Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4985 Primary Sponsor:Committee (29) Type of Legislation:HR Subject:House Rules Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940329 Computer Document Number:PT/1136DW.94 Introduced Date:19940329 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940329 Last History Type:Introduced, adopted Scope of Legislation:Statewide Sponsor Committee:Rules Sponsor Committee Number:29 Type of Legislation:House Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 4985 House 19940329 Introduced, adoptedView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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 CHANGE THE MANNER IN WHICH FORMER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARE ADMITTED WITHIN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE WITHOUT SPECIAL LEAVE.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives that:
The second paragraph of Rule 10.1 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:
"The present and former members and officers of the House of Representatives; the members of the Press as designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; the Governor; the present members and officers of the Senate; the present members and employees of the Legislative Council; employees of the respective legislative delegations; and such persons as may be invited by order of the House; provided, no seat in the House shall be occupied by any one except the members thereof. No lobbyist, including former members registered as lobbyists, shall be admitted within the Hall without special leave of the House. No former member seeking votes or other personal favors nor any former member who is a candidate for a position which is elected by the General Assembly shall be admitted within the outer doors of the Hall Chamber without special leave of the House."