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House lifts HJR 12 from rules after heated debate, 38–35
Summary
After more than an hour of debate over process and precedence, the Utah House voted 38–35 to lift HJR 12 (a resolution related to a constitutional convention call) from the rules committee to the top of the third‑reading calendar. A substitute motion to send it to state and local affairs failed.
Representative Vincent Pignanelli moved to lift HJR 12 — a resolution calling for repeal of a previous call for a constitutional convention — out of the rules committee and place it at the top of the third‑reading calendar. The motion opened a contentious floor debate about the role of the rules committee and how priority should be assigned to controversial measures.
Proponents, led by Pignanelli, said the resolution had been held in committee for too long and merited full floor consideration. "This is an important piece of legislation…
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