Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 - Introduced SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4 BY WHITVER A Concurrent Resolution relating to joint rules of 1 the Senate and House of Representatives for the 2 Ninetieth General Assembly. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 4 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the joint rules 5 of the Senate and House of Representatives for the 6 Eighty-ninth Ninetieth General Assembly shall be: 7 JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE 8 Rule 1 9 Suspension of Joint Rules 10 The joint rules of the general assembly may be 11 suspended by concurrent resolution, duly adopted by a 12 constitutional majority of the senate and the house. 13 Rule 2 14 Designation of Sessions 15 Each regular session of a general assembly shall be 16 designated by the year in which such regular session 17 commences. 18 Rule 3 19 Sessions of a General Assembly 20 The election of officers, organization, hiring and 21 compensation of employees, and standing committees in 22 each house of the general assembly and action taken 23 by each house shall carry over from the first to the 24 second regular session and to any extraordinary session 25 of the same general assembly. The status of each 26 bill and resolution shall be the same at the beginning 27 of each second session as it was immediately before 28 -1- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 1/ 21

S.C.R. 4 adjournment of the previous regular or extraordinary 1 session; however the rules of either house may provide 2 for re-referral of some or all bills and resolutions 3 to standing committees upon adjournment of each 4 session or at the beginning of a subsequent regular or 5 extraordinary session, except those which have been 6 adopted by both houses in different forms. 7 Upon final adoption of a concurrent resolution at 8 any extraordinary session affecting that session, or at 9 a regular session affecting any extraordinary session 10 which may be held before the next regular session, 11 the creation of any calendar by either house shall be 12 suspended and the business of the session shall consist 13 solely of those bills or subject matters stated in the 14 resolution adopted. Bills named in the resolution, or 15 bills containing the subject matter provided for in the 16 resolution, may, at any time, be called up for debate 17 in either house by the majority leader of that house. 18 Rule 3A 19 International Relations Protocol 20 The senate and the house of representatives shall 21 comply with the international relations protocol policy 22 adopted by the international relations committee of the 23 legislative council. 24 Rule 4 25 Presentation of Messages 26 All messages between the two houses shall be sent 27 and accepted, as soon as practicable, by the secretary 28 of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of 29 representatives. The messages shall be communicated 30 -2- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 2/ 21

S.C.R. 4 to and received by the presiding officer of the other 1 house at the earliest appropriate time when that house 2 is in session. 3 Rule 5 4 Printing and Form of Bills and Other Documents 5 Bills and joint resolutions shall be introduced, 6 numbered, prepared, and printed as provided by 7 law, or in the absence of such law, in a manner 8 determined by the secretary of the senate and the 9 chief clerk of the house of representatives. Proposed 10 bills and resolutions which are not introduced but 11 are referred to committee shall be tracked in the 12 legislative computer system as are introduced bills 13 and resolutions. The referral of proposed bills 14 and resolutions to committee shall be entered in the 15 journal. 16 All bills and joint resolutions introduced shall be 17 in a form and number approved by the secretary of the 18 senate and chief clerk of the house. 19 The legal counsel’s office of each house shall 20 approve all bills before introduction. 21 Rule 6 22 Companion Bills 23 Identical bills introduced in one or both houses 24 shall be called companion bills. Each house shall 25 designate the sponsor in the usual way followed in 26 parentheses by the sponsor of any companion bill or 27 bills in the other house. The house where a companion 28 bill is first introduced shall print the complete text. 29 Rule 7 30 -3- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 3/ 21

S.C.R. 4 Reprinting of Bills 1 Whenever any bill has been substantially amended by 2 either house, the secretary of the senate or the chief 3 clerk of the house shall order the bill reprinted on 4 paper of a different color. All adopted amendments 5 shall be distinguishable. 6 The secretary of the senate or the chief clerk 7 of the house may order the printing of a reasonable 8 number of additional copies of any bill, resolution, 9 amendment, or journal. 10 Rule 8 11 Daily Clip Sheet 12 The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of 13 the house shall prepare a daily clip sheet covering all 14 amendments filed. 15 Rule 9 16 Reintroduction of Bills and Other Measures 17 A bill or resolution which has passed one house and 18 is rejected in the other shall not be introduced again 19 during that general assembly. 20 Rule 10 21 Certification of Bills and Other Enrollments 22 When any bill or resolution which has passed one 23 house is rejected or adopted in the other, notice of 24 such action and the date thereof shall be given to the 25 house of origin in writing signed by the secretary of 26 the senate or the chief clerk of the house. 27 Rule 11 28 Code Editor’s Correction Bills 29 A bill recommended by the Code editor which is 30 -4- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 4/ 21

S.C.R. 4 passed out of committee to the floor for debate by a 1 committee of the house or senate and which contains 2 Code corrections of a nonsubstantive nature shall 3 not be amended on the floor of either house except 4 pursuant to corrective or nonsubstantive amendments 5 filed by the judiciary committee of the senate or 6 the house. Such committee amendments, whether filed 7 at the time of initial committee passage of the bill 8 to the floor for debate or after rereferral to the 9 committee, shall not be incorporated into the bill in 10 the originating house but shall be filed separately. 11 Amendments filed from the floor to strike sections of 12 the bill or the committee amendments shall be in order. 13 Following amendment and passage by the second house, 14 only amendments filed from the floor which strike 15 sections of the amendment of the second house shall be 16 in order. 17 A bill recommended by the Code editor which is 18 passed out of committee to the floor for debate by a 19 committee of the house or senate and which contains 20 Code corrections beyond those of a nonsubstantive 21 nature shall not be amended on the floor of either 22 house except pursuant to amendments filed by the 23 judiciary committee of the senate or the house. Such 24 committee amendments, whether filed at the time of 25 initial committee passage of the bill to the floor for 26 debate or after rereferral to the committee, shall 27 not be incorporated into the bill in the originating 28 house but shall be filed separately. Such a bill shall 29 be limited to corrections which: Adjust language to 30 -5- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 5/ 21

S.C.R. 4 reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, 1 delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary 2 language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, 3 update ongoing provisions, and remove ambiguities. 4 Amendments filed from the floor to strike sections of 5 the bill or the committee amendments shall be in order. 6 Following amendment and passage by the second house, 7 only amendments filed from the floor which strike 8 sections of the amendment of the second house shall be 9 in order. 10 It is the intent of the house and the senate that 11 such bills be passed out of committee to the floor for 12 debate within the first four weeks of convening of a 13 legislative session. 14 Rule 12 15 Amendments by Other House 16 1. When a bill which originated in one house is 17 amended in the other house, the house originating 18 the bill may amend the amendment, concur in full in 19 the amendment, or refuse to concur in full in the 20 amendment. Precedence of motions shall be in that 21 order. The amendment of the other house shall not be 22 ruled out of order based on a question of germaneness. 23 a. If the house originating the bill concurs in the 24 amendment, the bill shall then be immediately placed 25 upon its final passage. 26 b. If the house originating the bill refuses to 27 concur in the amendment, the bill shall be returned to 28 the amending house which shall either: 29 (1) Recede, after which the bill shall be read for 30 -6- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 6/ 21

S.C.R. 4 the last time and immediately placed upon its final 1 passage; or 2 (2) Insist, which will send the bill to a 3 conference committee. 4 c. If the house originating the bill amends the 5 amendment, that house shall concur in the amendment 6 as amended and the bill shall be immediately placed 7 on final passage, and shall be returned to the other 8 house. The other house cannot further amend the bill. 9 (1) If the amending house which gave second 10 consideration to the bill concurs in the amendment 11 to the amendment, the bill shall then be immediately 12 placed upon its final passage. 13 (2) If the amending house refuses to concur in the 14 amendment to the amendment, the bill shall be returned 15 to the house originating the bill which shall either: 16 (a) Recede, after which the bill shall be read for 17 the last time as amended and immediately placed upon 18 its final passage; or 19 (b) Insist, which will send the bill to a 20 conference committee. 21 2. A motion to recede has precedence over a motion 22 to insist. Failure to recede means to insist; and 23 failure to insist means to recede. 24 3. A motion to lay on the table or to indefinitely 25 postpone shall be out of order with respect to motions 26 to recede from or insist upon and to amendments to 27 bills which have passed both houses. 28 4. A motion to concur, refuse to concur, recede, 29 insist, or adopt a conference committee report is in 30 -7- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 7/ 21

S.C.R. 4 order even though the subject matter has previously 1 been acted upon. 2 Rule 13 3 Conference Committee 4 1. Within one legislative day after either house 5 insists upon an amendment to a bill, the presiding 6 officer of the house, after consultation with the 7 majority leader, shall appoint three majority party 8 members and, after consultation with the minority 9 leader, shall appoint two minority party members 10 to a conference committee. The majority leader of 11 the senate, after consultation with the president, 12 shall appoint three majority party members and, 13 after consultation with and approval by the minority 14 leader, shall appoint two minority party members to a 15 conference committee. The papers shall remain with the 16 house that originated the bill. 17 2. The conference committee shall meet before 18 the end of the next legislative day after their 19 appointment, shall select a chair and shall discuss the 20 controversy. 21 3. The authority of the first conference committee 22 shall cover only issues related to provisions of the 23 bill and amendments to the bill which were adopted 24 by either the senate or the house of representatives 25 and on which the senate and house of representatives 26 differed. If a conference committee report is not 27 acted upon because such action would violate this 28 subsection of this rule, the inaction on the report 29 shall constitute refusal to adopt the conference 30 -8- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 8/ 21

S.C.R. 4 committee report and shall have the same effect as if 1 the conference committee had disagreed. 2 4. An agreement on recommendations must be approved 3 by a majority of the committee members from each house. 4 The committee shall submit two originals of the report 5 signed by a majority of the committee members of each 6 house with one signed original and three copies to be 7 submitted to each house. The report shall first be 8 acted upon in the house originating the bill. Such 9 action, including all papers, shall be immediately 10 referred by the secretary of the senate or the chief 11 clerk of the house of representatives to the other 12 house. 13 5. The report of agreement is debatable, but 14 cannot be amended. If the report contains recommended 15 amendments to the bill, adoption of the report shall 16 automatically adopt all amendments contained therein. 17 After the report is adopted, there shall be no more 18 debate, and the bill shall immediately be placed upon 19 its final passage. 20 6. Refusal of either house to adopt the conference 21 committee report has the same effect as if the 22 committee had disagreed. 23 7. If the conference committee fails to reach 24 agreement, a report of such failure signed by a 25 majority of the committee members of each house shall 26 be given promptly to each house. The bill shall 27 be returned to the house that originated the bill, 28 the members of the committee shall be immediately 29 discharged, and a new conference committee appointed in 30 -9- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 9/ 21

S.C.R. 4 the same manner as the first conference committee. 1 8. The authority of a second or subsequent 2 conference committee shall cover free conference during 3 which the committee has authority to propose amendments 4 to any portion of a bill provided the amendment is 5 within the subject matter content of the bill as passed 6 by the house of origin or as amended by the second 7 house. 8 Rule 14 9 Enrollment and Authentication of Bills 10 A bill or resolution which has passed both houses 11 shall be enrolled in the house of origin under the 12 direction of either the secretary of the senate or the 13 chief clerk of the house and its house of origin shall 14 be certified by the endorsement of the secretary of the 15 senate or the chief clerk of the house. 16 After enrollment, each bill shall be signed by the 17 president of the senate and by the speaker of the 18 house. 19 Rule 15 20 Concerning Other Enrollments 21 All resolutions and other matters which are to 22 be presented to the governor for approval shall be 23 enrolled, signed, and presented in the same manner as 24 bills. 25 All resolutions and other matters which are not to 26 be presented to the governor or the secretary of state 27 shall be enrolled, signed, and retained permanently 28 by the secretary of the senate or chief clerk of the 29 house. 30 -10- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 10/ 21

S.C.R. 4 Rule 16 1 Transmission of Bills to the Governor 2 After a bill has been signed in each house, it shall 3 be presented by the house of origin to the governor by 4 either the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk 5 of the house. The secretary or the chief clerk shall 6 report the date of the presentation, which shall be 7 entered upon the journal of the house of origin. 8 Rule 17 9 Fiscal Notes 10 A fiscal note shall be attached to any bill or joint 11 resolution which reasonably could have an annual effect 12 of at least one hundred thousand dollars or a combined 13 total effect within five years after enactment of 14 five hundred thousand dollars or more on the aggregate 15 revenues, expenditures, or fiscal liability of the 16 state or its subdivisions. This rule does not apply 17 to appropriation and ways and means measures where the 18 total effect is stated in dollar amounts. 19 Each fiscal note shall state in dollars the 20 estimated effect of the bill on the revenues, 21 expenditures, and fiscal liability of the state or 22 its subdivisions during the first five years after 23 enactment. The information shall specifically note 24 the fiscal impact for the first two years following 25 enactment and the anticipated impact for the succeeding 26 three years. The fiscal note shall specify the source 27 of the information. Sources of funds for expenditures 28 under the bill shall be stated, including federal 29 funds. If an accurate estimate cannot be made, the 30 -11- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 11/ 21

S.C.R. 4 fiscal note shall state the best available estimate or 1 shall state that no dollar estimate can be made and 2 state concisely the reason. 3 The preliminary determination of whether the bill 4 appears to require a fiscal note shall be made by 5 the legal services staff of the legislative services 6 agency. Unless the requestor specifies the request is 7 to be confidential, upon completion of the bill draft, 8 the legal services staff shall immediately send a copy 9 to the fiscal services director for review. 10 When a committee reports a bill to the floor, the 11 committee shall state in the report whether a fiscal 12 note is or is not required. 13 The fiscal services director or the director’s 14 designee shall review all bills placed on the senate 15 or house calendars to determine whether the bills are 16 subject to this rule. 17 Additionally, a legislator may request the 18 preparation of a fiscal note by the fiscal services 19 staff for any bill or joint resolution introduced which 20 reasonably could be subject to this rule. 21 The fiscal services director or the director’s 22 designee shall cause to be prepared and shall approve 23 a fiscal note within a reasonable time after receiving 24 a request or determining that a bill is subject to 25 this rule. All fiscal notes approved by the fiscal 26 services director shall be transmitted immediately to 27 the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the 28 house, after notifying the sponsor of the bill that a 29 fiscal note has been prepared, for publication in the 30 -12- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 12/ 21

S.C.R. 4 daily clip sheet. The secretary of the senate or chief 1 clerk of the house shall attach the fiscal note to the 2 bill as soon as it is available. 3 The fiscal services director may request the 4 cooperation of any state department or agency in 5 preparing a fiscal note. 6 A revised fiscal note may be requested by a 7 legislator if the fiscal effect of the bill has been 8 changed by adoption of an amendment. However, a 9 request for a revised fiscal note shall not delay 10 action on a bill unless so ordered by the presiding 11 officer of the house in which the bill is under 12 consideration. 13 If a date for adjournment has been set, then a 14 constitutional majority of the house in which the 15 bill is under consideration may waive the fiscal note 16 requirement during the three days prior to the date set 17 for adjournment. 18 Rule 18 19 Legislative Interns 20 Legislators may arrange student internships during 21 the legislative session with Iowa college, university, 22 or law school students, for which the students may 23 receive college credit at the discretion of their 24 schools. Each legislator is allowed only one intern 25 at a time per legislative session, and all interns must 26 be registered with the offices of the secretary of the 27 senate and the chief clerk of the house. 28 The purpose of the legislative intern program shall 29 be: to provide useful staff services to legislators 30 -13- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 13/ 21

S.C.R. 4 not otherwise provided by the general assembly; to give 1 interested college, graduate, and law school students 2 practical experience in the legislative process as well 3 as providing a meaningful educational experience; and 4 to enrich the curriculum of participating colleges and 5 universities. 6 The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of 7 the house or their designees shall have the following 8 responsibilities as regards the legislative intern 9 program: 10 1. Identify a supervising faculty member at each 11 participating institution who shall be responsible 12 for authorizing students to participate in the intern 13 program. 14 2. Provide legislators with a list of participating 15 institutions and the names of supervising professors to 16 contact if interested in arranging for an intern. 17 3. Provide interns with name badges which will 18 allow them access to the floor of either house when 19 required to be present by the legislators for whom they 20 work. 21 4. Provide orientation materials to interns prior 22 to the convening of each session. 23 Rule 19 24 Administrative Rules Review Committee Bills and Rule 25 Referrals 26 A bill which relates to departmental rules and 27 which is approved by the administrative rules review 28 committee by a majority of the committee’s members 29 of each house is eligible for introduction in either 30 -14- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 14/ 21

S.C.R. 4 house at any time and must be referred to a standing 1 committee, which must take action on the bill within 2 three weeks of referral, except bills referred to 3 appropriations and ways and means committees. 4 If, on or after July 1, 1999, the administrative 5 rules review committee delays the effective date of a 6 rule until the adjournment of the next regular session 7 of the general assembly and the speaker of the house 8 or the president of the senate refers the rule to a 9 standing committee, the standing committee shall review 10 the rule within twenty-one days of the referral and 11 shall take formal committee action by sponsoring a 12 joint resolution to disapprove the rule, by proposing 13 legislation relating to the rule, or by refusing to 14 propose a joint resolution or legislation concerning 15 the rule. The standing committee shall inform the 16 administrative rules review committee of the committee 17 action taken concerning the rule. 18 Rule 20 19 Time of Committee Passage and Consideration of Bills 20 1. This rule does not apply to concurrent or 21 simple resolutions, joint resolutions nullifying 22 administrative rules, senate confirmations, bills 23 embodying redistricting plans prepared by the 24 legislative services agency pursuant to chapter 25 42, or bills passed by both houses in different 26 forms. Subsection 2 of this rule does not apply to 27 appropriations bills, ways and means bills, government 28 oversight bills, legalizing acts, administrative 29 rules review committee bills, bills sponsored by 30 -15- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 15/ 21

S.C.R. 4 standing committees in response to a referral from 1 the president of the senate or the speaker of the 2 house of representatives relating to an administrative 3 rule whose effective date has been delayed or whose 4 applicability has been suspended until the adjournment 5 of the next regular session of the general assembly 6 by the administrative rules review committee, bills 7 cosponsored by majority and minority floor leaders of 8 one house, bills in conference committee, and companion 9 bills sponsored by the majority floor leaders of both 10 houses after consultation with the respective minority 11 floor leaders. For the purposes of this rule, a joint 12 resolution is considered as a bill. To be considered 13 an appropriations, ways and means, or government 14 oversight bill for the purposes of this rule, the 15 appropriations committee, the ways and means committee, 16 or the government oversight committee must either 17 be the sponsor of the bill or the committee of first 18 referral in the originating house. 19 2. To be placed on the calendar in the house of 20 origin, a bill must be first reported out of a standing 21 committee by Friday of the 8th week of the first 22 session and the 6th week of the second session. To be 23 placed on the calendar in the other house, a bill must 24 be first reported out of a standing committee by Friday 25 of the 12th week of the first session and the 10th week 26 of the second session. 27 3. During the 10th week of the first session and 28 the 7th week of the second session, each house shall 29 consider only bills originating in that house and 30 -16- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 16/ 21

S.C.R. 4 unfinished business. During the 13th week of the 1 first session and the 11th week of the second session, 2 each house shall consider only bills originating in 3 the other house and unfinished business. Beginning 4 with the 14th week of the first session and the 12th 5 week of the second session, each house shall consider 6 only bills passed by both houses, bills exempt from 7 subsection 2, and unfinished business. 8 4. A motion to reconsider filed and not disposed 9 of on an action taken on a bill or resolution which is 10 subject to a deadline under this rule may be called up 11 at any time before or after the day of the deadline by 12 the person filing the motion or after the deadline by 13 the majority floor leader, notwithstanding any other 14 rule to the contrary. 15 Rule 21 16 Resolutions 17 1. A “concurrent resolution” is a resolution to 18 be adopted by both houses of the general assembly 19 which expresses the sentiment of the general assembly 20 or deals with temporary legislative matters. It 21 may authorize the expenditure, for any legislative 22 purpose, of funds appropriated to the general assembly. 23 A concurrent resolution is not limited to, but may 24 provide for a joint convention of the general assembly, 25 adjournment or recess of the general assembly, or 26 requests to a state agency or to the general assembly 27 or a committee. A concurrent resolution requires 28 the affirmative vote of a majority of the senators or 29 representatives present and voting unless otherwise 30 -17- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 17/ 21

S.C.R. 4 specified by statute. A concurrent resolution does 1 not require the governor’s approval unless otherwise 2 specified by statute. A concurrent resolution shall 3 be filed with the secretary of the senate or the chief 4 clerk of the house. A concurrent resolution shall be 5 printed in the bound journal after its adoption. 6 2. A “joint resolution” is a resolution which 7 requires for approval the affirmative vote of a 8 constitutional majority of each house of the general 9 assembly. A joint resolution which appropriates funds 10 or enacts temporary laws must contain the clause “Be It 11 Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:”, 12 is equivalent to a bill, and must be transmitted to 13 the governor for approval. A joint resolution which 14 proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State 15 of Iowa, ratifies amendments to the Constitution of 16 the United States, proposes a request to Congress 17 or an agency of the government of the United States 18 of America, proposes to Congress an amendment to the 19 Constitution of the United States of America, nullifies 20 an administrative rule, or creates a special commission 21 or committee must contain the clause “Be It Resolved by 22 the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:” and shall 23 not be transmitted to the governor. A joint resolution 24 shall not amend a statute in the Code of Iowa. 25 Rule 22 26 Nullification Resolutions 27 A “nullification resolution” is a joint resolution 28 which nullifies all of an administrative rule, or 29 a severable item of an administrative rule adopted 30 -18- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 18/ 21

S.C.R. 4 pursuant to chapter 17A of the Code. A nullification 1 resolution shall not amend an administrative rule by 2 adding language or by inserting new language in lieu of 3 existing language. 4 A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot 5 be amended on the floor of the house or senate. The 6 effective date of a nullification resolution shall 7 be stated in the resolution. Any motions filed to 8 reconsider adoption of a nullification resolution 9 must be disposed of within one legislative day of the 10 filing. 11 Rule 23 12 Consideration of Vetoes 13 1. The senate and house calendar shall include a 14 list known as the “Veto Calendar.” The veto calendar 15 shall consist of: 16 a. Bills returned to that house by the governor 17 in accordance with Article III, section 16 of the 18 Constitution of the State of Iowa. 19 b. Appropriations items returned to that house by 20 the governor in accordance with Article III, section 16 21 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. 22 c. Bills and appropriations items received from the 23 other house after that house has voted to override a 24 veto of them by the governor. 25 2. Vetoed bills and appropriations items shall 26 automatically be placed on the veto calendar upon 27 receipt. Vetoed bills and appropriations items shall 28 not be referred to committee. 29 3. Upon first publication in the veto calendar, the 30 -19- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 19/ 21

S.C.R. 4 senate majority leader or the house majority leader 1 may call up a vetoed bill or appropriations item at any 2 time. 3 4. The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 4 members of the body by record roll call is required on 5 a motion to override an executive veto or item veto. 6 5. A motion to override an executive veto or item 7 veto is debatable. A vetoed bill or appropriation item 8 cannot be amended in this case. 9 6. The vote by which a motion to override an 10 executive veto or item veto passes or fails to pass 11 either house is not subject to reconsideration under 12 senate rule 24 or house rule 73. 13 7. The secretary of the senate or the chief clerk 14 of the house shall immediately notify the other house 15 of the adoption or rejection of a motion to override an 16 executive veto or item veto. 17 8. All bills and appropriations items on the veto 18 calendar shall be disposed of before adjournment sine 19 die, unless the house having a bill or appropriation 20 item before it declines to do so by unanimous consent. 21 9. Bills and appropriations items on the veto 22 calendar are exempt from deadlines imposed by joint 23 rule 20. 24 Rule 24 25 Special Rules Regarding Redistricting 26 1. If, pursuant to chapter 42, either the senate or 27 the house of representatives rejects a redistricting 28 plan submitted by the legislative services agency, the 29 house rejecting the plan shall convey the reasons for 30 -20- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 20/ 21

S.C.R. 4 the rejection of the plan to the legislative services 1 agency by resolution. 2 2. If, pursuant to chapter 42, the legislative 3 services agency submits a third redistricting plan 4 as provided by law, the senate and the house of 5 representatives, when considering a bill embodying the 6 third plan, shall be allowed to accept for filing as 7 amendments only such amendments which constitute the 8 total text of a congressional plan without striking 9 a legislative redistricting plan, the total text of 10 a legislative redistricting plan without striking a 11 congressional plan, or the combined total text of a 12 congressional plan and a legislative redistricting 13 plan, and nonsubstantive, technical corrections to the 14 text of any such bills or amendments. 15 Rule 25 16 Demonstrations 17 In order to ensure the health and safety of elected 18 officials, employees, the public, and lobbyists, 19 demonstrations are not permitted anywhere on the second 20 floor of the Capitol. For purposes of this rule, 21 “demonstration” includes the posting, wearing, or 22 carrying of signage, setting up of tables or booths, 23 chanting, rallies, or marches. “Demonstration” shall 24 not include the distribution of materials directly 25 to an elected official or employee of the legislature 26 or the wearing of clothing or buttons that contain 27 political statements or messages. 28 -21- LSB 1567XS (5) 90 tm/jh 21/ 21