Title 36, Title 36: Legislature

36-12-18. Offices for Legislative Management Committee and professional legislative staff -- Hours -- Library facilities available -- Documents, reports, and information available. The Legislative Management Committee and the professional legislative staff shall be provided with …

36-12-19. Investigatory powers of the Legislature. In the discharge of its legislative investigatory powers, the Legislature, or either chamber or any committee thereof, may: (1) administer oaths; and (2) issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of a…

36-12-21. Legislators serving in organizations without legislative sanction -- Prohibited participation. (1) The Legislative IT Steering Committee created by the Legislative Management Committee on July 17, 2007, is dissolved. (2) Except as provided in Subsection: (2)(b) a legisl…

36-12-23. Legislative committees -- Staffing. (1) As used in this section: "Chair" means a presiding officer or a co-presiding officer of a committee. "Committee" means a standing committee, interim committee, subcommittee, special committee, authority, commission, council, task …

36-12-24. Legislative counsel attendance at Supreme Court advisory committees. An attorney from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, when practicable, attend meetings of the advisory committees of the Supreme Court.

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 Committ…

36-12-7. Legislative Management Committee -- Duties -- Litigation. (1) The Senate or House Management Committee shall: receive legislative resolutions directing studies on legislative matters and may assign these studies to the appropriate interim committee of its chamber; assign…

36-12-8. Legislative Management Committee -- Research and General Counsel Subcommittee -- Budget Subcommittee -- Audit Subcommittee -- Duties -- Members -- Meetings. (1) There are created within the Legislative Management Committee: the Research and General Counsel Subcommittee; …

36-12-8.2. Medical cannabis governance structure working group. (1) The Legislative Management Committee shall establish a medical cannabis governance structure working group composed of six members of the Legislature. (2) The working group may: work with industry, patients, medi…

36-12-9. Legislative committees -- Minutes of meetings -- Official policies -- Closed meetings -- Private records. (1) "Special investigative committee" means a committee or subcommittee created or designated by rule or resolution of the House, the Senate, or the Legislature to i…

36-12-9.5. Obstructing a legislative proceeding. (1) As used in this section, "legislative proceeding" means an investigation or audit conducted by: the Legislature, or a chamber, committee, subcommittee, or task force of the Legislature; or an employee or independent contractor …

36-13-1. Distribution of legislative publications by Legislature. The Legislature is responsible for printing, storing, and distributing: (1) the Laws of Utah; (2) the House and Senate Journals; and (3) other legislative reports and publications.

36-14-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Issuer" means a person authorized to issue a subpoena by this chapter. (2) "Legislative body" means: the Legislature; the House or Senate; or any committee or subcommittee of the Legislature, the House, or the Senate. (3) "Legis…

36-14-2. Issuers. (1) Any of the following persons is an issuer, who may issue legislative subpoenas by following the procedures set forth in this chapter: the speaker of the House of Representatives; the president of the Senate; a chair of any legislative standing committee; a c…

36-14-3. Contents. Each legislative subpoena shall include: (1) the name of the legislative body or office on whose behalf the subpoena is issued; (2) the signature of the issuer; (3) a command to the person or entity to whom the subpoena is addressed to: appear and testify at th…

36-14-4. Service. Legislative subpoenas may be served: (1) within the state, by the sheriff of the county where service is made, or by his deputy, or by any other person 18 years old or older who is not a member of the entity issuing the subpoena; (2) in another state or United S…

36-14-5. Legislative subpoenas -- Enforcement. (1) If any person disobeys or fails to comply with a legislative subpoena, or if a person appears pursuant to a subpoena and refuses to testify to a matter upon which the person may be lawfully interrogated, that person is in contemp…

36-14-6. Fees and mileage. Except state officers and employees, witnesses appearing pursuant to a legislative subpoena shall receive witness fees and mileage as provided by law for attendance before the district courts of this state.

36-17-1. Legislative Process Committee -- Membership. There is created a Legislative Process Committee. (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 part…

36-17-2. Committee duties. The committee shall: (1) review existing legislative and budget procedures and study the legislative and budget procedures used in other states; (2) review and consider alternatives to the Utah Legislature's current process for preparing a budget; (3) r…

36-19-1. Conflict of interest -- Prohibition of benefit. (1) A legislator, member of the legislator's household, or client shall not be a party to or have an interest in the profits or benefits of a state contract when the state contract is the direct result of a bill sponsored b…

36-22-1. Native American Legislative Liaison Committee -- Creation -- Membership -- Chairs -- Salaries and expenses. (1) There is created the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee. (2) The committee consists of 11 members: seven members from the House of Representatives a…

36-22-2. Duties. (1) The committee shall: serve as a liaison between Utah Native American tribes and the Legislature; recommend legislation for each annual general session of the Legislature if the committee determines that modifications to current law are in the best interest of…

36-22-3. Staff support. The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to the committee.

36-27-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Legislature's Counsel to United States Senators."

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 Legisl…

36-27-103. Resolution of the Legislature -- Written statement. (1) The Legislature may provide any counsel or reporting requests under Sectionby: 36-27-102 passing a joint resolution of the Legislature; or issuing a written statement that contains the signatures of a majority of …

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 …

36-28-102. Veterans and Military Affairs Commission -- Creation -- Membership -- Chairs -- Terms -- Per diem and expenses. (1) There is created the Veterans and Military Affairs Commission. (2) The commission membership is composed of 17 permanent members, but may not exceed 23 m…

36-28-103. Duties. The commission shall: (1) comply with the rules of legislative interim committees; (2) study and make recommendations to the Legislature on the following issues as they impact active duty servicemembers, veterans, and their dependents: reintegration from milita…

36-28-104. Staff support. The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall staff the commission.

36-29-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Task Forces Created by the Legislature."

36-29-109. Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission. (1) As used in this section: "Broadband infrastructure funds" means the funds available for broadband infrastructure pursuant to: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 115-58; legislative appropriations; and …

36-29-111. Public Safety Data Management Task Force. (1) As used in this section: "Cohabitant abuse protective order" means an order issued with or without notice to the respondent in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders. "Lethality ass…

36-33-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section. 26B-1-201 (2) "Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section. 80-2-201 (3) "Panel" means the Child Welfare Legisl…

36-33-102. Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel -- Creation -- Membership -- Interim rules -- Per diem -- Staff support. (1) There is created the Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel composed of the following members: two members of the Senate, one from the majority par…

36-33-103. Panel powers and duties -- Record access and confidentiality. (1) The panel shall: examine and observe the process and execution of laws governing the child welfare system by the executive branch and the judicial branch; upon request, receive testimony from the public,…

36-35-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Abuse of authority" means an arbitrary or capricious exercise of power that: adversely affects the employment rights of another; or results in personal gain to the person exercising the authority or to another person. (2) "Age…

36-35-102. General Oversight Committee. (1) There is created the General Oversight Committee consisting of the following 13 permanent members: six members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than four of whom may be from the same political party; and s…

36-35-102.5. Closed meeting authorized. (1) When reviewing and discussing an individual child welfare case: the committee: shall close the committee's meeting in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; shall make reasonable efforts to identify and consi…

36-35-103. Submission of court rules or proposals for court rules. (1) The Supreme Court or the Judicial Council shall submit to the committee and the governor each proposed court rule and each new court rule, and any additional information related to the court rule that the Supr…

36-35-104. Review of court rules -- Criteria. (1) As used in this section, "court rule" means a proposal for a court rule, a new court rule, or an existing court rule. (2) The committee may review and evaluate: a submission of: a new court rule; or a proposal for a court rule; an…