HJR 4 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules

This joint rules resolution (HJR 4) modifies internal legislative procedures for Utah's state legislature. It updates requirements for news media seeking press credentials, mandating annual training on discriminatory conduct and agreement to Legislative Management Committee Policy E. The resolution also renames the "Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee" to "Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee," removes outdated language, and corrects terminology across multiple rules. These changes affect legislative staff, committee operations, and media members needing access to legislative facilities, but do not create new public policy or appropriate funds.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 7, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Feb 5, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates Utah's legislative joint rules to modernize terminology, correct references to current policies, and streamline committee procedures. The changes ensure consistency with updated workplace discrimination policies and clarify how bills should be formatted and processed.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on legislative internal procedures, but specific rule references and terminology have been updated to reflect current policy names and committee structures.

DEFINITION

Updated references from 'unlawful harassment' to 'discriminatory conduct' in news media training requirements to align with current Legislative Management Committee Policy E terminology.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the January 1, 2019 start date for news media training requirements, making the current requirement effective immediately without a future date.

Changed the name of the 'Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee' to just 'Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee' to remove obsolete language.

Clarified bill formatting rules by updating bracket and strike-through language descriptions to ensure consistent application when proposing amendments to statutory sections.

TECHNICAL

Updated committee names throughout the rules to reflect the new 'Administrative Rules Review and General Oversight Committee' name and corrected various formatting and reference inconsistencies.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 5, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Jan 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor