Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4834 Primary Sponsor:Sheheen Type of Legislation:HR Subject:House Rules Date Passed: May 14, 1992 Computer Document Number:NO5/8594.DW Introduced Date:May 12, 1992 Date of Last Amendment:May 14, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:May 14, 1992 Last History Type:Amended, adopted Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Sheheen Type of Legislation:House Resolution
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4834 House May 14, 1992 Amended, adopted
4834 House May 13, 1992 Debate interrupted
4834 House May 13, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 29
with amendment
4834 House May 12, 1992 Introduced, referred to 29
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
May 13, 1992
H. 4834
S. Printed 5/13/92--H.
Read the first time May 12, 1992.
To whom was referred a House Resolution (H. 4834), to amend Rule 7.3 of the rules of the House of Representatives, relating to procedures for voting, so as to provide a procedure for adjusting vote totals, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by striking subsection h. of Rule 7.3 which begins on line 28 of page 1 and inserting:
/h. A member recorded as voting while absent from the chamber shall present to the presiding officer an affidavit attesting to this fact. Any member may also report to the presiding officer his knowledge that another member was recorded as voting while absent from the chamber. If the affidavit of the member whose vote is in question is presented within forty-eight hours of the vote, the presiding officer shall adjust the vote totals to reflect the affidavit and order action on the question in accordance with the adjusted vote total. If the member filing the affidavit or any other member has knowledge of the identity of the person who voted for him while absent, he shall present this information to the presiding officer who shall refer it to the Ethics Committee for consideration of any recommendation of punishment in accordance with this rule./
Amend title to conform.
DOUGLAS E. McTEER, JR., for Committee.
TO AMEND RULE 7.3 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR VOTING, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTING VOTE TOTALS AND APPLICABLE ACTION ON A QUESTION WHEN A MEMBER HAS BEEN VOTED WHILE HE WAS ABSENT FROM THE CHAMBER AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS MEMBER, IF HE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE IDENTITY OF WHO VOTED FOR HIM WHILE ABSENT, IS REQUIRED TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER WHO SHALL REFER IT TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION OF PUNISHMENT.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 7.3 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding:
"h. A member recorded as voting while absent from the chamber shall present to the presiding officer an affidavit attesting to this fact. If the affidavit is presented within forty-eight hours of the vote, the presiding officer shall adjust the vote totals to reflect the affidavit and order action on the question in accordance with the adjusted vote total. If the member filing the affidavit has knowledge of the identity of the person who voted for him while absent, he shall present this information to the presiding officer who shall refer it to the Ethics Committee for consideration of any recommendation of punishment in accordance with this rule."