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Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-5-705. Legislative Policy Committee--Creation--Duties--Staff

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) As used in this section, “committee” means the Legislative Policy Committee created in Subsection (2).

(2) Under the commission, there is created the Legislative Policy Committee.

(3)(a) The committee is composed of five legislators, appointed as follows:

(i) the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member of the House of Representatives;

(ii) the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member of the House of Representatives;

(iii) the president of the Senate shall appoint one member of the Senate;

(iv) the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member of the Senate; and

(v) the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate shall jointly appoint one legislator.

(b) The speaker, president, and minority leaders:

(i) shall make the appointments described in Subsection (3)(a) after consulting with the chairs of the Health and Human Services Interim Committee and the chairs of the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee; and

(ii) are encouraged but not required to appoint to the committee legislators who are members of one or more of the following:

(A) the Health and Human Services Interim Committee; or

(B) the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

(4) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate shall each designate one of their appointees as a co-chair of the committee.

(5) The individual who appoints a member of the committee may change the appointment at any time.

(6) The committee shall:

(a) assist the commission and any of the commission's other committees with developing policy and legislative recommendations; and

(b) review any legislative recommendation proposed by the commission before the legislative recommendation is provided to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee or the Legislature.

(7) The committee may:

(a) submit its own proposed legislation to the commission for consideration; and

(b) provide other services as requested by the commission.

(8)(a) A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum.

(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the committee.

(9) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to the committee.

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