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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION 1 3 A Senate Resolution relating to permanent rules of the 1 4 senate for the seventy-seventh general assembly. 1 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the permanent 1 6 rules of the senate for theseventy-sixthseventy- 1 7 seventh general assembly be as follows: 1 8 RULES OF THE SENATE 1 9 Rule 1 1 10 Quorum 1 11 A constitutional majority shall constitute a quorum 1 12 of the senate. Any senator may insist a quorum be 1 13 present. 1 14 Rule 2 1 15 Adoption and Amendment of Rules 1 16 Whenever the senate is operating under temporary 1 17 rules, the rules may be amended or repealed, or 1 18 permanent rules may be adopted, by a constitutional 1 19 majority of the senators. After adoption of permanent 1 20 rules of the senate during any general assembly, the 1 21 rules may be amended or repealed by a constitutional 1 22 majority of the senators voting on a simple 1 23 resolution. 1 24 Rule 3 1 25 Rules of Parliamentary Procedure 1 26 In cases not covered by senate rules or joint 1 27 rules, Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall 1 28 govern. 1 29 Rule 4 1 30 Sessions of the General Assembly 2 1 The election of officers, organization, hiring and 2 2 compensation of employees, and committees of the 2 3 senate shall carry over from the first to the second 2 4 regular sessions and to any extraordinary sessions of 2 5 the same general assembly. 2 6 All bills and resolutions introduced in the first 2 7 regular session of a general assembly which are not 2 8 withdrawn, lost, or indefinitely postponed shall carry 2 9 over into the second regular session and to any 2 10 extraordinary session of the same general assembly. 2 11 Appointments received from the governor for senate 2 12 confirmation during any session of a general assembly 2 13 shall be acted upon prior to adjournment of that 2 14 session as provided by section 2.32 of the Code. 2 15 Except as provided by this rule, upon the adjournment 2 16 of the first regular session and any extraordinary 2 17 session, each bill or resolution shall be 2 18 automatically referred back to the committee to which 2 19 it was originally assigned. The secretary of the 2 20 senate shall publish in the Journal a list of the 2 21 bills returned to committee under this rule. Within 2 22 seven days after the first committee meeting after the 2 23 convening of the second regular session, committees 2 24 shall either authorize the chair to refer such bills 2 25 and resolutions to a subcommittee for consideration, 2 26 indefinitely postpone further consideration of such 2 27 bills, or report them out to the floor and place them 2 28 on the calendar. If the subcommittee is different 2 29 than that appointed during the first session, theThe2 30 committee chair shall report to the senate the bill or 3 1 resolution number and the names of the subcommittee 3 2 members. 3 3 Bills and resolutions which have been voted upon on 3 4 final passage by either house in any session shall 3 5 remain on the calendar in the same status as at the 3 6 end of the session at any subsequent regular or 3 7 extraordinary session. 3 8 Rule 5 3 9 Regular Order of Daily Business 3 10 The following order shall govern, subject to any 3 11 special order: 3 12 1. Correction of the journal. 3 13 2. Senators to be excused. 3 14 3. Communications to the Senate. 3 15 4. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 3 16 5. Points of personal privilege. 3 17 6. Consideration of senate calendar. 3 18 Rule 6 3 19 Senate Calendar 3 20 1. Each legislative day the secretary of the 3 21 senate shall prepare a listing of bills to be known as 3 22 the "Senate Calendar". 3 23 2. The senate calendar may contain a listing under 3 24 the category "Special Order" which shall be placed at 3 25 the head of the calendar. Bills in such category 3 26 shall be those which are specifically set for debate 3 27 by the majority leader with the consent of the senate 3 28 on a certain date and time. Bills shall be listed by 3 29 the secretary in the order they are set for debate. 3 30 3. The senate calendar shall include separate 4 1 listings for any bills and resolutions in the 4 2 following categories: 4 3 a. Conference Committee Report 4 4 b. Bills in Conference Committee 4 5 c. House Amendment to Senate Amendment to House 4 6 File 4 7 d. House Refuses to Concur in Senate Amendment to 4 8 House File 4 9 e. Senate Files Amended by the House 4 10 f. Unfinished Business 4 11 g. Motions to Reconsider 4 12 h. Administrative Rules Nullification Resolutions 4 13 i. Veto Messages from the Governor 4 14 4. The secretary shall list bills and resolutions 4 15 in the above categories in the order they are 4 16 received. Upon their first publication in the 4 17 calendar, bills and resolutions in the above 4 18 categories may be called up for debate at any time by 4 19 the majority leader. Motions to reconsider shall be 4 20 called up as provided by Rule 24. 4 21 5. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 4 22 senate appropriations committee bills and bills 4 23 reported out by the senate appropriations committee. 4 24 The list shall be known as the "Appropriations 4 25 Calendar". The secretary shall list the bills in the 4 26 order they are received. Upon their first publication 4 27 in the calendar, bills on the appropriations calendar 4 28 may be called up for debate at any time by the 4 29 majority leader provided they are eligible under Rule 4 30 8. 5 1 6. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 5 2 bills which pertain to the levy, assessment or 5 3 collection of taxes sponsored by or initially assigned 5 4 to and reported out by the senate ways and means 5 5 committee. The list shall be known as the "Ways and 5 6 Means Calendar". The secretary shall list the bills 5 7 in the order they are received. Upon their first 5 8 publication in the calendar, bills on the ways and 5 9 means calendar may be called up for debate at any time 5 10 by the majority leader provided they are eligible 5 11 under Rule 8. 5 12 7. The senate calendar shall include a list of 5 13 bills and resolutions, known as the "Regular 5 14 Calendar", which shall consist of bills and 5 15 resolutions reported out by a senate committee. The 5 16 bills and resolutions reported out each day shall be 5 17 placed in the order of their file numbers and 5 18 following those reported out on previous days. 5 19 Priority shall be given to senate over house bills and 5 20 resolutions and to joint resolutions over bills. Upon 5 21 their first publication in the calendar, bills on the 5 22 regular calendar may be called up for debate at any 5 23 time by the majority leader, provided they are 5 24 eligible under Rule 8. 5 25 A bill reported out of committee which is 5 26 subsequently referred to the ways and means or 5 27 appropriations committee and then reported out of that 5 28 committee, shall be returned to the regular calendar 5 29 and retain its original place thereon. 5 30 8. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 6 1 the governor's appointees to state boards, 6 2 commissions, and other offices requiring senate 6 3 confirmation. This listing shall be known as the 6 4 "Confirmation Calendar". Names on the confirmation 6 5 calendar may be called up for confirmation at any time 6 6 by the majority leader provided they are eligible 6 7 under rule 59. 6 8 9. The majority leader, or in the absence of the 6 9 majority leader the assistant majority leaders, may 6 10 select from among the bills on the previous 6 11 legislative day's Senate calendar and from the bills 6 12 selected create a new listing which shall be known as 6 13 the "Debate Calendar". The debate calendar shall list 6 14 bills as the majority leader expects to take them up 6 15 during the following week. A bill or resolution on 6 16 the debate calendar may be debated only when eligible 6 17 under Rule 8. 6 18 10. The majority leader, or in the absence of the 6 19 majority leader the assistant majority leaders, may 6 20 create a list of bills or resolutions about which no 6 21 controversy is believed to exist which shall be known 6 22 as the "Proposed Noncontroversial Calendar". Bills or 6 23 resolutions included on this listing may be debated at 6 24 any time upon being called up for debate by the 6 25 majority leader. Any bill or resolution which 6 26 appeared on the previous day's Senate calendar may be 6 27 placed by any senator on the proposed noncontroversial 6 28 calendar, which shall be published. Any bill or 6 29 resolution on the proposed noncontroversial calendar 6 30 shall be stricken from the list if any senator files a 7 1 written objection with the secretary of the senate on 7 2 the first or second legislative day after it appears 7 3 on the proposed noncontroversial calendar. Any bill 7 4 stricken from the proposed noncontroversial calendar 7 5 shall be returned to its former place on the Senate 7 6 calendar. The secretary shall prepare the 7 7 noncontroversial calendar which shall consist of all 7 8 bills or resolutions on the proposed noncontroversial 7 9 calendar to which no objection was received. 7 10 11. If the senate shall not be in session on a day 7 11 assigned in paragraphs nine and ten for action upon a 7 12 calendar, such assigned action shall occur on the next 7 13 succeeding legislative day. 7 14 12. On any bill called up for debate from any 7 15 calendar, debate may continue from day to day until it 7 16 is adopted, fails, or is postponed or deferred. If 7 17 further debate is postponed or deferred without a time 7 18 to continue being set, except for bills on the debate 7 19 calendar, the bill shall be listed as unfinished 7 20 business. Bills which are returned to the committee 7 21 of first referral or to a different committee after 7 22 being considered by the senate and classified as 7 23 unfinished business shall be returned to the 7 24 unfinished business calendar by that committee when 7 25 the bill is reported out of committee. The unfinished 7 26 business date on the calendar shall be the date on 7 27 which the bill was returned to committee. Bills on 7 28 the debate calendar upon which further debate is 7 29 postponed or deferred without a time to continue being 7 30 set shall return to the regular calendar. 8 1 Rule 7 8 2 Steering Committee 8 3 The senate may authorize the appointment of a 8 4 steering committee. The majority leader shall appoint 8 5 the majority party members to the steering committee. 8 6 The minority leader shall appoint the minority party 8 7 members to the steering committee. The function of 8 8 the steering committee shall be to create its own 8 9 calendar from the bills and resolutions on the regular 8 10 calendar. Bills and resolutions on the steering 8 11 committee calendar shall have priority over bills and 8 12 resolutions on all other calendars, except the 8 13 appropriations calendar. 8 14 Rule 8 8 15 When Eligible for Consideration 8 16 Bills, resolutions, and appointments shall be 8 17 eligible for consideration by the senate as follows: 8 18 1. An appointment by the governor which requires 8 19 senate confirmation shall be eligible on the 8 20 legislative day after it is first printed in the 8 21 senate calendar as provided by Rule 59. 8 22 2. A house or individually sponsored bill or 8 23 resolution reported out by a committee shall be 8 24 eligible on the legislative day after it is first 8 25 printed in the senate calendar. 8 26 3. A committee bill or resolution sponsored by the 8 27 appropriations committee shall be eligible on the 8 28 legislative day after it is first printed in the 8 29 senate calendar. 8 30 4. Any committee bill or resolution, other than a 9 1 bill or resolution sponsored by the appropriations 9 2 committee, shall be eligible on the third legislative 9 3 day it is printed in the senate calendar. 9 4 5. A bill that has been reported out to the senate 9 5 calendar, referred to a different committee and 9 6 reported out by that committee is eligible for 9 7 consideration by the senate on the day it would have 9 8 been eligible under subsection 2, 3, or 4, whichever 9 9 is applicable, as if the bill had been printed in the 9 10 calendar after having been reported out by the first 9 11 committee. 9 12 6. Any bill or resolution placed on the steering 9 13 committee calendar is eligible for consideration on 9 14 the day of its placement on that calendar. 9 15 When a bill or resolution on the calendar is not 9 16 yet eligible, the date when it will become eligible 9 17 shall be printed in the calendar. 9 18 Rule 9 9 19 Debate and Decorum 9 20 Before addressing the senate, the senator shall 9 21 request recognition by depressing the "speak" device 9 22 and, when recognized, rise and respectfully address 9 23 the chair. 9 24 The senator shall confine all remarks to the 9 25 question under debate and shall avoid discussing 9 26 personalities or implication of improper motives. No 9 27 questions except by the senator recognized shall be 9 28 entertained after a senator is recognized to give 9 29 final remarks. 9 30 Rule 10 10 1 Point of Personal Privilege 10 2 A point of personal privilege shall only be 10 3 recognized when there is no motion pending or other 10 4 business being considered by the senate. Senators 10 5 speaking on a point of personal privilege shall be 10 6 limited to ten minutes. 10 7 Rule 11 10 8 Introduction and Presentation of Guests 10 9 Only former members of the senate and former and 10 10 present members of Congress shall be presented to the 10 11 senate, except that the president of the senate may 10 12 present a visitor whose presence is of special 10 13 significance to the senate. The presence of school 10 14 groups accompanied by school officials shall be 10 15 announced by the president of the senate and shall be 10 16 recorded in the journal upon written request of a 10 17 member of the senate. 10 18 Rule 12 10 19 Form and Withdrawal of Motions, Amendments and Signatures 10 20 Motions need not be in writing unless required by 10 21 the president or by the senate. No motion requires a 10 22 second. Any amendment, motion (including a motion to 10 23 reconsider), or resolution may be withdrawn by the 10 24 mover if it has not been amended by the senate and if 10 25 no amendment is pending. All amendments to bills, 10 26 resolutions, and reports shall be in writing and filed 10 27 before being acted upon by the senate. 10 28 No amendment, resolution, bill, or conference 10 29 committee report shall be considered by the senate 10 30 without a copy of the amendment, resolution, bill, or 11 1 conference committee report being on the desks of the 11 2 entire membership of the senate prior to 11 3 consideration. 11 4 All amendments, reports, petitions or other 11 5 documents requiring a signature shall have the name 11 6 typed under the place for the signature. Once a 11 7 signature is affixed and the document containing the 11 8 signature filed with the recording clerk in the well, 11 9 that signature shall not be removed. 11 10 When an amendment to a main amendment is filed that 11 11 would negate the effect of the main amendment and 11 12 thereby leave the bill unchanged, the presiding 11 13 officer shall have the authority to declare the 11 14 amendment to the main amendment out of order, subject 11 15 to an appeal to the full senate. 11 16 When a house amendment to a senate file is before 11 17 the senate, an amendment to the house amendment shall 11 18 be considered an amendment in the first degree. 11 19 Regardless of its origin, an amendment in the third 11 20 degree shall be ruled out of order. 11 21 When a ruling on germaneness is issued by the 11 22 presiding officer, it shall be accompanied by an 11 23 explanation of the ruling. 11 24 Rule 13 11 25 Order and Precedence of Motions and Amendments 11 26 When a question is under debate, no motion shall be 11 27 received but to adjourn, to recess, questions of 11 28 privilege, to lay on the table, for the previous 11 29 question, to postpone to a day certain, to refer, to 11 30 amend, to postpone indefinitely, to defer, or 12 1 incidental motions. A substitute is not in order 12 2 unless it is in the form of a motion to substitute. 12 3 Such motions shall have precedence in the order in 12 4 which they are named. No motion to postpone to a day 12 5 certain, to refer, or postpone indefinitely, being 12 6 decided, shall be again allowed on the same day with 12 7 regard to the same question. A motion to strike out 12 8 the enacting clause of a bill shall have precedence 12 9 over all amendments and, if carried, shall be 12 10 considered equivalent to the rejection of the bill. 12 11 A motion to strike everything after the enacting 12 12 clause has precedence over a committee amendment and 12 13 all other amendments except one to strike the enacting 12 14 clause. A committee amendment has precedence over all 12 15 other amendments except as provided in this rule. 12 16 A motion to rerefer a bill to committee may specify 12 17 when the committee shall report the bill to the 12 18 senate. If the motion is adopted in such form, the 12 19 committee must report the bill by the date specified 12 20 with or without recommendation or the bill shall 12 21 automatically be returned to the calendar. When the 12 22 bill is returned to the calendar, it shall occupy the 12 23 same position it occupied at the time the bill was 12 24 rereferred to the committee. If the committee to 12 25 which the bill is rereferred submits an amendment in 12 26 its report, that committee amendment shall take 12 27 precedence over other amendments except if that 12 28 committee amendment is in conflict with amendments 12 29 previously adopted, the committee amendment shall not 12 30 be considered until consideration of motions to 13 1 reconsider the previously adopted amendments result in 13 2 removing the conflict. A committee may not file an 13 3 amendment to a billafter the bill has been voted out13 4of that committeeunless the bill is in the 13 5 committee's possession. 13 6 Rule 14 13 7 MOTIONS BEFORE THE SENATE 13 8 Motions before the senate shall be displayed on the 13 9 electronic voting system display boards. 13 10 Rule 15 13 11 Nondebatable Motions 13 12 The following motions are not debatable: 13 13 Adjourn 13 14 Recess 13 15 Call of the Senate 13 16 Lay on Table or Take from Table 13 17 Previous Question 13 18 Reconsider vote by which bill was placed on last reading. 13 19 A Motion to Reconsider and Lay the Motion to Reconsider 13 20 on the Table (Double-barreled Motion). 13 21 Rule 16 13 22 Division of the Question 13 23 Any senator may call for a division of a question, 13 24 which shall be divided if it includes propositions so 13 25 distinct that if one is taken away, a substantive 13 26 proposition shall remain in a technically proper form 13 27 for the decision of the senate. A motion to strike 13 28 out and insert is indivisible; but a motion to strike 13 29 out, if lost, shall not preclude amendments to the 13 30 matter attempted to be stricken or a motion to strike 14 1 out and insert. 14 2 Rule 17 14 3 The Previous Question 14 4 The previous question shall be in this form: 14 5 "Shall debate be closed on the pending question?" A 14 6 motion for the previous question may be adopted by a 14 7 majority of the senators present and voting. Its 14 8 effect shall be to put an end to debate and bring the 14 9 senate to a direct vote upon the pending question. 14 10 However, any senator who has not previously spoken on 14 11 the pending question and who, after the main question 14 12 is taken up and before the motion for the previous 14 13 question has been made, requested recognition by 14 14 depressing the "speak" device may speak no longer than 14 15 five minutes on the pending question. If action on 14 16 the pending question continues into another 14 17 legislative day or is deferred, the previous question 14 18 shall apply and the requests to be recognized shall be 14 19 honored. 14 20 When the motion applies to an amendment, the 14 21 senator proposing the amendment shall have five 14 22 minutes to close debate on the amendment. 14 23 The senator handling the measure under 14 24 consideration shall have ten minutes to close debate 14 25 on the main question. 14 26 Rule 18 14 27 Call of the Senate 14 28 Ten senators may file in writing a call of the 14 29 senate on any single item of legislative business. A 14 30 call of the senate requires the presence of every 15 1 senator and is in order at any time prior to the vote 15 2 being announced by the president. The sergeant-at- 15 3 arms shall return promptly all absent senators. 15 4 Debate on the item may continue while absent senators 15 5 are returning, but no vote on the item is in order on 15 6 it until all have returned. Adoption of a motion to 15 7 recess or adjourn to a specific time will not lift the 15 8 call. The call may be lifted, or a senator may be 15 9 excused from the call without lifting the call, by a 15 10 vote of a constitutional majority of the senators. 15 11 Those senators excused prior to the filing of the call 15 12 are excused from the call. 15 13 Rule 19 15 14 Committee of the Whole 15 15 The senate may resolve itself into a committee of 15 16 the whole senate when it wishes to permit more free 15 17 and informal discussion. Persons other than senators 15 18 may appear and present information. 15 19 Any senator may move "that the senate now resolve 15 20 itself into a committee of the whole to consider" a 15 21 stated subject. 15 22 The president of the senate shall be chair of the 15 23 committee of the whole unless otherwise ordered by the 15 24 senate. 15 25 The procedure in committee of the whole is subject 15 26 to the rules of the senate. The previous question and 15 27 the motion to reconsider shall be in order. 15 28 The committee of the whole cannot take any final 15 29 action and its power is limited to recommendation to 15 30 the senate. The proceedings of the committee of the 16 1 whole, including any roll call vote, shall be printed 16 2 in the journal. 16 3 Any senator may at any time, except while voting or 16 4 while a senator has the floor, move that "the 16 5 committee rise" which is equivalent to a motion to 16 6 adjourn. 16 7 After adoption of the motion to rise, the chair may 16 8 report to the senate in the same manner as other 16 9 committee reports are given. 16 10 Rule 20 16 11 Last Reading and Passage of Bills 16 12 When a motion to place a bill on its last reading 16 13 is lost, the same motion shall be in order at any 16 14 later time. After the last reading of a bill, no 16 15 amendment shall be received. The vote on final 16 16 passage shall be taken immediately without debate. 16 17 Rule 21 16 18 Engrossment of Bills 16 19 An engrossment is a proofreading and verification 16 20 in order to be certain that a bill before the senate 16 21 is identical with the original bill as introduced with 16 22 all amendments which have been adopted correctly 16 23 inserted. 16 24 In an engrossed bill, all obvious typographical, 16 25 spelling or other clerical errors are corrected and 16 26 section or paragraph numbers and internal references 16 27 are changed as required to conform the original bill 16 28 to any amendments which have been adopted. All such 16 29 corrections or changes shall be reported in the 16 30 journal by the secretary of the senate. The engrossed 17 1 bill shall be placed in the bill file with the 17 2 original bill and amendments. 17 3 Rule 22 17 4 Manner of Voting 17 5 On voice vote, the question shall be distinctly put 17 6 in this form: "Those in favor of (the question) say 17 7 "aye"." "Those opposed to (the question) say "no"." 17 8 A non-record or record roll call vote may be 17 9 requested by any senator or ordered by the president 17 10 any time before the results are announced. A non- 17 11 record roll call shall be requested by asking for a 17 12 "division". A record roll call shall be requested by 17 13 asking for a "roll call". Upon request for a non- 17 14 record or record roll call vote, the president shall 17 15 announce that such a non-record or record roll call 17 16 vote has been requested and shall state the question 17 17 to be put to the senate. The president then shall 17 18 direct the secretary of the senate to receive the 17 19 votes. 17 20 Senators present may cast their votes, either by 17 21 operating the voting mechanism located at their 17 22 assigned desk or by signaling the president if they 17 23 are unable to vote at their assigned desk. The 17 24 president shall enter the votes of senators signaling 17 25 their votes. 17 26 After sufficient time has elapsed for all senators 17 27 present to record their votes, the president shall 17 28 direct the secretary of the senate to close the voting 17 29 system. The president shall still enter the senators' 17 30 votes at any time prior to directing the secretary of 18 1 the senate to lock the voting system. The president 18 2 shall then immediately announce the vote. 18 3 During a non-record or record roll call vote, both 18 4 individual votes and vote totals shall be indicated 18 5 openly on the display boards. On non-record roll 18 6 calls, only vote totals shall be printed in the 18 7 journal. 18 8 In the event the electronic voting system is not in 18 9 operating order, the president shall direct the 18 10 secretary of the senate to take the non-record or 18 11 record roll call by calling the names of the senators 18 12 in alphabetical order. 18 13 Rule 23 18 14 Duty of Voting 18 15 Every senator present when a question is put shall 18 16 vote "aye", "no" or "present" unless previously 18 17 excused by the senate. Upon demand being made by any 18 18 senator, the secretary of the senate shall call in 18 19 alphabetical order the names of the senators not 18 20 voting or voting "present". Those senators called 18 21 shall vote "aye" or "no" unless the senator states a 18 22 personal interest in the question or concludes that he 18 23 or she should not vote under the senate code of 18 24 ethics. 18 25 Rule 24 18 26 Reconsideration 18 27 When a main motionor main questionhas been 18 28 decided by the senate, any senator having voted on the 18 29 prevailing side may move to reconsider the vote on the 18 30 same or next legislative day. Motions to reconsidera19 1 the voteby whichon a bill orjointresolutionwas19 2adopted on final passageshall be in writing and filed 19 3 with the secretary of the senate.A19 4 Notwithstanding any time limitations applicable to 19 5 motions to reconsider main motions, a motion to 19 6 reconsider the vote on an amendmentto a main motion19 7or main questionmay be made at any time before final 19 8 disposition of the motion to be amended. Such motion 19 9 shall be in writing and filed with the secretary of 19 10 the senate. A motion to reconsider an amendment to a 19 11 main motionor main questionshall be taken up for 19 12 consideration only prior to the disposition of the 19 13 mainquestionmotion or upon reconsideration of the 19 14 mainquestionmotion.A19 15 A constitutional majority by a record roll call is 19 16 necessary to reconsider a bill or joint resolution. 19 17 During three legislative days from the date the motion 19 18 to reconsider a bill or resolution is filed, only the 19 19 mover may call it up. Thereafter, any senator may 19 20 call up the motion. If a date for adjournment has 19 21 been set by resolution of the senate, any senator may 19 22 call up a motion to reconsider at any time within 19 23 three days prior to the date set for adjournment. 19 24 If the motion to reconsider a bill or resolution 19 25 prevails, motions to reconsider amendments thereto 19 26 shall be in order and shall be disposed of without 19 27 delay. 19 28 A motion that any action taken by the senate be 19 29 reconsidered and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 19 30 the table shall be a single and indivisible motion, 20 1 known as the double-barreled motion, which, if 20 2 carried, shall have the effect of preventing 20 3 reconsideration unless a motion to take from the table 20 4 prevails. A constitutional majority is necessary for 20 5 the double-barreled motion to prevail on a bill or 20 6 joint resolution. The double-barreled motion can only 20 7 be made from the floor after the vote is announced and 20 8 the member who moved the final reading shall have 20 9 priority in making it. 20 10 A motion to reconsider and lay on the table shall 20 11 have priority over a motion to reconsider if they are 20 12 both filed on the same legislative day. 20 13 In the event that a motion to reconsider is pending 20 14 at the end of the first session or any extraordinary 20 15 session of any general assembly, or the general 20 16 assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion has not 20 17 been voted upon by the senate, it shall be determined 20 18 to have failed. 20 19 Rule 25 20 20 Suspension of Rules and Taking from Table 20 21 No standing rule or rules incorporated by reference 20 22 under Rule 3 or order of the senate shall be rescinded 20 23 or suspended, nor shall any matter, tabled upon 20 24 motion, be taken up, except by an affirmative vote of 20 25 a constitutional majority of the senate. 20 26 INTRODUCTION AND FORM OF BILLS 20 27 Rule 26 20 28 Time and Method of Introducing Bills and Amendments 20 29 All bills to be introduced in the senate shall be 20 30 typed in proper form by the legislative service bureau 21 1 and shall be filed with the recording clerk. 21 2 All amendments shall be typed in proper form and 21 3 filed with the recording clerk not later than 4:30 21 4 p.m., or adjournment, whichever is later, in order to 21 5 be listed in the following day's clip sheet. 21 6 An "impact amendment" is an amendment which 21 7 reasonably could have an annual effect of at least one 21 8 hundred thousand dollars or a combined total effect 21 9 within five years after enactment of five hundred 21 10 thousand dollars or more on the aggregate revenues, 21 11 expenditures or fiscal liability of the state or its 21 12 subdivisions. 21 13 An impact amendment to a bill which has been on the 21 14 special order calendar for at least three full 21 15 legislative days prior to its consideration shall not 21 16 be taken up by the senate unless: 21 17 1) a fiscal note is attached, and the amendment is 21 18 filed at least one legislative day prior to the date 21 19 set for consideration of the bill; or 21 20 2) the amendment is an appropriation or other 21 21 measure where the total effect is stated in dollar 21 22 amounts. 21 23 Rule 27 21 24 Limit on Introduction of Bills 21 25 No bill or joint resolution, except bills and joint 21 26 resolutions cosponsored by the majority and minority 21 27 floor leaders, shall be introduced in the senate after 21 28 4:00 p.m. on Friday of theseventhsixth week of the 21 29 first regular session of a general assembly unless a 21 30 written request for drafting the bill has been filed 22 1 with the legislative service bureau before that time. 22 2 After adjournment of the first regular session, bills 22 3 may be prefiled at any time before the convening of 22 4 the second regular session. No bill shall be 22 5 introduced after 4:00 p.m. on Friday of the second 22 6 week of the second regular session of a general 22 7 assembly unless a written request for drafting the 22 8 bill has been filed with the legislative service 22 9 bureau before that time. However, standing committees 22 10 may introduce bills and joint resolutions at any time. 22 11 A bill which relates to departmental rules sponsored 22 12 by the administrative rules review committee and 22 13 approved by a majority of the members of the committee 22 14 in each house may be introduced at any time and must 22 15 be referred to a standing committee which must take 22 16 action on the bill within three weeks. Senate and 22 17 concurrent resolutions may be introduced at any time. 22 18 No bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution or 22 19 senate resolution shall be introduced at any 22 20 extraordinary session unless sponsored by a standing 22 21 committee, the majority and minority floor leaders, or 22 22 the committee of the whole. 22 23 Rule 28 22 24 Introduction, Reading and Form of Bills and Resolutions 22 25 Every senate bill and resolution shall be 22 26 introduced by one or more senators or by any standing 22 27 committee of the senate and shall at once be given its 22 28 first reading. 22 29 If the senate is in session when a bill or 22 30 resolution is introduced, the first reading shall 23 1 consist of reading its file number, the title and 23 2 sponsor of the bill. If the senate is not in session 23 3 but a journal is published for the day, the first 23 4 reading shall consist of a journal entry of the bill's 23 5 file number, title, sponsor and the notation "Read 23 6 first time under Rule 28.". 23 7 Any bill or resolution approved for introduction by 23 8 a standing committee during an interim period between 23 9 sessions of one General Assembly shall be introduced 23 10 without further action by the committee at the next 23 11 succeeding regular session of the same General 23 12 Assembly and placed immediately upon the regular 23 13 calendar. 23 14 Every bill and resolution referred to committee 23 15 shall have received two readings before its passage. 23 16 The subject of every bill shall be expressed in its 23 17 title. 23 18 Rule 29 23 19 Explanations 23 20 No bill, except appropriation committee bills and 23 21 simple or concurrent resolutions, shall be introduced 23 22 unless a concise and accurate explanation is attached. 23 23 The chief sponsor or a committee to which the bill has 23 24 been referred may add a revised explanation at any 23 25 time before the last reading, and it shall be included 23 26 in the daily clip sheet. 23 27 Rule 30 23 28 Resolutions 23 29 A "senate resolution" is a resolution acted upon 23 30 only by the senate which expresses sentiment or is 24 1 used for the appointment of special committees within 24 2 the senate. A senate resolution requires the 24 3 affirmative vote of a majority of the senators present 24 4 and voting. A senate resolution shall be filed with 24 5 the secretary of the senate. A senate resolution 24 6 shall be printed in the bound journal after its 24 7 adoption and in the daily journal upon written request 24 8 to the secretary of the senate by the sponsor of the 24 9 resolution. 24 10 Rule 31 24 11 Nullification Resolutions 24 12 A nullification resolution may be introduced by a 24 13 standing committee, the administrative rules review 24 14 committee, or any member of the senate. A 24 15 nullification resolution introduced by the 24 16 administrative rules review committee or a member of 24 17 the senate shall be referred to the same standing 24 18 committee it would be referred to if it was a bill. 24 19 Any nullification resolution may be referred to the 24 20 administrative rules review committee by a majority 24 21 vote of the standing committee which introduced it or 24 22 to which it was referred. The administrative rules 24 23 review committee may seek an agreement with the 24 24 affected administrative agency wherein the agency 24 25 agrees to voluntarily rescind or modify a rule or 24 26 rules relating to the subject matter of the 24 27 nullification resolution. An agreement to voluntarily 24 28 rescind or modify an administrative agency rule shall 24 29 be in writing and signed by the chief administrative 24 30 officer of the administrative agency and a majority of 25 1 the administrative rules review committee members of 25 2 each house and shall be placed on file in the offices 25 3 of the chief clerk of the house, the secretary of the 25 4 senate and the secretary of state. If an agreement is 25 5 not reached, or the nullification resolution is not 25 6 approved by a majority of the administrative rules 25 7 review committee members of each house, within two 25 8 weeks of the date the resolution is referred to the 25 9 committee, the resolution shall be placed on the 25 10 calendar. If the nullification resolution is approved 25 11 by the administrative rules review committee it shall 25 12 be placed on the calendar. A nullification resolution 25 13 is subject to a motion to withdraw the nullification 25 14 resolution as provided in rule 42. 25 15 A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot 25 16 be amended on the floor of the senate. 25 17 Rule 32 25 18 Resolutions, Applicable Rules 25 19 All rules applicable to bills shall apply to 25 20 resolutions, except as otherwise provided in the 25 21 rules. 25 22 Rule 33 25 23 Study Bills 25 24 1. A study bill is any matter which a senator 25 25 wishes to have considered by a standing committee or 25 26 appropriations subcommittee for introduction as a 25 27 committee bill or resolution. The term "study bill" 25 28 includes "proposed bills" provided for in Rule 37 and 25 29 departmental requests prefiled in the manner specified 25 30 in section 2.16 of the Code. 26 1 2. A study bill shall bear the name of the member 26 2 who wishes to have the bill considered. A study bill 26 3submittedproposed by a state agency shall bear the 26 4 name of the agency. A committee chair may submit a 26 5 study bill in the name of that committee. 26 6 3. Upon first receiving a study bill from a 26 7 senator, a committee chairperson shall submit three 26 8 copies to the secretary of the senate. Study bills 26 9 received in the secretary of the senate's office 26 10 before 3:00 p.m. shall be filed, numbered, and 26 11 reported in the journal for that day. Study bills 26 12 received in the secretary of the senate's office after 26 13 3:00 p.m. shall be filed, numbered, and reported in 26 14 the journal for the subsequent day. The secretary 26 15 shall number such bills in consecutive order. The 26 16 secretary shall maintain a record of all study bills 26 17 and their assigned number. Committee records shall 26 18 refer to study bills by the number assigned by the 26 19 secretary. 26 20 4. The secretary shall file a report in the 26 21 journal of each study bill received. The report shall 26 22 show the study bill number, its title or subject 26 23 matter and the committee which is considering it. If 26 24 a study bill is referred to a subcommittee, then the 26 25 committee chairperson shall report in the journal the 26 26 names of the subcommittee members to which it is 26 27 assigned. 26 28 5. If a committee bill or resolution is introduced 26 29 which was not previously the subject of a study bill 26 30 in the sponsoring committee, the majority leader may 27 1 re-refer the bill back to the committee. 27 2 6. A study bill not prepared by the legislative 27 3 service bureau may be submitted to a standing 27 4 committee, but shall not be considered by the full 27 5 committee unless reviewed and typed in proper form by 27 6 the legislative service bureau. 27 7 COMMITTEES AND COMMITMENT 27 8 Rule 34 27 9 Committee Appointments 27 10 Committee appointments shall be made by the 27 11 majority leader for majority party members, after 27 12 consultation with the president, and by the minority 27 13 leader for minority party members, after consultation 27 14 with the president. No senator shall serve on more 27 15 than five standing committees. The majority leader, 27 16 after consultation with the president, shall designate 27 17 the chairperson and vice-chairperson of each standing 27 18 committee. The minority leader, after consultation 27 19 with the president, shall designate the ranking member 27 20 of each standing committee from the minority 27 21 membership of that committee. 27 22 Rule 35 27 23 Standing Committees 27 24 The names of the standing committees of the senate 27 25 shall be: 27 26 Agriculture 27 27 Appropriations 27 28 Business and labor relations 27 29 Commerce 27 30Communications and information policy28 1 Education 28 2Environment and energy utilities28 3 Human resources 28 4 Judiciary 28 5 Local government 28 6 Natural resources & Environment 28 7 Rules and administration 28 8 Small business, economic development, and tourism 28 9 State government 28 10 Transportation 28 11 Ways and means 28 12 Rule 36 28 13 Committee on Rules and Administration 28 14 The committee on rules and administration shall 28 15 recommend rules and rule changes to the senate, shall 28 16 hire senate employees, shall recommend salary scales 28 17 for all senate employees, and shall oversee senate 28 18 budget and administration matters. 28 19 The committee on rules and administration will 28 20 select, for senate approval, an individual to serve as 28 21 secretary of the senate. 28 22 Upon authorization being given by the committee on 28 23 rules and administration, the minority party members 28 24 of the committee will select, for senate approval, an 28 25 individual to serve as assistant parliamentarian. 28 26 The committee shall have the following standing 28 27 subcommittees: 28 28 1. Joint Rules 28 29 2. Senate Rules 28 30 3. Administrative Services 29 1 4. Caucus Services. 29 2 The majority leader shall serve as chair of the 29 3 rules and administration committee and as chair of the 29 4 standing subcommittee on caucus services. The 29 5 president of the senate shall serve as vice-chair of 29 6 the rules and administration committee, and as chair 29 7 of the subcommittee on administrative services. 29 8 Rule 37 29 9 Appropriations Committee 29 10 The appropriations committee shall receive bills 29 11 committed to it and shall assign each to one of the 29 12 appropriations subcommittees. 29 13There shall be tenThe appropriations 29 14 subcommitteeswhichshall be named: 29 15 Administration & Regulation 29 16 Agriculture and Natural Resources 29 17Claims29 18 Economic Development 29 19 Education 29 20 Health and Human Rights 29 21 Human Services 29 22 Justice System 29 23RegulationOversight & Communications 29 24 Transportationand Safety, Infrastructure & 29 25 Capitals 29 26 The appropriations subcommittees shall receive 29 27 bills assigned to them or may originate proposed bills 29 28 within the subcommittee's jurisdiction as defined by 29 29 the appropriations committee for consideration by the 29 30 appropriations committee. Each subcommittee may 30 1 submit amendments to bills together with the 30 2 subcommittee's recommended action to the 30 3 appropriations committee. 30 4 If a bill or proposed bill is submitted to the 30 5 appropriations committee by an appropriations 30 6 subcommittee the appropriations committee may: 30 7 1. report the bill or approve the proposed bill 30 8 for introduction by the appropriations committee; 30 9 2. report the bill with any appropriations 30 10 committee-approved amendments incorporated; 30 11 3. draft a new bill for sponsorship by the 30 12 appropriations committee and report it; or 30 13 4. re-refer it together with the appropriations 30 14 committee's objections to the appropriations 30 15 subcommittee from which it was originally referred or 30 16 which originated the draft bill. 30 17 The appropriations committee and subcommittees may 30 18 meet jointly with the appropriations committee of the 30 19 house of representatives. 30 20 Rule 38 30 21 First Reading and Commitment 30 22 Upon the first reading of an individual bill or 30 23 resolution, or a house committee bill or resolution, 30 24 the president shall refer the bill or resolution to an 30 25 appropriate standing committee unless otherwise 30 26 ordered by the senate. If the bill or resolution is a 30 27 senate committee bill or resolution, the president 30 28 shall place it on the calendar after its first 30 29 reading. If the subject of the bill or resolution is 30 30 not germane to the title of the committee presenting 31 1 it, the presidentorof the senate may refer it to a 31 2 committee deemed appropriate. 31 3 All bills carrying an appropriation for any purpose 31 4 or involving the expenditure of state funds shall be 31 5 referred to the committee on appropriations. 31 6 All bills pertaining to the levy, assessment or 31 7 collection of taxes or fees shall be referred to the 31 8 committee on ways and means. 31 9 Any bill which provides for a new state board, 31 10 commission, agency or department or makes separate or 31 11 autonomous an existing state board, commission, agency 31 12 or department, shall be referred to the committee on 31 13 state government. This rule shall also apply when 31 14 such a provision is added to a bill or resolution by 31 15 amendment adopted by the senate. If the bill or 31 16 resolution is so referred after being sponsored or 31 17 reported out by another committee, and if the 31 18 committee on state government does not report out the 31 19 bill or resolution within ten legislative days after 31 20 referral, the bill or resolution shall automatically 31 21 be restored to the calendar with the same priority it 31 22 had immediately before referral. 31 23 Rule 39 31 24 Rules for Standing Committees 31 25 The following rules shall govern all standing 31 26 committees of the senate. Any committee may adopt 31 27 additional rules which are consistent with these 31 28 rules: 31 29 1. A majority of the members shall constitute a 31 30 quorum. 32 1 2. The chair of a committee shall refer each bill 32 2 and resolution to a subcommittee within seven days 32 3 after the bill or resolution has been referred to the 32 4 committee. The chair may appoint subcommittees for 32 5 study of bills and resolutions without calling a 32 6 meeting of the committee, but the subcommittee must be 32 7 announced at the next meeting of the committee. No 32 8 bill or resolution shall be reported out of a 32 9 committee until the next meeting after the 32 10 subcommittee is announced, except that the chair of 32 11 the appropriations committee may make the announcement 32 12 of the assignment to a subcommittee by placing a 32 13 notice in the journal. Any bill so assigned by the 32 14 appropriations committee chair shall be eligible for 32 15 consideration by the committee upon report of the 32 16 subcommittee but not sooner than three legislative 32 17 days following the publication of the announcement in 32 18 the journal. 32 19 When a bill or resolution has been assigned to a 32 20 subcommittee, the chair shall report to the senate the 32 21 bill or resolution number and the names of the 32 22 subcommittee members and such reports shall be 32 23 reported in the journal. Subcommittee assignments 32 24 shall be reported to the journal daily. Reports filed 32 25 before 3:00 p.m. shall be printed in the journal for 32 26 that day; reports filed after 3:00 p.m. shall be 32 27 printed in the journal for the subsequent day. 32 28 Where standing subcommittees of any committee have 32 29 been named, the names of the members and the title of 32 30 the subcommittee shall be published once and 33 1 thereafter publication of assignments may be made by 33 2 indicating the title of the subcommittee. 33 3 3. No bill or resolution shall be considered by a 33 4 committee until it has been referred to a subcommittee 33 5 and the subcommittee has made its report unless 33 6 otherwise ordered by a majority of the members. 33 7 4. The rules adopted by a committee, including 33 8 subsections 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of this rule, may 33 9 be suspended by an affirmative vote of a majority of 33 10 the members of the committee. 33 11 5. The affirmative vote of a majority of the 33 12 members of a committee is needed to sponsor a 33 13 committee bill or resolution or to report a bill or 33 14 resolution out for passage. 33 15 6. The vote on all bills and resolutions shall be 33 16 by roll call unless a short-form vote is unanimously 33 17 agreed to by the committee. A record shall be kept by 33 18 the secretary. 33 19 7. No committee, except a conference committee or 33 20 the steering committee, is authorized to meet when the 33 21 senate is in session. 33 22 8. A subcommittee shall not report a bill to the 33 23 committee unless the bill has been typed into proper 33 24 form by the legislative service bureau. 33 25 9. A bill or resolution shall not be voted upon 33 26 the same day a public hearing called under subsection 33 27 10 is held on that bill or resolution.The presence33 28or participation of a member of the legislature,33 29official of the state, state department head, member33 30of the press, legislative staff member assigned to the34 1committee, or a person invited by the committee is not34 2considered a public hearing.34 3 10. Public hearings may be called at the 34 4 discretion of the chair. The chair shall call a 34 5 public hearing upon the written request of one-half 34 6 the membership of the committee. The chair shall set 34 7 the time and place of the public hearing. 34 8 11. A subcommittee chair must notify the committee 34 9 chair not later than one legislative day prior to 34 10 bringing the bill or resolution before the committee. 34 11 The committee cannot vote on a bill or resolution for 34 12 at least one full day following the receipt of the 34 13 subcommittee report by the chairperson. 34 14 12. A motion proposing action on a bill or 34 15 resolution that has been defeated by a committee shall 34 16 not be voted upon again at the samesessionmeeting of 34 17 the committee. 34 18 13. Committee meetings shall be open. 34 19 Rule 40 34 20 Voting in Committee 34 21 All committee meetings shall be open at all times. 34 22 Voting by secret ballot is prohibited. Roll call 34 23 votes shall be taken in each committee when final 34 24 action on any bill or resolution is voted, unless a 34 25 short-form vote is unanimously agreed to by the 34 26 committee. A roll call vote also shall be taken in 34 27 each committee at the request of a member upon any 34 28 amendment or motion. All results shall be entered in 34 29 the minutes which shall be public records. Records of 34 30 these votes shall be made available by the chair or 35 1 the committee secretary at any time. This rule also 35 2 applies to the steering committee and appropriations 35 3 subcommittees. 35 4 The committee shall not authorize the introduction 35 5 of a committee bill or resolution until the members 35 6 have received final copies of the bill or resolution 35 7 with amendments or changes incorporated, and typed 35 8 into proper form by the legislative service bureau. 35 9 The committee may, by unanimous consent, dispense with 35 10 this requirement when only nonsubstantive amendments 35 11 or changes are necessary to correct the bill or 35 12 resolution, or when a study bill or individually 35 13 sponsored bill is voted out as a committee bill with 35 14 no change in the text of the bill or the title. 35 15 The legislative service bureau shall file a report 35 16 with the committee members detailing the amendments or 35 17 changes and this report shall become a part of the 35 18 committee report. 35 19 Rule 41 35 20 Announcement of Committee Meetings 35 21 It shall be in order for the chair of any committee 35 22 to announce to the senate the time and place of 35 23 committee meetings. The announcement shall include a 35 24 proposed agenda for the meeting. The sergeant-at-arms 35 25 shall post at the rear of the chamber the daily 35 26 schedule of committee meetings. 35 27 Rule 42 35 28 Withdrawal of Bills and Resolutions from Committee 35 29 The secretary of the senate shall note on each bill 35 30 and resolution the date of its reference to committee. 36 1 No bill or resolution shall be withdrawn from any 36 2 committee within fifteen legislative days after the 36 3 bill or resolution has been referred to the committee 36 4 and thereafter only upon written petition for the 36 5 withdrawal of such bill or resolution signed by a 36 6 constitutional majority of the senators, except as 36 7 provided in Rule3738. Only senators may circulate 36 8 such a petition. 36 9 Rule 43 36 10 Committee Reports 36 11 All committees shall file a reportwith the36 12secretary of the senateof committee meetings. Such 36 13 reports shall contain the following information: 36 14 a. The time the meeting convened; 36 15 b. Those senators who were present and absent at 36 16 the time the meeting convened, as well as the time any 36 17 senator, who was not present at the time the meeting 36 18 convened, arrives for the meeting; 36 19 c. The vote on any bill or resolution reported out 36 20 of the committee for floor action; 36 21 d. The title of the bill; 36 22 e. The file number of the bill or resolution (if 36 23 known); 36 24 f. Whether the committee recommends that the bill 36 25 or resolution be passed, amended and passed, 36 26 indefinitely postponed, or considered without 36 27 committee recommendation; 36 28 g. An indication of other bills or matters 36 29 discussed; 36 30 h. Such other matters as the committee chair shall 37 1 direct; and 37 2 i. The time the meeting adjourned. 37 3 No committee report shall be read, but all 37 4 committee reports shall be printedby the secretaryin 37 5 the journal. Upon printing, all committee reports 37 6 shall then stand approved unless the senate directs 37 7 otherwise. 37 8 Rule 44 37 9 Bills or Resolutions Recommended for Indefinite Postponement 37 10When a question is postponed indefinitely, it shall37 11not be again acted upon during that session of the37 12general assembly. However, noNo senate bill or 37 13 resolution recommended for indefinite postponement 37 14 shall be considered in the absence of the chief 37 15 sponsor or, if a house bill or resolution, in the 37 16 absence of the senator representing the district in 37 17 which the sponsor resides. When a question is 37 18 postponed indefinitely, it shall not be again acted 37 19 upon during that session of the general assembly. 37 20 GENERAL RULES 37 21 Rule 45 37 22 Admission to Senate Chamber 37 23 The persons who shall have access to the senate 37 24 chamber, and the times access shall be available, and 37 25 the rules governing their activities in the chamber 37 26 shall be as prescribed by the rules and administration 37 27 committee pursuant to a written policy adopted by the 37 28 committee and filed with the secretary of the senate. 37 29 Rule 46 37 30 Legislative Interns and Aides 38 1 Legislative interns for senators shall be allowed 38 2 on the floor of the senate in accordance with Rule 45; 38 3 provided that each intern first has obtained a name 38 4 badge from the secretary of the senate. The secretary 38 5 of the senate shall issue an appropriate badge to all 38 6 interns for senators. 38 7 In addition, those persons designated as "aides to 38 8 senators" shall be allowed on the floor of the senate. 38 9 The secretary of the senate shall issue an appropriate 38 10 badge for such individuals. 38 11 Rule 47 38 12 Clearing of Lobby and Gallery 38 13 In case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the 38 14 lobby or gallery, the presiding officer may order it 38 15 cleared. 38 16 Rule 48 38 17 Presentation of Petitions 38 18 Each petition shall contain a brief statement of 38 19 its subject matter and the name of the senator 38 20 presenting it. Petitions shall be filed with the 38 21 secretary of the senate andshall benoted in the 38 22 journal. 38 23 Rule 49 38 24 Distribution of Printed Material 38 25 No general distribution of printed material in the 38 26 senate shall be allowed unless authorized by the 38 27 secretary of the senate or by a senator. 38 28 Rule 50 38 29 Concerning the Printing of Papers 38 30 Any paper, other than that contemplated by Section 39 1 10, Article III of the Constitution of the State of 39 2 Iowa, presented to the senate may, with the consent of 39 3 a constitutional majority, be printed in the journal. 39 4 Rule 51 39 5 Reprinting of Documents 39 6 When any bill has been substantially amended by the 39 7 senate, the secretary of the senate shall order the 39 8 bill reprinted on paper of a different color. All 39 9 adopted amendments inserting new material shall be 39 10 distinguishable. 39 11 The secretary of the senate may order the printing 39 12 of a reasonable number of additional copies of bills, 39 13 resolutions, amendments or journals. 39 14 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 39 15 Rule 52 39 16 Duties of the President 39 17 The senate shall elect, from its membership, a 39 18 president. The president shall call the senate to 39 19 order at the hour to which the senate is adjourned. 39 20 Unless otherwise ordered by the senate, the president 39 21 shall proceed with the regular order of daily 39 22 business. The president shall preserve order and 39 23 decorum and decide all questions of order and 39 24 corrections to the journal, subject to an appeal to 39 25 the senate. The president shall direct voting as 39 26 provided in rule 22. When a ruling on germaneness is 39 27 issued by the presiding officer, it shall be 39 28 accompanied by an explanation of the ruling. The 39 29 president of the senate shall be the chair of the 39 30 committee of the whole unless otherwise ordered by the 40 1 senate, under rule 19. 40 2 Upon the first reading of an individual bill or 40 3 resolution, or a house committee bill or resolution, 40 4 the president shall refer the bill or resolution to 40 5 the appropriate standing committee unless otherwise 40 6 ordered by the senate. If the bill or resolution is a 40 7 senate committee bill or resolution, the president 40 8 shall place it on the calendar after its first 40 9 reading. If the subject of the bill or resolution is 40 10 not germane to the title of the committee presenting 40 11 it, the president of the senate may refer it to the 40 12 appropriate committee. 40 13 The president shall sign legislative enactments 40 14 upon their enrollingas provided under Joint Rule 14. 40 15 The president of the senate shall serve as a member 40 16 of the legislative council and the senate rules and 40 17 administration committee. The president shall serve 40 18 on the rules and administration committee as chair of 40 19 the standing subcommittee designated to supervise the 40 20 secretary of the senate and other employees of the 40 21 administrative services division of the senate. 40 22 Rule 53 40 23 The President Pro Tempore 40 24 The senate shall elect, from its membership, a 40 25 president pro tempore. When the president is absent, 40 26 the president pro tempore shall preside, except when 40 27 the chair is filled by temporary appointment by the 40 28 president or the majority leader. 40 29 The president pro tempore, when presiding, shall 40 30 perform duties as prescribed in rule 52, paragraphs 1 41 1 and 2. 41 2 The president pro tempore shall serve as a member 41 3 of the legislative council and as a member of the 41 4 senate committee on rules and administration. 41 5 Rule 54 41 6 Secretary of the Senate 41 7 The secretary of the senate shall be an officer of 41 8 the senate and shall: 41 9 1. Serve as chief administrative officer of the 41 10 senate. 41 11 2. Have charge of the secretary's desk. 41 12 3. Be responsible for the custody and safekeeping 41 13 of all bills, resolutions, and amendments filed, 41 14 except while they are in the custody of a committee. 41 15 4. Have charge of the daily journal. 41 16 5. Have control of all rooms assigned for the use 41 17 of the senate. 41 18 6. Keep a detailed record of senate action on all 41 19 bills and resolutions. 41 20 7. Insert adopted amendments into bills before 41 21 transmittal to the house of representatives and prior 41 22 to final enrollment. 41 23 8. Prescribe the duties of and supervise all 41 24 senate employees. 41 25 9. Authorize all expenditures of funds within the 41 26 senate budget. 41 27 The secretary of the senate shall also act as 41 28 senate parliamentarian and shall: 41 29 1. Advise the presiding officer of the senate 41 30 about parliamentary procedures during deliberations of 42 1 the senate. 42 2 2. Perform other duties as prescribed by the 42 3 committee on rules and administration. 42 4 3. Process the handling of amendments when filed 42 5 and during the floor consideration of bills. 42 6 Rule 55 42 7 Legal Counsel 42 8 The legal counsel shall be a contractual employee 42 9 of the senate and shall: 42 10 1. Serve as attorney and counselor for the senate. 42 11 2. At the request of the majority and minority 42 12 leaders, research any legal issue in which the senate 42 13 has an interest. However, the legal counsel shall not 42 14 issue nor venture any opinions on unresolved questions 42 15 of law unless permitted by both the majority and 42 16 minority leaders. 42 17 Rule 56 42 18 Sergeant-at-Arms 42 19 The sergeant-at-arms shall be an employee of the 42 20 senate and shall: 42 21 1. Wear the appropriate badge of his or her 42 22 office. 42 23 2. Attend the senate during its sessions. 42 24 3. Aid in the enforcement of order under the 42 25 direction of the president of the senate and the 42 26 secretary of the senate. 42 27 4. Execute the commands of the senate. 42 28 5. See that no unauthorized person disturbs the 42 29 contents of the senators' desks. 42 30 6. Supervise the doorkeepers, the assistant 43 1 sergeant-at-arms, and pages. 43 2 7. Announce all delegations from the governor or 43 3 house. 43 4 8. Supervise the seating of visitors and press 43 5 representatives. 43 6 Rule 57 43 7 Senate Secretaries 43 8 Every senator shall be permitted to employ for each 43 9 session of a general assembly a personally selected 43 10 secretary. 43 11 Rule 58 43 12 Use of Electronic Voting System 43 13 Any officer or employee of the senate, other than a 43 14 duly elected member of the senate, who operates the 43 15 electronic voting machine mechanism located at the 43 16 desk of said member of the senate shall be subject to 43 17 immediate termination from employment. The provisions 43 18 of this paragraph only shall apply during the taking 43 19 of a roll call vote or division utilizing the 43 20 electronic voting system. 43 21 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 43 22 Rule 59 43 23 Appointments 43 24 The secretary of the senate shall: 43 25 a. send, to each appointee submitted by the 43 26 governor for senate confirmation, a copy of a senate 43 27 questionnaire as approved by the rules and 43 28 administration committee; 43 29 b. receive completed questionnaires from 43 30 appointees and forward copies of the completed 44 1 questionnaires to appropriate committee members; 44 2 c. maintain "Confirmation Calendar" categories on 44 3 the senate calendar as directed under this rule, 44 4 senate rule 6, and by the committee on rules and 44 5 administration. No appointee shall be listed as 44 6 eligible on the confirmation calendar until the 44 7 secretary has received the appointee's completed 44 8 senate questionnaire. 44 9 As soon as possible after the convening of a 44 10 session, and again within one week following March 15, 44 11 the secretary of the senate shall publish in the 44 12 senate journal the names of all nominees submitted for 44 13 confirmation. The secretary of the senate shall 44 14 maintain a file of all appointments received from the 44 15 governor for confirmation. The file shall contain a 44 16 description of the duties and the compensation for 44 17 each nominee. The file shall show the date an 44 18 appointment was received from the governor, the date 44 19 the appointment was published in the journal, whether 44 20 the nominee has been introduced, whether a committee 44 21 report has been filed, when the senate questionnaire 44 22 was sent to the appointee, and shall include a copy of 44 23 the appointee's completed senate questionnaire, upon 44 24 receipt. 44 25 INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES. All appointments 44 26 received from the governor shall be referred to the 44 27 rules and administration committee by the secretary of 44 28 the senate on the same day they are published in the 44 29 senate journal. The rules and administration 44 30 committee shall establish an en bloc confirmation 45 1 calendar which must be filed with the secretary of the 45 2 senate. Within three (3) legislative days after 45 3 receiving an appointment, the committee shall either 45 4 place a nominee on the en bloc confirmation calendar 45 5 or assign the nominee to an appropriate standing 45 6 committee for further investigation, publishing notice 45 7 of such assignment in the senate journal for the next 45 8 legislative day. If the rules and administration 45 9 committee fails to take action on a nominee within the 45 10 three days, the nominee shall automatically be placed 45 11 on the en bloc confirmation calendar. 45 12 Within the three (3) legislative days after an 45 13 appointment has been referred to the rules and 45 14 administration committee, any ten senators may require 45 15 that the nominee be assigned to an appropriate 45 16 standing committee by filing a written, signed request 45 17 therefor with the chairperson of the rules and 45 18 administration committee. The committee chair shall 45 19 refer the appointment to a subcommittee within one (1) 45 20 legislative day after a standing committee receives an 45 21 appointment for further investigation, publishing 45 22 notice of such assignment in the senate journal for 45 23 the next legislative day. Within ten (10) legislative 45 24 days after a standing committee receives an 45 25 appointment for further investigation the subcommittee 45 26 shall file its report with the standing committee. 45 27 Within fourteen (14) legislative days after a 45 28 standing committee receives an appointment for further 45 29 investigation, the committee shall conduct an 45 30 investigation of the nominee and file its report 46 1 thereon with the secretary of the senate, who shall 46 2 then place the nominee on the en bloc calendar or 46 3 individual confirmation calendar as directed by the 46 4 committee. The failure of a committee to file its 46 5 report within the prescribed time means that the 46 6 nominee is to be automatically placed, without 46 7 recommendation, upon the individual confirmation 46 8 calendar. 46 9Any senator within five (5) legislative days46 10following a nominee's name being published in the46 11journal may request that said nominee be introduced to46 12the full senate by filing a written request with the46 13secretary of the senate. In any event, all nominees46 14who are referred by the rules and administration46 15committee to a standing committee shall be introduced46 16to the full senate prior to a vote on confirmation of46 17the nominee.Any individual nominated to head a 46 18 department or agency of state government must be 46 19 introduced to the full senate prior to a vote on 46 20 confirmation of the nominee. Additionally, any five 46 21 (5) senators may request that any nominee be 46 22 introduced to the senate by filing a written request 46 23 with the secretary of the senate within ten (10) 46 24 legislative days of the nominee's name appearing in 46 25 the journal. Any individual nominated to a position 46 26 requiring senate confirmation may request to be 46 27 introduced to the full senate by notifying the 46 28 secretary of the senate at least one (1) legislative 46 29 day in advance of their appearance. If an individual 46 30 is nominated both to fill a vacancy for an unexpired 47 1 term and is also nominated for reappointment to that 47 2 position during the same session, a single 47 3 introduction is sufficient for eligibility for 47 4 confirmation to both terms. 47 5 HEARINGS. Any member of a committee investigating 47 6 an appointment may, within five (5) legislative days 47 7 after the committee receives the appointment, obtain 47 8 a hearing with the nominee by filing a written request 47 9 with the secretary of the senate who shall forward it 47 10 to the chair of the standing committee and the chair 47 11 of the subcommittee. Notice of the hearing shall be 47 12 published in the journal at least two (2) legislative 47 13 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing, which 47 14 shall be before the subcommittee, the nominee may be 47 15 questioned as to his or her qualifications to fulfill 47 16 the office to which nominated and further questioned 47 17 as to his or her viewpoints on issues facing the 47 18 office to which nominated. Any senator may at the 47 19 discretion of the chair of the subcommittee be 47 20 permitted to submit oral questions. The public may, at 47 21 the discretion of the investigating committee, be 47 22 permitted to submit oral or written statements as to 47 23 the qualifications of the nominee. 47 24 Also, within five (5) legislative days after the 47 25 subcommittee receives an appointment for 47 26 investigation, any senator may submit written 47 27 questions to be answered by the nominee prior to 47 28 consideration of the nominee's confirmation by the 47 29 senate. 47 30 INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS. After a nominee has been 48 1 placed on the calendar and prior to the vote on 48 2 confirmation, any senator may request an informational 48 3 meeting on the nomination which shall be held before 48 4 the subcommittee. 48 5 VOTING ON CONFIRMATIONS. Upon the motion of the 48 6 majority leader or his or her designee, the nominees 48 7 on the en bloc confirmation calendar shall be 48 8 confirmed en bloc by the affirmative vote of two- 48 9 thirds of the members elected to the senate. The 48 10 journal shall reflect a single roll call accompanied 48 11 by a statement of the names of those individuals 48 12 subject to the en bloc confirmation vote. 48 13 Prior to an en bloc vote, any senator may request, 48 14 either in writing or from the floor, an individual 48 15 vote on any nominee on the en bloc confirmation 48 16 calendar. The senate shall vote separately on the 48 17 nominee. 48 18 Nominees on the individual confirmation calendar 48 19 shall be confirmed by a two-thirds vote; however, the 48 20 senate shall take a separate roll call on each 48 21 nominee, unless by unanimous consent, it determines to 48 22 take one vote on all nominees under consideration. In 48 23 any case, the journal shall reflect a single roll call 48 24 vote for each nominee. 48 25 If an individual is nominated both to fill a 48 26 vacancy for an unexpired term and is also nominated 48 27 for reappointment to that position, and such 48 28 appointment and reappointment appear on the senate 48 29 calendar as eligible at the same time, a single vote 48 30 is sufficient for confirmation to both terms. 49 1 Rule 60 49 2 Time of Committee Passage and Consideration of Bills 49 3 1. This rule does not apply to concurrent or 49 4 simple resolutions, joint resolutions nullifying 49 5 administrative rules, senate confirmations, or bills 49 6 passed by both houses in different forms. Subsection 49 7 2 of this rule does not apply to appropriations bills, 49 8 ways and means bills, legalizing acts, administrative 49 9 rules review committee bills, bills cosponsored by the 49 10 majority and minority floor leaders of the senate, 49 11 bills in conference committee, and companion bills 49 12 sponsored by the majority floor leaders of both houses 49 13 after consultation with the respective minority floor 49 14 leaders. For the purposes of this rule, a joint 49 15 resolution is considered as a bill. To be considered 49 16 an appropriations or ways and means bill for the 49 17 purposes of this rule, the appropriations committee or 49 18 the ways and means committee must either be the 49 19 sponsor of the bill or the committee of first referral 49 20 in the senate. 49 21 2. To be placed on the calendar in the senate a 49 22 senate bill must be first reported out of the 49 23 committee of first referral by Friday of the10th9th 49 24 week of the first session and the8th7th week of the 49 25 second session. A house bill must be first reported 49 26 out of the committee of first referral by Friday of 49 27 the13th12th week of the first session and the11th49 28 10th week of the second session to be placed on the 49 29 senate calendar. 49 30 3. During the11th10th week of the first session 50 1 and the9th8th week of the second session, the senate 50 2 shall consider only bills originating in the senate 50 3 and unfinished business. During the14th13th week of 50 4 the first session and the12th11th week of the second 50 5 session, the senate shall consider only bills 50 6 originating in the house and unfinished business. 50 7 Beginning with the15th14th week of the first session 50 8 and the13th12th week of the second session, the 50 9 senate shall consider only bills passed by both 50 10 houses, bills exempt from subsection 2 and unfinished 50 11 business. 50 12 4. A motion to reconsider filed and not disposed 50 13 of on an action taken on a bill or resolution which is 50 14 subject to a deadline under this rule may be called up 50 15 at any time before or after the day of the deadline by 50 16 the person filing the motion or after the deadline by 50 17 the majority floor leader, notwithstanding any other 50 18 rule to the contrary. 50 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That should a system of 50 20 deadlines for the time of committee passage and 50 21 consideration of bills be adopted by joint action of 50 22 the senate and house at any time during theseventy-50 23sixthseventy-seventh general assembly, those 50 24 provisions shall supersede the provisions ofthisrule 50 25 60. 50 26 SR 97;1/13/97 50 27 cc/cc/26
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