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Rules committee approves two medical water requests for senators on the floor
Summary
The committee approved two individual requests to allow specially designed, nonspill tumblers on the Senate floor for senators with medical needs and clarified the existing no-food-or-drink chamber policy.
The Senate Rules Committee approved two special requests to allow senators to use nonspill tumblers on the Senate floor for medical reasons.
Committee members described the tumblers as a nonspill, uniform accommodation; a staff member said the cups were “basic blue” and are intended to keep the chamber uniform and prevent damage to the original desks. The committee noted an administrative detail: the tumblers had been purchased in a prior session and some were discarded or not…
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