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Utah House convenes third special session; governor's proclamation lists redistricting and code amendments
Summary
The Utah House convened a third special session in October 2011 after a gubernatorial proclamation listing seven topics, including redistricting, workers' compensation, elections-code and driver‑license sentencing changes; the House adopted procedural rules and placed multiple bills on the third‑reading calendar before recessing.
The Utah House of Representatives convened its third special session in October 2011 after a proclamation from Governor Gary R. Herbert calling lawmakers back to the Utah State Capitol to consider seven specific topics. The proclamation, read into the record by the Clerk, said the governor "call[ed] the 50th Legislature of the State of Utah into a third special session at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, in October 2011" to address a list of items provided in the document.
The proclamation enumerated seven purposes: (1) redivide the state into congressional, legislative and other districts under Utah Constitution Article 9; (2) amend provisions of the Utah Labor Code relating to workers' compensation insurance for owners of certain entities; (3) amend the elections code to modify requirements for placing presidential candidates on the regular primary ballot; (4) amend the Uniform Driver License Act to modify driver‑license suspension periods and certain sentencing requirements for alcohol‑ or drug‑related offenses; (5) amend the state system of higher education code to modify appointment requirements for representatives of less‑populous counties to the Board of Regents; (6) consider a concurrent resolution recognizing the anniversary of the welfare system of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints; and (7) consider a concurrent resolution urging Utah's congressional delegation to resolve the Scofield Land Transfer issue.
Early in the session the House adopted a series of procedural motions. Members approved a motion to continue the same speakership and legislative leadership organization as used in the 2011 general session and adopted the same House and joint rules for the special session. The Speaker subsequently appointed members to two small committees to wait upon the governor and to notify the Senate that the House was organized and ready to do business.
Under a motion adopted by the House, members agreed to continue the practice of reading only the short titles of bills and resolutions unless a majority directs reading the long title. The House also voted to suspend the rules so that bills introduced during the special session could be considered read for the first and second time and immediately placed on the third‑reading calendar.
Sandy D. Tenney was appointed and served as Chief Clerk for the special session; Tenney certified that DVD security codes on bill materials matched the printed versions and stated the materials were available on the legislature's website.
After the procedural business, the House recessed until 2 p.m., with the record showing the motions and appointments adopted and the listed items set as the stated scope of the special session.
