House Resolution 105 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 105 BY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND RULES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 503) A Resolution amending the permanent rules of the House 1 of Representatives relating to admittance to the 2 floor of the house, the issuance of certificates of 3 recognition or condolence, and the requirements for 4 consideration of amendments. 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 6 That Rule 20, unnumbered paragraph 7, of the Rules of 7 the House, as adopted by the House of Representatives 8 during the 2009 Session in House Resolution 8, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 A registered lobbyist shall not be admitted to 11 the floor of the house on any legislative day except 12 for ceremonial purposes or for attendance at public 13 hearings . 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 15 REPRESENTATIVES, That Rule 23 of the Rules of 16 the House, as adopted by the House of Representatives 17 during the 2009 Session in House Resolution 8, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 Rule 23 20 Documents Signed by the Speaker 21 All acts and joint resolutions shall be signed by 22 the speaker, and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas 23 issued by order of the house, shall be signed by the 24 speaker and attested by the chief clerk. The speaker 25 shall cause certificates of recognition or condolence 26 -1- LSB 5731HV (5) 83 rj/nh 1/ 3
H.R. 105 to be issued by the house which shall be signed by 1 the speaker and the chief clerk. The chief clerk 2 shall maintain a list of certificates issued including 3 the name of the requesting member of the house, the 4 name of the recipient, the reason for recognition or 5 condolence, and the date of issuance. 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 7 REPRESENTATIVES, That Rule 31, subsection 8, of 8 the Rules of the House, as adopted by the House of 9 Representatives during the 2009 Session in House 10 Resolution 8, is amended to read as follows: 11 8. No amendment to the rules of the house, to any 12 resolution or bill, except technical amendments and 13 amendments to bills substituted for by senate files 14 containing substantially identical title, language, 15 subject matter, purpose and intrasectional arrangement, 16 shall be considered by the membership of the house 17 without a copy of the amendment having been filed 18 with the chief clerk by 4:00 p.m. or within one-half 19 hour of adjournment, whichever is later, on the day 20 preceding floor debate on the amendment. If the 21 house adjourns prior to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the final 22 deadline is two hours after adjournment. However, 23 committee amendments filed pursuant to the submission 24 of the committee report may be accepted after this 25 deadline. This provision shall not apply to any 26 proposal debated on the floor of the house after 27 the fourteenth week of the first session and the 28 twelfth week of the second session. No amendment or 29 amendment to an amendment to a bill, rule of the house, 30 -2- LSB 5731HV (5) 83 rj/nh 2/ 3
H.R. 105 or resolution shall be considered by the membership of 1 the house without a copy of the amendment being on the 2 desks of the entire membership of the house prior to 3 consideration. However, after the fourteenth week of 4 the first session and the twelfth week of the second 5 session, the membership of the house may consider an 6 amendment or an amendment to an amendment to a bill, 7 rule of the house, or resolution without a copy of the 8 amendment being on the desks of the entire membership 9 of the house prior to consideration if a copy of the 10 amendment is made available to the entire membership of 11 the house electronically. 12 -3- LSB 5731HV (5) 83 rj/nh 3/ 3