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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 89th |
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Texas Legislature, That Rule 5, Section 3, of the permanent rules of |
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the House of Representatives of the 89th Legislature is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) If a member is absent without leave for the purpose of |
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impeding the action of the house, the member is subject to one or |
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more of the following: |
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(1) fines as provided by this section; |
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(2) payment of costs incurred by the sergeant-at-arms; |
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(3) reprimand; |
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(4) censure; [or] |
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(5) removal of seniority acquired by cumulative years |
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of service in the house, in the manner prescribed by Subsection |
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(d-1) of this section; or |
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(6) expulsion in the manner prescribed by Section 11, |
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Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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(d-1) Beginning on the fourth day a member is absent without |
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leave for the purpose of impeding the action of the house, the |
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member is considered to have one year of seniority less than the |
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member would otherwise have for each additional day the member is |
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absent without leave. |