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Rules committee recommends HJR 1 to let LRGC open bill files and allow cross‑house cosponsorship
Utah House Rules Standing Committee · January 20, 2026
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Summary
The committee recommended first substitute HJR 1 unanimously; the joint rules changes permit Legislative Research and General Counsel to open bill files for constitutional joint resolutions and remove a barrier to cosponsoring bills in the opposite house.
The House Rules Standing Committee unanimously favorably recommended the first substitute to House Joint Resolution 1, which aligns joint rules with recent house rule clarifications and includes two practical changes for sponsors and staff.
Representative Dunnegan, sponsor of the first substitute,…
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