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House Journal: Page 122: Thursday, January 23, 1997

12                          Rule 1
13                 Suspension of Joint Rules
14     The joint rules of the general assembly may be
15  suspended by concurrent resolution, duly adopted by a
16  constitutional majority of the senate and the house.
17                          Rule 2
18                  Designation of Sessions
19     Each regular session of a general assembly shall be
20  designated by the year in which such regular session
21  commences.
22                          Rule 3
23              Sessions of a General Assembly
24     The election of officers, organization, hiring and
25  compensation of employees, and standing committees in
26  each house of the general assembly and action taken by
27  each house shall carry over from the first to the
28  second regular session and to any extraordinary
29  session of the same general assembly.  The status of
30  each bill and resolution shall be the same at the

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 1  beginning of each second session as it was immediately
 2  before adjournment of the previous regular or
 3  extraordinary session; however the rules of either
 4  house may provide for re-referral of some or all bills
 5  and resolutions to standing committees upon
 6  adjournment of each session or at the beginning of a
 7  subsequent regular or extraordinary session, except
 8  those which have been adopted by both houses in
 9  different forms.
10     Upon final adoption of a concurrent resolution at
11  any extraordinary session affecting that session, or
12  at a regular session affecting any extraordinary
13  session which may be held before the next regular
14  session, the creation of any calendar by either house
15  shall be suspended and the business of the session
16  shall consist solely of those bills or subject matters
17  stated in the resolution adopted.  Bills named in the
18  resolution, or bills containing the subject matter
19  provided for in the resolution, may, at any time, be
20  called up for debate in either house by the majority
21  leader of that house.
22                          Rule 4
23                 Presentation of Messages
24     All messages between the two houses shall be sent
25  by the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of
26  the house of representatives, shall be announced and
27  communicated to the chair presiding officer.
28                          Rule 5
29                Printing and Form of Bills
30                    and Other Documents

Iowa General Assembly

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

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