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Utah Senate suspends 24-hour rule, advances dozens of interim committee bills to third reading
Summary
On Jan. 21, 2002, the Utah Senate adopted rules committee reports, suspended the 24‑hour rule to expedite consideration, and sent numerous committee bills (including measures on tobacco reporting, motor-vehicle rules, juvenile services, special-district withdrawal, and workforce services) to the third‑reading calendar by recorded votes.
The Utah State Senate convened Jan. 21 and, after adopting rules-committee reports, voted to suspend the chamber's 24-hour posting requirement so bills already on the second-reading calendar could be considered the same day. The motion to suspend the rule carried by voice vote, allowing immediate consideration of items the committees had reported out.
Senators then proceeded through a long…
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