H.J.R. 19
FailedJoint Rules Resolution - Requests for Legislation
Joint Rules Resolution - Requests for Legislation
Introduction
Jan 30
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 4
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
What This Bill Does
This joint rules resolution limits requests for legislation.
Key Provisions
This resolution:
- limits a senator to 10 requests for legislation;
- limits a representative to six requests for legislation;
- provides exceptions to the limitations; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
This resolution changes the internal rules of the Utah Legislature to cap how many bills each lawmaker can request to have drafted per session — senators may file no more than 10 requests and House representatives no more than six. Certain requests don't count toward these limits, including bills that come from authorized legislative committee chairs, bills that exclusively appropriate money, bills that exclusively repeal existing law, and technical revisor's corrections. Any request counts against a legislator's limit even if they later abandon it. The caps take effect in May 2026, applying to future legislative sessions.
H.J.R. 19
FailedJoint Rules Resolution - Requests for Legislation
Introduction
Jan 30
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 4
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
IntroductionJan 30
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 4
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
What This Bill Does
This joint rules resolution limits requests for legislation.
Key Provisions
This resolution:
- limits a senator to 10 requests for legislation;
- limits a representative to six requests for legislation;
- provides exceptions to the limitations; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
This resolution changes the internal rules of the Utah Legislature to cap how many bills each lawmaker can request to have drafted per session — senators may file no more than 10 requests and House representatives no more than six. Certain requests don't count toward these limits, including bills that come from authorized legislative committee chairs, bills that exclusively appropriate money, bills that exclusively repeal existing law, and technical revisor's corrections. Any request counts against a legislator's limit even if they later abandon it. The caps take effect in May 2026, applying to future legislative sessions.
Votes
Motion: Held in Committee
Documents
Committee Hearings
Subjects
Action History12
House/ filed
House file for bills not passed
House/ strike enacting clause
Clerk of the House
House Comm - Held
House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
House Rules Committee
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HJR019
Released
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:43 PM