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House accepts Rules Committee report, advances dozens of bills to printing and committee assignment
Summary
On Jan. 17, 2003, the Utah House accepted the Rules Committee report, moving several resolutions toward third reading and ordering numerous House bills printed and assigned to standing committees; the motion was adopted by voice vote and the chamber later recessed for the afternoon.
The Utah House on Jan. 17, 2003 accepted the Rules Committee report, advancing a slate of resolutions toward third reading and ordering a broad set of House bills to be printed and assigned to standing committees. A motion from the floor to accept the report was made and adopted by voice vote; the clerk announced 'Aye, 65.'
The Rules Committee told the chamber it recommended, under suspension of the rules, that certain resolutions be considered read for a second time and placed on the third-reading calendar. The representative reading the report named several items by number and short description, including a special group license plate revisions bill (HB 7), technical changes to equal employment provisions (HB 16) and amendments related to public airports and aeronautics (HB 23). The committee also noted a set of joint rules and house rules resolutions it proposed for placement on the calendar.
A second Rules Committee report listed many House bills to be printed and referred to standing committees across policy areas. The clerk read a partial list on the floor that included, among others, HB 12 (Viatical Settlements/Utah Optometry Practice Act amendments), HB 48 (construction trade licensing amendments), HB 78 (lien recovery fund rate of interest), HB 69 (appropriation for school districts impacted by fee waivers), HB 76 (truancy amendments), HB 184 (school contracts of employment) and multiple bills touching transportation, public safety, natural resources and administrative practice. The report placed these bills with the relevant committees for further consideration.
Chamber leadership asked members to note that Dorothy Musso would correct the order of several items on the board where necessary. The House then resolved itself from the Committee of the Whole at the chair's request and later approved a motion to dissolve the Committee of the Whole. Administrative business followed, including an updated two-week events calendar for members and caucus signups.
Next steps for the bills listed in the Rules Committee reports are the formal committee referral process and, for the resolutions advanced under suspension, placement on the third-reading calendar. The House recessed for the afternoon as the chamber prepared to pause business and conduct a ceremonial ringing of the Liberty Bell.
