House Concurrent Resolution 106 - Introduced HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 106 BY KAUFMANN A Concurrent Resolution amending the joint rules of 1 the Senate and House of Representatives relating 2 to bills and joint resolutions passed by a 3 three-fourths vote of the other house. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 5 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Joint Rules of the Senate 6 and House of Representatives, as adopted by the Senate 7 and House of Representatives during the 2013 Session in 8 House Concurrent Resolution 5, are amended by adding 9 the following new rule: 10 Rule 10A 11 First Reading and Commitment of Bill or Joint 12 Resolution Passed by Three-fourths Vote of Other House 13 Upon the receipt and first reading of a bill 14 or joint resolution passed by a vote of at least 15 three-fourths of all the members elected to the other 16 house, the presiding officer shall refer the bill or 17 joint resolution to an appropriate standing committee. 18 Such a bill or joint resolution shall automatically 19 be placed on the calendar if the committee does 20 not report out the bill or joint resolution within 21 fifteen legislative days. If such a bill or joint 22 resolution is rereferred to committee or referred 23 to another committee, the bill or joint resolution 24 shall automatically be placed on the calendar if 25 the committee does not report out the bill or joint 26 resolution within five legislative days. The majority 27 leader shall call up the bill or joint resolution for 28 -1- LSB 5553YH (2) 85 rj/nh 1/ 2

H.C.R. 106 debate within fifteen legislative days of its placement 1 on the calendar. Within fifteen legislative days 2 of the bill or joint resolution being called up for 3 debate, all amendments to the bill or joint resolution 4 shall be considered or disposed of and the bill or 5 joint resolution shall be read for the last time and 6 immediately placed upon its final passage. Within 7 five legislative days of its final passage any motions 8 to reconsider the bill or joint resolution shall be 9 disposed of and the bill or joint resolution shall be 10 returned immediately to the other house. 11 -2- LSB 5553YH (2) 85 rj/nh 2/ 2