Utah § 36-12-6 - Permanent committees -- House and Senate management -- Members -- Chair -- Legislative Management Committee -- Membership -- Chair and vice-chair -- Meetings -- Quorum.
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§ 36-12-6. Permanent committees -- House and Senate management -- Members -- Chair -- Legislative Management Committee -- Membership -- Chair and vice-chair -- Meetings -- Quorum.
Effective 3/18/2026 36-12-6.
Permanent committees -- House and Senate management -- Members -- Chair -- Legislative Management Committee -- Membership -- Chair and vice-chair -- Meetings -- Quorum.
(1)
There are hereby established as permanent committees of the Legislature a House Management Committee and a Senate Management Committee.
(a)
(i)
The House Management Committee shall consist of eight members of the House of Representatives, four from each major political party. The membership shall include the elected leadership of the House of Representatives and additional members chosen at the beginning of each annual general session by the minority party caucus as needed to complete the full membership.
(ii)
The chair of the committee shall be the speaker of the House of Representatives or the speaker's designee.
(b)
(i)
The Senate Management Committee shall consist of eight members of the Senate, four from each major political party. The membership shall include the elected leadership of the Senate and additional members chosen at the beginning of each annual general session by the appropriate party caucus as needed to complete the full membership.
(ii)
The chair of the committee shall be the president of the Senate or the president's designee.
(2)
(a)
There is established a permanent committee of the Legislature known as the Legislative Management Committee.
(b)
The committee shall consist of:
(i)
the members of the House Management Committee; and
(ii)
the members of the Senate Management Committee.
(c)
(i)
The president of the Senate or the president's designee shall be chair during 1987, and the speaker of the House of Representatives or the speaker's designee shall be vice-chair of the committee during that year.
(ii)
The positions of chair and vice-chair of the Legislative Management Committee shall rotate annually between these two officers in succeeding years.
(d)
The committee shall meet as often as is necessary to perform its duties.
(e)
If any vote of the committee results in a tie, the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives may together cast an additional vote to break the tie.
(f)
Each year the Legislative Management Committee shall meet no later than 60 days after the day on which the Legislature adjourns the annual general session sine die.
(3)
If a legislator declines membership on a committee established by this section, or if a vacancy occurs, a replacement shall be chosen by the leadership of the appropriate party of the chamber in which the vacancy occurs.
(4)
(a)
A quorum of the House Management Committee or the Senate Management Committee is a majority of the committee's members.
(b)
A quorum of the Legislative Management Committee is at least 50% of the committee's members from one chamber and more than 50% of the committee's members from the other chamber.
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