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Utah House adopts substitute for HJR 10 and adds interim study requirement on opening rules committee
Summary
Lawmakers debated a substitute to House Joint Resolution 10 about opening the rules committee to public view and adopted an amendment requiring the Legislative Process Committee to study the issue during the 1994 interim; members argued over timing, transparency, and procedural safeguards.
The Utah House debated a substantive substitute to House Joint Resolution 10, which addresses whether the Legislature’s rules committee should operate in open session. Proponents said the substitute would increase transparency and create a structured way to evaluate impacts; opponents warned of unintended consequences and urged careful study before changing the committee’s authority.
Representative Stevens and other sponsors framed the substitute as a path to "openness" while preserving…
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