Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.R. 4 First Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Dunnigan, J.

Final action

House/ to Lieutenant Governor 3/23/2020

Outcome

House/ to Lieutenant Governor

Summary

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION ON HOUSE PROCEDURE
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This rules resolution modifies House Rules.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
▸ modifies the requirements and procedures for issuing citations on behalf of a
legislator, the House of Representatives, and the Utah Legislature;
▸ changes procedures related to the consent calendar;
▸ modifies House standing committee procedures for recommending that legislation
be placed on the consent calender; and
▸ requires that nonbinding resolutions be placed on the consent calendar.
Special Clauses:
None
Legislative Rules Affected:
AMENDS:
HR1-7-101
HR1-7-102
HR1-7-103
HR1-7-104
HR3-1-102
HR3-1-105
HR3-2-405
HR4-4-301
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
Section 1. 
HR1-7-101
 is amended to read:
CHAPTER 7. CITATIONS
HR1-7-101.
Citations -- Definitions -- Use of citations.
(1) As used in this chapter:
(a) [
(i)
] "Citation" means a certificate [
issued to honor or commend an individual who
is a resident of Utah, or a group of individuals who are residents of Utah, or to express
] 
for the
purposes of:
(i) honoring or commending an individual who is a resident of Utah, or a group of
individuals who are residents of Utah or have a substantial presence in or connection to Utah;
(ii) commemorating an event or the anniversary of an event that has significant
relevance to Utah;
(iii) expressing
 condolences to the family of a deceased individual 
who was a resident
of Utah; or
(iv) providing a recommendation for an individual who is a resident of Utah
.
[
(ii) A citation to honor or commend the same Utah resident should not be issued more
than once every 10 years.
]
[
(iii) "Citation" includes a legislator citation, a House of Representatives citation, and a
Utah Legislature citation.
]
(b) "House of Representatives citation" means a citation issued on behalf of the Utah
House of Representatives 
under HR1-7-103, that is signed by the representative sponsoring the
citation and the speaker of the House of Representatives
.
(c) "Legislator citation" means a citation issued on behalf of an individual
representative 
under HR1-7-102
.
(d) "Utah Legislature citation" means a citation issued on behalf of both houses of the
Utah Legislature 
under HR1-7-104, that is signed by the representative sponsoring the citation,
the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate
.
(2) [
Representatives shall use a citation to express the commendation or condolence of
a representative, the Utah House of Representatives, or the Utah Legislature.
] 
A citation
honoring or commending the same individual or group of individuals, or recognizing the same
event or anniversary, should not be issued more than once every 10 years.
(3) A representative may request only one House of Representatives citation or Utah
Legislature citation during a calendar year.
Section 2. 
HR1-7-102
 is amended to read:
HR1-7-102.
Obtaining a legislator citation.
(1) With the approval of the presiding officer, a representative may request that the
chief clerk of the House prepare a citation for the representative's own signature.
(2) A Legislator citation does not require any floor action by the House of
Representatives.
(3) When the Legislature is not in session, a representative may request a citation for
the representative's and the speaker of the House of Representative's, which the speaker may
elect to sign at the speaker's discretion.
Section 3. 
HR1-7-103
 is amended to read:
HR1-7-103.
Obtaining a House of Representatives citation.
(1) During [
any
] 
a
 legislative session, a representative may 
issue a House of
Representatives citation by
:
(a) [
request
] 
requesting, in writing,
 that the chief clerk of the House prepare a citation
for the representative's signature; and
[
(b) after requesting and receiving permission for personal privilege, make a motion on
the floor of the House to:
]
[
(i) approve the citation; and
]
[
(ii)
] 
(b) after receiving a copy of the citation prepared by the chief clerk of the House
of Representative's, obtaining the approval of the House of Representatives, on the floor of the
House of Representatives, by:
(i) requesting and receiving permission for a personal privilege; and
(ii) making a motion that the House of Representatives approve the citation and
authorize the speaker of the House 
of Representative's
 to sign the citation on behalf of the
House of Representatives
, which must be approved by a majority vote
.
[
(2) When the Legislature is not in session, a representative may request a citation for
the sponsor's and the speaker's signature.
]
(2) Sponsor presentation for a House of Representatives citation is limited to a
maximum of three minutes.
Section 4. 
HR1-7-104
 is amended to read:
HR1-7-104.
Obtaining a Utah Legislature citation.
(1) During [
any
] 
a
 legislative session, a representative may 
issue a Utah Legislature
citation by
:
(a) [
request
] 
requesting, in writing,
 that the chief clerk of the House prepare a citation
for the representative's signature; and
(b) [
after requesting and receiving permission for personal privilege, make
] 
after
receiving a copy of the citation prepared by the chief clerk of the House, obtaining the approval
of the House of Representatives by, on the floor of the House:
(i) requesting and receiving permission for a personal privilege; and
(ii) making
 a motion [
of the floor of the House to: (i) approve the citation; (ii)
] 
that the
House of Representatives approve the citation and
 authorize the speaker of the House to sign
the citation on behalf of the [
House of Representatives
] 
Utah Legislature after the citation is
approved by the Senate
; and
[
(iii)
] 
(c)
 present the proposed citation to the Senate for [
its approval
] 
the Senate's
approval of the citation and authorization for the president of the Senate to sign the citation on
behalf of the Utah Legislature
.
[
(2) When the Legislature is not in session, a representative may request a citation for
the sponsor's and the speaker's and the president's signature.
]
(2) Sponsor presentation for a Utah Legislature citation is limited to a maximum of
three minutes.
Section 5. 
HR3-1-102
 is amended to read:
HR3-1-102.
 House Rules Committee -- Assignment duties.
(1) The presiding officer shall submit all legislation introduced in the House of
Representatives to the House Rules Committee.
(2) For all legislation not specified in HR3-1-103 that is referred to the House Rules
Committee, the committee shall:
(a) examine the legislation for proper form, including fiscal note and interim
committee note, if any; and
(b) either:
(i) refer legislation to the House with a recommendation 
that the legislation be
:
(A) [
that the legislation be
] referred to a standing committee for consideration; [
or
]
(B) [
that the legislation be
] read the second time and placed on the third reading
calendar if the legislation has received a favorable recommendation from: 
(I) a House standing committee, except for those bills exempted from standing
committee review requirements under HR3-2-401; or
(II) the House Rules Committee meeting as a standing committee as permitted under
HR3-1-101; or 
(C) read for the second time and placed on the consent calendar if the legislation:
(I) is a nonbinding House resolution as defined in HR3-2-405; or
(II) was recommended to be placed on the consent calendar as provided in HR3-2-405
and the rules committee agrees with the recommendation; or
(ii) hold the legislation.
(c) If the chair of the House Rules Committee receives a summary report from the
Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee related to newly regulating an
occupation or profession within the two calendar years immediately preceding the session in
which a piece of legislation is introduced related to the regulation by the Division of
Occupational and Professional Licensing of that occupation or profession:
(i) the chair of the House Rules Committee shall ensure that the House Rules
Committee is informed of the summary report before the House Rules Committee takes action
on the legislation; and
(ii) if the House Rules Committee refers the legislation to the House as provided for in
Subsection (2)(b)(i):
(A) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall make the summary
report reasonably available to the public and to legislators; and
(B) if the legislation is referred to a standing committee, the House Rules Committee
shall forward the summary report to the standing committee.
(3) In carrying out its functions and responsibilities under this rule, the House Rules
Committee may not:
(a) table legislation without the written consent of the sponsor;
(b) report out any legislation that has been tabled by a standing committee;
(c) amend legislation without the written consent of the sponsor; or
(d) substitute legislation without the written consent of the sponsor.
(4) The House Rules Committee may recommend a time certain for floor consideration
of any legislation when it is reported out of the House Rules Committee, or at any other time.
(5) When the committee is carrying out its functions and responsibilities under this
rule, the committee shall:
(a) during a legislative session, give notice of its meetings by either:
(i) providing oral notice from the House floor of the time and place of its next meeting;
or
(ii) when oral notice is impractical, post written notice of its next meeting;
(b) when the Legislature is not in session, post a notice of meeting at least 24 hours
before the meeting convenes;
(c) have as its agenda all legislation in its possession for assignment to committee or to
the House calendars; and
(d) prepare minutes that include a record, by individual representative, of votes taken.
(6) Anyone may attend a meeting of the rules committee, but comments and discussion
are limited to members of the committee and the committee's staff. 
Section 6. 
HR3-1-105
 is amended to read:
HR3-1-105.
Calendaring interim committee legislation.
(1) The presiding officer shall have interim committee legislation that was approved by
a majority vote of the interim committee members, read for the first time and referred to the
House Rules Committee for calendaring 
according to the procedures of HR3-1-102
.
(2) (a) The House Rules Committee may refer [
the
] 
interim committee
 legislation to
the calendar without standing committee review, or it may recommend that the legislation be
referred to a standing committee.
(b) If the House Rules Committee recommends that [
the
] 
interim committee
 legislation
be placed on the third reading calendar without standing committee review, the sponsor or any
other representative may move that the legislation be reviewed by a standing committee before
the legislation's consideration on the floor.
(c) If this motion is approved by a majority of the representatives present, the
legislation shall be referred to a standing committee for consideration.
Section 7. 
HR3-2-405
 is amended to read:
HR3-2-405.
Consent calendar -- Nonbinding House resolutions -- Committee
recommendations -- Licensure review reports.
(1) 
As used in this section, "nonbinding House resolution":
(a) means a House resolution that:
(i) is primarily for the purpose of recognizing, honoring, or memorializing an
individual, group, or event;
(ii) requests, rather than compels, action or awareness by an individual or group; or
(iii) is informational or promotional in nature; and
(b) does not mean:
(i) a rules resolution;
(ii) a resolution for a constitutional amendment; or
(c) any resolution that approves or authorizes any action, requires any substantive
action to be taken, or results in a change in law, policy, or funding.
(2) A nonbinding House resolution shall be placed on the consent calendar.
(3)
 A standing committee may recommend that legislation in its possession be placed
on the consent calendar if:
(a) the committee approves a motion, by a unanimous vote 
of those present
, [
that
] 
to
give
 the legislation [
be read a second time and placed on the third reading calendar
] 
a favorable
recommendation
;
(b) immediately subsequent to that action, [
the chief sponsor requests that the
legislation be placed on the consent calendar; (c) in a separate motion and vote, the committee
unanimously approves the sponsor's request to place the legislation on the consent calendar
instead of the second or third reading calendar
] 
the committee approves a separate motion, by a
unanimous vote of those present, to recommend that the legislation be placed on the consent
calendar
; and
[
(d)
] 
(c)
 the legislation [
does not have a fiscal note of
] 
has a fiscal note that is less than
$10,000 [
or more
].
[
(2)
] 
(4)
 If, in accordance with 
HR3-1-102
, the House Rules Committee forwards a
summary report from the Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee in
conjunction with legislation referred to a standing committee, the chair shall ensure that the
summary report is read orally to the committee before action is taken by the committee on the
legislation that is related to the summary report.
Section 8. 
HR4-4-301
 is amended to read:
HR4-4-301.
Consent calendar.
(1) [
If
] 
The chief clerk or the chief clerk's designee shall place legislation on the
consent calendar if:
(a)
 a standing committee report recommends that [
a piece of
] 
the
 legislation be placed
on the consent calendar and the standing committee report is adopted by the House[
, the chief
clerk or the chief clerk's designee shall place the legislation on the consent calendar.
]
; or
(b) the legislation is a nonbinding House resolution as provided in HR3-2-405.
(2) If the chief clerk receives written objections to a piece of legislation from six or
more representatives, the chief clerk shall:
(a) remove the legislation from the consent calendar;
(b) inform the sponsor that the legislation has been removed from the consent calendar;
and
(c) place the legislation at the bottom of the third reading calendar.
(3) When legislation is removed from the consent calendar, the presiding officer shall
inform the House of its removal.
(4) (a) If, after two calendar days, no more than five members have registered written
objections to the legislation with the chief clerk:
(i) the legislation shall be read the third time;
(ii) the presiding officer shall grant the sponsor of the legislation two minutes to
introduce and explain the legislation; and
(iii) the presiding officer shall pose the question and take the final vote on the
legislation.
(b) The presiding officer may not allow debate on legislation on the consent calendar.
(5) (a) If the representative sponsoring the legislation on the consent calendar is absent
from the floor when the legislation is ready to be read for the third time and considered for
passage, a representative may make a motion to circle the legislation.
(b) If the motion to circle is successful and the representative sponsoring the legislation
has not moved to uncircle the legislation before floor time is recessed or adjourned, the bill
shall be placed on the bottom of the third reading calendar.