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This resolution enacts the detailed operational rules for the Delaware State Senate during the 153rd General Assembly, covering a comprehensive range of procedural, ethical, and administrative guidelines. The rules are organized into eleven parts, addressing everything from daily Senate proceedings and committee operations to member conduct, legislative processes, and gallery behavior. Key provisions include establishing standing committees, defining legislative conduct standards, creating an anti-harassment policy, outlining voting procedures, and specifying rules for virtual meetings. The resolution also establishes specific protocols for introducing and considering legislation, committee deliberations, member ethics, and public participation, with mechanisms for reporting violations and maintaining decorum. Notable elements include requirements for fiscal notes, public testimony in committee meetings, disclosure of potential conflicts of interest, and provisions for remote participation in Senate sessions. The rules are designed to ensure transparent, orderly, and ethical legislative processes while providing flexibility for modern governance needs, such as virtual meetings and technological communications.

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