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House approves rules changes to limit minutes for 'sifting' committee, clarifies procedures
Summary
Lawmakers passed first substitute HR 1 on Jan. 20 to amend House rules: sifting meetings of the Rules Committee will not be required to keep minutes and the floor procedure after a favorable recommendation is slightly streamlined; vote was 72‑1.
SALT LAKE CITY — On the first full day of the 2026 session, the Utah House approved first substitute House Resolution 1, a package of amendments to internal House rules that, among other changes, relieves the Rules Committee of keeping minutes when it sits in its 'sifting' capacity.
Representative Dunnigan, the sponsor, said the amendment mirrors Senate practice and eliminates the need to…
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