Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.R. 6 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Dunnigan, J.

Final action

House/ to Lieutenant Governor 3/20/2015

Outcome

House/ to Lieutenant Governor

Summary

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION ON BILLS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This resolution amends House Rules regarding motions to lift legislation from a
standing committee or the House Rules Committee and limits who may make a motion
to uncircle legislation. 
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
▸ only permits the chief sponsor or the legislator designated by the chief sponsor to be
the House floor sponsor of the legislation to make a motion to uncircle the sponsor's
legislation; and
▸ requires that a motion to lift legislation to the third reading calendar receive a vote
of two-thirds of those present if the legislation:
• was tabled by a standing committee; or
• failed to pass a standing committee motion recommending that the legislation be
read the second time and placed on the third reading calendar.
Special Clauses:
None
Legislative Rules Affected:
AMENDS:
HR4-4-203
HR4-6-202
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
Section 1. 
HR4-4-203
 is amended to read:
HR4-4-203.
Motion to lift legislation from committee.
(1) A representative may make a motion to lift [
a piece of
] legislation from a standing
committee or the House Rules Committee and place it on the third reading calendar.
(2) (a) Except as provided in [
Subsection (2)(b), if the motion is approved by a
majority of the members present, the presiding officer shall direct that the legislation be placed
on the bottom of the third reading calendar
] 
Subsections (3) and (4), a motion to lift legislation
from a standing committee or the House Rules Committee may be approved with a majority
vote of the members present
.
(3) (a) A motion to lift legislation that was tabled by a standing committee requires a
vote of two-thirds of the members present.
(b) A motion to lift legislation that failed to pass a standing committee motion to send
the legislation to the second reading calendar requires a vote of two-thirds of the members
present.
[
(b) During
] 
(4) A motion to lift legislation during
 the 43rd, 44th, and 45th day of the
annual general session, and during any special session, [
a motion to lift a piece of legislation
from a standing committee or the House Rules Committee must be approved by
] 
requires 
 a
vote of two-thirds of the members present.
(5) If a motion to lift legislation is approved, the presiding officer shall direct that the
legislation be placed on the third reading calendar.
Section 2. 
HR4-6-202
 is amended to read:
HR4-6-202.
Motion to circle.
(1) A motion to circle [
a piece of
] legislation holds the legislation in place on the
calendar.
(2) (a) A motion to circle preserves all amendments to the legislation already adopted
by the House.
(b) A motion to circle extinguishes all amendments pending at the time that the motion
is made.
(3) Legislation that has been circled may only be uncircled by the:
(a) chief House sponsor of the legislation; or
(b) representative designated by the chief Senate sponsor to be the House floor sponsor
of the legislation.
[
(3)
] 
(4)
 When a motion to uncircle is made:
(a) amendments already adopted by the House are part of the legislation; and
(b) any [
amendments that were being discussed
] 
pending motions to amend
 at the time
the legislation was circled are extinguished and a new motion to amend must be made in order
to revive them.
Legislative Review Note
 as of 3-9-15 8:20 AM
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel