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House adopts new rules raising penalties for quorum‑breaking; measure draws heated floor debate
Summary
The House approved House Resolution 128 to add and clarify punishments for members who are absent without leave with intent to impede the House, including fines tied to per diem, loss of operating budget, loss of chair/vice chair designations and seniority reductions. The vote was 80‑28 after extended debate.
The Texas House adopted House Resolution 128 on Aug. 31, a rules change that increases and clarifies penalties for members who are absent without leave for the purpose of impeding the House’s work. The measure passed on a recorded vote, 80‑28.
Representative Vasut, the resolution’s author, said the change is meant to deter future quorum denials and to make clear the range of penalties available to the chamber. “We increase the existing fine … to three times the per diem,” Vasut…
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