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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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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Dunnigan
RRepublican
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