Bill Text: IA HR5 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution relating to permanent rules of the House of Representatives for the Eighty-seventh General Assembly. (Formerly HSB 51.) Adopted by House.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-06 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 225. [HR5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HR5-Introduced.html
House Resolution 5 - Introduced PAG LIN HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. BY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND RULES 1 1 A Resolution relating to permanent rules of the House 1 2 of Representatives for the Eighty=seventh General 1 3 Assembly. 1 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 1 5 the permanent rules of the House for theEighty=sixth 1 6Eighty=seventh General Assembly be as follows: 1 7 DIVISION I ==== GENERAL RULES 1 8 Rule 1 1 9 Call to Order and Order of Business 1 10 The speaker shall take the chair at the hour to 1 11 which the house has adjourned, and shall immediately 1 12 call the house to order, correct the journal of the 1 13 previous day's proceedings, and proceed to other 1 14 business, including, but not limited to, introduction 1 15 of bills, reports, messages, communications, business 1 16 pending at adjournment, announcements, resolutions 1 17 and bills on their passage, and points of personal 1 18 privilege. 1 19 Rule 2 1 20 Quorum Call and Time of Convening 1 21 The house shall convene each Monday at 1:00 p.m. 1 22 and at 8:30 a.m. on all other legislative days, unless 1 23 otherwise ordered. The time of convening shall be 1 24 recorded in the journal. The house shall not convene 1 25 on Sunday during a regular or special session. 1 26 The speaker or a member may request a roll call to 1 27 determine if a quorum is present. 2 1 Rule 3 2 2 Absences from the House 2 3 No member shall be absent without leave while the 2 4 house is in session unless excused for good cause. 2 5 Rule 4 2 6 Preservation of Order 2 7 The speaker shall preserve order and decorum and 2 8 speak to points of order. Subject to an appeal to the 2 9 house by any member, the speaker shall decide questions 2 10 of order which shall not be debated. 2 11 While recognized to speak in debate, a member 2 12 shall not use any visual aids to explain to others the 2 13 member's points in the debate without leave of the 2 14 speaker. 2 15 The speaker may have the chamber of the house 2 16 cleared in case of any disturbance or disorderly 2 17 conduct. 2 18 Only past legislators, state officials, persons 2 19 whose presence is deemed by the speaker to be of 2 20 special significance to the house, and school classes 2 21 accompanied by teachers and seated in the galleries 2 22 shall be introduced in the house. 2 23 No person other than a member of the house shall be 2 24 allowed to speak from the floor of the house without 2 25 prior permission of the speaker. 2 26 The public may take photographs from the galleries 2 27 at any time. However, the use of flash bulbs or any 2 28 other artificial lighting is prohibited. 2 29 Members of the press may photograph from the press 2 30 box, but shall not use artificial lighting without 3 1 prior permission from the chief clerk of the house. 3 2 Photographs shall not be taken on the house floor when 3 3 the members are voting on a question put before the 3 4 house. Photographs or video recordings of the voting 3 5 boards shall not be taken while a nonrecord roll call 3 6 vote is displayed. Photographs may be taken on the 3 7 house floor at other times with the consent of the 3 8 subject or subjects of the photography. 3 9 Rule 4A 3 10 Use of Electronic Devices and Video Streaming in 3 11 Chamber 3 12 1. A person present in the house chamber while the 3 13 house is in order shall mute any cell phone, computer, 3 14 or other electronic device under the person's control. 3 15 The speaker may remove from the chamber any person 3 16 acting in violation of this rule. 3 17 2. A member shall not use a cell phone or other 3 18 electronic device to audibly transmit or receive 3 19 communications while recognized by the presiding 3 20 officer to speak in debate. 3 21 3. The speaker shall control the time, place, 3 22 and manner of use of the house's internet video 3 23 streaming system on the floor of the house and in the 3 24 visitors' galleries. However, the speaker shall not 3 25 edit, censor, or shut off the house's internet video 3 26 streaming system during debate on the floor of the 3 27 house. 3 28 Rule 5 3 29 Rules of Parliamentary Practice 3 30 The rules of parliamentary practice in Mason's 4 1 Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the house 4 2 in all cases where they are not inconsistent with the 4 3 standing rules of the house, joint rules of the house 4 4 and senate, or customary practice of the house. 4 5 Rule 5A 4 6 House Budget 4 7 The speaker of the house shall annually prepare a 4 8 proposed budget for the house of representatives for 4 9 the payment of expenses, salaries, per diems, and other 4 10 items. The proposed budget shall be submitted on the 4 11 fourteenth day of each legislative session to the house 4 12 administration and rules committee, which shall approve 4 13 a proposed budget in house resolution form. The house 4 14 shall adopt a budget prior to adjournment. 4 15 Rule 6 4 16 The Speaker Pro Tempore 4 17 The house shall, at its pleasure, elect a speaker 4 18 pro tempore. When the speaker shall for any cause be 4 19 absent, the speaker pro tempore shall preside, except 4 20 when the chair is filled by appointment by either 4 21 the speaker or the speaker pro tempore. If a vacancy 4 22 occurs in the office of speaker, the speaker pro 4 23 tempore shall assume the duties and responsibilities 4 24 of the speaker until such time as the house shall elect 4 25 a new speaker. The speaker or the speaker pro tempore 4 26 shall have the right to name any member to perform the 4 27 duties of speaker, but such substitution shall not 4 28 extend beyond the adjournment. The acts of the speaker 4 29 pro tempore shall have the same validity as those of 4 30 the speaker. In the absence of both the speaker and 5 1 the speaker pro tempore, the house shall name a speaker 5 2 who shall preside over it and perform all the duties of 5 3 the speaker with the exception of signing bills, until 5 4 such time as the speaker or speaker pro tempore shall 5 5 be present, and the person's acts shall have the same 5 6 force and validity as those of the regularly elected 5 7 speaker. 5 8 Rule 7 5 9 Amendment of Rules 5 10 A motion to change or rescind a standing rule or 5 11 order of the house requires one day's notice. 5 12 Rule 8 5 13 Violation of House Rules 5 14 The speaker shall, or any member may, call to order 5 15 a member who violates the rules of the house. With 5 16 leave of the house, the member called to order may be 5 17 permitted to explain. If the case requires it, the 5 18 member shall be subject to censure of the house. 5 19 Rule 9 5 20 Referral of Rule Violations 5 21 The speaker shall, upon complaint of a member, 5 22 or upon the speaker's own motion, refer any alleged 5 23 violation of house or joint rules by house members, 5 24 employees or staff to the house ethics committee upon 5 25 an initial finding that an investigation is warranted. 5 26 The ethics committee shall investigate such 5 27 allegations and report them back to the house with a 5 28 recommendation. 5 29 Rule 10 5 30 Recognition and Decorum in Debate 6 1 A member who wishes to speak in debate shall be 6 2 appropriately attired, with male members wearing coat 6 3 or tie. After recognition by the chair, a member 6 4 shall respectfully address the presiding officer 6 5 by saying "Mr. or Madam Speaker". A member shall 6 6 confine all remarks to the question under debate, 6 7 shall be respectful of other members, and shall avoid 6 8 referencing or questioning the motives of another 6 9 member. 6 10 Rule 11 6 11 Limit on Debate 6 12 No member shall speak more than once on the same 6 13 question without leave of the speaker, nor more than 6 14 twice until every member choosing to speak has spoken, 6 15 except as provided in Rule 81. A member shall be 6 16 limited to ten minutes debate on bills, resolutions, 6 17 and amendments, but may be granted an extension of time 6 18 by consent of the house. However, the floor manager 6 19 of a bill or resolution and the lead sponsor of an 6 20 amendment may exceed the ten=minute limit on opening 6 21 and closing remarks. 6 22 Rule 12 6 23 Decorum During Debate 6 24 No member shall leave the house while the speaker 6 25 is putting a question. No one shall pass between the 6 26 speaker and a member who is speaking or two members who 6 27 have been recognized by the speaker. 6 28 Rule 13 6 29 Stating the Question 6 30 When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the 7 1 speaker. A motion made in writing shall be passed to 7 2 the speaker's station before it is debated. 7 3 Rule 14 7 4 Putting the Question 7 5 Questions shall be distinctly put in this form: 7 6 "All those in favor of (the question) shall say 'aye';" 7 7 and after the affirmative voice is expressed, "All 7 8 those opposed to (the question) shall say 'no'." 7 9 If the speaker is in doubt or a member of the house 7 10 requests, a nonrecord roll call vote shall be taken. 7 11 DIVISION II ==== EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE 7 12 Rule 15 7 13 Chief Clerk of the House 7 14 The chief clerk of the house shall serve as 7 15 parliamentarian and chief administrative officer of the 7 16 house under the direction of the speaker of the house. 7 17 The chief clerk shall supervise the chief clerk's 7 18 office; be responsible for the custody and safekeeping 7 19 of all bills, resolutions, and amendments filed, 7 20 except when they are in the custody of a committee; 7 21 have charge of the daily journal; have control of all 7 22 rooms assigned for the use of the house; attest to the 7 23 accuracy and correctness of text and action on bills 7 24 and resolutions; process the handling of amendments 7 25 when filed and during the floor consideration of bills; 7 26 insert adopted amendments into bills before transmittal 7 27 to the senate and prior to final enrollment; supervise 7 28 legislative printing and the distribution of printed 7 29 material; and perform all other duties pertaining to 7 30 the office of the chief clerk. 8 1 Rule 16 8 2 Legislative and Session Days 8 3 For purposes of these rules, a legislative day is a 8 4 day when the house is called to order. A legislative 8 5 day that runs past midnight is not considered a new 8 6 legislative day. A session day is any calendar day 8 7 beginning with the convening of the annual regular 8 8 session and ending with adjournment sine die. 8 9 Rule 17 8 10 Sergeant=At=Arms 8 11 The sergeant=at=arms shall execute all orders of 8 12 the house and the presiding officer; perform all 8 13 assigned duties related to the policing and good order 8 14 of the house; supervise the entrance and exit of all 8 15 persons to and from the chamber; promptly execute all 8 16 messages, etc.; provide that the chamber is properly 8 17 ventilated and open for the use of the members; and 8 18 perform all other services pertaining to the office of 8 19 sergeant=at=arms. 8 20 Rule 18 8 21 Secretaries 8 22 Each member may hire a secretary for the legislative 8 23 session who shall be under the general direction of the 8 24 member and the chief clerk. Secretaries shall be on 8 25 duty at the house from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday 8 26 through Thursday and on other legislative days when 8 27 required by the chief clerk, except when excused by the 8 28 member for whom the secretary works. Secretaries shall 8 29 perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the 8 30 member or the chief clerk. 9 1 Rule 19 9 2 Extra Compensation of Employees 9 3 No employee shall receive any extra compensation, 9 4 except as provided by the house, or tips for services 9 5 performed while on duty. Any violation of this rule 9 6 shall be grounds for removal. 9 7 DIVISION III ==== VISITORS AND LOBBYISTS 9 8 Rule 20 9 9 Admission to the House; Lobbying 9 10 The chamber of the house shall include the 9 11 vestibule, restrooms, bill room, lounge, visitors' 9 12 galleries, and floor of the house. 9 13 The floor of the house shall consist of the 9 14 area between the north and south walls, including 9 15 the representatives' desks, the press box, and the 9 16 speaker's station, but excluding the visitors' 9 17 galleries. 9 18 During a legislative day while the house is in 9 19 order, no member of the general assembly or legislative 9 20 employee or intern shall be admitted to the floor of 9 21 the house if attired in jeans of any color without 9 22 leave of the speaker. 9 23 During a legislative day while the house is in 9 24 order, and one=half hour before the house convenes and 9 25 one=half hour after the house recesses or adjourns, 9 26 no person shall be admitted to the floor of the house 9 27 except: 9 28 1. Members of the general assembly and authorized 9 29 legislative employees in the performance of their 9 30 duties. 10 1 2. Former members of the general assembly who are 10 2 not registered lobbyists. 10 3 3. A general assembly member's family. 10 4 4. Representatives of the press, radio, and 10 5 television who shall go directly to and from the press 10 6 box. 10 7 5. Legislative interns registered with the chief 10 8 clerk who shall go directly to and from the seat of 10 9 their assigned representative or to be seated in the 10 10 perimeter seating area. 10 11 6. Designated representatives of a political party 10 12 having members serving in the house. 10 13 7. Members of the state executive council, the 10 14 lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the 10 15 governor's executive assistants and administrative 10 16 assistants, and the administrative rules coordinator, 10 17 all of whom shall be confined to the perimeter area. 10 18 The current status of former members of the general 10 19 assembly shall govern their access to the floor under 10 20 these rules. 10 21 No other persons shall be allowed on the house floor 10 22 while the house is in order without permission of the 10 23 presiding officer of the house. When the house is not 10 24 in order, guests of a member of the general assembly 10 25 escorted by that member shall be allowed on the house 10 26 floor. 10 27 No person admitted to the floor of the house while 10 28 the house is in order, except members of the general 10 29 assembly, shall lobby or attempt to exercise any 10 30 influence with any member for or against any matter 11 1 then pending or that may thereafter be considered by 11 2 the house. 11 3 A registered lobbyist shall not be admitted to 11 4 the floor of the house on any legislative day except 11 5 for ceremonial purposes or for attendance at public 11 6 hearings. 11 7 A lobbyist who represents the position of a state 11 8 government agency, in which the person serves or is 11 9 employed as the designated representative for purposes 11 10 of encouraging the passage or defeat of legislation, 11 11 shall file with the chief clerk of the house a 11 12 statement of the general subjects of legislation in 11 13 which the lobbyist is or may be interested, but shall 11 14 not lobby for or against a bill, resolution, or study 11 15 bill unless the lobbyist does so with the written 11 16 authorization and on behalf of a statewide elected 11 17 or retained official. The official's writing may 11 18 authorize the lobbyist to register and lobby for or 11 19 against any or all bills in which the lobbyist is 11 20 or may be interested or may restrict the lobbyist 11 21 to register and lobby for or against only some bills 11 22 in which the lobbyist is or may be interested. The 11 23 written authorizations shall be filed with the chief 11 24 clerk, according to a procedure established by the 11 25 clerk for the filing of the authorizations and for 11 26 making them available to the public, by the following 11 27 statewide elected or retained official for the 11 28 following offices, departments, agencies, and branch: 11 29 By the attorney general, auditor of state, secretary 11 30 of state, and treasurer of state, for their respective 12 1 offices. 12 2 By the secretary of agriculture, for the department 12 3 of agriculture and land stewardship. 12 4 By the chairperson of the ethics and campaign 12 5 disclosure board, for the executive director, legal 12 6 counsel, and other employees of the board. 12 7 By the governor, for all other executive branch 12 8 offices and departments. 12 9 By the chief justice of the supreme court, for the 12 10 judicial branch. 12 11 Each member, employee of the house, and registered 12 12 lobbyist may report violations of this rule immediately 12 13 to the sergeant=at=arms or the chief clerk. 12 14 Any person for cause may be summarily dismissed 12 15 from the chamber of the house, by action of the house, 12 16 and may forfeit that person's right to admission 12 17 thereafter. 12 18 Rule 20A 12 19 Legislative Interns 12 20 A member may appoint one or more interns who shall 12 21 register with the chief clerk. Only one legislative 12 22 intern per member of the house is allowed on the floor 12 23 of the house at any one time. 12 24 Rule 21 12 25 Distribution of Literature and Other Items 12 26 No person except a member or employee of the house 12 27 of representatives shall distribute or cause to be 12 28 distributed any pamphlets, material, or other printed 12 29 literature, or any other items to the members' desks 12 30 in the house without authorization. An employee 13 1 of the house shall generally distribute or cause 13 2 to be distributed such literature or items only on 13 3 behalf of the employee's office or staff. Items which 13 4 are permissible gifts under chapter 68B of the Code 13 5 may be distributed to the members' desks with the 13 6 authorization of the chief clerk. 13 7 All copies of pamphlets, material, or printed 13 8 literature distributed by a member or employee of the 13 9 house of representatives shall bear the name of the 13 10 member or employee's office or staff. 13 11 Other distributions of pamphlets, material, or 13 12 other printed literature shall bear their source of 13 13 origin and be distributed through the legislative 13 14 post office or to the members' desks by completing 13 15 a form containing a member's or the chief clerk's 13 16 authorization, with the authorization form filed with 13 17 the chief clerk. The authorization form shall be 13 18 retained for a reasonable time period by the chief 13 19 clerk. 13 20 Rule 22 13 21 Distribution of Materials Printed by the State 13 22 A member of the house shall not distribute maps, 13 23 books, and pamphlets which have been printed by the 13 24 state of Iowa and upon which the name of the member 13 25 of the house has been affixed unless the member has 13 26 purchased the materials or unless the member has 13 27 affixed the words "Paid for by the citizens of Iowa and 13 28 distributed by representative (member's name)." 13 29 DIVISION IV ==== FORMS AND PROCEDURES FOR BILLS AND OTHER 13 30 DOCUMENTS 14 1 Rule 23 14 2 Documents Signed by the Speaker 14 3 All acts and joint resolutions shall be signed by 14 4 the speaker, and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas 14 5 issued by order of the house, shall be signed by the 14 6 speaker and attested by the chief clerk. The speaker 14 7 shall cause certificates of recognition or condolence 14 8 to be issued by the house which shall be signed by 14 9 the speaker and the chief clerk. The chief clerk 14 10 shall maintain a list of certificates issued including 14 11 the name of the requesting member of the house, the 14 12 name of the recipient, the reason for recognition or 14 13 condolence, and the date of issuance. 14 14 Rule 24 14 15 Presentation of Petitions 14 16 All petitions, memorials, and other papers addressed 14 17 to the house shall be signed by the member and filed 14 18 with the chief clerk. The receipt of petitions shall 14 19 be noted in the journal and such petitions shall be 14 20 available in the office of the chief clerk. At the 14 21 conclusion of each general assembly, the chief clerk 14 22 may dispose of petitions received during that general 14 23 assembly. 14 24 Rule 25 14 25 Consideration of Simple and Concurrent Resolutions 14 26 Action on a simple or concurrent resolution, except 14 27 a memorial resolution, shall not be taken until one day 14 28 after the resolution has been placed on the members' 14 29 desks. After the resolution is adopted, the chief 14 30 clerk shall have the resolution printed in the compiled 15 1 journal and shall transmit certified copies of the 15 2 resolution as directed. 15 3 Rule 26 15 4 Unanimous Consent Calendar 15 5 The speaker may, upon the request of three members, 15 6 place on a unanimous consent calendar any house 15 7 resolution or concurrent resolution which does not 15 8 contain an appropriation and which has been laid over 15 9 under Rule 25. 15 10 If such resolution is placed on the unanimous 15 11 consent calendar, it may be removed only upon a written 15 12 request submitted to the speaker by a member of the 15 13 house. 15 14 If not removed after five legislative days, the 15 15 chief clerk shall call up the resolution and without 15 16 debate the speaker shall pronounce that it has passed 15 17 by unanimous consent. 15 18 If the resolution is removed from the unanimous 15 19 consent calendar, the speaker may again lay the 15 20 resolution over under Rule 25, place it on a different 15 21 calendar, or refer the resolution to any of the 15 22 standing committees of the house. 15 23 Rule 26A 15 24 Senate Bills and Resolutions 15 25 A senate bill or resolution may be referred to a 15 26 standing committee or passed on file. 15 27 Rule 27 15 28 Forms of Bills and Joint Resolutions 15 29 Every house bill shall be introduced by one or more 15 30 members or by any standing or specially authorized 16 1 committee of the house or the administrative rules 16 2 review committee. All bills and joint resolutions 16 3 introduced shall be prepared by the legislative 16 4 services agency with title, enacting clause, text 16 5 and explanation as directed by the chief clerk of the 16 6 house. One copy of each bill shall be presented in a 16 7 bill cover with the number of copies of the bill and 16 8 the title as directed by the chief clerk. 16 9 Rule 28 16 10 Joint and Nullification Resolutions 16 11 Joint resolutions shall be framed and treated as 16 12 bills. 16 13 A "nullification resolution" is a joint resolution 16 14 which nullifies all of an administrative rule, or 16 15 a severable item of an administrative rule adopted 16 16 pursuant to chapter 17A of the Code. A nullification 16 17 resolution shall not amend an administrative rule by 16 18 adding language or by inserting new language in lieu of 16 19 existing language. 16 20 A nullification resolution may be introduced by an 16 21 individual, a standing committee or the administrative 16 22 rules review committee, and may be referred to a 16 23 standing committee. A nullification resolution is 16 24 debatable, but cannot be amended on the floor of the 16 25 house. 16 26 Rule 29 16 27 Time of Introduction of Bills 16 28 No bill or joint resolution under individual 16 29 sponsorship, other than a nullification resolution, 16 30 shall be read for the first time after 4:30 p.m. on 17 1 Friday of the fifth week of the first regular session 17 2 of the general assembly unless a formal request for 17 3 drafting the bill has been filed with the legislative 17 4 services agency before that time. 17 5 After adjournment of the first regular session, 17 6 bills may be prefiled at any time before the convening 17 7 of the second regular session. No bill or joint 17 8 resolution under individual sponsorship, other than a 17 9 nullification resolution, shall be read for the first 17 10 time after 4:30 p.m. on Friday of the second week of 17 11 the second regular session of the general assembly 17 12 unless a formal request for drafting the bill has been 17 13 filed with the legislative services agency before that 17 14 time. 17 15 However, bills or joint resolutions sponsored 17 16 by standing committees or the administrative rules 17 17 review committee, co=sponsored by the majority and 17 18 minority floor leaders, or companion bills sponsored 17 19 by the house majority leader and the senate majority 17 20 leader may be drafted and introduced at any time 17 21 permissible under Joint Rule 20. House, concurrent, 17 22 and nullification resolutions may be introduced at any 17 23 time. 17 24 Rule 30 17 25 Introduction and Reading of Bills 17 26 All bills and resolutions to be introduced in the 17 27 house shall be prepared in proper form and filed 17 28 with the chief clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 17 29 legislative day preceding its introduction. 17 30 Every bill shall receive two readings but no bill 18 1 shall receive its first and last readings on the same 18 2 day. 18 3 A "reading of a bill" as required by these rules 18 4 shall consist of a reading of the title and enacting 18 5 clause. 18 6 Rule 31 18 7 First Reading, Commitment, and Amendment 18 8 1. A bill is introduced into the house by an 18 9 initial or "first reading of the bill". 18 10 2. When the house is in session the first reading 18 11 shall consist of a "reading" as provided in Rule 30. 18 12 3. Upon a first reading of the bill, the speaker 18 13 shall state that it is ready for commitment or 18 14 amendment; and the speaker shall commit it to the 18 15 standing or select committee, or to a committee of the 18 16 whole house. If to a committee of the whole house, the 18 17 house shall determine on what day. 18 18 4. On a nonlegislative day the speaker may cause a 18 19 statement, which shall consist of the title, enacting 18 20 clause, bill number and committee to which the bill 18 21 is referred, to be published in the house journal. 18 22 This publication shall constitute a first reading and 18 23 commitment and shall contain the notation "read and 18 24 committed under Rule 31". 18 25 5. All amendments offered to bills and resolutions 18 26 shall be accompanied by such copies as the chief clerk 18 27 shall direct. 18 28 6. Such amendments shall give the number of 18 29 the bill sought to amend and the chief clerk shall 18 30 designate each such amendment thus: Amendment to 19 1 House File _________, or Senate File ________, by 19 2 ___________. 19 3 7. A bill reported out by committee shall go to the 19 4 speaker who shall direct that the bill be placed on the 19 5 regular calendar unless it covers subject matter more 19 6 properly within the jurisdiction of some other standing 19 7 committee, in which case the speakershallmay refer 19 8 the bill to the proper standing committee. In order to 19 9 expedite important business and set a definite time for 19 10 the bill's consideration, the speaker may direct the 19 11 bill to be placed on the special order calendar. 19 12 8. No amendment to the rules of the house, to any 19 13 resolution or bill, except technical amendments and 19 14 amendments to bills substituted for by senate files 19 15 containing substantially identical title, language, 19 16 subject matter, purpose and intrasectional arrangement, 19 17 shall be considered by the membership of the house 19 18 without a copy of the amendment having been filed with 19 19 the chief clerk by 4:00 p.m. or within one=half hour of 19 20 adjournment, whichever is later, on the day preceding 19 21 floor debate on the amendment. If the house adjourns 19 22 prior to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the final deadline is two 19 23 hours after adjournment. However, committee amendments 19 24 filed pursuant to the submission of the committee 19 25 report may be accepted after this deadline. This 19 26 provision shall not apply to any proposal debated on 19 27 the floor of the house after the thirteenth week of 19 28 the first session and the twelfth week of the second 19 29 session. No amendment or amendment to an amendment 19 30 to a bill, rule of the house, or resolution shall be 20 1 considered by the membership of the house without 20 2 a copy of the amendment being on the desks of the 20 3 entire membership of the house prior to consideration. 20 4 However, the membership of the house may consider an 20 5 amendment or an amendment to an amendment to a bill, 20 6 rule of the house, or resolution without a copy of the 20 7 amendment being on the desks of the entire membership 20 8 of the house prior to consideration if a copy of the 20 9 amendment is made available to the entire membership of 20 10 the house electronically. 20 11 Rule 32 20 12 Commitment of Appropriation and Revenue Bills 20 13 All bills to appropriate money shall be referred to 20 14 the appropriations committee, and all bills pertaining 20 15 to the levy, assessment, or collection of taxes or fees 20 16 shall be referred to the committee on ways and means. 20 17 Rule 33 20 18 Regular Calendar 20 19 Bills, nullification resolutions, and joint 20 20 resolutions reported out for passage, amendment and 20 21 passage, or without recommendation by a committee, 20 22 or passed on file shall be arranged on a regular 20 23 calendar by the chief clerk each day and electronically 20 24 distributed to the members at the opening of each 20 25 legislative day. The regular calendar shall include 20 26 a list of bills, nullification resolutions, and joint 20 27 resolutions which have been special ordered, including 20 28 the date upon which debate is scheduled to begin 20 29 on each of them, which shall be no sooner than five 20 30 session days from the first date of publication on the 21 1 regular calendar. 21 2 Rule 34 21 3 Daily Debate Calendar 21 4 The majority floor leadership shall cause to 21 5 be prepared and distributed to the members at the 21 6 opening of each legislative day when floor action is 21 7 scheduled, a daily debate calendar consisting of bills, 21 8 nullification resolutions, and joint resolutions from 21 9 the regular calendar setting forth the number and 21 10 title of bills, nullification resolutions, and joint 21 11 resolutions for the next legislative day that floor 21 12 action is scheduled. 21 13 This rule does not apply to bills which have passed 21 14 both houses in different forms, reconsiderations, or 21 15 veto reconsiderations. 21 16 Rule 35 21 17 Substitution of Bills 21 18 A senate bill or resolution may be substituted 21 19 for an identical house bill or resolution which has 21 20 been called up for debate. An amendment to a senate 21 21 bill or resolution which has been substituted for an 21 22 identical house bill or resolution is out of order if 21 23 an identical amendment to the house bill or resolution 21 24 was considered. 21 25 Rule 36 21 26 Consideration of Committee Amendments 21 27 After a bill has been referred and reported back, 21 28 it shall be considered on its first reading after the 21 29 amendments of the committee have been read. 21 30 Rule 37 22 1 Amendments to Special Order Bills 22 2 All amendments to bills which have been special 22 3 ordered shall be filed at least three session days 22 4 prior to the date set for debate. Amendments to an 22 5 amendment shall be filed at least two session days 22 6 prior to the date set for debate. However, corrective 22 7 amendments and amendments sponsored by either the 22 8 majority floor leader or the minority floor leader may 22 9 be filed at any time. Rule 31, subsection 8, shall not 22 10 apply to these amendments. 22 11 A corrective amendment is an amendment which does 22 12 not substantively change the amendment or the bill. 22 13 Rule 38 22 14 Germane Amendments 22 15 An amendment must be germane to the subject matter 22 16 of the bill it seeks to amend. An amendment to an 22 17 amendment must be germane to both the amendment and the 22 18 bill it seeks to amend. When a member objects to an 22 19 amendment on grounds that the amendment is not germane, 22 20 the speaker may invite members, who shall include the 22 21 majority and minority leaders, to the speaker's station 22 22 to discuss the objection. 22 23 Rule 39 22 24 Consideration of Bills 22 25 Bills, including committee bills, joint resolutions, 22 26 and nullification resolutions, reported out for 22 27 passage, for amendment and passage, or without 22 28 recommendation by the committee, are first eligible to 22 29 be acted upon beginning the third legislative day they 22 30 appear on the regular calendar. 23 1 Committee reports shall be printed in the journal 23 2 immediately after they are filed with the chief clerk. 23 3 Reports recommending bills, joint resolutions, and 23 4 nullification resolutions for passage, for amendment 23 5 and passage, or without recommendation shall stand 23 6 approved unless written objections are filed during 23 7 the first legislative day following their printing in 23 8 the journal. If objections are filed, they shall be 23 9 disposed of as soon as possible. 23 10 Rule 40 23 11 Consideration of Bills Upon Last Reading 23 12 No amendment, unless by way of correcting an error 23 13 or omission, shall be received to any bill on its last 23 14 reading, and no debate shall be allowed on it. 23 15 Rule 41 23 16 Printing of Bills and Joint Resolutions 23 17 Bills and joint resolutions shall be printed in form 23 18 as provided by law and by rule. Each house may direct 23 19 the printing of an additional number of its own bills. 23 20 Legalizing bills of a local or private nature shall 23 21 be printed in bill form and placed in the files of the 23 22 members, the same as other bills, in the order of their 23 23 introduction. The cost of printing shall be deposited 23 24 with the treasurer of state in advance at a rate to be 23 25 fixed, and the newspaper publication of the bill shall 23 26 be without cost to the state. No legalizing act may 23 27 be introduced until all provisions of law have been 23 28 complied with. 23 29 Rule 42 23 30 Certification and Engrossment of Bills 24 1 The chief clerk shall certify the passage of each 24 2 bill and note the date of its passage. 24 3 In engrossing a bill, the chief clerk shall 24 4 correct all obvious typographical, spelling, or other 24 5 clerical errors and change section subunit numbers 24 6 and letters and internal references as required to 24 7 conform the original bill to any amendments which have 24 8 been adopted. The chief clerk shall report all such 24 9 corrections or changes in the journal. The engrossed 24 10 bill shall be placed in the bill file with the original 24 11 bill and amendments. 24 12 Rule 43 24 13 Rereferral 24 14 A bill may be rereferred by the speaker or, upon 24 15 motion, by the house at any time before its passage and 24 16 after the report of its referral to committee. 24 17 Rule 44 24 18 Effect of Indefinite Postponement 24 19 When a question is indefinitely postponed, it shall 24 20 not be acted upon again during that session. 24 21 Rule 45 24 22 Status of Bills Following First Regular Session 24 23 Except for those bills which have been adopted by 24 24 both houses in different forms, all bills which have 24 25 not been withdrawn, defeated or indefinitely postponed, 24 26 shall be rereferred to committee upon adjournment of 24 27 the first regular session. Within seven days after 24 28 the first committee meeting following convening of 24 29 the second regular session, the committee chair shall 24 30 submit the bill to the full committee for action or the 25 1 chair shall reassign the bill to a subcommittee. 25 2 DIVISION V ==== COMMITTEE PROCEDURES 25 3 Rule 46 25 4 Appointment of Committees 25 5 All committees shall be appointed by the speaker, 25 6 unless otherwise especially directed by the house. 25 7 Minority party members of a committee shall be 25 8 appointed by the speaker upon recommendation of the 25 9 minority leader. 25 10 Rule 47 25 11 Reserved 25 12 Rule 48 25 13 Study Bills 25 14 A study bill is any matter which a member of 25 15 the house wishes to have considered by a standing 25 16 committee, other than appropriations, without being 25 17 introduced in the house by a first reading. A 25 18 study bill shall be prepared in proper form by the 25 19 legislative services agency prior to submission. 25 20 Upon taking possession of a study bill, the 25 21 committee chair shall notify the speaker and then 25 22 submit four copies of the bill to the legal counsel's 25 23 office for numbering. 25 24 A study bill shall bear the name of the member who 25 25 wishes to have the bill considered. A study bill 25 26 submitted by a state agency or board for consideration 25 27 shall bear the name of the state agency or board. A 25 28 committee chair may submit a study bill in the name of 25 29 that committee. 25 30 Final committee action on a study bill shall not be 26 1 taken until one day following the notation of the study 26 2 bill assignment in the house journal. 26 3 Rule 49 26 4 Committee Meetings 26 5 No committee, except a conference committee or the 26 6 administrative rules review committee, shall meet 26 7 while the house is in session without special leave. 26 8 Committees with overlapping memberships shall not meet 26 9 at the same time without special leave. 26 10 Rule 50 26 11 Smoking Prohibited 26 12 Smoking shall not be permitted in the house or in 26 13 any area of the capitol building. 26 14 Rule 51 26 15 Assignments to Subcommittee 26 16 The chair of the committee shall report to the house 26 17 the bill number of each bill assigned to subcommittee 26 18 and the names of the subcommittee members. The report 26 19 shall be printed in the journal. 26 20 All bills, prior to consideration by the committee, 26 21 shall be referred by the chair to a subcommittee, 26 22 unless acted upon by a committee of the whole. 26 23 The chair may assign bills to subcommittees without 26 24 a meeting of the committee, but the membership of the 26 25 subcommittee so appointed shall be reported at the next 26 26 meeting of the committee. 26 27 Rule 52 26 28 Open Meetings 26 29 Standing committee meetings shall be open, and 26 30 voting by secret ballot is prohibited. The committee 27 1 on administration and rules may close its meetings to 27 2 evaluate the professional competency of an individual. 27 3 Rule 53 27 4 Quorum and Vote Requirements 27 5 The committee roll shall be taken at the convening 27 6 of each meeting to determine the presence of a quorum. 27 7 A majority of the committee membership shall constitute 27 8 a quorum. 27 9 An affirmative vote of a majority of the committee 27 10 membership is required to report a bill out of 27 11 committee or to suspend a committee rule. 27 12 A motion to reconsider may be made only by a 27 13 committee member who voted on the prevailing side of 27 14 the question sought to be reconsidered. A motion to 27 15 reconsider may only be made prior to the adjournment of 27 16 the committee meeting at which the bill was reported 27 17 out. 27 18 If a member, who is in the committee room when a 27 19 question to report a bill out of committee is put, has 27 20 not asked to be excused prior to commencing to take 27 21 the vote on the question, the member shall vote aye 27 22 or nay unless the committee has excused the member for 27 23 special reasons. However, a member may pass on the 27 24 first taking of the roll call on the question but shall 27 25 vote aye or nay when the member's name is called for a 27 26 second time. 27 27 Rule 54 27 28 Committee Attendance Record and Report of Committee 27 29 Form 27 30 1. A committee attendance record shall be filed 28 1 with the chief clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. or two 28 2 hours after the house convenes, whichever is later, 28 3 of the legislative day immediately following the day 28 4 of the committee meeting. The committee attendance 28 5 record is a public record and may be published in the 28 6 journal. The committee attendance record shall include 28 7 the following information: 28 8 a. The time the meeting convened. 28 9 b. The members present at the meeting. 28 10 c. The time the meeting adjourned. 28 11 d. A list of bills receiving final committee 28 12 disposition. 28 13 2. A report of committee form shall be filed with 28 14 the chief clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. or two hours 28 15 after the house convenes, whichever is later, of the 28 16 legislative day immediately following the day of the 28 17 committee meeting for each study bill, numbered bill 28 18 or resolution receiving final committee disposition. 28 19 The report of committee form is a public record and 28 20 a report of committee action shall be printed in the 28 21 journal. The report of committee form shall include 28 22 the following information: 28 23 a. The committee action taken. 28 24 b. The committee amendment number, if any. 28 25 c. The roll call vote of the committee on final 28 26 disposition. 28 27 d. The minority recommendation, if any. 28 28 3. Upon final adjournment of the first session 28 29 and final adjournment of the second session of the 28 30 general assembly, the chair of each committee shall 29 1 have placed the committee's book of record containing 29 2 minutes, record roll calls on final disposition, record 29 3 roll call votes on any amendments considered, rules, 29 4 etc., with the chief clerk for access of any interested 29 5 person. 29 6 Rule 55 29 7 Minority Recommendation 29 8 The minority of the members of a committee may 29 9 present its recommendations on the final disposition 29 10 of a bill to the house by attaching its recommendation 29 11 to the committee report. The minority recommendation 29 12 shall be noted in the journal along with the committee 29 13 report. 29 14 Rule 56 29 15 Committee Amendment 29 16 Whenever a committee amendment is proposed which 29 17 would amend another committee amendment, the amendment 29 18 shall be drafted in the form of a substitute amendment 29 19 and shall be considered as such. 29 20 Rule 57 29 21 Committee Notice and Agenda 29 22 Each committee shall prepare and publish a notice 29 23 and agenda of each committee meeting at least one 29 24 legislative day prior to the meeting. The notice and 29 25 agenda may be placed on the desks of or transmitted 29 26 electronically to committee members. 29 27 The notice shall contain the committee name, the 29 28 date, time, and location of the meeting. 29 29 The agenda shall contain the matters to be 29 30 discussed, including a list of bills, joint 30 1 resolutions, nullification resolutions, and study 30 2 bills by number. The agenda should contain the names 30 3 of individuals who are scheduled to appear before the 30 4 committee and the organization which they represent. 30 5 A bill, joint resolution, nullification resolution, 30 6 or study bill shall not be reported out of committee if 30 7 the bill was not included in the published notice and 30 8 agenda unless this rule is suspended by a majority of 30 9 the total membership of the committee. 30 10 A committee chair may call a meeting without 30 11 providing the required notice and agenda upon leave 30 12 of the house if a notice is either electronically 30 13 transmitted to committee members or placed on the desks 30 14 of committee members. 30 15 Rule 58 30 16 Clearing of Committee Room 30 17 The chair of a committee may clear the committee 30 18 room in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct. 30 19 Rule 58A 30 20 Use of Telephonic or Electronic Devices in Committee 30 21 Rooms Restricted 30 22 1. In any committee room while a standing committee 30 23 is in session: 30 24 a. A person shall mute any cell phone, computer, or 30 25 other electronic device under the person's control. 30 26 b. A person shall not use a cell phone or other 30 27 electronic device to audibly transmit or receive 30 28 communications. 30 29 2. The chair or acting chair of a standing 30 30 committee may clear the committee room of any person 31 1 acting in violation of this rule. 31 2 Rule 59 31 3 Committee Amendments 31 4 All amendments to a bill or resolution adopted in 31 5 committee shall be incorporated in a single committee 31 6 amendment or incorporated in a new committee bill. 31 7 Rule 60 31 8 Withdrawal of Bills, Joint Resolutions, or 31 9 Nullification Resolutions From Committee 31 10 A bill, joint resolution, or nullification 31 11 resolution which has been in committee for eighteen 31 12 legislative days following notation of such referral 31 13 in the journal may be withdrawn from the committee and 31 14 placed on the calendar by an affirmative vote of not 31 15 less than fifty=one members of the house. 31 16 Rule 61 31 17 Committee Public Hearings 31 18 The chair of a committee may call a public hearing 31 19 for the purpose of receiving public comment on any 31 20 matter within the purview of the committee. 31 21 The chair shall call a public hearing upon the 31 22 written request of committee members according to 31 23 committee rules, but no more than one=third of the 31 24 committee members shall be required. 31 25 A public hearing shall not be called or requested 31 26 after final action on the bill, joint resolution, 31 27 or nullification resolution has been taken by the 31 28 committee. However, a public hearing called or 31 29 requested before final action has been taken by the 31 30 committee may be held after final action on the bill, 32 1 joint resolution, or nullification resolution has been 32 2 taken by the committee. 32 3 The chair shall designate a time and place for a 32 4 public hearing and provide public notice at least five 32 5 days prior to a public hearing. 32 6 A bill, joint resolution, or nullification 32 7 resolution for which a public hearing has been called 32 8 can be voted to the calendar but cannot be debated 32 9 until after the public hearing has been held. If a 32 10 bill, joint resolution, or nullification resolution 32 11 for which a public hearing has been called is not 32 12 debated by the house during the session in which it 32 13 is introduced, the request for the public hearing is 32 14 deemed to have lapsed upon adjournment sine die of that 32 15 session. 32 16 However, public hearings which have been requested 32 17 during or after the 9th week of the first session and 32 18 during or after the 7th week of the second session must 32 19 be held within four legislative days of the date of the 32 20 request. 32 21 Rule 62 32 22 Limitation on Filing of Claims 32 23 All claims shall be referred to the appropriations 32 24 committee. A claim referred to the appropriations 32 25 committee in a prior session of the general assembly 32 26 shall not be considered by the appropriations 32 27 committee or by the house unless it has been 32 28 specifically referred to this session by a vote of the 32 29 appropriations committee. The appropriations committee 32 30 is authorized to set a definite date each session after 33 1 which it will not receive claims or claim bills for 33 2 consideration. 33 3 DIVISION VI ==== COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 33 4 Rule 63 33 5 Organization of Committee of the Whole 33 6 In forming the committee of the whole house, the 33 7 speaker shall appoint a member to preside in committee 33 8 and then leave the chair. 33 9 Rule 64 33 10 Rules in Committee of the Whole 33 11 The rules of the house shall be observed in 33 12 committee of the whole house, so far as they are 33 13 applicable. 33 14 Rule 65 33 15 Bills in Committee of the Whole 33 16 Bills committed to the committee of the whole house 33 17 shall first be debated by section. After the report 33 18 of the committee of the whole, the bill shall again be 33 19 subject to debate and amendment before a vote is had on 33 20 its last reading and passage. 33 21 Rule 66 33 22 Amendments by Committee of the Whole 33 23 All amendments made to a report committed to a 33 24 committee of the whole house shall be noted and 33 25 reported as in the case of bills. 33 26 DIVISION VII ==== MOTIONS 33 27 Rule 67 33 28 Order and Precedence of Motions 33 29 The following order of motions, listed in order 33 30 of precedence, shall govern when a question is under 34 1 debate: 34 2 1. Adjourn. 34 3 2. Recess. 34 4 3. Questions of privilege. 34 5 4. Lay on the table. 34 6 5. Previous question. 34 7 6. Limit debate. 34 8 7. Postpone definitely or to a certain time. 34 9 8. Refer or rerefer. 34 10 9. Defer. 34 11 10. Amend an amendment. 34 12 11. Amend. 34 13 12. Postpone indefinitely. 34 14 A motion to postpone definitely or to a certain 34 15 time, to refer or commit, or to postpone indefinitely a 34 16 particular question shall not be considered more than 34 17 once on the same day. 34 18 Adoption of a motion to strike the enacting words is 34 19 equivalent to rejection of the question. 34 20 Rule 68 34 21 Order of Consideration of Amendments 34 22 Amendments shall be considered by earliest position 34 23 in the bill. Amendments to the same place in the bill 34 24 shall be considered by the lowest amendment number. An 34 25 amendment which inserts language after a line and an 34 26 amendment which inserts language before the succeeding 34 27 line shall be considered amendments to the same place 34 28 in the bill. 34 29 However, an amendment to strike the enacting clause 34 30 shall always be considered first. An amendment filed 35 1 by a committee shall have the next highest order of 35 2 priority, followed by an amendment to strike everything 35 3 after the enacting clause and insert new language. An 35 4 amendment to strike language or to strike and insert 35 5 new language, except an amendment to strike everything 35 6 after the enacting clause and insert new language, 35 7 shall not be considered before amendments to perfect 35 8 all or part of the same portion of the bill. 35 9 Rule 69 35 10 Motions Not Debatable 35 11 The following motions are not debatable: 35 12 1. Adjourn. 35 13 2. Adjourn to a certain time. 35 14 3. Suspend house rules. 35 15 4. Previous question. 35 16 5. Close debate at a certain time. 35 17 6. Recess. 35 18 7. Defer. 35 19 8. Refer or rerefer. 35 20 9. Lay on the table. 35 21 10. Take from the table. 35 22 11. Call of the house. 35 23 12. Withdraw a bill or resolution from committee. 35 24 13. Appeal a decision of the chair. 35 25 14. Immediately message a bill or resolution. 35 26 Rule 69A 35 27 Constitutional Majority 35 28 1. The following motions require a constitutional 35 29 majority for approval: 35 30 a. Final passage of a bill, joint resolution, or 36 1 nullification resolution. 36 2 b. Lay on the table. 36 3 c. Take from the table. 36 4 d. Suspend house rules. 36 5 e. Previous question. 36 6 f. Withdraw a bill or resolution from committee. 36 7 g. Reconsider a bill, joint resolution, or 36 8 nullification resolution. 36 9 h. Immediately message a bill or resolution. 36 10 2. A division must be taken on any motion which 36 11 requires a constitutional majority. 36 12 Rule 70 36 13 Motion to Adjourn 36 14 A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except 36 15 when a member is speaking or the house is voting. 36 16 Rule 71 36 17 Withdrawal of Motions 36 18 After a motion is stated by the speaker or read by 36 19 the chief clerk, it shall be deemed to be in possession 36 20 of the house, but may be withdrawn by leave of the 36 21 house. 36 22 Rule 72 36 23 Unanimous Consent 36 24 Unanimous consent of the members may be asked for 36 25 suspension of any rule of the house. If there is no 36 26 objection to the request, the rule shall be considered 36 27 suspended. 36 28 Rule 73 36 29 Reconsideration 36 30 1. A motion to reconsider may be made only by a 37 1 member who voted on the prevailing side of the question 37 2 sought to be reconsidered. 37 3 2. A motion to reconsider may be made not later 37 4 than adjournment on the legislative day following 37 5 the legislative day of the action sought to be 37 6 reconsidered. Where the floor manager voted on 37 7 the prevailing side, the floor manager has the 37 8 prior right to make the motion, until adjournment 37 9 on the legislative day of the action sought to be 37 10 reconsidered. A motion to reconsider a nullification 37 11 resolution shall be acted upon not later than 37 12 adjournment on the legislative day following 37 13 the legislative day of the action sought to be 37 14 reconsidered. 37 15 3. A motion to reconsider made beginning the 37 16 fifteenth week of the first regular session, or the 37 17 thirteenth week of the second regular session, may be 37 18 taken up when made. A motion made at any other time 37 19 may be taken up prior to the third legislative day 37 20 succeeding the legislative day of the action sought 37 21 to be reconsidered only if called up by the mover, 37 22 and after the second legislative day succeeding the 37 23 legislative day of the action sought to be reconsidered 37 24 if called up by any member. 37 25 4. The making of a motion to reconsider takes 37 26 precedence over all other questions. 37 27 5. When passage, adoption, or failure of any bill, 37 28 joint resolution, or nullification resolution is 37 29 reconsidered, questions on amendments may also be 37 30 reconsidered and shall be disposed of immediately. 38 1 6. In the event that a motion to reconsider 38 2 is pending at the end of the first session or any 38 3 extraordinary session of any general assembly, or the 38 4 general assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion to 38 5 reconsider has not been voted upon by the house, the 38 6 motion shall be determined to have failed. 38 7 DIVISION VIII ==== VOTING 38 8 Rule 74 38 9 Manner of Voting 38 10 Members present may cast their votes, either by 38 11 operating the voting mechanism located at their 38 12 assigned desk or by signaling the speaker from the 38 13 floor of the house or from the south visitors' gallery 38 14 if they are unable to vote at their assigned desk. 38 15 Only a member may operate the voting mechanism at that 38 16 member's assigned desk. The speaker shall announce the 38 17 votes of members signaling their votes. Upon direction 38 18 of the speaker only those members at their desks and 38 19 voting shall be counted. Members who are not present 38 20 shall not cast their votes except: 38 21 1. Members who have not voted may record their 38 22 votes on any record roll call vote except quorum 38 23 calls within ten minutes after the outcome of the 38 24 vote has been announced. Members shall initial their 38 25 recorded votes on a copy of the record roll call at the 38 26 speaker's station. However, if the aggregate of votes 38 27 cast under this rule would change the outcome of the 38 28 vote on a question, then none of the votes cast on the 38 29 question under this rule shall be recorded. A member 38 30 may request announcement of the names of members so 39 1 recorded after the ten=minute period. 39 2 2. Members meeting in a conference committee 39 3 or in administrative rules review committee at the 39 4 time a vote is taken on a question may have their 39 5 vote recorded within thirty minutes or adjournment, 39 6 whichever is first, of that same legislative day, 39 7 provided the aggregate of votes cast does not change 39 8 the outcome of the vote on a question. 39 9 Rule 75 39 10 Voting in the House and Duty of Voting 39 11 Voting on a question put to members on the floor of 39 12 the house shall not occur between midnight and 8 a.m. 39 13 on any legislative day except for voting on a motion to 39 14 recess, defer, or adjourn. Except as limited in Rule 39 15 76, every member who is in the house when a question is 39 16 put shall vote unless the house has excused that member 39 17 from voting for special reasons; however, such member 39 18 must have asked to be excused from voting prior to the 39 19 time the speaker puts the question. 39 20 Rule 76 39 21 Limitation on Right to Vote 39 22 No member shall vote on any question in which 39 23 the member or the member's immediate family member, 39 24 as defined in chapter 68B of the Code, has a direct 39 25 financial interest different from other similarly 39 26 situated persons or classes of persons of the general 39 27 public. 39 28 Rule 77 39 29 Call of the House 39 30 Upon written request of five members, the presiding 40 1 officer shall compel attendance of absent and unexcused 40 2 members for the consideration of specified bills, 40 3 resolutions, or amendments. 40 4 A call of the house shall specify the propositions 40 5 to which it is to apply and must be put into effect 40 6 before roll call is taken on the proposition. The 40 7 request may be filed with the chief clerk at any time 40 8 before final action upon the propositions, who shall 40 9 notify the house immediately. 40 10 Rule 78 40 11 Method of Calling the House 40 12 Upon a call of the house, the names of the members 40 13 shall be called by the chief clerk and the absentees 40 14 noted, after which the names of the absentees shall 40 15 again be called. The sergeant=at=arms shall be 40 16 directed by the speaker to compel the attendance of 40 17 absent members, unless they are previously excused. 40 18 Any member occupying the member's seat during a call 40 19 of the house shall be counted by the speaker and that 40 20 person's name entered in the journal as being present 40 21 for the purpose of making a quorum. 40 22 Rule 79 40 23 Method of Calling the Roll 40 24 The electrical voting machine shall be used for a 40 25 call of the house, a quorum call or a roll call vote 40 26 on any question. If the electrical voting machine is 40 27 not in operating order when it is necessary to take 40 28 a record roll call vote, the presiding officer shall 40 29 order the vote to be taken by calling the roll in 40 30 alphabetical order, except the name of the presiding 41 1 officer shall be called last. 41 2 During the casting of the vote with the voting 41 3 machine, the individual votes and the vote totals shall 41 4 be shown on the display boards. Before the voting 41 5 machine is closed, the presiding officer shall inquire 41 6 of the house, "Have you all voted?" 41 7 Rule 80 41 8 Quorum and Record Roll Call Votes 41 9 A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. 41 10 A record roll call vote shall be ordered upon 41 11 request of any two members. The names of the members 41 12 requesting the record roll call shall be entered in the 41 13 journal. 41 14 Rule 81 41 15 Previous Question 41 16 When a member moves for the previous question, the 41 17 member shall state whether the motion will apply to the 41 18 main question, to all the amendments, or to particular 41 19 amendments. The motion requires an affirmative vote of 41 20 at least a constitutional majority of the members. If 41 21 the motion for a previous question is not adopted, the 41 22 house shall proceed in the same manner as before the 41 23 motion was made. 41 24 If the motion is adopted, all debate must end and 41 25 the house will vote upon the question except: 41 26 1. If the motion applies to the main question, the 41 27 member in charge of the measure will have ten minutes 41 28 to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before 41 29 the vote on the measure is taken. 41 30 2. If the motion applies to an amendment, the 42 1 member proposing the amendment will have five minutes 42 2 to speak for the purpose of closing discussion before 42 3 the vote on the amendment is taken. 42 4 3. If a member has filed a written request with 42 5 the chief clerk of the house indicating the member's 42 6 desire to speak on a particular question. The request 42 7 must be filed before the motion is made by the movant. 42 8 The request allows a member to speak on a particular 42 9 question before the closing discussion by the member 42 10 who is in charge of the measure or who is proposing the 42 11 amendment. 42 12 Rule 82 42 13 Division of the Question 42 14 Any member may call for a division of the question, 42 15 which shall be divided if it comprehends questions so 42 16 distinct that one being taken away, the remainder may 42 17 stand separately for discussion by the house. Upon 42 18 request to divide an amendment, the chief clerk shall 42 19 restate the division and note the divided amendment in 42 20 the house journal. An amendment to strike out being 42 21 lost shall not preclude an amendment to strike out and 42 22 insert. An amendment to strike out and insert shall be 42 23 deemed indivisible. LSB 1678HV (1) 87 rj/nh
