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House adopts substitute to limit publication of written constitutional notes after heated debate
Summary
The Utah House on March 5 adopted a substitute to HJR7 that narrows the formal publication of legislative constitutional review notes, shifting some review into informal counsel advisories; the move drew extended floor debate about transparency and staff workload and passed 55–19 on first substitute HJR7.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to adopt a first substitute to House Joint Resolution 7 on March 5, changing the way legislative constitutional review notes are produced and disseminated.
Representative Brown, sponsor of the substitute, said the written constitutional notes consume staff time and produce mixed, often inconclusive guidance: “If you got 10 attorneys, you got 10 opinions,” Brown said, arguing that counsel can verbally advise sponsors and that courts will ultimately resolve constitutional questions. Brown and supporters…
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