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Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
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1959-
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The Clerk of the House of Representatives is the custodian of the records of the House of Representatives. The Clerk serves as an officer of the House.
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The functions and duties of the Clerk of the House of Representatives is defined in Rule 6 of the House Rules:
6.1 The Clerk shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all records of the House. The Clerk shall retain possession of all original documents, unless the Speaker orders the Clerk to release the records to someone else.
6.2 The Clerk shall make a record each day of all matters brought before the House. This record shall state in a complete and concise manner, the nature of the matters brought before the House, the names of their introducers, and the date and day of the session on which the House considered the matters. This daily record and such additional matters as the Speaker may order the Clerk to include in it shall constitute the Journal of the House, a copy of which shall be made available on the following session day or as soon thereafter as practicable. The House shall approve the Journal, subject to corrections, by vote of the House. However, the House may dispense with the reading of the Journal by majority vote.
6.3 The Clerk shall read all bills, resolutions, and other matters aloud to the House when the House requires it.
6.4 The Clerk shall immediately forward all communications and other matters the Clerk receives to the parties to whom they are addressed.
6.5 The Clerk shall deliver immediately to the chairs of the appropriate committees all matters duly referred to those committees.
6.6 The Clerk shall maintain for the committees of the House a record of subjects contained in messages from the Governor, which are referred to the committees.
6.7 The Clerk shall keep a record of all questions of order and the decision on each of them, and the Clerk shall append this record to the Journal at the close of the session.
6.8 The Clerk shall perform all other duties appropriate to the Clerk's office that the House or the law assigns.
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House Rules of the 30th Legislature, 2020: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/HouseRules.pdf, last accessed 2021-01-19
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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/HouseRules.pdf, last accessed 2021-01-19.
Maintenance notes
2021-01-19, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.