Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 56
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cation, radio or television station or mittee on House Administration. The
network showing that he is engaged action of the Committee shall be rc-
primarily in reporting the sessions of viewable by the House only if two
the Legislature while the Legislature members of the Committee request an
is in session. Regularly accredited appeal from the decision of the Corn-
staff correspondents, or radio or tele- mittee, which appeal shall be in the
vision commentators, who have duly form of a minority report and shall
qualified under the provisions of this be subject to the same rules that are
Rule, may, when requested to do so, applicable to minority reports or bills.
make recommendations through their Suspension shall remain in force un-
professional committees to the Com- til the accused person purges himself
mittee on House Administration as to and comes within the Rules, or until
the sufficiency or insufficiency of cre- the House by majority vote reverses
dentials of any person seeking admis- the action of the Committee.
sion to the floor of the House underthis Rule.
Section 12. If the Committee on
House Administration shall determine
that such credentials come within the
contemplation of this Rule, said com-
mittee shall so notify the Speaker of
the House in writing, who shall issue
a pass card to said person, and this
pass card must be presented to the
Doorkeeper on each occasion when
said person seeks admission to the
floor of the House while the House
is in session. Pass cards issued under
this Rule shall not be transferable.
Persons admitted to the floor of the
House pursuant to the provisions of
this Rule shall be assigned to and
shall work in appropriate convenient
seats or work stations in the House,
such assignments to be made by the
Speaker.
Section 13. Every reporter, corre-
spondent, and commentator for press,
radio or television, before being ad-
mitted to the floor of the House dur-
ing its sessions, shall file with the
Committee on House Administration a
written statement showing the paper
or papers, or radio or television sta-
tion or network, which he represents,
and certifying that no part of his
salary or compensation is paid by any
person, firm, corporation or associa-
tion except the paper or papers, or
radio or television station or network,
which he represents.
Section 14. If any person admitted
to the floor of the House under this
Rule, except the Governor and Mem-
bers of the Legislature, shall lobby or
work for or against any pending or
prospective legislation or shall vio-
late any of the other Rules of the
House, privileges extended to said
person under this Rule shall be sus-
pended by a majority vote of the Com-Section 15. Permission to televise
or broadcast by radio (either live,
taped or recorded, including film) in
or from the House Chamber while the
House is in session may be granted
only by the Speaker upon recommend-
ation of the Committee on House Ad-
ministration. Said Committee shall
make detailed recommendation to the
Speaker regarding regulations pro-
mulgated by it governing television
and radio broadcasts, and such regu-
lations shall be printed as an adden-
dum to the Rules of the House. When
television or broadcast from the fleor
of the House is recommended by the
Committee on House Administration,
it shall identify those persons in the
technical crews to whom pass cards
to the floor of the House and galler-
ies are to be issued by the Speaker.
Passes granted under this authority
shall be subject to revocation upon
recommendation of the Committee on
House Administration. Each commit-
tee of the House shall have authority
to determine whether or not to per-
mit television or broadcast of any of
its proceedings.
Section 16 No motion shall be in
order to invite any person to address
the House while it is in session, ex-
cept those persons entitled to the priv-
ileges of the floor as defined by Sec-
tion 1 of this Rule and except when
no business is pending before the
House.
Section 17. When the House is not
in session, the floor of the House shall
remain open on such days and at such
hours as may be determined by the
Speaker. At least thirty minutes
prior to the convening of each ses-
sion of the House, the Sergeant-at-
Arms shall clear the floor of all per-
sons not entitled to the privileges of
the floor under these Rules. By reso-56
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Sixtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 1967; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193874/m1/60/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.