General Oversight Amendments

Renamed the 'Rules Review and General Oversight Committee' to the 'General Oversight Committee' throughout the code.

Changed the committee membership from 10 members to 11 members, increasing the number of Senate and House representatives.

Added authority for the General Oversight Committee to authorize the Office of the Legislative Auditor General to conduct audits of specific entities, limited to two per year.

Established new requirements for closing committee meetings when reviewing child welfare cases, litigation matters, or confidential information.

Modified the rulemaking process to allow the Governor to extend the effective date of certain State Board of Education rules for up to 60 days.

Repealed the Governor's authority to revive agency rules that the Legislature has voted not to reauthorize.

Updated health insurance coverage requirements for state contractors and subcontractors, including changes to penalty structures and reporting timelines.

Adjusted the sunset date for agency rules from May 1 to February 28 of each calendar year.

Modified the definition of 'employee' for health insurance purposes to clarify eligibility waiting periods.

Renamed the 'Rules Review and General Oversight Committee' to the 'General Oversight Committee' throughout the code.

Added a new provision allowing the General Oversight Committee to request that the Office of the Legislative Auditor General conduct an audit of any issue heard by the committee.

Updated the General Oversight Committee's authority to explicitly include the power to recommend that the Audit Subcommittee prioritize an audit of issues under its review.

Clarified that the General Oversight Committee must close meetings when reviewing individual child welfare cases or information subject to confidentiality agreements, with specific rules on record classification.

Revised the rule reauthorization process to clarify that the General Oversight Committee prepares legislation to reauthorize all agency rules annually, except those explicitly exempted.

Amended the Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act to require agencies to submit proposed rules with a fiscal impact of over $1 million for review by appropriations subcommittees and interim committees.

Updated health insurance requirements for state contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with qualified health coverage standards, including penalties for non-compliance.

Renamed the 'Rules Review and General Oversight Committee' to the 'General Oversight Committee' throughout the code.

Changed the committee membership from 10 members (5 Senate, 5 House) to 13 members (6 Senate, 7 House).

Added a new section requiring the committee to close meetings when reviewing individual child welfare cases or information subject to confidentiality agreements.

Increased the fiscal impact threshold for rules requiring legislative review from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 over five years.

Added new requirements for the Office of the Legislative Auditor General to conduct audits of entities upon committee authorization.

Repealed the governor's authority to declare rules extended if the Legislature fails to reauthorize them.

Updated health insurance requirements for state contractors, including clarifying the definition of 'eligible employee' and extending waiting periods.

Removed House amendments that would have renamed the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee to the General Oversight Committee and expanded its ability to open committee bill files.

Removed a House amendment requiring the Office of the Legislative Auditor General to conduct an audit if requested by the committee.

Replaced the 'House Amendments' header and specific line-by-line deletion markers with the original '1st Sub.' header and the bill's full title page and long title.

Removed the requirement for the Office of the Legislative Auditor General to conduct an audit if requested by the committee.

Removed the limit restricting the committee to authorizing only two audits per calendar year.

Changed the audit process from a mandatory authorization to a recommendation system where the committee can only recommend that the Audit Subcommittee prioritize an audit.

Added a new provision allowing the committee to open the same number of committee bill files as an interim committee.

Changed the voting threshold for the General Oversight Committee to authorize an audit from a majority vote to a unanimous vote.

Added a cap limiting an audit authorized by the committee to no more than 500 staff hours.

Updated the bill summary to clarify that the Office of the Legislative Auditor General is required to conduct audits when requested by the committee.

Reorganized the text of Subsection (10) regarding audit prioritization and reporting requirements to align with the new voting threshold and hour limits.

Renamed the 'Rules Review and General Oversight Committee' to the 'General Oversight Committee' throughout the code.

Adjusted the General Oversight Committee membership from 10 to 12 members (5 Senate, 7 House) and modified term limits and quorum requirements.

Authorized the General Oversight Committee to close meetings when reviewing individual child welfare cases or confidential information, but prohibited the committee from making recommendations regarding the disposition of those cases.

Updated health insurance requirements for contractors and subcontractors on state projects, including changes to penalty structures and definitions of eligible employees.

Increased the fiscal impact threshold for mandatory legislative review of agency rules from $1 million to $2 million.

Added new requirements for state boards to publish meeting votes and distribute contracts to members five days in advance.

Extended the deadline for agencies to initiate rulemaking proceedings required by statute from 180 days to 1 year.

Removed the Governor's authority to extend the expiration of agency rules that the Legislature voted not to reauthorize.