H.J.R. 18

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JOINT RESOLUTION FOR LEGISLATIVE
2 APPROPRIATION SUBCOMMITTEE NAME
3 CHANGE
4 2009 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Chief Sponsor: Neal B. Hendrickson
7 Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
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9 LONG TITLE
10 General Description:
11 This resolution modifies the legislative joint rule that provides the names of legislative
12 appropriations subcommittees.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This resolution:
15 . changes the name of a legislative appropriations subcommittee from
16 "Transportation, Environmental Quality, and National Guard" to "Transportation,
17 Environmental Quality, National Guard, and Veterans' Affairs."
18 Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Legislative Rules Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 JR3-2-302
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24 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. JR3-2-302 is amended to read:
26 JR3-2-302. Appropriation Subcommittees -- Created -- Membership -- Quorum
27 and Voting Requirements.

28 (1) The members of the Joint Appropriations Committee shall be divided into the
29 following subcommittees:
30 (a) Capital Facilities and Government Operations;
31 (b) Commerce and Workforce Services;
32 (c) Economic Development and Revenue;
33 (d) Executive Offices and Criminal Justice;
34 (e) Health and Human Services;
35 (f) Higher Education;
36 (g) Natural Resources;
37 (h) Public Education;
38 (i) Retirement and Independent Entities; and
39 (j) Transportation, Environmental Quality, [and] National Guard, and Veterans'
40 Affairs.
41 (2) Subject to Subsection (3), the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House
42 shall appoint their respective members to each subcommittee.
43 (3) The Retirement and Independent Entities Subcommittee shall have the same
44 members as the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created in Section 63E-1-201 .
45 (4) (a) A majority of any appropriations subcommittee is a quorum for the transaction
46 of business.
47 (b) In determining a subcommittee quorum, a majority is at least 50% in one house and
48 more than 50% in the other.
49 (5) (a) In all decisions of the subcommittees, a majority vote prevails.
50 (b) A majority vote is at least 50% of the members of one house and more than 50% in
51 the other house in attendance.





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