The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by J. Ashley Mitchell Carter.
DIGEST
SCR 32 Original 2016 Regular Session Colomb
Proposed Joint Rule requires the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives
to provide that audio, video, and closed captioning of the entirety of legislative proceedings be
broadcast live via the Internet and that audio, video, and closed captioning of the entirety of each
such proceeding be recorded and maintained for a minimum of three years and made available to the
public for viewing through a link clearly identified on the Senate's and House's Internet home page.
Proposed Joint Rule provides that the provisions of proposed Joint Rule shall only apply to
legislative proceedings in the State Capitol and that the audio, video, and closed captioning records
created pursuant to proposed Joint Rule shall not be construed as the official record of a legislative
proceeding.
Proposed Joint Rule does not apply to executive sessions.
Proposed Joint Rule provides that if either the President or Speaker is precluded from fulfilling the
requirements of proposed Joint Rule due to a technical problem or difficulty beyond his control, the
failure to broadcast or record a legislative proceeding shall not be construed in any manner to be a
violation of proposed Joint Rule.
(Adds Joint Rule No. 21)