| 2023 | 369 | One-handed pre-spin serves | Failed | Failed: Replaced by rule suggestion 524 | View Details |
| 2023 | 371 | Remove Correct Receiver question | Failed | Failed: This will be addressed in the handbook/casebook, allowing the referee to answer the position question when asked about the correct receiver. | View Details |
| 2023 | 372 | 3rd and 4th shot Rule | Failed | Failed: 1) Unenforceable 2) Impractical to expect all players to have complete control over where their shot goes. 3) There are many trainers who teach effective, safe ways to respond to lobs | View Details |
| 2023 | 386 | Wrong Score Called | Failed | Failed: Reason: Move scenarios from the change document to the casebook. | View Details |
| 2023 | 389 | The "out" debacle and contradiction | Failed | Passed 1) Passed last year by the rules committee but overridden by the board | View Details |
| 2023 | 392 | Confirming correct score, server/receiver, position | Failed | Failed. 1) Not necessary 2) We have heard of only 1 incident where this has been an issue 3) Sportsmanship issues are covered at the section 1, not in the specific rules | View Details |
| 2023 | 399 | Drop Serve - no propelling down, tossing up, or spinning the ball | Passed | "Passed with edits . 1) Approved primarily for consistency with the volley serve change that prevents one handed spin serve Use similar language about spin as in 524." | View Details |
| 2023 | 404 | Incorrect player or position | Failed | Failed. 1) We'd be asking every single match to change the end of match procedure ( requiring all teams to sign the scoresheet) for a relatively rare occurrence. 2) This drastically reduces the amount of time that they identify an out of position error. 3) We don't want a referee error to substantially affect the outcome of the match 4) If passed, the change about referees correcting players out of position would address this. | View Details |
| 2023 | 405 | 3.A.6. Distraction | Failed | Failed. 1) Doesn't significantly improve the rule 2) The proposed rule is written from the perspective of a player, but a distraction is actually called by the referee. | View Details |
| 2023 | 406 | 11.H. Items on the Court. | Passed | Passed. 1) simple editorial change | View Details |
| 2023 | 428 | Volley Serving rule to discard please | Failed | Failed. 1) We would want to see some type of study about the potential impact of allowing the paddle head to be above the wrist. 2) We have no evidence of how players might take advantage of removing this restriction. 3) Removing it would not significantly make a referee's job easier when trying to identify an invalid serve | View Details |
| 2023 | 434 | Plane of the Net exception | Failed | Failed. Keeping the current wording would help clarify situations when this event does occur. | View Details |
| 2023 | 438 | Proposed 2023 Service Court Rule Change | Failed | Failed. Changing this rule would make the NVZ line become inconsistent as it would be part of the NVZ at certain times and not part of the NVZ at others. | View Details |
| 2023 | 439 | Smart watches | Failed | Failed. Difficult to enforce. Some people need them for medical reasons. | View Details |
| 2023 | 444 | Allow coaching during play rather than only at time outs and between games. | Failed | Failed. Too much of a change to the basic tenets of the game. | View Details |
| 2023 | 219 | Line call editorial change | Passed | Passed. Editorial change | View Details |
| 2023 | 224 | Change Penalization Process - Technical Foul/Verbal Warnings | Failed | Failed. Current process is not causing issues | View Details |
| 2023 | 485 | Change definition of permanent object to concur with proposed changes to rule 11K. | Failed | Failed. Too many scenarios where the result would be a fault, replay or let the rally stand | View Details |
| 2023 | 488 | Head Referee called then declined | Failed | Failed. Proposal was too broad and overreaching. Proposal did not address all scenarios. | View Details |
| 2023 | 489 | Challenge of a referee ruling and the declining the challenge once the Head Referee arrives at the court with no remaining time-outs | Failed | Failed. Proposal was too broad and overreaching. Proposal did not address all scenarios. | View Details |
| 2023 | 491 | Proposed changes regarding net post support structures | Failed | Failed. Too many scenarios where the result would be a fault, replay or let the rally stand | View Details |
| 2023 | 495 | Paddle Use/Carry | Failed | Failed. Proposal will be addressed in the casebook. | View Details |
| 2023 | 496 | 4.A.1. The entire score must be called before the ball is served. | Failed | Failed. Reverts back to previous years when there was confusion about the service motion and serves. | View Details |
| 2023 | 497 | Swing attempts on the serve. | Failed | Failed. A swing and a miss is not a fault. To obtrusive. | View Details |
| 2023 | 498 | Referee ruling appealed then rescinded | Failed | Failed. Proposal was too broad and overreaching. Proposal did not address all scenarios. | View Details |
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