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House Order To Amend the House Rules Regarding Tribal Representatives
 
that the House Rules be amended by amending House Rule 525 to read:
 
Rule 525. Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe.  The member of the Penobscot Nation and the member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe elected to represent their people at the biennial session of the Legislature must be granted seats on the floor of the House of Representatives; be granted, by consent of the Speaker, the privilege of speaking on pending legislation; must be appointed to sit with joint standing committees as nonvoting members during the committees' deliberations; and be granted such other rights and privileges as may from time to time be voted by the House of Representatives. In reports from committees on which a tribal member serves, the position of the member must be noted and included. The names of the member of the Penobscot Nation and the member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe elected to represent their people at the biennial session of the Legislature must be included on the roll call board for purposes of electronically recording their attendance only.