Senate committee unanimously forwards technical revisors corrections to Utah code

The Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee on Oct. 12 voted to favorably recommend Senate Bill 263, a set of revisors corrections to Utah Code Title 10 intended to replace informal language with precise statutory citations and to add subsection structure where appropriate.

Senator Colmore, the bill sponsor in committee, said the measure "replaces the term, quote, unquote, this act with a citation to the actual relevant title, chapter legislation," adjusts effective dates and repeals absolute language. "This goes in and fixes issues in Title 10 of our code," Colmore said.

Committee members spent several minutes discussing procedural rules about who may present legislation in the Senate when the chief sponsor or a designated legislator is not present. Nathan Brady of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel told the committee that Senate Rule 3-2-306 "says that the chair may not permit legislation to be presented if the chief sponsor or another legislator designated by the chief sponsor is not present," and that the chief sponsor can designate a presenter. The committee confirmed Senator Plumb was on the phone and subsequently proceeded.

After brief discussion and no public comment, the committee voted to send SB 263 out with a favorable recommendation. Committee members recorded the vote as unanimous; the committee note was that the motion passed without objection.

SB 263 is procedural in nature: it makes drafting and citation corrections within Title 10 rather than changing substantive policy. The bill will advance to the full Senate for consideration.