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Senate moves select statutory rules into chamber rules, passes SR2 and clears mirror statutory edits
Summary
The Utah Senate approved a rules resolution to move several provisions from statute into Senate rules, passed a mirrored statutory cleanup in SB97, and advanced reauthorization of administrative rules in SB136 amid minority concern about committee referral protections.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 30 approved a first-substitute of Senate Resolution 2 to relocate a handful of procedural provisions from statute into Senate rules, a change sponsors said will allow the chamber to update internal practice without requiring the governor's signature. The resolution passed third reading by roll call: 22 yea, 6 nay, 1 absent.
Proponents argued the change reflects existing practice and corrects an imbalance between chambers. "There are a lot of things in statute that really belong in rule," Senator Fillmore said during floor…
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