House Journal: Page 115: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
4 attired, with male members wearing coat or tie, and,
5 after recognition by the chair, shall respectfully
6 address the presiding officer by saying "Mr. or Madam
7 Speaker", shall confine all remarks to the question
8 under debate, and shall avoid personalities.
9 Rule 11
10 Limit on Debate
11 No member shall speak more than once on the same
12 question, without leave of the speaker, nor more than
13 twice until every member choosing to speak has spoken,
14 except as provided in Rule 81. A member shall be
15 limited to ten minutes debate on a bill being
16 considered prior to its last reading, but may be
17 granted an extension of time by consent of the house.
18 Rule 12
19 Decorum During Debate
20 No member shall leave the house while the speaker
21 is putting a question. No one shall pass between the
22 speaker and a member who is speaking or two members
23 who have been recognized by the speaker.
24 Rule 13
25 Stating the Question
26 When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the
27 speaker. a motion made in writing shall be passed to
28 the desk before it is debated.
29 Rule 14
30 Putting the Question
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1 Questions shall be distinctly put in this form:
2 "All those in favor of (the question) shall say
3 'aye';" and after the affirmative voice is expressed,
4 "All those opposed to (the question) shall say 'no'."
5 If the speaker is in doubt or a member of the house
6 requests, a nonrecord roll call vote shall be taken.
7 DIVISION II - EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE
8 Rule 15
9 Chief Clerk of the House
10 The chief clerk of the house shall serve as
11 parliamentarian and chief administrative officer of
12 the house under the direction of the speaker of the
13 house. The chief clerk shall supervise the chief
14 clerk's office; be responsible for the custody and
15 safekeeping of all bills, resolutions, and amendments
16 filed, except when they are in the custody of a
17 committee; have charge of the daily journal; have
18 control of all rooms assigned for the use of the
19 house; attest to the accuracy and correctness of text
20 and action on bills and resolutions; process the
21 handling of amendments when filed and during the floor
22 consideration of bills; insert adopted amendments into
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