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Utah Senate suspends routine reading of bill titles for session to speed floor work
Summary
The Senate voted to suspend the reading of long and short titles of bills and resolutions on first, second and third reading and on the consent calendar, applying the suspension to measures introduced this session unless a senator requests a reading.
The Utah Senate approved a procedural change on opening day to speed floor proceedings by suspending routine oral readings of bill and resolution titles. By voice vote, and with leadership finding a two‑thirds presence, the body agreed that titles need not be read aloud on the first through third readings and the consent calendar unless a senator asks for a title or long title to be read.
Senator Montgomery moved the measure under the joint rules and the Utah Constitution; President Beatty announced the motion and called the voice vote. The motion explicitly allowed any senator to request the reading of a bill or resolution’s short or long title.
Senate clerks continued to read in bills for committee assignment at the clerk’s table, and the body proceeded with committee placements and calendar scheduling. Leaders said the suspension was intended to streamline floor time while preserving the right of any senator to have a title read on request.
This procedural rule will remain in place while the Senate operates under the prior legislature’s rules pending review and any formal changes by the rules committee.
