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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION ___ 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 1 3 AND RULES 1 4 A Resolution relating to permanent rules of the House 1 5 for theseventy-fifthseventy-sixth general assembly. 1 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 7 That the permanent rules of the House for theseventy-1 8fifthseventy-sixth general assembly be as follows: 1 9 DIVISION I - GENERAL RULES 1 10 Rule 1 1 11 Call to Order and Order of Business 1 12 The speaker shall take the chair at the hour to 1 13 which the house has adjourned, and shall immediately 1 14 call the members to order, correct the journal of the 1 15 previous day's proceedings, and proceed to other 1 16 business, including, but not limited to, introduction 1 17 of bills, reports, messages, communications, business 1 18 pending at adjournment, resolutions and bills on their 1 19 passage. 1 20 Rule 2 1 21 Quorum Call and Time of Convening 1 22 The house shall convene each Monday at10:00 a.m.1 23 1:00 p.m. and at 8:45 a.m. on all other legislative 1 24 days, unless otherwise ordered. The time of convening 1 25 shall be recorded in the journal. The house shall not 1 26 convene on Sunday during a regular or special session. 1 27 The speaker or a member may request a roll call to 1 28 determine if a quorum is present. 1 29 Rule 3 1 30 Absences from the House 2 1 No member shall be absent without leave while the 2 2 house is in session unless the member is sick or 2 3 unable to attend. 2 4 Rule 4 2 5 Preservation of Order 2 6 The speaker shall preserve order and decorum and 2 7 speak to points of order in preference to other 2 8 members. Subject to an appeal to the house by any 2 9 member, the speaker shall decide questions of order 2 10 which shall not be debated. 2 11 The speaker may have the chamber of the house 2 12 cleared in case of any disturbance or disorderly 2 13 conduct. 2 14 Only past legislators, state officials, persons 2 15 whose presence is deemed by the speaker to be of 2 16 special significance to the house, and school classes 2 17 accompanied by teachers and seated in the galleries 2 18 shall be introduced in the house. 2 19 The public may take photographs from the galleries 2 20 at any time. However, the use of flash bulbs or any 2 21 other artificial lighting is prohibited. The press 2 22 may photograph from the press section, but may not use 2 23 artificial lighting except for live television crews 2 24 who receive permission in advance from the chief clerk 2 25 of the house or the sergeant-at-arms. Photographic 2 26 instruments shall not be used on the house floor at 2 27 any time when the members are voting on a question put 2 28 before the house. Photographic instruments may be 2 29 used on the house floor at other times with the 2 30 consent of the subject or subjects of the photography. 3 1 Rule 5 3 2 Rules of Parliamentary Practice 3 3 The rules of parliamentary practice in Mason's 3 4 Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the house 3 5 in all cases where they are not inconsistent with the 3 6 standing rules of the house or the joint rules of the 3 7 senate and house. 3 8 Rule 5A 3 9 House Budget 3 10 The speaker of the house shall annually prepare a 3 11 proposed budget for the house of representatives for 3 12 the payment of expenses, salaries, per diems, and 3 13 other items. The proposed budget shall be submitted 3 14 on the fourteenth day of each legislative session to 3 15 the house committee in charge of administration, which 3 16 shall approve a proposed budget in house resolution 3 17 form within thirty days of receiving the proposed 3 18 budget from the speaker. The house shall adopt a 3 19 budget within thirty days of the introduction of the 3 20 house resolution. 3 21 Rule 6 3 22 The Speaker Pro Tempore 3 23 The house shall, at its pleasure, elect a speaker 3 24 pro tempore. When the speaker shall for any cause be 3 25 absent, the speaker pro tempore shall preside, except 3 26 when the chair is filled by appointment by either the 3 27 speaker or the speaker pro tempore. If a vacancy 3 28 occurs in the office of speaker, the speaker pro 3 29 tempore shall assume the duties and responsibilities 3 30 of the speaker until such time as the house shall 4 1 elect a new speaker. The speaker or the speaker pro 4 2 tempore shall have the right to name any member to 4 3 perform the duties of speaker, but such substitution 4 4 shall not extend beyond the adjournment. The acts of 4 5 the speaker pro tempore shall have the same validity 4 6 as those of the speaker. In the absence of both the 4 7 speaker and the speaker pro tempore, the house shall 4 8 name a speaker who shall preside over it and perform 4 9 all the duties of the speaker with the exception of 4 10 signing bills, until such time as the speaker or 4 11 speaker pro tempore shall be present, and the person's 4 12 acts shall have the same force and validity as those 4 13 of the regularly elected speaker. 4 14 Rule 7 4 15 Amendment and Suspension of Rules 4 16 A motion to change or rescind a standing rule or 4 17 order of the house requires one day's notice. A 4 18 motion to suspend a rule, or to table or take from the 4 19 table a matter, requires an affirmative vote of a 4 20 constitutional majority. Postponing or changing the 4 21 order of business requires an affirmative vote of a 4 22 constitutional majority. 4 23 Rule 8 4 24 Violation of House Rules 4 25 The speaker shall, or any member may, call to order 4 26 a member who transgresses the rules of the house. 4 27 With leave of the house, the member called to order 4 28 may be permitted to explain. If the case requires it, 4 29 the member shall be subject to censure of the house. 4 30 Rule 9 5 1 Referral of Rule Violations 5 2 The speaker shall, upon complaint of a member, or 5 3 upon the speaker's own motion, refer any alleged 5 4 violation of house or joint rules by house members, 5 5 employees or staff to the house ethics committee upon 5 6 an initial finding that an investigation is warranted. 5 7 The ethics committee shall investigate such 5 8 allegations and report them back to the house with a 5 9 recommendation. 5 10 Rule 10 5 11 Recognition and Decorum in Debate 5 12 A member who wishes to speak in debate or deliver 5 13 any matter to the house shall be appropriately 5 14 attired, with male members wearing coat or tie, shall 5 15 raise the microphone and, after recognition by the 5 16 chair, shall respectfully address the presiding 5 17 officer by saying "Mr. or Madam Speaker", shall 5 18 confine all remarks to the question under debate, and 5 19 shall avoid personalities. 5 20 Rule 11 5 21 Limit on Debate 5 22 No member shall speak more than once on the same 5 23 question, without leave of the speaker, nor more than 5 24 twice until every member choosing to speak has spoken, 5 25 except as provided in Rule 81. A member shall be 5 26 limited to ten minutes debate on a bill being 5 27 considered prior to its last reading, but may be 5 28 granted an extension of time by consent of the house. 5 29 Rule 12 5 30 Decorum During Debate 6 1 No member shall leave the house while the speaker 6 2 is putting a question. No one shall pass between the 6 3 speaker and a member who is speaking or two members 6 4 who have been recognized by the speaker. 6 5 Rule 13 6 6 Stating the Question 6 7 When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the 6 8 speaker. A motion made in writing shall be passed to 6 9 the desk before it is debated. 6 10 Rule 14 6 11 Putting the Question 6 12 Questions shall be distinctly put in this form: 6 13 "All those in favor of (the question) shall say 6 14 'aye';" and after the affirmative voice is expressed, 6 15 "All those opposed to (the question) shall say 'no'." 6 16 If the speaker is in doubt or a member of the house 6 17 requests, a nonrecord roll call vote shall be taken. 6 18 DIVISION II - EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE 6 19 Rule 15 6 20 Chief Clerk of the House 6 21 The chief clerk of the house shall serve as 6 22 parliamentarian and chief administrative officer of 6 23 the house under the direction of the speaker of the 6 24 house. The chief clerk shall supervise the chief 6 25 clerk's office; be responsible for the custody and 6 26 safekeeping of all bills, resolutions, and amendments 6 27 filed, except when they are in the custody of a 6 28 committee; have charge of the daily journal; have 6 29 control of all rooms assigned for the use of the 6 30 house; attest to the accuracy and correctness of text 7 1 and action on bills and resolutions; process the 7 2 handling of amendments when filed and during the floor 7 3 consideration of bills; insert adopted amendments into 7 4 bills before transmittal to the senate and prior to 7 5 final enrollment; supervise legislative printing and 7 6 the distribution of printed material; and perform all 7 7 other duties pertaining to the office of the chief 7 8 clerk. 7 9 Rule 16 7 10 Reserved 7 11 7 12 Rule 17 7 13 Sergeant-At-Arms 7 14 The sergeant-at-arms shall execute all orders of 7 15 the house and the presiding officer; perform all 7 16 assigned duties related to the policing and good order 7 17 of the house; supervise the entrance and exit of all 7 18 persons to and from the chamber; promptly execute all 7 19 messages, etc.; provide that the chamber is properly 7 20 ventilated and open for the use of the members; and 7 21 perform all other services pertaining to the office of 7 22 sergeant-at-arms. 7 23 Rule 18 7 24 Secretaries 7 25 All secretaries of the house shall be under the 7 26 general direction of the speaker and the chief clerk. 7 27 Secretaries shall be on duty at the house from 8:30 7 28 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except when excused by the member to 7 29 whom the secretary is assigned. Secretaries shall 7 30 perform such additional duties as may be assigned to 8 1 them by the chief clerk. 8 2 Rule 19 8 3 Extra Compensation of Employees 8 4 No employee shall receive any extra compensation, 8 5 except as provided by the house, or tips for services 8 6 performed while on duty. Any violation of this rule 8 7 shall be grounds for removal. 8 8 DIVISION III - VISITORS AND LOBBYISTS 8 9 Rule 20 8 10 Admission to the House; Lobbying 8 11 The chamber of the house shall include the 8 12 vestibule, restrooms, cloak room, lounge, visitors' 8 13 galleries, and floor of the house. 8 14 The floor of the house shall consist of that area 8 15 between the press box, speaker's station, and the 8 16 south wall behind the last row of desks occupied by 8 17 representatives, excluding the visitors' galleries. 8 18 During a legislative day while the house is in 8 19 session, and one-half hour before the house convenes 8 20 and one-half hour after the house recesses or 8 21 adjourns, no person shall be admitted to the floor of 8 22 the house except: 8 23 1. Members of the general assembly and authorized 8 24 house employees in the performance of their duties. 8 25 2. Former members of the general assembly who are 8 26 not registered lobbyists. 8 27 3. A general assembly member's family. 8 28 4. Representatives of the press, radio, and 8 29 television who shall go directly to and from the press 8 30 box. 9 1 5. Legislative interns approved by the chief clerk 9 2 who shall go directly to and from the seat of their 9 3 assigned representative or to be seated in the 9 4 perimeter seating area. 9 5 6. Chair, co-chair, and the executive secretary of 9 6 a political party having members serving in the 9 7 general assembly. 9 8 7. Personnel of the code editor's office, 9 9 legislative service bureau, legislative fiscal bureau, 9 10 citizens' aide/ombudsman's office, computer support 9 11 bureau and administrative rules review committee 9 12 staff. 9 13 8. The governor's executive assistants and 9 14 administrative assistants, members of the state 9 15 executive council, the lieutenant governor, the 9 16 attorney general, and the administrative rules 9 17 coordinator, all of whom shall be confined to the 9 18 perimeter area. 9 19 The current status of former members of the general 9 20 assembly shall govern their access to the floor under 9 21 these rules. 9 22 No other persons shall be allowed on the house 9 23 floor without permission of the presiding officer of 9 24 the house. 9 25 No person admitted to the floor of the house, 9 26 except members of the general assembly, shall, while 9 27 the house is in session, lobby or attempt to exercise 9 28 any influence with any member for or against any 9 29 matter then pending or that may thereafter be 9 30 considered by the house. 10 1 Notwithstanding the provisions of this rule 10 2 regarding admission to the floor of the house, a 10 3 registered lobbyist shall not be admitted to the floor 10 4 of the house on any day when the house is in session 10 5 or committees are scheduled to meet from one-half hour 10 6 before the house convenes or 8:45 a.m., whichever is 10 7 earlier, until one-half hour after the house adjourns 10 8 or until 4:30 p.m., whichever is later. A registered 10 9 lobbyist or other person may be admitted to the house 10 10 when the house is not in session to gain access to a 10 11 committee room. 10 12 Each lobbyist shall be given a copy of this rule 10 13 when the lobbyist registers. 10 14 Each member, employee of the house, and registered 10 15 lobbyist shall report violations of this rule 10 16 immediately to the sergeant-at-arms. 10 17 Any person for cause may be summarily dismissed 10 18 from the chamber of the house, by action of the house, 10 19 and shall forfeit that person's right to admission 10 20 thereafter. 10 21 Rule 20A 10 22 Legislative Interns 10 23 Only one legislative intern per member of the house 10 24 is allowed on the floor of the house at any one time. 10 25 Rule 21 10 26 Distribution of Literature 10 27 No person except a member or employee of the house 10 28 of representatives shall generally distribute or cause 10 29 to be distributed any pamphlets, material, or other 10 30 printed literature to the members' desks in the house. 11 1 An employee of the house shall generally distribute or 11 2 cause to be distributed such literature only on behalf 11 3 of the employee's office or staff. 11 4 All copies of pamphlets, material, or printed 11 5 literature distributed by a member or employee of the 11 6 house of representatives shall bear the name of the 11 7 member or employee's office or staff. 11 8 Other distributions of pamphlets, material, or 11 9 other printed literature shall bear their source of 11 10 origin and be distributed through the legislative post 11 11 office by completing a form containing a member's or 11 12 the chief clerk's authorization, with the 11 13 authorization form attached to one copy of the 11 14 distribution. The copy with the attached 11 15 authorization form shall be retained for a reasonable 11 16 time period by the legislative post office. 11 17 Rule 22 11 18 Distribution of Materials 11 19 Printed by the State 11 20 A member of the house shall not distribute maps, 11 21 books, and pamphlets such as, but not limited to 11 22Golden Dome, How a Bill Becomes Law,etc.,which have 11 23 been printed by the state of Iowa and upon which the 11 24 name of the member of the house has been affixed 11 25 unless the member has purchased the materials or 11 26 unless the member has affixed the words "Paid for by 11 27 the citizens of Iowa and distributed by representative 11 28 (member's name)." 11 29 DIVISION IV - FORMS AND PROCEDURES 11 30 FOR BILLS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS 12 1 Rule 23 12 2 Documents Signed by the Speaker 12 3 All acts and joint resolutions shall be signed by 12 4 the speaker, and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas 12 5 issued by order of the house, shall be signed by the 12 6 speaker and attested by the chief clerk. The speaker 12 7 shall cause certificates of recognition or condolence 12 8 to be issued by the house which shall be signed by the 12 9 speaker and the chief clerk. 12 10 Rule 24 12 11 Presentation of Petitions 12 12 All petitions, memorials and other papers addressed 12 13 to the house shall be signed by the member and filed 12 14 with the chief clerk or the chief clerk's staff. 12 15 Rule 25 12 16 Consideration of Resolutions 12 17 Action on a resolution, except a memorial 12 18 resolution, or a proposition requesting information 12 19 from a state official shall not be taken until one day 12 20 after the resolution has been placed on the members' 12 21 desks. After the resolution is adopted, the chief 12 22 clerk shall transmit certified copies and have the 12 23 resolution printed in the bound journal. A resolution 12 24 may be printed in the daily journal upon the approval 12 25 of the speaker after consultation with the minority 12 26 leader. 12 27 Rule 26 12 28 Unanimous Consent Calendar 12 29 The speaker may, upon the request of three members, 12 30 place on a unanimous consent calendar any house 13 1 resolution or concurrent resolution which does not 13 2 contain an appropriation and which has been laid over 13 3 under Rule 25. 13 4 If such resolution is placed on the unanimous 13 5 consent calendar, it may be removed only upon a 13 6 written request submitted to the speaker by a member 13 7 of the house. 13 8 If not removed after five legislative days, the 13 9 chief clerk shall call up the resolution and without 13 10 debate the speaker shall pronounce that it has passed 13 11 by unanimous consent. 13 12 If the resolution is removed from the unanimous 13 13 consent calendar, the speaker may again lay the 13 14 resolution over under Rule 25, place it on a different 13 15 calendar, or refer the resolution to any of the 13 16 standing committees of the house. 13 17 Rule 27 13 18 Forms of Bills and Joint Resolutions 13 19 Every house bill shall be introduced by one or more 13 20 members or by any standing or specially authorized 13 21 committee of the house, the administrative rules 13 22 review committee or interim study committee. All 13 23 bills and joint resolutions introduced shall be 13 24 prepared by the legislative service bureau with title, 13 25 enacting clause, text and explanation as directed by 13 26 the chief clerk of the house. One copy of each bill 13 27 shall be presented in a bill cover with the number of 13 28 copies of the bill and the title as directed by the 13 29 chief clerk. 13 30 Rule 28 14 1 Joint and Nullification Resolutions 14 2 Joint resolutions shall be framed and treated as 14 3 bills. 14 4 A "nullification resolution" is a joint resolution 14 5 which nullifies all of an administrative rule, or a 14 6 severable item of an administrative rule adopted 14 7 pursuant to chapter 17A of the Code. A nullification 14 8 resolution shall not amend an administrative rule by 14 9 adding language or by inserting new language in lieu 14 10 of existing language. 14 11 A nullification resolution may be introduced by an 14 12 individual, a standing committee or the administrative 14 13 rules review committee, and may be referred to a 14 14 standing committee. 14 15 A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot 14 16 be amended on the floor of the house. 14 17 Rule 29 14 18 Time of Introduction of Bills 14 19 No bill or joint resolution under individual 14 20 sponsorship, other than a nullification resolution, 14 21 shall be read for the first time after4:004:30 p.m. 14 22 on Friday of the 7th week of the first regular session 14 23 of the general assembly unless a written request for 14 24 drafting the bill has been filed with the legislative 14 25 service bureau before that time. 14 26 After adjournment of the first regular session, 14 27 bills may be prefiled at any time before the convening 14 28 of the second regular session. No bill or joint 14 29 resolution under individual sponsorship, other than a 14 30 nullification resolution, shall be read for the first 15 1 time after4:004:30 p.m. on Friday of the 2nd week of 15 2 the second regular session of the general assembly 15 3 unless a written request for drafting the bill has 15 4 been filed with the legislative service bureau before 15 5 that time. 15 6 However, bills or joint resolutions sponsored by 15 7 standing committees or the administrative rules review 15 8 committee, co-sponsored by the majority and minority 15 9 floor leaders, or companion bills sponsored by the 15 10 house majority leader and the senate majority leader 15 11 may be drafted and introduced at any time permissible 15 12 underJointRule2029A. House, concurrent, and 15 13 nullification resolutions may be introduced at any 15 14 time. 15 15 Rule 29A 15 16 Time of Committee Passage and 15 17 Consideration of Bills 15 18 1. This rule does not apply to concurrent or 15 19 simple resolutions, joint resolutions nullifying 15 20 administrative rules, bills passed by both houses in 15 21 different forms, or bills or appropriation items on 15 22 the veto calendar. Subsection 2 of this rule does not 15 23 apply to appropriations bills, ways and means bills, 15 24 legalizing acts, administrative rules review committee 15 25 bills, bills cosponsored by the majority and minority 15 26 floor leaders of the house, bills in conference 15 27 committee, and companion bills sponsored by the 15 28 majority floor leaders of both houses after 15 29 consultation with the respective minority floor 15 30 leaders. For the purposes of this rule, a joint 16 1 resolution is considered as a bill. To be considered 16 2 an appropriations or ways and means bill for the 16 3 purposes of this rule, the committee on appropriations 16 4 or the committee on ways and means must either be the 16 5 sponsor of the bill or the committee of first referral 16 6 in the house. 16 7 2. To be placed on the calendar in the house, a 16 8 house bill must be first reported out of the committee 16 9 of first referral by Friday of the 10th week of the 16 10 first session and the 8th week of the second session. 16 11 A senate bill must be first reported out of the 16 12 committee of first referral in the house by Friday of 16 13 the 13th week of the first session and the 11th week 16 14 of the second session to be placed on the house 16 15 calendar. 16 16 3. During the 11th week of the first session and 16 17 the 9th week of the second session, the house shall 16 18 consider only bills originating in the house and 16 19 unfinished business. During the 14th week of the 16 20 first session and the 12th week of the second session, 16 21 the house shall consider only bills originating in the 16 22 senate and unfinished business. Beginning with the 16 23 15th week of the first session and the 13th week of 16 24 the second session, the house shall consider only 16 25 bills passed by both houses, bills exempt from 16 26 subsection 2 and unfinished business. 16 27 4. A motion to reconsider filed and not disposed 16 28 of on an action taken on a bill or resolution which is 16 29 subject to a deadline under this rule may be called up 16 30 at any time before or after the day of the deadline by 17 1 the person filing the motion or after the deadline by 17 2 the majority floor leader, notwithstanding any other 17 3 rule to the contrary. 17 4 Rule 30 17 5 Introduction and Reading of Bills 17 6 All bills and resolutions to be introduced in the 17 7 house shall be typed in proper form and filed with the 17 8 chief clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on the legislative 17 9 day preceding its introduction. 17 10 Every bill shall receive two readings but no bill 17 11 shall receive its first and last readings on the same 17 12 day. 17 13 A "reading of a bill" as required by these rules 17 14 shall consist of a reading of the title and enacting 17 15 clause unless otherwise demanded by a house member. 17 16 Rule 31 17 17 First Reading, Commitment, and Amendment 17 18 31.1. A bill is introduced into the house by an 17 19 initial or "first reading of the bill". 17 20 31.2. When the house is in session the first 17 21 reading shall consist of a "reading" as provided in 17 22 Rule 30. 17 23 31.3. Upon a first reading of the bill, the 17 24 speaker shall state that it is ready for commitment or 17 25 amendment; and the speaker shall commit it to the 17 26 standing or select committee, or to a committee of the 17 27 whole house. If to a committee of the whole house, 17 28 the house shall determine on what day. 17 29 31.4. On a day when the house is not in session, 17 30 the speaker shall cause a statement, which shall 18 1 consist of the title, enacting clause, bill number and 18 2 committee to which the bill is referred to be 18 3 published in the house journal. This publication 18 4 shall constitute a first reading and commitment and 18 5 shall contain the notation "read and committed under 18 6 Rule 31.4". 18 7 31.5. All amendments offered to bills on file or 18 8 on the regular calendar shall be accompanied by such 18 9 copies as the chief clerk shall direct. 18 10 31.6. Such amendments shall give the number of the 18 11 bill sought to amend and the chief clerk shall 18 12 designate each such amendment thus: Amendment to 18 13 House File , or Senate File , by 18 14 . 18 15 31.7. A bill reported out by committee shall go to 18 16 the speaker who shall direct that the bill be placed 18 17 on the regular calendar unless it covers subject 18 18 matter more properly within the jurisdiction of some 18 19 other standing committee, in which case the speaker 18 20 shall refer the bill to the proper standing committee. 18 21 In order to expedite important business and set a 18 22 definite time for the bill's consideration, the 18 23 speaker may direct the bill to be placed on the 18 24 special order calendar. 18 25 31.8. No amendment to the rules of the house, to 18 26 any resolution or bill, except technical amendments 18 27 and amendments to bills substituted for by senate 18 28 files containing substantially identical title, 18 29 language, subject matter, purpose and intrasectional 18 30 arrangement, shall be considered by the membership of 19 1 the house without a copy of the amendment having been 19 2 filed with the chief clerk by 4:00 p.m. or within one- 19 3 half hour of adjournment, whichever is later, on the 19 4 day preceding floor debate on the amendment. If the 19 5 House adjourns prior to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the final 19 6 deadline is two hours after adjournment. However, 19 7 committee amendments filed pursuant to the submission 19 8 of the committee report may be accepted after this 19 9 deadline. This provision shall not apply to any 19 10 proposal debated on the floor of the house after the 19 11 fourteenth week of the first session and the twelfth 19 12 week of the second session. No amendment or amendment 19 13 to an amendment to a bill, rule of the house, or 19 14 resolution shall be considered by the membership of 19 15 the house without a copy of the amendment being on the 19 16 desks of the entire membership of the house prior to 19 17 consideration. 19 18 Rule 32 19 19 Commitment of Appropriation and Revenue Bills 19 20 All bills to appropriate money shall be referred to 19 21 the appropriations committee, and all bills pertaining 19 22 to the levy, assessment, or collection of taxes shall 19 23 be referred to the committee on ways and means. 19 24 Rule 33 19 25 Regular Calendar 19 26 Bills, nullification resolutions, and joint 19 27 resolutions reported out for passage, or amendment and 19 28 passage, or without recommendation, by a committee, 19 29 shall be arranged on a regular calendar by the chief 19 30 clerk each day at 4:30 p.m. in the order of the file 20 1 number of the bills and following the preceding 20 2 legislative day's regular calendar. Priority shall be 20 3 given to house over senate file numbers and to joint 20 4 resolutions over bills in the arrangement of the 20 5 regular calendar. 20 6 Rule 34 20 7 Debate and Special Order Calendars 20 8 The majority floor leadership shall cause to be 20 9 prepared and distributed to the members at the opening 20 10 of each session day when floor action is scheduled, a 20 11 daily debate calendar consisting of bills, 20 12 nullification resolutions, and joint resolutions from 20 13 the regular calendar setting forth the number and 20 14 title of bills, nullification resolutions, and joint 20 15 resolutions for the next session day that floor action 20 16 is scheduled. 20 17 The majority floor leadership shall cause to be 20 18 prepared and distributed to the members at the opening 20 19 of each session day when floor action is scheduled, a 20 20 special order calendar setting forth the number and 20 21 title of bills, nullification resolutions, and joint 20 22 resolutions and the date upon which debate is 20 23 scheduled to begin on each of them, which can be no 20 24 sooner than five session days from the first date of 20 25 publication on the regular calendar. 20 26 This rule does not apply to bills which have passed 20 27 both houses in different forms, reconsiderations, or 20 28 veto reconsiderations. 20 29 Rule 35 20 30 Noncontroversial Calendar 21 1 The majority floor leadership may cause to be 21 2 prepared a noncontroversial calendar consisting of 21 3 bills and joint resolutions from the regular calendar. 21 4 The noncontroversial calendar shall appear under 21 5 separate heading on the regular calendar. 21 6 Notwithstanding Rule 34, a bill or joint resolution 21 7 on the noncontroversial calendar may be called up for 21 8 debate at any time by the majority leader beginning 21 9 the third legislative day after it appears on the 21 10 noncontroversial calendar. A bill or joint resolution 21 11 shall be stricken from the noncontroversial calendar 21 12 if a written objection to the bill or joint resolution 21 13 is filed with the chief clerk prior to the time the 21 14 bill or joint resolution is called up by the majority 21 15 leader. 21 16 Debate on a bill or joint resolution from the 21 17 noncontroversial calendar shall be limited to ten 21 18 minutes. If debate exceeds ten minutes, the bill or 21 19 joint resolution shall be stricken from the 21 20 noncontroversial calendar. 21 21 Rule 36 21 22 Consideration of Committee Amendments 21 23 After a bill has been referred and reported back, 21 24 it shall be considered on its first reading after the 21 25 amendments of the committee have been read. 21 26 Rule 37 21 27 Amendments to Special Order Bills 21 28 All amendments, except corrective amendments,to 21 29 bills on the specialordered more than five session21 30days in advance of the date set for debateorder 22 1 calendar shall be filed at leasttwothree session 22 2 days prior to the date set for debate. Amendments to 22 3 an amendment shall be filed at least two session days 22 4 prior to the date set for debate. However, corrective 22 5 amendments and amendments sponsored by either the 22 6 majority floor leader or the minority floor leader may 22 7 be filed at any time. Rule 31.8 shall not apply to 22 8 these amendments. 22 9 A corrective amendment is an amendment which does 22 10 not substantively change the amendment or the bill. 22 11The time limit set for the filing of amendments on22 12specially ordered bills shall not apply to bills22 13special ordered for less than five session days.22 14 Rule 38 22 15 Irrelevant Amendments 22 16 No motion or proposition on a subject different 22 17 from that under consideration shall be admitted under 22 18 color of an amendment. 22 19 Rule 39 22 20 Consideration of Bills 22 21 Bills, including committee bills, and nullification 22 22 resolutions, reported out for passage, for indefinite 22 23 postponement, for amendment and passage, or without 22 24 recommendation by the committee, shall not be acted 22 25 upon until after the second legislative day following 22 26 the day the report was printed in the journal. 22 27 Prior to noon or adjournment, whichever is later, 22 28 on the last legislative day of the week, the majority 22 29 leader shall prepare a list of bills reported out of 22 30 committee that week which have not yet appeared on the 23 1 regular calendar. 23 2 The reports of the committees shall not be read 23 3 while the house is in session except as herein 23 4 provided. The reports shall be printed in the journal 23 5 immediately after they are filed with the chief clerk. 23 6 Reports recommending bills for passage, for amendment 23 7 and passage, or without recommendation shall stand 23 8 approved unless written objections are filed during 23 9 the first legislative day following their printing in 23 10 the journal. If objections are filed, they shall be 23 11 disposed of as soon as possible. Reports recommending 23 12 indefinite postponement shall be governed by Rule 44. 23 13 Upon an affirmative vote of at least a 23 14 constitutional majority of the members, a report may 23 15 be read before it is printed in the journal and while 23 16 the house is in session, and acted upon at once. 23 17 Rule 39A 23 18 Consideration of Conference Committee Reports 23 19 A conference committee report shall not be acted 23 20 upon by the house of representatives unless the report 23 21 contains only issues related to provisions of the bill 23 22 and amendments to the bill which were adopted by 23 23 either the senate or the house of representatives and 23 24 on which the senate and house of representatives 23 25 differed. If a conference committee report is not 23 26 acted upon because such action would violate this 23 27 rule, the inaction on the report shall constitute 23 28 refusal of the house of representatives to adopt the 23 29 conference committee report and shall have the same 23 30 effect as if the conference committee had disagreed. 24 1 Rule 40 24 2 Consideration of Bills Upon Last Reading 24 3 No amendment, unless by way of correcting an error 24 4 or omission, shall be received to any bill on its last 24 5 reading, and no debate shall be allowed on it. 24 6 Rule 41 24 7 Printing of Bills and Joint Resolutions 24 8 Bills and joint resolutions shall be printed in 24 9 form as provided by law and by rule. Each house may 24 10 direct the printing of an additional number of its own 24 11 bills. 24 12 Legalizing bills of a local or private nature shall 24 13 be printed in bill form and placed in the files of the 24 14 members, the same as other bills, in the order of 24 15 their introduction. The cost of printing shall be 24 16 deposited with the treasurer of state in advance at a 24 17 rate to be fixed, and the newspaper publication of the 24 18 bill shall be without cost to the state. No 24 19 legalizing act may be introduced until all provisions 24 20 of law have been complied with. 24 21 Rule 42 24 22 Certification of Bills 24 23 The chief clerk shall certify the passage of each 24 24 bill and note the date of its passage. 24 25 Rule 43 24 26 Rereferral 24 27 A bill may be rereferred at any time before its 24 28 passage and after the report of its referral to 24 29 committee. 24 30 Rule 44 25 1 Effect of Indefinite Postponement 25 2 When a question is indefinitely postponed, it shall 25 3 not be acted upon again during that session. Any bill 25 4 which receives a committee recommendation of 25 5 indefinite postponement shall be disposed of within 25 6 three legislative days after the printed journal 25 7 containing the report has been placed upon the desks 25 8 of the members of the house, or the committee 25 9 recommendation will be considered adopted. 25 10 Rule 45 25 11 Status of Bills Following 25 12 First Regular Session 25 13 Exceptas provided in Rule 3 of the joint rulesfor 25 14 those bills which have been adopted by both houses in 25 15 different forms, all bills which have not been 25 16 withdrawn, defeated or indefinitely postponed, shall 25 17 be rereferred to committee upon adjournment of the 25 18 first regular session. Within seven days after the 25 19 first committee meeting following convening of the 25 20 second regular session, the committee chair shall 25 21 submit the bill to the full committee for action or 25 22 the chair shall reassign the bill to a subcommittee. 25 23 DIVISION V - COMMITTEE PROCEDURES 25 24 Rule 46 25 25 Appointment of Committees 25 26 All committees shall be appointed by the speaker, 25 27 unless otherwise especially directed by the house. 25 28 Rule 47 25 29 Order on Question of Commitment 25 30 When a resolution is offered or a motion made to 26 1 refer any subject, and different committees are 26 2 proposed, the question shall be taken in the following 26 3 order: The committee of the whole house; a standing 26 4 committee; a select committee. 26 5 Rule 48 26 6 Study Bills 26 7 A study bill is any matter which a member of the 26 8 house wishes to have considered by a standing 26 9 committee, other than appropriations, and which has 26 10 not been included in a previously introduced bill. 26 11 Upon taking possession of a study bill, the committee 26 12 chair shall notify the speaker and then submit fifteen 26 13 copies of the bill to the legal counsel's office for 26 14 numbering. 26 15 A study bill shall bear the name of the member who 26 16 wishes to have the bill considered. A study bill 26 17 submitted by a state agency or board for consideration 26 18 shall bear the name of the state agency or board. A 26 19 committee chair may submit a study bill in the name of 26 20 that committee. 26 21 Final committee action on a study bill shall not be 26 22 taken until one day following the notation of the 26 23 study bill assignment in the house journal. 26 24 A study bill not prepared by the legislative 26 25 service bureau may be submitted to a standing 26 26 committee, but shall not be considered by the full 26 27 committee unless reviewed and typed in proper form by 26 28 the legislative service bureau. 26 29 Rule 49 26 30 Committee Meetings 27 1 No committee, except a conference committee or the 27 2 administrative rules review committee, shall meet 27 3 while the house is in session without special leave. 27 4 Rule 50 27 5 Smoking Prohibited 27 6 Smoking shall not be permitted in the house or in 27 7 any area of the capitol building controlled by the 27 8 house or controlled jointly by the house and senate. 27 9 Rule 50A 27 10 Nondegradable Polystyrene Cups 27 11 The use of nondegradable polystyrene cups shall not 27 12 be permitted on the floor of the house, at the 27 13 speaker's station, or in the press boxes. 27 14 Rule 51 27 15 Assignments to Subcommittee 27 16 The chair of the committee shall report to the 27 17 house the bill number of each bill assigned to 27 18 subcommittee and the names of the subcommittee 27 19 members. The report shall be printed in the journal. 27 20 All bills, prior to consideration by the committee, 27 21 shall be referred by the chair to a subcommittee, 27 22 unless acted upon by a committee of the whole. 27 23 The chair may assign bills to subcommittees without 27 24 a meeting of the committee, but the membership of the 27 25 subcommittee so appointed shall be reported at the 27 26 next meeting of the committee. 27 27 Rule 52 27 28 Open Meetings 27 29 Standing committee meetings shall be open, and 27 30 voting by secret ballot is prohibited. The committee 28 1 on administrationcommitteeand rules may close its 28 2 meetings to evaluate the professional competency of an 28 3 individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or 28 4 discharge is being considered when necessary to 28 5 prevent needless and irreparable injury to that 28 6 individual's reputation on the request of the affected 28 7 individual. 28 8 Rule 53 28 9 Quorum and Vote Requirements 28 10 The committee roll shall be taken at the convening 28 11 of each meeting to determine the presence of a quorum. 28 12 A majority of the committee membership shall 28 13 constitute a quorum. 28 14 An affirmative vote of a majority of the committee 28 15 membership is required to report a bill out of 28 16 committee or to suspend a committee rule. 28 17 A motion to reconsider may be made only by a 28 18 committee member who voted on the prevailing side of 28 19 the question sought to be reconsidered. A motion to 28 20 reconsider may only be made provided the bill is still 28 21 in possession of the committee. 28 22 Rule 54 28 23 Committee Attendance Record and Report 28 24 of Committee Form 28 25 A committee attendance record shall be filed with 28 26 the chief clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. or two hours 28 27 after the house convenes, whichever is later, of the 28 28 legislative day immediately following the day of the 28 29 committee meeting. The committee attendance record is 28 30 a public record and may be published in the journal. 29 1 The committee attendance record shall include the 29 2 following information: 29 3 a. The time the meeting convened. 29 4 b. The members present at the meeting. 29 5 c. The time the meeting adjourned. 29 6 d. A list of bills receiving final committee 29 7 disposition. 29 8 A report of committee form shall be filed with the 29 9 chief clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. or two hours 29 10 after the house convenes, whichever is later, of the 29 11 legislative day immediately following the day of the 29 12 committee meeting for each study bill, numbered bill 29 13 or resolution receiving final committee disposition. 29 14 The report of committee form is a public record and a 29 15 report of committee action shall be printed in the 29 16 journal. The report of committee form shall include 29 17 the following information: 29 18 a. The committee action taken. 29 19 b. The committee amendment number, if any. 29 20 c. The roll call vote of the committee on final 29 21 disposition. 29 22 d. The minority recommendation, if any. 29 23 Upon final adjournment of the first session and 29 24 final adjournment of the second session of the general 29 25 assembly, the chair of each committee shall have 29 26 placed the committee's book of record containing 29 27 minutes, roll calls, rules, etc., with the chief clerk 29 28 for access of any interested person. 29 29 Rule 55 29 30 Minority Recommendation 30 1 The minority of the members of a committee may 30 2 present its recommendations on the final disposition 30 3 of a bill to the house by attaching its recommendation 30 4 to the committee report and the same shall be printed 30 5 in the journal with the committee report. 30 6 Rule 56 30 7 Committee Amendment 30 8 Whenever a committee amendment is proposed which 30 9 would amend another committee amendment, the amendment 30 10 shall be drafted in the form of a substitute amendment 30 11 and shall be considered as such. 30 12 Rule 57 30 13 Committee Notice and Agenda 30 14 Each committee shall prepare and publish a notice 30 15 and agenda of each committee meeting at least one 30 16 legislative day prior to the meeting. 30 17 The notice shall contain the committee name, the 30 18 date, time, and location of the meeting. 30 19 The agenda shall contain the matters to be 30 20 discussed, including a list of bills, joint 30 21 resolutions, nullification resolutions, and study 30 22 bills by number. The agenda should contain the names 30 23 of individuals who are scheduled to appear before the 30 24 committee and the organization which they represent. 30 25 A bill, joint resolution, nullification resolution, 30 26 or study bill shall not be reported out of committee 30 27 if the bill was not included in the published notice 30 28 and agenda unless this rule is suspended by a majority 30 29 of the total membership of the committee. 30 30 A committee chair may call a meeting without 31 1 providing the required notice and agenda upon leave of 31 2 the house if a notice is placed on the desks of 31 3 committee members and on the bulletin board. 31 4 Rule 58 31 5 Clearing of Committee Room 31 6 The chair of a committee may clear the committee 31 7 room in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct. 31 8 Rule 59 31 9 Committee Amendments 31 10 All amendments to a bill or resolution adopted in 31 11 committee shall be incorporated in a single committee 31 12 amendment or incorporated in a new committee bill. 31 13 Rule 60 31 14 Withdrawal of Bills 31 15 or Nullification Resolutions 31 16 From Committee 31 17 A bill or nullification resolution which has been 31 18 in committee for eighteen legislative days following 31 19 notation of such referral in the journal may be 31 20 withdrawn from the committee and placed on the 31 21 calendar by an affirmative vote of not less than 31 22 fifty-one members of the house. 31 23 Rule 61 31 24 Committee Public Hearings 31 25 The chair of a committee may call a public hearing 31 26 for the purpose of receiving public comment on any 31 27 matter within the purview of the committee. 31 28 The chair shall call a public hearing upon the 31 29 written request of committee members according to 31 30 committee rules, but no more than one-third of the 32 1 committee members shall be required. 32 2 A public hearing shall not be called or requested 32 3 after final action on the bill has been taken by the 32 4 committee. However, a public hearing called or 32 5 requested before final action has been taken by the 32 6 committee may be held after final action on the bill 32 7 has been taken by the committee. 32 8 The chair shall designate a time and place for a 32 9 public hearing and provide public notice at least five 32 10 days prior to a public hearing. 32 11 A bill for which a public hearing has been called 32 12 can be voted to the calendar but cannot be debated 32 13 until after the public hearing has been held. 32 14 However, public hearings which have been requested 32 15 during or after the 10th week of the first session and 32 16 during or after the 8th week of the second session 32 17 must be held within four legislative days of the date 32 18 of the request. 32 19 Rule 62 32 20 Limitation on Filing of Claims 32 21 A claim or claim bill, the subject matter of which 32 22 has been considered or filed for consideration in the 32 23 house or any of its committees, in two or more prior 32 24 sessions of the general assembly, shall not be 32 25 considered by any committee or by the house unless it 32 26 has been specifically referred to this session by a 32 27 prior general assembly. The committee onclaims32 28 appropriations is authorized to set a definite date 32 29 after which it will not receive claims or claim bills 32 30 for consideration. 33 1 DIVISION VI - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 33 2 Rule 63 33 3 Organization of Committee of the Whole 33 4 In forming the committee of the whole house, the 33 5 speaker shall appoint a member to preside in committee 33 6 and then leave the chair. 33 7 Rule 64 33 8 Rules in Committee of the Whole 33 9 The rules of the house shall be observed in 33 10 committee of the whole house, so far as they are 33 11 applicable. 33 12 Rule 65 33 13 Bills in Committee of the Whole 33 14 Bills committed to the committee of the whole house 33 15 shall first be read in their entirety by the chief 33 16 clerk or chair and then read again or debated by 33 17 section, leaving the preamble to be considered last. 33 18 After report, the bill shall again be subject to 33 19 debate and amendment before a vote is had on its last 33 20 reading and passage. 33 21 Rule 66 33 22 Amendments by Committee of the Whole 33 23 All amendments made to a report committed to a 33 24 committee of the whole house shall be noted and 33 25 reported as in the case of bills. 33 26 DIVISION VII - MOTIONS 33 27 Rule 67 33 28 Order and Precedence of Motions 33 29 The following order and precedence of motions shall 33 30 govern when a question is under debate: 34 1 11. Adjourn. 34 2 10. Recess. 34 3 9. Questions of privilege. 34 4 8. Lay on the table. 34 5 7. Previous question. 34 6 6. Postpone definitely or to a certain time. 34 7 5. Refer or commit. 34 8 4. Defer. 34 9 3. Amend an amendment. 34 10 2. Amend. 34 11 1. Postpone indefinitely. 34 12 These motions are listed in descending order of 34 13 precedence. 34 14 A motion to postpone definitely or to a certain time, to 34 15 refer or commit, or to postpone indefinitely a particular 34 16 question shall not be considered more than once on the same day. 34 17 Adoption of a motion to strike the enacting words is equivalent 34 18 to rejection of the question. 34 19 Rule 68 34 20 Order of Consideration of Amendments 34 21 Amendments shall be considered by earliest position 34 22 in the bill. Amendments to the same place in the bill 34 23 shall be considered by the lowest amendment number. 34 24 An amendment which inserts language after a line and 34 25 an amendment which inserts language before the 34 26 succeeding line shall be considered amendments to the 34 27 same place in the bill. 34 28 However, an amendment to strike the enacting clause 34 29 shall always be considered first. An amendment filed 34 30 by a committee shall have the next highest order of 35 1 priority, followed by an amendment to strike 35 2 everything after the enacting clause and insert new 35 3 language. An amendment to strike language or to 35 4 strike and insert new language, except an amendment to 35 5 strike everything after the enacting clause and insert 35 6 new language, shall not be considered before 35 7 amendments to perfect all or part of the same portion 35 8 of the bill. 35 9 Rule 69 35 10 Motions Not Debatable 35 11 The motions to lay on the table, to adjourn, to 35 12 adjourn to a time certain, for the previous question, 35 13 to defer, to rerefer, and appeals of a ruling of the 35 14 presiding officer shall be decided without debate. 35 15 Rule 70 35 16 Motion to Adjourn 35 17 A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, 35 18 except when a member is speaking or the house is 35 19 voting. 35 20 Rule 71 35 21 Withdrawal of Motions 35 22 After a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by 35 23 the chief clerk, it shall be deemed to be in 35 24 possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by leave 35 25 of the house. 35 26 Rule 72 35 27 Referral and Rereferral 35 28 Motions and reports may be referred and rereferred 35 29 at the pleasure of the house. 35 30 Rule 73 36 1 Reconsideration 36 2 a. A motion to reconsider may be made only by a 36 3 member who voted on the prevailing side of the 36 4 question sought to be reconsidered. 36 5 b. A motion to reconsider may be made not later 36 6 than adjournment on the day following the day of the 36 7 action sought to be reconsidered. Where the floor 36 8 manager voted on the prevailing side,he or shethe 36 9 floor manager has the prior right to make the motion, 36 10 until adjournment on the day of the action sought to 36 11 be reconsidered. A motion to reconsider a 36 12 nullification resolution shall be acted upon not later 36 13 than adjournment on the legislative day following the 36 14 day of the action sought to be reconsidered. 36 15 c. A motion to reconsider made following the one 36 16 hundred fourth calendar day of the first regular 36 17 session, or the ninety-fourth calendar day of the 36 18 second regular session, shall be taken up when made. 36 19 A motion made at any other time may be taken up prior 36 20 to the third day succeeding the day of the action 36 21 sought to be reconsidered only if called up by the 36 22 mover, and after the second day succeeding the day of 36 23 the action sought to be reconsidered if called up by 36 24 any member. 36 25 d. The making of a motion to reconsider takes 36 26 precedence over all other questions. 36 27 e. No motion to reconsider passage, adoption or 36 28 failure of any bill, nullification resolution or joint 36 29 resolution shall prevail unless it obtains a 36 30 constitutional majority. When passage, adoption or 37 1 failure is reconsidered, questions on amendments may 37 2 also be reconsidered and shall be disposed of 37 3 immediately. 37 4 f. A motion that the motion to reconsider be laid 37 5 on the table is in order. The effect of laying the 37 6 motion to reconsider on the table is to cause the bill 37 7 or joint resolution to proceed on its regular course 37 8 immediately. 37 9 g. In the event that a motion to reconsider is 37 10 pending at the end of the first session or any 37 11 extraordinary session of any general assembly, or the 37 12 general assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion to 37 13 reconsider has not been voted upon by the house, the 37 14 motion shall be determined to have failed. 37 15 DIVISION VIII - VOTING 37 16 Rule 74 37 17 Manner of Voting 37 18 Members present may cast their votes, either by 37 19 operating the voting mechanism located at their 37 20 assigned desk or by signaling the speaker from the 37 21 floor of the house or from the south visitors' gallery 37 22 if they are unable to vote at their assigned desk. 37 23 The speaker shall enter the votes of members signaling 37 24 their votes. Upon direction of the speaker or upon 37 25 request of two members during the taking of the vote 37 26 of the house on any question, only those members at 37 27 their desks and voting shall be counted. Members who 37 28 are not present shall not cast their votes except: 37 29 a. Members who have not voted may record their 37 30 votes on any record roll call vote except quorum calls 38 1 within ten minutes after the vote has been announced, 38 2 providing the vote does not change the outcome of the 38 3 vote on that question. A member may request 38 4 announcement of the names of members so recorded after 38 5 the ten-minute period. 38 6 b. Members meeting in a conference committee or in 38 7 administrative rules review committee at the time a 38 8 vote is taken on a question may have their vote 38 9 recorded within thirty minutes or adjournment, 38 10 whichever is first of that same legislative day, 38 11 providing the vote does not change the outcome of the 38 12 vote on that question. 38 13 Rule 75 38 14 Duty of Voting 38 15 Except as limited in Rule 74, every member who is 38 16 in the house when a question is put shall vote unless 38 17 the house has excused that member for special reasons; 38 18 however, such member must have asked to be excused 38 19 prior to commencing to take the vote on the main 38 20 question. 38 21 Rule 76 38 22 Limitation on Right to Vote 38 23 No member shall vote on any question in which that 38 24 person is financially interested. 38 25 Rule 77 38 26 Call of the House 38 27 Upon written request of five members, the presiding 38 28 officer shall compel attendance of absent and 38 29 unexcused members for the consideration of specified 38 30 bills or resolutions. 39 1 A call of the house shall specify the propositions 39 2 to which it is to apply, and must be put into effect 39 3 before roll call is taken on the proposition. The 39 4 request may be filed at any time before final action 39 5 upon the propositions with the chief clerk, who shall 39 6 notify the house immediately. 39 7 Rule 78 39 8 Method of Calling the House 39 9 Upon a call of the house, the names of the members 39 10 shall be called by the chief clerk and the absentees 39 11 noted, after which the names of the absentees shall 39 12 again be called. The sergeant-at-arms shall be 39 13 directed by the speaker to compel the attendance of 39 14 absent members, unless they are previously excused. 39 15 Any member occupyinghis or herthe member's seat 39 16 during a call of the house shall be counted by the 39 17 speaker and that person's name entered in the journal 39 18 as being present for the purpose of making a quorum. 39 19 Rule 79 39 20 Method of Calling the Roll 39 21 The electrical voting machine shall be used for a 39 22 call of the house, a quorum call or a roll call vote 39 23 on any question. If the electrical voting machine is 39 24 not in operating order when it is necessary to take a 39 25 record roll call vote, the presiding officer shall 39 26 order the vote to be taken by calling the roll in 39 27 alphabetical order, except the name of the presiding 39 28 officer shall be called last. 39 29 During the casting of the vote with the voting 39 30 machine, the individual votes and the vote totals 40 1 shall be shown on the display boards. Before the 40 2 voting machine is closed, the presiding officer shall 40 3 inquire of the house, "Have you all voted?" 40 4 Rule 80 40 5 Quorum and Record Roll Call Votes 40 6 A majority of the members shall constitute a 40 7 quorum. 40 8 A record roll call vote shall be ordered upon 40 9 request of any two members. The names of the members 40 10 requesting the record roll call shall be entered in 40 11 the journal. 40 12 Rule 81 40 13 Previous Question 40 14 When a member moves for a previous question, that 40 15 member shall state whether the motion will apply to 40 16 the main question, to all the amendments, or to 40 17 particular amendments. The motion requires an 40 18 affirmative vote of at least a constitutional majority 40 19 of the members. If the motion for a previous question 40 20 is not adopted, the house shall proceed in the same 40 21 manner as before the motion was made. 40 22 If the motion is adopted, all debate must end and 40 23 the house will vote upon the question except: 40 24 1. If the motion applies to the main question, the 40 25 member in charge of the measure will have ten minutes 40 26 to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before 40 27 the vote on the measure is taken. 40 28 2. If the motion applies to an amendment, the 40 29 member proposing the amendment will have five minutes 40 30 to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before 41 1 the vote on the amendment is taken. 41 2 3. If a member has filed a written request with 41 3 the chief clerk of the house indicatinghis or herthe 41 4 member's desire to speak on a particular question. 41 5 The request must be filed before the motion is made by 41 6 the movant. The request allows a member to speak on a 41 7 particular question before the closing discussion by 41 8 the member who is in charge of the measure or who is 41 9 proposing the amendment. 41 10 Rule 82 41 11 Division of the Question 41 12 Any member may call for a division of the question, 41 13 which shall be divided if it comprehends questions so 41 14 distinct that one being taken away, the remainder may 41 15 stand separately for discussion by the house. A 41 16 motion to strike out being lost shall not preclude 41 17 either an amendment or a motion to strike out and 41 18 insert. A motion to strike out and insert shall be 41 19 deemed indivisible. 41 20 HR 2 41 21 18 rj/pk/25
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