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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah House Creates General Affairs and Overflow Standing Committee
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Matt MacPherson
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah House Resolution 5 establishes a new General Affairs and Overflow and adjusts legislative rules for committee organization, taking effect May 6, 2026.
Changes the internal structure of the Utah House of Representatives by adding a to process legislation, affecting how bills are assigned and reviewed during sessions.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
House of Representatives of the state of Utah
Members and leadership must adjust committee assignments and operational rules to accommodate the new committee.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
20 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HR0005S02
- Feb 23, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HR0005S02
- Feb 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HR0005S02
- Feb 20, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HR0005S02
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- Feb 4, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HR0005S01
- Feb 4, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HR0005S01
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HR0005S01
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HR0005S01
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 17, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HR0005
- Jan 17, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HR0005
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HR0005
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HR0005
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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