COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY 
 
04/14/2023-SPECIAL ORDERED TO THE FLOOR 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0042 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
February 27, 2023 
 
 
 
An Act amending the Rules of the 35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands, Rule 205 (a), by 
removing the provision that a minority caucus must consist of not less than five Senators 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
 
Senator Alma Francis Heyliger   
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Resolution 1901 (Bill No. 35-0002), adopting the Rules of the 35th 
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Legislature of the Virgin Islands, is amended in appendix A, titled Rules of the 35th Legislature 
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of the Virgin Islands, Rule 205 (a), by striking all the language therein and inserting new 
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language to read as follows:  “The minority senators may form a minority caucus and elect one 
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member to serve as Minority Leader and shall notify the President in writing.” 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This Resolution amends Resolution 1901 (Bill No. 35-0002), adopting the Rules of the 
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35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands, in appendix A, titled Rules of the 35th Legislature of the 
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Virgin Islands, Rule 205 (a), by removing the provision that a Minority Caucus must consist 
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of not less than five Senators. 
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BR23-0344/February 17, 2023/HLF/Revised by YLT 
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