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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS

2021 AND 2022

     Introduced By: Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2023

     Referred To: House Rules

     RESOLVED, That section 22 of the rules for the House of Representatives adopted by

the House of Representatives at its January session A.D. 2021 entitled "House Resolution

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the years 2021 and 2022", be and the

same is hereby amended to read as follows:

     (22) When any member desires to speak in debate, or to deliver any matter to the House,

the member shall activate his or her recognition button, and when recognized from the rostrum

rise and proceed by respectfully addressing the Speaker. Debate shall be confined to the matter

before the House. No member shall be permitted to ask, nor shall the Speaker entertain, any

question not directly related to the matter before the House; provided, further a member may not

claim the floor during a session for the purpose of speaking on a subject matter not germane to

legislative business, including, but not limited to, the reading of any text, the recital of any poem,

the singing of any song or the broadcast of any material using an electronic device.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS

2021 AND 2022

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     This resolution would amend the House Rules on what matters may be debated or spoken

on the House floor.

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