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House approves resolution honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Summary
The Utah House unanimously moved House Joint Resolution 14 to third reading and passed a resolution honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Human Rights Day after remarks from the sponsor and members who joined sponsorship.
The Utah House of Representatives on the floor moved and passed House Joint Resolution 14, honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and marking Human Rights Day. Representative Joanne R. Milner introduced the resolution and read passages from Dr. King’s writings, urging members to reflect on his commitment to justice and nonviolent social change.
Milner said the resolution recognizes King’s “testimony of human rights for all” and called on the House to honor his legacy. Representative Fox moved that all members be added as sponsors; the motion to add names under suspension of the rules carried without opposition. Several members offered brief remarks in support, with Representative Fox and others reflecting on classroom study and personal gratitude for civil-rights leaders.
Voting opened and the clerk recorded the House’s action: House Joint Resolution 14 passed the body and was forwarded to the Senate for further consideration. No formal amendments to the resolution were recorded on the floor.
