HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

39

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO CORRECT TECHNICAL ERRORS.

 

 

 


                WHEREAS, the Rules of the House of Representatives may be amended pursuant to House Rule 57 with one day's notice of the change by a majority vote of the members of the House; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, that the House of Representatives hereby amends the Rules of the House of Representatives by amending House Rule 2.1, subparagraph(14), to read as follows:

 

     (14) Within four session days, refer all bills to committees, subject to an appeal to the House.  In referring bills to one or more standing committees, the first referral shall be to the standing committee whose area of responsibility as described in Part III of these Rules is most closely related to the subject matter contained in the bill being referred.  In the case of multiple committee referrals, the Speaker shall name the standing committee referred to in the sentence immediately preceding as the committee having primary responsibility for making recommendations for action on the bills so referred.  However, where more than one standing committee could qualify as the committee having primary responsibility, preference shall be given to the committee having jurisdiction on a statewide, rather than a local, basis.

         

          The chair of a standing committee affected by a referral of a bill may appeal the referral to the Speaker within twenty-four hours from the time the referral sheet containing the subject referral is made available to the members of the House.  The Speaker shall review the appeal and shall meet with the chair and the chair(s) of the standing committee(s) affected by the referral to settle their differences.  If the Speaker is unable to settle the differences between and among the chairs of the standing committees involved within forty-eight hours after the filing of the appeal, the Speaker shall immediately forward the appeal to the Review Panel which shall make its recommendation to the Speaker within twenty-four hours after receipt of the appeal.  If the Speaker shall concur with the recommendation of the Review Panel, the referral of the bill shall stand or the bill shall be re-referred, as the case may be, according to or consistent with the recommendation.  If the Speaker disagrees with the recommendation of the Review Panel, the Speaker shall submit reasons in writing in support of the Speaker's decision to the Review Panel and the chairs of the standing committees involved within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the recommendation from the Review Panel.  The Speaker's decision shall be the final disposition of the matter.

 

The Review Panel shall be composed of the Majority Leader who shall serve as chair, the Vice Speaker, Majority Floor Leader, and Majority Whip;

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that House Rule 8.1 is amended to read as follows:

 

8.1. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall[;]:

 

          (1)  Execute the orders of the Speaker[:];

 

    [(1)] (2)  Attend every session of the House;

 

    [(2)] (3)  Maintain order among persons who attend the sessions of the House;

 

    [(3)] (4)  Notify the presiding officer of the presence of persons who have communications for the House or who otherwise are of interest to the House;

 

    [(4)] (5)  If requested, likewise attend upon the committees of the House;

 

    [(5)] (6)  Serve all orders or process directed by the Speaker or the House;

 

    [(6)] (7)  Make all arrests ordered by the Speaker or the House and restrain persons in custody;

 

    [(7)] (8)  Be responsible for the House postal service; and

 

    [(8)] (9)  Keep the entrances and exits of the House clear at all times, and keep from the floor of the House all persons except members of the House, authorized employees of the House, and guests of the House.

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that new language for rules added to the Rules of the House of Representatives is underscored and repealed language of the Rules of the House of Representatives is bracketed and stricken.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Amended House Rules