The Tennessee House is warning lawmakers and the crowds watching legislative floor sessions that they could be booted from the room if their behavior is deemed out of line. For lawmakers, after multiple infractions they could be removed from the floor a few days at a time and forced to vote remotely.

The Tennessee House adopted rules Thursday lowering the bill-filing limit and setting up harsher punishments that enable the banishment of lawmakers and members of the public deemed out of order. The bill limit will be 12 for rank-and-file members,

The House Speaker could ban someone from the public gallery for up to two years under a new rules package designed to curtail protests in the chamber.

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