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House Journal: Page 99: Thursday, January 23, 1997

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 1     The speaker shall, upon complaint of a member, or
 2  upon the speaker's own motion, refer any alleged
 3  violation of house or joint rules by house members,
 4  employees or staff to the house ethics committee upon
 5  an initial finding that an investigation is warranted.
 6     The ethics committee shall investigate such
 7  allegations and report them back to the house with a
 8  recommendation.
 9                                     Rule 10
10              Recognition and Decorum in Debate
11     A member who wishes to speak in debate or deliver
12  any matter to the house shall be appropriately
13  attired, with male members wearing coat or tie, shall
14  raise the microphone and, after recognition by the
15  chair, shall respectfully address the presiding
16  officer by saying "Mr. or Madam Speaker", shall
17  confine all remarks to the question under debate, and
18  shall avoid personalities.
19                                   Rule 11
20                           Limit on Debate
21     No member shall speak more than once on the same
22  question, without leave of the speaker, nor more than
23  twice until every member choosing to speak has spoken,
24  except as provided in Rule 81.  A member shall be
25  limited to ten minutes debate on a bill being
26  considered prior to its last reading, but may be
27  granted an extension of time by consent of the house.
28                                  Rule 12
29                    Decorum During Debate
30     No member shall leave the house while the speaker

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 1  is putting a question.  No one shall pass between the
 2  speaker and a member who is speaking or two members
 3  who have been recognized by the speaker.
 4                                  Rule 13
 5                       Stating the Question
 6     When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the
 7  speaker.  A motion made in writing shall be passed to
 8  the desk before it is debated.
 9                                 Rule 14
10                      Putting the Question
11     Questions shall be distinctly put in this form:
12  "All those in favor of (the question) shall say
13  `aye';" and after the affirmative voice is expressed,
14  "All those opposed to (the question) shall say `no'."
15  If the speaker is in doubt or a member of the house
16  requests, a nonrecord roll call vote shall be taken.
17     DIVISION II - EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE
18                                Rule 15
19                   Chief Clerk of the House

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Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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