Senate Rules
RULE 13.
Points of Personal Privilege and Expressions of Personal Interest
    Any member may rise to a point of personal privilege provided that a point of personal privilege shall be defined as questions affecting the rights, reputation and conduct of members of the body in their representative capacity.
    A point of personal privilege must relate to persons as members of the body or relate to charges against the character of a member which charges, if true, would affect the rights of membership.
    A member rising to a point of personal privilege must confine his or her remarks to those matters which concern the member personally and has only the right to defend himself or herself and no other persons.
    All other remarks made by a member shall be regarded as an expression of personal interest and when a member is recognized for an expression of personal interest, such remarks shall in all cases be limited to not more than five (5) minutes.

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