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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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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

2021 AND 2022

     

     Introduced By: Representatives J Lombardi, Cassar, Potter, Felix, Morales, and Henries

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2022

     Referred To: House Rules

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     RESOLVED, That the rules for the House of Representatives adopted by the House of

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Representatives at its January session A.D. 2021 entitled "House Resolution Adopting the Rules

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of the House of Representatives for the years 2021 and 2022", be and the same is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following:

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     Leadership Term Limits

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     (49)(a) No member shall serve for more than twelve (12) years in any leadership

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positions.

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     (b) For purposes of the twelve (12) year restriction, the term "leadership positions"

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means: speaker of the house; majority leader; minority leader; and house committee chairs.

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     (c) Terms beginning before January 1, 2023 shall not count towards the twelve (12) years

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term limit restriction.

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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

2021 AND 2022

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     This resolution would amend the house rules by providing term limits for house

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leadership positions.

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