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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5008 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000472 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 15 | 15 | | AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS |
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| 16 | 16 | | 2023 AND 2024 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Boylan, Cortvriend, Fogarty, Spears, Carson, Corvese, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Ackerman, Dawson, Knight, and Craven |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: January 10, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Rules |
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| 23 | 23 | | RESOLVED, that section 7(d) of the rules of the House of Representatives adopted by 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2023, entitled “House Resolution 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the years 2023 and 2024”, be and the 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | same is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (d)(i) Unless the matter is submitted with the approval of the Speaker, a member may not 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | introduce more than eighteen (18) bills or resolutions during the course of a legislative session, 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | inclusive of bills introduced pursuant to subsection (iii) of this rule. This limitation shall not apply 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | to city or town bills, to bills for the reinstatement of corporate charters, to bills relating to the 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | solemnization of marriages, to ceremonial resolutions of congratulations or condolence, to 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | appropriations and budget bills, to bills creating or extending the reporting dates of study 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | commissions or to bills introduced on behalf of a study commission by the commission's 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | chairperson or other member with the approval of the Speaker. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (ii) All bills and resolutions shall be filed no later than February 16, 2023 27, 2025 (for 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the 2023 2025 session) and February 15, 2024 12, 2026 (for the 2024 2026 session). The 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | provisions of this section shall not apply to city or town bills, to bills for the reinstatement of 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | corporate charters, to bills relating to the solemnization of marriages, to ceremonial resolutions of 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | congratulations or condolences, to appropriations and budget bills, or to bills to create or extend 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | creating or extending the reporting dates of study commissions or to bills introduced on behalf of 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | a study commission by the commission's chairperson or other member with the approval of the 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | LC000472 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker. 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Further, a (iii) A member may introduce a public bill or resolution after this date in 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | February if one day previous to such introduction, the member shall have notified the House of 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | his or her intention to introduce such bill or resolution by reading the title and giving a brief 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | explanation of its purpose. A Subject to introduction limits imposed by this rule, a member may 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | avail himself or herself of the opportunity afforded by this rule three (3) times only in each 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | calendar year, but in no event after the fortieth (40 |
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| 52 | 52 | | th |
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| 53 | 53 | | ) legislative day unless the matter is submitted 7 |
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| 54 | 54 | | with the approval of the Speaker. House Committees may, but shall not be obligated to, hear and 8 |
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| 55 | 55 | | consider public bills or resolutions approved for introduction pursuant to this rule. 9 |
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| 61 | 61 | | LC000472 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 62 | 62 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 63 | 63 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 64 | 64 | | OF |
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| 65 | 65 | | H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 66 | 66 | | AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS |
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| 67 | 67 | | 2023 AND 2024 |
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| 68 | 68 | | *** |
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| 69 | 69 | | This resolution would provide that members be limited to the introduction of eighteen 1 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (18) bills or resolutions during any legislative session excluding city or town bills, bills 2 |
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| 71 | 71 | | reinstating corporate charters, bills or resolutions of a ceremonial nature, appropriation and 3 |
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| 72 | 72 | | budget bills, bills extending or creating reporting dates or bills introduced on behalf of study 4 |
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| 73 | 73 | | commissions. 5 |
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