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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION -- PROCEDURAL

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AMENDMENTS

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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Senate Sponsor: David G. Buxton

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This rules resolution amends joint rules related to legislative procedure.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This resolution:
13          ▸     requires a legislator to make available in advance any intent language that the
14     legislator intends to spread on the pages of the journal;
15          ▸     clarifies the process by which legislation is recalled after the legislation is signed by
16     the president and the speaker; and
17          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
18     Special Clauses:
19          None
20     Legislative Rules Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          JR4-5-201
23     ENACTS:
24          JR4-3-111
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26     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27          Section 1. JR4-3-111 is enacted to read:
28          JR4-3-111. Intent language -- Notice requirement.
29          A legislator may move to spread intent language on the pages of the journal of the
30     house of which the legislator is a member only if the intent language is available online at least
31     24 hours before the legislator makes the motion.
32          Section 2. JR4-5-201 is amended to read:
33          JR4-5-201. Recalling legislation after the legislation is signed by the speaker and
34     president.
35          [Legislation in the possession of the other house or the Office of Legislative Research
36     and General Counsel may be recalled by a motion and a constitutional majority vote from the
37     members of both houses.]
38          (1) As used in this rule:
39          (a) "Originating house" means the house in which a piece of legislation originates.
40          (b) "Non-originating house" means the house in which a piece of legislation does not
41     originate.
42          (2) An originating house may recall legislation that is in the possession of the Office of
43     Legislative Research and General Counsel by a motion and constitutional majority vote.
44          (3) (a) A non-originating house may, by motion and constitutional majority vote,
45     request that the originating house recall legislation from the Office of Legislative Research and
46     General Counsel.
47          (b) Upon receipt of a request described in Subsection (3)(a), the originating house may,
48     by motion and constitutional majority vote, recall from the Office of Legislative Research and
49     General Counsel the legislation that is the subject of the request.
50          (c) A non-originating house may not recall legislation from the Office of Legislative
51     Research and General Counsel except as provided in this Subsection (3).
52          (4) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall return legislation
53     recalled under this rule:
54          (a) for legislation recalled under Subsection (2), to the originating house; or
55          (b) for legislation recalled under Subsection (3), to the non-originating house.