HR 4 — House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure

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House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:

Matt MacPherson Senate Sponsor:

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This House rules resolution addresses disclosure requirements when a {sponsor presents } representative requests legislation.

▸ {if } when filing a {sponsor introduces } request for legislation, allows a representative to indicate whether the representative filed the request for legislation at the request of an agency head{,head; requires the sponsor to disclose the nature of the request when presenting the legislation in a standing committee or during a floor debate} ;

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HR1-10-101 {HR3-2-306 } {HR4-6-103 } Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:

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(2)(2)(a) (a) After a representative files a request for legislation in accordance with JR4-2-101, theH.R. Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide caucus staff the drafting instructions, as defined in JR4-1-101, provided in the request for legislation and the request's assigned short title, unless the representative elects not to share the drafting instructions and short title with caucus staff.

4 Enrolled Copy the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide caucus staff the drafting instructions, as defined in JR4-1-101, provided in the request for legislation and the request's assigned short title, unless the representative elects not to share the drafting instructions and short title with caucus staff.

(3)(3)(a) (a) When a representative files a request for legislation in accordance with JR4-2-101, the representative may disclose whether the representative filed the request for legislation at the request of an agency head and the nature of the agency head's request.

Section 1.

HR3-2-306 is amended to read:

HR3-2-306.

Sponsor presentation -- Disclosure requirement.

- 2 - HR0004 compared with HR0004S01 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), during the presentation phase, a committee member may not amend legislation, substitute legislation, or dispose of legislation.

(b) All other motions are in order during the presentation phase.

(2) During the presentation phase of a committee meeting, the chair may accept a motion to amend legislation if the chair permits:

(a) committee questions and debate;

(b) public comment as provided in HR3-2-308;

(c) the sponsor of the legislation affected by the amendment to respond to the motion to amend;

and (d) the committee member who made the motion to amend to have the final word on the motion as required under HR3-2-313.

(3) During the presentation phase of a standing committee meeting, the chair shall:

(a) permit the legislative sponsor to present the sponsor's legislation;

and (b) except as provided in Subsection (4), and at the election of the legislative sponsor, permit individuals who have expertise on the legislation to assist with the presentation as provided in HR3-2-304.

(4) The chair may not permit a legislative intern or a legislative aide to present legislation.

(5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5):

(i) "Agency head" means a cabinet officer or an executive director with responsibility to administer policy for a state agency.

(ii) "State agency" means an executive branch department, division, or office.

(b) If a sponsor introduces legislation at the request of an agency head, the sponsor, when presenting the legislation, shall verbally disclose the nature of the request.

HR4-6-103 is amended to read: