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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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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 | |
2023 AND 2024 | |
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Introduced By: Representative Brian C. Newberry | |
Date Introduced: January 10, 2025 | |
Referred To: House Rules | |
1 | RESOLVED, That section 12 of the rules of the House of Representatives adopted by the |
2 | House of Representatives at its January session A.D. 2023, entitled "House Resolution Adopting |
3 | the Rules of the House of Representatives for the years 2023 and 2024", be and the same is |
4 | hereby amended to read as follows; |
5 | (n) A committee shall only take testimony on a bill if the bill sponsor or another member |
6 | of the House is present to formally present the bill to the committee. Provided, however, this rule |
7 | shall not apply to any town or city bill. This provision may be waived at the discretion of the |
8 | committee chair. |
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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 | |
2023 AND 2024 | |
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1 | This resolution would require that the bill sponsor or another member of the House be |
2 | present in order to formally present a bill to a committee before any testimony is taken on the bill. |
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