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Senate rejects amendment that would have allowed Legislature to call itself into special session
Summary
After extended debate, the Senate voted down a first substitute to Senate Joint Resolution 5 that would have allowed the Legislature to call itself into special session (limited by a later amendment to budgetary matters and a two‑thirds requirement). The measure failed 10–18.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 4 rejected a proposed constitutional amendment (first substitute SJR 5) that would have given the Legislature the power to call itself into special session under specified conditions. Debate ran for more than an hour, with sponsors presenting the change as a budget management tool and opponents calling it an unnecessary and risky power shift from the governor.
Sponsor Senator Hickman said the authority would be tightly constrained — the version discussed on…
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