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This resolution amends the Rules of the House of Delegates to establish guidelines for decorum and debate, allowing members to be recognized by name but prohibiting them from naming other members during debate, and banning signs and banners in the chamber. It also modifies rules regarding the discharge of committees from considering bills, allowing a majority vote to discharge a standing committee after five legislative days and a two-thirds vote to discharge a subcommittee, with motions to discharge being tableable. Furthermore, it clarifies that committee meetings must be scheduled by the Speaker and that committees cannot meet during House sessions without permission, while also detailing the process for administering oaths to witnesses and compelling testimony. The resolution also adjusts the time limit for introducing bills, exempting certain committee-originated bills and supplementary appropriation bills from the usual deadline, and refines the requirements for fiscal notes, which are financial impact statements for bills, by allowing review by the Division of Regulatory and Fiscal Affairs and providing exceptions for situations where a fiscal note is delayed. Finally, it updates procedures for agreeing to Senate amendments to House bills, allowing for amendments to Senate amendments, and for amending Senate bills, and modifies the process for printing and distributing the official record of the House Journal.

http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=1&billtype=R&houseorig=H&btype=res