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RESOLUTION MODIFYING HOUSE RULES

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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6     LONG TITLE
7     General Description:
8          This rules resolution modifies House rules.
9     Highlighted Provisions:
10          This resolution:
11          ▸     simplifies language in the constitutional resolution related to the beginning of
12     House sessions;
13          ▸     modifies duties of the chief clerk of the House;
14          ▸     removes a restriction on a representative's leaving the chamber during a vote;
15          ▸     consolidates and modifies definitions for clarity;
16          ▸     clarifies provisions that prohibit lobbying on the House floor;
17          ▸     permits the House Rules Committee to review any type of legislation as a standing
18     or interim committee;
19          ▸      requires, with certain exceptions, legislation to have a favorable recommendation
20     from a committee before the House Rules Committee may place the legislation
21     directly on the third reading calendar;
22          ▸     modifies rules on verbal amendments;
23          ▸     modifies rules on the release of held legislation;
24          ▸     modifies provisions relating to notifications relating to the consent calendar;
25          ▸     prohibits certain actions during voting;
26          ▸     prohibits reference to committee actions during floor debate, with exceptions; and
27          ▸     modifies procedures relating to approved activities.
28     Special Clauses:
29          None
30     Legislative Rules Affected:
31     AMENDS:
32          HR1-1-102
33          HR1-4-102
34          HR2-2-105
35          HR2-4-101
36          HR2-4-101.2
37          HR2-4-101.3
38          HR2-4-101.4
39          HR2-4-102
40          HR2-4-103
41          HR3-1-101
42          HR3-1-102
43          HR3-1-103
44          HR3-2-406
45          HR4-3-301
46          HR4-4-202
47          HR4-4-301
48          HR4-7-103
49          HR5-4-101
50     ENACTS:
51          HR4-6-105.5
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53     Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
54          Section 1. HR1-1-102 is amended to read:
55          HR1-1-102. Constitutional motion.
56          At the beginning of each session of the House, before the reading of any piece of
57     legislation, the House Rules Committee chair shall make the following motion:
58          "Mr. (Madam) Speaker, as allowed by the Utah Constitution [and the Joint Rules of the
59     Legislature], I move that the House [continue its practice of reading] read only the short title of
60     bills and resolutions as they are introduced or considered [on a House calendar and not read the
61     long title of the bills and resolutions] unless [a majority] two-thirds of the House directs the
62     reading of the long title, short title, or both [of any House or Senate bill or resolution]."
63          Section 2. HR1-4-102 is amended to read:
64          HR1-4-102. Duties of the chief clerk.
65          The general duties of the chief clerk are to:
66          (1) act as chief administrative officer of the House, subject to direction by the speaker
67     of the House;
68          (2) certify and transmit legislation to the Senate and inform the Senate of all House
69     action;
70          (3) assist in the preparation of the House Journal and certify it as an accurate reflection
71     of House action;
72          (4) make the following technical corrections to legislation either before or following
73     final passage:
74          (a) correct the spelling of words;
75          (b) correct the erroneous division and hyphenation of words;
76          (c) correct mistakes in numbering sections and their references;
77          (d) capitalize words or change capitalized words to lower case;
78          (e) change numbers from words to figures or from figures to words; and
79          (f) underscore or remove underscoring in legislation without a motion to amend;
80          (5) modify the long title of a piece of legislation to ensure that the long title accurately
81     reflects any changes to the legislation made by amendment or substitute;
82          (6) supervise all House of Representatives' non-partisan personnel during a session and
83     assign them duties and responsibilities;
84          (7) keep a record of the attendance of each in-session employee and ensure that each
85     in-session employee is paid only for hours worked;
86          (8) be the custodian of all official documents;
87          (9) receive all numbered legislation from the Office of Legislative Research and
88     General Counsel;
89          (10) record the number, title, sponsor, each action, and final disposition of each piece
90     of legislation on the legislation;
91          (11) prepare and distribute the daily order of business each day;
92          (12) advise the speaker on parliamentary procedure, constitutional requirements, and
93     Joint and House Rules;
94          (13) assist with amendments to legislation;
95          (14) record votes and, if requested, present the results to the speaker;
96          (15) transmit all enrolled House bills and House concurrent resolutions to the
97     governor;
98          (16) approve material for placement on the representatives' desks if a representative has
99     authorized that distribution;
100          (17) maintain all calendars for the House floor; and
101          (18) record the votes of any member who is present in the House chamber who
102     requests assistance of the chief clerk.
103          Section 3. HR2-2-105 is amended to read:
104          HR2-2-105. Movement within the House chamber.
105          [(1) When the speaker or presiding officer is presenting a question, a representative
106     may not leave the House chamber.]
107          [(2)] When a representative is speaking, no person may walk between the
108     representative and the speaker or presiding officer.
109          Section 4. HR2-4-101 is amended to read:
110          HR2-4-101. Definitions.
111          As used in this chapter:
112          (1) "Former legislator" means a person who is not a current member of the Legislature,
113     but who served in the Utah House or Utah Senate at one time.
114          (2) "Governor's staff" means:
115          (a) a person employed directly by the Office of the Governor or the Office of the
116     Lieutenant Governor; and
117          (b) the director of the Office of Planning and Budget.
118          (3) (a) "Guest" means an individual who[: (a)] is afforded access to the House space
119     under a provision of this chapter[; and], who is not an individual described in Subsection (3)(b)
120     or a special guest as described under HR2-4-101.2(5).
121          (b) [is not a] "Guest" does not mean a legislator, a [legislative employee] member of
122     House or Senate staff, a member of professional legislative staff, a House intern, a lobbyist, the
123     governor, the lieutenant governor, the state attorney general, the state treasurer, or the state
124     auditor.
125          (4) "House conference rooms" means one of the conference rooms adjacent to the
126     House lounge, speaker's office, or the majority caucus room.
127          (5) "House halls" means the passageways that allow access to:
128          (a) the House chamber;
129          (b) the House lounge;
130          (c) the House offices; or
131          (d) any other nonpublic areas adjoining the House chamber.
132          (6) "House intern" means an individual who is:
133          (a) an official participant in the student intern program sponsored by the Utah
134     Legislature and administered by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel; and
135          (b) is assigned to a representative.
136          (7) "House offices" means:
137          (a) Representatives' offices adjacent to the House chamber;
138          (b) Representatives' offices on the third and fourth floors of the capitol building;
139          (c) Representatives' offices in the House building; and
140          (d) kitchens, restrooms, elevators, and any auxiliary rooms in the nonpublic areas
141     connected with the offices listed above.
142          (8) "House or Senate staff" means an individual who is employed directly by the House
143     or Senate.
144          [(8)] (9) (a) "House space" means the House chamber, House lounge, House offices,
145     House halls, and House conference rooms.
146          (b) "House space" does not mean the common public space outside the House
147     chamber.
148          [(9)] (10) "Immediate family" means any parent, spouse, child, grandparent,
149     grandchild, great-grandparent, great-grandchild, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew of a
150     member of the House, provided that the individual is not a lobbyist.
151          [(10) "Legislative employee" means an individual who is employed directly by the
152     House or Senate.]
153          (11) "Lobbying" means communicating with a legislator for the purpose of influencing
154     the passage, defeat, amendment, or postponement of legislative action.
155          [(11) (a)] (12) "Lobbyist" means [either: (i)] an individual who is required to register as
156     a lobbyist by Utah Code Section 36-11-103[; or].
157          [(ii) an individual who is seeking to influence any legislator to vote for or vote against
158     any legislation.]
159          [(b) "Lobbyist" does not mean a legislator, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
160     state attorney general, the state treasurer, or the state auditor.]
161          [(12)] (13) "Professional legislative staff" means an individual employed by one of the
162     Legislature's profession-based staff offices, namely the Office of Legislative Research and
163     General Counsel, the Office of the Legislative [the] Fiscal Analyst, the Office of the
164     Legislative Auditor General, or the Office of Legislative Printing.
165          Section 5. HR2-4-101.2 is amended to read:
166          HR2-4-101.2. Admittance to House floor -- Prohibition against lobbying -- Rules
167     for lobbyists on House floor.
168          (1) While the House is convened in annual general session or special session, the
169     following individuals are permitted on the House floor:
170          (a) a legislator;
171          [(b) a legislative employee;]
172          (b) a member of House or Senate staff;
173          (c) a member of professional legislative staff;
174          (d) a House intern;
175          (e) a former legislator who is not a lobbyist; and
176          (f) the governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general, state treasurer, and state
177     auditor.
178          (2) (a) While the House is convened in annual general session or special session, a
179     representative may invite one of the following individuals as a guest to accompany the
180     representative on the House floor:
181          (i) a member of the representative's immediate family;
182          (ii) an administrative assistant other than a House intern; or
183          (iii) a constituent who resides in the member's district.
184          (b) A representative may have no more than one guest on the House floor at any one
185     time.
186          (c) A representative who invites a guest onto the House floor shall:
187          (i) if the guest is not seated next to the representative as permitted under HR2-4-102,
188     ensure that the guest sits on a bench on the House floor, provided that seating is available; and
189          (ii) ensure that the guest stays only for a short visit not to exceed one hour.
190          (3) A lobbyist, a guest, or an individual described in Subsection (1)(e), Subsection
191     (1)(f), or Subsection (2) is prohibited from lobbying on the House floor.
192          [(3)] (4) (a) Except as provided in this Subsection [(3)] (4), a lobbyist is not permitted
193     on the [floor of the] House floor.
194          (b) A representative sponsoring a piece of legislation being debated by the House may
195     invite one lobbyist with expertise on the legislation being considered to be present on the
196     House floor during the presentation and debate on the legislation, if:
197          (i) the representative informs the sergeant-at-arms that the lobbyist is present on the
198     House floor;
199          (ii) the representative ensures that the lobbyist is seated on a bench on the House floor
200     during the presentation and debate on the legislation;
201          (iii) the representative ensures that the lobbyist does not [lobby] engage in lobbying on
202     the House floor; and
203          (iv) the lobbyist leaves the House floor when the House moves to another item of
204     business.
205          (c) If the representative sponsoring the legislation needs the assistance of the lobbyist
206     during the course of debate on the legislation, the representative may request permission of the
207     speaker to have the lobbyist approach the representative sponsoring the legislation to provide
208     the needed information to the representative.
209          [(4)] (5) The speaker or the speaker's designee may authorize special guests to be
210     present in the House chamber or on the House floor.
211          [(5)] (6) A representative who is visited by two or more guests shall arrange with the
212     sergeant-at-arms for the guests to be seated in the House gallery.
213          Section 6. HR2-4-101.3 is amended to read:
214          HR2-4-101.3. Admittance to the House lounge.
215          (1) While the House is convened in annual general session or special session only the
216     following individuals are permitted in the House lounge:
217          (a) a legislator;
218          [(b) a legislative employee;]
219          (b) a member of House or Senate staff;
220          (c) a member of professional legislative staff;
221          (d) a member of the representative's immediate family;
222          (e) a House intern;
223          (f) a former legislator who is not a lobbyist;
224          (g) the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state attorney general, the state treasurer,
225     and the state auditor;
226          (h) the governor's staff, or a staff member for the attorney general, the state treasurer,
227     or the state auditor; and
228          (i) a lobbyist or guest as provided in Subsection (2).
229          (2) (a) A representative may invite a small number of lobbyists or guests to meet with
230     the representative in the House lounge for the purpose of educating the lobbyists or guests
231     about the legislative process or to discuss specific legislative issues.
232          (b) The representative shall ensure that the lobbyists and guests leave the House space
233     when the meeting is over.
234          Section 7. HR2-4-101.4 is amended to read:
235          HR2-4-101.4. Admittance to the House offices, conference rooms, and halls.
236          (1) While the House is convened in annual general session or special session only the
237     following individuals are permitted in the House offices:
238          (a) a legislator;
239          [(b) a legislative employee;]
240          (b) a member of House or Senate staff;
241          (c) a member of professional legislative staff;
242          (d) a House intern;
243          (e) a member of the representative's immediate family;
244          (f) a former legislator who is not a lobbyist; and
245          (g) a lobbyist or guest, as provided in Subsection (3).
246          (2) An administrative assistant who is not a House intern is permitted in:
247          (a) the office of the representative who is employing the administrative assistant;
248          (b) the common areas of the House offices;
249          (c) a conference room in the House space, when meeting to discuss legislative business
250     with a representative; and
251          (d) the office of another representative with the consent of that representative.
252          (3) (a) A representative may invite a small number of lobbyists or guests to meet with
253     the representative in the representative's House office or a House conference room to discuss
254     specific legislative issues.
255          (b) The representative shall ensure that the lobbyists and guests leave the House space
256     when the meeting is over.
257          (4) (a) While the House is convened as a body on the House floor, and except as
258     provided in Subsection (4)(b), only the following individuals are allowed in the House halls:
259          (i) a legislator;
260          [(ii) a legislative employee;]
261          (ii) a member of House or Senate staff;
262          (iii) a member of professional legislative staff;
263          (iv) a House intern;
264          (v) an administrative assistant who is not a House intern;
265          (vi) a former legislator who is not a lobbyist; and
266          (vii) the governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general, state treasurer, and state
267     auditor.
268          (b) Immediate family of a representative, a lobbyist, a guest, an administrative assistant
269     who is not a House intern, or any other authorized individual who is in transit to the House
270     chamber, House lounge, or House offices may pass through the House halls when traveling to
271     and from an authorized destination.
272          (5) An administrative assistant to a representative who is a not a House intern is not
273     permitted to use or be issued an access badge that grants access to the House floor, House
274     lounge, House offices, House conference rooms, or House hallways.
275          Section 8. HR2-4-102 is amended to read:
276          HR2-4-102. Representatives' chairs and seating on the House floor.
277          (1) When the House is convened in session, no one other than the speaker or a
278     representative may occupy the chair or use the desk of the speaker or any representative.
279          (2) A representative may invite one individual to sit next to the representative on the
280     House floor, if the representative complies with the requirements of HR2-4-101.2 and the
281     invited individual is:
282          (a) another legislator;
283          [(b) a legislative employee;]
284          (b) a member of House or Senate staff;
285          (c) a member of professional legislative staff;
286          (d) a House intern;
287          (e) a member of the representative's immediate family;
288          (f) a constituent who resides in the representative's district; or
289          (g) a special guest who is authorized to access the House floor under
290     HR2-4-101.2[(4)](5).
291          Section 9. HR3-1-101 is amended to read:
292          HR3-1-101. House Rules Committee -- Appointment -- General responsibilities.
293          (1) The speaker shall appoint members of the House of Representatives to serve on the
294     House Rules Committee.
295          (2) The House Rules Committee shall perform the following functions as further
296     elaborated in this part:
297          (a) receive introduced legislation from the House and recommend that the legislation
298     be assigned to a House standing committee or to the House third reading calendar;
299          (b) receive legislation from the House that has been sent back to the House Rules
300     Committee from the third reading calendar, and recommend to the House which legislation
301     should be assigned to the third reading calendar and the order in which it should be heard; and
302          (c) function as a standing committee or interim committee when reviewing Joint Rules,
303     Interim Rules, [and] House Rules, or other legislation.
304          Section 10. HR3-1-102 is amended to read:
305          HR3-1-102. House Rules Committee -- Assignment duties.
306          (1) The presiding officer shall submit all legislation introduced in the House of
307     Representatives to the House Rules Committee.
308          (2) For all legislation not specified in HR3-1-103 that is referred to the House Rules
309     Committee, the committee shall:
310          (a) examine the legislation for proper form, including fiscal note and interim
311     committee note, if any; and
312          (b) either:
313          (i) refer legislation to the House with a recommendation:
314          (A) that the legislation be referred to a standing committee for consideration; or
315          (B) that the legislation be read the second time and placed on the third reading
316     calendar[; or] if the legislation has received a favorable recommendation from:
317          (I) a House standing committee, except for those bills exempted from standing
318     committee review requirements under HR3-2-401; or
319          (II) the House Rules Committee meeting as a standing committee as permitted under
320     HR3-1-101; or
321          (ii) hold the legislation.
322          (c) If the chair of the House Rules Committee receives a summary report from the
323     Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee related to newly regulating an
324     occupation or profession within the two calendar years immediately preceding the session in
325     which a piece of legislation is introduced related to the regulation by the Division of
326     Occupational and Professional Licensing of that occupation or profession:
327          (i) the chair of the House Rules Committee shall ensure that the House Rules
328     Committee is informed of the summary report before the House Rules Committee takes action
329     on the legislation; and
330          (ii) if the House Rules Committee refers the legislation to the House as provided for in
331     Subsection (2)(b)(i):
332          (A) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall make the summary
333     report reasonably available to the public and to legislators; and
334          (B) if the legislation is referred to a standing committee, the House Rules Committee
335     shall forward the summary report to the standing committee.
336          (3) In carrying out its functions and responsibilities under this rule, the House Rules
337     Committee may not:
338          (a) table legislation without the written consent of the sponsor;
339          (b) report out any legislation that has been tabled by a standing committee;
340          (c) amend legislation without the written consent of the sponsor; or
341          (d) substitute legislation without the written consent of the sponsor.
342          (4) The House Rules Committee may recommend a time certain for floor consideration
343     of any legislation when it is reported out of the House Rules Committee, or at any other time.
344          (5) When the committee is carrying out its functions and responsibilities under this
345     rule, the committee shall:
346          (a) during a legislative session, give notice of its meetings by either:
347          (i) providing oral notice from the House floor of the time and place of its next meeting;
348     or
349          (ii) when oral notice is impractical, post written notice of its next meeting;
350          (b) when the Legislature is not in session, post a notice of meeting at least 24 hours
351     before the meeting convenes;
352          (c) have as its agenda all legislation in its possession for assignment to committee or to
353     the House calendars; and
354          (d) prepare minutes that include a record, by individual representative, of votes taken.
355          (6) Anyone may attend a meeting of the rules committee, but comments and discussion
356     are limited to members of the committee and the committee's staff.
357          Section 11. HR3-1-103 is amended to read:
358          HR3-1-103. House Rules Committee -- Standing and interim committee duties.
359          (1) The House Rules Committee has all the powers, functions, and duties of a standing
360     committee or interim committee when it[: (a) prepares the House Rules, Interim Rules, and
361     Joint Rules and presents them to the House before adjournment on the second day of each
362     annual general session; or (b) reviews all] reviews proposed House Rules, Interim Rules, [or]
363     Joint Rules resolutions, or other legislation.
364          (2) Any rules resolutions or legislation reviewed and approved by the House Rules
365     Committee may be reported directly to the House for its approval, amendment, or disapproval.
366          (3) When meeting as a standing committee or interim committee under this rule,
367     persons other than committee members may address the committee at the discretion of the
368     chair.
369          (4) When meeting as a standing committee or interim committee under this rule, the
370     House Rules Committee shall comply with the provisions of Utah Code Title 52, Chapter 4,
371     Open and Public Meetings Act.
372          Section 12. HR3-2-406 is amended to read:
373          HR3-2-406. Amending legislation -- Verbal amendments -- Amendments must be
374     germane.
375          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and if recognized by the chair during the
376     committee action phase, a committee member may make a motion to amend the legislation that
377     is under consideration.
378          (b) (i) A committee member may propose a verbal amendment to the legislation under
379     consideration if the amendment contains [25] 15 or fewer words.
380          (ii) Before proposing a motion to amend, a committee member shall ensure that a
381     proposed amendment that contains more than [25] 15 words is printed and distributed to
382     committee staff and to all committee members present.
383          (iii) Each word inserted shall count as one of the 15 words permitted under a verbal
384     amendment, except that:
385          (A) numbering shall not be counted as a word;
386          (B) instructions to delete a word or words shall not count as a word; and
387          (C) a word or an exact phrase that is inserted in multiple locations shall only be
388     counted for the first insertion.
389          (2) (a) A committee member may only make a motion to amend that is germane to the
390     subject of the legislation under consideration.
391          (b) A committee member who believes that an amendment is not germane to the
392     subject of the legislation may make a point of order or appeal as described in HR3-2-506.
393          Section 13. HR4-3-301 is amended to read:
394          HR4-3-301. Amendments in order on third reading -- 15 word rule -- Passage of
395     amendments by a majority vote.
396          (1) A motion to amend a piece of legislation is in order on third reading.
397          (2) (a) A representative may verbally propose an amendment to legislation if the
398     amendment contains 15 words or less.
399          (b) A representative shall ensure that a proposed amendment containing more than 15
400     words is printed on pink paper and available to the chief clerk and each representative present
401     before the motion to amend is made.
402          (c) Each word inserted shall count as one of the 15 words permitted under a verbal
403     amendment, except that:
404          (i) numbering shall not be counted as a word;
405          (ii) instructions to delete a word or words shall not count as a word; and
406          (iii) a word or an exact phrase that is inserted in multiple locations shall only be
407     counted for the first insertion.
408          (3) A constitutional amendment, resolution, or bill requiring a constitutional two-thirds
409     vote for final passage, may be amended by a majority vote.
410          (4) When legislation is amended by the House, the chief clerk shall:
411          (a) for each page of the legislation modified by a House amendment, cause a new page
412     to be printed that clearly identifies each House amendment to that page; and
413          (b) print that new page on lilac-colored paper.
414          Section 14. HR4-4-202 is amended to read:
415          HR4-4-202. Disposition of legislation voted on third reading.
416          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the chief clerk or the chief clerk's designee
417     shall:
418          (a) for a piece of House legislation passed by the House on third reading but not yet
419     acted upon by the Senate, transmit the House legislation to the Senate for its further action;
420          (b) for a piece of House legislation that fails to pass the House on third reading, file the
421     legislation;
422          (c) for a piece of House legislation that has passed both houses, follow the procedures
423     and requirements of JR4-6-101(1)(b);
424          (d) for a piece of Senate legislation passed by the House on third reading and not
425     amended or substituted in the House, transmit the Senate legislation to the presiding officer of
426     the House for the presiding officer's signature and return the legislation to the Senate for the
427     signature of the president of the Senate;
428          (e) for a piece of Senate legislation passed by the House on third reading that was
429     amended or substituted in the House, transmit the legislation to the Senate with the
430     amendments or substitute for further action by the Senate; and
431          (f) for a piece of Senate legislation that fails to pass the House on third reading,
432     transmit the legislation to the Senate with notice of the House's action.
433          (2) (a) The chief clerk shall ensure that the House retains possession of a piece of
434     legislation for no more than one legislative day when:
435          (i) a representative gives notice of intention to move for reconsideration to the chief
436     clerk;
437          (ii) a representative requests that the chief clerk hold the legislation; or
438          (iii) the House passes a motion to retain possession of the legislation.
439          (b) When a representative moves for reconsideration or requests a hold under
440     Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (2)(a)(ii), the chief clerk shall give notice of the action to the speaker
441     and to the sponsor of the legislation.
442          (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), a piece of legislation may
443     be released earlier than 24 hours if the [House is given prior public notice of the release] hold
444     is released.
445          Section 15. HR2-4-103 is amended to read:
446          HR2-4-103. Prohibitions on lobbying and fundraising.
447          (1) As used in this section[: (a)], "fundraising" means:
448          [(i)] (a) the solicitation of a monetary contribution for any purpose; or
449          [(ii)] (b) the announcement or promotion of an event that has as one of its purposes the
450     collection of funds by means of a monetary contribution.
451          [(b) "Lobbying" is as defined in Utah Code Section 36-11-102.]
452          (2) Lobbying is [not permitted in the House chamber] prohibited on the House floor as
453     provided under HR2-4-101.2.
454          (3) (a) Distribution of literature or any other information that announces or promotes
455     fundraising is [not permitted] prohibited on the House floor.
456          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), a verbal announcement that involves or relates
457     to fundraising is permitted on the House floor if the announcement is:
458          (i) publicly made to all members on the House floor; and
459          (ii) an official announcement from the third house or authorized by the speaker of the
460     House.
461          Section 16. HR4-4-301 is amended to read:
462          HR4-4-301. Consent calendar.
463          (1) If a standing committee report recommends that a piece of legislation be placed on
464     the consent calendar and the standing committee report is adopted by the House, the chief clerk
465     or the chief clerk's designee shall place the legislation on the consent calendar.
466          [(2) (a) Whenever the consent calendar contains legislation, the presiding officer shall
467     inform the House each day that:]
468          [(i) there are items on the consent calendar; and]
469          [(ii) if any representative objects to a piece of legislation on the consent calendar, that
470     representative should inform the chief clerk.]
471          [(b)] (2) If the chief clerk receives written objections to a piece of legislation from six
472     or more representatives, the chief clerk shall:
473          [(i)] (a) remove the legislation from the consent calendar;
474          [(ii)] (b) inform the sponsor that the legislation has been removed from the consent
475     calendar; and
476          [(iii)] (c) place the legislation at the bottom of the third reading calendar.
477          (3) [The presiding officer shall announce that the legislation has been] When
478     legislation is removed from the consent calendar, the presiding officer shall inform the House
479     of its removal.
480          (4) (a) If, after two calendar days, no more than five members have registered written
481     objections to the legislation with the chief clerk:
482          (i) the legislation shall be read the third time;
483          (ii) the presiding officer shall grant the sponsor of the legislation two minutes to
484     introduce and explain the legislation; and
485          (iii) the presiding officer shall pose the question and take the final vote on the
486     legislation.
487          (b) The presiding officer may not allow debate on legislation on the consent calendar.
488          (5) (a) If the representative sponsoring the legislation on the consent calendar is absent
489     from the floor when the legislation is ready to be read for the third time and considered for
490     passage, a representative may make a motion to circle the legislation.
491          (b) If the motion to circle is successful and the representative sponsoring the legislation
492     has not moved to uncircle the legislation before floor time is recessed or adjourned, the bill
493     shall be placed on the bottom of the third reading calendar.
494          Section 17. HR4-6-105.5 is enacted to read:
495          HR4-6-105.5. Reference to committee action or debate prohibited.
496          During debate on the House floor, a representative may not allude to or discuss what
497     was done or said in committee in relation to the legislation under debate, except that a
498     representative may allude to or discuss information contained on a House or Senate committee
499     report.
500          Section 18. HR4-7-103 is amended to read:
501          HR4-7-103. Voting -- Representatives required to vote -- Representatives must be
502     present to vote.
503          (1) (a) A representative present within the House chamber when a vote is being taken
504     shall vote.
505          (b) (i) The chief clerk may record the vote of any representative who is present in the
506     House Chamber who requests assistance of the chief clerk.
507          (ii) The representative shall ensure that the electronic vote is recorded accurately.
508          (c) Each representative shall vote within the time limit fixed by the presiding officer.
509          (d) Immediately before an electronic vote or a roll call vote, a representative may, upon
510     recognition by the presiding officer, make a brief statement explaining any conflict of interest.
511          (2) (a) A representative may not vote on a piece of legislation or motion unless the
512     representative is present in the House chamber.
513          (b) No representative, or any other person, may vote on behalf of another
514     representative. A representative is the only person authorized to use that representative's
515     assigned voting device.
516          [(b)] (3) If the vote is by electronic vote or roll call vote, a representative entering the
517     chamber after the question is posed, and before the presiding officer closes the vote or
518     announces the result, may have the question stated and vote.
519          Section 19. HR5-4-101 is amended to read:
520          HR5-4-101. Approved activities.
521          (1) This rule governs the [approval of a meeting or] designation of an approved activity
522     as authorized by Utah Code Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act[,
523     which provides that travel to, lodging at, food or beverage served at, sponsorship of an official
524     event of, official entertainment at, and admission to an approved meeting or activity are not
525     expenditures regulated by the act].
526          (2) [As provided by] Consistent with Utah Code Section 36-11-102, an "approved
527     [meeting or] activity" means a [meeting or an activity] tour or meeting:
528          [(a) to which a representative is invited;]
529          [(b) the expenses for the representative's attendance at which are paid by a lobbyist,
530     principal, or state or federal government officer; and]
531          [(c) the legislator's attendance at which]
532          (a) to which a representative is invited; and
533          (b) at which the representative's attendance is approved by the speaker of the House.
534          [(3) The speaker of the House may only approve a meeting or an activity if:]
535          [(a) the primary purpose of the meeting or activity is to provide information on issues
536     that the House may consider; and]
537          [(b) any sporting, recreational, or artistic event provided as an official event or
538     entertainment of the meeting or activity is not the primary purpose of the meeting or activity.]
539          [(4) (a) A representative shall submit a written request for approval of a meeting or
540     activity to the speaker of the House.]
541          [(b) A written request shall contain:]
542          [(i) the meeting's or activity's date and location;]
543          [(ii) a description of the meeting's or activity's primary purpose;]
544          [(iii) a list of any official event or entertainment provided as part of the meeting or
545     activity; and]
546          [(iv) the name of a lobbyist, principal, or state or federal government officer paying for
547     any item described in Subsection (1) and the estimated cost of the item.]
548          [(5) Within two business days of approving a meeting or activity, the written request
549     and approval shall be posted on the House's website.]