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This bill proposes an amendment to Section 9 of Article II of the Delaware Constitution to modify the rules of legislative proceedings. Specifically, the bill would require that any suspension of legislative rules must now receive the support of three-fifths of all members elected to the particular legislative house, instead of the previous standard. This means that if a legislative body wants to temporarily set aside or modify its existing procedural rules, it will need a higher threshold of support than before. The provision is designed to make it more difficult to change legislative rules arbitrarily, potentially increasing the deliberative nature of legislative proceedings and requiring broader consensus for procedural changes. The bill maintains the existing provisions that allow each house of the legislature to determine its own rules, punish members for disorderly behavior, and expel members with a two-thirds vote, while adding this new requirement for rule suspension.

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142713