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House rejects rule change that would have required automatic fiscal notes for substituted bills
Summary
The Utah House voted down substitute Senate Joint Resolution 3, which would have required automatic fiscal notes when bills were substituted; proponents argued it would improve transparency, critics said it could be circumvented and improperly incentivize enforcement.
The Utah House of Representatives voted down substitute Senate Joint Resolution 3, a proposed rules change that would have required an amended fiscal note whenever a bill was substituted and, in some cases, kept the bill "circled" on the calendar until that note was completed.
Representative Howard, who explained the substitution-and-fiscal-note process on the House floor, said the proposed rule would allow a committee to continue considering a bill after a substitute and…
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