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Utah House adopts resolution honoring late Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart
Summary
The Utah House read and adopted House Resolution 3 honoring former Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart, recounted her years of service and presented the family with a painting and bound memories.
The Utah House adopted House Resolution 3 honoring former Speaker Rebecca D. Lockhart, reading the resolution aloud and presenting the Lockhart family with gifts and remembrances.
The chief clerk read HR 3 in full, reciting Lockhart’s biography, committee service and descriptions of her leadership and outreach: "Speaker Lockhart was known for her inclusiveness and for fostering close friendships among the minority party during her time in the legislature," the resolution text read. The sponsor (Representative Gibson) noted the resolution’s purpose as an early formal recognition of Lockhart’s service to the state.
The House moved the resolution through the necessary steps: lifting it from rules under suspension of the one-legislative-day rule, reading it a second time, placing it atop the third-reading calendar, and referring the enrolled resolution to staff for presentation to the family. Members offered personal remembrances on the floor and presented a painting by Utah artist David Koch and a bound book of photos and notes compiled by current and former members.
The chamber’s presentations emphasized Lockhart’s 16 years of service, two terms as speaker beginning in 2011, and her role as a model for young women in public service. The House expressed sympathy to the family and pledged the resolution be presented to them.
What happens next: HR 3 was enrolled and signed by the Speaker for presentation to the Lockhart family; no further floor action was recorded that day.
Sources: reading of HR 3 by the chief clerk and floor remarks by Representative Gibson.
