HI HB496

Requires each legislative house to conduct a public hearing on proposed legislative rules before adoption, with approval by majority vote of entitled members.

Mandates 48-hour public notice for committee hearings, excluding Sundays and state holidays, before any hearing can be held.

Treats all written correspondence submitted on measures, including messages from the governor, as official testimony for the record.

Requires all floor votes except first reading votes to be printed on the order of the day the day before consideration.

Requires an affirmative majority vote of a legislative house to suspend any of that house's rules.