House Journal: Page 142: Wednesday, January 20, 1999

 8  of the speaker after consultation with the minority

 9  leader.
10                             Rule 26
11                Unanimous Consent Calendar
12     The speaker may, upon the request of three members,
13  place on a unanimous consent calendar any house
14  resolution or concurrent resolution which does not
15  contain an appropriation and which has been laid over
16  under Rule 25.
17     If such resolution is placed on the unanimous
18  consent calendar, it may be removed only upon a
19  written request submitted to the speaker by a member
20  of the house.
21     If not removed after five legislative days, the
22  chief clerk shall call up the resolution and without
23  debate the speaker shall pronounce that it has passed
24  by unanimous consent.
25     If the resolution is removed from the unanimous
26  consent calendar, the speaker may again lay the
27  resolution over under Rule 25, place it on a different
28  calendar, or refer the resolution to any of the
29  standing committees of the house.
30                             Rule 27
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 1           Forms of Bills and Joint Resolutions
 2     Every house bill shall be introduced by one or more
 3  members or by any standing or specially authorized
 4  committee of the house, the administrative rules
 5  review committee or interim study committee.  All
 6  bills and joint resolutions introduced shall be
 7  prepared by the legislative service bureau with title,
 8  enacting clause, text and explanation as directed by
 9  the chief clerk of the house.  One copy of each bill
10  shall be presented in a bill cover with the number of
11  copies of the bill and the title as directed by the
12  chief clerk.
13                             Rule 28
14            Joint and Nullification Resolutions
15     Joint resolutions shall be framed and treated as
16  bills.
17     A "nullification resolution" is a joint resolution
18  which nullifies all of an administrative rule, or a
19  severable item of an administrative rule adopted
20  pursuant to chapter 17a of the Code.  a nullification
21  resolution shall not amend an administrative rule by
22  adding language or by inserting new language in lieu
23  of existing language.
24     A nullification resolution may be introduced by an
25  individual, a standing committee or the administrative
26  rules review committee, and may be referred to a
27  standing committee.
28     A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot

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