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This resolution amends the permanent rules of the Texas House of Representatives to establish penalties for members who are absent without leave with the intent of preventing the house from conducting business. Specifically, the resolution allows the house to impose sanctions on such members, including fines, reprimand, censure, and potential expulsion. The new rules introduce two key provisions: first, members who are absent without leave will have their seniority reduced by two years for each day a quorum is not present, and second, members who are absent without leave for three or more days during a single legislative session that prevent a quorum will forfeit their office space, parking space, and designated desk on the house floor. These provisions are designed to discourage deliberate absences that obstruct the legislative process and to ensure that representatives are actively participating in their legislative duties.

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