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House approves change to calendar process, sending most uncircled bills back to Rules for sifting

Utah House of Representatives · February 21, 2000
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Summary

The Utah House voted to 'wipe' uncircled bills from the House calendar and return them to the Rules Committee for a sifting process, while circled and consent-calendar bills remain on the board; the procedural change aims to prioritize bills and shorten floor time.

The Utah House of Representatives voted to return most bills on the House calendar to the Rules Committee for a new sifting process, a procedural change that members said will allow the chamber and committees to prioritize measures more efficiently. Representative Cohen introduced the motion to "wipe the House calendar" at the close of business and send uncircled bills back to Rules for sifting; he amended the proposal to exempt circled bills after questions from…

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