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House adopts rule clarifying committee —minority reports— and how dissenters are recorded
Summary
The Utah House passed the second substitute for House Resolution 7 to clarify handling of committee minority reports: members who request to be listed as dissenting will be identified and committee staff will prepare the report listing dissenters by name; the provision passed 49-19.
The Utah House on the floor passed the second substitute of House Resolution 7, a change to House rules that clarifies how committee-level dissent — commonly called a "minority report" — is recorded and made available. The measure passed 49 votes to 19.
Sponsor Representative Yer explained the change would require any committee member who desires to be listed as dissenting on a committee report to advise committee staff during the meeting so the committee report can be prepared with dissenting members listed separately by name. Under the version debated…
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