Senate Resolution 8 - Introduced PAG LIN S.R. ________ H.R. ________ 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION 1 3 A Senate Resolution relating to permanent rules of the 1 4 senate for theeighty=secondeighty=third general assembly. 1 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the permanent 1 6 rules of the senate for theeighty=secondeighty=third 1 7 general assembly be as follows: 1 8 RULES OF THE SENATE 1 9 Rule 1 1 10 Quorum 1 11 A constitutional majority shall constitute a quorum 1 12 of the senate. Any senator may insist a quorum be 1 13 present. 1 14 Rule 2 1 15 Adoption and Amendment of Rules 1 16 Whenever the senate is operating under temporary 1 17 rules, the rules may be amended or repealed, or 1 18 permanent rules may be adopted, by a constitutional 1 19 majority of the senators. After adoption of permanent 1 20 rules of the senate during any general assembly, the 1 21 rules may be amended or repealed by a constitutional 1 22 majority of the senators voting on a simple 1 23 resolution. 1 24 Rule 3 1 25 Rules of Parliamentary Procedure 1 26 In cases not covered by senate rules or joint 1 27 rules, Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall 1 28 govern. 1 29 Rule 4 1 30 Sessions of the General Assembly 2 1 The election of officers, organization, hiring and 2 2 compensation of employees, and committees of the 2 3 senate shall carry over from the first to the second 2 4 regular sessions and to any extraordinary sessions of 2 5 the same general assembly. 2 6 All bills and resolutions introduced in the first 2 7 regular session of a general assembly which are not 2 8 withdrawn, lost, or indefinitely postponed shall carry 2 9 over into the second regular session and to any 2 10 extraordinary session of the same general assembly. 2 11 Appointments received from the governor for senate 2 12 confirmation during any session of a general assembly 2 13 shall be acted upon prior to adjournment of that 2 14 session as provided by section 2.32 of the Code. 2 15 Except as provided by this rule, upon the adjournment 2 16 of the first regular session and any extraordinary 2 17 session, each bill or resolution shall be 2 18 automatically referred back to the committee to which 2 19 it was originally assigned. The secretary of the 2 20 senate shall publish in the Journal a list of the 2 21 bills returned to committee under this rule. Within 2 22 seven days after the first committee meeting after the 2 23 convening of the second regular session, committees 2 24 shall either authorize the chair to refer such bills 2 25 and resolutions to a subcommittee for consideration, 2 26 indefinitely postpone further consideration of such 2 27 bills, or report them out to the floor and place them 2 28 on the calendar. If the subcommittee is different 2 29 than that appointed during the first session, the 2 30 committee chair shall report to the senate the bill or 3 1 resolution number and the names of the subcommittee 3 2 members. 3 3 Bills and resolutions which have been voted upon on 3 4 final passage by either house in any session shall 3 5 remain on the calendar in the same status as at the 3 6 end of the session at any subsequent regular or 3 7 extraordinary session. 3 8 Rule 5 3 9 Regular Order of Daily Business 3 10 The following order shall govern, subject to any 3 11 special order: 3 12 1. Correction of the journal. 3 13 2. Senators to be excused. 3 14 3. Communications to the Senate. 3 15 4. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 3 16 5. Consideration of senate calendar. 3 17 Rule 6 3 18 Senate Calendar 3 19 1. Each legislative day the secretary of the 3 20 senate shall prepare a listing of bills to be known as 3 21 the "Senate Calendar". 3 22 2. The senate calendar may contain a listing under 3 23 the category "Special Order" which shall be placed at 3 24 the head of the calendar. Bills in such category 3 25 shall be those which are specifically set for debate 3 26 by the majority leader with the consent of the senate 3 27 on a certain date and time. Bills shall be listed by 3 28 the secretary in numerical order. 3 29 3. The senate calendar shall include separate 3 30 listings for any bills and resolutions in the 4 1 following categories: 4 2 a. Conference Committee Report 4 3 b. Bills in Conference Committee 4 4 c. House Amendment to Senate Amendment to House 4 5 File 4 6 d. House Refuses to Concur in Senate Amendment to 4 7 House File 4 8 e. Senate Files Amended by the House 4 9 f. Unfinished Business 4 10 g. Motions to Reconsider 4 11 h. Administrative Rules Nullification Resolutions 4 12 i. Veto Messages from the Governor 4 13 4. The secretary shall list bills and resolutions 4 14 in the above categories in numerical order. Upon 4 15 their first publication in the calendar, bills and 4 16 resolutions in the above categories may be called up 4 17 for debate at any time by the majority leader. 4 18 Motions to reconsider shall be called up as provided 4 19 by Rule 24. 4 20 5. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 4 21 senate appropriations committee bills and bills 4 22 reported out by the senate appropriations committee. 4 23 The list shall be known as the "Appropriations 4 24 Calendar". The secretary shall list the bills in 4 25 numerical order. Upon their first publication in the 4 26 calendar, bills on the appropriations calendar may be 4 27 called up for debate at any time by the majority 4 28 leader provided they are eligible under Rule 8. 4 29 6. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 4 30 bills which pertain to the levy, assessment or 5 1 collection of taxes sponsored by or initially assigned 5 2 to and reported out by the senate ways and means 5 3 committee. The list shall be known as the "Ways and 5 4 Means Calendar". The secretary shall list the bills 5 5 in numerical order. Upon their first publication in 5 6 the calendar, bills on the ways and means calendar may 5 7 be called up for debate at any time by the majority 5 8 leader provided they are eligible under Rule 8. 5 9 7. The senate calendar shall include a list of 5 10 bills and resolutions, known as the "Regular 5 11 Calendar", which shall consist of bills and 5 12 resolutions reported out by a senate committee. The 5 13 bills and resolutions reported out each day shall be 5 14 listed in numerical order. Priority shall be given to 5 15 senate over house bills and resolutions. Upon their 5 16 first publication in the calendar, bills on the 5 17 regular calendar may be called up for debate at any 5 18 time by the majority leader, provided they are 5 19 eligible under Rule 8. 5 20 A bill reported out of committee which is 5 21 subsequently referred to the ways and means or 5 22 appropriations committee and then reported out of that 5 23 committee, shall be returned to the regular calendar 5 24 in numerical order. 5 25 8. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 5 26 the governor's appointees to state boards, 5 27 commissions, and other offices requiring senate 5 28 confirmation. This listing shall be known as the 5 29 "Confirmation Calendar". Names on the confirmation 5 30 calendar may be called up for confirmation at any time 6 1 by the majority leader provided they are eligible 6 2 under rule 59. 6 3 9. The majority leader, or in the absence of the 6 4 majority leader the assistant majority leaders, may 6 5 select from among the bills on the previous 6 6 legislative day's Senate calendar and from the bills 6 7 selected create a new listing which shall be known as 6 8 the "Debate Calendar". The debate calendar shall list 6 9 bills as the majority leader expects to take them up. 6 10 A bill or resolution on the debate calendar may be 6 11 debated only when eligible under Rule 8. 6 12 10. The majority leader, or in the absence of the 6 13 majority leader the assistant majority leaders, may 6 14 create a list of bills or resolutions about which no 6 15 controversy is believed to exist which shall be known 6 16 as the "Proposed Noncontroversial Calendar". Bills or 6 17 resolutions included on this listing may be debated at 6 18 any time upon being called up for debate by the 6 19 majority leader. Any bill or resolution which 6 20 appeared on the previous day's Senate calendar may be 6 21 placed by any senator on the proposed noncontroversial 6 22 calendar, which shall be published. Any bill or 6 23 resolution on the proposed noncontroversial calendar 6 24 shall be stricken from the list if any senator files a 6 25 written objection with the secretary of the senate on 6 26 the first or second legislative day after it appears 6 27 on the proposed noncontroversial calendar. Any bill 6 28 stricken from the proposed noncontroversial calendar 6 29 shall be returned to its former place on the Senate 6 30 calendar. The secretary shall prepare the 7 1 noncontroversial calendar which shall consist of all 7 2 bills or resolutions on the proposed noncontroversial 7 3 calendar to which no objection was received. 7 4 11. If the senate shall not be in session on a day 7 5 assigned in paragraphs nine and ten for action upon a 7 6 calendar, such assigned action shall occur on the next 7 7 succeeding legislative day. 7 8 12. On any bill called up for debate from any 7 9 calendar, debate may continue from day to day until it 7 10 is adopted, fails, or is postponed or deferred. If 7 11 further debate is postponed or deferred without a time 7 12 to continue being set, except for bills on the debate 7 13 calendar, the bill shall be listed as unfinished 7 14 business. Bills which are returned to the committee 7 15 of first referral or to a different committee after 7 16 being considered by the senate and classified as 7 17 unfinished business shall be returned to the 7 18 unfinished business calendar by that committee when 7 19 the bill is reported out of committee. The unfinished 7 20 business date on the calendar shall be the date on 7 21 which the bill was returned to committee. Bills on 7 22 the debate calendar upon which further debate is 7 23 postponed or deferred without a time to continue being 7 24 set shall return to the regular calendar. 7 25 Rule 7 7 26 Steering Committee 7 27 The senate may authorize the appointment of a 7 28 steering committee. The majority leader shall appoint 7 29 the majority party members to the steering committee. 7 30 The minority leader shall appoint the minority party 8 1 members to the steering committee. The function of 8 2 the steering committee shall be to create its own 8 3 calendar from the bills and resolutions on the regular 8 4 calendar. Bills and resolutions on the steering 8 5 committee calendar shall have priority over bills and 8 6 resolutions on all other calendars, except the 8 7 appropriations calendar. 8 8 Rule 8 8 9 When Eligible for Consideration 8 10 Bills, resolutions, and appointments shall be 8 11 eligible for consideration by the senate as follows: 8 12 1. An appointment by the governor which requires 8 13 senate confirmation shall be eligible on the 8 14 legislative day after it is first printed in the 8 15 senate calendar as provided by Rule 59. 8 16 2. A house or individually sponsored bill or 8 17 resolution reported out by a committee shall be 8 18 eligible on the legislative day after it is first 8 19 printed in the senate calendar. 8 20 3. A committee bill or resolution sponsored by the 8 21 appropriations committee shall be eligible on the 8 22 legislative day after it is first printed in the 8 23 senate calendar. 8 24 4. Any committee bill or resolution, other than a 8 25 bill or resolution sponsored by the appropriations 8 26 committee, shall be eligible on the third legislative 8 27 day it is printed in the senate calendar. 8 28 5. A bill that has been reported out to the senate 8 29 calendar, referred to a different committee and 8 30 reported out by that committee is eligible for 9 1 consideration by the senate on the day it would have 9 2 been eligible under subsection 2, 3, or 4, whichever 9 3 is applicable, as if the bill had been printed in the 9 4 calendar after having been reported out by the first 9 5 committee. 9 6 6. Any bill or resolution placed on the steering 9 7 committee calendar is eligible for consideration on 9 8 the day of its placement on that calendar. 9 9 When a bill or resolution on the calendar is not 9 10 yet eligible, the date when it will become eligible 9 11 shall be printed in the calendar. 9 12 Rule 9 9 13 Debate and Decorum 9 14 Before addressing the senate, the senator shall 9 15 request recognition by depressing the "speak" device 9 16 and, when recognized, rise and respectfully address 9 17 the chair. 9 18 The senator shall confine all remarks to the 9 19 question under debate and shall avoid discussing 9 20 personalities or implication of improper motives. No 9 21 questions except by the senator recognized shall be 9 22 entertained after a senator is recognized to give 9 23 final remarks. 9 24 Rule 10 9 25 Point of Personal Privilege 9 26 A point of personal privilege shall only be 9 27 recognized when there is no motion pending or other 9 28 business being considered by the senate. Points of 9 29 personal privilege shall not be in order during the 9 30 time when appropriation subcommittees are scheduled to 10 1 meet. Senators speaking on a point of personal 10 2 privilege shall be limited to ten minutes. 10 3 Rule 11 10 4 Introduction and Presentation of Guests 10 5 Only former members of the senate and former and 10 6 present members of Congress shall be presented to the 10 7 senate, except that the president of the senate may 10 8 present a visitor whose presence is of special 10 9 significance to the senate. The presence of school 10 10 groups accompanied by school officials shall be 10 11 announced by the president of the senate and shall be 10 12 recorded in the journal upon written request of a 10 13 member of the senate. 10 14 Rule 12 10 15 Form and Withdrawal of Motions, Amendments and Signatures 10 16 Motions need not be in writing unless required by 10 17 the president or by the senate. No motion requires a 10 18 second. Any amendment, motion (including a motion to 10 19 reconsider), or resolution may be withdrawn by the 10 20 mover if it has not been amended by the senate and if 10 21 no amendment is pending. All amendments to bills, 10 22 resolutions, and reports shall be in writing and filed 10 23 before being acted upon by the senate. 10 24 No amendment, resolution, bill, or conference 10 25 committee report shall be considered by the senate 10 26 without a copy of the amendment, resolution, bill, or 10 27 conference committee report being on the desks of the 10 28 entire membership of the senate prior to 10 29 consideration. However, after the fourteenth week of 10 30 the first session and the twelfth week of the second 11 1 session, amendments and senate resolutions may be 11 2 considered by the senate without a copy of the 11 3 amendment or senate resolution being on the desks of 11 4 the entire membership of the senate if a copy of the 11 5 amendment or senate resolution is made available to 11 6 the entire membership of the senate electronically. 11 7 Such consideration shall be deferred until a copy of 11 8 the amendment or senate resolution is on the desks of 11 9 the entire membership of the senate upon the request 11 10 of any senator. 11 11 All amendments, reports, petitions or other 11 12 documents requiring a signature shall have the name 11 13typedprinted under the place for the signature. Once 11 14 a signature is affixed and the document containing the 11 15 signature filed with the recording clerk in the well, 11 16 that signature shall not be removed. 11 17 When an amendment to a main amendment is filed that 11 18 would negate the effect of the main amendment and 11 19 thereby leave the bill unchanged, the presiding 11 20 officer shall have the authority to declare the 11 21 amendment to the main amendment out of order, subject 11 22 to an appeal to the full senate. 11 23 When a house amendment to a senate file is before 11 24 the senate, an amendment to the house amendment shall 11 25 be considered an amendment in the first degree. 11 26 Regardless of its origin, an amendment in the third 11 27 degree shall be ruled out of order. 11 28 When a ruling on germaneness is issued by the 11 29 presiding officer, it shall be accompanied by an 11 30 explanation of the ruling. 12 1 Rule 13 12 2 Order and Precedence of Motions and Amendments 12 3 When a question is under debate, no motion shall be 12 4 received but to adjourn, to recess, questions of 12 5 privilege, to lay on the table, for the previous 12 6 question, to postpone to a day certain, to refer, to 12 7 amend, to postpone indefinitely, to defer, or 12 8 incidental motions. A substitute is not in order 12 9 unless it is in the form of a motion to substitute. 12 10 Such motions shall have precedence in the order in 12 11 which they are named. No motion to postpone to a day 12 12 certain, to refer, or postpone indefinitely, being 12 13 decided, shall be again allowed on the same day with 12 14 regard to the same question. A motion to strike out 12 15 the enacting clause of a bill shall have precedence 12 16 over all amendments and, if carried, shall be 12 17 considered equivalent to the rejection of the bill. 12 18 A motion to strike everything after the enacting 12 19 clause has precedence over a committee amendment and 12 20 all other amendments except one to strike the enacting 12 21 clause. A committee amendment has precedence over all 12 22 other amendments except as provided in this rule. 12 23 A motion to rerefer a bill to committee may specify 12 24 when the committee shall report the bill to the 12 25 senate. If the motion is adopted in such form, the 12 26 committee must report the bill by the date and time 12 27 specified with or without recommendation or the bill 12 28 shall automatically be returned to the calendar. When 12 29 the bill is returned to the calendar, it shall occupy 12 30 the same position it occupied at the time the bill was 13 1 rereferred to the committee. If the committee to 13 2 which the bill is rereferred submits an amendment in 13 3 its report, that committee amendment shall take 13 4 precedence over other amendments except if that 13 5 committee amendment is in conflict with amendments 13 6 previously adopted, the committee amendment shall not 13 7 be considered until consideration of motions to 13 8 reconsider the previously adopted amendments result in 13 9 removing the conflict. A committee may not file an 13 10 amendment to a bill unless the bill is in the 13 11 committee's possession. 13 12 Rule 14 13 13 MOTIONS BEFORE THE SENATE 13 14 Motions before the senate shall be displayed on the 13 15 electronic voting system display boards. 13 16 Rule 15 13 17 Nondebatable Motions 13 18 The following motions are not debatable: 13 19 Adjourn 13 20 Recess 13 21 Call of the Senate 13 22 Lay on Table or Take from Table 13 23 Previous Question 13 24 Reconsider vote by which bill was placed on last reading. 13 25 A Motion to Reconsider and Lay the Motion to Reconsider 13 26 on the Table (Double=barreled Motion). 13 27 Rule 16 13 28 Division of the Question 13 29 Any senator may call for a division of a question, 13 30 which shall be divided if it includes propositions so 14 1 distinct that if one is taken away, a substantive 14 2 proposition shall remain in a technically proper form 14 3 for the decision of the senate. A motion to strike 14 4 out and insert is indivisible; but a motion to strike 14 5 out, if lost, shall not preclude amendments to the 14 6 matter attempted to be stricken or a motion to strike 14 7 out and insert. 14 8 Rule 17 14 9 The Previous Question 14 10 The previous question shall be in this form: 14 11 "Shall debate be closed on the pending question?" A 14 12 motion for the previous question may be adopted by a 14 13 majority of the senators present and voting. Its 14 14 effect shall be to put an end to debate and bring the 14 15 senate to a direct vote upon the pending question. 14 16 However, any senator who has not previously spoken on 14 17 the pending question and who, after the main question 14 18 is taken up and before the motion for the previous 14 19 question has been made, requested recognition by 14 20 depressing the "speak" device may speak no longer than 14 21 five minutes on the pending question. If action on 14 22 the pending question continues into another 14 23 legislative day or is deferred, the previous question 14 24 shall apply and the requests to be recognized shall be 14 25 honored. 14 26 When the motion applies to an amendment, the 14 27 senator proposing the amendment shall have five 14 28 minutes to close debate on the amendment. 14 29 The senator handling the measure under 14 30 consideration shall have ten minutes to close debate 15 1 on the main question. 15 2 Rule 18 15 3 Call of the Senate 15 4 Ten senators may file in writing a call of the 15 5 senate on any single item of legislative business. A 15 6 call of the senate requires the presence of every 15 7 senator and is in order at any time prior to the vote 15 8 being announced by the president. The 15 9 sergeant=at=arms shall return promptly all absent 15 10 senators. Debate on the item may continue while 15 11 absent senators are returning, but no vote on the item 15 12 is in order on it until all have returned. Adoption 15 13 of a motion to recess or adjourn to a specific time 15 14 will not lift the call. The call may be lifted, or a 15 15 senator may be excused from the call without lifting 15 16 the call, by a vote of a constitutional majority of 15 17 the senators. Those senators excused prior to the 15 18 filing of the call are excused from the call. 15 19 Rule 19 15 20 Committee of the Whole 15 21 The senate may resolve itself into a committee of 15 22 the whole senate when it wishes to permit more free 15 23 and informal discussion. Persons other than senators 15 24 may appear and present information. 15 25 Any senator may move "that the senate now resolve 15 26 itself into a committee of the whole to consider" a 15 27 stated subject. 15 28 The president of the senate shall be chair of the 15 29 committee of the whole unless otherwise ordered by the 15 30 senate. 16 1 The procedure in committee of the whole is subject 16 2 to the rules of the senate. The previous question and 16 3 the motion to reconsider shall be in order. 16 4 The committee of the whole cannot take any final 16 5 action and its power is limited to recommendation to 16 6 the senate. The proceedings of the committee of the 16 7 whole, including any roll call vote, shall be printed 16 8 in the journal. 16 9 Any senator may at any time, except while voting or 16 10 while a senator has the floor, move that "the 16 11 committee rise" which is equivalent to a motion to 16 12 adjourn. 16 13 After adoption of the motion to rise, the chair may 16 14 report to the senate in the same manner as other 16 15 committee reports are given. 16 16 Rule 20 16 17 Last Reading and Passage of Bills 16 18 When a motion to place a bill on its last reading 16 19 is lost, the same motion shall be in order at any 16 20 later time. After the last reading of a bill, no 16 21 amendment shall be received. The vote on final 16 22 passage shall be taken immediately without debate. 16 23 Rule 21 16 24 Engrossment of Bills 16 25 An engrossment is a proofreading and verification 16 26 in order to be certain that a bill before the senate 16 27 is identical with the original bill as introduced with 16 28 all amendments which have been adopted correctly 16 29 inserted. 16 30 In an engrossed bill, all obvious typographical, 17 1 spelling or other clerical errors are corrected and 17 2 section or paragraph numbers and internal references 17 3 are changed as required to conform the original bill 17 4 to any amendments which have been adopted. All such 17 5 corrections or changes shall be reported in the 17 6 journal by the secretary of the senate. The engrossed 17 7 bill shall be placed in the bill file with the 17 8 original bill and amendments. 17 9 Rule 22 17 10 Manner of Voting 17 11 On voice vote, the question shall be distinctly put 17 12 in this form: "Those in favor of (the question) say 17 13 "aye"." "Those opposed to (the question) say "no"." 17 14 A non=record or record roll call vote may be 17 15 requested by any senator or ordered by the president 17 16 any time before the results are announced. A 17 17 non=record roll call shall be requested by asking for 17 18 a "division". A record roll call shall be requested 17 19 by asking for a "record". Upon request for a 17 20 non=record or record roll call vote, the president 17 21 shall announce that such a non=record or record roll 17 22 call vote has been requested and shall state the 17 23 question to be put to the senate. The president then 17 24 shall direct the secretary of the senate to receive 17 25 the votes. 17 26 Senators present may cast their votes, either by 17 27 operating the voting mechanism located at their 17 28 assigned desk or by signaling the president if they 17 29 are unable to vote at their assigned desk. The 17 30 president shall enter the votes of senators signaling 18 1 their votes. 18 2 After sufficient time has elapsed for all senators 18 3 present to record their votes, the president shall 18 4 direct the secretary of the senate to close the voting 18 5 system. The president shall still enter the senators' 18 6 votes at any time prior to directing the secretary of 18 7 the senate to lock the voting system. The president 18 8 shall then immediately announce the vote. 18 9 During a non=record or record roll call vote, both 18 10 individual votes and vote totals shall be indicated 18 11 openly on the display boards. On non=record roll 18 12 calls, only vote totals shall be printed in the 18 13 journal. 18 14 In the event the electronic voting system is not in 18 15 operating order, the president shall direct the 18 16 secretary of the senate to take the non=record or 18 17 record roll call by calling the names of the senators 18 18 in alphabetical order. 18 19 Rule 23 18 20 Duty of Voting 18 21 Every senator present when a question is put shall 18 22 vote "aye", "no" or "present" unless previously 18 23 excused by the senate. Upon demand being made by any 18 24 senator, the secretary of the senate shall call in 18 25 alphabetical order the names of the senators not 18 26 voting or voting "present". Those senators called 18 27 shall vote "aye" or "no" unless the senator states a 18 28 personal interest in the question or concludes that he 18 29 or she should not vote under the senate code of 18 30 ethics. 19 1 Rule 24 19 2 Reconsideration 19 3 When a main motion has been decided by the senate, 19 4 any senator having voted on the prevailing side may 19 5 move to reconsider the vote on the same or next 19 6 legislative day. Motions to reconsider the vote on a 19 7 bill or resolution shall be in writing and filed with 19 8 the secretary of the senate. 19 9 Notwithstanding any time limitations applicable to 19 10 motions to reconsider main motions, a motion to 19 11 reconsider the vote on an amendment may be made at any 19 12 time before final disposition of the motion to be 19 13 amended. Such motion shall be in writing and filed 19 14 with the secretary of the senate. A motion to 19 15 reconsider an amendment to a main motion shall be 19 16 taken up for consideration only prior to the 19 17 disposition of the main motion or upon reconsideration 19 18 of the main motion. 19 19 A constitutional majority by a record roll call is 19 20 necessary to reconsider a bill or joint resolution. 19 21 During three legislative days from the date the motion 19 22 to reconsider a bill or resolution is filed, only the 19 23 mover may call it up. Thereafter, any senator may 19 24 call up the motion. If a date for adjournment has 19 25 been set by resolution of the senate, any senator may 19 26 call up a motion to reconsider at any time within 19 27 three days prior to the date set for adjournment. 19 28 If the motion to reconsider a bill or resolution 19 29 prevails, motions to reconsider amendments thereto 19 30 shall be in order and shall be disposed of without 20 1 delay. 20 2 A motion that any action taken by the senate be 20 3 reconsidered and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 20 4 the table shall be a single and indivisible motion, 20 5 known as the double=barreled motion, which, if 20 6 carried, shall have the effect of preventing 20 7 reconsideration unless a motion to take from the table 20 8 prevails. A constitutional majority is necessary for 20 9 the double=barreled motion to prevail on a bill or 20 10 joint resolution. The double=barreled motion can only 20 11 be made from the floor after the vote is announced and 20 12 the member who moved the final reading shall have 20 13 priority in making it. 20 14 A motion to reconsider and lay on the table shall 20 15 have priority over a motion to reconsider if they are 20 16 both filed on the same legislative day. 20 17 In the event that a motion to reconsider is pending 20 18 at the end of the first session or any extraordinary 20 19 session of any general assembly, or the general 20 20 assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion has not 20 21 been voted upon by the senate, it shall be determined 20 22 to have failed. 20 23 Rule 25 20 24 Suspension of Rules and Taking from Table 20 25 No standing rule or rules incorporated by reference 20 26 under Rule 3 or order of the senate shall be rescinded 20 27 or suspended, nor shall any matter, tabled upon 20 28 motion, be taken up, except by an affirmative vote of 20 29 a constitutional majority of the senate. 20 30 INTRODUCTION AND FORM OF BILLS 21 1 Rule 26 21 2 Time and Method of Introducing Bills and Amendments 21 3 All bills to be introduced in the senate shall be 21 4 typed in proper form by the legislative services 21 5 agency and shall be filed with the recording clerk. 21 6 All amendments shall be typed in proper form and 21 7 filed with the recording clerk not later than 4:30 21 8 p.m., or adjournment, whichever is later, in order to 21 9 be listed in the following day's clip sheet. 21 10 An "impact amendment" is an amendment which 21 11 reasonably could have an annual effect of at least one 21 12 hundred thousand dollars or a combined total effect 21 13 within five years after enactment of five hundred 21 14 thousand dollars or more on the aggregate revenues, 21 15 expenditures or fiscal liability of the state or its 21 16 subdivisions. 21 17 An impact amendment to a bill which has been on the 21 18 special order calendar for at least three full 21 19 legislative days prior to its consideration shall not 21 20 be taken up by the senate unless: 21 21 1) a fiscal note is attached, and the amendment is 21 22 filed at least one legislative day prior to the date 21 23 set for consideration of the bill; or 21 24 2) the amendment is an appropriation or other 21 25 measure where the total effect is stated in dollar 21 26 amounts. 21 27 Rule 27 21 28 Limit on Introduction of Bills 21 29 No bill or joint resolution, except bills and joint 21 30 resolutions cosponsored by the majority and minority 22 1 floor leaders, or companion bills and joint 22 2 resolutions sponsored by the majority floor leaders of 22 3 both houses, shall be introduced in the senate after 22 4 4:30 p.m. on Friday of the sixth week of the first 22 5 regular session of a general assembly unless a formal 22 6 request for drafting the bill has been filed with the 22 7 legislative services agency before that time. After 22 8 adjournment of the first regular session, bills may be 22 9 prefiled at any time before the convening of the 22 10 second regular session. No bill shall be introduced 22 11 after 4:30 p.m. on Friday of the second week of the 22 12 second regular session of a general assembly unless a 22 13 formal request for drafting the bill has been filed 22 14 with the legislative services agency before that time. 22 15 However, standing committees may introduce bills and 22 16 joint resolutions at any time. A bill which relates 22 17 to departmental rules sponsored by the administrative 22 18 rules review committee and approved by a majority of 22 19 the members of the committee in each house may be 22 20 introduced at any time and must be referred to a 22 21 standing committee which must take action on the bill 22 22 within three weeks. Senate and concurrent resolutions 22 23 may be introduced at any time. 22 24 No bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution or 22 25 senate resolution shall be introduced at any 22 26 extraordinary session unless sponsored by a standing 22 27 committee, the majority and minority floor leaders, or 22 28 the committee of the whole. 22 29 Rule 28 22 30 Introduction, Reading and Form of Bills and Resolutions 23 1 Every senate bill and resolution shall be 23 2 introduced by one or more senators or by any standing 23 3 committee of the senate and shall at once be given its 23 4 first reading. 23 5 If the senate is in session when a bill or 23 6 resolution is introduced, the first reading shall 23 7 consist of reading its file number, the title and 23 8 sponsor of the bill. If the senate is not in session 23 9 but a journal is published for the day, the first 23 10 reading shall consist of a journal entry of the bill's 23 11 file number, title, sponsor and the notation "Read 23 12 first time under Rule 28.". 23 13 Any bill or resolution approved for introduction by 23 14 a standing committee during an interim period between 23 15 sessions of one General Assembly shall be introduced 23 16 without further action by the committee at the next 23 17 succeeding regular session of the same General 23 18 Assembly and placed immediately upon the regular 23 19 calendar. 23 20 Every bill and resolution referred to committee 23 21 shall have received two readings before its passage. 23 22 The subject of every bill shall be expressed in its 23 23 title. 23 24 Rule 29 23 25 Explanations 23 26 No bill, except appropriation committee bills and 23 27 simple or concurrent resolutions, shall be introduced 23 28 unless a concise and accurate explanation is attached. 23 29 The chief sponsor or a committee to which the bill has 23 30 been referred may add a revised explanation at any 24 1 time before the last reading, and it shall be included 24 2 in the daily clip sheet. 24 3 Rule 30 24 4 Resolutions 24 5 A "senate resolution" is a resolution acted upon 24 6 only by the senate whichexpresses sentiment or is 24 7 used forrelates to an accomplishment of national or 24 8 international status; the dedication of a day by a 24 9 statewide or national group; the one hundredth, one 24 10 hundred twenty-fifth, or one hundred fiftieth 24 11 anniversary of a local government or organization; the 24 12 recognition of state ties to other governments; the 24 13 retirement of a senator or long-time senate employee; 24 14 or to the appointment of special committees within the 24 15 senate. A senate resolution requires the affirmative 24 16 vote of a majority of the senators present and voting. 24 17 A senate resolution shall be filed with the secretary 24 18 of the senate. A senate resolution shall be printed 24 19 in the bound journal after its adoption and in the 24 20 daily journal upon written request to the secretary of 24 21 the senate by the sponsor of the resolution. Other 24 22 expressions of sentiment or recognition may be made 24 23 with the issuance of a certificate of recognition. 24 24 Rule 31 24 25 Nullification Resolutions 24 26 A nullification resolution may be introduced by a 24 27 standing committee, the administrative rules review 24 28 committee, or any member of the senate. A 24 29 nullification resolution introduced by the 24 30 administrative rules review committee or a member of 25 1 the senate shall be referred to the same standing 25 2 committee it would be referred to if it was a bill. 25 3 Any nullification resolution may be referred to the 25 4 administrative rules review committee by a majority 25 5 vote of the standing committee which introduced it or 25 6 to which it was referred. The administrative rules 25 7 review committee may seek an agreement with the 25 8 affected administrative agency wherein the agency 25 9 agrees to voluntarily rescind or modify a rule or 25 10 rules relating to the subject matter of the 25 11 nullification resolution. An agreement to voluntarily 25 12 rescind or modify an administrative agency rule shall 25 13 be in writing and signed by the chief administrative 25 14 officer of the administrative agency and a majority of 25 15 the administrative rules review committee members of 25 16 each house and shall be placed on file in the offices 25 17 of the chief clerk of the house, the secretary of the 25 18 senate and the secretary of state. If an agreement is 25 19 not reached, or the nullification resolution is not 25 20 approved by a majority of the administrative rules 25 21 review committee members of each house, within two 25 22 weeks of the date the resolution is referred to the 25 23 administrative rules review committee, the resolution 25 24 shall be placed on the calendar. If the nullification 25 25 resolution is approved by the administrative rules 25 26 review committee it shall be placed on the calendar. 25 27 A nullification resolution is subject to a motion to 25 28 withdraw the nullification resolution as provided in 25 29 rule 42. 25 30 A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot 26 1 be amended on the floor of the senate. 26 2 Rule 32 26 3 Resolutions, Applicable Rules 26 4 All rules applicable to bills shall apply to 26 5 resolutions, except as otherwise provided in the 26 6 rules. 26 7 Rule 33 26 8 Study Bills 26 9 1. A study bill is any matter which a senator 26 10 wishes to have considered by a standing committee or 26 11 appropriations subcommittee for introduction as a 26 12 committee bill or resolution. The term "study bill" 26 13 includes "proposed bills" provided for in Rule 37 and 26 14 departmental requests prefiled in the manner specified 26 15 in section 2.16 of the Code. 26 16 2. A study bill shall bear the name of the member 26 17 who wishes to have the bill considered. A study bill 26 18 proposed by a state agency shall bear the name of the 26 19 agency. A committee chair may submit a study bill in 26 20 the name of that committee. 26 21 3. Upon first receiving a study bill from a 26 22 senator, a committee chairperson shall submit three 26 23 copies to the secretary of the senate. Study bills 26 24 received in the secretary of the senate's office 26 25 before 3:00 p.m. shall be filed, numbered, and 26 26 reported in the journal for that day. Study bills 26 27 received in the secretary of the senate's office after 26 28 3:00 p.m. shall be filed, numbered, and reported in 26 29 the journal for the subsequent day. The secretary 26 30 shall number such bills in consecutive order. The 27 1 secretary shall maintain a record of all study bills 27 2 and their assigned number. Committee records shall 27 3 refer to study bills by the number assigned by the 27 4 secretary. 27 5 4. The secretary shall file a report in the 27 6 journal of each study bill received. The report shall 27 7 show the study bill number, its title or subject 27 8 matter and the committee which is considering it. If 27 9 a study bill is referred to a subcommittee, then the 27 10 committee chairperson shall report in the journal the 27 11 names of the subcommittee members to which it is 27 12 assigned. 27 13 5. If a committee bill or resolution is introduced 27 14 which was not previously the subject of a study bill 27 15 in the sponsoring committee, the majority leader may 27 16 re=refer the bill back to the committee. 27 17 6. A study bill not prepared by the legislative 27 18 services agency may be submitted to a standing 27 19 committee, but shall not be considered by the full 27 20 committee unless reviewed and typed in proper form by 27 21 the legislative services agency. 27 22 COMMITTEES AND COMMITMENT 27 23 Rule 34 27 24 Committee Appointments 27 25 Committee appointments shall be made by the 27 26 majority leader for majority party members, after 27 27 consultation with the president, and by the minority 27 28 leader for minority party members, after consultation 27 29 with the president. No senator shall serve on more 27 30 than six standing committees. The majority leader, 28 1 after consultation with the president, shall designate 28 2 the chairperson and vice=chairperson of each standing 28 3 committee. The minority leader, after consultation 28 4 with the president, shall designate the ranking member 28 5 of each standing committee from the minority 28 6 membership of that committee. 28 7 Rule 35 28 8 Standing Committees 28 9 The names of the standing committees of the senate 28 10 shall be: 28 11 Agriculture 28 12 Appropriations 28 13 Commerce 28 14 Economic growth 28 15 Education 28 16 Environment/Energy Independence 28 17 Government oversight 28 18 Human resources 28 19 Judiciary 28 20 Labor & Business Relations 28 21 Local government 28 22 Natural resources& Environment28 23 Rebuild Iowa 28 24 Rules and administration 28 25 State government 28 26 Transportation 28 27 Veterans Affairs 28 28 Ways and means 28 29 Rule 36 28 30 Committee on Rules and Administration 29 1 The committee on rules and administration shall 29 2 recommend rules and rule changes to the senate, shall 29 3 hire senate employees, shall recommend salary scales 29 4 for all senate employees, and shall oversee senate 29 5 budget and administration matters. 29 6 The committee on rules and administration will 29 7 select, for senate approval, an individual to serve as 29 8 secretary of the senate. 29 9 Upon authorization being given by the committee on 29 10 rules and administration, the minority party members 29 11 of the committee will select, for senate approval, an 29 12 individual to serve as assistant parliamentarian. 29 13 The committee shall have the following standing 29 14 subcommittees: 29 15 1. Joint Rules 29 16 2. Senate Rules 29 17 3. Administrative Services 29 18 4. Caucus Services. 29 19 The majority leader shall serve as chair of the 29 20 rules and administration committee and as chair of the 29 21 standing subcommittee on caucus services. The 29 22 president of the senate shall serve as vice=chair of 29 23 the rules and administration committee, and as chair 29 24 of the subcommittee on administrative services. 29 25 Rule 37 29 26 Appropriations Committee 29 27 The appropriations committee shall receive bills 29 28 committed to it and shall assign each to one of the 29 29 appropriations subcommittees. 29 30 The appropriations subcommittees shall be named: 30 1 Administration & Regulation 30 2 Agriculture and Natural Resources 30 3 Economic Development 30 4 Education 30 5 Health and Human Services 30 6 Justice System 30 7 Transportation, Infrastructure & Capitals 30 8 The appropriations subcommittees shall receive 30 9 bills assigned to them or may originate proposed bills 30 10 within the subcommittee's jurisdiction as defined by 30 11 the appropriations committee for consideration by the 30 12 appropriations committee. Each subcommittee may 30 13 submit amendments to bills together with the 30 14 subcommittee's recommended action to the 30 15 appropriations committee. 30 16 If a bill or proposed bill is submitted to the 30 17 appropriations committee by an appropriations 30 18 subcommittee the appropriations committee may: 30 19 1. report the bill or approve the proposed bill 30 20 for introduction by the appropriations committee; 30 21 2. report the bill with any appropriations 30 22 committee=approved amendments incorporated; 30 23 3. draft a new bill for sponsorship by the 30 24 appropriations committee and report it; or 30 25 4. re=refer it together with the appropriations 30 26 committee's objections to the appropriations 30 27 subcommittee from which it was originally referred or 30 28 which originated the draft bill. 30 29 The appropriations committee and subcommittees may 30 30 meet jointly with the appropriations committee of the 31 1 house of representatives. 31 2 Rule 38 31 3 First Reading and Commitment 31 4 Upon the first reading of an individual bill or 31 5 resolution, or a house committee bill or resolution, 31 6 the president shall refer the bill or resolution to an 31 7 appropriate standing committee unless otherwise 31 8 ordered by the senate. If the bill or resolution is a 31 9 senate committee bill or resolution, the president 31 10 shall place it on the calendar after its first 31 11 reading. If the subject of the bill or resolution is 31 12 not germane to the title of the committee presenting 31 13 it, the president of the senate may refer it to a 31 14 committee deemed appropriate. 31 15 All bills carrying an appropriation for any purpose 31 16 or involving the expenditure of state funds shall be 31 17 referred to the committee on appropriations. 31 18 All bills pertaining to the levy, assessment or 31 19 collection of taxes or fees shall be referred to the 31 20 committee on ways and means. 31 21 Any bill which provides for a new state board, 31 22 commission, agency or department or makes separate or 31 23 autonomous an existing state board, commission, agency 31 24 or department, shall be referred to the committee on 31 25 state government. If the bill or resolution is so 31 26 referred after being sponsored or reported out by 31 27 another committee, and if the committee on state 31 28 government does not report out the bill or resolution 31 29 within ten legislative days after referral, the bill 31 30 or resolution shall automatically be restored to the 32 1 calendar with the same priority it had immediately 32 2 before referral. 32 3 This rule shall also apply when such provisions are 32 4 added to a bill or resolution by amendment adopted by 32 5 the senate. 32 6 Rule 39 32 7 Rules for Standing Committees 32 8 The following rules shall govern all standing 32 9 committees of the senate. Any committee may adopt 32 10 additional rules which are consistent with these 32 11 rules: 32 12 1. A majority of the members shall constitute a 32 13 quorum. 32 14 2. The chair of a committee shall refer each bill 32 15 and resolution to a subcommittee within seven days 32 16 after the bill or resolution has been referred to the 32 17 committee. The chair may appoint subcommittees for 32 18 study of bills and resolutions without calling a 32 19 meeting of the committee, but the subcommittee must be 32 20 announced at the next meeting of the committee. No 32 21 bill or resolution shall be reported out of a 32 22 committee until the next meeting after the 32 23 subcommittee is announced, except that the chair of 32 24 the appropriations committee may make the announcement 32 25 of the assignment to a subcommittee by placing a 32 26 notice in the journal. Any bill so assigned by the 32 27 appropriations committee chair shall be eligible for 32 28 consideration by the committee upon report of the 32 29 subcommittee but not sooner than three legislative 32 30 days following the publication of the announcement in 33 1 the journal. 33 2 When a bill or resolution has been assigned to a 33 3 subcommittee, the chair shall report to the senate the 33 4 bill or resolution number and the names of the 33 5 subcommittee members and such reports shall be 33 6 reported in the journal. Subcommittee assignments 33 7 shall be reported to the journal daily. Reports filed 33 8 before 3:00 p.m. shall be printed in the journal for 33 9 that day; reports filed after 3:00 p.m. shall be 33 10 printed in the journal for the subsequent day. 33 11 Where standing subcommittees of any committee have 33 12 been named, the names of the members and the title of 33 13 the subcommittee shall be published once and 33 14 thereafter publication of assignments may be made by 33 15 indicating the title of the subcommittee. 33 16 3. No bill or resolution shall be considered by a 33 17 committee until it has been referred to a subcommittee 33 18 and the subcommittee has made its report unless 33 19 otherwise ordered by a majority of the members. 33 20 4. The rules adopted by a committee, including 33 21 subsections 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of this rule, may 33 22 be suspended by an affirmative vote of a majority of 33 23 the members of the committee. 33 24 5. The affirmative vote of a majority of the 33 25 members of a committee is needed to sponsor a 33 26 committee bill or resolution or to report a bill or 33 27 resolution out for passage. 33 28 6. The vote on all bills and resolutions shall be 33 29 by roll call unless a short=form vote is unanimously 33 30 agreed to by the committee. A record shall be kept by 34 1 the secretary. 34 2 7. No committee, except a conference committee or 34 3 the steering committee, is authorized to meet when the 34 4 senate is in session. 34 5 8. A subcommittee shall not report a bill to the 34 6 committee unless the bill has been typed into proper 34 7 form by the legislative services agency. 34 8 9. A bill or resolution shall not be voted upon 34 9 the same day a public hearing called under subsection 34 10 10 is held on that bill or resolution. 34 11 10. Public hearings may be called at the 34 12 discretion of the chair. The chair shall call a 34 13 public hearing upon the written request of one=half 34 14 the membership of the committee. The chair shall set 34 15 the time and place of the public hearing. 34 16 11. A subcommittee chair must notify the committee 34 17 chair not later than one legislative day prior to 34 18 bringing the bill or resolution before the committee. 34 19 The committee cannot vote on a bill or resolution for 34 20 at least one full day following the receipt of the 34 21 subcommittee report by the chairperson. 34 22 12. A motion proposing action on a bill or 34 23 resolution that has been defeated by a committee shall 34 24 not be voted upon again at the same meeting of the 34 25 committee. 34 26 13. Committee meetings shall be open. 34 27 Rule 40 34 28 Voting in Committee 34 29 All committee meetings shall be open at all times. 34 30 Voting by secret ballot is prohibited. Roll call 35 1 votes shall be taken in each committee when final 35 2 action on any bill or resolution is voted, unless a 35 3 short=form vote is unanimously agreed to by the 35 4 committee. A roll call vote also shall be taken in 35 5 each committee at the request of a member upon any 35 6 amendment or motion. All results shall be entered in 35 7 the minutes which shall be public records. Records of 35 8 these votes shall be made available by the chair or 35 9 the committee secretary at any time. This rule also 35 10 applies to the steering committee and appropriations 35 11 subcommittees. 35 12 The committee shall not authorize the introduction 35 13 of a committee bill or resolution until the members 35 14 have received final copies of the bill or resolution 35 15 with amendments or changes incorporated, and typed 35 16 into proper form by the legislative services agency. 35 17 The committee may, by unanimous consent, dispense with 35 18 this requirement and instruct the legislative services 35 19 agency to file a report with the committee members 35 20 detailing the amendments or changes and this report 35 21 shall become a part of the committee report. 35 22 Rule 41 35 23 Announcement of Committee Meetings 35 24 It shall be in order for the chair of any committee 35 25 to announce to the senate the time and place of 35 26 committee meetings. The announcement shall include a 35 27 proposed agenda for the meeting. The sergeant=at=arms 35 28 shall post at the rear of the chamber the daily 35 29 schedule of committee meetings. 35 30 Rule 42 36 1 Withdrawal of Bills and Resolutions from Committee 36 2 The secretary of the senate shall note on each bill 36 3 and resolution the date of its reference to committee. 36 4 No bill or resolution shall be withdrawn from any 36 5 committee within fifteen legislative days after the 36 6 bill or resolution has been referred to the committee 36 7 and thereafter only upon written petition for the 36 8 withdrawal of such bill or resolution signed by a 36 9 constitutional majority of the senators, except as 36 10 provided in Rule 38. Only senators may circulate such 36 11 a petition. 36 12 Rule 43 36 13 Committee Reports 36 14 All committees shall file a report of committee 36 15 meetings. Such reports shall contain the following 36 16 information: 36 17 a. The time the meeting convened; 36 18 b. Those senators who were present and absent at 36 19 the time the meeting convened, as well as the time any 36 20 senator, who was not present at the time the meeting 36 21 convened, arrives for the meeting; 36 22 c. The vote on any bill or resolution reported out 36 23 of the committee for floor action; 36 24 d. The title of the bill; 36 25 e. The file number of the bill or resolution (if 36 26 known); 36 27 f. Whether the committee recommends that the bill 36 28 or resolution be passed, amended and passed, 36 29 indefinitely postponed, or considered without 36 30 committee recommendation; 37 1 g. An indication of other bills or matters 37 2 discussed; 37 3 h. Such other matters as the committee chair shall 37 4 direct; and 37 5 i. The time the meeting adjourned. 37 6 No committee report shall be read, but all 37 7 committee reports shall be printed in the journal. 37 8 Upon printing, all committee reports shall then stand 37 9 approved unless the senate directs otherwise. 37 10 Rule 44 37 11 Bills or Resolutions Recommended for Indefinite Postponement 37 12 No senate bill or resolution recommended for 37 13 indefinite postponement shall be considered in the 37 14 absence of the chief sponsor or, if a house bill or 37 15 resolution, in the absence of the senator representing 37 16 the district in which the sponsor resides. When a 37 17 question is postponed indefinitely, it shall not be 37 18 again acted upon during that session of the general 37 19 assembly. 37 20 GENERAL RULES 37 21 Rule 45 37 22 Access to Senate Chamber and Decorum 37 23 The persons who shall have access to the senate 37 24 chamber, and the times access shall be available, and 37 25 the rules governing activities in the chamber and 37 26 other areas controlled by the senate shall be as 37 27 prescribed by the rules and administration committee 37 28 pursuant to a written policy adopted by the committee 37 29 and filed with the secretary of the senate. 37 30 Rule 46 38 1 Legislative Interns and Aides 38 2 Legislative interns for senators shall be allowed 38 3 on the floor of the senate in accordance with Rule 45; 38 4 provided that each intern first has obtained a name 38 5 badge from the secretary of the senate. The secretary 38 6 of the senate shall issue an appropriate badge to all 38 7 interns for senators. 38 8In addition, those persons designated as "aides to 38 9 senators" shall be allowed on the floor of the senate. 38 10 The secretary of the senate shall issue an appropriate 38 11 badge for such individuals.38 12 Rule 47 38 13 Clearing of Lobby and Gallery 38 14 In case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the 38 15 lobby or gallery, the presiding officer may order it 38 16 cleared. 38 17 Rule 48 38 18 Presentation of Petitions 38 19 Each petition shall contain a brief statement of 38 20 its subject matter and the name of the senator 38 21 presenting it. Petitions shall be filed with the 38 22 secretary of the senate and noted in the journal. 38 23 Rule 49 38 24 Distribution of Printed Material 38 25 No general distribution of printed material in the 38 26 senate shall be allowed unless authorized by the 38 27 secretary of the senate or by a senator. 38 28 Rule 50 38 29 Concerning the Printing of Papers 38 30 Any paper, other than that contemplated by Section 39 1 10, Article III of the Constitution of the State of 39 2 Iowa, presented to the senate may, with the consent of 39 3 a constitutional majority, be printed in the journal. 39 4 Rule 51 39 5 Reprinting of Documents 39 6 When any bill has been substantially amended by the 39 7 senate, the secretary of the senate shall order the 39 8 bill reprinted on paper of a different color. All 39 9 adopted amendments inserting new material shall be 39 10 distinguishable. 39 11 The secretary of the senate may order the printing 39 12 of a reasonable number of additional copies of bills, 39 13 resolutions, amendments or journals. 39 14 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 39 15 Rule 52 39 16 Duties of the President 39 17 The senate shall elect, from its membership, a 39 18 president. The president shall call the senate to 39 19 order at the hour to which the senate is adjourned. 39 20 Unless otherwise ordered by the senate, the president 39 21 shall proceed with the regular order of daily 39 22 business. The president shall preserve order and 39 23 decorum and decide all questions of order and 39 24 corrections to the journal, subject to an appeal to 39 25 the senate. The president shall direct voting as 39 26 provided in rule 22. When a ruling on germaneness is 39 27 issued by the presiding officer, it shall be 39 28 accompanied by an explanation of the ruling. The 39 29 president of the senate shall be the chair of the 39 30 committee of the whole unless otherwise ordered by the 40 1 senate, under rule 19. 40 2 Upon the first reading of an individual bill or 40 3 resolution, or a house committee bill or resolution, 40 4 the president shall refer the bill or resolution to 40 5 the appropriate standing committee unless otherwise 40 6 ordered by the senate. If the bill or resolution is a 40 7 senate committee bill or resolution, the president 40 8 shall place it on the calendar after its first 40 9 reading. If the subject of the bill or resolution is 40 10 not germane to the title of the committee presenting 40 11 it, the president of the senate may refer it to the 40 12 appropriate committee. 40 13 The president shall sign legislative enactments 40 14 upon their enrolling. 40 15 The president of the senate shall serve as a member 40 16 of the legislative council and the senate rules and 40 17 administration committee. The president shall serve 40 18 on the rules and administration committee as chair of 40 19 the standing subcommittee designated to supervise the 40 20 secretary of the senate and other employees of the 40 21 administrative services division of the senate. 40 22 Rule 53 40 23 The President Pro Tempore 40 24 The senate shall elect, from its membership, a 40 25 president pro tempore. When the president is absent, 40 26 the president pro tempore shall preside, except when 40 27 the chair is filled by temporary appointment by the 40 28 president or the majority leader. 40 29 The president pro tempore, when presiding, shall 40 30 perform duties as prescribed in rule 52, paragraphs 1 41 1 and 2. 41 2 The president pro tempore shall serve as a member 41 3 of the legislative council and as a member of the 41 4 senate committee on rules and administration. 41 5 Rule 54 41 6 Secretary of the Senate 41 7 The secretary of the senate shall be an officer of 41 8 the senate and shall: 41 9 1. Serve as chief administrative officer of the 41 10 senate. 41 11 2. Have charge of the secretary's desk. 41 12 3. Be responsible for the custody and safekeeping 41 13 of all bills, resolutions, and amendments filed, 41 14 except while they are in the custody of a committee. 41 15 4. Have charge of the daily journal. 41 16 5. Have control of all rooms assigned for the use 41 17 of the senate. 41 18 6. Keep a detailed record of senate action on all 41 19 bills and resolutions. 41 20 7. Insert adopted amendments into bills before 41 21 transmittal to the house of representatives and prior 41 22 to final enrollment. 41 23 8. Prescribe the duties of and supervise all 41 24 senate employees. 41 25 9. Authorize all expenditures of funds within the 41 26 senate budget. 41 27 The secretary of the senate shall also act as 41 28 senate parliamentarian and shall: 41 29 1. Advise the presiding officer of the senate 41 30 about parliamentary procedures during deliberations of 42 1 the senate. 42 2 2. Perform other duties as prescribed by the 42 3 committee on rules and administration. 42 4 3. Process the handling of amendments when filed 42 5 and during the floor consideration of bills. 42 6 Rule 55 42 7 Legal Counsel 42 8 The legal counsel shall be a contractual employee 42 9 of the senate and shall: 42 10 1. Serve as attorney and counselor for the senate. 42 11 2. At the request of the majority and minority 42 12 leaders, research any legal issue in which the senate 42 13 has an interest. However, the legal counsel shall not 42 14 issue nor venture any opinions on unresolved questions 42 15 of law unless permitted by both the majority and 42 16 minority leaders. 42 17 Rule 56 42 18 Sergeant=at=Arms 42 19 The sergeant=at=arms shall be an employee of the 42 20 senate and shall: 42 21 1. Wear the appropriate badge of his or her 42 22 office. 42 23 2. Attend the senate during its sessions. 42 24 3. Aid in the enforcement of order under the 42 25 direction of the president of the senate and the 42 26 secretary of the senate. 42 27 4. Execute the commands of the senate. 42 28 5. See that no unauthorized person disturbs the 42 29 contents of the senators' desks. 42 30 6. Supervise the doorkeepers, the assistant 43 1 sergeant=at=arms, and pages. 43 2 7. Announce all delegations from the governor or 43 3 house. 43 4 8. Supervise the seating of visitors and press 43 5 representatives. 43 6 Rule 57 43 7 Senate Secretaries 43 8 Every senator shall be permitted to employ for each 43 9 session of a general assembly a personally selected 43 10 secretary. 43 11 Rule 58 43 12 Use of Electronic Voting System 43 13 Any officer or employee of the senate, other than a 43 14 duly elected member of the senate, who operates the 43 15 electronic voting machine mechanism located at the 43 16 desk of said member of the senate shall be subject to 43 17 immediate termination from employment. The provisions 43 18 of this paragraph only shall apply during the taking 43 19 of a record or non=record roll call vote utilizing the 43 20 electronic voting system. 43 21 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 43 22 Rule 59 43 23 Appointments 43 24 The secretary of the senate shall: 43 25 a. send, to each appointee submitted by the 43 26 governor for senate confirmation, a copy of a senate 43 27 questionnaire as approved by the rules and 43 28 administration committee; 43 29 b. receive completed questionnaires from 43 30 appointees and forward copies of the completed 44 1 questionnaires to appropriate committee members; 44 2 c. maintain "Confirmation Calendar" categories on 44 3 the senate calendar as directed under this rule, 44 4 senate rule 6, and by the committee on rules and 44 5 administration. No appointee shall be listed as 44 6 eligible on the confirmation calendar until the 44 7 secretary has received the appointee's completed 44 8 senate questionnaire. 44 9 As soon as possible after the convening of a 44 10 session, and again within one week following March 15, 44 11 the secretary of the senate shall publish in the 44 12 senate journal the names of all nominees submitted for 44 13 confirmation. The secretary of the senate shall 44 14 maintain a file of all appointments received from the 44 15 governor for confirmation. The file shall contain a 44 16 description of the duties and the compensation for 44 17 each nominee. The file shall show the date an 44 18 appointment was received from the governor, the date 44 19 the appointment was published in the journal, whether 44 20 the nominee has been introduced, whether a committee 44 21 report has been filed, when the senate questionnaire 44 22 was sent to the appointee, and shall include a copy of 44 23 the appointee's completed senate questionnaire, upon 44 24 receipt. 44 25 INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES. All appointments 44 26 received from the governor shall be referred to the 44 27 rules and administration committee by the secretary of 44 28 the senate on the same day they are published in the 44 29 senate journal. The rules and administration 44 30 committee shall establish an en bloc confirmation 45 1 calendar which must be filed with the secretary of the 45 2 senate. Within three (3) legislative days after 45 3 receiving an appointment, the committee shall either 45 4 place a nominee on the en bloc confirmation calendar 45 5 or assign the nominee to an appropriate standing 45 6 committee for further investigation, publishing notice 45 7 of such assignment in the senate journal for the next 45 8 legislative day. If the rules and administration 45 9 committee fails to take action on a nominee within the 45 10 three days, the nominee shall automatically be placed 45 11 on the en bloc confirmation calendar. 45 12 Within the three (3) legislative days after an 45 13 appointment has been referred to the rules and 45 14 administration committee, any ten senators may require 45 15 that the nominee be assigned to an appropriate 45 16 standing committee by filing a written, signed request 45 17 therefor with the chairperson of the rules and 45 18 administration committee. The committee chair shall 45 19 refer the appointment to a subcommittee within one (1) 45 20 legislative day after a standing committee receives an 45 21 appointment for further investigation, publishing 45 22 notice of such assignment in the senate journal for 45 23 the next legislative day. Within ten (10) legislative 45 24 days after a standing committee receives an 45 25 appointment for further investigation the subcommittee 45 26 shall file its report with the standing committee. 45 27 Within fourteen (14) legislative days after a 45 28 standing committee receives an appointment for further 45 29 investigation, the committee shall conduct an 45 30 investigation of the nominee and file its report 46 1 thereon with the secretary of the senate, who shall 46 2 then place the nominee on the en bloc calendar or 46 3 individual confirmation calendar as directed by the 46 4 committee. The failure of a committee to file its 46 5 report within the prescribed time means that the 46 6 nominee is to be automatically placed, without 46 7 recommendation, upon the individual confirmation 46 8 calendar. 46 9 Any individual nominated to head a department or 46 10 agency of state government, whose appointment is 46 11 subject to senate confirmation, must be introduced to 46 12 the full senate prior to a vote on confirmation of the 46 13 nominee. Additionally, any five (5) senators may 46 14 request that any nominee be introduced to the senate 46 15 by filing a written request with the secretary of the 46 16 senate within ten (10) legislative days of the 46 17 nominee's name appearing in the journal. Any 46 18 individual nominated to a position requiring senate 46 19 confirmation may request to be introduced to the full 46 20 senate by notifying the secretary of the senate at 46 21 least one (1) legislative day in advance of the 46 22 nominee's appearance. If an individual is nominated 46 23 both to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term and is 46 24 also nominated for reappointment to that position 46 25 during the same session, a single introduction is 46 26 sufficient for eligibility for confirmation to both 46 27 terms. 46 28 HEARINGS. Any member of a committee investigating 46 29 an appointment may, within five (5) legislative days 46 30 after the committee receives the appointment, obtain 47 1 a hearing with the nominee by filing a written request 47 2 with the secretary of the senate who shall forward it 47 3 to the chair of the standing committee and the chair 47 4 of the subcommittee. Notice of the hearing shall be 47 5 published in the journal at least two (2) legislative 47 6 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing, which 47 7 shall be before the subcommittee, the nominee may be 47 8 questioned as to his or her qualifications to fulfill 47 9 the office to which nominated and further questioned 47 10 as to his or her viewpoints on issues facing the 47 11 office to which nominated. Any senator may at the 47 12 discretion of the chair of the subcommittee be 47 13 permitted to submit oral questions. The public may, at 47 14 the discretion of the investigating committee, be 47 15 permitted to submit oral or written statements as to 47 16 the qualifications of the nominee. 47 17 Also, within five (5) legislative days after the 47 18 subcommittee receives an appointment for 47 19 investigation, any senator may submit written 47 20 questions to be answered by the nominee prior to 47 21 consideration of the nominee's confirmation by the 47 22 senate. 47 23 INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS. After a nominee has been 47 24 placed on the calendar and prior to the vote on 47 25 confirmation, any senator may request an informational 47 26 meeting on the nomination which shall be held before 47 27 the subcommittee. 47 28 VOTING ON CONFIRMATIONS. Upon the motion of the 47 29 majority leader or his or her designee, the nominees 47 30 on the en bloc confirmation calendar shall be 48 1 confirmed en bloc by the affirmative vote of 48 2 two=thirds of the members elected to the senate. The 48 3 journal shall reflect a single roll call accompanied 48 4 by a statement of the names of those individuals 48 5 subject to the en bloc confirmation vote. 48 6 Prior to an en bloc vote, any senator may request, 48 7 either in writing or from the floor, an individual 48 8 vote on any nominee on the en bloc confirmation 48 9 calendar. The senate shall vote separately on the 48 10 nominee. 48 11 Nominees on the individual confirmation calendar 48 12 shall be confirmed by a two=thirds vote; however, the 48 13 senate shall take a separate roll call on each 48 14 nominee, unless by unanimous consent, it determines to 48 15 take one vote on all nominees under consideration. In 48 16 any case, the journal shall reflect a single roll call 48 17 vote for each nominee. 48 18 If an individual is nominated both to fill a 48 19 vacancy for an unexpired term and is also nominated 48 20 for reappointment to that position, and such 48 21 appointment and reappointment appear on the senate 48 22 calendar as eligible at the same time, a single vote 48 23 is sufficient for confirmation to both terms. 48 24 Rule 60 48 25 Time of Committee Passage and Consideration of Bills 48 26 1. This rule does not apply to concurrent or 48 27 simple resolutions, joint resolutions nullifying 48 28 administrative rules, senate confirmations, bills 48 29 embodying redistricting plans prepared by the 48 30 legislative services agency pursuant to chapter 42, or 49 1 bills passed by both houses in different forms. 49 2 Subsection 2 of this rule does not apply to 49 3 appropriations bills, ways and means bills, legalizing 49 4 acts, administrative rules review committee bills, 49 5 bills sponsored by standing committees in response to 49 6 a referral from the president of the senate or the 49 7 speaker of the house of representatives relating to an 49 8 administrative rule whose effective date has been 49 9 delayed until the adjournment of the next regular 49 10 session of the general assembly by the administrative 49 11 rules review committee, bills cosponsored by the 49 12 majority and minority floor leaders of the senate, 49 13 bills in conference committee, and companion bills 49 14 sponsored by the majority floor leaders of both houses 49 15 after consultation with the respective minority floor 49 16 leaders. For the purposes of this rule, a joint 49 17 resolution is considered as a bill. To be considered 49 18 an appropriations or ways and means bill for the 49 19 purposes of this rule, the appropriations committee or 49 20 the ways and means committee must either be the 49 21 sponsor of the bill or the committee of first referral 49 22 in the senate. 49 23 2. To be placed on the calendar in the senate a 49 24 senate bill must be first reported out of a standing 49 25 committee by Friday of the10th9th week of the first 49 26 session and the6th8th week of the second session. A 49 27 house bill must be first reported out of a standing 49 28 committee by Friday of the 13th week of the first 49 29 session and the9th11th week of the second session to 49 30 be placed on the senate calendar. 50 1 3. During the 11th week of the first session and 50 2 the7th9th week of the second session, the senate 50 3 shall consider only bills originating in the senate 50 4 and unfinished business. During the 14th week of the 50 5 first session and the10th12th week of the second 50 6 session, the senate shall consider only bills 50 7 originating in the house and unfinished business. 50 8 Beginning with the 15th week of the first session and 50 9 the11th13th week of the second session, the senate 50 10 shall consider only bills passed by both houses, bills 50 11 exempt from subsection 2 and unfinished business. 50 12 4. A motion to reconsider filed and not disposed 50 13 of on an action taken on a bill or resolution which is 50 14 subject to a deadline under this rule may be called up 50 15 at any time before or after the day of the deadline by 50 16 the person filing the motion or after the deadline by 50 17 the majority floor leader, notwithstanding any other 50 18 rule to the contrary. 50 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That should a system of 50 20 deadlines for the time of committee passage and 50 21 consideration of bills be adopted by joint action of 50 22 the senate and house at any time during the 50 23eighty=secondeighty-third general assembly, those 50 24 provisions shall supersede the provisions of rule 60. 50 25 SR 09;12/1/08 50 26 cc/cc/26