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House Journal: Page 97: Thursday, January 23, 1997

22  and at 8:45 a.m. on all other legislative days, unless
23  otherwise ordered.  The time of convening shall be
24  recorded in the journal.  The house shall not convene
25  on Sunday during a regular or special session.
26     The speaker or a member may request a roll call to
27  determine if a quorum is present.
28                                           Rule 3
29                            Absences from the House
30     No member shall be absent without leave while the

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 1  house is in session unless the member is sick or
 2  unable to attend.
 3                                            Rule 4
 4                               Preservation of Order
 5     The speaker shall preserve order and decorum and
 6  speak to points of order in preference to other
 7  members.  Subject to an appeal to the house by any
 8  member, the speaker shall decide questions of order
 9  which shall not be debated.
10     The speaker may have the chamber of the house
11  cleared in case of any disturbance or disorderly
12  conduct.
13     Only past legislators, state officials, persons
14  whose presence is deemed by the speaker to be of
15  special significance to the house, and school classes
16  accompanied by teachers and seated in the galleries
17  shall be introduced in the house.
18     The public may take photographs from the galleries
19  at any time.  However, the use of flash bulbs or any
20  other artificial lighting is prohibited.  The press
21  may photograph from the press section, but may not use
22  artificial lighting except for live television crews
23  who receive permission in advance from the chief clerk
24  of the house or the sergeant-at-arms.  Photographic
25  instruments shall not be used on the house floor at
26  any time when the members are voting on a question put
27  before the house.  Photographic instruments may be
28  used on the house floor at other times with the
29  consent of the subject or subjects of the photography.
30                                        Rule 5

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 1                      Rules of Parliamentary Practice
 2     The rules of parliamentary practice in Mason's
 3  Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the house
 4  in all cases where they are not inconsistent with the
 5  standing rules of the house or the joint rules of the
 6  senate and house.
 7                                        Rule 5A
 8                                   House Budget
 9     The speaker of the house shall annually prepare a

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