direct an appropriation subcommittee to conduct the in-depth budget review of the
461 agency and report back to the Executive Appropriations Committee.
462 (2) In conducting the in-depth budget review, the appropriations subcommittee shall:
463 (a) study, in detail, the budget of the agency, institution, or program;
464 (b) prepare a report making recommendations for reduction or additions to the budget
465 of that agency, institution, or program; and
466 (c) present its findings and recommendations to the Executive Appropriations
467 Committee.
468 Section 30. JR3-2-601 is enacted to read:
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470 JR3-2-601. Appointment and Chairs.
471 (1) (a) If the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to a Senate bill, the
472 Secretary of the Senate shall notify the House of the refusal and ask the House to recede from
473 its amendments.
474 (b) Either house may recede from its position on any difference existing between the
475 two houses by a majority vote of its members.
476 (c) If the House refuses to recede, the Speaker shall appoint a conference committee of
477 three.
478 (d) If the Speaker does not immediately appoint a conference committee, the President
479 may appoint a conference committee.
480 (e) Whenever the President or Speaker appoint a conference committee, the Secretary
481 of the Senate or Chief Clerk of the House shall:
482 (i) immediately notify the other house of the action taken; and
483 (ii) request the appointment of a like committee.
484 (f) After receiving the notice and request, the presiding officer of the other house shall
485 appoint a conference committee of three.
486 (2) (a) If the House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments to a House bill, the
487 Chief Clerk of the House shall notify the Senate of the refusal and ask the Senate to recede
488 from its amendments.
489 (b) Either house may recede from its position on any difference existing between the
490 two houses by a majority vote of its members.
491 (c) If the Senate refuses to recede, the President shall appoint a conference committee
492 of three.
493 (d) If the President does not immediately appoint a conference committee, the Speaker
494 may appoint a conference committee.
495 (e) Whenever the President or Speaker appoint a conference committee, the Secretary
496 of the Senate or Chief Clerk of the House shall:
497 (i) immediately notify the other house of the action taken; and
498 (ii) request the appointment of a like committee.
499 (f) After receiving the notice and request, the presiding officer of the other house shall
500 appoint a conference committee of three.
501 (3) (a) The first Senator named on the conference committee is the Senate chair of the
502 committee, and the first Representative named on the committee is the House chair.
503 (b) No more than two members of the conference committee may be members of the
504 majority party.
505 (c) The conference committee chairs shall:
506 (i) arrange the time and place of all meetings; and
507 (ii) direct the preparation of reports.
508 Section 31. JR3-2-602 is enacted to read:
509 JR3-2-602. Conference Committee Procedures.
510 (1) The chair from the house of origin of the bill shall chair meetings of the committee.
511 (2) Staff from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel may attend the
512 conference committee meeting to assist in the preparation of the committee report.
513 (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), conference committee meetings are open to the
514 public.
515 (b) Public comment may not be received or made during a conference committee
516 meeting unless a majority of committee members from one house and at least 50% from the
517 other house vote to receive public comment.
518 (4) (a) A majority of committee members from each house must approve a conference
519 committee report in order for it to be presented to the Legislature.
520 (b) (i) If the conference committee cannot reach an agreement, the committee shall
521 report the failure to agree to both houses.
522 (ii) Upon notice that a conference committee has failed to agree, the presiding officer
523 of each house may either appoint a new committee or reappoint the former committee.
524 (5) Before a bill being considered by a conference committee is abandoned, not to be
525 reviewed again by either house during the remainder of the session, each house shall vote to
526 refuse further conferences by the same committee or a new committee.
527 Section 32. JR3-2-603 is enacted to read:
528 JR3-2-603. Conference Committee Report -- Contents -- Disposition.
529 (1) The conference committee's report shall be in writing.
530 (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), the committee may report any modifications or
531 amendments to the bill that they think advisable.
532 (b) A conference committee may not consider or report on any matter except those at
533 issue between the two houses.
534 (3) (a) If the bill being discussed by the conference committee is a House bill, the
535 Senate conference committee members shall present the conference committee report first to
536 the Senate.
537 (b) If the bill being discussed by the conference committee is a Senate bill, the House
538 conference committee members shall present the conference committee report first to the
539 House.
540 (4) (a) After a motion to adopt the conference committee report is approved, the bill
541 shall be put at the top of the third reading calendar in the first house for consideration.
542 (b) When the first house has acted on the bill, it shall transmit the bill and the report to
543 the other house, along with a letter explaining its action.
544 (c) Before a house's vote is taken on the conference committee report, the report shall
545 be read.
546 Section 33. JR3-2-604 is enacted to read:
547 JR3-2-604. Failure to Meet.
548 If the members of the conference committee do not meet in a timely manner after being
549 appointed, the presiding officers of both houses may appoint a new conference committee and
550 disband the original conference committee.
551 Section 34. Repealer.
552 This resolution repeals:
553 JR-1.01, Rules Committee of Both Houses to Recommend Rules.
554 JR-1.02, Adoption of Legislative Rules.
555 JR-1.02.1, Sources Governing Legislative Procedure.
556 JR-1.03, Notification of Organization of Each House.
557 JR-1.04, Joint Committee to Notify Governor.
558 JR-2.01, Where Held; Who Presides.
559 JR-2.02, Secretaries; Journal.
560 JR-2.03, House Rules to Govern.
561 JR-2.04, Convening in the Chambers of the House of Representatives.
562 JR-2.05, Compelling Attendance of Absent Members.
563 JR-2.06, Adjournment Duty of Each House.
564 JR-2.07, No Business to Be Transacted Except That Specified in the Call.
565 JR-3.01, Standing Committees May Meet Jointly.
566 JR-3.02, Joint Appropriations Committee.
567 JR-3.03, Interim Committee Rules Applicable.
568 JR-3.04, Committee Membership.
569 JR-3.05, Interim Committees.
570 JR-3.06, Voting; Chair to Verbally Announce the Vote; Dissenting Members to be
571 Reported.
572 JR-5.01, Secretary and Chief Clerk to Keep Records of Action.
573 JR-5.02, Action on Bills.
574 JR-7.02, Disagreement; Conference Committee.
575 JR-7.03, Chairmen of Conference Committee.
576 JR-7.04, Conference Committee Report.
577 JR-7.05, Presentation of Conference Report.
578 JR-7.06, Either House May Recede.
579 JR-7.07, Failure of Conferees to Agree.
580 JR-7.08, Failure of Conferees to Timely Meet.
581 JR-10.01, Journal.
582 JR-11.01, Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure; Reference.
583 JR-12.01, Mailing Lists.
584 JR-12.02, Authorized Use of Legislative Seal.
585 JR-14.01, No Adjournment for More Than Three Days Without Consent of Other
586 House.
587 JR-14.02, Adjournment Sine Die.
588 JR-17.01, Poll to Convene a Veto Override Session.
589 JR-17.02, Call of a Veto Override Session.
590 JR-17.03, Calendaring a Vetoed Bill.
591 JR-17.04, Veto Override.
592 JR-17.05, Only Vetoed Bills to be Considered.
593 JR-17.06, Annual General Session Rules Applicable.
594 JR-18.01, Introduction of Bills.
595 JR-18.02, Motion to Reconsider During Special Session.
596 JR-18.03, Annual General Session Rules Applicable.
597 Section 35. Effective date.
598 This resolution takes effect upon approval by a constitutional majority vote of all
599 members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-5-06 2:21 PM
Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
Legislative Committee Note
as of 01-5-06 2:21 PM
The Joint House and Senate Rules Committee recommended this bill.
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