Full Text of HR0673 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 102nd General
| 5 | | Assembly are amended by changing Rule 51.5 as follows:
| 6 | | (House Rule 51.5)
| 7 | | 51.5. (Blank). Decorum during the COVID-19 Disaster.
| 8 | | (a) On any day in which the House is in session during a | 9 | | disaster proclaimed by the Governor due to the COVID-19 virus, | 10 | | all members and officers of the General Assembly, majority and | 11 | | minority staff, and other persons when entitled to the House | 12 | | floor, galleries, and adjoining hallways and passages shall: | 13 | | (1) to the extent medically able and except as | 14 | | reasonably necessary for eating or drinking, wear a | 15 | | face-covering that covers the nose and mouth; | 16 | | (2) to the extent possible, maintain social distancing | 17 | | of at least six feet from any other person except as | 18 | | permitted by the other person; and | 19 | | (3) have submitted to and passed a temperature check | 20 | | prior to entry. | 21 | | (b) In a committee hearing at which members are physically | 22 | | present during a disaster proclaimed by the Governor due to | 23 | | the COVID-19 virus, members and officers of the General |
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| 1 | | Assembly, staff, witnesses, and members of the public in the | 2 | | room in which the committee is held shall follow the | 3 | | requirements of subsection (a) of this Rule. | 4 | | (c) A violation of this Rule shall be considered a breach | 5 | | of decorum and disorderly behavior. The Presiding Officer may | 6 | | by order remove any person, other than a Representative, from | 7 | | the House floor, galleries, and adjoining hallways and | 8 | | passages for violation of this Rule. Notwithstanding any other | 9 | | provision of these Rules, including Rule 30(e) and Articles XI | 10 | | and XII, a Representative in violation of this Rule may be | 11 | | disciplined and subject to reprimand, censure, removal from | 12 | | the House chamber, or other disciplinary measure, except | 13 | | expulsion and imprisonment, upon a motion approved by a | 14 | | majority of those elected. Nothing in this subsection shall be | 15 | | construed to limit discipline pursuant to Article XI or XII of | 16 | | these Rules. | 17 | | (d) This Rule may not be suspended. | 18 | | (Source: H.R. 72, 102nd G.A.)
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