1.18 RECORDED FLOOR PROCEEDINGS. All proceedings on the floor of the House shall be recorded on magnetic tape or similar recording device under the direction of the Chief Clerk. All taped proceedings of the House floor sessions shall be delivered to the Director of the Legislative Reference Library and there maintained on file for use by any member of the public in accordance with the rules of the Legislative Reference Library. Tapes delivered to the Legislative Reference Library shall be kept by the library for eight years after which they shall be delivered to the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Any person may obtain a copy of any such tape during the biennium in which it is recorded upon payment of a fee determined by the Chief Clerk to be adequate to cover the cost of preparing the copy.
Discussion preserved under this rule is not intended to be admissible in any court or administrative proceeding on an issue of legislative intent.