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House approves constitutional amendment resolution to let legislature call itself into special session
Summary
The House passed first substitute HJR 13, a proposed constitutional amendment to let the legislature call itself into special session with a two-thirds concurrence of each house, after adding floor safeguards (48-hour notice, limits on days/frequency). It passed 67'5.
The Utah House passed the first substitute on HJR 13, a proposed constitutional amendment that would permit the legislature to convene itself into special session if two-thirds of the members in each house concur. Representative Chad Bennion introduced the measure noting that 31 other state legislatures already have similar authority.
Because the proposal would alter separation-of-powers arrangements, the floor adopted several amendments before final passage. Representative Curtis's amendment incorporated prior…
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