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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION ON COMMITTEE BILLS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gene Davis

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House Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This joint rules resolution modifies Interim Committee Rules to address an interim
10     committee's actions regarding bills.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This resolution:
13          ▸     requires that a bill be drafted before an interim committee may vote to favorably
14     recommend the bill to the Legislature; and
15          ▸     addresses amendments to drafted legislation being considered by an interim
16     committee.
17     Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Legislative Rules Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          IR2-1-102
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23     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. IR2-1-102 is enacted to read:
25          IR2-1-102. Favorable recommendation of legislation to the Legislature.
26          (1) An interim committee may not favorably recommend legislation to the Legislature
27     that is not drafted when presented to the interim committee for the vote of the interim

28     committee on recommending the legislation to the Legislature.
29          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an interim committee may orally or in writing
30     amend draft legislation that is presented to the interim committee with sufficient specificity
31     that the interim committee knows how the legislation will read once the amendment is made
32     before taking a final vote to recommend the legislation to the Legislature.






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