The committee considered a proposed House Rule (HR0156) sponsored by Representative Lalley that would have prohibited audio and video recording on the floor, at members' desks, and during committee meetings when the body was not in session. The proposal applied to legislators, staff, pages, and guests and aimed to provide a degree of privacy for legislators using the floor as a workspace when the body is not formally in session.

Representative Lalley framed the rule as protecting members' workspace privacy: she said the measure was intended to "give a sense of privacy" when members were talking to constituents or conducting work at their desks outside of a gavelling period. Members raised operational and legal questions. Representative Chastick asked who would determine whether a member was present within the bar during a vote window and criticized language that could treat a non-answer as an affirmative vote. Director Obrecht noted the existing practice under parliamentary precedent: if a member is present within the bar and refuses to answer when the ayes and nays are called, historically the member is recorded as voting in the affirmative; he acknowledged enforcement is harder without a literal roll call and suggested management council consider an interim study should HB158 and new procedures be enacted.

Members also asked about guests, whether family photos would be prohibited, signage, and how complaints would be handled. Director Obrecht said enforcement would follow normal House disciplinary pathways (notification to the speaker, who could appoint an investigation or bring an issue to the rules committee). Representative Lisonbee offered brief public support. After debate, the committee called the vote: in a division the tally was recorded as 5 in favor and 7 opposed; the motion failed.