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Senate adopts joint rules allowing electronic meetings under limited circumstances
Summary
SJR16 passed unanimously (28–0–1) to permit the Senate and House leadership to authorize electronic meetings in emergencies, natural disasters or when 25% or more of members cannot attend, with provisions to keep sessions subject to the Open and Public Meetings Act.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 16 to provide a framework for conducting legislative sessions and committee meetings electronically under narrowly defined circumstances.
Sponsor Senator Hemmert said the resolution authorizes the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House to allow electronic participation when:…
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