09-R032

2009 -- H 5190

Enacted 01/28/09

 

 

H O U S E  R E S O L U T I O N

AMENDING THE TEMPORARY RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, E Coderre, Kilmartin, Kennedy, and Diaz

     Date Introduced: January 27, 2009

 

 

     RESOLVED, That Rules 7(c), 7(d), 13(i) and 13(j) of the Temporary Rules of the House

of Representatives for the years 2009 and 2010 are hereby amended to read as follows:

     (7)(c) Except as provided in Rule 17, all bills and resolutions shall be filed no later than

February 15, 2007 (for the 2007 session) February 12, 2009 (for the 2009 session) and February

14, 2008 (for the 2008 session) February 11, 2010 (for the 2010 session). The provisions of this

section shall not apply to city or town bills, to bills for the reinstatement of corporate charters, or

to bills relating to the solemnization of marriages.

     (7)(d) Any bill or resolution introduced on or before April 12, 2007 (for the 2007 session)

April 9, 2009 (for the 2009 session) and on or before April 10, 2008 (for the 2008 session). April

8, 2010 (for the 2010 session).

     (i) if filed prior to the convening of the session, shall be in order for the first reading and,

where appropriate, assignment to committee, on that day, and

     (ii) if filed after the convening of the session, shall be in order for the first reading and,

where appropriate, assignment to committee, on the next legislative day and shall be considered a

part of that day's business, provided that the Speaker may direct that a given measure may be

treated in accord with subparagraph (i) above.

     All bills or resolutions introduced after April 12, 2007 (for the 2007 session) April 9,

2009 (for the 2009 session) and after April 10, 2008 (for the 2008 session) April 8, 2010 (for the

2010 session) shall be in order for the first reading and, where appropriate, assignment to

committee, on the day of introduction.

     (13)(i) No public bill or resolution which originated in the House shall be considered by a

House committee unless the committee has held a hearing on that bill or resolution by April 12,

2007 (or April 24, 2008 in the case of 2008), April 9, 2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of

2010), and thereafter the committees of the House shall not consider public bills or

resolutions except those which have been acted upon by the Senate and transmitted by the Senate

to the House of Representatives, provided however, that the committee on finance may hear and

consider such House bills, acts or resolutions as it deems to have a fiscal impact after April 12,

2007 (or April 10, 2008, in the case of 2008), April 9, 2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of

2010), except as provided in section (j) hereof, and provided further, that each other

House committee may complete consideration of not more than three (3) House bills or

resolutions after said date, on which such committee had not been able to complete action, upon

approval by the Speaker of a written request from the Chair. All such requests must be filed with

the Clerk of the House no later than April 12, 2007 (or April 24, 2008, in the case of 2008) April

9, 2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of 2010). The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to

House bills of which Senate duplicates have passed the House.

     (13)(j) No House bill which relates to an individual's pension or retirement shall be

accepted as a committee report from the committee on finance unless it shall have been

considered by the committee on or before April 12, 2007 (or April 24, 2008, in the case of 2008),

April 9, 2009 (or April 8, 2010, in the case of 2010), and shall have been heard in the committee

no later than one (1) week prior to that date.

     

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LC00732

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