House Journal: Page 113: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
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1 Rule 4A
2 Use of Telephonic or Electronic Devices
3 in Chamber Restricted
4 1. In order to prevent the disruption of house
5 deliberations, a person shall not do any of the
6 following in the chamber while the house is in
7 session:
8 a. Allow any audible signal to be continued to be
9 transmitted to or from a telephonic or electronic
10 device under the person's control.
11 b. Disrupt house deliberations by using a
12 telephonic or electronic device to audibly transmit or
13 receive communications.
14 2. A member shall not use a telephonic or
15 electronic device to audibly transmit or receive
16 communications while recognized by the presiding
17 officer to speak in debate.
18 3. The speaker or other presiding officer may have
19 the chamber cleared of any person acting in violation
20 of this rule.
21 Rule 5
22 Rules of Parliamentary Practice
23 The rules of parliamentary practice in Mason's
24 Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the house
25 in all cases where they are not inconsistent with the
26 standing rules of the house or the joint rules of the
27 senate and house.
28 Rule 5A
29 House Budget
30 The speaker of the house shall annually prepare a
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1 proposed budget for the house of representatives for
2 the payment of expenses, salaries, per diems, and
3 other items. The proposed budget shall be submitted
4 on the fourteenth day of each legislative session to
5 the house committee in charge of administration, which
6 shall approve a proposed budget in house resolution
7 form within thirty days of receiving the proposed
8 budget from the speaker. The house shall adopt a
9 budget within thirty days of the introduction of the
10 house resolution.
11 Rule 6
12 The Speaker Pro Tempore
13 The house shall, at its pleasure, elect a speaker
14 pro tempore. When the speaker shall for any cause be
15 absent, the speaker pro tempore shall preside, except
16 when the chair is filled by appointment by either the
17 speaker or the speaker pro tempore. If a vacancy
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