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Utah House advances dozens of bills in rules report, refers many to committees
Summary
On Jan. 24, 2011, the Utah House adopted a Rules Committee report that places a set of bills on the third-reading calendar and refers many others to standing committees, clearing the way for further floor consideration and committee hearings.
S1: On Jan. 24, 2011, the Utah House of Representatives adopted a Rules Committee report that advances a slate of bills to the next stage of consideration and sends dozens more to standing committees for hearings.
The chief clerk read the Rules Committee report dated Jan. 24, 2011, listing bills recommended to be lifted from rules and placed on the third-reading calendar. The list included House Bill 14 (Catastrophic Mental Health Coverage Sunset Act), HB29 (business entity mergers), HB40 (Bonding Requirements for Government Officers and Employees), HB30 (Election Officials Funds), HB15 (Controlled Substance Database Licensing Amendments), HB12 (personal injury claims by personal representative), HB25 (mineral and petroleum literacy), HB39 (water rights amendments), HB36 (Assessment, Collections and Refunds Act Amendments), HB37 (Determination of State Taxable Income), HB35 (Sales and Use Tax Act Revisions), HB38 (Severance Tax Amendments), HR2 (House Rules changes), HB26 (High-occupancy toll lane customer information), HB28 (Penalties for Unauthorized Use of Records), HB41 (State Capitol Preservation Board fee revisions), HB27 (workers' compensation rate filings), HB21 (statutorily required reports amendments) and HB22 (fire prevention and fireworks Act amendments). The report was read into the record by the chief clerk and identified Representative Blaine Harper as chair of that portion of the report.
A member moved adoption of the Rules Committee report and the speaker put the question. Members responded by voice vote; the motion passed. As announced on the floor, the bills named in the reading "will be considered read for the second time and placed on the third reading calendar," making them eligible for subsequent debate and final floor action.
The chief clerk continued to read recommendations assigning additional bills to standing committees. The referral list named target committees including 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; Transportation; and Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development. Many bill numbers were read in sequence (for example: HB11, HB19, HB42, HB43, HB47, HB185, HB187, HB188, HB196, HB203, HB209, HB50, HB195, HB218, HB220, HB32, HB186, HB213, HB215, HCR2, HCR3, HB13, HB16, HB18, HB23, HB198, HB201, HB204, HB212, HB217, and others); the clerk identified Representative Wayne Harper as chair for that portion of the report.
A separate motion to adopt the referral recommendations was offered and approved by voice vote. The House record shows the referrals as made; detailed committee assignments and bill texts are part of the official House record and committee packets.
What this means: placement on the third-reading calendar signals that bills listed in the first part of the report are cleared procedurally for final floor consideration at a later date. Referral to standing committees starts the process for hearings, testimony, and amendment in those committees. The transcript does not include full bill titles for every bill number read during the second portion of the clerk’s report; some bill numbers were listed without accompanying descriptive titles in the oral reading.
