House Journal: Page 140: Wednesday, January 20, 1999

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 1  coordinator, all of whom shall be confined to the
 2  perimeter area.
 3     The current status of former members of the general
 4  assembly shall govern their access to the floor under
 5  these rules.
 6     No other persons shall be allowed on the house
 7  floor without permission of the presiding officer of
 8  the house.
 9     No person admitted to the floor of the house,
10  except members of the general assembly, shall, while
11  the house is in session, lobby or attempt to exercise
12  any influence with any member for or against any
13  matter then pending or that may thereafter be
14  considered by the house.
15     Notwithstanding the provisions of this rule
16  regarding admission to the floor of the house, a
17  registered lobbyist shall not be admitted to the floor
18  of the house on any day when the house is in session
19  or committees are scheduled to meet from one-half hour
20  before the house convenes or 8:45 a.m., whichever is
21  earlier, until one-half hour after the house adjourns
22  or until 4:30 p.m., whichever is later.  a registered
23  lobbyist or other person may be admitted to the house
24  when the house is not in session to gain access to a
25  committee room.
26     Each lobbyist shall be given a copy of this rule
27  when the lobbyist registers.
28     Each member, employee of the house, and registered
29  lobbyist shall report violations of this rule
30  immediately to the sergeant-at-arms.
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 1     Any person for cause may be summarily dismissed
 2  from the chamber of the house, by action of the house,
 3  and shall forfeit that person's right to admission
 4  thereafter.
 5                            Rule 20A
 6                    Legislative Interns
 7     Only one legislative intern per member of the house
 8  is allowed on the floor of the house at any one time.
 9                             Rule 21
10                Distribution of Literature
11     No person except a member or employee of the house
12  of representatives shall generally distribute or cause
13  to be distributed any pamphlets, material, or other
14  printed literature to the members' desks in the house.
15  An employee of the house shall generally distribute or
16  cause to be distributed such literature only on behalf
17  of the employee's office or staff.
18     All copies of pamphlets, material, or printed
19  literature distributed by a member or employee of the

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