House Journal: Page 158: Wednesday, January 20, 1999

14  affirmative vote of at least a constitutional majority

15  of the members.  If the motion for a previous question
16  is not adopted, the house shall proceed in the same
17  manner as before the motion was made.
18     If the motion is adopted, all debate must end and
19  the house will vote upon the question except:
20     1.  If the motion applies to the main question, the
21  member in charge of the measure will have ten minutes
22  to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before
23  the vote on the measure is taken.
24     2.  If the motion applies to an amendment, the
25  member proposing the amendment will have five minutes
26  to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before
27  the vote on the amendment is taken.
28     3.  If a member has filed a written request with
29  the chief clerk of the house indicating the member's
30  desire to speak on a particular question.  The request
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 1  must be filed before the motion is made by the movant.
 2  The request allows a member to speak on a particular
 3  question before the closing discussion by the member
 4  who is in charge of the measure or who is proposing
 5  the amendment.
 6                             Rule 82
 7                 Division of the Question
 8     Any member may call for a division of the question,
 9  which shall be divided if it comprehends questions so
10  distinct that one being taken away, the remainder may
11  stand separately for discussion by the house.  A
12  motion to strike out being lost shall not preclude
13  either an amendment or a motion to strike out and
14  insert.  A motion to strike out and insert shall be
15  deemed indivisible.
Doderer of Johnson asked and received unanimous consent to 
suspend Rule 31.8, relating to the timely filing of amendments for 
consideration of amendment H-1001 filed by her from the floor.
Doderer of Johnson offered the following amendment H?1001 filed 
by her from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-1001
 1     Amend House Resolution 3 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 3, by inserting after line 12 the
 3   following:
 4     "1A.  A member shall not use a telephonic or
 5   electronic device to audibly transmit or receive
 6   communications while recognized by the presiding

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