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Utah House adopts rule change clarifying Rules Committee authority after heated floor debate
Summary
The Utah House on HR 9 voted 51–24 to change House Rules language about when rules reviewed by the Rules Committee must be reported to the full House, a measure sponsors said codifies long‑standing practice and opponents said could curtail full-body review.
The Utah House on the floor adopted House Resolution 9 on a 51–24 vote after hours of debate about whether the rules change would codify long-standing practice or close off full-chamber review of rule changes.
Representative Bennion, sponsor of HR 9, told the House the resolution merely clarifies how the House Rules Committee should operate when it meets as a standing committee and is intended to resolve a conflict between existing practice and ambiguous rule language. Bennion said the change would preserve the committee’s ability to act on…
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