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Utah House adopts Rules Committee report, advances dozens of bills to committees and third-reading calendar
Summary
The Utah House adopted the Rules Committee report by voice vote, advancing a long list of measures for second/third reading and assigning many other bills to standing committees; the action was taken under suspension of the rules with no recorded roll-call tally.
The Utah House adopted the Rules Committee report on a voice vote and placed a large set of bills on the second- and third-reading calendars and in standing committees, the chamber announced during its session.
Representative Marta Dilley, chair of the Rules Committee, read the committee—s recommendations and told members that, "under suspension of the rules, the following bills and resolutions be considered read for the second time and placed on the third reading calendar," listing items including HR 4, HJR 6, HJR 7 and a long set of House bills (for example, HB 4, HB 5, HB 6, HB 8, HB 11 and many others).
The committee—s report also ordered dozens of measures printed and recommended assignments to standing committees. The speaker recited the committee—s placements, sending bills to Business and Labor; Education; Government Operations; Health and Human Services; Judiciary; Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment; Political Subdivisions; Public Utilities and Technology; Revenue and Taxation; and Transportation.
Members adopted the rules report with no recorded roll-call; the motion was approved by voice vote. The House did not debate individual bills on the floor at that time; committee consideration and calendar placement, as described in the Rules Committee report, will determine how measures proceed.
The action came amid a session that included ceremonial presentations and a keynote from the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission; the chamber recessed later in the day for member caucuses.
What happens next: measures placed on the third-reading calendar may be called for a second or third reading on a future floor day, or be subject to committee review depending on their assignment. The Rules Committee—s report named specific bills and committee placements but did not include roll-call vote counts on the floor adoption.
