House Journal: Page 326: Wednesday, February 7, 2001
25 The senate and the house of representatives shall
26 comply with the international relations protocol
27 policy adopted by the international relations
28 committee of the legislative council.
29 Rule 4
30 Presentation of Messages
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1 All messages between the two houses shall be sent
2 by the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of
3 the house of representatives, shall be communicated to
4 the presiding officer.
5 Rule 5
6 Printing and Form of Bills
7 and Other Documents
8 Bills and joint resolutions shall be introduced,
9 numbered, prepared, and printed as provided by law, or
10 in the absence of such law, in a manner determined by
11 the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the
12 house of representatives. Proposed bills and
13 resolutions which are not introduced but are referred
14 to committee shall be tracked in the legislative
15 computer system as are introduced bills and
16 resolutions. The referral of proposed bills and
17 resolutions to committee shall be entered in the
18 journal.
19 All bills and joint resolutions introduced shall be
20 in a form and number approved by the secretary of the
21 senate and chief clerk of the house.
22 The legal counsel's office of each house shall
23 approve all bills before introduction.
24 Rule 6
25 Companion Bills
26 Identical bills introduced in each house shall be
27 called companion bills. Each house shall designate
28 the sponsor in the usual way followed in parentheses
29 by the sponsor of the companion bill in the other
30 house. The house where the bill is first introduced
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1 shall print the complete text.
2 Rule 7
3 Reprinting of Bills
4 Whenever any bill has been substantially amended by
5 either house, the secretary of the senate or the chief
6 clerk of the house shall order the bill reprinted on
7 paper of a different color. All adopted amendments
8 shall be distinguishable.
9 The secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of
10 the house may order the printing of a reasonable
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