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9 General Description:
10 This resolution modifies the joint legislative rules.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This resolution:
13 ▸ modifies provisions governing the adoption of substitutes to permit substitutes to be
14 adopted in non-numerical sequence, with certain restrictions;
15 ▸ prohibits the rule on substitutes from being suspended; and
16 ▸ modifies the legislative rules to accommodate the addition of salaried legislative
17 training days as recommended by the Legislative Compensation Commission and
18 adopted by the Legislative Management Committee.
19 Special Clauses:
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21 Legislative Rules Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 JR4-2-202
24 JR5-1-101
25 JR5-1-102
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27 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. JR4-2-202 is amended to read:
29 JR4-2-202. Substitute bills or resolutions.
30 (1) (a) By following the procedures and requirements of Senate or House rule, a
31 legislator may propose a committee substitute to any Senate or House legislation that is under
32 consideration by a committee of which the legislator is a member.
33 (b) By following the procedures and requirements of Senate or House rule, a legislator
34 may propose a floor substitute to any Senate or House legislation that is under consideration by
35 the house of which the legislator is a member.
36 (2) To initiate drafting of a substitute, a legislator shall give drafting instructions to the
37 attorney who drafted the legislation.
38 (3) After the substitute sponsor has approved the substitute, the Office of Legislative
39 Research and General Counsel shall:
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41 (b) assign a version number to the substitute; and
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43 (4) (a) Subject to the other provisions of this rule, after the original version of the
44 legislation is introduced, a rules committee, standing committee, or the Senate or House of
45 Representatives may adopt the original version of the legislation or any substitute version of
46 the legislation, regardless of the version number.
47 (b) (i) If the version of the legislation being adopted was previously adopted, but
48 replaced with a different version, the version of the legislation being adopted shall be adopted
49 as it was previously introduced, without any amendments that may have been added to the
50 introduced version.
51 (ii) An amendment described in Subsection (4)(b)(i), or any other amendment
52 otherwise in order, may be proposed by a motion separate from the motion to adopt that
53 substitute or original version of the legislation.
54 (c) A rules committee, a standing committee, the Senate, and the House of
55 Representatives are prohibited from suspending the provisions of this Subsection (4).
56 Section 2. JR5-1-101 is amended to read:
57 JR5-1-101. Definitions.
58 As used in this title:
59 (1) "Authorized legislative day" means:
60 (a) a general session day, which includes any day during the period that begins on the
61 day that the Legislature convenes in annual general session until midnight of the 45th day of
62 the annual general session;
63 (b) a special session day;
64 (c) a veto override session day;
65 (d) an interim day designated by the Legislative Management Committee; [
66 (e) an authorized legislative training day; or
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68 commission, task force, or other legislative meeting, provided that:
69 (i) the committee, subcommittee, commission, task force, or other entity is created by
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71 (ii) the legislator's attendance at the meeting is approved by the Legislative
72 Management Committee; and
73 (iii) service and payment for service by the legislator is not in violation of the Utah
74 Constitution, including Article V and Article VI, Sections 6 and 7.
75 (2) "Authorized legislative training day" means a day[
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80 (a) chair training;
81 (b) an issue briefing;
82 (c) legislative leadership instruction;
83 (d) legislative process training;
84 (e) legislative rules training;
85 (f) new legislator orientation; or
86 (g) another meeting to brief, instruct, orient, or train a legislator or legislator-elect in
87 furtherance of the legislator's or legislator-elect's official duties.
88 (3) "Reimbursement" means money paid to compensate a legislator for money spent by
89 the legislator in furtherance of the legislator's official duties.
90 Section 3. JR5-1-102 is amended to read:
91 JR5-1-102. Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee.
92 (1) The presiding officer and the majority leader and minority leader of each house are
93 the Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee for that house.
94 (2) Each committee shall:
95 (a) establish procedures to implement the rules on legislative expenses, including
96 establishing systems and procedures for the reimbursement of legislative expenses;
97 (b) ensure that procedures are established for the purpose of avoiding duplicate or
98 improper payments or reimbursements; and
99 (c) meet at least annually, or at the request of a majority of the committee, to review
100 legislative expenses and travel budgets.
101 (3) Each committee may, for a calendar year, authorize[
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106 (4) The presiding officer may authorize temporary emergency legislative expenses.
Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel