Assembly Resolution No. 3–Assemblymen Perkins,
Buckley and Hettrick

 

June 25, 2003

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Adopts Rules of Assembly for 20th Special Session of Legislature. (BDR R‑3)

 

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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 20th Special Session of the Nevada Legislature.

 

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

1-2  the following Rules of the Assembly for the 20th Special Session of

1-3  the Legislature are hereby adopted:

 

1-4  I.  APPLICABILITY

 

1-5  Rule No. 1.  Generally.

1-6  The Rules of the Assembly for the 20th Special Session of the

1-7  Legislature are applicable only during the 20th Special Session of

1-8  the 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

1-12  in all that relates to the prompt, efficient and correct discharge of

1-13  their official duties under the Speaker’s supervision.

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

1-15  in this rule, the Speaker shall:

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

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

1-18  quorum, proceed to business.

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

1-20  the Chamber of the Assembly and the approaches thereto. In the

2-1  event of any disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, order the

2-2  same to be cleared.

2-3  (c) Decide all questions of order, subject to a member’s right to

2-4  appeal to the Assembly. On appeal from such decisions, the

2-5  Speaker has the right, in the Speaker’s place, to assign the reason

2-6  for the decision.

2-7  (d) Have the right to name any member to perform the duties

2-8  of the chair, but such substitution must not extend beyond one

2-9  legislative day.

2-10      (e) If the Assembly resolves itself into a Committee of the

2-11  Whole, preside as Chairman of the Committee or name a

2-12  Chairman to preside thereover and call him to the chair.

2-13      (f) Have the power to accredit the persons who act as

2-14  representatives of the news media and assign them seats.

2-15      (g) Sign all bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature as

2-16  provided by law.

2-17      (h) Sign all subpoenas issued by the Assembly.

2-18      (i) Receive all messages and communications from other

2-19  departments of the government and announce them to the

2-20  Assembly.

2-21      (j) Represent the Assembly, declare its will and in all things

2-22  obey its commands.

2-23      (k) Vote on final passage of a bill or resolution, but the

2-24  Speaker shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative

2-25  proceedings except where the Speaker’s vote would be decisive. In

2-26  all yea and nay votes, the Speaker’s name must be called last.

2-27      3.  If a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, through

2-28  death, resignation or disability of the Speaker, the Speaker Pro

2-29  Tempore shall temporarily and for the period of vacancy or

2-30  disability conduct the necessary business of the Assembly.

2-31      4.  If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, the

2-32  Assembly shall select a new Speaker.

 

2-33  Rule No. 3.  Reserved.

 

2-34  Rule No. 4.  Reserved.

 

2-35  Rule No. 5.  Reserved.

 

2-36  Rule No. 6.  Reserved.

 

2-37  The next rule is 10.

 

 

 

3-1  III.  MEETINGS

 

3-2  Rule No. 10.  Reserved.

 

3-3  Rule No. 11.  Open Meetings.

3-4  All meetings of the Assembly and its committees must be open

3-5  to the public.

 

3-6  Rule No. 12.  Motion to Rise Committee of the Whole.

3-7  A motion that the Committee of the Whole rise is always in

3-8  order, and must be decided without debate.

 

3-9  The next rule is 20.

 

3-10  IV.  DECORUM AND DEBATE

 

3-11  Rule No. 20.  Points of Order.

3-12      If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules

3-13  of the Assembly, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to

3-14  order, in which case the member so called to order shall

3-15  immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and if called to

3-16  order by a member, such member shall immediately state the point

3-17  of order. If the point of order be sustained by the presiding officer,

3-18  the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if it be not

3-19  sustained, then he shall be permitted to go on. Every such decision

3-20  from the presiding officer shall be subject to an appeal to the

3-21  House; but no discussion of the question of order shall be allowed

3-22  unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the presiding

3-23  officer.

 

3-24  Rule No. 21.  Portable electronic communication devices.

3-25      1.  A person who is within the Assembly Chambers shall not

3-26  engage in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable

3-27  telephone.

3-28      2.  Before entering the Assembly Chambers, any person who

3-29  possesses a portable electronic communication device, such as a

3-30  pager or telephone, that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing

3-31  or beeping sound, to signal an incoming message or call shall turn

3-32  the audible alert off. A device that contains a nonaudible alert,

3-33  such as a silent vibration, may be operated in a nonaudible

3-34  manner within the Assembly Chambers.

 

3-35  Rule No. 22.  Reserved.

 

3-36  Rule No. 23.  Reserved.

4-1  The next rule is 30.

 

4-2  V.  QUORUM, VOTING, ELECTIONS

 

4-3  Rule No. 30.  Manner of Voting.

4-4  1.  The presiding officer shall declare all votes, but the yeas

4-5  and nays must be taken when called for by three members present,

4-6  and the names of those calling for the yeas and nays must be

4-7  entered in the Journal by the Chief Clerk.

4-8  2.  The presiding officer shall call for yeas and nays by a

4-9  division or by a roll call, either electronic or oral.

4-10      3.  When taking the yeas and nays on any question, the

4-11  electronic roll call system may be used, and when so used shall

4-12  have the force and effect of any roll call under these rules.

4-13      4.  When taking the yeas and nays by oral roll call, the Chief

4-14  Clerk shall take the names of members alphabetically, except that

4-15  the Speaker’s name must be called last.

4-16      5.  The electronic roll call system may be used to determine

4-17  the presence of a quorum.

4-18      6.  The yeas and nays must not be taken with the electronic

4-19  roll call system until all members present are at their desks. The

4-20  presiding officer may vote at the rostrum.

4-21      7.  Only a member who is physically present within the

4-22  Assembly Chambers may cast a vote in the Assembly.

4-23      8.  A member shall not vote for another member on any roll

4-24  call, either electronic or oral. Any member who votes for another

4-25  member may be punished in any manner deemed appropriate by

4-26  the Assembly.

 

4-27  Rule No. 31.  Reserved.

 

4-28  Rule No. 32.  Announcement of the Vote.

4-29      1.  A member may change his vote at any time before the

4-30  announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice, or at any time

4-31  before the votes are electronically recorded if the voting is

4-32  conducted electronically.

4-33      2.  The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be

4-34  postponed.

 

4-35  Rule No. 33.  Voting by Division.

4-36      Upon a division and count of the Assembly on any question, no

4-37  person without the bar shall be counted.

 

4-38  The next rule is 39.

 

5-1  VI.  LEGISLATIVE BODIES

 

5-2  Rule No. 39.  Committee of the Whole.

5-3  1.  All bills and resolutions may be referred to the Committee

5-4  of the Whole.

5-5  2.  All amendments proposed by the Committee:

5-6  (a) Must first be approved by the Committee.

5-7  (b) Must be reported by the Chairman to the Assembly.

5-8  3.  The minutes of the Committee’s meeting must be entered

5-9  in the final Journal.

 

5-10  Rule No. 40.  Standing Committee.

5-11      The standing committee of the Assembly is the Select

5-12  Committee on State Revenue and Education Funding.

 

5-13  Rule No. 41.  Appointment of Committees.

5-14      All committees must be appointed by the Speaker, unless

5-15  otherwise directed by the Assembly. The Speaker shall determine

5-16  the appropriate number of members for each committee and shall

5-17  designate the chairman and vice chairman of each committee.

 

5-18  Rule No. 42.  Committee Action.

5-19      1.  The committee shall have meetings in accordance with the

5-20  direction of the Assembly leadership. A quorum of the committee

5-21  is a majority of its appointed members and may transact business

5-22  except as limited by this rule.

5-23      2.  Except as limited by this rule, a simple majority of those

5-24  present may move, second and pass a motion by voice vote.

5-25      3.  Definite action on a bill or resolution will require a

5-26  majority of the entire committee.

5-27      4.  A two-thirds majority of the entire committee is required to

5-28  reconsider action on a bill or resolution.

5-29      5.  The chairman shall vote on all final action regarding bills

5-30  or resolutions.

5-31      6.  No member of the committee may vote by proxy under any

5-32  circumstances.

5-33      7.  A committee shall not take a vote on the question of

5-34  whether to exercise its statutory authority to issue a legislative

5-35  subpoena unless the chairman has informed the Speaker of the

5-36  intention of the committee to consider such a question.

 

5-37  Rule No. 43.  Subcommittees.

5-38      Subcommittees made up of committee members may be

5-39  appointed by the chairman to consider and report back on specific

5-40  subjects or bills.

6-1  Rule No. 44.  Reserved.

 

6-2  Rule No. 45.  Request for Drafting of Bill, Resolution or

6-3  Amendment.

6-4  Except as otherwise provided in this rule, the Legislative

6-5  Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting of a bill,

6-6  resolution or amendment to be introduced in the Assembly, unless

6-7  it is submitted by the Select Committee on State Revenue and

6-8  Education Funding, the Committee of the Whole, a conference

6-9  committee or the Governor. The Speaker may request the drafting

6-10  of one bill for the 20th Special Session of the Legislature without

6-11  seeking additional approval.

 

6-12  Rule No. 46.  Committee Action on Reports.

6-13      Committee reports must be adopted at a committee session

6-14  actually assembled and meeting as a committee with a quorum

6-15  present. Every committee vote on a matter pertaining to a bill or

6-16  resolution must be recorded. The vote may be taken by roll call at

6-17  the discretion of the chairman.

 

6-18  Rule No. 47.  Committee Records.

6-19      The chairman of each committee shall keep, or cause to be

6-20  kept, a complete record of the committee proceedings in which

6-21  there must be entered:

6-22      1.  The time and place of each meeting;

6-23      2.  The attendance and absence of members;

6-24      3.  The names of all persons appearing before the committee,

6-25  with the names of persons, firms, corporations or associations in

6-26  whose behalf such appearance is made; and

6-27      4.  The subjects or measures considered and action taken.

 

6-28  Rule No. 48.  Disposition of Committee Records.

6-29      All minutes, records and documents in the possession of

6-30  committees and their chairmen must be filed in the offices of the

6-31  Legislative Counsel Bureau upon adjournment sine die.

 

6-32  Rule No. 49.  Committee Hearings.

6-33      1.  The presence of a quorum of the committee is desirable but

6-34  not required to conduct a public hearing. At the discretion of the

6-35  chairman, members of the committee may attend, participate in

6-36  and, if applicable, vote during the hearing via simultaneous

6-37  telephone or video conference.

6-38      2.  Public hearings are opened by the chairman, who

6-39  announces the subject under consideration and provides for those

6-40  wishing to address the committee to be heard. These persons shall

7-1  rise in an order determined by the chairman, address the chair

7-2  and furnish their names, addresses and firms or other

7-3  organizations represented. Committee members may address the

7-4  chairman for permission to question the witness.

 

7-5  Rule No. 50.  Reserved.

 

7-6  Rule No. 51.  Reserved.

 

7-7  Rule No. 52.  Reserved.

 

7-8  The next rule is 60.

 

7-9  VII.  RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS

 

7-10  A.  Procedure

 

7-11  Rule No. 60.  Entertaining.

7-12      No motion may be debated until it is distinctly announced by

7-13  the presiding officer. If desired by the presiding officer or any

7-14  member, the motion must be reduced to writing and be read by the

7-15  Chief Clerk before the motion is debated. A motion may be

7-16  withdrawn by the maker at any time before amendment or before

7-17  the motion is put to vote.

 

7-18  Rule No. 61.  Reserved.

 

7-19  Rule No. 62.  Reserved.

 

7-20  B.  Particular Motions

 

7-21  Rule No. 63.  Reserved.

 

7-22  Rule No. 64.  Reserved.

 

7-23  Rule No. 65.  Indefinite Postponement.

7-24      When a question is postponed indefinitely, the same question

7-25  must not be considered again during the 20th Special Session of

7-26  the Legislature and the question is not subject to a motion for

7-27  reconsideration.

 

7-28  Rule No. 66.  To Strike Enacting Clause.

7-29      A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill or resolution

7-30  does not take precedence over any other subsidiary motion. If the

8-1  motion is carried, it shall be considered equivalent to the rejection

8-2  of such bill or resolution.

 

8-3  Rule No. 67.  Division of Question.

8-4  Any member may call for a division of the question, which

8-5  shall be divided, if it comprehends propositions in substance so

8-6  distinct that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall

8-7  remain for the decision of the Assembly. A motion to strike out

8-8  being lost shall preclude neither amendment nor a motion to strike

8-9  out and insert. A motion to strike out and insert shall be deemed

8-10  indivisible.

 

8-11  Rule No. 68.  To Reconsider.

8-12      No motion to reconsider a vote is in order.

 

8-13  The next rule is 80.

 

8-14  VIII.  DEBATE

 

8-15  Rule No. 80.  Speaking on Question.

8-16      No member shall speak more than twice during the

8-17  consideration of any one question, on the same day, and at the

8-18  same stage of proceedings, without leave. Members who have once

8-19  spoken shall not again be entitled to the floor (except for

8-20  explanation) to the exclusion of others who have not spoken.

 

8-21  Rule No. 81.  Previous Question.

8-22      The previous question shall be put only when demanded by

8-23  three members. The previous question shall not be moved by the

8-24  member last speaking on the question.

 

8-25  Rule No. 82.  Privilege of Closing Debate.

8-26      The author of a bill, a resolution or a main question shall have

8-27  the privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question

8-28  has been sustained.

 

8-29  The next rule is 90.

 

8-30  IX.  CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

 

8-31  A.  Rules and Procedure

 

8-32  Rule No. 90.  Mason’s Manual.

8-33      The rules of parliamentary practice contained in Mason’s

8-34  Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the Assembly and

9-1  its committees in all cases in which they are applicable and in

9-2  which they are not inconsistent with the Rules and orders of the

9-3  Assembly for the 20th Special Session of the Legislature, and the

9-4  Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 20th Special

9-5  Session of the Legislature.

 

9-6  Rule No. 91.  Rescission, Change or Suspension of Rule.

9-7  No rule or order of the Assembly for the 20th Special Session

9-8  of the Legislature may be rescinded or changed without a vote of

9-9  two-thirds of the members elected, and one day’s notice being

9-10  given of the motion therefor; but a rule or order may be suspended

9-11  temporarily by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.

 

9-12  Rule No. 92.  Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.

9-13      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all

9-14  committees shall provide adequate notice of public hearings on

9-15  bills, resolutions or other topics which are to come before the

9-16  committees. The notice must include the date, time, place and

9-17  agenda to be covered. To the extent practicable, the notice must be

9-18  posted conspicuously in the legislative building, appear in the

9-19  daily history and be made available to the news media. The daily

9-20  history must include the most current version of the notice that is

9-21  available at the time the daily history is created and an

9-22  informational statement informing the public where more current

9-23  information, if any, regarding such notices may be found.

9-24      2.  The noticing requirements of this rule may be suspended

9-25  for emergency situations but only after approval by a two-thirds

9-26  vote of a committee.

9-27      3.  Subsection 1 does not apply to:

9-28      (a) Committee meetings held on the floor of the Assembly

9-29  during a recess; or

9-30      (b) Conference committee meetings.

 

9-31  Rule No. 93.  Reserved.

 

9-32  Rule No. 94.  Privilege of the Floor and Lobbying.

9-33      No person, except Senators, former Assemblymen and state

9-34  officers, may be admitted at the bar of the Assembly, except by

9-35  special invitation on the part of some member; but a majority may

9-36  authorize the Speaker to have the Assembly cleared of all such

9-37  persons. No person may do any lobbying upon the floor of the

9-38  Assembly at any time, and it is the duty of the Sergeant at Arms to

9-39  remove any person violating any of the provisions of this rule.

 

 

10-1  Rule No. 95.  Material Placed on Legislators’ Desks.

10-2      All papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material

10-3  placed upon an Assemblyman’s desk shall contain the signature of

10-4  the Legislator requesting the placement of such material on the

10-5  desk or shall contain a designation of the origin of such material.

10-6  This rule does not apply to books containing the legislative bills

10-7  and resolutions, the legislative daily histories, the legislative daily

10-8  journals or Legislative Counsel Bureau material.

 

10-9  Rule No. 96.  Peddling, Begging and Soliciting.

10-10     1.  Peddling, begging and soliciting are strictly forbidden in

10-11  the Assembly Chamber, and in the lobby, gallery and halls

10-12  adjacent thereto.

10-13     2.  No part of the Assembly Chamber may be used for, or

10-14  occupied by signs or other devices for any kind of advertising.

10-15     3.  No part of the hallways adjacent to the Assembly

10-16  Chambers may be used for or occupied by signs or other devices

10-17  for any kind of advertising for commercial or personal gain.

10-18  Notices for nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic or special legislative

10-19  events may be posted in a designated area of the hallways adjacent

10-20  to the Assembly Chambers with the approval of the Chief Clerk.

 

10-21  Rule No. 97.  Petitions and Memorials.

10-22     Petitions, memorials and other papers addressed to the

10-23  Assembly shall be presented by the Speaker, or by a member in the

10-24  Speaker’s place. A brief statement of the contents thereof shall be

10-25  made by the introducer. They shall not be debated on the day of

10-26  their being presented, but shall be on the table, or be referred, as

10-27  the Assembly shall determine.

 

10-28  Rule No. 98.  Request of Purpose.

10-29     A member may request the purpose of a bill or joint resolution

10-30  upon its introduction.

 

10-31  Rule No. 99.  Remarks.

10-32     It shall be in order for members to make remarks and to have

10-33  such remarks entered in the Journal.

 

10-34  Rule No. 100.  Precedence of Parliamentary Authority.

10-35     The precedence of parliamentary authority in the Assembly is:

10-36     1.  The Constitution of the State of Nevada.

10-37     2.  The Statutes of the State of Nevada.

10-38     3.  The Rules of the Assembly for the 20th Special Session of

10-39  the Legislature and the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly

10-40  for the 20th Special Session of the Legislature.

11-1      4.  Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure.

 

11-2  Rule No. 101.  Reserved.

 

11-3  Rule No. 102.  Privileged Questions.

11-4      Privileged questions have precedence of all others in the

11-5  following order:

11-6      1.  Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall

11-7  adjourn.

11-8      2.  Motions to adjourn.

11-9      3.  Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the

11-10  Assembly or any of its members.

11-11     4.  A call of the House.

11-12     5.  Motions for special orders.

 

11-13  Rule No. 103.  Reserved.

 

11-14  B.  Bills

 

11-15  Rule No. 104.  Reserved.

 

11-16  Rule No. 105.  Substitute Bills.

11-17     A substitute bill shall be deemed and held to be an amendment,

11-18  and treated in all respects as such. However, a substitute bill may

11-19  be amended after its adoption, in the same manner as if it were an

11-20  original bill.

 

11-21  Rule No. 106.  Skeleton Bills.

11-22     The introduction of skeleton bills is not authorized.

 

11-23  Rule No. 107.  Reserved.

 

11-24  Rule No. 108.  Reserved.

 

11-25  Rule No. 109.  Reading of Bills.

11-26     The presiding officer shall announce at each reading of a bill

11-27  whether it be the first, second or third reading. The first reading of

11-28  a bill shall be for information. If there is objection, the question

11-29  shall be, “Shall the bill be rejected?” If the question to reject fails

11-30  to receive a majority vote by the members present, or if there is no

11-31  objection, the bill shall take the proper course. No bill shall be

11-32  referred to a committee until after the first reading, nor amended

11-33  until after the second reading.

 

 

12-1  Rule No. 110.  Second Reading and Amendment of Bills.

12-2      1.  All bills must be read the second time after which they are

12-3  reported by committee. Upon second reading, Assembly bills

12-4  reported without amendments shall be placed on the General File

12-5  and Senate bills reported without amendments shall be placed on

12-6  the General File. Committee amendments reported with bills shall

12-7  be considered upon their second reading, and such amendments

12-8  may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Any

12-9  amendment which is numbered, copied and made available to all

12-10  members must be moved and voted upon by number unless any

12-11  member moves that it be read in full. Assembly bills so amended

12-12  must be reprinted, engrossed and placed on the General File.

12-13  Senate bills so amended must be reprinted, then engrossed or

12-14  reengrossed, as applicable, and placed on the General File.

12-15     2.  Only amendments proposed by the Select Committee, the

12-16  Committee of the Whole or a conference committee may be

12-17  considered on the floor of the Assembly. Such a motion to amend

12-18  may be adopted on the floor of the Assembly by a majority vote of

12-19  the members present. Bills so amended on second reading must be

12-20  treated the same as bills with amendments proposed by a

12-21  committee. Any bill so amended upon the General File must be

12-22  reprinted and then engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable.

12-23     3.  The reprinting of amended bills may be dispensed with

12-24  only in accordance with the provisions of law.

 

12-25  Rule No. 111.  Consent Calendar.

12-26     1.  A committee may by unanimous vote of the members

12-27  present report a bill with the recommendation that it be placed on

12-28  the consent calendar. The question of recommending a bill for the

12-29  consent calendar may be voted upon in committee only after the

12-30  bill has been recommended for passage and only if no amendment

12-31  is recommended.

12-32     2.  The Chief Clerk shall maintain a list of bills recommended

12-33  for the consent calendar. The list must be printed in the daily

12-34  history and must include the summary of each bill and the date the

12-35  bill is scheduled for consideration on final passage.

12-36     3.  At any time before the presiding officer calls for a vote on

12-37  the passage of the consent calendar, a member may give written

12-38  notice to the Chief Clerk or state orally from the floor of the

12-39  Assembly in session that he requests the removal of a particular

12-40  bill from the consent calendar. If a member so requests, the Chief

12-41  Clerk shall remove the bill from the consent calendar and transfer

12-42  it to the second reading file. A bill removed from the consent

12-43  calendar may not be restored to that calendar.

13-1      4.  During floor consideration of the consent calendar,

13-2  members may ask questions and offer explanations relating to the

13-3  respective bills.

13-4      5.  When the consent calendar is brought to a vote, the bills

13-5  remaining on the consent calendar must be read by number and

13-6  summary and the vote must be taken on their final passage as a

13-7  group.

 

13-8  Rule No. 112.  Reserved.

 

13-9  Rule No. 113.  General File.

13-10     All bills reported to the Assembly, after receiving their second

13-11  readings must be placed upon a General File, to be kept by the

13-12  Chief Clerk. Bills must be taken from the General File and acted

13-13  upon in the order in which they were reported, unless otherwise

13-14  specially ordered by the Assembly. But engrossed bills shall be

13-15  placed at the head of the file, in the order in which they are

13-16  received. The Chief Clerk shall post a daily statement of the bills

13-17  on the General File, setting forth the order in which they are filed

13-18  and specifying the alterations arising from the disposal of business

13-19  each day. The Chief Clerk shall likewise post notices of special

13-20  orders as made.

 

13-21  Rule No. 114.  Reserved.

 

13-22  Rule No. 115.  Reserved.

 

13-23  Rule No. 116.  Reserved.

 

13-24  Rule No. 117.  Reserved.

 

13-25  C.  Resolutions

 

13-26  Rule No. 118.  Treated as Bills—Joint Resolutions.

13-27     The procedure of enacting joint resolutions must be identical to

13-28  that of enacting bills. However, joint resolutions proposing

13-29  amendments to the Constitution must be entered in the Journal in

13-30  their entirety.

 

13-31  Rule No. 119.  Reserved.

 

13-32  D.  Order of Business

 

13-33  Rule No. 120.  Order of Business.

13-34     The Order of Business must be as follows:

14-1      1.  Call to Order.

14-2      2.  Reading and Approval of Journal.

14-3      3.  Presentation of Petitions.

14-4      4.  Reports of the Standing Committees.

14-5      5.  Reports of the Committee of the Whole.

14-6      6.  Communications.

14-7      7.  Messages from the Senate.

14-8      8.  Motions, Resolutions and Notices.

14-9      9.  Introduction, First Reading and Reference.

14-10     10.  Consent Calendar.

14-11     11.  Second Reading and Amendment.

14-12     12.  General File and Third Reading.

14-13     13.  Unfinished Business of Preceding Day.

14-14     14.  Special Orders of the Day.

14-15     15.  Remarks from the Floor, limited to 10 minutes.

 

14-16  Rule No. 121.  Reserved.

 

14-17  Rule No. 122.  Reserved.

 

14-18  Rule No. 123.  Reserved.

 

14-19  Rule No. 124.  Reserved.

 

14-20  Rule No. 125.  Reserved.

 

14-21  Rule No. 126.  Reserved.

 

14-22  Rule No. 127.  Reserved.

 

14-23  Rule No. 128.  Reserved.

 

14-24  The next rule is 140.

 

14-25  X.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

14-26  Rule No. 140.  Reserved.

 

14-27  Rule No. 141.  Use of the Assembly Chamber.

14-28     The Assembly Chamber shall not be used for any public or

14-29  private business other than legislative, except by permission of the

14-30  Assembly.

 

 

14-31  H