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House
Resolution 192
By:
Representatives Smith of the
168th,
Richardson of the
19th,
and Ehrhart of the
36th
A
RESOLUTION
Amending
the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to local legislation; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the Rules of the House of
Representatives, as adopted by HR 11, are amended by striking Rule 18 and
inserting in its place a new Rule 18 to read as follows:
"Rule
18.
18.1 If
a majority of the members of the House whose districts are wholly or partially
located within a political subdivision shall file with the chairman of the
Committee on State Planning and Community Affairs their own rules as to the
number of Representatives who must sign proposed legislation affecting that
political subdivision before it will be favorably reported by the Committee on
State Planning and Community Affairs, the committee shall observe such rules in
considering such legislation. Otherwise, the committee shall not favorably
report any legislation affecting a political subdivision unless all of the
Representatives whose districts are wholly or partially located within the
political subdivision shall sign such legislation.
18.2. When
the committee staff reports to the chairman that local legislation meets the
technical requirements for which the staff inspects and has been signed by the
requisite local delegation members under Rule 18.1, the legislation shall be
favorably reported as a matter of course, without the necessity of action by the
committee, unless otherwise ordered by the chairman or the committee. Rule 13
shall not apply to legislation reported under this Rule.
18.2
18.3. No
local bill or resolution referred to the committee shall be released to any
person, including members of the House, except upon the condition that such
person shall return the bill or resolution to the chairman of the Committee on
State Planning and Community Affairs within six hours of the chairman's request
to do
so."