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Utah Senate adopts rule limiting behind‑dais media access after floor debate
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 14 approved First Substitute Senate Resolution 1, a rules change requiring committee‑chair permission for media to sit behind the dais and tightening credentialing for access to non‑public areas. The resolution passed 22–5 amid debate about security, transparency and objective standards for credentialing.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 14 adopted First Substitute Senate Resolution 1, a change to chamber rules that requires reporters to obtain a committee chair’s permission to sit behind the dais and tightens credentialing for access to non‑public Capitol areas, Senate leaders said. The measure passed the Senate by roll call, 22 yeas to 5 nays, with two senators absent.
Senator McKell, the sponsor, told the chamber the measure does two things: "The new rule simply states that the press ... they've got to get permission of the committee chair" to sit behind the dais, and it limits access to non‑public areas to those with permission from the Senate media designee and valid Capitol media credentials. He framed the changes as…
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