Providing for the hour of meeting of the House.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This resolution fixes the default daily hour of meeting for the House. Unless the House orders otherwise, it meets at 2 p.m. on Mondays; noon on Tuesdays, or 2 p.m. if no legislative business was conducted the preceding Monday; noon on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. on all other days. The resolution is a scheduling rule for House operations. It gives Members, staff, committees, press, and the public predictable default meeting times while preserving the House's ability to order a different schedule.
Who Benefits and How
House Members benefit from predictable default meeting times for floor planning. House floor staff benefit because the rule sets baseline times for daily operations. Committees benefit indirectly because floor timing affects hearing and markup scheduling. The press and public benefit because the default schedule makes it easier to track when the House will meet. Leadership benefits because the rule preserves flexibility through the phrase unless otherwise ordered.
Who Bears the Burden and How
House Members and staff must organize work around the default meeting schedule. Committees must plan around floor convening times. House administrative staff must publish and administer the schedule. Members seeking a different schedule must obtain a separate House order. No private party is regulated or charged by the resolution.
Key Provisions
- Establishes 2 p.m. Monday meetings unless otherwise ordered.
- Establishes noon Tuesday meetings, with a 2 p.m. fallback if Monday had no legislative business.
- Establishes noon Wednesday and Thursday meetings.
- Establishes 9 a.m. meetings on other days of the week.
- Preserves House authority to order a different meeting time.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Sets default daily meeting times for the House: 2 p.m. Mondays, noon Tuesdays unless Monday had no legislative business, noon Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. on other days unless otherwise ordered.
Key Policy Areas
Government
Primary Purpose
Sets default daily meeting times for the House: 2 p.m. Mondays, noon Tuesdays unless Monday had no legislative business, noon Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. on other days unless otherwise ordered.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- House Members
- House floor staff
- House committees
- Press
- Public observers
- House leadership
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- House Members
- House staff
- Committees
- House administrative staff
- Members seeking a different schedule
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: …
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H4)
Introduced in House
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "house"
- → House of Representatives
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