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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS | |
2019 AND 2020 | |
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Introduced By: Representative Rebecca M. Kislak | |
Date Introduced: January 12, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Rules | |
1 | RESOLVED, That section (42)(b) of the rules for the House of Representatives adopted |
2 | by the House of Representatives at its January session A.D. 2019 entitled "House Resolution |
3 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the years 2019 and 2020", be and the |
4 | same is hereby amended to read as follows: |
5 | (42)(a) Once adopted by a majority of the body present and voting, no rule shall be |
6 | repealed or amended, except by two-thirds (2/3) of the members voting. |
7 | (b) A rule may be temporarily suspended with the consent of the Majority and Minority |
8 | Leaders or by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members voting except that in no case shall the |
9 | rules pertaining to the recording of votes be suspended. At the time a rule or rules are temporarily |
10 | suspended, the duration of time that the rule shall be suspended shall clearly be stated to the body |
11 | and recorded in the House journal. The application of this rule as it pertains to the temporary |
12 | suspension of the rules shall not be subject to amendment or repeal. Any motion to repeal, amend |
13 | or suspend any rule shall be a debatable motion under these rules. |
14 | (c) At the beginning of a legislative session, the rules of the previous legislative session |
15 | shall remain in full force and effect until the permanent rules of the House for the current session |
16 | have been prepared, presented, debated and adopted by a majority vote of the House. Any |
17 | member at the beginning of a legislative session who was not a member at the time of the |
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1 | adoption of the rules shall be provided with a copy of the rules. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS | |
2019 AND 2020 | |
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1 | This resolution would amend the house rules by removing the consent requirements of |
2 | the majority and minority leaders for suspension of a rule. |
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