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Amend HR 4 (adopting the permanent rules of the house) as follows:
(1) On page 47, line 22, between "(PROCEDURAL)." and "The", insert "(a)".
(2) On page 48, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
(b) The committee shall hold regional hearings to solicit public input on redistricting, including local communities of interest.
(c) The committee may meet to conduct a regional hearing in any location in this state that the chair determines appropriate to encourage participation from all areas of the state. The committee may allow the use of two-way videoconferencing to facilitate testimony from the general public during a regional hearing held in the Capitol.
(d) A witness testifying by videoconference must be clearly visible and audible to the committee members. A committee member questioning a witness by videoconference must be clearly visible and audible to the witness and the committee members.
(e) A witness testifying by videoconference must submit a witness affirmation form before testifying.
(f) The chair may provide procedures for the orderly participation of witnesses and may reasonably limit the time for registration of witnesses, the order of appearance, and the time allotted for each witness in order to provide all witnesses the opportunity to be heard in a timely manner.
(g) The committee may not consider or take formal action on a specific bill, resolution, or other nonprocedural matter during a regional hearing, except for the adoption of permanent rules at an initial meeting held in the Capitol.