36-12-6 - Permanent committees -- House and Senate management -- Members -- Chairman -- Legislative Management Committee -- Membership -- Chairman and vice-chairman -- Meetings -- Quorum. - Utah Statutes

36-12-6. Permanent committees -- House and Senate management -- Members --Chairman -- Legislative Management Committee -- Membership -- Chairman andvice-chairman -- Meetings -- Quorum.
(1) There are hereby established as permanent committees of the Legislature a HouseManagement Committee and a Senate Management Committee. The House ManagementCommittee shall consist of eight members of the House of Representatives, four from each majorpolitical party. The membership shall include the elected leadership of the House ofRepresentatives and additional members chosen at the beginning of each annual general sessionby the minority party caucus as needed to complete the full membership. The chairman of thecommittee shall be the speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee. The SenateManagement Committee shall consist of eight members of the Senate, four from each majorpolitical party. The membership shall include the elected leadership of the Senate and additionalmembers chosen at the beginning of each annual general session by the appropriate party caucusas needed to complete the full membership. The chairman of the committee shall be the presidentof the Senate or his designee.
(2) There is hereby established a permanent committee of the Legislature to be known asthe Legislative Management Committee. The committee shall consist of the membership of theHouse Management Committee and the Senate Management Committee meeting jointly. Thepresident of the Senate or his designee shall be chairman during 1987, and the speaker of theHouse of Representatives or his designee shall be vice-chairman of the committee during thatyear. The positions of chairman and vice-chairman of the Legislative Management Committeeshall rotate annually between these two officers in succeeding years. The committee shall meetas often as is necessary to perform its duties, but not less than once each quarter.
(3) If a legislator declines membership on the committees established by this section, or ifa vacancy occurs, a replacement shall be chosen by the leadership of the appropriate party of thehouse in which the vacancy occurs.
(4) The committees established by this section shall meet not later than 60 days after theadjournment sine die of the annual general session held in even-numbered years and not later than30 days after the adjournment sine die of the annual general session held in odd-numbered yearsfor the purpose of effecting their organization and prescribing rules and policies pertaining to theirrespective powers and duties. A majority of the members of each committee constitutes aquorum, and a majority of a quorum has authority to act in any matter falling within thejurisdiction of the committee.

Amended by Chapter 18, 1987 General Session