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Utah House adopts session rules, suspends full‑title readings and appoints committee to notify governor
Summary
On June 19, 2002, the Utah House adopted its prior session rules for the special session, suspended full‑title readings of bills unless requested, and appointed a committee to notify the governor the legislature was organized. Both actions were approved by voice votes on the floor.
The Utah House of Representatives moved quickly on procedural matters after convening in a special session June 19, 2002. Members voted by voice to continue the House organization from the annual session for this special session and to adopt the same House and joint rules that had governed the 2002 general session.
The House also approved a motion to suspend reading the full title of bills and resolutions on first reading for the remainder of the session, subject to any representative's request for a full reading. The suspension was framed as consistent with the Utah Constitution and intended to expedite legislative business during the special session.
The Speaker announced appointments of Representative Corey Holdaway, Representative Dave Clark and Representative Cindy Beecher to a House committee authorized to act with a like committee from the Senate to wait upon the governor and inform him the legislature was organized and ready to receive communications. A later floor report indicated the committee had met with the governor's staff.
These procedural motions were adopted by voice votes on the floor; the supplied transcript records the motions and a presiding call for 'ayes' followed by the statement 'Motion passes' but does not include a roll‑call tally. The House scheduled sub‑appropriations committee work and caucuses to develop budget options and planned to reconvene July 8 to continue substantive business listed in the governor's proclamation.
