House Sergeant at Arms
The Sergeant At Arms and the Assistant Sergeant At Arms serve as supervisors for the floor staff
of their respective chamber. Among their responsibilities are:
- attending floor sessions to
supervise staff activities and access to the Chambers;
- secure attendance of
Legislators for a call of the House;
- assigning, coordinating and
supervising floor staff responsibilities;
- maintaining proper procedure
and decorum during session; and
- recording session proceedings.
House Pages
Pages serve under the supervision of their Sergeant At Arms to provide support services to
legislative members. They are on call in the Chamber for each legislative day providing such
services as:
- mail distribution, whether in
the form of Legislators' notes, letters, packages and documents or Agency communications,
and
- maintenance of Chamber
materials including bill files and journals.