PRINTER'S NO. 11

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 19 Session of 1997

        INTRODUCED BY VITALI, GORDNER, CARONE, WALKO, LEVDANSKY,
           JOSEPHS, CAWLEY, CORPORA, SCRIMENTI, ROBERTS AND CURRY,
           JANUARY 27, 1997

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 27, 1997

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Amending House Rule 10.

     2     RESOLVED, That House Rule 10 be amended to read:
     3                              RULE 10
     4                               Debate
     5     When a member desires to address the House, he shall rise and
     6  respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker." Upon being
     7  recognized, he may speak, confining himself to the question
     8  under consideration and avoiding personal reflections. On a vote
     9  to concur in amendments made by the Senate, the phrase "question
    10  under consideration" shall include the subject matter of the
    11  entire bill and shall not be limited to the Senate amendments to
    12  the bill.
    13     When two or more members rise at the same time and ask for
    14  recognition, the Speaker shall designate the member who is
    15  entitled to the floor.
    16     No member, except the Majority and Minority Leaders, may
    17  speak more than twice on any question, without the consent of

     1  the House.
     2     With the unanimous consent of the House a member may make a
     3  statement not exceeding ten minutes in length concerning a
     4  subject or matter not pending before the House for
     5  consideration, providing the Majority and Minority Leaders have
     6  agreed on a time the member is to ask for recognition.
















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