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A Resolution to Fix the House (H.Res.1)
BE IT ENACTED BY THE STATE OF ROCKPORT HOUSE HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:
Section 1 - Purpose: The House recognizes that it has procedural and rules issues, as well as a lack of documentation of House rules. These problems cause a range of issues, including disorganized and unnecessarily long sessions, as well as representatives who are not informed about House procedures, thus causing general chaos. The House also recognizes that it has many procedures that it goes through that aren't official rules. The goal of this legislation is to official adopt basic House rules.
Section 2 - Policy: The following policies shall be enacted in the State of Rockport House of Representatives:
- 2a. The HPC shall be dissolved and all associated rules shall be null and void.
- 2b. The House Review Committee shall be dissolved.
- 2c. The House resolution "A House Resolution to Notify Representatives" shall be declared null and void.
- 2d. Any Representative may propose a valid motion. When a valid motion is proposed, the Speaker shall immediately recognize the motion, at which point the Speaker should follow this guide regarding motions: https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=185806542
- 2e. Debate time shall automatically be limited to five (5) minutes unless a #otion to do otherwise is agreed upon.
- 2f. All House resolutions shall be tagged with an identification tag that looks like: H.Res.(number) at the end of their titles. The numbers shall be in ascending order based on when they are introduced. Example: A House Resolution to do Nothing (H.Res.42)
- 2g. All future House legislation shall be tagged with an identification tag that looks like this: H.R.(number) at the end of their titles. The number shall be in ascending order based on when they are introduced. Example: A Bill to Add the Purge (H.R.666)
- 2h. The Speaker of the House shall send all new House members the House rules, including valid motions.
- 2i. The Speaker of the House shall keep a log of each session that includes who was present, who was absent, what time it started, and what time it ended.
Section 3 - Definitions:
- 3a. The HPC shall be defined as the entity established in this legislation: https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=188978733
- 3b. The House Review Committee shall be defined as the entity established in this legislation: http://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=182131995
- 3c. The term "valid motion" shall be defined as stated here: https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=185806542
Section 4 - Implementation & Enforcement: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage and shall be enforced by the Speaker of the House.
Respectfully submitted to the House of Representatives.
Chief Sponsor:
- QuantumSwag, Rockport House of Representatives |