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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 John J. Lombardi | |
Date Introduced: January 13, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Rules | |
1 | RESOLVED, That the rules for the House of Representatives adopted by the House of |
2 | Representatives at its January session A.D. 2019 entitled "House Resolution Adopting the Rules |
3 | of the House of Representatives for the years 2019 and 2020", be and the same is hereby |
4 | amended by adding thereto the following: |
5 | Leadership Term Limits |
6 | (47)(a) No member shall serve for more than twelve (12) years in any leadership |
7 | positions. |
8 | (b) For purposes of the twelve (12) year restriction, the term "leadership positions" |
9 | means: speaker of the house; majority leader; minority leader; and house committee chairs. |
10 | (c) Terms beginning before January 1, 2022 shall not count towards the twelve (12) years |
11 | 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 | |
2019 AND 2020 | |
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1 | This resolution would amend the house rules by providing term limits for house |
2 | leadership positions. |
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