Utah lawmakers worried about logjam of proposals

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state legislative leaders are considering creating rules to reduce the logjam of legislative proposals submitted by lawmakers before the session even starts.

More than 1,000 proposals had already been submitted by late October ahead of the 45-day legislative session that begins in January, breaking a record for the second straight year, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Lawmakers typically only pass about 500 bills during each session.

Republican House Majority Whip Francis Gibson called it ridiculous silly that so many bills have been proposed. While Senate President Wayne Niederhauser acknowledged that legislative leaders have been aware of the issue for several years.

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