Senate Resolution 3 - Reprinted SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3 BY WHITVER (As Amended and Passed by the Senate February 13, 2019 ) ______ and [ = New Language by the Senate A Resolution relating to permanent rules of the senate 1 for the eighty-eighth general assembly. 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the permanent 3 rules of the senate for the eighty-seventh 4 eighty-eighth general assembly be as follows: 5 RULES OF THE SENATE 6 Rule 1 7 Quorum 8 A constitutional majority shall constitute a quorum 9 of the senate. Any senator may insist a quorum be 10 present. 11 Rule 2 12 Adoption and Amendment of Rules 13 Whenever the senate is operating under temporary 14 rules, the rules may be amended or repealed, or 15 permanent rules may be adopted, by a constitutional 16 majority of the senators. After adoption of permanent 17 rules of the senate during any general assembly, the 18 rules may be amended or repealed by a constitutional 19 majority of the senators voting on a simple resolution. 20 Rule 3 21 Rules of Parliamentary Procedure 22 In cases not covered by senate rules or joint rules, 23 Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern. 24 Rule 4 25 Sessions of the General Assembly 26 -1- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 1/ 48

S.R. 3 The election of officers, organization, hiring and 1 compensation of employees, and committees of the senate 2 shall carry over from the first to the second regular 3 sessions and to any extraordinary sessions of the same 4 general assembly. 5 All bills, study bills, and resolutions introduced 6 in the first regular session of a general assembly, 7 except those which have been withdrawn, indefinitely 8 postponed, or have failed, shall carry over into the 9 second regular session and to any extraordinary session 10 of the same general assembly. Bills and resolutions 11 which have been voted upon on final passage by either 12 house in any session shall remain on the calendar in 13 the same status as at the end of the session at any 14 subsequent regular or extraordinary session. Except 15 as provided by this rule, upon the adjournment of the 16 first regular session and any extraordinary session, 17 each bill or resolution shall be automatically referred 18 back to the committee to which it was originally 19 assigned. The secretary of the senate shall publish in 20 the journal a list of the bills returned to committee 21 under this rule and shall present a list to the chairs 22 of the respective committees upon the convening of 23 the second regular session. Within seven days after 24 the first committee meeting after the convening of 25 the second regular session, committee chairs shall 26 either refer such bills and resolutions that have been 27 returned to their respective committees under this rule 28 to a subcommittee for consideration or indefinitely 29 postpone further consideration of such bills. The 30 -2- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 2/ 48

S.R. 3 committee chairs shall report to the senate the bill 1 or resolution number and the names of the subcommittee 2 members. 3 Rule 5 4 Regular Order of Daily Business 5 The following order shall govern, subject to any 6 special order: 7 1. Correction of the journal. 8 2. Senators to be excused. 9 3. Communications to the Senate. 10 4. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 11 5. Consideration of senate calendar. 12 Rule 6 13 Senate Calendar 14 1. Each legislative day the secretary of the senate 15 shall prepare a listing of bills to be known as the 16 “Senate Calendar”. 17 2. The senate calendar shall include separate 18 listings for any bills and resolutions in the following 19 categories: 20 a. Conference Committee Report 21 b. Bills in Conference Committee 22 c. House Amendment to Senate Amendment to House 23 File 24 d. House Refuses to Concur in Senate Amendment to 25 House File 26 e. Senate Files Amended by the House 27 f. Unfinished Business 28 g. Motions to Reconsider 29 h. Administrative Rules Nullification Resolutions 30 -3- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 3/ 48

S.R. 3 i. Veto Messages from the Governor 1 3. The secretary shall list bills and resolutions 2 in the above categories in numerical order. Upon 3 their first publication in the calendar, bills and 4 resolutions in the above categories may be called up 5 for debate at any time by the majority leader. Motions 6 to reconsider shall be called up as provided by Rule 7 24. 8 4. The senate calendar shall include a listing 9 of senate appropriations committee bills and bills 10 reported out by the senate appropriations committee. 11 The list shall be known as the “Appropriations 12 Calendar”. The secretary shall list the bills in 13 numerical order. Upon their first publication in the 14 calendar, bills on the appropriations calendar may be 15 called up for debate at any time by the majority leader 16 provided they are eligible under Rule 8. 17 5. The senate calendar shall include a listing 18 of bills which pertain to the levy, assessment or 19 collection of taxes sponsored by or initially assigned 20 to and reported out by the senate ways and means 21 committee. The list shall be known as the “Ways and 22 Means Calendar”. The secretary shall list the bills in 23 numerical order. Upon their first publication in the 24 calendar, bills on the ways and means calendar may be 25 called up for debate at any time by the majority leader 26 provided they are eligible under Rule 8. 27 6. The senate calendar shall include a list of 28 bills and resolutions, known as the “Regular Calendar”, 29 which shall consist of bills and resolutions reported 30 -4- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 4/ 48

S.R. 3 out by a senate committee. The bills and resolutions 1 shall be listed in numerical order. Priority shall be 2 given to senate over house bills and resolutions. Upon 3 their first publication in the calendar, bills on the 4 regular calendar may be called up for debate at any 5 time by the majority leader, provided they are eligible 6 under Rule 8. 7 A bill reported out of committee which is 8 subsequently referred to the ways and means or 9 appropriations committee and then reported out of that 10 committee, shall be returned to the regular calendar in 11 numerical order. 12 7. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 13 the governor’s appointees to state boards, commissions, 14 and other offices requiring senate confirmation. This 15 listing shall be known as the “Confirmation Calendar”. 16 Names on the confirmation calendar may be called up 17 for confirmation at any time by the majority leader 18 provided they are eligible under rule 59. 19 8. The majority leader, or in the absence of the 20 majority leader the assistant majority leaders, may 21 select from among the bills on the previous legislative 22 day’s Senate calendar and from the bills selected 23 create a new listing which shall be known as the 24 “Tentative Debate Calendar”. A bill or resolution on 25 the tentative debate calendar may be debated only when 26 eligible under Rule 8. 27 9. If the senate shall not be in session on a day 28 assigned in paragraph eight subsection 8 for action 29 upon a calendar, such assigned action may occur on the 30 -5- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 5/ 48

S.R. 3 next succeeding legislative day. 1 10. On any bill called up for debate from any 2 calendar, debate may continue from day to day until 3 it is adopted, fails, or is postponed or deferred. If 4 further debate is postponed or deferred without a time 5 to continue being set, the bill shall be listed as 6 unfinished business. Bills that are returned to the 7 committee of first referral or to a different committee 8 after being considered by the senate and classified as 9 unfinished business shall be returned to the unfinished 10 business calendar by that committee when the bill is 11 reported out of committee. The unfinished business 12 date on the calendar shall be the date on which the 13 bill was returned to committee. 14 Rule 7 15 Reserved. 16 Rule 8 17 When Eligible for Consideration 18 Bills, resolutions, and appointments shall be 19 eligible for consideration by the senate as follows: 20 1. An appointment by the governor which requires 21 senate confirmation shall be eligible on the second 22 legislative day it is printed in the senate calendar as 23 provided by Rule 59. 24 2. A house or individually sponsored bill or 25 resolution reported out by a committee shall be 26 eligible on the second legislative day it is printed in 27 the senate calendar. 28 3. A committee bill or resolution sponsored by 29 the appropriations committee shall be eligible on the 30 -6- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 6/ 48

S.R. 3 second legislative day it is printed in the senate 1 calendar. 2 4. Any committee bill or resolution, other than 3 a bill or resolution sponsored by the appropriations 4 committee, shall be eligible on the third legislative 5 day it is printed in the senate calendar. 6 5. A bill that has been reported out to the 7 senate calendar, referred to a different committee 8 and reported out by that committee is eligible for 9 consideration by the senate on the day it would have 10 been eligible under subsection 2, 3, or 4, whichever 11 is applicable, as if the bill had been printed in the 12 calendar after having been reported out by the first 13 committee. 14 Rule 9 15 Debate and Decorum 16 Before addressing the senate, the senator shall 17 request recognition by depressing the “speak” device 18 and, when recognized, rise and respectfully address the 19 chair. 20 The senator shall confine all remarks to the 21 question under debate and shall avoid discussing 22 personalities or implication of improper motives. No 23 questions except by the senator recognized shall be 24 entertained after a senator is recognized to give final 25 remarks. 26 Rule 10 27 Point of Personal Privilege 28 A point of personal privilege shall only be 29 recognized immediately prior to adjournment for the 30 -7- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 7/ 48

S.R. 3 day when there is no motion pending or other business 1 being considered by the senate. Points of personal 2 privilege shall not be in order during the time when 3 appropriation subcommittees are scheduled to meet. 4 Senators speaking on a point of personal privilege 5 shall be limited to ten minutes. 6 Rule 11 7 Introduction and Presentation of Guests 8 Only former members of the senate and former and 9 present members of Congress shall be presented to 10 the senate, except that the president of the senate 11 may present a visitor whose presence is of special 12 significance to the senate. The introduction of 13 school groups accompanied by school officials shall be 14 announced by the president of the senate or a senator 15 and shall be recorded in the journal upon written 16 request of a member of the senate. Senators may be 17 recognized to introduce guests in the galleries when 18 there is no motion pending or other business being 19 considered by the senate. Introductions shall be 20 limited to one minute. 21 Rule 12 22 Form and Withdrawal of Motions, Amendments , and 23 Signatures 24 Motions need not be in writing unless required by 25 the president or by the senate. No motion requires 26 a second. Any amendment, motion (including a motion 27 to reconsider), or resolution may be withdrawn by the 28 mover if it has not been amended by the senate and if 29 no amendment is pending. All amendments to bills, 30 -8- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 8/ 48

S.R. 3 resolutions, and reports shall be in writing and filed 1 before being acted upon by the senate. 2 No amendment, resolution, bill, or conference 3 committee report shall be considered by the senate 4 without a copy of the amendment, resolution, bill, or 5 conference committee report being on the desks of the 6 entire membership of the senate prior to consideration. 7 However, after the fourteenth week of the first session 8 and the twelfth week of the second session, amendments 9 and senate resolutions may be considered by the senate 10 without a copy of the amendment or senate resolution 11 being on the desks of the entire membership of the 12 senate if a copy of the amendment or senate resolution 13 is made available to the entire membership of the 14 senate electronically. However, such consideration 15 shall be deferred until a copy of the amendment or 16 senate resolution is on the desk of any senator who so 17 requests. 18 All amendments, reports, petitions or other 19 documents requiring a signature shall have the name 20 printed under the place for the signature. Once a 21 signature is affixed and the document containing the 22 signature filed with the recording clerk in the well, 23 that signature shall not be removed. 24 When an amendment to a main amendment is filed that 25 would negate the effect of the main amendment and 26 thereby leave the bill unchanged, the presiding officer 27 shall have the authority to declare the amendment to 28 the main amendment out of order, subject to an appeal 29 to the full senate. 30 -9- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 9/ 48

S.R. 3 When a house amendment to a senate file is before 1 the senate, an amendment to the house amendment shall 2 be considered an amendment in the first degree. 3 Regardless of its origin, an amendment in the third 4 degree shall be ruled out of order. 5 When a ruling on whether an amendment is or is not 6 germane is issued, the ruling shall be accompanied by 7 an explanation. 8 Rule 13 9 Order and Precedence of Motions and Amendments 10 When a question is under debate, no motion shall 11 be received but to adjourn, to recess, questions 12 of privilege, to lay on the table, for the previous 13 question, to postpone to a day certain, to refer, 14 to amend, to postpone indefinitely, to defer, or 15 incidental motions. A substitute is not in order 16 unless it is in the form of a motion to substitute. 17 Such motions shall have precedence in the order in 18 which they are named. No motion to postpone to a 19 day certain, to refer, or postpone indefinitely, 20 being decided, shall be again allowed on the same 21 day with regard to the same question. A motion to 22 strike out the enacting clause of a bill shall have 23 precedence over all amendments and, if carried, shall 24 be considered equivalent to the rejection of the bill. 25 A motion to strike everything after the enacting 26 clause has precedence over a committee amendment and 27 all other amendments except one to strike the enacting 28 clause. A committee amendment has precedence over all 29 other amendments except as provided in this rule. 30 -10- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 10/ 48

S.R. 3 A motion to rerefer a bill to committee may specify 1 when the committee shall report the bill to the senate. 2 If the motion is adopted in such form, the committee 3 must report the bill by the date and time specified 4 with or without recommendation or the bill shall 5 automatically be returned to the calendar. When the 6 bill is returned to the calendar, it shall occupy 7 the same position it occupied at the time the bill 8 was rereferred to the committee. If the committee 9 to which the bill is rereferred submits an amendment 10 in its report, that committee amendment shall take 11 precedence over other amendments except if that 12 committee amendment is in conflict with amendments 13 previously adopted, the committee amendment shall 14 not be considered until consideration of motions to 15 reconsider the previously adopted amendments result 16 in removing the conflict. A committee may not file 17 an amendment to a bill unless the bill is in the 18 committee’s possession. 19 Rule 14 20 Motions Before the Senate 21 Motions before the senate , except motions for 22 adjournment or recess, shall be displayed on the 23 electronic voting system display boards. 24 Rule 15 25 Nondebatable Motions 26 The following motions are not debatable: 27 Adjourn 28 Recess 29 Lift a Call of the Senate 30 -11- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 11/ 48

S.R. 3 Lay on Table or Take from Table 1 Previous Question 2 Reconsider vote by which bill was placed on last 3 reading. 4 A Motion to Reconsider and Lay the Motion to 5 Reconsider on the Table (Double-barreled Motion). 6 Rule 16 7 Division of the Question 8 Any senator may call for a division of a question, 9 which shall be divided if it includes propositions 10 so distinct that if one is taken away, a substantive 11 proposition shall remain in a technically proper form 12 for the decision of the senate. A motion to strike out 13 and insert is indivisible; but a motion to strike out, 14 if lost, shall not preclude amendments to the matter 15 attempted to be stricken or a motion to strike out and 16 insert. 17 Rule 17 18 The Previous Question 19 The previous question shall be in this form: “Shall 20 debate be closed on the pending question?” A motion 21 for the previous question may be adopted by a majority 22 of the senators present and voting. Its effect shall 23 be to put an end to debate and bring the senate to a 24 direct vote upon the pending question. However, any 25 senator who has not previously spoken on the pending 26 question and who, after the main question is taken up 27 and before the motion for the previous question has 28 been made, requested recognition by depressing the 29 “speak” device may speak no longer than five minutes 30 -12- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 12/ 48

S.R. 3 on the pending question. If action on the pending 1 question continues into another legislative day or is 2 deferred, the previous question shall apply and the 3 requests to be recognized shall be honored. 4 When the motion applies to an amendment, the senator 5 proposing the amendment shall have five minutes to 6 close debate on the amendment. 7 The senator handling the measure under consideration 8 shall have ten minutes to close debate on the main 9 question. 10 Rule 18 11 Call of the Senate 12 Ten senators may file in writing a call of the 13 senate on any single item of legislative business. 14 A call of the senate requires the presence of every 15 senator and is in order at any time prior to the vote 16 being announced by the president. The sergeant-at-arms 17 shall return promptly all absent senators. Debate 18 on the item may continue while absent senators are 19 returning, but no vote on the item is in order on it 20 until all have returned. Adoption of a motion to 21 recess or adjourn to a specific time will not lift 22 the call. The call may be lifted, or a senator may 23 be excused from the call without lifting the call, by 24 a vote of a constitutional majority of the senators. 25 Those senators excused prior to the filing of the call 26 are excused from the call. 27 Rule 19 28 Committee of the Whole 29 The senate may resolve itself into a committee of 30 -13- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 13/ 48

S.R. 3 the whole senate when it wishes to permit more free and 1 informal discussion. Persons other than senators may 2 appear and present information. 3 Any senator may move “that the senate now resolve 4 itself into a committee of the whole to consider” a 5 stated subject. 6 The president of the senate shall be chair of the 7 committee of the whole unless otherwise ordered by the 8 senate. 9 The procedure in committee of the whole is subject 10 to the rules of the senate. The previous question and 11 the motion to reconsider shall be in order. 12 The committee of the whole cannot take any final 13 action and its power is limited to recommendation to 14 the senate. The proceedings of the committee of the 15 whole, including any roll call vote, shall be printed 16 in the journal. 17 Any senator may at any time, except while voting or 18 while a senator has the floor, move that “the committee 19 rise” which is equivalent to a motion to adjourn. 20 After adoption of the motion to rise, the chair 21 may report to the senate in the same manner as other 22 committee reports are given. 23 Rule 20 24 Last Reading and Passage of Bills 25 When a motion to place a bill on its last reading is 26 lost, the same motion shall be in order at any later 27 time. After the last reading of a bill, no amendment 28 shall be received. The vote on final passage shall be 29 taken immediately without debate. 30 -14- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 14/ 48

S.R. 3 Rule 21 1 Engrossment of Bills 2 An engrossment is a proofreading and verification 3 in order to be certain that a bill before the senate is 4 identical with the original bill as introduced with all 5 amendments which have been adopted correctly inserted. 6 In an engrossed bill, all obvious typographical, 7 spelling or other clerical errors are corrected and 8 section or paragraph numbers and internal references 9 are changed as required to conform the original bill 10 to any amendments which have been adopted. All such 11 corrections or changes shall be reported in the journal 12 by the secretary of the senate. The engrossed bill 13 shall be placed in the bill file with the original bill 14 and amendments. 15 Rule 22 16 Manner of Voting 17 On voice vote, the question shall be distinctly put 18 in this form: “Those in favor of (the question) say 19 ‘aye’ ‘yea’ .” “Those opposed to (the question) say 20 ‘no’.” 21 A non-record or record roll call vote may be 22 requested by any senator or ordered by the president 23 any time before the results are announced. A 24 non-record roll call shall be requested by asking for a 25 “division”. A record roll call shall be requested by 26 asking for a “record”. Upon request for a non-record 27 or record roll call vote, the president shall announce 28 that such a non-record or record roll call vote has 29 been requested and shall state the question to be put 30 -15- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 15/ 48

S.R. 3 to the senate. The president then shall direct the 1 secretary of the senate to receive the votes. 2 Senators present may cast their votes, either 3 by operating the voting mechanism located at their 4 assigned desk or by signaling the president if they are 5 unable to vote at their assigned desk. The president 6 shall enter the votes of senators signaling their 7 votes. 8 After sufficient time has elapsed for all senators 9 present to record their votes, the president shall 10 direct the secretary of the senate to close the voting 11 system. The president shall still enter the senators’ 12 votes at any time prior to directing the secretary of 13 the senate to lock the voting system. The president 14 shall then immediately announce the vote. 15 During a record roll call vote, both individual 16 votes and vote totals shall be indicated on the display 17 boards and printed in the journal. On non-record 18 roll calls, only vote totals shall be indicated on the 19 display boards and printed in the journal. 20 In the event the electronic voting system is not 21 in operating order, the president shall direct the 22 secretary of the senate to take the non-record or 23 record roll call by calling the names of the senators 24 in alphabetical order. 25 Rule 23 26 Duty of Voting 27 Every senator present when a question is put shall 28 vote “aye” “yea” , “no”, or “present” unless previously 29 excused by the senate. Upon demand being made by any 30 -16- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 16/ 48

S.R. 3 senator, the secretary of the senate shall call in 1 alphabetical order the names of the senators not voting 2 or voting “present”. Those senators called shall 3 vote “aye” “yea” or “no” unless the senator states a 4 personal interest in the question or concludes that he 5 or she should not vote under the senate code of ethics. 6 Rule 24 7 Reconsideration 8 When a main motion has been decided by the senate, 9 any senator having voted on the prevailing side 10 may move to reconsider the vote on the same or next 11 legislative day. Motions to reconsider the vote on a 12 bill or resolution shall be in writing and filed with 13 the secretary of the senate. 14 Notwithstanding any time limitations applicable 15 to motions to reconsider main motions, a motion to 16 reconsider the vote on an amendment may be made at 17 any time before final disposition of the motion to 18 be amended. Such motion shall be in writing and 19 filed with the secretary of the senate. A motion to 20 reconsider an amendment to a main motion shall be taken 21 up for consideration only prior to the disposition of 22 the main motion or upon reconsideration of the main 23 motion. 24 A constitutional majority by a record roll call is 25 necessary to reconsider a bill or joint resolution. 26 During three legislative days from the date the motion 27 to reconsider a bill or resolution is filed, only the 28 mover may call it up. Thereafter, any senator may call 29 up the motion. If a date for adjournment has been set 30 -17- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 17/ 48

S.R. 3 by resolution of the senate, any senator may call up 1 a motion to reconsider at any time within three days 2 prior to the date set for adjournment. 3 If the motion to reconsider a bill or resolution 4 prevails, motions to reconsider amendments thereto 5 shall be in order and shall be disposed of without 6 delay. 7 A motion that any action taken by the senate be 8 reconsidered and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 9 the table shall be a single and indivisible motion, 10 known as the double-barreled motion, which, if carried, 11 shall have the effect of preventing reconsideration 12 unless a motion to take from the table prevails. 13 A constitutional majority is necessary for the 14 double-barreled motion to prevail on a bill or joint 15 resolution. The double-barreled motion can only be 16 made from the floor after the vote is announced and the 17 member who moved the final reading shall have priority 18 in making it. 19 A motion to reconsider and lay on the table shall 20 have priority over a motion to reconsider if they are 21 both filed on the same legislative day. 22 In the event that a motion to reconsider is pending 23 at the end of the first session or any extraordinary 24 session of any general assembly, or the general 25 assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion has not been 26 voted upon by the senate, it shall be determined to 27 have failed. 28 Rule 25 29 Suspension of Rules and Taking from Table 30 -18- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 18/ 48

S.R. 3 No standing rule or rules incorporated by reference 1 under Rule 3 or order of the senate shall be rescinded 2 or suspended, nor shall any matter, tabled upon 3 motion, be taken up, except by an affirmative vote of a 4 constitutional majority of the senate. 5 INTRODUCTION AND FORM OF BILLS 6 Rule 26 7 Time and Method of Introducing Bills and Amendments 8 All bills to be introduced in the senate shall be 9 typed in proper form by the legislative services agency 10 and shall be filed with the recording clerk. 11 All amendments shall be typed in proper form and 12 filed with the recording clerk not later than 4:30 13 p.m., or adjournment, whichever is later, in order to 14 be listed in the following day’s clip sheet. 15 An “impact amendment” is an amendment which 16 reasonably could have an annual effect of at least one 17 hundred thousand dollars or a combined total effect 18 within five years after enactment of five hundred 19 thousand dollars or more on the aggregate revenues, 20 expenditures or fiscal liability of the state or its 21 subdivisions. 22 An impact amendment to a bill which has been on 23 the calendar for at least three full legislative days 24 prior to its consideration shall not be taken up by the 25 senate unless: 26 1. a fiscal note is attached, and the amendment is 27 filed at least one legislative day prior to the date 28 set for consideration of the bill; or 29 2. the amendment is an appropriation or other 30 -19- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 19/ 48

S.R. 3 measure where the total effect is stated in dollar 1 amounts. 2 Rule 27 3 Limit on Introduction of Bills 4 No bill or joint resolution, except bills and 5 joint resolutions cosponsored by the majority and 6 minority floor leaders, or companion bills and joint 7 resolutions sponsored by the majority floor leaders of 8 both houses, shall be introduced in the senate after 9 4:30 p.m. on Friday of the fifth week of the first 10 regular session of a general assembly unless a formal 11 request for drafting the bill has been filed with the 12 legislative services agency before that time. After 13 adjournment of the first regular session, bills may 14 be prefiled at any time before the convening of the 15 second regular session. No bill shall be introduced 16 after 4:30 p.m. on Friday of the second week of the 17 second regular session of a general assembly unless a 18 formal request for drafting the bill has been filed 19 with the legislative services agency before that time. 20 However, standing committees may introduce bills and 21 joint resolutions at any time. A bill which relates 22 to departmental rules sponsored by the administrative 23 rules review committee and approved by a majority 24 of the members of the committee in each house may 25 be introduced at any time and must be referred to a 26 standing committee which must take action on the bill 27 within three weeks. Senate and concurrent resolutions 28 may be introduced at any time. 29 No bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution 30 -20- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 20/ 48

S.R. 3 or senate resolution shall be introduced at any 1 extraordinary session unless sponsored by a standing 2 committee, the majority and minority floor leaders, or 3 the committee of the whole. 4 Rule 28 5 Introduction, Reading, and Form of Bills and 6 Resolutions 7 Every senate bill and resolution shall be introduced 8 by one or more senators or by any standing committee 9 of the senate and shall at once be given its first 10 reading. 11 If the senate is in session when a bill or 12 resolution is introduced, the first reading shall 13 consist of reading its file number, the title and 14 sponsor of the bill. If the senate is not in session 15 but a journal is published for the day, the first 16 reading shall consist of a journal entry of the bill’s 17 file number, title, sponsor and the notation “Read 18 first time under Rule 28”. 19 Any bill or resolution approved for introduction by 20 a standing committee during an interim period between 21 sessions of one General Assembly shall be introduced 22 without further action by the committee at the next 23 succeeding regular session of the same General Assembly 24 and placed immediately upon the regular calendar. 25 Every bill and resolution referred to committee 26 shall have received two readings before its passage. 27 The subject of every bill shall be expressed in its 28 title. 29 Rule 29 30 -21- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 21/ 48

S.R. 3 Explanations 1 No bill, except appropriation committee bills and 2 simple or concurrent resolutions, shall be introduced 3 unless a concise and accurate explanation is attached. 4 The chief sponsor or a committee to which the bill has 5 been referred may add a revised explanation at any time 6 before the last reading, and it shall be included in 7 the daily clip sheet. 8 Rule 30 9 Resolutions 10 A “senate resolution” is a resolution acted upon 11 only by the senate which relates to an accomplishment 12 of national or international status; the dedication 13 of a day by a statewide or national group; the 14 one hundredth, one hundred twenty-fifth, or one 15 hundred fiftieth anniversary of a local government 16 or organization; the recognition of state ties to 17 other governments; the retirement of a senator 18 or long-time senate employee; or to rules and 19 administrative matters, including the appointment 20 of special committees, within the senate. A senate 21 resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority 22 of the senators present and voting, unless otherwise 23 required in these rules. A senate resolution shall 24 be filed with the secretary of the senate. A senate 25 resolution shall be printed in the bound journal after 26 its adoption and in the daily journal upon written 27 request to the secretary of the senate by the sponsor 28 of the resolution. Other expressions of sentiment 29 or recognition may be made with the issuance of a 30 -22- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 22/ 48

S.R. 3 certificate of recognition. 1 Rule 31 2 Nullification Resolutions 3 A nullification resolution may be introduced 4 by a standing committee, the administrative rules 5 review committee, or any member of the senate. 6 A nullification resolution introduced by the 7 administrative rules review committee or a member 8 of the senate shall be referred to the same standing 9 committee it would be referred to if it was a bill. 10 Any nullification resolution may be referred to the 11 administrative rules review committee by a majority 12 vote of the standing committee which introduced it 13 or to which it was referred. The administrative 14 rules review committee may seek an agreement with the 15 affected administrative agency wherein the agency 16 agrees to voluntarily rescind or modify a rule or rules 17 relating to the subject matter of the nullification 18 resolution. An agreement to voluntarily rescind 19 or modify an administrative agency rule shall be in 20 writing and signed by the chief administrative officer 21 of the administrative agency and a majority of the 22 administrative rules review committee members of each 23 house and shall be placed on file in the offices of 24 the chief clerk of the house, the secretary of the 25 senate , and the secretary of state. If an agreement 26 is not reached, or the nullification resolution is 27 not approved by a majority of the administrative rules 28 review committee members of each house, within two 29 weeks of the date the resolution is referred to the 30 -23- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 23/ 48

S.R. 3 administrative rules review committee, the resolution 1 shall be placed on the calendar. If the nullification 2 resolution is approved by the administrative rules 3 review committee it shall be placed on the calendar. 4 A nullification resolution is subject to a motion to 5 withdraw the nullification resolution as provided in 6 rule 42. 7 A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot 8 be amended on the floor of the senate. 9 Rule 32 10 Resolutions, Applicable Rules 11 All rules applicable to bills shall apply to 12 resolutions, except as otherwise provided in the rules. 13 Rule 33 14 Study Bills 15 1. A study bill is any matter which a senator 16 wishes to have considered by a standing committee or 17 appropriations subcommittee for introduction as a 18 committee bill or resolution. The term “study bill” 19 includes “proposed bills” provided for in Rule 37 and 20 departmental requests prefiled in the manner specified 21 in section 2.16 of the Code. 22 2. A study bill shall bear the name of the member 23 who wishes to have the bill considered. A study bill 24 proposed by a state agency shall bear the name of the 25 agency. A committee chair may submit a study bill in 26 the name of that committee. 27 3. Upon first receiving a study bill from a 28 senator, a committee chairperson shall submit three 29 copies to the secretary of the senate. Study bills 30 -24- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 24/ 48

S.R. 3 received in the secretary of the senate’s office before 1 3:00 p.m. shall be filed, numbered, and reported in 2 the journal for that day. Study bills received in the 3 secretary of the senate’s office after 3:00 p.m. shall 4 be filed, numbered, and reported in the journal for the 5 subsequent day. The secretary shall number such bills 6 in consecutive order. The secretary shall maintain a 7 record of all study bills and their assigned number. 8 Committee records shall refer to study bills by the 9 number assigned by the secretary. 10 4. The secretary shall file a report in the journal 11 of each study bill received. The report shall show 12 the study bill number, its title or subject matter , 13 and the committee which is considering it. If a study 14 bill is referred to a subcommittee, then the committee 15 chairperson shall report in the journal the names of 16 the subcommittee members to which it is assigned. 17 5. A study bill not prepared by the legislative 18 services agency may be submitted to a standing 19 committee, but shall not be considered by the full 20 committee unless reviewed and typed in proper form by 21 the legislative services agency. 22 COMMITTEES AND COMMITMENT 23 Rule 34 24 Committee Appointments 25 Committee appointments shall be made by the majority 26 leader for members of the majority, after consultation 27 with the president, and by the minority leader for 28 members of the minority, after consultation with 29 the president. No senator shall serve on more than 30 -25- SR 3 (22) 88 tm/jh/jh 25/ 48