Permanent Rules of the House

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PERMANENT RULES OF THE HOUSE

As adopted by the House of Representatives on Monday, March 24, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I - Daily Business

1.01 Convening of the House

1.02 Reading of the Journal

1.03 Order of Business

1.04 Second Reading of Bills

1.05 Committee of the Whole

1.06 Rules to Apply to Committee of the Whole

1.07 General Orders of the Day

1.08 Third Reading of Bills

1.09 Special Orders

1.10 Finance and Revenue Bills Given Precedence

1.11 Consent Calendar

1.12 Suspension of Rules to Advance a Bill

1.13 Minority Reports

1.14 Committee Report Laid Over

1.15 Recalling Bill from Committee or Division

1.16 Time Limit for Consideration of Bills

1.17 Disposition of Senate Bills

1.18 Recorded Floor Proceedings

1.19 Question Sessions

ARTICLE II - Voting

2.01 Authorizing Electric Voting System

2.02 Call of the House

2.03 Demanding Yeas and Nays

2.04 Explaining or Changing Vote

2.05 Every Unexcused Member to Vote

ARTICLE III - Motions and Amendments

3.01 Amendments and Other Motions

3.02 Precedence of Motions

3.03 Motion to Adjourn

3.04 Motion for Reconsideration

3.05 Order of Putting Question

3.06 Division of a Question

3.07 The Previous Question

3.08 Amendments to Amendments

3.09 Motions and Propositions to be Germane

3.10 Amendment Not to Annex Another Bill

3.11 Resolutions and Motions Involving Expenditure of Money

3.12 Amendments to Appropriation and Tax Bills

3.13 Motion to Lay on the Table

3.14 Motion to Rescind

3.15 Suspension or Amendment of the Rules

ARTICLE IV - Debate and Decorum

4.01 Absence of Members and Officers

4.02 Duties of Members

4.03 Questions of Order

4.04 Order in Debate

4.05 Notice of Intention to Debate a Resolution

4.06 Offensive Words in Debate

4.07 Order During Session

4.08 No One to Remain by the Chief Clerk's Desk

4.09 Who May Be Admitted to the Floor

4.10 Presentation of Petitions

4.11 No Smoking in House Capitol Area

4.12 Code of Conduct

ARTICLE V - Bills

5.01 Bill and Resolution Form

5.02 Introduction of Bills and Resolutions

5.03 Recess Bill Introductions

5.04 Advisory Bills

5.05 First Reading and Reference of Bills

5.06 Committee Bills

5.07 Printing of Bills

5.08 Finance and Revenue Bills

5.09 Bills Affecting Debt

5.10 Bills Affecting State Government Powers and Structure

5.11 Bills Affecting Taxes

5.12 Ways and Means Committee; Resolution; Effect On Expenditures and Revenue Bills

5.13 Bills Proposing Memorials

5.14 Bills Proposing Constitutional Amendments

ARTICLE VI - Committees; Powers and Duties

6.01 Committees

6.02 Committee Membership

6.03 Committee Meeting Schedule

6.04 Committee Procedures

6.05 Subcommittees

6.06 Committee Records

6.07 Committee Reports

6.08 Committee Bills

6.09 Substitution of Bills

6.10 The Committee on Ethics

6.11 Conference Committees

6.12 Committee Budgets and Expenses

6.13 Public Testimony

6.14 Open Meeting Enforcement

6.15 Appointments to Boards and Commissions

ARTICLE VII - Officers of the House

7.01 Duties and Privileges of the Speaker

7.02 Speaker Pro Tempore

7.03 Duties of Chief Clerk

7.04 Engrossment and Enrollment

7.05 Budget and Financial Affairs

7.06 Bulletin Board

7.07 Index

7.08 Duties of the Sergeant at Arms

7.09 Successor in Office of Speaker

ARTICLE VIII - Employees of the House

8.01 Appointment of Employees

8.02 Campaign Activities

ARTICLE IX - General Provisions

9.01 Rule as to Construction

9.02 Media News Reporters

9.03 Deadlines

9.04 Disposition of Bills

9.05 Authorized Manual of Parliamentary Procedure

ARTICLE X - Ethics

10.01 Solicitations During Legislative Session

10.02 Acceptance of an Honorarium by a Member

10.03 Acceptance of Travel and Lodging by a Member or Employee

10.04 Denial of Compensation