Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3188 Primary Sponsor:Committee (29) Type of Legislation:HR Subject:House Rules Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930119 Computer Document Number:EGM/18072DW.93 Introduced Date:19930119 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930119 Last History Type:Introduced, adopted Scope of Legislation:Statewide Sponsor Committee:Rules Sponsor Committee Number:29 Type of Legislation:House Resolution
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3176 House 19930119 Introduced, read first time, 20
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TO AMEND RULE 10.1 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO ACCESS TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO DENY ACCESS TO ANY FORMER HOUSE MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME, THE CONVICTION OF WHICH IMPOSES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT OF ONE YEAR OR MORE, OR PLED GUILTY OF NOLO CONTENDERE TO THE CRIME, AND PROVIDE THAT THIS RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A FORMER HOUSE MEMBER WHO IS REELECTED TO EITHER HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFTER THE CONVICTION OF THAT CRIME.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives that:
Rule 10.1 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end:
"Provided, that notwithstanding other provisions of this rule, access within the outer doors of the Chamber is denied to any former House member who has been convicted of a crime, the conviction of which would impose a maximum penalty of imprisonment of one year or more. This paragraph does not apply to a former House member who is reelected to either House of the General Assembly after the conviction of the crime referred to in this paragraph."