PERMANENT RULES OF THE HOUSE 2009 - 2010
As adopted on February 12, 2009 and further amended April 21, 2010.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I - Daily Business
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1.01 Convening of the House
1.02 Reading of the Journal
1.03 Order of Business
1.04 Reporting of Bills
1.10 Introduction of Bills and Resolutions
1.11 First Reading and Reference of Bills
1.12 Authors of Bills and Resolutions
1.13 Introduction of Committee or Division Bills
1.14 Recess Bill Introductions
1.15 Disposition of Senate Files
1.20 General Register
1.21 Calendar for the Day
1.22 Fiscal Calendar
1.23 Consent Calendar
1.30 Third Reading of Bills
1.40 Publication of Bills for the House
1.50 Adjourning of the House
ARTICLE II Floor Proceedings, Voting, Decorum
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2.01 Absence of Members and Officers
2.02 Call of the House
2.03 Roll Call Vote
2.04 Explaining or Changing Vote
2.05 Every Unexcused Member to Vote
2.10 Electronic Voting System
2.15 Recorded Floor Proceedings
2.20 Duties of Members
2.21 Notice of Intent to Debate a Resolution
2.30 Questions of Order
2.31 Offensive Words in Debate
2.32 Order in Debate
2.33 Order During Session
2.34 Persons by the Chief Clerk's Desk during Vote
2.39 Executive Branch or Lobbyist presence in committee
2.40 Admittance to Floor
2.41 Media News Reporters
2.42 Time Limit for Consideration
ARTICLE III Motions, Amendments, and other Propositions
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3.01 Amendments and other Motions
3.02 Order of Putting Question; Filling Blanks
3.03 Division of a Question
3.10 Precedence of Motions
3.11 Motion to Adjourn
3.12 Motion to Lay on the Table
3.13 The Previous Question
3.14 Motion to Reconsider
3.15 Motion to Rescind
3.20 Amendments to Amendments
3.21 Motions and Propositions must be Germane
3.22 Amendment to Increase an Appropriation or Tax
3.23 Constitutional Amendments
3.30 Expenditure of House Funds
ARTICLE IV Bills and Resolutions
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4.01 Bill and Resolution Form
4.02 Resolutions
4.03 Ways and Means Committee; Budget Resolution; Effect on Expenditure and Revenue Bills
4.10 Bills Affecting State Revenues and Expenditures
4.12 Bills Affecting Debt and Capital Projects
4.13 Bills Affecting State Government Powers and Structure
4.14 Bills Proposing Memorials
4.15 Bills Proposing Constitutional Amendments
4.20 Disposition of Bills during Interim
4.30 Recalling Bill from Committee or Division
4.31 Time Limit to consider Bills
ARTICLE V Parliamentary Practice
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5.01 Suspension or Amendment of the Rules
5.02 Suspension of Rules to advance a Bill
5.03 Definitions
5.04 Authorized Manual of Parliamentary Procedure
5.05 Conflict of Rules
ARTICLE VI Committees and Reports
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6.01 Committees and Divisions
6.02 Committee and Division Membership
6.03 Appointments to Boards and Commissions
6.04 Subcommittees
6.05 Divisions
6.10 The Committee on Ethics
6.20 Committee Meeting Schedule; Deadlines
6.21 Committee Procedures
6.22 Public Testimony
6.23 Open Meeting Enforcement
6.24 Committee Records
6.30 Committee Reports
6.31 Substitution of Bills
6.32 Minority Reports
6.40 Reports of Conference Committees
6.50 Committee or Division Report Laid Over
ARTICLE VII Officers of the House
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7.01 Duties and Privileges of the Speaker
7.02 Successor in Office of Speaker
7.05 Speaker Pro Tempore
7.06 Speaker Emeritus
7.10 Duties of Chief Clerk
7.20 Duties of the Sergeant at Arms
ARTICLE VIII Administration of the House
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8.01 Budget and Financial Affairs
8.10 Committee and Division Budgets and Expenses
8.20 Appointment of Employees
ARTICLE IX Conduct