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New Tennessee House rules could ban hecklers, banish disorderly lawmakers to voting remotely

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New Tennessee House rules could ban hecklers, banish disorderly lawmakers to voting remotely.

For lawmakers, after multiple infractions they could be removed from the floor a few days at a time and forced to vote remotely.

The tougher punishment options came in a news rules package passed Thursday .

The stiffer rules mark another instance in the U.S. where state lawmakers are focusing on punishments when they find peers misbehaving.

Lawmakers, meanwhile, could be removed from the House floor and forced to vote remotely after being ruled out of order enough times on multiple days. ___ Associated Press reporter Jeff Amy contributed from Atlanta ..