36-27 - Legislature’s Counsel to United States Senators
Title 36 > 36-27
Sections (4)
36-27-101 - Title.
This chapter is known as “Legislature’s Counsel to United States Senators.”
Enacted by Chapter 390, 2011 General Session
36-27-102 - Legislative counsel to United States Senators.
(1) The Legislature may provide counsel to United States senators representing Utah.
(2) The Legislature may request that United States senators representing Utah provide a single response or periodic reports to the Legislature on: each senator’s progress with or response to the counsel given under Subsection (1); orother issues as determined by the Legislature.
Enacted by Chapter 390, 2011 General Session
36-27-103 - Resolution of the Legislature — Written statement.
(1) The Legislature may provide any counsel or reporting requests under Section 36-27-102 by: passing a joint resolution of the Legislature; orissuing a written statement that contains the signatures of a majority of the members of the House and a majority of the members of the Senate.
(2) A written statement under Subsection (1)(b) shall be referred to as “The Legislature’s Counsel to United States Senators Representing Utah.”
Enacted by Chapter 390, 2011 General Session
36-27-104 - Issuance of resolution or written statement — Reporting requirements.
(1) Any resolution or written statement that is issued under this chapter shall be sent to each United States senator representing Utah.A copy of any resolution or written statement that is issued under this chapter shall be sent to each representative from the state serving in Congress.
(2) Each resolution or written statement issued under this chapter shall specify that a United States senator shall provide the following to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel when submitting a report in response to a resolution or written statement: prior notice of any verbal response or report; ora copy of any written response or report.
(3) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall maintain a record of: any resolution or written statement issued under this chapter; andeach response and report provided to the Legislature by a United States senator in response to a resolution or written statement issued under this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 390, 2011 General Session