Assembly Resolution No. 2–Committee on Elections,
Procedures, and Ethics

 

July 29, 2002

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Adopts Rules of Assembly for 18th Special Session of Legislature. (BDR R‑4)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

Assembly RESOLUTION—Adopting the Rules of the Assembly for the 18th Special Session of the Nevada Legislature.

 

1-1     Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the

1-2  following Rules of the Assembly for the 18th Special Session of the

1-3  Legislature are hereby adopted:

 

1-4  I.  APPLICABILITY

 

1-5  Rule No. 1.  Generally.

1-6    The Rules of the Assembly for the 18th Special Session of the

1-7  Legislature are applicable only during the 18th Special Session of the

1-8  Legislature.

 

1-9  II.  OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

 

1-10  Rule No. 2.  Speaker of the Assembly.

1-11    1.  All officers of the Assembly are subordinate to the Speaker in all

1-12  that relates to the prompt, efficient and correct discharge of their official

1-13  duties under the Speaker’s supervision.

1-14    2.  Possessing the powers and performing the duties described in this

1-15  rule, the Speaker shall:

1-16    (a) Take the chair at the hour to which the Assembly will be meeting,

1-17  call the members to order, and upon the appearance of a quorum,

1-18  proceed to business.

1-19    (b) Preserve order and decorum and have general direction of the

1-20  chamber of the Assembly and the approaches thereto. In the event of any

1-21  disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, order the same to be cleared.

1-22    (c) Decide all questions of order, subject to a member’s right to appeal

1-23  to the Assembly. On appeal from such decisions, the Speaker has the

1-24  right, in the Speaker’s place, to assign the reason for the decision.

2-1    (d) Have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the

2-2  chair, but such substitution must not extend beyond one legislative day.

2-3    (e) If the Assembly resolves itself into a Committee of the Whole,

2-4  name a chairman to preside thereover and call him to the chair.

2-5    (f) Have the power to accredit the persons who act as representatives

2-6  of the news media and assign them seats.

2-7    (g) Sign all bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature as provided

2-8  by law.

2-9    (h) Sign all subpoenas issued by the Assembly.

2-10    (i) Receive all messages and communications from other departments

2-11  of the government and announce them to the Assembly.

2-12    (j) Represent the Assembly, declare its will and in all things obey its

2-13  commands.

2-14    (k) Vote on final passage of a bill or resolution, but the Speaker shall

2-15  not be required to vote in ordinary legislative proceedings except where

2-16  the Speaker’s vote would be decisive. In all yea and nay votes, the

2-17  Speaker’s name must be called last.

2-18    3.  If a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, through death,

2-19  resignation or disability of the Speaker, the Speaker pro Tempore shall

2-20  temporarily and for the period of vacancy or disability conduct the

2-21  necessary business of the Assembly.

2-22    4.  If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, the

2-23  Assembly shall select a new Speaker.

 

2-24  Rule No. 3.  Reserved.

 

2-25  Rule No. 4.  Reserved.

 

2-26  Rule No. 5.  Reserved.

 

2-27  Rule No. 6.  Reserved.

 

2-28  The next rule is 10.

 

2-29  III.  MEETINGS

 

2-30  Rule No. 10.  Reserved.

 

2-31  Rule No. 11.  Open Meetings.

2-32    All meetings of the Assembly and its committees must be open to the

2-33  public.

 

2-34  Rule No. 12.  Reserved.

 

2-35  The next rule is 20.

 

 

 

 

3-1  IV.  DECORUM AND DEBATE

 

3-2  Rule No. 20.  Points of Order.

3-3    If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the

3-4  Assembly, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order, in which

3-5  case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless

3-6  permitted to explain; and if called to order by a member, such member

3-7  shall immediately state the point of order. If the point of order be

3-8  sustained by the presiding officer, the member shall not be allowed to

3-9  proceed; but if it be not sustained, then he shall be permitted to go on.

3-10  Every such decision from the presiding officer shall be subject to an

3-11  appeal to the House; but no discussion of the question of order shall be

3-12  allowed unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the presiding

3-13  officer.

 

3-14  Rule No. 21.  Portable electronic communication devices.

3-15    1.  A person who is within the Assembly Chambers shall not engage

3-16  in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable telephone.

3-17    2.  Before entering the Assembly Chambers, any person who

3-18  possesses a portable electronic communication device, such as a pager or

3-19  telephone, that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing or beeping

3-20  sound, to signal an incoming message or call shall turn the audible alert

3-21  off. A device that contains a nonaudible alert, such as a silent vibration,

3-22  may be operated in a nonaudible manner within the Assembly Chambers.

 

3-23  Rule No. 22.  Reserved.

 

3-24  Rule No. 23.  Reserved.

 

3-25  The next rule is 30.

 

3-26  V.  QUORUM, VOTING, ELECTIONS

 

3-27  Rule No. 30.  Manner of Voting.

3-28    1.  The presiding officer shall declare all votes, but the yeas and nays

3-29  must be taken when called for by three members present, and the names

3-30  of those calling for the yeas and nays must be entered in the Journal by

3-31  the Chief Clerk.

3-32    2.  The presiding officer shall call for yeas and nays by a division or

3-33  by a roll call, either electronic or oral.

3-34    3.  When taking the yeas and nays on any question, the electronic roll

3-35  call system may be used, and when so used shall have the force and effect

3-36  of any roll call under these rules.

3-37    4.  When taking the yeas and nays by oral roll call, the Chief Clerk

3-38  shall take the names of members alphabetically, except that the

3-39  Speaker’s name must be called last.

3-40    5.  The electronic roll call system may be used to determine the

3-41  presence of a quorum.

4-1    6.  The yeas and nays must not be taken with the electronic roll call

4-2  system until all members present are at their desks. The presiding officer

4-3  may vote at the rostrum.

4-4    7.  Only a member who is physically present within the Assembly

4-5  Chambers may cast a vote in the Assembly.

4-6    8.  A member shall not vote for another member on any roll call,

4-7  either electronic or oral. Any member who votes for another member

4-8  may be punished in any manner deemed appropriate by the Assembly.

 

4-9  Rule No. 31.  Reserved.

 

4-10  Rule No. 32.  Announcement of the Vote.

4-11    1.  A member may change his vote at any time before the

4-12  announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice, or at any time before

4-13  the votes are electronically recorded if the voting is conducted

4-14  electronically.

4-15    2.  The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be

4-16  postponed.

 

4-17  Rule No. 33.  Voting by Division.

4-18    Upon a division and count of the Assembly on any question, no person

4-19  without the bar shall be counted.

 

4-20  The next rule is 40.

 

4-21  VI.  LEGISLATIVE BODIES

 

4-22  Rule No. 40.  Standing Committees.

4-23    The standing committees of the Assembly are as follows:

4-24    1.  Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.

4-25    2.  Medical Malpractice Issues.

4-26    3.  Ways and Means.

 

4-27  Rule No. 41.  Appointment of Committees.

4-28    All committees must be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise

4-29  directed by the Assembly. The Speaker shall determine the appropriate

4-30  number of members for each committee and shall designate the

4-31  chairman and vice chairman of each committee.

 

4-32  Rule No. 42.  Committee Action.

4-33    1.  The committee shall have meetings in accordance with the

4-34  direction of the Assembly leadership. A quorum of the committee is a

4-35  majority of its appointed members and may transact business except as

4-36  limited by this rule.

4-37    2.  Except as limited by this rule, a simple majority of those present

4-38  may move, second and pass a motion by voice vote.

4-39    3.  Definite action on a bill or resolution will require a majority of the

4-40  entire committee.

5-1    4.  A two-thirds majority of the entire committee is required to

5-2  reconsider action on a bill or resolution.

5-3    5.  Committee introduction of legislative measures requires

5-4  concurrence of a majority of the members of the entire committee and

5-5  requires a commitment from each such concurring member to support

5-6  final passage. A decision by a committee to request the drafting of an

5-7  amendment for a bill requires concurrence of a majority of the members

5-8  of the entire committee and requires a commitment from each such

5-9  concurring member to support the amendment when it is considered on

5-10  the floor of the Assembly.

5-11    6.  The chairman shall vote on all final action regarding bills or

5-12  resolutions.

5-13    7.  No member of the committee may vote by proxy under any

5-14  circumstances.

5-15    8.  A committee shall not take a vote on the question of whether to

5-16  exercise its statutory authority to issue a legislative subpoena unless the

5-17  chairman has informed the Speaker of the intention of the committee to

5-18  consider such a question.

 

5-19  Rule No. 43.  Subcommittees.

5-20     Subcommittees made up of committee members may be appointed by

5-21  the chairman to consider and report back on specific subjects or bills.

 

5-22  Rule No. 44.  Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.

5-23    The Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics has jurisdiction

5-24  over matters relating to personnel. It shall recommend by resolution the

5-25  appointment of all attachés and employees of the Assembly not otherwise

5-26  provided for by law. It may suspend or remove any such attaché or

5-27  employee for incompetency or dereliction of duty. It shall function as the

5-28  Committee on Credentials of the Assembly.

 

5-29  Rule No. 45.  Approval of Committee on Medical Malpractice Issues

5-30  Required Before Submission to Legislative Counsel of Request for

5-31  Drafting of Bill, Resolution or Amendment.

5-32    Except as otherwise provided in this rule and in Joint Rule No. 2 for

5-33  requests by a conference committee, a majority of the members appointed

5-34  to the Committee on Medical Malpractice Issues must approve any

5-35  request for the drafting of a bill, resolution or amendment during the

5-36  18th Special Session before it is submitted to the Legislative Counsel.

5-37  The Speaker may request the drafting of one bill for the 18th Special

5-38  Session without seeking the approval of the Committee on Medical

5-39  Malpractice Issues. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for

5-40  the drafting of a bill, resolution or amendment to be introduced in the

5-41  Assembly, unless it is submitted by the Committee on Medical

5-42  Malpractice Issues or a Conference Committee.

 

5-43  Rule No. 46.  Committee Action on Reports.

5-44     Committee reports must be adopted at a committee session actually

5-45  assembled and meeting as a committee with a quorum present. Every

6-1  committee vote on a matter pertaining to a bill or resolution must be

6-2  recorded. The vote may be taken by roll call at the discretion of the

6-3  chairman.

 

6-4  Rule No. 47.  Committee Records.

6-5    The chairman of each committee shall keep, or cause to be kept, a

6-6  complete record of the committee proceedings in which there must be

6-7  entered:

6-8    1.  The time and place of each meeting;

6-9    2.  The attendance and absence of members;

6-10    3.  The names of all persons appearing before the committee, with the

6-11  names of persons, firms, corporations or associations in whose behalf

6-12  such appearance is made; and

6-13    4.  The subjects or measures considered and action taken.

 

6-14  Rule No. 48.  Disposition of Committee Records.

6-15    All minutes, records and documents in the possession of committees

6-16  and their chairmen must be filed in the offices of the Legislative Counsel

6-17  Bureau upon adjournment sine die.

 

6-18  Rule No. 49.  Committee Hearings.

6-19    1.  The presence of a quorum of the committee is desirable but not

6-20  required to conduct a public hearing. At the discretion of the chairman,

6-21  members of the committee may attend, participate in and, if applicable,

6-22  vote during the hearing via simultaneous telephone or video conference.

6-23    2.  Public hearings are opened by the chairman who announces the

6-24  subject under consideration and provides for those wishing to address the

6-25  committee to be heard. These persons shall rise in an order determined

6-26  by the chairman, address the chair and furnish their names, addresses

6-27  and firms or other organizations represented. Committee members may

6-28  address the chairman for permission to question the witness.

 

6-29  Rule No. 50.  Reserved.

 

6-30  Rule No. 51.  Reserved.

 

6-31  Rule No. 52.  Concurrent Referrals.

6-32    When a bill or resolution is referred to two committees, the bill or

6-33  resolution must go to the first committee named. If the first committee

6-34  votes to amend the bill or resolution, it must be reprinted with

6-35  amendments and then returned to the first committee or sent immediately

6-36  to the next committee. If there is no amendment proposed by the first

6-37  committee, or if the first committee acts upon the bill or resolution after

6-38  amendment, the bill or resolution must be sent with the committee

6-39  recommendation immediately to the second committee.

 

6-40  The next rule is 60.

 

 

7-1  VII.  RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS

 

7-2  A.  Procedure

 

7-3  Rule No. 60.  Entertaining.

7-4    No motion may be debated until it is distinctly announced by the

7-5  presiding officer. If desired by the presiding officer or any member, the

7-6  motion must be reduced to writing and be read by the Chief Clerk before

7-7  the motion is debated. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker at any

7-8  time before amendment or before the motion is put to vote.

 

7-9  Rule No. 61.  Reserved.

 

7-10  Rule No. 62.  Reserved.

 

7-11  B.  Particular Motions

 

7-12  Rule No. 63.  Reserved.

 

7-13  Rule No. 64.  Reserved.

 

7-14  Rule No. 65.  Indefinite Postponement.

7-15    When a question is postponed indefinitely, the same question must not

7-16  be considered again during the 18th Special Session of the Legislature

7-17  and the question is not subject to a motion for reconsideration.

 

7-18  Rule No. 66.  To Strike Enacting Clause.

7-19    A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill or resolution does

7-20  not take precedence over any other subsidiary motion. If the motion is

7-21  carried, it shall be considered equivalent to the rejection of such bill or

7-22  resolution.

 

7-23  Rule No. 67.  Division of Question.

7-24    Any member may call for a division of the question, which shall be

7-25  divided, if it comprehends propositions in substance so distinct that, one

7-26  being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision

7-27  of the Assembly. A motion to strike out being lost shall preclude neither

7-28  amendment nor a motion to strike out and insert. A motion to strike out

7-29  and insert shall be deemed indivisible.

 

7-30  Rule No. 68.  To Reconsider.

7-31    No motion to reconsider a vote is in order.

 

7-32  The next rule is 80.

 

 

 

 

 

8-1  VIII.  DEBATE

 

8-2  Rule No. 80.  Speaking on Question.

8-3    No member shall speak more than twice during the consideration of

8-4  any one question, on the same day, and at the same stage of proceedings,

8-5  without leave. Members who have once spoken shall not again be entitled

8-6  to the floor (except for explanation) to the exclusion of others who have

8-7  not spoken.

 

8-8  Rule No. 81.  Previous Question.

8-9    The previous question shall be put only when demanded by three

8-10  members. The previous question shall not be moved by the member last

8-11  speaking on the question.

 

8-12  Rule No. 82.  Privilege of Closing Debate.

8-13    The author of a bill, a resolution or a main question shall have the

8-14  privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question has been

8-15  sustained.

 

8-16  The next rule is 90.

 

8-17  IX.  CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

 

8-18  A.  Rules and Procedure

 

8-19  Rule No. 90.  Mason’s Manual.

8-20    The rules of parliamentary practice contained in Mason’s Manual of

8-21  Legislative Procedure shall govern the Assembly in all cases in which

8-22  they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Rules

8-23  and orders of the Assembly for the 18th Special Session of the

8-24  Legislature, and the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 18th

8-25  Special Session of the Legislature.

 

8-26  Rule No. 91.  Rescission, Change or Suspension of Rule.

8-27    No rule or order of the Assembly for the 18th Special Session of the

8-28  Legislature may be rescinded or changed without a vote of two-thirds of

8-29  the members elected, and one day’s notice being given of the motion

8-30  therefor; but a rule or order may be suspended temporarily by a vote of

8-31  two-thirds of the members present.

 

8-32  Rule No. 92.  Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.

8-33    1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all committees shall

8-34  provide adequate notice of public hearings on bills, resolutions or other

8-35  topics which are to come before the committees. The notice must include

8-36  the date, time, place and agenda to be covered. The notice must be posted

8-37  conspicuously in the legislative building, appear in the daily history and

8-38  be made available to the news media. The daily history must include the

8-39  most current version of the notice that is available at the time the daily

8-40  history is created and an informational statement informing the public

9-1  where more current information, if any, regarding such notices may be

9-2  found.

9-3    2.  The noticing requirements of this rule may be suspended for

9-4  emergency situations but only after approval by a two-thirds vote of a

9-5  committee.

9-6    3.  Subsection 1 does not apply to:

9-7    (a) Committee meetings held on the floor of the Assembly during a

9-8  recess; or

9-9    (b) Conference committee meetings.

 

9-10  Rule No. 93.  Reserved.

 

9-11  Rule No. 94.  Privilege of the Floor and Lobbying.

9-12    No person, except Senators, former Assemblymen and state officers,

9-13  may be admitted at the bar of the Assembly, except by special invitation

9-14  on the part of some member; but a majority may authorize the Speaker to

9-15  have the Assembly cleared of all such persons. No person may do any

9-16  lobbying upon the floor of the Assembly at any time, and it is the duty of

9-17  the Sergeant at Arms to remove any person violating any of the

9-18  provisions of this rule.

 

9-19  Rule No. 95.  Material Placed on Legislators’ Desks.

9-20    All papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material placed

9-21  upon an Assemblyman’s desk shall contain the signature of the

9-22  Legislator requesting the placement of such material on the desk or shall

9-23  contain a designation of the origin of such material. This rule does not

9-24  apply to books containing the legislative bills and resolutions, the

9-25  legislative daily histories, the legislative daily journals or Legislative

9-26  Counsel Bureau material.

 

9-27  Rule No. 96.  Peddling, Begging and Soliciting.

9-28    1.  Peddling, begging and soliciting are strictly forbidden in the

9-29  Assembly Chamber, and in the lobby, gallery and halls adjacent thereto.

9-30    2.  No part of the Assembly Chamber may be used for, or occupied by

9-31  signs or other devices for any kind of advertising.

9-32    3.  No part of the hallways adjacent to the Assembly Chambers may

9-33  be used for or occupied by signs or other devices for any kind of

9-34  advertising for commercial or personal gain. Notices for nonprofit,

9-35  nonpartisan, civic or special legislative events may be posted in a

9-36  designated area of the hallways adjacent to the Assembly Chambers with

9-37  the approval of the Chief Clerk.

 

9-38  Rule No. 97.  Petitions and Memorials.

9-39     Petitions, memorials and other papers addressed to the Assembly, shall

9-40  be presented by the Speaker, or by a member in the Speaker’s place. A

9-41  brief statement of the contents thereof shall be made by the introducer.

9-42  They shall not be debated on the day of their being presented, but shall

9-43  be on the table, or be referred, as the Assembly shall determine.

 

10-1  Rule No. 98.  Request of Purpose.

10-2    A member may request the purpose of a bill or joint resolution upon its

10-3  introduction.

 

10-4  Rule No. 99.  Remarks.

10-5    It shall be in order for members to make remarks and to have such

10-6  remarks entered in the Journal.

 

10-7  Rule No. 100.  Precedence of Parliamentary Authority.

10-8    The precedence of parliamentary authority in the Assembly is:

10-9    1.  The Constitution of the State of Nevada.

10-10  2.  The Statutes of the State of Nevada.

10-11  3.  The Rules of the Assembly for the 18th Special Session of the

10-12  Legislature and the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 18th

10-13  Special Session of the Legislature.

10-14  4.  Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure.

 

10-15  Rule No. 101.  Reserved.

 

10-16  Rule No. 102.  Privileged Questions.

10-17     Privileged questions have precedence of all others in the following

10-18  order:

10-19  1.  Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall adjourn.

10-20  2.  Motions to adjourn.

10-21  3.  Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the Assembly or

10-22  any of its members.

10-23  4.  A call of the House.

10-24  5.  Motions for special orders.

 

10-25  Rule No. 103.  Reserved.

 

10-26  B.  Bills

 

10-27  Rule No. 104.  Reserved.

 

10-28  Rule No. 105.  Substitute Bills.

10-29  A substitute bill shall be deemed and held to be an amendment, and

10-30  treated in all respects as such. However, a substitute bill may be amended

10-31  after its adoption, in the same manner as if it were an original bill.

 

10-32  Rule No. 106.  Skeleton Bills.

10-33  The introduction of skeleton bills is not authorized.

 

10-34  Rule No. 107.  Reserved.

 

10-35  Rule No. 108.  Reserved.

 

 

 

11-1  Rule No. 109.  Reading of Bills.

11-2    The presiding officer shall announce at each reading of a bill whether

11-3  it be the first, second or third reading. The first reading of a bill shall be

11-4  for information. If there is objection, the question shall be, “Shall the bill

11-5  be rejected?” If the question to reject fails to receive a majority vote by

11-6  the members present, or if there is no objection, the bill shall take the

11-7  proper course. No bill shall be referred to a committee until after the first

11-8  reading, nor amended until after the second reading.

 

11-9  Rule No. 110.  Second Reading and Amendment of Bills.

11-10  1.  All bills must be read the second time after which they are

11-11  reported by committee. Upon second reading, Assembly bills reported

11-12  without amendments shall be placed on the General File and Senate bills

11-13  reported without amendments shall be placed on the General File.

11-14  Committee amendments reported with bills shall be considered upon

11-15  their second reading, and such amendments may be adopted by a

11-16  majority vote of the members present. Any amendment which is

11-17  numbered, copied and made available to all members must be moved and

11-18  voted upon by number unless any member moves that it be read in full.

11-19  Assembly bills so amended must be reprinted, engrossed, and placed on

11-20  the General File. Senate bills so amended must be reprinted, then

11-21  engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable, and placed on the General File.

11-22  2.  Only amendments proposed by the Committee on Medical

11-23  Malpractice Issues or a conference committee may be considered on the

11-24  floor of the Assembly. Such a motion to amend may be adopted on the

11-25  floor of the Assembly by a majority vote of the members present. Bills so

11-26  amended on second reading must be treated the same as bills with

11-27  amendments proposed by a committee. Any bill so amended upon the

11-28  General File must be reprinted and then engrossed or reengrossed, as

11-29  applicable.

11-30  3.  The reprinting of amended bills may be dispensed with only in

11-31  accordance with the provisions of law.

 

11-32  Rule No. 111.  Consent Calendar.

11-33  1.  A committee may by unanimous vote of the members present

11-34  report a bill with the recommendation that it be placed on the consent

11-35  calendar. The question of recommending a bill for the consent calendar

11-36  may be voted upon in committee only after the bill has been

11-37  recommended for passage and only if no amendment is recommended.

11-38  2.  The Chief Clerk shall maintain a list of bills recommended for the

11-39  consent calendar. The list must be printed in the daily history and must

11-40  include the summary of each bill, and the date the bill is scheduled for

11-41  consideration on final passage.

11-42  3.  At any time before the presiding officer calls for a vote on the

11-43  passage of the consent calendar, a member may give written notice to the

11-44  Chief Clerk or state orally from the floor of the Assembly in session that

11-45  he requests the removal of a particular bill from the consent calendar. If

11-46  a member so requests, the Chief Clerk shall remove the bill from the

12-1  consent calendar and transfer it to the second reading file. A bill

12-2  removed from the consent calendar may not be restored to that calendar.

12-3    4.  During floor consideration of the consent calendar, members may

12-4  ask questions and offer explanations relating to the respective bills.

12-5    5.  When the consent calendar is brought to a vote, the bills

12-6  remaining on the consent calendar must be read by number and

12-7  summary and the vote must be taken on their final passage as a group.

 

12-8  Rule No. 112.  Reserved.

 

12-9  Rule No. 113.  General File.

12-10  All bills reported to the Assembly, after receiving their second readings

12-11  must be placed upon a General File, to be kept by the Chief Clerk. Bills

12-12  must be taken from the General File and acted upon in the order in

12-13  which they were reported, unless otherwise specially ordered by the

12-14  Assembly. But engrossed bills shall be placed at the head of the file, in

12-15  the order in which they are received. The Chief Clerk shall post a daily

12-16  statement of the bills on the General File, setting forth the order in which

12-17  they are filed, and specifying the alterations arising from the disposal of

12-18  business each day. The Chief Clerk shall likewise post notices of special

12-19  orders as made.

 

12-20  Rule No. 114.  Reserved.

 

12-21  Rule No. 115.  Reserved.

 

12-22  Rule No. 116.  Vetoed Bills.

12-23  Bills that have passed both Houses of the Legislature and are

12-24  transmitted to the Assembly accompanied by a message or statement of

12-25  the Governor’s disapproval or veto of the same must be taken up and

12-26  considered immediately upon the coming in of the message transmitting

12-27  the same, or become the subject of a special order. When the message is

12-28  received, or (if made a special order) when the special order is called, the

12-29  said message or statement must be read together with the bill or bills so

12-30  disapproved or vetoed. The message and bill must be read by the Chief

12-31  Clerk without interruption, consecutively, one following the other, and

12-32  not upon separate occasions. No such bill or message may be referred to

12-33  any committee, or otherwise acted upon save as provided by law and

12-34  custom; that is to say, that immediately following such reading the only

12-35  question (except as hereinafter stated) which may be put by the Speaker

12-36  is, “Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?”

12-37  It shall not be in order, at any time, to vote upon such a vetoed bill unless

12-38  the same shall first have been read, from the first word of its title to and

12-39  including the last word of its final section. No motion may be entertained

12-40  after the Speaker has stated the question, save a motion to adjourn or a

12-41  motion for the previous question, but the merits of the bill itself may be

12-42  debated. The message or statement containing the objections of the

12-43  Governor to the bill must be entered in the Journal of the Assembly. The

13-1  consideration of a vetoed bill, and the objections of the Governor thereto,

13-2  shall be a privileged question, and shall take precedence over all others.

 

13-3  Rule No. 117.  Reserved.

 

13-4  C.  Resolutions

 

13-5  Rule No. 118.  Treated as Bills—Joint Resolutions.

13-6    The procedure of enacting joint resolutions must be identical to that of

13-7  enacting bills. However, joint resolutions proposing amendments to the

13-8  Constitution must be entered in the Journal in their entirety.

 

13-9  Rule No. 119.  Reserved.

 

13-10  D.  Order of Business

 

13-11  Rule No. 120.  Order of Business.

13-12  The Order of Business must be as follows:

13-13  1.  Call to Order.

13-14  2.  Reading and Approval of Journal.

13-15  3.  Presentation of Petitions.

13-16  4.  Reports of the Standing Committees.

13-17  5.  Reports of Select Committees.

13-18  6.  Communications.

13-19  7.  Messages from the Senate.

13-20  8.  Motions, Resolutions and Notices.

13-21  9.  Introduction, First Reading and Reference.

13-22  10.  Consent Calendar.

13-23  11.  Second Reading and Amendment.

13-24  12.  General File and Third Reading.

13-25  13.  Unfinished Business of Preceding Day.

13-26  14.  Special Orders of the Day.

13-27  15.  Remarks from the Floor, limited to 10 minutes.

 

13-28  Rule No. 121.  Reserved.

 

13-29  Rule No. 122.  Reserved.

 

13-30  Rule No. 123.  Reserved.

 

13-31  Rule No. 124.  Reserved.

 

13-32  Rule No. 125.  Reserved.

 

13-33  Rule No. 126.  Reserved.

 

13-34  Rule No. 127.  Reserved.

 

 

14-1  Rule No. 128.  Reserved.

 

14-2  The next rule is 140.

 

14-3  X.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

14-4  Rule No. 140.  Reserved.

 

14-5  Rule No. 141.  Use of the Assembly Chamber.

14-6    The Assembly Chamber shall not be used for any public or private

14-7  business other than legislative, except by permission of the Assembly.

 

14-8  H