HR262 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg Wren
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: House Rule 50, amended, regarding decorum of members of the House of Representatives
Summary: This bill would amend House Rule 50 to strengthen decorum rules for Alabama House members, including bans on profanity and personal attacks and protection against insulting remarks about constituents' demographics.
What This Bill Does
It updates House Rule 50 to require members to act with decorum at all times and to be mindful that children may be present. It prohibits profanity, asks members to keep remarks focused on the question, and forbids statements that attack the character of another member. It adds a rule preventing personal, insensitive, derogatory, or disrespectful comments about constituents' ethnicity, economic status, race, or other demographics. Together, these changes guide how members speak during sessions and debates.

Who It Affects
Members of the Alabama House of Representatives must follow the updated decorum rules while in session, including avoiding profanity and personal attacks.
Constituents in a member's district are protected from disrespectful comments about their ethnicity, economic status, race, or other demographics.

Key Provisions
(a) Decorum: Members must act with decorum at all times, be mindful that children may be present, observe decency of speech, never use profanity, and confine remarks to the question under consideration; they may not reflect on another member's character or conduct.
(b) Protection of constituents: Members shall refrain from personal, insensitive, derogatory, contemptuous, or disrespectful comments regarding the ethnicity, economic status, race, or social characteristics or demographics of the constituents of a member's district.

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Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative