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S. 162

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Shoopman and Rose
Document Path: l:\s-res\pws\001fami.mrh.pws.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Last Amended on January 19, 2011
Adopted by the Senate on January 19, 2011

Summary: Senate Rule 35A

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/1/2010  Senate  Prefiled
   12/1/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Rules
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 78)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate Journal-page 78)
   1/13/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Rules 
                        (Senate Journal-page 17)
   1/14/2011          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/19/2011  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 13)
   1/19/2011  Senate  Adopted (Senate Journal-page 13)
   1/19/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 13)

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12/1/2010
1/13/2011
1/14/2011
1/19/2011

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AS ADOPTED BY THE SENATE

January 19, 2011

S. 162

S. Printed 1/19/11--S.

Read the first time January 11, 2011.

TO AMEND RULE 35A, RULES OF THE SENATE, RELATING TO THE ADMISSION TO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE, TO PROVIDE THAT A SENATOR'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS SHALL BE ALLOWED ADMISSION TO THE SENATE FLOOR INSIDE THE RAIL.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That Rule 35A of the Rules of the Senate is amended to read:

No person shall be admitted to the floor of the Senate to that area behind the rail while the Senate is in session or in recess during a session, except as follows: immediate family members of a Senator; Members of the House of Representatives and their Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms; former members of the Senate and House of Representatives unless such former member is a lobbyist registered pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 2 of the Code of Laws, a candidate or acting on behalf of a candidate for an office elected by the General Assembly or confirmed or elected by either the House or Senate, or a member of the governing body or employee of any state agency or department; the Governor and one member of his or her staff; Constitutional Officers; Justices of the Supreme Court; President and Vice-President of the United States; Members of Congress; Governors of States and Territories; and such Senate staff, Senators' staff, no more than one member of the staff of each Senate Caucus, and Lieutenant Governor's staff, as the President of the Senate or any Member or Officer of the Senate may see fit to invite to a seat behind the rail. Members of a Senator's immediate family, Members of the House of Representatives and former Members of the General Assembly, not subject to the foregoing limitations shall be allowed on the floor of the Senate inside the rail for the purposes of introductions.

Not less than two hours prior to the daily convening of the Senate and while the Senate is in session or in recess during a session no person, except those hereinabove enumerated, shall be allowed beyond the outer doors of the Senate antechamber. Persons not hereinabove enumerated may be admitted only to the antechamber when accompanying a Senator, but any such person is required to leave immediately upon conclusion of their business.

The Senate Cloakroom is reserved for the exclusive use of the Members of the Senate and their guests."

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