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This resolution adopts the previous Assembly rules from 2015-2016 to govern the 2017-2018 legislative session.
Why it matters
Ensures procedural continuity. By adopting the previous session’s rules, the Assembly maintains consistency in how legislative business is conducted, which can reduce confusion and streamline the start of the new session.
Avoids immediate rule changes. The resolution delays any potential debates or controversies over new rules, allowing members to focus on legislative priorities rather than procedural disputes early in the session.
Impacts legislative transparency and power dynamics. The adopted rules set the framework for how bills are introduced, debated, amended, and voted on, directly affecting the influence of majority and minority parties, committee chairs, and individual members.
Signals stability or status quo. Retaining existing rules may reflect satisfaction with the previous session’s procedures or a desire to maintain the balance of power and operational norms established in recent years.
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Adopt Assembly Rules
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Assembly Resolution No. 6 BY: M. of A. Morelle PROVIDING for the adoption of the Rules of the Assembly for 2017-2018 RESOLVED, That the Rules of the Assembly for 2015 and 2016, as last amended, be adopted as the Rules of the Assembly for 2017 and 2018.
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