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House adopts technical rule changes, rejects broad bypass of committees and pauses for computer problems
Summary
The Utah House passed two technical rule measures (HR1, HJR10), rejected a substitute motion to place all unanimously-approved interim bills directly on third reading, and recessed while staff resolved members' bill-viewer computer issues.
On Jan. 20 the Utah House approved two technical rules changes and spent a portion of the morning resolving computer and bill-viewer problems that interrupted floor consideration.
The chamber passed House Resolution 1 (technical Rule amendments) after Representative John W. Hickman explained it would eliminate obsolete provisions and extend a prohibition on interference to employees operating the public address system and electronic voting equipment. "HR1 having received 64 yes votes and 0 no votes passes this body," the Speaker announced after the vote.
Shortly after, Representative Margaret Dayton asked that House Bill 176 (emergency…
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