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7 General Description:
8 This rules resolution amends house standing committee procedures.
9 Highlighted Provisions:
10 This resolution:
11 ▸ defines terms;
12 ▸ establishes the order in which a standing committee chair allows response to a
13 substitute motion; and
14 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
15 Special Clauses:
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17 Legislative Rules Affected:
18 AMENDS:
19 HR3-2-101
20 HR3-2-313
21 HR3-2-505
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23 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. HR3-2-101 is amended to read:
25 HR3-2-101. Definitions.
26 As used in this chapter:
27 (1) "Chair" means:
28 (a) the chair of a standing committee; or
29 (b) a standing committee member who is authorized to act as chair under HR3-2-202.
30 (2) "Committee" means a standing committee created under HR3-2-201.
31 (3) "Dispose of legislation" refers to a committee action that transfers ownership of
32 legislation to the House Rules Committee, to another standing committee, or to the House
33 floor.
34 (4) "Favorable recommendation" refers to a committee action that transfers ownership
35 of legislation to the House second reading calendar.
36 (5) "Legislation" means a Senate bill, House bill, Senate resolution, House resolution,
37 joint resolution, or concurrent resolution.
38 (6) "Majority vote" means a majority of a quorum as provided in HR3-2-203.
39 (7) "Original motion" means a non-privileged motion that is accepted by the chair
40 when no other motion is pending.
41 (8) "Pending motion" refers to a motion starting when a chair accepts a motion and
42 ending when the motion is withdrawn or when the chair calls for a vote on the motion.
43 (9) (a) "Privileged motion" means a procedural motion to adjourn, set a time to
44 adjourn, recess, end debate, extend debate, or limit debate.
45 (b) Privileged motions are not substitute motions.
46 (10) "Substitute motion" means a non-privileged motion that is made when [
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48 (11) "Under consideration" means the time starting when a chair opens a discussion on
49 a subject or piece of legislation that is listed on a committee agenda and ending when the
50 committee disposes of the legislation, moves on to another item on the agenda, or adjourns.
51 Section 2. HR3-2-313 is amended to read:
52 HR3-2-313. Chair to allow response to motions before placing motions for a
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63 (2) After a chair accepts a substitute motion, and before the chair places the substitute
64 motion for a vote, the chair shall permit:
65 (a) the committee member who placed the original motion to respond to the substitute
66 motion;
67 (b) committee members to debate the substitute motion;
68 (c) the chief sponsor of the legislation that is affected by the substitute motion to
69 respond to the substitute motion; and
70 (d) the committee member who placed the substitute motion to have the final word on
71 the motion.
72 Section 3. HR3-2-505 is amended to read:
73 HR3-2-505. Substitute motions in committee -- General requirements, procedure,
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75 (1) Substitute motions:
76 (a) are debatable; and
77 (b) take precedence over original motions.
78 (2) (a) A committee member may make a substitute motion if an original motion is
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80 (b) A committee member may not make a substitute motion if:
81 (i) a privileged motion is pending; or
82 (ii) another substitute motion is pending.
83 (c) If a substitute motion is adopted, a substitute motion disposes of the original
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85 (d) If a substitute motion is not adopted, the original motion is pending.
86 (3) After a chair accepts a substitute motion, and before the chair places the substitute
87 motion for a vote, the chair shall allow response to the substitute motion in accordance with
88 HR3-2-313.