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Senate swiftly passes HJR 3 to restore in-session employee pay modifications
Summary
House Joint Resolution 3, authorizing pay for in-session legislative employees and restoring a pre-COVID pay modification, passed the Utah Senate Jan. 20 after the body suspended rules and the constitutional three-reading requirement; vote was 28–0.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 20 approved House Joint Resolution 3 to set pay for in-session employees and to restore a modification that had been in place before COVID disruptions.
Sen. Vickers, sponsor of HJR 3, told the Senate this is the annual bill that authorizes pay for employees who work during the session and that the measure restores the previously adopted modification that lapsed due to the pandemic. "Representative Gibson and myself talked with our drafting attorneys... and at least the decision was made to include that same level that we did," Vickers said.
Senators moved to suspend both the rules and the constitutional three-reading requirement so HJR 3 could be read for the second and third times and considered for final passage. The motion to suspend was agreed to unanimously. On the roll-call vote HJR 3 received 28 yeas, 0 nays and 1 absent and will be returned to the House for signature by its presiding officer.
The resolution sets the in-session pay structure for legislative employees for this session; details of exact pay rates and implementation steps were described as consistent with prior modifications but specific dollar amounts were not stated on the floor.
