HR 5 Utah House · 2025 General Session

House Rules Resolution - House Procedures Amendments

HR 5 is a procedural House Rules Resolution that amends Utah House of Representatives operating procedures. It modifies the appointment and duties of the sergeant-at-arms (clarifying enforcement of House Rules and the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act) and updates the chief clerk's responsibilities (including technical corrections to legislation and managing legislative records). The resolution also clarifies that a motion to "saunter" (likely a typo for "recess") is permissible during floor debate, adding it to the list of allowed motions. These changes primarily affect House staff, leadership, and the internal operations of legislative proceedings.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 6 edits · Feb 14, 2025
MODERATE
This bill amends House rules regarding the appointment and duties of the sergeant-at-arms and chief clerk, and clarifies parliamentary procedures. The main substantive change is replacing 'chief of staff' with 'speaker' as the appointing authority for these positions, shifting control from the chief of staff to the speaker. It also clarifies that a motion to saunter (a recess motion) is in order during floor debate.
REQUIREMENT

Changed appointment authority for sergeant-at-arms from chief of staff or chief of staff's designee to speaker or speaker's designee

Changed reporting authority for chief clerk from chief of staff to speaker, with option for chief of staff at speaker's discretion

Changed duty assignment authority for chief clerk from chief of staff to speaker

Removed reference to Utah Indoor Clean Air Act from sergeant-at-arms duties

Added 'saunter' (recess) motion to list of motions in order during debate

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in rule numbering and text structure

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Feb 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
legislature
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jim Dunnigan
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