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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION CREATING AND AMENDING

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APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES RULES

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Dean Sanpei

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Senate Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This rules resolution creates and amends committee rules for the Joint Appropriations
11     Committee, the joint appropriations subcommittees, and the Executive Appropriations
12     Committee.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This resolution:
15          ▸     defines terms;
16          ▸     establishes the powers of a committee chair for the Executive Appropriations
17     Committee and the joint appropriations subcommittees to:
18               •     preserve order and decorum;
19               •     adopt time restrictions for witnesses and presenters; and
20               •     enforce appropriations committee rules;
21          ▸     clarifies that privileged motions:
22               •     take precedence over non-privileged motions;
23               •     are to be accepted in a specified priority; and
24               •     except for a motion to adjourn, do not dispose of other pending motions;
25          ▸     establishes parliamentary procedures for appropriations committees; and
26          ▸     moves rules on conference committees and legislative procedures to a new location
27     without modification.

28     Special Clauses:
29          This resolution provides revisor instructions.
30     Legislative Rules Affected:
31     AMENDS:
32          JR3-2-102
33          JR3-2-302
34          JR3-2-401
35          JR3-2-402
36          JR4-2-101
37     ENACTS:
38          JR3-2-303
39          JR3-2-403
40          JR3-2-404
41          JR3-2-405
42          JR3-2-605
43          JR3-2-606
44          JR3-2-607
45          JR3-2-608
46          JR3-2-609
47          JR3-2-610
48          JR3-2-611
49          JR3-2-612
50          JR3-2-613
51          JR3-2-701
52          JR3-2-702
53          JR3-2-703
54          JR3-2-704
55          JR3-2-705
56          JR3-2-706
57          JR3-2-707
58          JR3-2-708

59          JR3-2-801
60          JR3-2-802
61          JR3-2-803
62          JR3-2-804
63          JR3-2-805
64          JR3-2-806
65          JR3-2-807
66          JR3-2-808
67          JR3-2-809
68          JR3-2-810
69          JR3-2-811
70          JR3-2-901
71          JR3-2-902
72          JR3-2-903
73          JR3-2-904
74          JR4-3-102
75          JR4-3-103
76          JR4-3-104
77          JR4-3-105
78          JR4-3-106
79          JR4-3-107
80          JR4-3-108
81          JR4-3-109
82          JR4-3-202
83          JR4-3-203
84          JR4-4-301
85          JR4-5-102
86          JR4-5-103
87     REPEALS AND REENACTS:
88          JR3-2-101
89          JR3-2-201

90          JR3-2-103
91          JR3-2-601
92          JR3-2-602
93          JR3-2-603
94          JR3-2-604
95          JR4-3-101
96          JR4-3-201
97          JR4-4-101
98          JR4-4-201
99          JR4-4-202
100          JR4-4-203
101          JR4-5-101
102          JR4-5-201
103          JR4-5-202
104     REPEALS:
105          JR4-4-102
106          JR4-4-103
107          JR4-4-104
108          JR4-4-105
109          JR4-4-106
110          JR4-4-107
111          JR4-4-108
112          JR4-4-109
113          JR4-5-301
114          JR4-6-102
115          JR4-6-103
116     

117     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
118          Section 1. JR3-2-101 is repealed and reenacted to read:
119     
CHAPTER 2. JOINT COMMITTEES

120     
Part 1. General Rules Governing Joint Committees


121          JR3-2-101. Definitions.
122          As used in this chapter:
123          (1) "Chair" means:
124          (a) the chair of an appropriations subcommittee or the Executive Appropriations
125     Committee; or
126          (b) a member of a joint appropriations subcommittee or the Executive Appropriations
127     Committee member who is authorized to act as chair under JR3-2-303.
128          (2) "Committee" means a joint appropriations subcommittee or the Executive
129     Appropriations Committee.
130          (3) "Majority vote" means a majority of a quorum as provided in JR3-2-404.
131          (4) "Original motion" means a non-privileged motion that is accepted by the chair
132     when no other motion is pending.
133          (5) "Pending motion" refers to a motion starting when a chair accepts a motion and
134     ending when the motion is withdrawn or when the chair calls for a vote on the motion.
135          (6) (a) "Privileged motion" means a procedural motion to adjourn, set a time to
136     adjourn, recess, end debate, extend debate, or limit debate.
137          (b) "Privileged motions" are not substitute motions.
138          (7) "Proposed budget item" means any item under consideration by an appropriations
139     committee for inclusion in an appropriations bill.
140          (8) "Substitute motion" means a non-privileged motion that is made when a
141     non-privileged motion is pending.
142          (9) "Under consideration" means the time starting when a chair opens a discussion on a
143     subject or an appropriations request that is listed on a committee agenda and ending when the
144     committee disposes of the subject or request, moves on to another item on the agenda, or
145     adjourns.
146          Section 2. JR3-2-102 is amended to read:
147          JR3-2-102. Rules governing joint committees.
148          [Each standing, appropriation, and interim committee, meeting jointly, shall have at
149     least two senators and at least two representatives in its membership.]
150          Committees of the Legislature meeting jointly shall be organized and operate under:
151          (1) standing committee rules, for standing committees meeting jointly;

152          (2) interim committee rules, for interim committees meeting jointly; and
153          (3) the rules under this part, for joint appropriations subcommittee or the Executive
154     Appropriations Committee.
155          Section 3. JR3-2-103 is repealed and reenacted to read:
156          JR3-2-103. Minimum membership.
157          Each standing, appropriation, and interim committee, meeting jointly, shall have at least
158     two senators and at least two representatives in its membership.
159          Section 4. JR3-2-201 is repealed and reenacted to read:
160     
Part 2. Standing Committees

161          JR3-2-201. Standing committees.
162          The chairs of similar standing committees in the House and Senate may convene a joint
163     standing committee meeting to discuss legislation of common interest with the approval of
164     both the speaker of the House and president of the Senate.
165          Section 5. JR3-2-302 is amended to read:
166     
Part 3. Creation and Organization

167          JR3-2-302. Joint appropriations subcommittees -- Creation -- Membership.
168          [(1)] The members of the Joint Appropriations Committee shall be divided into the
169     following [subcommittees] joint appropriations subcommittees:
170          [(a)] (1) Infrastructure and General Government;
171          [(b)] (2) Business, Economic Development, and Labor;
172          [(c)] (3) Executive Offices and Criminal Justice;
173          [(d)] (4) Social Services;
174          [(e)] (5) Higher Education;
175          [(f)] (6) Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality;
176          [(g)] (7) Public Education; and
177          [(h)] (8) Retirement and Independent Entities.
178          [(2) (a) Subject to Subsection (3), the president of the Senate and speaker of the House
179     shall appoint their respective members to each subcommittee.]
180          [(b) (i) The president of the Senate shall designate one senator in each subcommittee as
181     the Senate chair.]
182          [(ii) The speaker of the House shall designate one representative in each subcommittee

183     as the House chair and one representative in each subcommittee as the House vice chair.]
184          [(3) The Retirement and Independent Entities Subcommittee shall have the same
185     members as the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created in Utah Code Section
186     63E-1-201.]
187          [(4) (a) A majority of any appropriations subcommittee is a quorum for the transaction
188     of business.]
189          [(b) In determining a subcommittee quorum, a majority is at least 50% in one house
190     and more than 50% in the other.]
191          [(5) (a) In all decisions of the subcommittees, a majority vote prevails.]
192          [(b) A majority vote is at least 50% of the members of one house and more than 50%
193     in the other house in attendance.]
194          Section 6. JR3-2-303 is enacted to read:
195          JR3-2-303. President and speaker to appoint committee members, chairs, and
196     vice chairs.
197          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2), the president of the Senate and speaker of the House
198     shall appoint their respective members to each committee.
199          (b) (i) The president of the Senate shall designate one senator in each committee as the
200     Senate chair.
201          (ii) The speaker of the House shall designate one representative in each committee as
202     the House chair and one representative in each committee as the House vice chair.
203          (2) The Retirement and Independent Entities subcommittee shall have the same
204     members as the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created in Utah Code Section
205     63E-1-201.
206          (3) A vice chair may perform the duties of a chair:
207          (a) as requested by the chair; or
208          (b) in the absence of the chair.
209          (4) The chair, or the vice chair as authorized under Subsection (3), may designate a
210     member of the committee to conduct a committee meeting when neither the chair nor the vice
211     chair is able to attend a meeting.
212          (5) A committee member designated under Subsection (4) may conduct a committee
213     meeting but may not perform the duties of a chair described in JR3-2-603 and JR3-2-604.

214          (6) The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall staff the joint appropriations
215     subcommittees.
216          Section 7. JR3-2-401 is amended to read:
217          JR3-2-401. Executive appropriations -- Creation -- Membership -- Staffing.
218          (1) There is created an Executive Appropriations Committee consisting of 20 members
219     composed of:
220          (a) three members of the majority leadership of the Senate and four members of the
221     majority leadership of the House;
222          (b) two members of the minority leadership of the Senate and three members of the
223     minority leadership of the House;
224          (c) the chair and vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chair and
225     vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee; and
226          (d) (i) one member from the majority party of the Senate as appointed by the president
227     of the Senate or as chosen by the Senate majority caucus;
228          (ii) two members from the minority party of the Senate as appointed by the Senate
229     minority leader or as chosen by the Senate minority caucus; and
230          (iii) one member from the minority party of the House as appointed by the House
231     minority leader or as chosen by the House minority caucus.
232          (2) A member of the Executive Appropriations Committee, whose membership is
233     determined under Subsection (1)(a) or (b), may appoint a designee to permanently serve in that
234     individual's place if:
235          (a) the [person] individual is a member of the majority party and the designee is
236     approved by the speaker or the president; or
237          (b) the [person] individual is a member of the minority party and the designee is
238     approved by the House or Senate minority party leader.
239          [(3) (a) A majority of the Executive Appropriations Committee is a quorum for the
240     transaction of business.]
241          [(b) In determining a committee quorum, a majority is at least 50% in one house and
242     more than 50% in the other.]
243          [(4) (a) In all decisions of the Executive Appropriations Committee, a majority vote
244     prevails.]

245          [(b) A majority vote is at least 50% of the members of one house and more than 50%
246     of the members of the other house in attendance.]
247          [(5)] (3) The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall staff the Executive
248     Appropriations Committee [and its subcommittees].
249          Section 8. JR3-2-402 is amended to read:
250          JR3-2-402. Executive appropriations -- Duties -- Base budgets.
251          (1) As used in this rule:
252          (a) "Base budget" means amounts appropriated by the Legislature for each item of
253     appropriation for the current fiscal year that:
254          (i) are not designated as one-time in an appropriation, regardless of whether the
255     appropriation is covered by ongoing or one-time revenue sources; and
256          (ii) were not vetoed by the governor, unless the Legislature overrode the veto.
257          (b) "Base budget" includes:
258          (i) any changes to those amounts approved by the Executive Appropriations
259     Committee; and
260          (ii) amounts appropriated for debt service.
261          (2) (a) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet no later than the third
262     Wednesday in December to:
263          (i) direct staff as to what revenue estimate to use in preparing budget
264     recommendations, to include a forecast for federal fund receipts;
265          (ii) consider treating above-trend revenue growth as one-time revenue for major tax
266     types;
267          (iii) hear a report on the historical, current, and anticipated status of the following:
268          (A) debt;
269          (B) long term liabilities;
270          (C) contingent liabilities;
271          (D) General Fund borrowing;
272          (E) reserves;
273          (F) fund balances;
274          (G) nonlapsing appropriation balances;
275          (H) cash funded infrastructure investment; and

276          (I) changes in federal funds paid to the state;
277          (iv) hear a report on:
278          (A) the next fiscal year base budget appropriation for Medicaid accountable care
279     organizations according to Section 26-18-405.5;
280          (B) an explanation of program funding needs;
281          (C) estimates of overall medical inflation in the state; and
282          (D) mandated program changes and their estimated cost impact on Medicaid
283     accountable care organizations;
284          (v) decide whether to set aside special allocations for the end of the session, including
285     allocations:
286          (A) to address any anticipated reduction in the amount of federal funds paid to the
287     state; and
288          (B) of one-time revenue to pay down debt and other liabilities;
289          (vi) approve the appropriate amount for each subcommittee to use in preparing its
290     budget;
291          (vii) set a budget figure; and
292          (viii) adopt a base budget in accordance with Subsection (2)(b) and direct the
293     legislative fiscal analyst to prepare one or more appropriations acts appropriating one or more
294     base budgets for the next fiscal year.
295          (b) In a base budget adopted under Subsection (2)(a), appropriations from the General
296     Fund, the Education Fund, and the Uniform School Fund shall be set as follows:
297          (i) if the next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates set under Subsection (2)(a)(i) are
298     equal to or greater than the current fiscal year ongoing appropriations, the new fiscal year base
299     budget is not changed;
300          (ii) if the next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates set under Subsection (2)(a)(i) are
301     less than the current fiscal year ongoing appropriations, the new fiscal year base budget is
302     reduced by the same percentage that projected next fiscal year ongoing revenue estimates are
303     lower than the total of current fiscal year ongoing appropriations;
304          (iii) in making a reduction under Subsection (2)(b)(ii), appropriated debt service shall
305     not be reduced, and other ongoing appropriations shall be reduced, in an amount sufficient to
306     make the total ongoing appropriations, including the unadjusted debt service, equal to the

307     percentage calculated under Subsection (2)(b)(ii); and
308          (iv) the new fiscal year base budget shall include an appropriation to the Department of
309     Health for Medicaid accountable care organizations in the amount required by Section
310     26-18-405.5.
311          (c) The chairs of each [appropriation subcommittee] joint appropriations subcommittee
312     are invited to attend this meeting.
313          [(3) Appropriations subcommittees may not meet while the Senate or House is in
314     session without special leave from the speaker of the House and the president of the Senate.]
315          [(4)] (3) All proposed [items of expenditure to be included in the appropriations bills]
316     budget items shall be submitted to one of the subcommittees named in JR3-2-302 for
317     consideration and recommendation.
318          [(5)] (4) (a) After receiving and reviewing subcommittee reports, the Executive
319     Appropriations Committee may refer the report back to [an appropriations subcommittee] a
320     joint appropriations subcommittee with any guidelines the Executive Appropriations
321     Committee considers necessary to assist the subcommittee in producing a balanced budget.
322          (b) The subcommittee shall meet to review the new guidelines and report the
323     adjustments to the chairs of the Executive Appropriations Committee as soon as possible.
324          [(6)] (5) (a) After receiving the reports, the Executive Appropriations Committee
325     chairs will report them to the Executive Appropriations Committee.
326          (b) [That committee] The Executive Appropriations Committee shall:
327          (i) make any further adjustments necessary to balance the budget; and
328          (ii) complete all decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations [bill] bills no later
329     than the 39th day of the annual general session.
330          Section 9. JR3-2-403 is enacted to read:
331          JR3-2-403. Quorum requirements.
332          A quorum of a joint appropriations subcommittee and the Executive Appropriations
333     Committee is at least 50% in one house and more than 50% in the other.
334          Section 10. JR3-2-404 is enacted to read:
335          JR3-2-404. Voting requirements.
336          A majority vote of a joint appropriations subcommittee and the Executive
337     Appropriations Committee is at least 50% of those in attendance in one house and more than

338     50% of those in attendance in the other.
339          Section 11. JR3-2-405 is enacted to read:
340          JR3-2-405. Committee order of business.
341          Unless a committee chair, or a committee by majority vote, determines otherwise, the
342     order of business for an appropriations committee is:
343          (1) call to order by the chair;
344          (2) approval of the minutes of previous meetings;
345          (3) announcement of the agenda;
346          (4) announcement of time restrictions, if any, subject to the requirements of JR3-2-604;
347     and
348          (5) consideration of appropriations committee business.
349          Section 12. JR3-2-601 is repealed and reenacted to read:
350     
Part 6. Duties of a Committee Chair

351          JR3-2-601. Chair to enforce legislative rules and procedures.
352          The chair shall ensure the integrity of the appropriations committee process by
353     enforcing legislative rules and parliamentary procedure without delay.
354          Section 13. JR3-2-602 is repealed and reenacted to read:
355          JR3-2-602. Chair to set agenda -- Requirements.
356          The chair of an appropriations committee shall set the agenda for the committee
357     meeting.
358          Section 14. JR3-2-603 is repealed and reenacted to read:
359          JR3-2-603. Chair to post notice and agenda -- Notification to sponsors of request
360     for an appropriation.
361          (1) The chair shall cause a public notice and agenda to be posted at least 24 hours
362     before each appropriations committee meeting as required under Utah Code Title 52, Chapter
363     4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
364          (2) The chair shall notify the sponsor of a request for appropriation that is listed on an
365     agenda of the time and place of the committee meeting in which the request for appropriation
366     will be considered not less than 24 hours before the committee meeting.
367          Section 15. JR3-2-604 is repealed and reenacted to read:
368          JR3-2-604. Chair may direct order of agenda -- Time restrictions.

369          The chair, or a committee by majority vote, may adopt committee procedures and time
370     restrictions, including:
371          (1) directing the order of the agenda;
372          (2) directing the order in which a witness or presenter will be heard;
373          (3) directing the number of witnesses or presenters that will be heard; and
374          (4) limiting the time the committee will spend on:
375          (a) an item on the agenda; or
376          (b) an individual witness or presenter.
377          Section 16. JR3-2-605 is enacted to read:
378          JR3-2-605. Chair to preserve order -- Powers to preserve order.
379          (1) The chair shall preserve order and decorum during appropriations committee
380     meetings by:
381          (a) controlling outbursts and demonstrations; and
382          (b) ensuring that committee members, presenters, witnesses, and visitors act in a
383     dignified and respectful manner.
384          (2) To preserve order, the chair may:
385          (a) clear the committee room of any person who engages in disorderly conduct;
386          (b) recess an appropriations committee meeting; or
387          (c) request assistance from:
388          (i) the sergeant-at-arms; or
389          (ii) the Utah Highway Patrol.
390          Section 17. JR3-2-606 is enacted to read:
391          JR3-2-606. Chair to recognize committee members -- Remarks to be germane --
392     Committee members may make motions when recognized -- Permission to address
393     committee.
394          (1) The chair shall recognize a committee member who desires to speak to a subject
395     that is under consideration by an appropriations committee.
396          (2) Upon recognition by the chair, a committee member:
397          (a) shall ensure that the member's remarks are germane to the subject under
398     consideration; and
399          (b) may make a motion that is authorized by this chapter.

400          (3) Presenters, witnesses, visitors, staff, and committee members may not speak to an
401     appropriations committee unless recognized by the chair.
402          Section 18. JR3-2-607 is enacted to read:
403          JR3-2-607. Chair to accept all motions that are in order -- Once accepted, the
404     motion is pending.
405          (1) The chair shall accept a motion requested by a member of an appropriations
406     committee who has been properly recognized unless the motion is prohibited by this chapter or
407     by parliamentary procedure.
408          (2) To properly accept a motion, the chair shall:
409          (a) restate each verbal motion; and
410          (b) distribute copies of each written motion to members of the committee.
411          (3) When a chair properly accepts a motion under Subsection (2), the motion is
412     pending.
413          Section 19. JR3-2-608 is enacted to read:
414          JR3-2-608. Chair to allow response to motions before placing motions for a vote.
415          After a motion has been accepted, and before the chair places a motion for a vote, the
416     chair shall permit:
417          (1) members of the committee to ask the committee member who placed the motion
418     questions about the motion;
419          (2) members of the committee to debate the motion;
420          (3) the sponsor of a budget item or request for appropriation that is affected by the
421     motion to respond to the motion; and
422          (4) the committee member who placed the motion to have the final word on the
423     motion.
424          Section 20. JR3-2-609 is enacted to read:
425          JR3-2-609. Chair to place motion for vote.
426          After the chair has permitted a committee member to sum on a motion as required
427     under JR3-2-608(4), the chair shall place the motion for a vote unless the motion is withdrawn
428     subject to the requirements of JR3-2-811.
429          Section 21. JR3-2-610 is enacted to read:
430          JR3-2-610. Chair to verbally announce vote on motions -- Motions pass with

431     majority vote of a quorum -- Exceptions.
432          (1) After an appropriations committee votes on a motion, the chair shall:
433          (a) determine whether the motion passed or failed;
434          (b) verbally announce that the motion passed or that the motion failed; and
435          (c) if the vote on the motion is not unanimous, verbally identify by name either the
436     committee members who voted "yes" or the committee members who voted "no."
437          (2) Unless otherwise specifically indicated in this chapter, motions pass with a majority
438     vote of a quorum as defined in JR3-2-404.
439          Section 22. JR3-2-611 is enacted to read:
440          JR3-2-611. Chair may direct a roll call vote.
441          Although most motions will be determined by a voice vote, the chair, or a committee by
442     majority vote, may direct a roll call vote.
443          Section 23. JR3-2-612 is enacted to read:
444          JR3-2-612. Chair to decide points of order -- Committee may appeal chair's
445     decision.
446          (1) A chair shall rule on a point of order without committee discussion or debate.
447          (2) As provided in JR3-2-806, a committee member may:
448          (a) make a point of order; or
449          (b) appeal the decision of the chair.
450          Section 24. JR3-2-613 is enacted to read:
451          JR3-2-613. Chair to ensure integrity of minutes -- Retention of minutes --
452     Content requirements.
453          (1) The chair shall:
454          (a) ensure that a secretary takes minutes of appropriation committee meetings; and
455          (b) present the minutes to the committee for approval.
456          (2) The chair shall ensure that committee minutes comply with the requirements of
457     Utah Code Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
458          (3) The chair shall ensure that committee minutes include:
459          (a) the date, time, and place of each committee meeting;
460          (b) a list of committee members present;
461          (c) each motion made;

462          (d) the vote on each motion;
463          (e) points of order; and
464          (f) the outcome of each appeal of the decision of the chair.
465          Section 25. JR3-2-701 is enacted to read:
466     
Part 7. Duties of an Appropriations Committee

467          JR3-2-701. Request for appropriation.
468          (1) A legislator wishing to obtain funding for a project, program, or entity that has not
469     previously been funded, or to obtain additional or separate funding for a project, program, or
470     entity, shall file a request for appropriation with the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
471          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a legislator may not file a request for
472     appropriation with the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst after noon on the 11th day of the
473     annual general session.
474          (b) After the date established by this Subsection (2), a legislator may file a request for
475     appropriation if:
476          (i) for a request by a House member, the representative makes a motion to file a request
477     for appropriation and that motion is approved by a constitutional majority of the House; or
478          (ii) for a request by a senator, the senator makes a motion to file a request for
479     appropriation and that motion is approved by a constitutional majority vote of the Senate.
480          (3) The request shall designate:
481          (a) the project, program, or entity to be funded;
482          (b) the source for the funding;
483          (c) the chief sponsor, who is knowledgeable about and responsible for providing
484     pertinent information as the appropriation is processed;
485          (d) supporting legislators, if any, who wish to cosponsor the appropriation; and
486          (e) the joint appropriations subcommittee to which the sponsor wishes the request to be
487     assigned, if any.
488          Section 26. JR3-2-702 is enacted to read:
489          JR3-2-702. Review and action on requests for appropriation.
490          (1) (a) The legislative fiscal analyst shall review each request for appropriation.
491          (b) If the request requires that a statute be enacted, amended, or repealed, the
492     legislative fiscal analyst shall immediately transfer the request to the Office of Legislative

493     Research and General Counsel as a request for legislation.
494          (c) If the request does not require that a statute be enacted, amended, or repealed, the
495     legislative fiscal analyst shall number and title the request and refer the request to:
496          (i) the House chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee, if the sponsor is a
497     House member; or
498          (ii) the Senate chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee, if the sponsor is a
499     Senate member.
500          (2) The House or Senate chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee shall refer
501     the request to the appropriate joint appropriations subcommittees or to the Executive
502     Appropriations Committee.
503          (3) Each joint appropriations subcommittee that receives a request for appropriation
504     shall:
505          (a) allow the sponsor to present and discuss the request with the subcommittee;
506          (b) discuss the request; and
507          (c) do one of the following:
508          (i) include all or part of the requested appropriation in the budget recommendation
509     made by the subcommittee or the Executive Appropriations Committee;
510          (ii) reject the request; or
511          (iii) recommend that all or part of the requested appropriation be placed on a funding
512     prioritization list.
513          Section 27. JR3-2-703 is enacted to read:
514          JR3-2-703. Amending proposed budget items -- Amendments must be germane.
515          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and if recognized by the chair, a
516     committee member may make a motion to amend a proposed budget item or request for
517     appropriation that is under consideration.
518          (b) (i) A committee member may propose a verbal amendment to a proposed budget
519     item or request for appropriation under consideration if the amendment contains 15 or fewer
520     words.
521          (ii) Before proposing a motion to amend, a committee member shall ensure that a
522     proposed amendment that contains more than 15 words is printed and distributed to committee
523     staff and to all committee members present.

524          (2) (a) A committee member may only make a motion to amend that is germane to the
525     proposed budget item or request for appropriation under consideration.
526          (b) A committee member who believes that an amendment is not germane to the
527     subject of the proposed budget item or request for appropriation may make a point of order or
528     appeal as described in JR3-2-806.
529          Section 28. JR3-2-704 is enacted to read:
530          JR3-2-704. Reconsideration of action.
531          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and if recognized by the chair, a committee
532     member may make a motion to reconsider the committee's action on a proposed budget item or
533     request for appropriation if the proposed budget item or request for appropriation is:
534          (a) assigned to the committee; and
535          (b) listed on the committee agenda as required by Utah Code Title 52, Chapter 4, Open
536     and Public Meetings Act.
537          (2) A committee may not reconsider its action:
538          (a) more than once in a meeting; and
539          (b) until the committee has considered other committee business.
540          Section 29. JR3-2-705 is enacted to read:
541          JR3-2-705. Testimony may be taken under oath.
542          (1) At the direction of the chair, or upon a majority vote of the committee, the
543     testimony of a witness, presenter, or visitor who speaks to a committee may be taken under
544     oath.
545          (2) The chair or committee staff shall administer the oath.
546          Section 30. JR3-2-706 is enacted to read:
547          JR3-2-706. Additional committee meetings.
548          With permission from the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House, a chair
549     may hold an appropriations committee meeting independent of the regularly scheduled
550     committee meetings.
551          Section 31. JR3-2-707 is enacted to read:
552          JR3-2-707. Closed appropriations committee meetings.
553          An appropriations committee may close a committee meeting in accordance with the
554     procedures and requirements of Utah Code Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.

555          Section 32. JR3-2-708 is enacted to read:
556          JR3-2-708. Prohibited from meeting while House or Senate is in session --
557     Exceptions.
558          (1) An appropriations committee may not meet while the House or Senate is in session
559     unless:
560          (a) (i) the House chair receives permission from the speaker to meet; and
561          (ii) the Senate chair receives permission from the president to meet; or
562          (b) (i) a majority of the House approves a motion for the committee to meet while the
563     House is in session; and
564          (ii) a majority of the Senate approves a motion for the committee to meet while the
565     Senate is in session.
566          (2) Unless a committee is authorized to meet as provided in Subsection (1), any action
567     taken by a committee while the House or Senate is in session is invalid.
568          Section 33. JR3-2-801 is enacted to read:
569     
Part 8. Appropriations Committee Parliamentary Procedures

570          JR3-2-801. Obtaining the floor in committee -- Remarks to be germane.
571          (1) As required in JR3-2-606, a chair shall recognize a committee member who desires
572     to speak to the committee.
573          (2) A committee member who is recognized by the chair may make a motion consistent
574     with the requirements of this chapter.
575          (3) A second to a motion is not required.
576          Section 34. JR3-2-802 is enacted to read:
577          JR3-2-802. Committee members shall vote.
578          A committee member shall vote on every motion placed for a vote while the committee
579     member is present at a meeting.
580          Section 35. JR3-2-803 is enacted to read:
581          JR3-2-803. Privileged motions in committee -- General requirements, procedure,
582     and priority.
583          (1) Privileged motions:
584          (a) are non-debatable; and
585          (b) take precedence over non-privileged motions.

586          (2) If a privileged motion is requested while another privileged motion is pending, the
587     chair shall grant priority to the privileged motions in the following order:
588          (a) adjourn;
589          (b) set time to adjourn;
590          (c) recess;
591          (d) end debate or call the question;
592          (e) extend debate; and
593          (f) limit debate.
594          (3) Except for a motion to adjourn, a privileged motion, if adopted, does not dispose of
595     other pending motions.
596          Section 36. JR3-2-804 is enacted to read:
597          JR3-2-804. Original motions in committee -- General requirements, procedure,
598     and priority.
599          (1) Original motions:
600          (a) are debatable; and
601          (b) may be replaced with a substitute motion.
602          (2) A committee member may not make an original motion if:
603          (a) a privileged motion is pending; or
604          (b) a substitute motion is pending.
605          Section 37. JR3-2-805 is enacted to read:
606          JR3-2-805. Substitute motions in committee -- General requirements, procedure,
607     and priority.
608          (1) Substitute motions:
609          (a) are debatable; and
610          (b) take precedence over original motions.
611          (2) (a) A committee member may make a substitute motion if an original motion is
612     pending.
613          (b) A committee member may not make a substitute motion if:
614          (i) a privileged motion is pending; or
615          (ii) another substitute motion is pending.
616          (c) If a substitute motion is adopted, a substitute motion disposes of the original

617     motion.
618          (d) If a substitute motion is not adopted, the original motion is pending.
619          Section 38. JR3-2-806 is enacted to read:
620          JR3-2-806. Point of order -- Appeal of chair's decision.
621          (1) A point of order is not a motion and, except during a vote, may be made by a
622     member of an appropriations committee at any time during a committee meeting.
623          (2) If a member of an appropriations committee is concerned that legislative rules or
624     procedures are not being followed, the committee member may make a point of order.
625          (3) When a point of order is made, the chair shall immediately allow the committee
626     member to state the member's point.
627          (4) A chair shall rule on the point of order without committee discussion or debate as
628     provided in JR3-2-612.
629          (5) An appeal of the decision of the chair is not a motion and may be made by a
630     committee member after the chair has ruled on a point of order.
631          (6) (a) An appropriations committee may, by majority vote, override the decision of the
632     chair on a point of order.
633          (b) If the committee overrides the decision of the chair, the ruling of a committee is
634     final.
635          (c) If a committee does not override the decision of the chair, the ruling of a chair is
636     final.
637          Section 39. JR3-2-807 is enacted to read:
638          JR3-2-807. Point of information.
639          (1) A point of information is not a motion and, except during summation or a vote,
640     may be made by a member of an appropriations committee at any time during a committee
641     meeting.
642          (2) If a member of an appropriations committee desires clarification on any aspect of a
643     committee meeting, the committee member may make a point of information.
644          (3) When a point of information is made, the chair shall immediately allow the
645     committee member to state the point.
646          Section 40. JR3-2-808 is enacted to read:
647          JR3-2-808. Division of a motion.

648          (1) A division is not a motion and, except during a vote, may be made by a member of
649     an appropriations committee at any time during a committee meeting without being recognized
650     by the chair.
651          (2) The committee member who divides a motion shall clearly state how the motion is
652     to be divided.
653          (3) A committee member may not divide a motion in such a manner that could create
654     an unintelligible or ambiguous result.
655          Section 41. JR3-2-809 is enacted to read:
656          JR3-2-809. Prohibited motions.
657          (1) (a) Except for a motion to adjourn, a committee member may not make a motion
658     unless a quorum of the committee is present.
659          (b) When a quorum is not present, a motion to adjourn is passed with a majority vote
660     of those present.
661          (2) No motion is in order during a vote.
662          (3) A point of order is not in order during a vote.
663          Section 42. JR3-2-810 is enacted to read:
664          JR3-2-810. Repeating defeated motion.
665          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a motion that is defeated may not be made by
666     a committee member until the committee has considered other committee business.
667          (2) A motion to postpone a proposed budget item or a request for appropriation to a
668     day certain, if defeated, may not be made again by any committee member during the same
669     committee meeting.
670          Section 43. JR3-2-811 is enacted to read:
671          JR3-2-811. Withdraw motion.
672          A pending motion may be withdrawn at any time before the motion is placed for a vote.
673          Section 44. JR3-2-901 is enacted to read:
674     
Part 9. Conference Committees

675          JR3-2-901. Appointment and chairs -- Notice.
676          (1) (a) If the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to a Senate bill, the
677     secretary of the Senate shall notify the House of the refusal and ask the House to recede from
678     its amendments.

679          (b) Either house may recede from its position on any difference existing between the
680     two houses by a majority vote of its members.
681          (c) (i) If the House refuses to recede, the speaker shall appoint a conference committee
682     of three.
683          (ii) After making the appointment, the speaker shall:
684          (A) publicly announce the House members of the conference committee and the time
685     and place that the conference committee will meet;
686          (B) ensure that no more than two of the appointees are members of the majority party;
687     and
688          (C) direct House staff to provide electronic notice that identifies the House members of
689     the conference committee and the time and place of the conference committee meeting.
690          (d) If the speaker does not immediately appoint a conference committee, the president
691     may appoint a conference committee as provided in Subsection (2)(c).
692          (2) (a) If the House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments to a House bill, the
693     chief clerk of the House shall notify the Senate of the refusal and ask the Senate to recede from
694     its amendments.
695          (b) Either house may recede from its position on any difference existing between the
696     two houses by a majority vote of its members.
697          (c) (i) If the Senate refuses to recede, the president shall appoint a conference
698     committee of three.
699          (ii) After making the appointment, the president shall:
700          (A) publicly announce the Senate members of the conference committee and the time
701     and place that the conference committee will meet;
702          (B) ensure that no more than two of the appointees are members of the majority party;
703     and
704          (C) direct Senate staff to provide electronic notice that identifies the Senate members
705     of the conference committee and the time and place of the conference committee meeting.
706          (d) If the president does not immediately appoint a conference committee, the speaker
707     may appoint a conference committee as provided in Subsection (1)(c).
708          (3) (a) Whenever the president or speaker appoints a conference committee, the
709     secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House shall:

710          (i) immediately notify the other house of the action taken; and
711          (ii) request the appointment of conference committee members from that other house.
712          (b) After receiving the notice and request, the presiding officer of the other house shall:
713          (i) appoint a conference committee of three;
714          (ii) publicly announce the members of the conference committee from that house and
715     the time and place that the conference committee will meet; and
716          (iii) direct staff to provide electronic notice that identifies the members of the
717     conference committee and the time and place of the conference committee meeting.
718          (4) (a) The first senator named on the conference committee is the Senate chair of the
719     committee, and the first representative named on the conference committee is the House chair.
720          (b) The conference committee chairs shall direct the preparation of the conference
721     committee report.
722          Section 45. JR3-2-902 is enacted to read:
723          JR3-2-902. Conference committee procedures.
724          (1) The chair from the house of origin of the bill shall chair meetings of the committee.
725          (2) Staff from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel may attend the
726     conference committee meeting to assist in the preparation of the committee report.
727          (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), conference committee meetings are open to the
728     public.
729          (b) Public comment may not be received or made during a conference committee
730     meeting unless a majority of committee members from one house and at least 50% from the
731     other house vote to receive public comment.
732          (4) (a) A majority of committee members from each house must approve a conference
733     committee report in order for it to be presented to the Legislature.
734          (b) (i) If the conference committee cannot reach an agreement, the committee shall
735     report the failure to agree to both houses.
736          (ii) Upon notice that a conference committee has failed to agree, the presiding officer
737     of each house may either appoint a new committee by following the requirements of JR3-2-901
738     or reappoint the former committee and announce the time and place of the committee's
739     meeting.
740          (5) Before a bill being considered by a conference committee is abandoned, not to be

741     reviewed again by either house during the remainder of the session, each house shall vote to
742     refuse further conferences by the same committee or a new committee.
743          Section 46. JR3-2-903 is enacted to read:
744          JR3-2-903. Conference committee report -- Contents -- Disposition.
745          (1) The conference committee's report shall:
746          (a) be in writing; and
747          (b) list the vote of each member of the conference committee by name.
748          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), the committee may report any modifications or
749     amendments to the bill that it thinks advisable.
750          (b) A conference committee may not consider or report on any matter except those at
751     issue between the two houses.
752          (3) (a) If the bill being discussed by the conference committee is a House bill, the
753     Senate conference committee members shall present the conference committee report first to
754     the Senate.
755          (b) If the bill being discussed by the conference committee is a Senate bill, the House
756     conference committee members shall present the conference committee report first to the
757     House.
758          (4) (a) After a motion to adopt the conference committee report is approved, the bill
759     shall be put at the top of the third reading calendar in the first house for consideration.
760          (b) When the first house has acted on the bill, it shall transmit the bill and the report to
761     the other house, along with a letter explaining its action.
762          (c) Before a house's vote is taken on the conference committee report, the report shall
763     be read.
764          Section 47. JR3-2-904 is enacted to read:
765          JR3-2-904. Failure to meet.
766          If the members of the conference committee do not meet in a timely manner after being
767     appointed, the presiding officers of both houses may appoint a new conference committee and
768     disband the original conference committee.
769          Section 48. JR4-2-101 is amended to read:
770          JR4-2-101. Requests for legislation -- Contents -- Timing.
771          (1) (a) A legislator wishing to introduce a bill or resolution shall file a Request for

772     Legislation with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel within the time limits
773     established by this rule.
774          (b) The request for legislation shall:
775          (i) designate the chief sponsor, who is knowledgeable about and responsible for
776     providing pertinent information as the legislation is drafted;
777          (ii) designate any supporting legislators from the same house as the chief sponsor who
778     wish to cosponsor the legislation; and
779          (iii) (A) provide specific or conceptual information concerning the change or addition
780     to law or policy that the legislator intends the proposed legislation to make;
781          (B) identify the specific situation or concern that the legislator intends the legislation to
782     address; or
783          (C) identify the general subject area within which the proposed legislation is likely to
784     fall.
785          (2) (a) Any legislator may file a request for legislation beginning 60 days after the
786     Legislature adjourns its annual general session sine die.
787          (b) A legislator-elect may file a request for legislation beginning on the November 15
788     after the annual general election at which the legislator was elected.
789          (c) (i) If an incumbent legislator does not file to run for reelection or is defeated in a
790     political party convention, primary election, or general election, that legislator may not file any
791     requests for legislation as of that date.
792          (ii) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall abandon each
793     request for legislation from the legislator that is pending on that date unless, within 30 days
794     after that date, another member of the Legislature qualified to file a request for legislation
795     assumes sponsorship of the legislation.
796          (d) (i) If, for any reason, a legislator who filed a request for legislation is unavailable to
797     serve in the next annual general session, the former legislator shall seek another legislator to
798     assume sponsorship of each request for legislation filed by the legislator who is unavailable to
799     serve.
800          (ii) If the former legislator is unable to find another legislator to sponsor the legislation
801     within 30 days, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall abandon each
802     pending request for legislation from the legislator who is unavailable to serve.

803          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), a legislator may not file a Request for
804     Legislation with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel after noon on the 11th
805     day of the annual general session.
806          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), by noon on the 11th day of the annual
807     general session, each legislator shall, for each Request for Legislation on file with the Office of
808     Legislative Research and General Counsel, either approve the request for numbering or
809     abandon the request.
810          (c) After the date established by this Subsection (3), a legislator may file a Request for
811     Legislation and automatically approve the legislation for numbering if:
812          (i) for House legislation, the representative makes a motion to request a bill or
813     resolution for drafting and introduction and that motion is approved by a constitutional
814     majority of the House; or
815          (ii) for Senate legislation, the senator makes a motion to request a bill or resolution for
816     drafting and introduction and that motion is approved by a constitutional majority vote of the
817     Senate.
818          (4) A legislator wishing to obtain funding for a project, program, or entity, when that
819     funding request does not require that a statute be enacted, repealed, or amended, may not file a
820     Request for Legislation but instead shall file a request for appropriation by following the
821     procedures and requirements of [JR4-3-101] JR3-2-701.
822          Section 49. JR4-3-101 is repealed and reenacted to read:
823     
CHAPTER 3. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION

824     
Part 1. Introduction and Consideration of Legislation

825          JR4-3-101. Introduction of legislation.
826          (1) The secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House shall inform the presiding
827     officer about legislation ready for introduction.
828          (2) When directed to do so by the presiding officer, the reading clerk shall introduce
829     the legislation by reading its number and short title, which constitutes the legislation's first
830     reading.
831          Section 50. JR4-3-102 is enacted to read:
832          JR4-3-102. Reference of legislation.
833          (1) During an annual general or special session of the Legislature, after a piece of

834     legislation has been introduced and read for the first time, it shall be referred to a committee or
835     to the floor as provided in Senate or House Rules.
836          (2) The secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House or their designees shall
837     deliver all legislation assigned to a committee to the chair of that committee or to that chair's
838     designee.
839          Section 51. JR4-3-103 is enacted to read:
840          JR4-3-103. Standing committee responsibilities.
841          (1) Each standing committee shall:
842          (a) examine legislation referred to it;
843          (b) amend or substitute the legislation if necessary; and
844          (c) report the legislation back to the floor.
845          (2) If legislation is referred to an interim committee, the interim committee may
846     examine and recommend to the sponsor any changes to it that the committee considers
847     necessary.
848          Section 52. JR4-3-104 is enacted to read:
849          JR4-3-104. Floor action.
850          According to the procedures and requirements of Senate Rules and House Rules, each
851     house shall consider legislation that is referred to it by a committee or that is otherwise in its
852     possession.
853          Section 53. JR4-3-105 is enacted to read:
854          JR4-3-105. Calendaring legislation -- Preference for legislation of other chamber.
855          During the third and fourth days of each week:
856          (1) the Senate shall consider House legislation appearing on the Senate calendar; and
857          (2) the House shall consider Senate legislation appearing on the House calendar.
858          Section 54. JR4-3-106 is enacted to read:
859          JR4-3-106. Notice to other chamber that legislation has failed.
860          (1) When a piece of legislation that passed the Senate is rejected by the House, the
861     chief clerk of the House shall transmit notice of the rejection to the Senate.
862          (2) When a piece of legislation that passed the House is rejected by the Senate, the
863     secretary of the Senate shall transmit notice of the rejection to the House.
864          Section 55. JR4-3-107 is enacted to read:

865          JR4-3-107. Legislation transmitted to other house.
866          (1) The secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House shall:
867          (a) transmit notice of passage on third reading to the other house;
868          (b) comply with the requirements of Subsection (2) if necessary; and
869          (c) if sent to the other house, enter the date of transmission in the journal.
870          (2) The secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House shall, before transmitting a
871     piece of legislation to the other house, ensure that, if the legislation passed with amendments or
872     was substituted, the amendments or substitute are:
873          (a) retyped or reprinted in the typeface and on the color paper designated for each
874     house; and
875          (b) transmitted with the legislation.
876          Section 56. JR4-3-108 is enacted to read:
877          JR4-3-108. Consideration and action on amendments to legislation made in the
878     other chamber.
879          (1) (a) If the Senate amends and passes, or substitutes and passes, a piece of House
880     legislation, the House must either "concur" or "refuse to concur" in the amendments or
881     substitute.
882          (b) (i) If the House concurs, the legislation shall be voted on for final passage in the
883     House.
884          (ii) If the legislation passes, the chief clerk of the House shall notify the Senate, obtain
885     the signatures required by JR4-6-101, and send the legislation to the Office of Legislative
886     Research and General Counsel for enrolling.
887          (c) If the House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments or substitute to a piece of
888     House legislation, the chief clerk of the House and the House shall follow the procedures and
889     requirements of Joint Rules Title 3, Chapter 2, Part 9, Conference Committees.
890          (2) (a) If the House amends and passes, or substitutes and passes, a piece of Senate
891     legislation, the Senate must either "concur" or "refuse to concur" in the amendments or
892     substitute.
893          (b) (i) If the Senate concurs, the legislation shall be voted on for final passage in the
894     Senate.
895          (ii) If the legislation passes, the secretary of the Senate shall notify the House, obtain

896     the signatures required by JR4-6-101, and send the legislation to the Office of Legislative
897     Research and General Counsel for enrolling.
898          (c) If the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments or substitute to a piece of
899     Senate legislation, the secretary of the Senate and the Senate shall follow the procedures and
900     requirements of Joint Rules Title 3, Chapter 2, Part 9, Conference Committees.
901          Section 57. JR4-3-109 is enacted to read:
902          JR4-3-109. Striking the enacting clause.
903          (1) (a) (i) Either house may strike the enacting clause on any piece of legislation by
904     following the procedures and requirements of Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
905          (ii) To strike an enacting clause, a legislator shall make a motion on the floor to strike
906     the enacting clause and a majority of the members of that house must approve the motion.
907          (b) If the enacting clause of a piece of legislation is struck:
908          (i) the action conclusively defeats the legislation; and
909          (ii) a motion to reconsider the action is out of order.
910          (2) The enacting clause of each piece of legislation that has not passed the Legislature
911     before adjournment sine die of an annual general session or a special session is automatically
912     stricken.
913          Section 58. JR4-3-201 is repealed and reenacted to read:
914     
Part 2. Transmitting and Recording Receipt of Legislation and

915     
Notices from Other House

916          JR4-3-201. Transmittal letters.
917          The secretary of the Senate or the chief clerk of the House shall:
918          (1) attach a transmittal letter signed by the secretary or clerk to each piece of legislation
919     to be transmitted to the opposite house; and
920          (2) ensure that the piece of legislation, with its transmittal letter, is sent to the opposite
921     house.
922          Section 59. JR4-3-202 is enacted to read:
923          JR4-3-202. Memorializing formal receipt of legislation from other house.
924          (1) (a) Upon receipt of a transmittal letter from the Senate, the chief clerk of the House
925     or the clerk's designee shall sign a receipt recording the House's receipt of the legislation.
926          (b) Once the receipt is signed, the legislation is in the possession of the House.

927          (2) (a) Upon receipt of a transmittal letter from the House, the secretary of the Senate
928     or the secretary's designee shall sign a receipt recording the Senate's receipt of the legislation.
929          (b) Once the receipt is signed, the legislation is in the possession of the Senate.
930          Section 60. JR4-3-203 is enacted to read:
931          JR4-3-203. Possession of a bill -- Process for obtaining the return of legislation
932     sent to the other house.
933          (1) A piece of legislation is in the possession of the house in which it has been
934     receipted.
935          (2) A piece of legislation in the possession of one house may be returned to the other
936     house only when:
937          (a) the house having possession of the legislation receives a written request from the
938     opposite house requesting return of the legislation; and
939          (b) a majority of the house having possession of the legislation votes to return the
940     legislation to the opposite house.
941          Section 61. JR4-4-101 is repealed and reenacted to read:
942     
CHAPTER 4. DEADLINES FOR PASSAGE OF CERTAIN BILLS

943     
Part 1. Bills Containing Fiscal Notes

944          JR4-4-101. Deadline for passing certain fiscal note bills.
945          (1) (a) The House shall refer any Senate bill with a fiscal note of $10,000 or more to
946     the House Rules Committee before giving that bill a third reading.
947          (b) The Senate shall table on third reading each House bill with a fiscal note of $10,000
948     or more.
949          (2) (a) Before adjourning on the 43rd day of the annual general session, each legislator
950     shall prioritize fiscal note bills and identify other projects or programs for new or one-time
951     funding according to the process established by leadership.
952          (b) Before adjourning on the 44th day of the annual general session, the Legislature
953     shall either pass or defeat each bill with a fiscal note of $10,000 or more except constitutional
954     amendment resolutions.
955          Section 62. JR4-4-201 is repealed and reenacted to read:
956     
Part 2. Appropriations Bills

957          JR4-4-201. Deadline for passing base budget bills.

958          (1) Each legislator shall receive a copy of each base budget bill for the next fiscal year
959     by calendared floor time on the first day of the annual general session.
960          (2) By noon on the 16th day, but not before the third day, of the annual general session,
961     the Legislature shall either pass or defeat each base budget bill.
962          Section 63. JR4-4-202 is repealed and reenacted to read:
963          JR4-4-202. Deadline for passing certain appropriations bills and school finance
964     bills.
965          (1) Each legislator shall receive a copy of any general appropriations bills, any
966     supplemental appropriations bills, and any school finance bills by calendared floor time on the
967     42nd day of the annual general session.
968          (2) Before the calendared closing time of the 43rd day of the annual general session,
969     the Legislature shall either pass or defeat those general appropriations bills, supplemental
970     appropriations bills, and school finance bills.
971          Section 64. JR4-4-203 is repealed and reenacted to read:
972          JR4-4-203. Deadline for passing the final appropriations bill.
973          (1) Each legislator shall receive a copy of the final appropriations bill by calendared
974     floor time on the 45th day of the annual general session.
975          (2) By noon on the 45th day of the annual general session, the Legislature shall either
976     pass or defeat the final appropriations bill.
977          Section 65. JR4-4-301 is enacted to read:
978     
Part 3. Bond Bills

979          JR4-4-301. Deadline for passing bond bills.
980          (1) Each legislator shall receive a copy of any bond bill by noon on the 42nd day of the
981     annual general session.
982          (2) Before the calendared closing time of the 43rd day of the annual general session,
983     the Legislature shall either pass or defeat each bond bill.
984          Section 66. JR4-5-101 is repealed and reenacted to read:
985     
CHAPTER 5. DISPOSITION OF LEGISLATION AFTER PASSAGE

986     
Part 1. Certifying and Enrolling the Legislation

987          JR4-5-101. Certification and signature.
988          (1) (a) When a piece of Senate legislation has passed both houses, the secretary of the

989     Senate shall certify its final passage by identifying:
990          (i) the date that the legislation passed the Senate;
991          (ii) the number of senators voting for and against the legislation;
992          (iii) the number of senators absent for the vote;
993          (iv) the date that the legislation passed the House;
994          (v) the number of representatives voting for and against the legislation; and
995          (vi) the number of representatives absent for the vote.
996          (b) When a piece of House legislation has passed both houses, the chief clerk of the
997     House shall certify its final passage by identifying:
998          (i) the date that the legislation passed the House;
999          (ii) the number of representatives voting for and against the legislation;
1000          (iii) the number of representatives absent for the vote;
1001          (iv) the date that the legislation passed the Senate;
1002          (v) the number of senators voting for and against the legislation; and
1003          (vi) the number of senators absent for the vote.
1004          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), within one legislative day of final
1005     passage, each piece of legislation shall be signed:
1006          (i) first by the presiding officer of the house in which it was last voted upon; and
1007          (ii) second by the presiding officer of the other house.
1008          (b) Within five days following the adjournment sine die of a legislative session, each
1009     piece of legislation passed on the final day of that legislative session shall be signed:
1010          (i) first by the presiding officer of the house in which it was last voted upon; and
1011          (ii) second by the presiding officer of the other house.
1012          (c) Unless the session has adjourned sine die, the secretary of the Senate or chief clerk
1013     of the House shall note in the journal that the legislation was signed by the presiding officer.
1014          Section 67. JR4-5-102 is enacted to read:
1015          JR4-5-102. Enrollment and transmittal of legislation to the governor.
1016          (1) (a) After a piece of legislation that has passed both houses has been signed by the
1017     presiding officers, the secretary or chief clerk shall deliver it to the Office of Legislative
1018     Research and General Counsel.
1019          (b) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:

1020          (i) examine and enroll the legislation;
1021          (ii) correct any technical errors as provided by Utah Code Section 36-12-12; and
1022          (iii) transmit a copy of the enrolled legislation to:
1023          (A) the secretary of the Senate for legislation originating in the Senate; and
1024          (B) the chief clerk of the House for legislation originating in the House.
1025          (2) When enrolling the legislation, the Office of Legislative Research and General
1026     Counsel shall:
1027          (a) include the name of the House floor sponsor for Senate legislation under the
1028     heading "House Sponsor:"; or
1029          (b) include the name of the Senate floor sponsor for House legislation under the
1030     heading "Senate Sponsor:".
1031          (3) The secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House shall:
1032          (a) certify each enrolled piece of legislation; and
1033          (b) ensure that a copy of the enrolled legislation is:
1034          (i) transmitted to the governor;
1035          (ii) filed with the secretary or chief clerk;
1036          (iii) transmitted to the chief sponsor upon request; and
1037          (iv) transmitted to the Office of Legislative Printing.
1038          Section 68. JR4-5-103 is enacted to read:
1039          JR4-5-103. Legislative general counsel to correct certain technical errors.
1040          The legislative general counsel may correct technical errors in the code in preparing the
1041     database for publication.
1042          Section 69. JR4-5-201 is repealed and reenacted to read:
1043     
Part 2. Recalling Legislation After Passage

1044          JR4-5-201. Recalling legislation before it is signed by the speaker and president.
1045          Legislation in the possession of the other house or the Office of Legislative Research
1046     and General Counsel may be recalled by a motion and a constitutional majority vote from the
1047     members of both houses.
1048          Section 70. JR4-5-202 is repealed and reenacted to read:
1049          JR4-5-202. Recalling legislation from the governor.
1050          When a bill has passed both houses of the Legislature, been signed by the presiding

1051     officers, been enrolled, and has been sent to the governor for his approval, it can be recalled
1052     only if:
1053          (1) a joint resolution requesting that the governor return the legislation is passed by a
1054     constitutional majority vote of both houses; and
1055          (2) the governor elects to return it.
1056          Section 71. Repealer.
1057          This resolution repeals:
1058          JR4-4-102, Reference of legislation.
1059          JR4-4-103, Committee responsibilities.
1060          JR4-4-104, Floor action.
1061          JR4-4-105, Calendaring legislation -- Preference for legislation of other chamber.
1062          JR4-4-106, Notice to other chamber that legislation has failed.
1063          JR4-4-107, Legislation transmitted to other house.
1064          JR4-4-108, Consideration and action on amendments to legislation made in the
1065     other chamber.
1066          JR4-4-109, Striking the enacting clause.
1067          JR4-5-301, Deadline for passing bond bills.
1068          JR4-6-102, Enrollment and transmittal of legislation to the governor.
1069          JR4-6-103, Legislative general counsel to correct certain technical errors.
1070          Section 72. Revisor instructions.
1071          The Legislature intends that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in
1072     preparing the Legislative Rules database for publication, renumber rules and correct cross
1073     references as necessary.






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