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Utah House adopts amended rules for Rules Committee notice after heated floor debate
Summary
After a lengthy floor debate about public notice and member recognition, the Utah House on Jan. 21 adopted an amended rules change (HR 3) that requires 24-hour posting for Rules Committee meetings outside of session but allows alternate notice procedures during session; the measure passed 60–6.
The Utah House on Jan. 21 passed House Resolution 3, a rules-change package that narrows how and when the Rules Committee must give public notice and clarifies how members with pending amendments may be recognized.
Representative Lou Howard, the mover of the amendment, framed the question as a matter of transparency and procedure, telling colleagues that parts of the original proposal would “take us a giant step back” by creating the possibility of secret meetings. Howard said the amendment’s contested provisions (items 3, 4 and 5 on the pink sheet) affected notice and recognition practices and urged members to vote with those concerns in mind.
Opponents argued the substitute…
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