Bill Text: TX HR247 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Deactivation of Rule 16 of the Texas House Rules of Procedure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-29 - Left pending in committee [HR247 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR247-Introduced.html
By: Slaton | H.R. No. 247 |
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WHEREAS, The House Rules of Procedure adopted at the | ||
beginning of the 87th Legislative Session included Rule 16 Special | ||
Rule to bring the House of Representatives to standards that were | ||
allegedly necessary for combating the Covid-19 virus; and | ||
WHEREAS, Governor Greg Abbott announced the re-opening of | ||
Texas on March 2nd, 2021, removing his Executive Orders, declaring | ||
Texas to be "100% open" on March 10th, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rule 16 Sec. 4 of the Texas House Rules of Procedure | ||
for the 87th Legislature allow for the deactivation of the Rule 16 | ||
Special Rule that were activated upon the adoption of the permanent | ||
rules of procedure by resolution; and | ||
WHEREAS, In accordance with Governor Greg Abbott's Executive | ||
Order for Texas to be 100% open, the Texas House should also be open | ||
100%; and | ||
WHEREAS, Due to the removal of the Executive Orders, the 87th | ||
Legislature shall deactivate the Rule 16 Special Rule that was | ||
initially activated in its entirety upon the adoption of the | ||
permanent rules of procedure of the 87th Legislature; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby open the Texas House of Representatives and | ||
deactivate all sections of Rule 16 Special Rule that was activated | ||
initially in its entirety upon the adoption of the permanent rules | ||
of procedure of the House of Representatives 87th Legislature, | ||
effective March 10th, 2021. |