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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 3 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 4 | | the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 103rd General |
| 5 | | Assembly are amended by changing Rule 30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (House Rule 30) |
| 7 | | 30. Access to the House Floor and Chamber. |
| 8 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, only the |
| 9 | | following persons shall be admitted to the House while it is in |
| 10 | | session: members and officers of the General Assembly; elected |
| 11 | | officers of the executive branch; justices of the Supreme |
| 12 | | Court; the designated aide to an executive or judicial branch |
| 13 | | constitutional officer, except as limited by the Speaker; the |
| 14 | | parliamentarian; majority staff members and minority staff |
| 15 | | members, except as limited by the Speaker or Presiding |
| 16 | | Officer; former members, except as limited by the Speaker or |
| 17 | | prohibited under subsection (d); and employees of the |
| 18 | | Legislative Reference Bureau, except as limited by the |
| 19 | | Speaker. Representatives of the press, while the House is in |
| 20 | | session, may have access to the galleries and places allotted |
| 21 | | to them by the Speaker or his or her designee. No person is |
| 22 | | entitled to the floor unless appropriately attired. Only |
| 23 | | members of the General Assembly may use telephones at the |
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| 1 | | members' desks. Smoking is prohibited on the floor of the |
| 2 | | House and in the House galleries. |
| 3 | | (a-5) On any day in which the House is in session following |
| 4 | | a declaration of pestilence or public danger by the Speaker, |
| 5 | | the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may |
| 6 | | limit access to the House Chamber and adjoining hallways and |
| 7 | | passages to members and officers of the General Assembly, |
| 8 | | majority and minority staff as authorized by the Speaker or |
| 9 | | Presiding Officer, and no more than 5 members of the public who |
| 10 | | are representatives of the press, except as otherwise |
| 11 | | authorized by the Speaker. If access is so limited, the |
| 12 | | Speaker may designate one or more locations outside of the |
| 13 | | House Chamber for the public to safely watch and listen to the |
| 14 | | proceedings of the House and its committees via a live |
| 15 | | audio/video broadcast. Access to such locations may be limited |
| 16 | | as necessary to maintain safety, including, but not limited |
| 17 | | to, requiring that persons at such locations follow the |
| 18 | | decorum protocols of Rule 51.5(a). This subsection may not be |
| 19 | | suspended. |
| 20 | | (b) On days during which the House is in session, the |
| 21 | | Doorkeeper shall clear the floor of all persons not entitled |
| 22 | | to access to the floor 15 minutes before the convening time, |
| 23 | | and the Doorkeeper shall enforce all other provisions of this |
| 24 | | Rule. |
| 25 | | (c) The Speaker may authorize the admission to the floor |
| 26 | | of any other person, except as prohibited under subsection |