HR 105 (LSB 5731HV (5) 83)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 105

BY  COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND RULES

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 503)

A Resolution amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to admittance to the floor of the house, the issuance of certificates of recognition or condolence, and the requirements for consideration of amendments.

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That Rule 20, unnumbered paragraph 7, of the Rules of the House, as adopted by the House of Representatives during the 2009 Session in House Resolution 8, is amended to read as follows:
   A registered lobbyist shall not be admitted to the floor of the house on any legislative day except for ceremonial purposes or for attendance at public hearings.

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That Rule 23 of the Rules of the House, as adopted by the House of Representatives during the 2009 Session in House Resolution 8, is amended to read as follows:
Rule 23
Documents Signed by the Speaker
   All acts and joint resolutions shall be signed by the speaker, and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the house, shall be signed by the speaker and attested by the chief clerk. The speaker shall cause certificates of recognition or condolence to be issued by the house which shall be signed by the speaker and the chief clerk. The chief clerk shall maintain a list of certificates issued including the name of the requesting member of the house, the name of the recipient, the reason for recognition or condolence, and the date of issuance.
   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That Rule 31, subsection 8, of the Rules of the House, as adopted by the House of Representatives during the 2009 Session in House Resolution 8, is amended to read as follows:
   8. No amendment to the rules of the house, to any resolution or bill, except technical amendments and amendments to bills substituted for by senate files containing substantially identical title, language, subject matter, purpose and intrasectional arrangement, shall be considered by the membership of the house without a copy of the amendment having been filed with the chief clerk by 4:00 p.m. or within one-half hour of adjournment, whichever is later, on the day preceding floor debate on the amendment. If the house adjourns prior to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the final deadline is two hours after adjournment. However, committee amendments filed pursuant to the submission of the committee report may be accepted after this deadline. This provision shall not apply to any proposal debated on the floor of the house after the fourteenth week of the first session and the twelfth week of the second session. No amendment or amendment to an amendment to a bill, rule of the house, or resolution shall be considered by the membership of the house without a copy of the amendment being on the desks of the entire membership of the house prior to consideration. However, after the fourteenth week of the first session and the twelfth week of the second session, the membership of the house may consider an amendment or an amendment to an amendment to a bill, rule of the house, or resolution without a copy of the amendment being on the desks of the entire membership of the house prior to consideration if a copy of the amendment is made available to the entire membership of the house electronically.