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House Journal: Page 123: Thursday, January 23, 1997

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 1     Bills and joint resolutions shall be introduced,
 2  numbered, prepared, and printed as provided by law, or
 3  in the absence of such law, in a manner determined by
 4  the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the
 5  house of representatives.  Proposed bills and
 6  resolutions which are not introduced but are referred
 7  to committee shall be tracked in the legislative
 8  computer system as are introduced bills and
 9  resolutions.  The referral of proposed bills and
10  resolutions to committee shall be entered in the
11  journal.
12     All bills and joint resolutions introduced shall be
13  in a form and number approved by the secretary of the
14  senate and chief clerk of the house.
15     The legal counsel's office of each house shall
16  approve all bills before introduction.
17                          Rule 6
18                      Companion Bills
19     Identical bills introduced in each house shall be
20  called companion bills.  Each house shall designate
21  the sponsor in the usual way followed in parentheses
22  by the sponsor of the companion bill in the other
23  house.  The house where the bill is first introduced
24  shall print the complete text.
25                          Rule 7
26                    Reprinting of Bills
27     Whenever any bill has been substantially amended by
28  either house, the secretary of the senate or the chief
29  clerk of the house shall order the bill reprinted on
30  paper of a different color.  All adopted amendments

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 1  shall be distinguishable.
 2     The secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of
 3  the house may order the printing of a reasonable
 4  number of additional copies of any bill, resolution,
 5  amendment, or journal.
 6                          Rule 8
 7                     Daily Clip Sheet
 8     The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of
 9  the house shall prepare a daily clip sheet covering
10  all amendments filed.
11                          Rule 9
12        Reintroduction of Bills and Other Measures
13     A bill or resolution which has passed one house and
14  is rejected in the other shall not be introduced again
15  during that general assembly.
16                          Rule 10
17       Certification of Bills and Other Enrollments
18     When any bill or resolution which has passed one

Iowa General Assembly

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

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