S.J.R. 11 Enrolled

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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION ON BILL NUMBERING

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: John L. Valentine

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House Sponsor: Dean Sanpei

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This joint rules resolution of the Legislature modifies provisions relating to numbering
             10      legislation.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This resolution:
             13          .    provides that legislation, other than appropriations bills and interim committee
             14      recommended bills, will be numbered in the order in which the legislation is
             15      approved by the sponsor for numbering;
             16          .    provides that by November 1, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall
             17      notify the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel of the number of bill
             18      numbers to reserve for fiscal legislation for the next annual general session;
             19          .    requires the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to provide an
             20      electronic copy of legislation to the chief sponsor after it is numbered; and
             21          .    makes technical changes.
             22      Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Legislative Rules Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26           JR4-2-102
             27           JR4-2-502
             28           JR4-2-503
             29     


             30      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. JR4-2-102 is amended to read:
             32           JR4-2-102. Drafting and prioritizing legislation.
             33          (1) (a) Requests for legislation shall be drafted on a first-in, first-out basis.
             34          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the following requests for legislation shall be
             35      drafted before other requests for legislation when sufficient drafting information is available:
             36          (i) a request for legislation that is prioritized by a legislator under Subsection (2); and
             37          (ii) a request for legislation that is [prioritized] requested by the majority vote of an
             38      interim committee.
             39          (2) (a) Beginning on the first day on which a request for legislation may be filed under
             40      JR4-2-101 , a legislator may designate up to three requests for legislation as priority requests
             41      subject to the following deadlines:
             42          (i) priority request number one must be requested on or before the first Thursday in
             43      December, or the following business day if the first Thursday falls on a holiday;
             44          (ii) priority request number two must be requested on or before the first Thursday in
             45      January, or the following business day if the first Thursday falls on a holiday; and
             46          (iii) priority request number three must be requested on or before the first Thursday of
             47      the annual general session.
             48          (b) A legislator who fails to make a priority request on or before a deadline loses that
             49      priority request. However, the legislator is not prohibited from using any remaining priority
             50      requests that are associated with a later deadline, if available.
             51          (c) A legislator who begins serving after a deadline has passed is entitled to use only
             52      those priority requests that are available under an unexpired deadline.
             53          (d) A legislator may not designate a request for legislation as a priority request unless
             54      the request:
             55          (i) provides specific or conceptual information concerning the change or addition to
             56      law or policy that the legislator intends the proposed legislation to make; or
             57          (ii) identifies the specific situation or concern that the legislator intends the legislation


             58      to address.
             59          (3) A legislator may not:
             60          (a) revoke a priority designation once it has been requested;
             61          (b) transfer a priority designation to a different request for legislation; or
             62          (c) transfer a priority designation to another legislator.
             63          (4) Except as provided under JR4-2-502 or as otherwise provided in these rules, the
             64      Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:
             65          (a) reserve as many bill numbers as necessary to [allow each request for legislation that
             66      has been prioritized as permitted under Subsection (1)(b) to receive a lower bill number than
             67      non-prioritized requests.] number the bills recommended by an interim committee; and
             68          (b) number all other legislation in the order in which the legislation is approved by the
             69      sponsor for numbering.
             70          Section 2. JR4-2-502 is amended to read:
             71           JR4-2-502. Reservation of bill numbers.
             72          [(1) In annual general legislative sessions occurring in odd-numbered years:]
             73          [(a) House Bill 1 is reserved for the State Agency and Higher Education Base Budget
             74      Bill and Senate Bill 1 is reserved for the Public Education Base Budget Amendments Bill;]
             75          [(b) House Bill 2 is reserved for the Public Education Budget Amendments Bill and
             76      Senate Bill 2 is reserved for the New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations Act; and]
             77          [(c) House Bill 3 is reserved for the Current Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations
             78      Bill, and Senate Bill 3 is reserved for the Appropriations Adjustments Bill.]
             79          [(2) In annual general legislative sessions occurring in even-numbered years:]
             80          [(a) House Bill 1 is reserved for the Public Education Base Budget Amendments Bill
             81      and Senate Bill 1 is reserved for the State Agency and Higher Education Base Budget Bill;]
             82          [(b) House Bill 2 is reserved for the New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations Act
             83      and Senate Bill 2 is reserved for the Public Education Budget Amendments Bill; and]
             84          [(c) House Bill 3 is reserved for the Appropriations Adjustments Bill, and Senate Bill 3
             85      is reserved for the Current Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations Bill.]


             86          [(3)] (1) In each annual general legislative session, House Bills [4 through 9] 1 through
             87      the number of bill numbers specified under Subsection (2)(a) and Senate Bills [4 through 9] 1
             88      through the number of bill numbers specified under Subsection (2)(a) are reserved for other
             89      appropriations and funding bills.
             90          (2) (a) By November 1, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall notify the
             91      Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel of the number of bill numbers to reserve in
             92      each house for fiscal legislation for the next annual general legislative session.
             93          (b) The notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall include the short title and the chief sponsor
             94      of each bill number reserved.
             95          (3) To the extent practicable, each bill reserved under this section shall alternate the
             96      sponsoring chamber between the House and Senate each year.
             97          Section 3. JR4-2-503 is amended to read:
             98           JR4-2-503. Distribution of bills and resolutions and preparation for introduction.
             99          (1) After the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel has numbered a piece
             100      of legislation, the office shall:
             101          (a) provide an electronic copy of the legislation to the chief sponsor, the Office of
             102      Legislative Printing, and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and
             103          (b) post a copy on the Internet[; and].
             104          [(c) deliver a paper copy of the legislation to the chief sponsor.]
             105          (2) After receiving a copy of the numbered bill from legislative printing, the docket
             106      clerk shall:
             107          (a) create the official backed copy of the legislation; and
             108          (b) notify the secretary of the Senate or the chief clerk of the House that the legislation
             109      is ready for introduction.


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