House Journal: Page 125: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
28 Prior to noon or adjournment, whichever is later,
29 on the last legislative day of the week, the majority
30 leader shall prepare a list of bills reported out of
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1 committee that week which have not yet appeared on the
2 regular calendar.
3 The reports of the committees shall not be read
4 while the house is in session except as herein
5 provided. The reports shall be printed in the journal
6 immediately after they are filed with the chief clerk.
7 Reports recommending bills for passage, for amendment
8 and passage, or without recommendation shall stand
9 approved unless written objections are filed during
10 the first legislative day following their printing in
11 the journal. If objections are filed, they shall be
12 disposed of as soon as possible. Reports recommending
13 indefinite postponement shall be governed by Rule 44.
14 Upon an affirmative vote of at least a
15 constitutional majority of the members, a report may
16 be read before it is printed in the journal and while
17 the house is in session, and acted upon at once.
18 Rule 40
19 Consideration of Bills Upon Last Reading
20 No amendment, unless by way of correcting an error
21 or omission, shall be received to any bill on its last
22 reading, and no debate shall be allowed on it.
23 Rule 41
24 Printing of Bills and Joint Resolutions
25 Bills and joint resolutions shall be printed in
26 form as provided by law and by rule. Each house may
27 direct the printing of an additional number of its own
28 bills.
29 Legalizing bills of a local or private nature shall
30 be printed in bill form and placed in the files of the
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1 members, the same as other bills, in the order of
2 their introduction. The cost of printing shall be
3 deposited with the treasurer of state in advance at a
4 rate to be fixed, and the newspaper publication of the
5 bill shall be without cost to the state. No
6 legalizing act may be introduced until all provisions
7 of law have been complied with.
8 Rule 42
9 Certification and Engrossment of Bills
10 The chief clerk shall certify the passage of each
11 bill and note the date of its passage.
12 In engrossing a bill, the chief clerk shall correct
13 all obvious typographical, spelling, or other clerical
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