HR 5 Utah House · 2026 General Session

House Rules Resolution - House Standing Committees

HR 5 creates a new "Family and Social Services" standing committee in the Utah House of Representatives to review related legislation. This committee, now listed as item (4) in the amended committee structure, will directly affect how bills concerning family welfare, childcare, and social programs are processed. The resolution also makes minor technical adjustments to committee numbering and lists, aligning with other existing committees. The changes take effect on May 6, 2026, with no funding impact.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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This bill substitute replaces the 'Family and Social Services' standing committee with a new 'General Affairs and Overflow' committee. The change reorganizes how legislative work is distributed among House committees, potentially altering which issues are reviewed by which committee members.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed by removing the Family and Social Services committee and creating a new General Affairs and Overflow committee instead. This affects which legislative matters are assigned to which committee for review.

SCOPE

Replaced the 'Family and Social Services' standing committee with a new 'General Affairs and Overflow' standing committee in the list of House standing committees.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Held [House Rules Committee]

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

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