House Journal: Page 148: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
11 conference committee, and companion bills sponsored by
12 the majority floor leaders of both houses after
13 consultation with the respective minority floor
14 leaders. For the purposes of this rule, a joint
15 resolution is considered as a bill. To be considered
16 an appropriations or ways and means bill for the
17 purposes of this rule, the appropriations committee or
18 the ways and means committee must either be the
19 sponsor of the bill or the committee of first referral
20 in the originating house.
21 2. To be placed on the calendar in the house of
22 origin, a bill must be first reported out of a
23 standing committee by Friday of the 10th week of the
24 first session and the 8th week of the second session.
25 To be placed on the calendar in the other house, a
26 bill must be first reported out of a standing
27 committee by Friday of the 13th week of the first
28 session and the 11th week of the second session.
29 3. During the 11th week of the first session and
30 the 9th week of the second session, each house shall
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1 consider only bills originating in that house and
2 unfinished business. During the 14th week of the
3 first session and the 12th week of the second session,
4 each house shall consider only bills originating in
5 the other house and unfinished business. Beginning
6 with the 15th week of the first session and the 13th
7 week of the second session, each house shall consider
8 only bills passed by both houses, bills exempt from
9 subsection 2, and unfinished business.
10 4. A motion to reconsider filed and not disposed
11 of on an action taken on a bill or resolution which is
12 subject to a deadline under this rule may be called up
13 at any time before or after the day of the deadline by
14 the person filing the motion or after the deadline by
15 the majority floor leader, notwithstanding any other
16 rule to the contrary.
17 Rule 21
18 Resolutions
19 1. A "concurrent resolution" is a resolution to be
20 adopted by both houses of the general assembly which
21 expresses the sentiment of the general assembly or
22 deals with temporary legislative matters. It may
23 authorize the expenditure, for any legislative
24 purpose, of funds appropriated to the general
25 assembly. a concurrent resolution is not limited to,
26 but may provide for a joint convention of the general
27 assembly, adjournment or recess of the general
28 assembly, or requests to a state agency or to the
29 general assembly or a committee. a concurrent
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