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House approves rule change limiting routine constitutional notes after heated debate
Summary
The Utah House voted 46-21 to advance HJR 14, a joint rules resolution that removes routine constitutional (legislative review) notes from bills. Supporters said the notes create conflicts for legislative counsel; opponents said removing them risks taxpayer costs and reduces transparency.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 8 advanced HJR 14, a joint rules resolution that curtails the routine use of constitutional or legislative review notes, voting 46 to 21 to send the change to the Senate.
Representative McKay, the measure’s sponsor, argued supporters were acting to prevent a conflict of interest for Legislative Research and General Counsel staff, who he said could be asked to both prepare constitutional notes and later defend the same statutes in court. "We do care about, we should care about, whether the bills…
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