House Resolution 9 Summary

• Amends Rule 45 to change the ethics committee organization timeline from "before the end of the twelfth day" to "in the first regular session of each Legislature"

• Renames the committee from "Committee on Ethics" to "Committee on Ethics and House Policy" throughout Rule 45

• Clarifies that Committee Chairmen may serve on the ethics and House policy committee, while House members holding other leadership positions may not

• Amends Rule 76 to establish the Standing Committee on Ethics and House Policy's duty to report and recommend current and proposed policies governing House members to the House body for formal affirmation

• Changes vacancy-filling procedures to allow a party to select a replacement member directly, rather than requiring selection from pre-elected alternates