Rule
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| ABSENCE FROM SENATE CHAMBER | |
| ABSENT SENATORS MAY BE COMPELLED TO ATTEND--WHEN | |
| ADJOURNMENT-- | |
| Motion to fix day | |
| Privileged motion | |
| ADMISSION WITHIN SENATE CHAMBER -- | |
| General admission | |
| Reporters and stenographers | |
| AMENDMENTS-- | |
| Action by House | |
| Action by Senate | |
| Adoption of House amendments | |
| Author's name to be in Journal | |
| Cannot change original purpose of bill | |
| Degree of | |
| Rules for | |
| Shall be incorporated in bill | |
| Substitute bill | |
| APPEALS FROM DECISIONS | |
| BILLS-- | |
| Adversely reported--procedure | |
| Agreed To and Finally Passed--received at any time | |
| Amended by House | |
| Amended by House, concurrence of Senate | |
| Amended in passage, cannot change purpose | |
| Amendments shall be incorporated in | |
| Appropriation act--more than one subject | |
| Approved by Governor | |
| Author of amendment to be in Journal | |
| Certified by Secretary | |
| Constitutional Admendments, proposed--to be handled as bills | |
| Emergency clause--vote on | |
| Explanation of cost | |
| Final passage | |
| Introduction--How and when date may be fixed after which certain bills may not be introduced | |
| Joint Resolutions (proposing Constitutional Amendments)--to be handled as bills | |
| May be amended or rejected | |
| May contain only one subject, exceptions | |
| Motion to reconsider after final passage | |
| No revival or reenactment by mere reference to title | |
| Objection to signing | |
| Order for consideration | |
| Original purpose cannot be changed | |
| Perfected and Ordered Printed | |
| Perfected bills shall lie on table one day before final passage | |
| Pre-Filed | |
| Presentation of | |
| Printing | |
| Read by title on three different days | |
| Reported from committee | |
| Requiring new or increased expenditures of state funds | |
| Signing | |
| Signing--objection to | |
| Substitute | |
| Titles only to be printed in Journal--when | |
| To be set forth in full as amended | |
| Transmitted to Governor | |
| Vetoed by Governor--stand reconsidered | |
| Vote on final passage | |
| BUSINESS--ORDER OF | |
| Calendar | |
| Recording of business | |
| CALENDAR | |
| Adversely reported bills not on--except | |
| Consent | |
| CALL OF THE SENATE-- | |
| Absentees | |
| Members to be taken into custody | |
| Names of Senators to be called | |
| CHAPLAIN-- | |
| All persons to stand during prayer by | |
| Prayer by | |
| CLOSED DOORS-- | |
| Executive sessions | |
| COMMITTEES-- | |
| Appointment | |
| Bills Finally Passed | |
| Bills Perfected | |
| Conference--adoption of report | |
| Duties of | |
| Interim meetings | |
| Meetings--time and place | |
| No adverse report of until author is heard | |
| Of the Whole | |
| Order of reference to | |
| Reports from, voting | |
| Reports of | |
| Reports of to lie on table one day | |
| Resignation of member from | |
| Select committees, reference to | |
| Sitting during session of Senate | |
| Standing | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS-- | |
| Adopted by yea and nay vote | |
| Adoption of report | |
| Majority required for adoption | |
| CONSENT CALENDAR | |
| CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS | |
| DAILY SESSIONS-- | |
| Commencement of | |
| DECORUM AND DEBATE | |
| Can speak only once on subject, except | |
| Division of question | |
| Exception to words spoken in debate, procedure | |
| Executive sessions | |
| If Senator transgresses rules, may be called to order | |
| Senator speaking, mode of | |
| Senator speaking, two or more, preference | |
| Senators, not to be addressed by name | |
| When called to order shall not proceed without leave | |
| DISTURBANCE OR DISORDERLY CONDUCT-- | |
| President's power | |
| DIVISION OF QUESTION-- | |
| Any Senator may request, except | |
| DOORKEEPER-- | |
| Duties | |
| DOORS TO BE CLOSED | |
| EMERGENCY CLAUSE | |
| EXCUSED FROM VOTING | |
| EXECUTIVE SESSION | |
| FLOOR OF SENATE-- | |
| Clearing | |
| Persons entitled to admission to | |
| GALLERIES-- | |
| Cleared when Senate has confidential business | |
| Confusion in | |
| No smoking permitted in | |
| President may clear | |
| GOVERNOR-- | |
| Approval of bills | |
| Nominations sent for confirmation | |
| Veto of bills | |
| GUESTS | |
| HOUSE AMENDMENTS-- | |
| Adoption of | |
| To Senate bills--to be printed | |
| INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT | |
| INTERIM COMMITTEE MEETINGS | |
| JEFFERSON'S MANUAL -- TO BE FOLLOWED | |
| JOINT RESOLUTIONS-- | |
| Certified by Secretary | |
| Pre-Filed | |
| Printing | |
| To be handled as bills | |
| JOURNAL-- | |
| Absentees to be noted in | |
| Affixing of presiding officer's signature to all bills to be recorded in | |
| Appendix--reports | |
| Conference committee reports in | |
| Delivery of bills to Govenor to be recorded in | |
| House amendments adopted to be entered in | |
| Preceding day's Journal to be read | |
| Publication of | |
| Reading of, may be dispensed with | |
| Secretary to keep | |
| Title of bills only to be printed--when | |
| To be read each day | |
| To contain name of author of all amendments | |
| Yeas and nays on final passage to be recorded in | |
| LAID ON THE TABLE-- | |
| Adversely reported bills | |
| Vote necessary to consider when | |
| LEAVE OF THE SENATE-- | |
| Senator shall not be absent without | |
| Senator shall not speak twice on same subject without, except | |
| Senator when called to order shall not proceed without | |
| MAJORITY-- | |
| For passage of bill | |
| House amendments to Senate bills passed by | |
| Report of committee on conference passed by | |
| MEETING OF THE SENATE-- | |
| Attendance by Senators | |
| Call of the Senate | |
| Compelling attendance | |
| Hour of | |
| Less than majority present | |
| Names of absentees entered on Journal | |
| Quorum not present | |
| MEMBERS-- | |
| Absent | |
| Absent--taken into custody | |
| Addressing in proceedings and debate | |
| Addressing the Chair | |
| Called to order--how | |
| Decorum and debate | |
| Preference in speaking | |
| Protesting against vote of Senate | |
| Required to vote--when | |
| Speaking--how often | |
| Speaking on same question | |
| MEMORIALS, PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES-- | |
| Order in morning hour | |
| MESSAGES-- | |
| From the Govenor | |
| From the House | |
| MOTIONS-- | |
| May be withdrawn when | |
| Order of statement | |
| Order of voting on | |
| Pending motions withdrawn - when | |
| Precedence | |
| Privileged | |
| Procedure | |
| Shall be stated by Chair | |
| To adjourn | |
| To commit or postpone | |
| To fix the day | |
| To lay on table | |
| To place bill on informal calendar - when | |
| To postpone indefinitely | |
| To reconsider | |
| To withdraw bill from committee | |
| NAMES OF SENATORS, INDIVIDUAL--USE OF NOT PERMITTED | |
| NOMINATIONS-- | |
| Shall be considered in secret | |
| OPENING OF SENATE | |
| PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE | |
| PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND REMONSTRANCES-- | |
| Order in morning hour | |
| PRESIDING OFFICER--POWERS AND DUTIES-- | |
| Announcement of business in order | |
| Call to order | |
| Calling Senate to order for transgression of rules | |
| Deciding questions of order | |
| Declaration of vote | |
| Directing process to sergeant-at-arms | |
| Division of Senate | |
| May speak on all questions of order | |
| May submit appeals to Senate for decision | |
| President | |
| President Pro Tem | |
| Putting questions | |
| Reading of Journal | |
| Recognition of Senators addressing Chair | |
| Signing of bills | |
| Stating motions | |
| PREVIOUS QUESTION-- | |
| Motion | |
| No debate | |
| PRINTING | |
| PRIVILEGED MOTIONS | |
| PROTESTS--AGAINST VOTE OF SENATE-- | |
| How made | |
| QUESTIONS-- | |
| All Senators present to vote--except | |
| Division--how called for | |
| Division of question | |
| How put | |
| Members to speak only once--except | |
| Order of statement of | |
| Order of voting on | |
| Postponed indefinitely | |
| Reconsideration of vote | |
| To be put by the President--how | |
| QUORUM-- | |
| Consists of | |
| May be compelled--how | |
| On Committee of the Whole | |
| Procedure when presence is questioned | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| Committee Action | |
| RECONSIDERATION-- | |
| Of bills on failure to pass | |
| Of motions | |
| Vote required for | |
| REFERENCE TO COMMITTEES-- | |
| Order of reference | |
| REMONSTRANCES, MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS-- | |
| Order in morning hour | |
| REPORTERS | |
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES-- | |
| Order in morning hour | |
| RESIGNATION FROM COMMITTEE | |
| RESOLUTIONS-- | |
| Amendment--name of author to be in Journal | |
| Certification by Secretary | |
| Courtesy resolutions | |
| Proposing constitutional amendments | |
| RULES-- | |
| How rescinded or changed | |
| Suspension of | |
| SECRECY-- | |
| Galleries cleared and doors closed on discussion requiring | |
| SECRETARY-- | |
| Attestation of writs, warrants and subpoenas | |
| Certification of bills and joint resolutions | |
| Roll call of Senate | |
| Subject to orders of Senate | |
| To keep Journal | |
| To make up special orders in order in which they occur | |
| To read motions submitted in writing | |
| To take down words spoken in debate when Senator is called to order | |
| Transmittal of bills to Governor | |
| SENATE CHAMBER-- | |
| Use by others than Senators | |
| When confusion arises, President may clear | |
| SENIORITY-- | |
| Determination | |
| Introduction of Bills | |
| Offices and Seats | |
| SERGEANT-AT-ARMS-- | |
| Duties | |
| To take members into custody--when | |
| SMOKING-- | |
| Not permitted in Senate galleries | |
| STANDING COMMITTEES-- | |
| To report at any time | |
| Interim meetings | |
| STENOGRAPHERS-- | |
| Taking proceedings of Senate | |
| SUSPENSION OF RULES-- | |
| Vote required | |
| TABLE-- | |
| Bills from committee shall lie on | |
| When question is pending, motion may be laid on the | |
| Vote required to reconsider question laid on the | |
| UNANIMOUS CONSENT-- | |
| To use Senate Chamber | |
| UNITED STATES SENATE-- | |
| Rules followed when | |
| VOTE-- | |
| Each Senator present must--except | |
| Protesting vote of Senate | |
| Reconsidered--when | |
| Request voting | |
| Senator may protest--when | |
| Senator on prevailing side may move to reconsider | |
| Verification voting | |
| WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION OR RESOLUTION | |
| WITHOUT DEBATE-- | |
| Questions decided | |
| To adjourn decided | |
| To lay on the table | |
| YEAS AND NAYS-- | |
| Every Senator present to vote--exceptions | |
| Final passage | |
| Motion to place bill on informal calendar - when | |
| Not to be ordered after vote taken and declared | |
| Request voting | |
| Required on Conference Committee Reports | |
| Required on House amendments | |
| To be printed in Journal | |
| Verification voting | |
| Withdrawal of pending motion - when |
