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SENATE RULES RESOLUTION - SENATE COMMITTEE

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SECURITY

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This resolution enacts Senate rules related to conduct at a Senate committee meeting.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This resolution:
12          ▸     directs the chair of a Senate committee to preserve order and decorum during a
13     meeting of the Senate committee;
14          ▸     provides the items and activities that are prohibited at a Senate committee meeting;
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16          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Legislative Rules Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          SR3-4-101
22          SR3-4-102
23     REPEALS AND REENACTS:
24          SR3-2-310
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26     Be it resolved by the Senate of the state of Utah:
27          Section 1. SR3-2-310 is repealed and reenacted to read:
28          SR3-2-310. Chair to preserve order and decorum.
29          In accordance with SR3-4-101, the chair shall preserve order and decorum during a

30     standing committee meeting.
31          Section 2. SR3-4-101 is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 4. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SENATE COMMITTEES

33          SR3-4-101. Chair to preserve order and decorum.
34          (1) The chair shall preserve order and decorum during a Senate committee meeting by:
35          (a) ensuring nothing obstructs a walkway or the view of a meeting attendee;
36          (b) ensuring the meeting is free from any audible or visual disturbance;
37          (c) protecting state property from damage or disarray;
38          (d) prohibiting speech likely to incite or produce imminent lawless action, fighting
39     words, or obscenity; and
40          (e) prohibiting any activity or item that poses a danger to the safety of a meeting
41     attendee.
42          (2) To preserve order and decorum in accordance with Subsection (1), the chair may:
43          (a) prohibit the following:
44          (i) standing, waving, yelling, or clapping;
45          (ii) loud noises;
46          (iii) food or drink, other than water in a closed container;
47          (iv) musical instruments;
48          (v) any item that may require excessive cleanup; or
49          (vi) to the extent necessary to preserve order and decorum, any other item or activity
50     the chair determines necessary;
51          (b) clear the meeting room of one or more individuals;
52          (c) recess the meeting; or
53          (d) request assistance from:
54          (i) the sergeant-at-arms; or
55          (ii) the Utah Highway Patrol.
56          Section 3. SR3-4-102 is enacted to read:
57          SR3-4-102. Prohibited items and activities in Senate committee meetings.

58          A member of the public attending a meeting of a Senate committee may not:
59          (1) bring into the meeting room, or possess while in the meeting room, any of the
60     following:
61          (a) a sign, poster, banner, or placard;
62          (b) glitter or confetti;
63          (c) a laser pointer;
64          (d) paint;
65          (e) an open flame;
66          (f) an incendiary device;
67          (g) a noise maker;
68          (h) flammable liquid; or
69          (i) any harmful or hazardous substance; or
70          (2) engage in any of the following while in the meeting room:
71          (a) commercial solicitation;
72          (b) leafletting;
73          (c) throwing an item; or
74          (d) adhering any item to a furnishing, wall, or other state property.