Adopting the permanent rules of the House of Representatives.
HR 4607 is a procedural resolution adopting the permanent rules for the House of Representatives during the Sixty-ninth Legislature (2025-2026). It establishes standard operating procedures covering definitions, officer elections, speaker powers, committee duties, debate rules, voting protocols, and chamber conduct. The bill directly affects House members, officers, and staff by setting the framework for how legislative business is conducted. This resolution does not create new policy or impact citizens; it merely formalizes routine House operations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action Jan 24, 2025
Floor votes · House Jan 24, 2025
How they voted
55–34
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 100
Jan 24, 2025
D
Democratic61
90% Yea
R
Republican39
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted.
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Fitzgibbon
DDemocratic
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