Senate Rules Resolution - Amendments to Senate Rules
This Senate Rules Resolution (SR 1) amends internal procedural rules for the Utah State Senate. It directly affects all senators, Senate staff, and individuals accessing the Senate chamber by clarifying definitions (such as "minority leader" and "minority party"), adjusting rules for extraordinary sessions, and modifying guest access procedures on the Senate floor. Key provisions include defining leadership roles, specifying when prior rules apply during sessions, and requiring senators to accompany invited guests to prevent disruptions. The changes focus solely on internal Senate operations with no funding or policy impact.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 20, 2026
MINOR
This bill updates the effective date of the resolution from January 15, 2026, to January 21, 2026. Additionally, it reorganizes the definitions section to clarify the status of 'volunteer lobbyists' and explicitly excludes legislators from the definition of 'government official' for lobbying purposes.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on Senate rules and lobbying definitions, but the timeline for when these rules take effect has been extended by one week.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the resolution was changed from January 15, 2026, to January 21, 2026, delaying when the new rules become active.
DEFINITION
New definitions were added for 'volunteer lobbyist' to specify who is not required to register, while explicitly stating that legislators lobbying on their own behalf are not considered volunteer lobbyists.
The definition of 'government official' was updated to explicitly exclude members of the legislative branch, clarifying that senators and representatives are not subject to lobbying restrictions as government officials.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Jan 20, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
N
Forward1
100% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Total actions
23
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lincoln Fillmore
RRepublican
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