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House advances rule changes for committee reporting, removes obsolete Olympic-session language
Summary
Members approved a rules-related measure removing Olympic-session language from joint rules and emphasized verbal committee vote reporting and minority-report options; HJR 5 passed the House and was referred to the Senate.
The Utah House considered several rules-related items and moved to update reporting requirements for joint committee actions. Representative Del Rey presented a joint rules resolution on legislative expenses that removes an obsolete reference to the "Olympic session," saying that language "is no longer necessary." The proposal also reiterates that committee chairs must announce votes verbally and that members dissenting from a committee report may file a minority report or be listed as dissenting on the majority report.
During floor discussion members clarified that, when standing committees have finished for the session, a bill that receives a revised fiscal or constitutional note would proceed through the Rules Committee to the floor rather than return to a standing committee. Representative Becker asked several procedural questions; the sponsor confirmed the Rules Committee would send amended bills to the floor if standing committees were finished.
The Clerk recorded HJR 5 as passing the House on a tally of 70 yes and 0 no; the resolution was referred to the Senate for consideration. A related interim rules resolution (HJR 9) was presented and discussed; the transcript does not record a numeric vote for HJR 9 in this session.
