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House concurs with changes to legislative-management structure after heated floor debate
Summary
Representative Christiansen defended HB 220’s adjustments to committee makeup as restoring proportionality; opponents warned the changes would politicize audit and management committees. After debate and a vote to end debate, the House concurred with Senate amendments and passed the bill 44–28.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to concur with Senate amendments to first substitute House Bill 220 (legislative organization amendments) after extended floor debate on March 9.
Representative Christiansen, who moved the concurrence, described the change as restoring ‘‘the principle of proportionality’’ so committee make-up would reflect the membership of…
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