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Utah's internal legislative rules currently allow lawmakers to introduce formal resolutions to recognize, honor, or memorialize individuals, groups, or events. This joint rules resolution would end that practice, instead requiring legislators who want to recognize, honor, memorialize, or express support or appreciation for someone or something to obtain a "citation" — a separate, less formal acknowledgment — through existing Senate or House citation procedures. It also defines "binding" resolutions (those that change law, funding, or legislative rules) versus "nonbinding" resolutions (those that simply state a policy position or request action), and it prohibits the House and Senate Rules Committees from advancing any resolution to committee or a floor vote if it improperly attempts to honor or memorialize someone instead of using the citation process. The remaining changes make technical updates to align related rules with these new definitions.