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House floor fight over committee jurisdiction fails to move several bills; substitute motions rejected
Summary
A floor fight over whether to return bills to the Rules Committee and to lift First Substitute HB 271 from Judiciary ended with substitute motions defeated (35–38 on a recorded vote for lifting HB 271) and the underlying motion to return public utilities bills to Rules failing. Members disputed use of rules versus committee hearings.
The Utah House saw intense procedural debate over whether to return bills held by certain standing committees to the Rules Committee and whether to lift First Substitute House Bill 271 from the Judiciary Committee to the third‑reading calendar.
Representative Steven Urquhart moved that bills in the possession of the Public Utilities and Technology Committee be returned to Rules. Multiple substitute motions followed, including proposals to return bills from…
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