This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 9:51 AM by lpoole.
Senator Lyle W. Hillyard proposes the following substitute bill:


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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION - AMENDMENTS TO JOINT

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RULES

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This rules resolution makes changes to the joint legislative rules.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This resolution:
13          ▸     modifies the timing for when a newly elected legislator is considered eligible to
14     request bill files;
15          ▸     modifies the rules for determining when a non-returning legislator may no longer
16     request bill files;
17          ▸     consolidates rules relating to posting of bill-related information on the legislative
18     website into a single section;
19          ▸     changes the number of priority bill designations and modifies the deadlines for
20     requesting priority bill designations;
21          ▸     removes disused drafting deadline requirements;
22          ▸     clarifies and modifies committee coverage and procedures related to:
23               •     the procedures for creating and the contents of interim committee notes placed
24     on legislation; and
25               •     the display of draft legislation and committee note information on the
26     legislature's website;
27          ▸     requires certain information to be made available on the legislative website;
28          ▸     modifies conflict of interest provisions;
29          ▸     modifies and clarifies provisions related to adoption of interim committee study
30     lists during the first yearly meeting of each interim committee;
31          ▸     modifies provisions related to time periods when certain legislative committees are,
32     with certain exceptions, prohibited from meeting;
33          ▸     clarifies that legislators meeting remotely during an electronic meeting, are required
34     to vote on motions, consistent with attendance in person;
35          ▸     modifies provisions related to an interim committee electing to authorize chairs to
36     independently open committee bill files;
37          ▸     modifies requirements and procedures for the opening and drafting of committee
38     bill files;
39          ▸     requires draft legislation being considered in an interim meeting to be publicly
40     posted on the legislature's website for a certain period before the meeting time and
41     provides that certain actions may not be taken if draft legislation fails to comply
42     with the requirements;
43          ▸     modifies provisions related to verbal amendments to draft legislation being
44     reviewed in interim committees; and
45          ▸     removes an outdated procurement rule.
46     Special Clauses:
47          None
48     Legislative Rules Affected:
49     AMENDS:
50          JR2-1-101
51          JR4-2-101
52          JR4-2-102
53          JR4-2-301
54          JR4-2-401
55          JR6-1-201
56          JR7-1-401
57          JR7-1-405
58          JR7-1-407
59          JR7-1-602
60          JR7-1-609
61     ENACTS:
62          JR4-2-505
63          JR7-1-602.5
64     REPEALS:
65          JR1-4-101
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67     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
68          Section 1. JR2-1-101 is amended to read:
69          JR2-1-101. Annual general session rules apply.
70          Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, rules adopted or amended by each house
71     of the Legislature during the immediately preceding annual general session, and any
72     intervening session, apply to the conduct of that house during a special session.
73          Section 2. JR4-2-101 is amended to read:
74          JR4-2-101. Requests for legislation -- Contents -- Timing.
75          (1) (a) A legislator wishing to introduce a bill or resolution shall file a Request for
76     Legislation with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel within the time limits
77     established by this rule.
78          (b) The request for legislation shall:
79          (i) designate the chief sponsor, who is knowledgeable about and responsible for
80     providing pertinent information as the legislation is drafted;
81          (ii) designate any supporting legislators from the same house as the chief sponsor who
82     wish to cosponsor the legislation; and
83          (iii) (A) provide specific information concerning the change or addition to law or
84     policy that the legislator intends the proposed legislation to make; or
85          (B) identify the specific situation or concern that the legislator intends the legislation to
86     address.
87          (2) (a) Any legislator may file a request for legislation beginning 60 days after the
88     Legislature adjourns its annual general session sine die.
89          (b) A legislator-elect may file a request for legislation beginning on:
90          (i) [the November 15 after the annual general election at which the legislator was
91     elected] the day after the date the election canvass is completed; or
92          (ii) if the legislator-elect's election results have not been finalized as of the canvass
93     date, the day after the date the election results for the legislator-elect's race are finalized.
94          (c) (i) [If an] An incumbent legislator [does not file to run for reelection or is defeated
95     in a political party convention, primary election, or general election, that legislator] may not
96     file any requests for legislation as of [that date] the date that the legislator:
97          (A) fails to file to run for reelection;
98          (B) resigns or is removed from office; or
99          (C) is ineligible to be included on the ballot for the election in which the legislator
100     would have sought an additional term.
101          (ii) Subsection (2)(c)(i) does not apply to a request for legislation for a special session
102     that occurs before the legislator leaves office.
103          [(ii)] (iii) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall abandon each
104     request for legislation from the legislator that is pending on that date unless, within 30 days
105     after that date, another member of the Legislature qualified to file a request for legislation
106     assumes sponsorship of the legislation.
107          (d) (i) If, for any reason, a legislator who filed a request for legislation is unavailable to
108     serve in the next annual general session, the former legislator shall seek another legislator to
109     assume sponsorship of each request for legislation filed by the legislator who is unavailable to
110     serve.
111          (ii) If the former legislator is unable to find another legislator to sponsor the legislation
112     within 30 days, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall abandon each
113     pending request for legislation from the legislator who is unavailable to serve.
114          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), a legislator may not file a Request for
115     Legislation with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel after noon on the 11th
116     day of the annual general session.
117          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), by noon on the 11th day of the annual
118     general session, each legislator shall, for each Request for Legislation on file with the Office of
119     Legislative Research and General Counsel, either approve the request for numbering or
120     abandon the request.
121          (c) After the date established by this Subsection (3), a legislator may file a Request for
122     Legislation and automatically approve the legislation for numbering if:
123          (i) for House legislation, the representative makes a motion to request a bill or
124     resolution for drafting and introduction and that motion is approved by a constitutional
125     majority of the House; or
126          (ii) for Senate legislation, the senator makes a motion to request a bill or resolution for
127     drafting and introduction and that motion is approved by a constitutional majority vote of the
128     Senate.
129          (4) A legislator wishing to obtain funding for a project, program, or entity, when that
130     funding request does not require that a statute be enacted, repealed, or amended, may not file a
131     Request for Legislation but instead shall file a request for appropriation by following the
132     procedures and requirements of JR3-2-701.
133          [(5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall publicly provide, on
134     the Legislature's website:]
135          [(a) a listing of each legislator's name and the number of bill files that are currently
136     open in the name of that legislator for the current legislative session; and]
137          [(b) a listing, on the respective committee page, of the short title of each bill opened in
138     the name of the committee, or adopted as a committee bill by the committee, during the
139     interim, and for each bill listed:]
140          [(i) an indication as to whether the bill has been recommended by the committee or
141     not; and]
142          [(ii) as applicable, the vote cast for the motion to recommend.]
143          Section 3. JR4-2-102 is amended to read:
144          JR4-2-102. Drafting and prioritizing legislation.
145          (1) As used in this section, "interim committee" means a committee established under
146     JR7-1-201.
147          (2) (a) Requests for legislation shall be drafted on a first-in, first-out basis, except for
148     legislation that is prioritized under the provisions of this section.
149          (b) When sufficient drafting information is available, the following requests for
150     legislation shall be drafted before other requests for legislation, in the following order of
151     priority:
152          (i) a committee bill file, as defined in JR7-1-101; and
153          (ii) a request for legislation that is prioritized by a legislator under Subsection (3).
154          (3) (a) Beginning on the first day on which a request for legislation may be filed under
155     JR4-2-101, a [legislator] member of the House of Representatives may designate up to [three]
156     four requests for legislation as priority requests, and a member of the Senate may designate up
157     to five requests for legislation as priority requests, subject to the following deadlines:
158          (i) priority request number one for representatives, and priority request numbers one
159     and two for senators, must be requested on or before November 15, or the following regular
160     business day if November 15 falls on a weekend or a holiday;
161          (ii) priority request number [one] two for representatives, and priority request number
162     three for senators, must be requested on or before the first Thursday in December, or the
163     following business day if the first Thursday falls on a holiday;
164          [(ii)] (iii) priority request number [two] three for representatives, and four for senators
165     must be requested on or before the first Thursday in January, or the following business day if
166     the first Thursday falls on a holiday; and
167          [(iii)] (iv) priority request number [three] four for representatives, and five for senators
168     must be requested on or before the first Thursday of the annual general session.
169          (b) A legislator who fails to make a priority request on or before a deadline loses that
170     priority request. However, the legislator is not prohibited from using any remaining priority
171     requests that are associated with a later deadline, if available.
172          (c) A legislator who begins serving or becomes eligible to request a bill file after a
173     deadline has passed is entitled to use only those priority requests that are available under an
174     unexpired deadline.
175          (d) A legislator may not designate a request for legislation as a priority request unless
176     the request:
177          (i) provides specific or conceptual information concerning the change or addition to
178     law or policy that the legislator intends the proposed legislation to make; or
179          (ii) identifies the specific situation or concern that the legislator intends the legislation
180     to address.
181          (4) A legislator may not:
182          (a) revoke a priority designation once it has been requested;
183          (b) transfer a priority designation to a different request for legislation; or
184          (c) transfer a priority designation to another legislator.
185          (5) Except as provided under JR4-2-502 or as otherwise provided in these rules, the
186     Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:
187          (a) reserve as many bill numbers as necessary to number the bills recommended by an
188     interim committee; and
189          (b) number all other legislation in the order in which the legislation is approved by the
190     sponsor for numbering.
191          Section 4. JR4-2-301 is amended to read:
192          JR4-2-301. Drafting and sponsor approval of legislation.
193          (1) After receiving a request for legislation, the Office of Legislative Research and
194     General Counsel shall:
195          (a) review the request and any accompanying draft; and
196          (b) draft the legislation for approval by the sponsor in the order and priority set under
197     JR4-2-102.
198          (2) In drafting the legislation, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
199     shall, when applicable:
200          (a) ensure that the legislation is in proper legal form;
201          (b) remove any ambiguities;
202          (c) avoid constitutional or statutory conflicts; and
203          (d) correct technical errors as provided in Utah Code Section 36-12-12.
204          [(3) (a) Any request for legislation filed directly with the Office of Legislative
205     Research and General Counsel, with a complete accompanying draft, shall be reviewed and
206     approved by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel within three legislative
207     days.]
208          [(b) This three day deadline may be extended if the director of the Office of Legislative
209     Research and General Counsel requests it and states the reasons for the delay.]
210          [(4)] (3) When the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel has completed
211     the legislation, the office shall:
212          (a) send the legislation to the chief sponsor for review and approval; and
213          (b) after the chief sponsor approves the legislation, number and distribute the
214     legislation as provided in JR4-2-503.
215          Section 5. JR4-2-401 is amended to read:
216          JR4-2-401. Committee notes -- Notations on bill.
217          (1) As used in this rule:
218          (a) "Legislative committee" means a committee, commission, task force, or other
219     policy or advisory body that is created by statute, legislation, or by the Legislative Management
220     Committee and that is composed exclusively of legislators.
221          (b) (i) "Legislative committee" does not mean a standing committee or an
222     appropriations subcommittee.
223          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(i), "legislative committee" includes each Rules
224     Committee.
225          (c) "Mixed committee" means a committee, commission, task force, or other policy or
226     advisory body that is:
227          (i) created by statute, legislation, or by the Legislative Management Committee;
228          (ii) composed of legislator members and nonlegislative members; and
229          (iii) staffed by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel or the Office of
230     the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
231          (2) [The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall] When a legislative
232     committee or mixed committee has reviewed and voted to recommend a piece of legislation,
233     the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall note the following on the
234     legislation when the legislation is numbered for introduction as a bill:
235          (a) [note on any legislation reviewed by] that the committee recommended the
236     legislation; and
237          (b) (i) for a legislative committee[: (i) that the committee recommends the legislation
238     or has voted the legislation out without recommendation; and (ii)], the committee vote, listed
239     by numbers of yeas, nays, and absent; or
240          [(b) note on any legislation reviewed by]
241          (ii) for a mixed committee:
242          [(i)] (A) the number of legislators and nonlegislators on the mixed committee[; and]
243          [(ii) the number of legislators who voted for and against recommending the legislation;
244     and (c) ensure that the note is printed with the legislation.];
245          (B) the committee vote, listed by the number of yeas, nays, and absent; and
246          (C) the votes cast by legislators on the committee, listed by the number of yeas, nays,
247     and absent.
248          Section 6. JR4-2-505 is enacted to read:
249          JR4-2-505. Bill information requirements on legislative website.
250          In addition to other requirements of rule and law, and procedures established by the
251     office, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall publicly provide the
252     following information on the Legislature's website:
253          (1) a listing of each legislator's name and the number of bill files that are currently
254     open in the name of that legislator for the current legislative session; and
255          (2) on the respective web page for each legislative committee or mixed committee, as
256     those terms are defined in JR4-2-401:
257          (a) a listing of the short title of each piece of legislation that:
258          (i) is opened by the committee or its chairs, as provided under JR7-1-602;
259          (ii) is adopted as a committee bill by the committee; or
260          (iii) is reviewed by the committee and receives a vote for committee recommendation;
261     and
262          (b) if a vote to recommend a piece of legislation listed in Subsection (2)(a) was held:
263          (i) by a legislative committee:
264          (A) a notation as to whether the legislation was recommended by the committee or not;
265     and
266          (B) a listing of the votes cast by the members of the committee, listed by name and
267     vote; or
268          (ii) by a mixed committee:
269          (A) a listing of votes cast by the members of the committee as a whole, listed by name
270     and vote; and
271          (B) a listing of only those votes cast by legislator members of the committee, listed by
272     name and vote.
273          Section 7. JR6-1-201 is amended to read:
274          JR6-1-201. Conflict of interest -- Filing requirements -- Verbal disclosure
275     requirements.
276          (1) As used in this section, "conflict of interest" means the same as that term is defined
277     in Utah Code Section 20A-11-1602.
278          [(2) A legislator shall file a financial disclosure form in compliance with Utah Code
279     Section 20A-11-1603 and according to the requirements of this section:]
280          [(a) on the first day of each general session of the Legislature; and]
281          [(b) each time the legislator changes employment.]
282          [(3) The financial disclosure form shall include the disclosures required by]
283          (2) A legislator shall file a conflict of interest disclosure by complying with the
284     requirements of Utah Code Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 16, Conflict of Interest Disclosures.
285          [(4) (a) The financial disclosure form shall be filed with:]
286          [(i) the secretary of the Senate, for a legislator that is a senator; or]
287          [(ii) the chief clerk of the House of Representatives, for a legislator that is a
288     representative.]
289          [(b) The secretary of the Senate and the chief clerk of the House of Representatives
290     shall ensure that:]
291          [(i) blank financial disclosure forms are made available on the Internet and at the
292     offices of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and]
293          [(ii) financial disclosure forms filed under this rule are made available to the public on
294     the Internet and at the offices of the Senate or the House of Representatives.]
295          [(5) (a) Before or during any vote on legislation or any legislative matter in which]
296          (3) If a legislator has actual knowledge that the legislator has a conflict of interest
297     [which] that is not stated on the legislator's financial disclosure form filed under Subsection
298     (2), that legislator shall, before or during a vote on legislation or any legislative matter, orally
299     declare to the committee or [body before which the matter is pending] legislative body:
300          [(i)] (a) that the legislator may have a conflict of interest; and
301          [(ii)] (b) what that conflict is.
302          [(b) The] (4) A verbal declaration of a conflict of interest under Subsection (3) shall be
303     recorded:
304          (a) for a declaration made on the floor, in the Senate or House Journal by the secretary
305     of the Senate or the chief clerk of the House of Representatives [shall:]; or
306          (b) for a declaration made in a committee or other meeting, in the minutes of the
307     meeting.
308          [(i) direct committee secretaries to note the declaration of conflict of interest in the
309     minutes of any committee meeting; and]
310          [(ii) ensure that each declaration of conflict declared on the floor is noted in the Senate
311     Journal or House Journal.]
312          [(6) This requirement of disclosure of any conflict of interest does]
313          (5) The requirements of this rule do not prohibit a legislator from voting on any
314     legislation or legislative matter.
315          Section 8. JR7-1-401 is amended to read:
316          JR7-1-401. Interim committees to receive study assignments -- Adoption of study
317     items.
318          (1) Each interim committee shall:
319          (a) study issues assigned to the committee by:
320          (i) passed legislation; or
321          (ii) the Legislative Management Committee; and
322          (b) review programs and hear reports as required by statute.
323          (2) Each interim committee may:
324          (a) as provided in Utah Code Subsection 36-12-5(1)(d), investigate and study
325     possibilities for improvement in government services within the interim committee's subject
326     area;
327          (b) receive research reports from interim committee staff [pertaining] that relate to the
328     interim committee's [study agenda] subject area;
329          (c) request testimony from government officials, private organizations, or members of
330     the public on issues being studied by the interim committee;
331          (d) make recommendations to the Legislature for legislative action; or
332          (e) prepare one or more committee bills based on the interim committee's studies.
333          (3) [During] Each interim committee shall adopt a list of interim study items during the
334     interim committee's first meeting of each calendar year[, the interim committee] as follows:
335          (a) the interim committee shall review the [interim committee's] study items [described
336     in] provided by the Legislative Management Committee under Subsection [(1)(a)] (1)(a)(ii);
337          (b) the interim committee may, by majority vote, modify or add to the list of study
338     items described in Subsection [(1)(a), provided any modification or addition is within the
339     interim committee's subject area] (3)(a), provided that any additional item adopted by the
340     committee is consistent with the interim committee's duties as described in Subsection (1) or
341     (2) of this rule; and
342          (c) the interim committee shall adopt the original or amended list of study items
343     [described in Subsection (1)(a), with any modifications or additions,] by majority vote.
344          Section 9. JR7-1-405 is amended to read:
345          JR7-1-405. Prohibited meeting times -- Exceptions.
346          (1) [A] Except as provided in this rule, a legislative committee may not meet:
347          (a) while the Senate or the House of Representatives is in session[, unless the meeting
348     is approved by: (i) the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives;
349     or (ii) (A) a majority vote of the Senate; and (B) a majority vote of the House of
350     Representatives]; or
351          (b) [except as provided in Subsection (2),] during the period that begins [January 1] on
352     the first Thursday in December and ends the day after the day on which the Legislature
353     adjourns that year's general session sine die.
354          (2) Subsection [(1)(b)] (1) does not apply to:
355          (a) the Legislative Management Committee and its subcommittees;
356          (b) the Senate Ŝ→ or House ←Ŝ Management Committee;
357          (c) Ŝ→ [the House Management Committee] the Senate or House Rules Committee ←Ŝ ;
358          (d) the Senate or House Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee;
359          (e) a senate confirmation committee;
360          (f) a meeting of the Administrative Rules Review Committee for the purpose of
361     considering draft legislation reauthorizing agency rules in accordance with Utah Code Section
362     63G-3-502; or
363          [(b)] Ŝ→ [(e)] (g) ←Ŝ the Legislative Process Committee.
364          (3) A meeting otherwise prohibited by this rule may be held if approved by:
365          (a) the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives; or
366          (b) a majority vote of the Senate and a majority vote of the House of Representatives.
367          [(3)] (4) [An] Any action of a legislative committee that occurs during a meeting that
368     violates this rule is invalid.
369          Section 10. JR7-1-407 is amended to read:
370          JR7-1-407. Electronic legislative committee meetings.
371          (1) A chair may, by following the procedures and requirements of this rule, convene
372     and conduct an electronic meeting of a legislative committee.
373          (2) (a) A member of a legislative committee who will be more than 50 miles away
374     from the anchor location on the day and at the time of a scheduled meeting of the legislative
375     committee may request that the chair allow the member to participate from a remote location.
376          (b) If a member of a legislative committee wishes to participate in a meeting of the
377     legislative committee from a remote location, the member shall, at least three days before the
378     meeting, contact the chair and request that the chair convene and conduct an electronic
379     meeting.
380          (c) After receiving the request, the chair shall:
381          (i) determine whether the member will be more than 50 miles away from the anchor
382     location on the day and at the time of the scheduled meeting;
383          (ii) if the chair determines that the member will be more than 50 miles away from the
384     anchor location on that day and time, consult with committee staff to determine whether there
385     are sufficient equipment and connections to allow the member to participate from a remote
386     location; and
387          (iii) obtain permission from the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
388     Representatives to conduct an electronic meeting.
389          (d) If the requirements of Subsection (2)(c) are satisfied, the chair may grant the
390     member's request to participate from a remote location.
391          (3) A chair convening or conducting an electronic meeting shall, if necessary, establish
392     and communicate protocols and procedures governing the electronic meeting to ensure order
393     and fair opportunities for all members of the legislative committee to participate.
394          (4) A chair convening or conducting an electronic meeting shall ensure that:
395          (a) public notice of the meeting, as required by Utah Code Section 52-4-202, is given
396     including posting written notice at the anchor location; and
397          (b) notice of the electronic meeting describing how the members will be connected to
398     the electronic meeting is given to each member of the legislative committee at least 24 hours
399     before the meeting.
400          (5) A member of a legislative committee participating from a remote location is
401     included in calculating a quorum and [may] shall vote.
402          Section 11. JR7-1-602 is amended to read:
403          JR7-1-602. Interim committee chairs' authority to open committee bill files.
404          (1) [During an interim committee's first meeting of a calendar year, the] An interim
405     committee may[, by motion and majority vote,] authorize the committee chairs to [do one of
406     the following: (1) open one or more committee bill files related to any study item]
407     independently open one or more committee bill files throughout the interim period if:
408          (a) that authority is granted by the interim committee to the chairs by means of a
409     motion and majority vote;
410          (b) the motion and vote occur during the interim committee's first meeting of the
411     calendar year;
412          (c) the subject matter of each committee bill file opened by the chairs is directly related
413     to:
414          (i) a study item on the list adopted by the interim committee under JR7-1-401(3)[, as
415     the chairs deem necessary; or (2) open one or more committee bill files related to one or more
416     study items that are: (a) adopted by the interim committee under JR7-1-401(3); and (b)
417     specified in the motion.]; or
418          (ii) a subject or issue that is expressly stated in the motion made under this rule; and
419          (d) the decision to open each committee bill file is made jointly by the chairs.
420          (2) No committee other than an interim committee may delegate the authority to
421     independently open a committee bill file to the chair or chairs of a committee.
422          (3) In the next interim committee meeting after opening a bill file, the chairs shall give
423     the committee members notice:
424          (a) that the chairs have opened the committee bill file; and
425          (b) of the short title and subject matter of the committee bill file.
426          Section 12. JR7-1-602.5 is enacted to read:
427          JR7-1-602.5. Draft legislation presented to legislative committees during the
428     interim.
429          (1) Draft legislation that is presented to a legislative committee for the committee's
430     review shall be:
431          (a) listed on the agenda of the committee's meeting in accordance with Utah Code Title
432     52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; and
433          (b) publicly posted on the Legislature's website at least 24 hours in advance of the time
434     of commencement of the committee meeting.
435          (2) (a) A legislator seeking to present draft legislation to a legislative committee for
436     review shall provide the drafting attorney with clear and final instructions for completing the
437     draft legislation no later than three full working days before the commencement time of the
438     committee meeting where the legislation will be reviewed, or at an earlier time if significant
439     drafting time is required.
440          (b) Draft legislation will be drafted in the priority and order set forth under JR4-2-102.
441          (3) (a) Draft legislation that is recommended by a legislative committee but did not
442     meet the posting requirements of Subsection (1)(b) may not be placed directly on the reading
443     calendar by a rules committee under SR3-1-102 or HR3-1-102.
444          (b) This Subsection (3) does not apply to draft legislation that met the requirements of
445     Subsection (1)(b) but was amended or substituted during the committee meeting.
446          Section 13. JR7-1-609 is amended to read:
447          JR7-1-609. Amending draft legislation -- Verbal amendments -- Amendments
448     must be germane and clear.
449          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), when timely and when recognized by the chair, a
450     member of a legislative committee may make a motion to amend the draft legislation under
451     consideration.
452          (2) (a) A member of the legislative committee may make a motion to amend the draft
453     legislation only if the subject of the proposed amendment is germane to the subject of the draft
454     legislation.
455          (b) If a member of the legislative committee believes a proposed amendment is not
456     germane to the subject of the draft legislation, the member may make a point of order in
457     accordance with JR7-1-509.
458          (3) [During a legislative committee's last meeting before the start of a general session,
459     a] A member of the legislative committee may make a motion for a verbal amendment only if
460     the verbal amendment is sufficiently clear to allow the members of the legislative committee to
461     know how the draft legislation will read when the verbal amendment is incorporated into the
462     draft legislation.
463          Section 14. Repealer.
464          This resolution repeals:
465          JR1-4-101, Request for proposals.