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Senate passes minor language change to Administrative Rulemaking Act
Summary
SB 101, a technical revision to the Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act replacing a word to avoid legal ambiguity, passed the Senate 27‑0 with 2 absent; sponsor said the change was recommended by the Administrative Rules Review Committee.
Senator Stevenson presented Senate Bill 101 as a housekeeping change recommended by the Administrative Rules Review Committee: the bill replaces an imprecise term to ensure statutory language is consistent and reduce potential legal challenges. Stevenson described the bill as ensuring statutory terms ‘‘mean the same thing’’ and remove ambiguities that could invite legal problems.
A call for the question was made, the Senate held a roll call vote and the bill received 27 yea votes, 0 nay votes, with 2 absent. The measure will be transmitted to the House for its further action.
The floor discussion focused on consistency of statutory terminology rather than policy changes affecting agencies’ powers.
