07 LC
14 9717
House
Resolution 595
By:
Representatives Richardson of the
19th,
Burkhalter of the
50th,
Keen of the
179th,
Fleming of the
117th,
Roberts of the
154th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Amending
the Rules of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the Rules of the House of
Representatives, adopted on January 8, 2007, by House Resolution 8 as the
"Rules, Ethics, and Decorum of the House of Representatives," are amended by
revising Rules 7.3 and 7.4 as follows:
"7.3
Members of the news media with proper credentials may only enter the South
anteroom and the Media Gallery of the House of Representatives during the period
beginning thirty (30) minutes before the House convenes and ending thirty (30)
minutes after adjournment. During this period, reporters for print media and
broadcast media may request that a member leave the floor for an interview in
the South anteroom or in one of the halls adjacent to the House chamber. A
request by a member of the media for a member to leave the floor for an
interview shall be made through a House Page assigned to the Media Gallery for
that purpose.
7.4
Still photographers and television camerapersons shall have access to the floor
of the House of Representatives while the House is in session in the discretion
of the presiding officer."