36-17 - Legislative Process Committee

Title 36 > 36-17

Sections (2)

36-17-1 - Legislative Process Committee — Membership.

There is created a Legislative Process Committee. 36-17-1(1) The committee shall be composed of eight legislators appointed as follows:

three senators, appointed by the president of the Senate, with one senator from the minority party; and five representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, with two representatives from the minority party. 36-17-1(2) The president of the Senate shall designate one of the Senate appointees as one cochair of the committee and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the House of Representatives appointees as the other cochair. 36-17-1(3) Committee members serve for one year but may be reappointed by the speaker or president. 36-17-1(4) In conducting all of its business, the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative interim committees. 36-17-1(5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff services to the committee.

36-17-2 - Committee duties.

The committee shall: 36-17-2(1) review existing legislative and budget procedures and study the legislative and budget procedures used in other states; 36-17-2(2) review and consider alternatives to the Utah Legislature’s current process for preparing a budget; 36-17-2(3) review and consider alternatives to the Utah Legislature’s current process for requesting, preparing, prefiling, and prioritizing legislation; 36-17-2(4) review and consider alternatives to the Utah Legislature’s current process for interims; 36-17-2(5) review and consider alternatives to the current role of standing committees in the legislative process; 36-17-2(6) review and consider alternatives to the Utah Legislature’s rules governing floor actions; 36-17-2(7) review and consider alternative measures to meet the constitutional requirements for Utah’s legislative process; 36-17-2(8) review and consider any other matters involving the legislative process; and 36-17-2(9) make recommendations, if any, to the Legislative Management Committee for any changes to the legislative process.