| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 89th |
|
|
Texas Legislature, That Rule 5, Section 3, of the permanent rules of |
|
|
the House of Representatives of the 89th Legislature is amended by |
|
|
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to |
|
|
read as follows: |
|
|
(d) If a member is absent without leave for the purpose of |
|
|
impeding the action of the house, the member is subject to one or |
|
|
more of the following: |
|
|
(1) fines as provided by this section; |
|
|
(2) payment of costs incurred by the sergeant-at-arms; |
|
|
(3) reprimand; |
|
|
(4) censure; [or] |
|
|
(5) removal of seniority acquired by cumulative years |
|
|
of service in the house, in the manner prescribed by Subsection |
|
|
(d-1) of this section; |
|
|
(6) forfeiture of office space, parking space, and |
|
|
desk assignments made to the member by the Committee on House |
|
|
Administration, in the manner prescribed by Subsection (d-2) of |
|
|
this section; or |
|
|
(7) expulsion in the manner prescribed by Section 11, |
|
|
Article III, Texas Constitution. |
|
|
(d-1) A member absent without leave for the purpose of |
|
|
impeding the action of the house is considered to have two years of |
|
|
seniority less than the member would otherwise have for each day |
|
|
that a quorum is not present while the member is absent. |
|
|
(d-2) The office space, parking space, and desk on the floor |
|
|
of the house belonging to a member who is absent without leave for |
|
|
the purpose of impeding the action of the house on three or more |
|
|
days in a single legislative session that a quorum is not present |
|
|
are forfeited. |