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This joint rules resolution changes how the Utah Legislature funds legislators' office and staffing expenses. It requires the Executive Appropriations Committee to set aside money each year for the Senate and House to cover legislator administrative and staff costs, with each senator and representative receiving an equal share and additional amounts going to top leaders like the Senate president, House speaker, and majority and minority leaders in each chamber. Legislators could use their allocation only to hire part-time staff members called "legislative aides" — who cannot be family members, must work 1,040 hours or fewer per year, and serve at the legislator's discretion — or to pay for other official administrative expenses, and any unused funds would expire at the end of the fiscal year rather than carrying forward. The bill also allows, but does not require, the committee to set aside separate funding for legislative committees' operating costs, such as travel and training, with the Legislative Management Committee deciding how that money is distributed.