Bill Text: OH HR10 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: To adopt Rules of the House of Representatives for

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-23 - Adopted [HR10 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HR10-Enrolled.html

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As Adopted

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Am. H. R. No. 10

Representative Huffman

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A RESOLUTION

To adopt Rules of the House of Representatives for

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the 130th General Assembly.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

That the following are the rules of the House of	3
Representatives for the 129th130th General Assembly:	4

RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	5

OF THE 129th 130th GENERAL ASSEMBLY	6

TIME OF CONVENING; ORDER OF BUSINESS	7

Rule 1. (Time of sessions; schedule.) (a) For the months of	8
January through June in each year, and separately for the months	9
of July through December in each year, the Speaker, at the	10
beginning of each six-month period, shall establish a schedule of	11
dates and times according to which the House shall hold sessions	12
and at which roll call votes are taken. The Speaker may revise or	13
supplement the schedule as necessary. The schedule and any	14
revision or supplement thereto shall be published and a copy	15
provided to each member.	16

(b) Sessions of the House at which roll call votes are taken	17
shall be held on the dates and at the times prescribed in the	18
schedule. The Speaker, by written notice transmitted to each	19
member, may cancel a session required by the schedule.	20

Rule 2. (Speaker or presiding officer to call House to	21
order.) The Speaker or presiding officer shall take the chair	22
every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have	23
adjourned or shall have taken a recess, and shall immediately call	24
the House to order. Prayer may be offered, the pledge of	25
allegiance to the United States of America shall be recited, and,	26
a quorum being present, the House shall proceed with the order of	27
business. A majority of all members elected must be present to	28
constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may meet	29
and adjourn from time to time, a presiding officer being present,	30
and shall have the power to compel the attendance of absent	31
members. However, in no event may business be conducted unless a	32
member of the majority party is present.	33

Rule 3. (Order of business.) (a) The order of business of the	34
House shall be as follows:	35

1. Reading and approving, with or without corrections, of the	36
Journal.	37

2. Introduction of bills.

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3. Consideration of Senate amendments.

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4. Reports of conference committees.

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5. Reports of standing and select committees and bills for	41
second consideration.	42

6. Motions and resolutions.

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7. Bills for third consideration.

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8. Announcement of committee meetings.

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(b) The order of business shall not be changed unless	46
otherwise ordered by a majority vote upon motion. All questions	47
relating to the priority of business shall be decided without	48
debate.	49

Rule 4. (Special order of business.) Any matter may be made a	50
special order of business for any particular day and hour with the	51
assent of two-thirds of the members present.	52

Rule 5. (Filing of petitions.) Members having petitions to	53
present shall file same with the Clerk, endorsing their name	54
thereon. Delivery to the Clerk shall constitute presentment of	55
said petition to the House, and it shall be noted in the Journal.	56

Rule 6. (Messages from Senate and executives.) Messages from	57
the Senate and the Governor and communications from any branch of	58
the executive department may be received, read, and disposed of at	59
any time, except when the presiding officer is putting a question,	60
or when a vote is being taken.	61

Rule 7. (Adjournment.) A motion to adjourn always shall be in	62
order, except during roll call. When a motion is made to adjourn,	63
it shall be in order for the presiding officer, before putting the	64
question, to state any fact to the House relating to the condition	65
of the business of the House which would seem to make it advisable	66
or inadvisable to adjourn at that time. Such statement, however,	67
shall not be debatable. It is not in order for the House to	68
adjourn unless the presiding officer is in the chair.	69

Rule 8. (Recess.) The interim between any two meetings of the	70
House, on the same legislative day, shall be termed a recess; when	71
so ordered by the House, the interim between five or more calendar	72
days likewise shall be termed a recess; and on reassembling at the	73
appointed hour, any question pending at the time of taking recess	74
shall be resumed without any motion to that effect.	75

DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER	76

Rule 9. (Speaker shall preserve order and decorum.) The	77
Speaker or presiding officer shall, at all times, preserve order	78
and decorum. The Speaker or presiding officer shall see that	79
members conduct themselves in a civil and orderly manner. When	80
necessary, the Speaker or presiding officer may order the	81
Sergeant-at-Arms to clear the aisles and compel members to take	82
their seats.	83

Rule 10. (Recognition of visitors.) A member may file with	84
the Clerk a form requesting the Speaker or presiding officer to	85
recognize one or more individuals in the galleries. The Clerk	86
shall prescribe a form for the request and make copies of the form	87
in blank available to members. The recognition may be made at any	88
time, but shall not interrupt a debate or the taking of a vote.	89

Rule 11. (Control of the Hall.) (a) The Speaker or presiding	90
officer shall have general direction and control of the Hall. In	91
case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries,	92
lobby, rooms, or hallways adjacent to the Hall, the Speaker or	93
presiding officer may order those places to be cleared.	94

(b) When the House is not in session, the Clerk shall have	95
general direction and control of the Hall and of the galleries,	96
lobby, rooms, and hallways adjacent to the Hall.	97

(c) Signs, banners, placards, and other similar demonstrative	98
devices are not permitted in the Hall or in the galleries, lobby,	99
rooms, or hallways adjacent to the Hall unless the Speaker or	100
presiding officer, or, if the House is not in session, the Clerk,	101
has approved their use in those places.	102

Rule 12. (Member may preside.) The Speaker may appoint any	103
member to perform the duties of the Speaker as presiding officer	104
for a temporary period of time. If the Speaker is absent, and no	105
member has been appointed to perform those duties temporarily	106
during the absence, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall perform the	107
duties of the Speaker as presiding officer during the Speaker's	108
absence.	109

Rule 13. (Appointment of committees and boards.) The Speaker	110
shall name all committees and subcommittees, and shall appoint all	111
members and chairmen thereto. The Speaker shall appoint members to	112
a standing committee so that its membership is proportional to the	113
partisan composition of the House. The chairman and the	114
vice-chairman of the Finance and Appropriations Committee shall	115
not be included in making this calculation. The Minority Leader,	116
in a manner to be determined by the minority caucus, may recommend	117
for the Speaker's consideration minority party members for each	118
committee.	119

Rule 14. (Speaker directs House officers and employs and	120
directs House employees.) (a) The Speaker shall see that all	121
officers of the House satisfactorily perform their respective	122
duties.	123

(b) The Speaker shall employ all employees of the House and	124
shall see that they satisfactorily perform their respective	125
duties. All employees of the House are at will employees, and	126
shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker. A terminated	127
employee's compensation ceases on the day the termination takes	128
effect. The Speaker shall define House employment positions, shall	129
prescribe the qualifications that are to be met by House	130
employees, and shall prescribe the duties of House employees, fix	131
their hours of employment, and determine their compensation. The	132
Speaker shall notify the Minority Leader before terminating an	133
employee who is assigned to the minority caucus.	134

Rule 15. (Signing acts, resolutions, etc.) The Speaker shall	135
certify that every bill passed, and every joint resolution or	136
concurrent resolution adopted, by both houses of the General	137
Assembly has met the procedural requirements for passage or	138
adoption by signing such bills, joint resolutions, or concurrent	139
resolutions; and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by	140
order of the House shall be under the Speaker's hand attested by	141
the Clerk, except when otherwise provided by law.	142

DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE	143

Rule 16. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Speaker Pro	144
Tempore, in the absence of the Speaker, shall have all the rights,	145
privileges, authority, duties, and responsibilities of the	146
Speaker.	147

DUTIES OF MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER	148

Rule 17. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Majority Floor	149
Leader, in the absence of the Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore,	150
shall have all the rights, privileges, authority, duties, and	151
responsibilities of the Speaker.	152

DUTIES OF ASSISTANT MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER	153

Rule 18. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Assistant Majority	154
Floor Leader, in the absence of the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore,	155
and Majority Floor Leader, shall have all the rights, privileges,	156
authority, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker.	157

DUTIES OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER	158

Rule 19. (Chief administrative officer.) The Chief	159
Administrative Officer shall be the chief administrative officer	160
of the House and shall be responsible to the Speaker of the House.	161

Rule 20. (Supervision of employees; maintenance of parking	162
facilities.) (a) Subject to the Speaker's authority under Rule 14,	163
and except for employees whose direction is delegated to the Clerk	164
under Rule 24, responsibility for seeing that employees of the	165
House satisfactorily perform their respective duties is delegated	166
to the Chief Administrative Officer.	167

(b) The maintenance and condition of parking facilities under	168
the control of the House shall be under the direction and control	169
of the Chief Administrative Officer, subject to the approval of	170
the Speaker.	171

DUTIES OF THE CLERK	172

Rule 21. (Distribution of House documents.) The Clerk shall	173
have charge of and regulate the distribution of all printed and	174
electronic records and reports of the House, and shall have	175
supervision of the printing or electronic preparation of all	176
documents and papers ordered by the House as specified in Rule 25	177
and in section 101.52 of the Revised Code. The number of copies of	178
bills, journals, and other documents to be printed, or the	179
documents to be prepared electronically, shall be determined by	180
the Clerk with the approval of the Speaker, except when the House	181
by motion determines the number to be printed or the documents to	182
be prepared electronically.	183

Rule 22. (Legislative duties and responsibilities of the	184
Clerk.) (a) The Clerk is custodian of the bills, amendments,	185
resolutions, and other legislative documents that are in	186
possession of the House. The Clerk shall not permit a bill,	187
amendment, resolution, or other legislative document to be removed	188
from the Clerk's custody except in the course of the regular	189
business of the House and then only upon receiving a receipt for	190
the document that shows when and to whom the document was	191
released. The Clerk shall prescribe the form of the receipt. A	192
bill, amendment, resolution, or other legislative document in the	193
Clerk's custody is available for public inspection.	194

(b) When a bill or resolution is filed for introduction, the	195
Clerk shall examine the bill or resolution to determine whether on	196
its face it appears to meet the constitutional and procedural	197
requirements for introduction, and shall call any defects to the	198
attention of the author. In fulfilling this duty, the Clerk is not	199
presumed to guarantee the bill meets the constitutional or	200
procedural requirements for introduction.	201

(c) The Clerk shall number bills and resolutions in the order	202
of their filing, and shall keep a complete and accurate record of	203
bills and resolutions that includes, for each bill or resolution,	204
its number; its author; a brief description of its subject; the	205
section or sections of law it seeks to amend, enact, or repeal, if	206
any; notation of its reference to and report by a committee; and	207
notation of its passage or adoption or rejection by the House. The	208
record is open to public inspection.	209

(d) The Clerk shall provide to the chairman of a committee to	210
which a bill or resolution is referred, the bill or resolution	211
together with all official papers and other attachments pertaining	212
thereto, taking a receipt therefor.	213

(e) The Clerk shall prepare and publish a Calendar that gives	214
public notice of bills and resolutions that have been arranged on	215
the Calendar for third consideration or adoption, bills and	216
resolutions that have been reported by committees, and other	217
matters descriptive of the current and future business of the	218
House.	219

(f) The Clerk shall keep a complete and accurate Journal of	220
the proceedings of the House, beginning it on the first day of the	221
first regular session and ending it on the last day of the second	222
regular session. The Clerk shall maintain a separate Journal for	223
any special session, beginning it on the first day and ending it	224
on the last day of the special session. The pages of the Journal	225
shall be numbered serially. All amendments that are taken up,	226
unless withdrawn, shall be spread upon the Journal.	227

(g) The Clerk shall superintend the engrossing, enrolling,	228
and presentation of bills and joint resolutions and the	229
preparation and publication of other legislative documents.	230

(h) The Clerk shall attest all writs and subpoenas issued by	231
order of the House, the Journal, and the passage of bills and the	232
adoption of resolutions. These attestation duties are ministerial.	233

Rule 23. (May call the House to order.) If the Speaker,	234
Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Floor Leader, and Assistant Majority	235
Floor Leader are absent, at the hour to which the House shall have	236
adjourned or taken recess, except in the case mentioned in Rule	237
12, the Clerk may call the House to order, and, if called to	238
order, the House shall proceed to choose some member to act as	239
presiding officer until either the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore,	240
Majority Floor Leader, or the Assistant Majority Floor Leader	241
shall be present. No business may be conducted unless a member of	242
the majority party is present.	243

Rule 24. (Composition of the Office of the Clerk.) (a) The	244
office of the Clerk shall be comprised of the Clerk, Deputy Clerk,	245
and employees of the House who are directly involved in the	246
legislative process. The Clerk and the Deputy Clerk shall be	247
members of different political parties.	248

(b) In the absence of the Clerk, the Deputy Clerk shall	249
assume the responsibilities of the Clerk.	250

Rule 25. (Printing of papers.) The Clerk shall attend to the	251
printing or electronic preparation of the journal, calendar,	252
bills, resolutions, and, if so ordered, committee reports. This	253
rule is cumulative with respect to section 101.52 of the Revised	254
Code.	255

DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS	256

Rule 26. (Sergeant-at-arms.) (a) The Sergeant-at-arms shall	257
be the chief police officer of the House and shall be responsible	258
to the Speaker. Subject to Rules 9, 11, and 109, the	259
Sergeant-at-arms shall maintain good order in the Hall, gallery,	260
corridors, and committee rooms; shall strictly enforce the rules	261
regulating admission of persons to the floor of the House; shall	262
maintain good order in the corridors, committee rooms, offices,	263
and other areas under the exclusive use and control of the House	264
in the Vern Riffe Center; shall serve all subpoenas and warrants	265
issued by the House or any duly authorized officer or committee;	266
and on an order for a call of the House, shall forthwith proceed	267
to arrest and bring members into the House.	268

(b) The Speaker may also contract for security services for	269
the House.	270

VACANCY OF CLERK,	271

DEPUTY CLERK, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OR SERGEANT-AT-ARMS	272

Rule 27. (Death or resignation of Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Chief	273
Administrative Officer, or Sergeant-at-Arms.) In the case of the	274
death or resignation of the Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Chief	275
Administrative Officer, or Sergeant-at-Arms, the Speaker may	276
designate any individual to perform such duties until such time as	277
the House fills the vacancy.	278

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE	279

Rule 28. (Standing committees and standing subcommittees.)	280
(a) The standing committees and standing subcommittees of the	281
House shall be named by the Speaker.	282

(b) The standing committees and the standing subcommittees of	283
the House for the 129th130th General Assembly shall be as	284
follows. (The standing committees are designated by Arabic	285
numerals, while the standing subcommittees are designated under	286
their standing committees by Roman numerals.)	287

	1.		Agriculture and Natural Resources		288
	2.		Commerce and, Labor, and Technology		289
	3.		Criminal Justice		290
	4.		Economic and Small Business Development and Regulatory Reform		291
	5 4.		Education		292
	6 5.		Finance and Appropriations		293
			I. Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee		294
			II. Higher Education Subcommittee		295
			III. Transportation Subcommittee		296
			IV. Health and Human Services Subcommittee		297
			V. Agriculture and Natural Resources Development Subcommittee		298
	7 6.		Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development		299
	8 7.		Health and Aging		300
	I.		Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions		301
	9 8.		Insurance		302
	I.		Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation		303
	10 9.		Judiciary and Ethics		304
	11.		Local Government		305
	12 10.		Manufacturing and Workforce Development		306
	11.		Military and Veterans Affairs		307
	12.		Policy and Legislative Oversight		308
	13.		Public Utilities		309
	13 14.		Rules and Reference		310
	14 15.		State and Local Government and Elections		311
	I.		Shared Services and Government Efficiency Subcommittee on Redistricting		312
	15 16.		Transportation, Public Safety, and Homeland Security		313
	16.		Veterans Affairs		314
	17.		Ways and Means		315

(c) The Speaker, by message to the House, may abolish any of	316
the standing committees and standing subcommittees created by this	317
rule and may establish additional standing committees or standing	318
subcommittees as the Speaker considers necessary, without	319
amendment of this rule.	320

(d) The chairmen and members of all committees and	321
subcommittees shall be appointed by the Speaker. The chairman of	322
each standing subcommittee shall be under the direction of the	323
general chairman of the committee.	324

(e) When the chairman of a standing committee or subcommittee	325
creates a special subcommittee of the standing committee or	326
subcommittee, the ranking minority member on the standing	327
committee or subcommittee may recommend for the Speaker's	328
consideration the minority membership of the special subcommittee.	329

(f) Standing committees and standing subcommittees created by	330
this rule are the standing committees and standing subcommittees	331
referred to in section 101.27 of the Revised Code.	332

Rule 29. (Select committees.) Select committees for the	333
consideration of special measures or matters or the performance of	334
special functions may be appointed by the Speaker, and, subject to	335
the approval of the Speaker, bills and resolutions may be referred	336
to such select committees. Select committees may report on such	337
bills and resolutions as are referred to them.	338

Rule 30. (Membership on committees.) (a) The first-named	339
member of any committee or subcommittee shall be the chairman, and	340
the second-named member of any committee shall be the	341
vice-chairman. The chairman shall select a member of the minority	342
party to be secretary. The minority leader may designate a ranking	343
minority member on each committee.	344

(b) In case death, disability, or resignation shall cause a	345
vacancy in the membership or chairmanship of any committee, the	346
Speaker shall appoint another member or chairman.	347

(c) The Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore, and the minority	348
leader shall, by virtue of their office, be members of all	349
committees without voting privileges, except in those committees	350
where they are designated as regular members. The minority leader	351
may designate the assistant minority leader to be a member of a	352
committee without voting privileges in the minority leader's	353
absence, except for those committees where the assistant minority	354
leader is designated as a regular member. They shall not be	355
counted in determining the number constituting a majority on the	356
various committees unless they are designated as regular members.	357

DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN	358

Rule 31. (Duties.) (a) The duties of the committee chairman	359
shall include: presiding over meetings of the committee and	360
putting all questions; maintaining order and deciding all	361
questions of order; appointing a member as secretary; and	362
supervising and directing the clerical and other employees of the	363
committee.	364

(b) The chairman of a committee shall not require any person	365
testifying before the committee to provide a written copy of the	366
person's testimony.	367

Rule 32. (Presentation of Senate Bills.) When a standing	368
committee recommends a Senate Bill for passage, the chairman of	369
the committee, or another member designated by the Speaker, shall,	370
when the bill is called up for passage, cause the bill to be	371
properly presented to the House.	372

Rule 33. (Subpoena power.) (a)(1) The chairman of a House	373
standing or select committee, when authorized by a majority vote	374
of the standing or select committee, may subpoena witnesses in any	375
part of the state to appear before such committee at a time and	376
place designated in the subpoena to testify concerning any pending	377
or contemplated legislative action, any matters of inquiry	378
committed to the committee, and any alleged breach of the House's	379
privileges or misconduct by any of the House's members. Pursuant	380
to this subpoena power, any witness subpoenaed may be ordered to	381
produce books, papers, electronic documents, or records and other	382
tangible evidence.	383

(2) The chairman shall file any subpoenas authorized pursuant	384
to this rule with the Clerk, who shall cause the same to be	385
entered in the Journal, and the subpoena shall be served pursuant	386
to law. (See sections 101.41 to 101.45 of the Revised Code.)	387

(b) Within the limits of its charge by the General Assembly	388
or the House and in accordance with section 101.81 of the Revised	389
Code, the chairman of a standing or select committee, by majority	390
vote of the committee, may order any person to appear before the	391
committee and produce books, papers, electronic documents, or	392
records and other tangible evidence for the committee with respect	393
to any pending or contemplated legislative action, or any alleged	394
breach of House privileges or misconduct by House members. The	395
chairman shall file the order with the Clerk, who shall cause the	396
same to be entered in the Journal. The order shall be served in	397
accordance with section 101.81 of the Revised Code.	398

COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURE	399

Rule 33A. (House rules govern.) The rules governing the	400
procedure of the standing and select committees of the House shall	401
be the same as those governing the House, as far as they may be	402
applicable.	403

Rule 34. (Schedule of committee meetings.) The Speaker, after	404
consultation with the chairmen of the several committees, shall	405
set a schedule of times when regular committees shall meet, which,	406
in so far as possible, shall permit a full attendance of the	407
members of committees, without conflict of committee engagements.	408
Such regular schedule shall be announced publicly on the House	409
bulletin board and in the printed Calendar, and each committee	410
shall meet at the hour provided by the schedule, unless otherwise	411
ordered by the chairman of said committee or by the Speaker.	412

Rule 35. (Committee quorum.) A majority of all members of a	413
committee shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller	414
number may meet to hear testimony and receive evidence and to	415
adjourn from time to time. But a committee may not conduct	416
business unless a member of the majority party is present.	417

Rule 36. (Notice of meetings; none during daily session of	418
House.) (a) The chairman of a standing committee, subcommittee,	419
select committee, or joint committee, not later than five days	420
before a meeting of the committee, subcommittee, select committee,	421
or joint committee, shall give due notice of the meeting. The	422
notice shall identify the committee; identify the chairman; state	423
the date, time, and place at which the meeting will be held; and	424
set forth an agenda showing each bill, resolution, or other matter	425
that will be considered at the meeting.	426

(b) It is not in order for a committee to meet at a date,	427
time, or place, or to consider any bill, resolution, or other	428
matter at a meeting, other than as stated in the notice of the	429
meeting, unless otherwise ordered by the House or the committee.	430
If, however, an emergency requires consideration of a matter at a	431
meeting, and the matter has not been stated in the notice of the	432
meeting, the chairman may revise or supplement the notice at any	433
time before or during the meeting to include the matter and the	434
matter may then be considered as the emergency requires.	435

(c) The rule is cumulative with respect to, and amplifies,	436
section 101.15 of the Revised Code.	437

(d) No committee shall sit during the daily session of the	438
House, unless by special leave of the House. A committee may sit	439
during a recess from the daily session of the House.	440

Rule 37. (Public hearing required.) (a) All House bills and	441
resolutions introduced on or before the fifteenth day of May in an	442
even-numbered year, and in compliance with the rules of the House,	443
shall be referred to a standing, select, or special committee or	444
standing subcommittee, and shall be scheduled by the chairman of	445
the committee for a minimum of one public hearing.	446

(b) The sponsor of a bill or resolution shall appear at least	447
once before the committee that is considering the bill or	448
resolution unless excused by the chairman of the committee or the	449
Speaker. It is not in order for the committee to report the bill	450
or resolution unless its sponsor has appeared or has been excused	451
from appearing before the committee.	452

Rule 38. (Fiscal notes and analyses to be made public.) Any	453
fiscal note and any bill analysis prepared by the staff of the	454
Legislative Service Commission, that has been made available to	455
committee members, shall also be made available to the public	456
under section 101.30 of the Revised Code.	457

Rule 39. (Synopsis of substitute bill required.) Whenever a	458
substitute bill is accepted by a committee or subcommittee for	459
consideration, the staff of the Legislative Service Commission	460
shall prepare and make available to the committee or subcommittee,	461
a synopsis that summarizes each substantive difference between the	462
substitute bill and the preceding version of the bill, and a	463
synopsis that summarizes the difference in fiscal impact between	464
the substitute bill and the preceding version of the bill. The	465
staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make these	466
synopses available to the committee before the committee or	467
subcommittee votes on the bill, unless the committee or	468
subcommittee orders otherwise.	469

Rule 40. (Fiscal analysis; committee vote required.) (a)	470
Before the vote on reporting a bill is taken by a committee, the	471
staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make available	472
to the committee chairman, who shall make available to all members	473
of the committee, for their review, a fiscal impact statement that	474
addresses the impact of the bill upon state and local government.	475
This requirement applies to a bill only if section 103.143 of the	476
Revised Code also applies to the bill. This requirement is	477
cumulative with respect to section 103.143 of the Revised Code;	478
however, a local impact statement prepared under that section may	479
be used also to fulfill the requirement of this rule in whole or	480
in part.	481

(b) The affirmative votes of a majority of all members	482
constituting a committee shall be necessary to report a bill or	483
resolution out of committee, and a record of every vote shall be	484
kept by the committee. The affirmative vote of a majority of all	485
the members constituting the committee shall be necessary to agree	486
to any motion to recommend for passage or to postpone indefinitely	487
further consideration of bills or resolutions, and a record of	488
such vote shall be kept by the committee. Every member present	489
shall vote unless excused by the committee.	490

Rule 41. (Voting; consecutive absences; incurrences of	491
expense.) (a) No proxy vote shall be valid. Nor shall any member	492
vote except while sitting in committee in actual session, unless	493
the member shall have first been present and recorded as such	494
during actual session before the vote is taken, and by motion the	495
roll call on a motion to recommend a bill or resolution for	496
passage is continued for a vote by any member who is temporarily	497
absent from the meeting until the adjournment thereof, which shall	498
be not later than 12:00 o'clock noon one day following the	499
committee meeting. It is not in order for a member to vote on an	500
amendment unless the member is actually present when the amendment	501
is voted upon.	502

(b) Three consecutive absences from regular committee	503
meetings shall operate to suspend a member from such committee,	504
unless excused by the chairman of said committee.	505

(c) No committee or member thereof shall be permitted to	506
incur any expense without first receiving the consent of the	507
Speaker.	508

Rule 42. (Amendments.) Any paragraph, except one which	509
contains the enacting, amending, or repealing clause, or the	510
title, once amended during any meeting of a committee, other than	511
by passage of a corrective or omnibus amendment, shall not be	512
amended again. For the purpose of this rule, appropriation items	513
shall be considered separate paragraphs and the chairman shall	514
determine what are corrective and omnibus amendments. This rule	515
does not prohibit the acceptance of substitute bills.	516

COMMITTEE RECORDS AND REPORTS	517

Rule 43. (Record to be kept.) Each committee shall keep a	518
record of committee attendance and the names of all persons who	519
speak before the committee, with the names of the persons, firms,	520
associations, or corporations in whose behalf they appear. A	521
record of every vote shall be kept by the committee.	522

Rule 44. (Records open to examination; filing of records.)	523
During the period of sessions, committee records shall be open for	524
examination by any member of the House. At reasonable times and	525
subject to adequate safeguards established by the chairman to	526
protect and preserve such records, any citizen of Ohio may also	527
examine committee records. Upon final adjournment of the House,	528
the committee records shall be filed with the Clerk, to be kept	529
for a period of two years, after which time said records shall be	530
filed with the Legislative Service Commission.	531

Rule 45. (Committee reports.) (a) All reports to the House	532
shall be signed by a majority of the entire committee, except that	533
a standing subcommittee, except Finance and Appropriations	534
Subcommittees, created by these rules may consider bills assigned	535
to it by the Rules and Reference Committee for hearing and a	536
majority of said subcommittee may approve such reports to the	537
House. The secretary shall add to said report the names of those	538
who voted "no." No member shall sign a committee report who was	539
not present at the meeting at which such action was taken and who	540
did not vote in support of such action.	541

(b) The legislative staff assigned to the chairman of the	542
committee shall prepare, file, and maintain the minutes of every	543
regular or special meeting of a committee. The committee, at its	544
next regular or special meeting, shall approve the minutes	545
prepared, filed, and maintained by the legislative staff, or, if	546
the minutes prepared, filed, and maintained by the legislative	547
staff require correction before their approval, the committee	548
shall correct and approve the minutes at the next following	549
regular or special meeting. The committee shall make the minutes	550
available for public inspection not later than seven days after	551
the meeting the minutes reflect or not later than the committee's	552
next regular or special meeting, whichever occurs first, and upon	553
making the minutes available shall immediately file a copy of the	554
minutes with the Clerk.	555

Rule 46. (Filing of reports; inclusion of bills or	556
resolutions.) All committee reports shall be filed with the Clerk,	557
shall be signed by a majority of the committee, and shall be	558
accompanied by the original bill or resolution. Each committee may	559
include in a single report more than one bill or resolution;	560
provided, however, that any bill or resolution amended by a	561
committee or any substitute measure recommended by a committee	562
shall be on a separate report. These reports shall be presented to	563
the House and entered upon the Journal. For each day a committee	564
meets, the committee secretary shall file with the Clerk a report	565
of all actions of the committee taken that day, including a list	566
of bills heard and reports received.	567

DUTIES AND DECORUM OF MEMBERS	568

Rule 48. (Members desiring to speak.) (a) When a member is	569
about to speak in debate or present any matter to the House, the	570
member shall rise and respectfully address the Speaker, confine	571
remarks to the question under debate, and avoid personalities. All	572
debate must be addressed to the Speaker or presiding officer and	573
not to members.	574

(b) Except as provided in Rule 7, no motion is in order by a	575
member if made at the conclusion of a speech by said member unless	576
the House gives unanimous consent.	577

Rule 49. (From where members may speak.) A member may speak	578
either from the member's seat, or from the seat of any other	579
member, tendered the member for this purpose, or, upon approval of	580
the Speaker or presiding officer, from the well of the House.	581

Rule 50. (How long member may speak.) No member shall speak	582
upon any single question, bill, or resolution more than a total of	583
twenty minutes on any one legislative day.	584

Rule 51. (Member called to order; question of order; stating	585
question of order.) (a) If any member, in speaking, or otherwise,	586
transgresses the rules of the House, the Speaker or presiding	587
officer shall call the offending member to order. The member so	588
called to order shall take the member's seat immediately, unless	589
permitted by the Speaker or presiding officer to explain. Any	590
member may, by raising the point of order, call the attention of	591
the Speaker or presiding officer to such transgression. If a	592
member be called to order by another member for offensive words	593
spoken in debate, the member calling the member to order shall, if	594
the Speaker or presiding officer so requires, reduce the	595
objectionable language to writing.	596

(b) All questions of order and procedure shall be decided by	597
the Speaker without debate, but such decision shall be subject to	598
appeal to the House by any member if supported by four or more	599
other members; on which appeal, no member shall speak more than	600
once, unless by leave of the House, except the member appealing	601
who may speak twice; and the Speaker may speak in preference to	602
any other member. If the decision be in favor of the member called	603
to order, the member shall be at liberty to proceed.	604

(c) Any member who raises a question of order shall state the	605
rule, statute, or constitutional provision which the member	606
believes is being violated.	607

Rule 52. (Call of the House, how demanded.) (a) While	608
transacting the business of the House as set forth by the	609
Committee on Rules and Reference and appropriately placed on the	610
calendar, the Speaker or presiding officer or any two members may	611
demand a call of the House, and upon such call being demanded, the	612
roll shall be taken and the absentees shall be noted and sent for,	613
unless otherwise ordered by the House.	614

(b) While the House is under call, the doors shall be closed	615
and no other business shall be transacted, except to receive and	616
act on the report of the Sergeant-at-arms, which the	617
Sergeant-at-arms may make at any time. Those members who are found	618
to be absent without leave shall be taken into custody forthwith	619
by the Sergeant-at-arms or the Sergeant-at-arms's assistants	620
wherever found, and brought to the Hall of the House.	621

(c) When the Sergeant-at-arms shall make a report showing	622
that those who were absent without leave (naming them) are	623
present, such report shall be entered upon the Journal and	624
thereupon the pending business shall proceed. A call of the House	625
may be dispensed with at any time by a majority vote of the	626
members present, and further proceedings under the call dispensed	627
with.	628

Rule 53. (Statement of division of question.) Any member may	629
call for a statement of the question, or for a division of the	630
question; and the decision of the Speaker or presiding officer as	631
to the divisibility shall be subject to appeal, as in the case of	632
questions of order.	633

Rule 54. (Personal privilege.) Subject to Rule 10, any member	634
may rise to explain a matter personal to self, and on stating it	635
is a matter of personal privilege, the member shall be recognized	636
by the Speaker or presiding officer, but shall not discuss a	637
question or issue in such explanation. Such explanation shall not	638
consume more than five minutes of time unless extended by consent	639
of the House. Matters of personal privilege shall yield only to a	640
motion to recess or adjourn.	641

Rule 55. (Member may read from books, etc.) Any member, while	642
discussing a question, may read from books, papers, physical or	643
electronic documents, or any matter pertinent to the subject under	644
consideration, without asking leave.	645

Rule 56. (Conduct of members.) While the Speaker or presiding	646
officer is putting any question or addressing the House, no one	647
shall walk across the Hall of the House, and when a member is	648
speaking, no one shall pass between the member and the Chair. No	649
member or other person, except the Clerk and the Clerk's	650
assistants, shall be allowed at the Clerk's desk while the votes	651
are being recorded or counted.	652

VOTING PROCEDURE	653

Rule 57. (Members must vote.) (a) Except as otherwise	654
provided in this rule, every member present when the question is	655
put shall vote unless excused by the House or unless the member is	656
the presiding officer and decides not to vote.	657

(b) A request to be excused from voting shall be accompanied	658
by a brief written statement of the reasons for making such	659
request, which shall be acted upon by the House without debate.	660

Rule 58. (Yeas and nays, how demanded.) (a) Any member may	661
make a motion to call the yeas and nays upon any question, before	662
the House votes upon a question, when such motion is supported,	663
specifically, by at least one additional member; and upon the call	664
of the yeas and nays, the Speaker or presiding officer shall order	665
the Clerk to call the names of the members alphabetically or use	666
the electric roll call system to record the vote of the members.	667
No member shall vote by facsimile or electronic means other than	668
those electronic devices used by the House in conducting its	669
business. When once begun, voting shall not be interrupted. After	670
the vote is announced, no member shall be allowed to change the	671
member's vote, nor may a member have the member's vote recorded if	672
any three members object thereto.	673

(b) Before the vote on passage of a bill is taken by the	674
House, the staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make	675
available to the Speaker or presiding officer, who shall make	676
available to all members of the House, for their review, a fiscal	677
impact statement that addresses the impact of the bill upon state	678
and local government. This requirement applies to a bill only if	679
section 103.143 of the Revised Code also applies to the bill. This	680
requirement is cumulative with respect to section 103.143 of the	681
Revised Code; however, a local impact statement prepared under	682
that section may be used also to fulfill the requirement of this	683
rule in whole or in part.	684

(c) When taking the yeas and nays on any question to be voted	685
upon, the electric roll call system may be used, and when so used,	686
shall have the same force and effect as a roll call taken as	687
otherwise provided in these rules.	688

(d) When the House is ready to vote upon any question	689
requiring a roll call and the vote is to be taken by the electric	690
roll call system, the Speaker or presiding officer shall state the	691
question to be voted on and shall call for the vote. The House	692
shall then proceed to vote. At this instant, the Speaker or	693
presiding officer shall direct the clerkClerk to unlock the	694
machine causing a bell to be sounded notifying the members of the	695
roll call. When sufficient time has been allowed the members to	696
vote, the Speaker or presiding officer shall ask whether all	697
members have voted and shall direct the Clerk to lock the machine	698
and record the vote. The Clerk shall advise the Speaker or	699
presiding officer of the result of the vote, and the Speaker or	700
presiding officer shall announce the result to the House. The	701
Clerk shall enter upon the Journal the result in the manner	702
provided by the rules of the House.	703

Rule 59. (Voting for another member prohibited.) No proxy	704
vote is valid. No member shall vote for another member, nor shall	705
any person not a member cast a vote for a member. In addition to	706
such penalties as may be prescribed by law, any member who shall	707
vote or attempt to vote for another member may be punished in such	708
manner as the Speaker shall bring before the House to determine.	709
If a person not a member shall vote or attempt to vote for any	710
member, the person shall be barred from the House for the	711
remainder of the session and may be further punished in such	712
manner as the Speaker may deem proper, in addition to such	713
punishment as may be prescribed by law.	714

Rule 60. (Explanation of vote.) A member desiring to explain	715
the member's vote shall make a request therefor, before the House	716
divides or before the call of the yeas and nays is commenced. If	717
such request is granted by unanimous consent of the members of the	718
House, such statement shall not consume more than two minutes of	719
time; nor shall arguments for or against the question be made in	720
the statement. After the roll is closed as provided in Rule 58, no	721
member may explain the member's vote, either orally or in writing.	722

INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURE ON MEASURES	723

Rule 61. (Introduction of bills.) (a) All bills to be	724
introduced in the House shall be filed in the Clerk's office, in a	725
number of copies to beor electronically as determined by the	726
Clerk, not later than one hour prior to the time set for the next	727
convening session. No bill shall be accepted by the Clerk for	728
filing until it has been reviewed as to form by the Legislative	729
Service Commission, unless otherwise approved by the Speaker.	730

(b) When the time for introducing bills is reached in the	731
regular order of business, the Clerk shall report each of said	732
bills in the order received by the Clerk in the same manner as if	733
the bills were introduced from the floor.	734

(c) If opposition to the bill be expressed by any member on	735
first consideration, the question shall be put by the Speaker or	736
presiding officer, "Shall the bill be rejected?" If the bill is	737
not rejected by a majority vote of the members present, it shall	738
proceed in the regular order. The question of consideration shall	739
be decided without debate.	740

(d) Bills introduced prior to the convening of the session	741
under this rule shall be treated as if they were bills introduced	742
on the first day of the session. Between the general election and	743
the time for the next convening session, a member-elect may file	744
bills for introduction in the next session with the Clerk. The	745
Clerk shall number such bills consecutively, in the order in which	746
they are filed, beginning with the number "1".	747

Rule 62. (Referral to Rules and Reference Committee.) When a	748
bill has been considered the first time, it shall be referred to	749
the Rules and Reference Committee, which shall consider the same	750
and report its recommendation to the House. If it be apparent to	751
said committee that any bill is of a frivolous nature, or that it	752
was not introduced in good faith, or that it is in conflict with	753
or a duplication of an existing statute without making proper	754
provision for the repeal or amendment of such existing statute,	755
said committee shall report said bill back to the House for its	756
return to the author with a notation thereon of the reason for its	757
return. The House may, by a majority vote, order any such bill	758
referred to an appropriate committee; otherwise, it shall be	759
returned by the Clerk to the author, and the Clerk shall make note	760
of the fact in the Journal.	761

Rule 63. (Report back by Rules and Reference Committee.) All	762
bills which are not returned to the author in accordance with Rule	763
62, shall be reported back to the House by the Rules and Reference	764
Committee, with recommendation for reference to the proper	765
committee of the House. The Rules and Reference Committee shall	766
make a written report to the House of its action on each bill	767
referred to it, and such report shall be entered on the Journal of	768
the House. If the report of the Rules and Reference Committee is	769
accepted, the bills standing in order for second consideration are	770
deemed to have been considered a second time, and are referred to	771
committee as recommended in the report.	772

Rule 65. (Bills carrying appropriations.) All bills carrying	773
an appropriation shall be referred to the Finance and	774
Appropriations Committee for consideration and report before being	775
considered the third time.	776

Rule 66. (Third consideration.) When a bill is ordered to be	777
engrossed it shall be placed upon the Calendar, unless the House	778
by a majority vote otherwise orders, and the Calendar for each day	779
shall contain a list of all bills for third consideration on the	780
succeeding day.	781

The Rules and Reference Committee of the House shall have the	782
power to arrange the Calendar from day to day.	783

Rule 66A. (Conference committee reports carrying	784
appropriations.) All conference committee reports carrying an	785
appropriation shall lie over two calendar days before being	786
considered, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the House.	787

Rule 67. (Information on Calendar.) If a bill or resolution	788
has been amended prior to its third consideration, the date and	789
page of the House or Senate Journal containing said amendment	790
shall be noted on the Calendar immediately below the title of the	791
bill or resolution. A copy of the amendments or a copy of the	792
section or sections amended with the amendment incorporated shall	793
be supplied each member of the House at the time of third	794
consideration unless the amendments are not of a substantive	795
nature or the bill or resolution has been reprinted to incorporate	796
the amendments.	797

Rule 68. (Synopsis of Senate amendments before vote.) Before	798
a vote is taken upon the question of concurrence in Senate	799
amendments to a House bill or resolution, the staff of the	800
Legislative Service Commission, unless otherwise ordered by a	801
majority of the members elected to the House, shall prepare a	802
synopsis of any substantive amendments made by a Senate committee	803
to the bill or resolution as passed by the House. Before a vote is	804
taken upon a conference committee report, the staff of the	805
Legislative Service Commission, unless otherwise ordered by a	806
majority of the members elected to the House, shall prepare a	807
synopsis that summarizes the recommendations of the conference	808
committee. The staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall	809
prepare and make such a synopsis available to each member at the	810
time the House votes on a question of concurrence in Senate	811
amendments or upon a conference committee report. The Clerk shall	812
provide each member with a copy of amendments made by the Senate	813
during its third consideration of the bill or resolution unless	814
the amendments are Clerk's amendments or the bill or resolution	815
has been reprinted to incorporate the amendments.	816

As used in this rule, "Clerk's amendment" has the meaning	817
defined in Rule 71.	818

Rule 69. (Senate bills.) All Senate bills, when altered or	819
amended by the House, shall be engrossed in a like manner as House	820
bills preparatory to their third consideration, and all bills	821
ordered to be engrossed shall be authenticated as required by the	822
joint rules.	823

Rule 70. (Questions on third consideration; bills with	824
objections of Governor.) (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the	825
House, bills on the Calendar for third consideration shall be	826
taken up and read in their order without a motion to that effect,	827
and the question shall be put as to whether the bill shall pass.	828

(b)(1) Whenever a bill has been disapproved by the Governor	829
and returned to the House with the Governor's objections thereto	830
noted in writing, the question may be put as to whether the bill	831
shall pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor.	832

(2) Whenever an item of a bill making an appropriation of	833
money has been disapproved and returned to the House by the	834
Governor, the question may be put as to whether the item shall	835
pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor. Whenever two	836
or more items of a bill making an appropriation of money have been	837
disapproved and returned to the House by the Governor, the	838
question may be put to take up for consideration the repassage of	839
one or more of the items. Each item so considered shall be voted	840
upon separately.	841

Rule 71. (Amendments on third consideration.) (a) After a	842
bill has been considered the third time and is up for	843
consideration, it may be amended in any part.	844

(b) All amendments offered to any bill or resolution from the	845
floor of the House shall be written and submitted to the Clerk.	846

(c) Every amendment submitted on the floor of the House that	847
is determined to be in order shall be considered.	848

(d) A member desiring to offer an amendment to any pending	849
proposition shall proceed as follows: the member shall prepare the	850
text of the proposed amendment designating the line or lines where	851
the member desires the proposed amendments to be placed, and then	852
proceed under Rule 48, saying "move to amend," or words of similar	853
import.	854

(e) A "Clerk's amendment" is an amendment that makes a	855
technical or typographical change of a nonsubstantive nature, such	856
as correcting a spelling error, correcting inconsistent paragraph	857
lettering, or incorporating the latest version of a section of law	858
that was amended after the bill was drafted.	859

Rule 72. (When bill may be recommitted.) After the reference	860
to a committee and a report thereon to the House, or at any time	861
before its passage, a bill may be recommitted to a committee.	862

Rule 73. (Order on Calendar.) Bills for their third	863
consideration, and all special orders, shall be placed upon the	864
Calendar in the order or priority in which the order is made, save	865
and except all bills or resolutions from the further consideration	866
of which a committee has been discharged, which said bills or	867
resolutions shall be placed on the Calendar for consideration upon	868
the second legislative day after the motion to discharge has been	869
agreed to.	870

Rule 74. (Unfinished business.) Bills for their third	871
consideration on a particular day, not reached on that day, shall	872
be placed first on the Calendar in the order of third	873
consideration on each succeeding day, until disposed of.	874

Rule 75. (Taking bill out of order.) No bill upon the	875
Calendar shall be taken up out of its order thereon, unless	876
otherwise ordered by a majority vote upon motion.	877

Rule 76. (Titles of passed bills.) When a bill has passed the	878
House, the Clerk shall read its title and the Speaker or presiding	879
officer shall inquire if the House agrees to the title; and if the	880
House is agreed, the Clerk shall make out the title accordingly,	881
and shall certify the passage of the bill upon the back thereof.	882

Rule 77. (House resolutions.) (a) All House joint resolutions	883
which do not propose to amend the Ohio Constitution, or which do	884
not propose to ratify an amendment to the United States	885
Constitution, and all House concurrent resolutions and all House	886
resolutions (hereinafter resolutions) shall be filed with the	887
Clerk in a number of copies to beor electronically as determined	888
by the Clerk. Thereupon, the Clerk shall submit the resolutions to	889
the Committee on Rules and Reference, except that the Clerk shall	890
submit all resolutions having a congratulatory, commendatory, or	891
other similar purpose to the presiding officer.	892

(b) Upon receipt from the Clerk ofUpon receipt from the	893
Clerk of resolutions having a congratulatory, commendatory, or	894
other similar purpose, the presiding officer may bring up the	895
resolutions for immediate consideration or may refer the	896
resolutions to the Committee on Rules and Reference.	897

If the presiding officer refers resolutions having a	898
congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose to the	899
Committee on Rules and Reference, the Committee on Rules and	900
Reference shall report for adoption, report for introduction and	901
referral, or report for other action, any and all such	902
resolutions. The committee also is authorized not to report any or	903
all of such resolutions having a congratulatory, commendatory, or	904
other similar purpose.	905

Upon receipt from the Clerk of a resolution, other than one	906
having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose,	907
and not later than forty-five days after the resolution was filed	908
with the Clerk, the Committee on Rules and Reference shall report	909
the resolution for adoption or for introduction and referral.	910

(c) In reporting resolutions for adoption, the Rules and	911
Reference Committee shall have the power to include more than one	912
resolution in any report. A report containing more than one	913
resolution shall list the resolutions by title only. Those	914
resolutions reported for adoption relating to present or past	915
members of the General Assembly or present or past elected state	916
officials shall be reported automatically and separately and shall	917
be read. Sponsors desiring other resolutions to be reported	918
separately for adoption must request such action of the Rules and	919
Reference Committee.	920

(d) All reports by the Rules and Reference Committee on the	921
adoption of resolutions shall be entertained only under the item	922
of business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such reports shall be	923
voted on in their entirety on the day of the report, and require	924
only one roll call or voice vote. Titles to such resolutions	925
contained in the report may be amended on the Floor.	926

(e) Resolutions reported for introduction and referral by the	927
Rules and Reference Committee shall be contained in one report,	928
shall be listed by title only, and shall indicate to what	929
committee the particular resolutions are to be referred. All	930
reports on the introduction of resolutions by the Rules and	931
Reference Committee shall be entertained only under the item of	932
business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such reports shall be voted	933
on in their entirety on the day of the report, and require only	934
one roll call or voice vote.	935

(f) All House joint resolutions which propose to amend the	936
Constitution of Ohio, or which propose to ratify an amendment to	937
the United States Constitution, shall, for the purpose of House	938
consideration, be treated as though they were bills.	939

Rule 78. (Senate joint or concurrent resolutions.) (a) Upon	940
receipt of a message advising the House that the Senate has	941
adopted a Senate concurrent resolution, or Senate joint resolution	942
which does not propose to amend the Ohio Constitution, or which	943
does not propose to ratify an amendment to the United States	944
Constitution, the presiding officer may bring such resolution up	945
for immediate consideration, or may refer such resolution to the	946
Committee on Rules and Reference.	947

(b) Upon receipt of such resolution, the Committee on Rules	948
and Reference shall have the power to:	949

1. report for adoption;

950

2. report for referral; or

951

3. report for other action

952

any or all such resolutions. The Committee shall also have the	953
power not to report any or all such resolutions. The procedure in	954
reporting such resolutions shall be the same as the procedure used	955
to report House resolutions.	956

(c) All Senate joint resolutions which propose to amend the	957
Constitution of Ohio, or which propose to ratify an amendment to	958
the United States Constitution, shall, for the purpose of House	959
consideration, be treated as though they were bills.	960

Rule 79. (When yeas and nays taken on resolutions.) Upon the	961
adoption of a resolution involving the expenditure of money, or	962
which determines or involves the right of a member to a seat in	963
the House, the yeas and nays shall be taken and entered on the	964
Journal, and the text of the resolution shall be spread upon the	965
Journal. Such resolutions shall require a majority of all members	966
elected to the House for adoption except when a greater majority	967
is required by the Constitution.	968

QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS	969

Rule 80. (Questions.) All questions, whether in committee or	970
before the House, except privileged questions, shall be put in the	971
order in which they are made.	972

The call for the vote shall be distinctly put in this form,	973
"Those in favor of (as the question may be) say 'yes'," and after	974
the affirmative vote is expressed, "Those of a contrary opinion	975
say 'no'." If the Speaker or presiding officer is in doubt, or a	976
division be called for, the House shall divide and a roll call be	977
taken. The Speaker or presiding officer shall announce the	978
results.	979

Rule 81. (Motions.) (a) Every motion shall be reduced to	980
writing, if the Speaker or presiding officer or any two members	981
shall so request. A motion that is required to be in writing is	982
not in order unless the writing has been filed with the Clerk. A	983
motion that requires the signatures of members is not in order	984
unless it contains original signatures. No motion may be made via	985
facsimile or other electronic means other than those electronic	986
devices used by the House in conducting its business.	987

(b) When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the Speaker	988
or presiding officer; or being in writing, it shall be read by the	989
Clerk before debate is had. Such motion may, by leave of the	990
House, be withdrawn at any time before a decision thereon or an	991
amendment thereto is made.	992

(c) A motion to take from the table is in order only if the	993
rules are suspended for that purpose.	994

Rule 82. (Motions which take precedence.) When a question is	995
under consideration no motion shall be in order, except the	996
following, which motions shall have precedence in the following	997
order:	998

1. To adjourn.

999

2. To take a recess.

1000

3. To reconsider.

1001

4. To proceed to the orders of the day.

1002

5. To lay on the table.

1003

6. To call for the previous question.

1004

7. To postpone to a day certain.

1005

8. To commit or to refer.

1006

9. To amend.

1007

10. To postpone indefinitely.

1008

Rule 83. (No debate permitted.) The following questions shall	1009
be decided without debate:	1010

1. To adjourn.

1011

2. To take a recess.

1012

3. To lay on the table.

1013

4. The previous question.

1014

5. To take from the table.

1015

6. To go into committee of the whole on the orders of the	1016
day.	1017

7. All questions relating to the priority of business.

1018

8. The question of consideration.

1019

9. The suspension of rules.

1020

Rule 84. (No motion during roll call.) No member shall be	1021
allowed to explain the member's vote or discuss the question being	1022
voted upon, while the vote is being taken. After the Clerk has	1023
commenced to take the vote on any question, no motion shall be in	1024
order until a decision has been announced by the Chair.	1025

Rule 85. (Motions to refer to committee.) When a motion is	1026
made to refer to a committee, if more than one committee is	1027
suggested, the motion shall be put for reference to the committees	1028
suggested, in the order in which they are named; but a motion to	1029
refer to the committee of the whole, to a standing committee, or a	1030
select committee shall have precedence in the order herein named.	1031
A motion to refer to a committee may not be reconsidered.	1032

Rule 86. (Motions to lie over one day.) Motions to discharge	1033
committees of further consideration of bills and resolutions shall	1034
lie over one legislative day before being considered.	1035

Rule 87. (Motion to discharge a committee.) (a) A motion to	1036
discharge a committee of further consideration of a bill or	1037
resolution which has been referred to such committee thirty	1038
calendar days or more prior thereto shall be in order under the	1039
order of business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such motion shall be	1040
in writing and deposited in the office of the Clerk.	1041

(b) To initiate a discharge motion a member shall obtain from	1042
the Clerk a blank discharge motion and designate the bill to which	1043
the discharge motion applies. Before such motion may be filed with	1044
the Clerk, there shall be attached thereto the signatures of a	1045
majority of the members elected to the House. The member	1046
initiating the discharge motion personally shall circulate the	1047
motion and witness the signature of each member who signs the	1048
motion.	1049

(c) The Clerk shall verify each signature on the motion. Such	1050
motion, together with the signatures thereto, shall be printed in	1051
the Journal as of the day upon which the motion was filed with the	1052
Clerk.	1053

(d) Only one discharge motion can be presented for each bill	1054
or resolution.	1055

Rule 88. (Motion not to be repeated.) A motion to adjourn, a	1056
motion to postpone to a day certain, or a motion to postpone	1057
indefinitely being decided in the negative, shall not again be in	1058
order until after some motion, call, order, or debate shall have	1059
taken place.	1060

Rule 89. (Motion to introduce, when.) No motion to introduce	1061
or refer a bill or resolution of any type shall be in order except	1062
as provided elsewhere in these Rules.	1063

Rule 90. (Motion to delete and insert, indivisible.) A motion	1064
to delete and insert shall be deemed indivisible.	1065

Rule 91. (Amendments.) (a) Every amendment proposed must be	1066
germane to the subject of the proposition or to the section or	1067
paragraph to be amended.	1068

(b) When an amendment is pending, it shall not be in order to	1069
amend the amendment by directing an amendment to any other part of	1070
the bill.	1071

(c) An amendment may be amended, but an amendment to an	1072
amendment may not be amended.	1073

(d) If the presiding officer determines that an amendment	1074
contains two or more distinct and separate subjects, such	1075
amendment may be divided upon the demand of any one member. If an	1076
amendment is divided, each branch of the divided amendment shall	1077
be considered as though it was introduced as an original	1078
amendment.	1079

(e) A vote to table an amendment or an amendment to an	1080
amendment shall not carry with it the measure sought to be	1081
amended.	1082

(f) Any paragraph, except one which contains the enacting,	1083
amending, or repealing clause, or the title, once amended during	1084
the same third consideration, other than by the passage of Clerk's	1085
amendments, shall not be amended again. For the purpose of this	1086
paragraph appropriation line items shall be considered separate	1087
paragraphs.	1088

(g) As used in this rule, "Clerk's amendment" has the meaning	1089
defined in Rule 71.	1090

Rule 92. (Substitute as amendment.) Substitutes for bills or	1091
resolutions for the purpose of amendments shall be treated as	1092
original propositions, shall be offered in a number of copies to	1093
beor electronically as determined by the Clerk, and shall retain	1094
the same status as the original bill.	1095

Rule 93. (Amendments by committees.) All amendments made in	1096
committee shall carry the name of the author of the amendment, and	1097
the report of any committee reporting a bill or resolution to the	1098
House shall indicate clearly the name of the author of the	1099
amendment which shall be entered in the Journal. Amendments made	1100
by committees and adopted by the House shall be subject to further	1101
amendment. The right to amend any bill or resolution shall extend	1102
to any matters added to or stricken from such bill or resolution	1103
by a committee.	1104

Rule 94. (Amendments to titles.) (a) Amendments to the title	1105
of a House or Senate bill may be offered in committee or on third	1106
consideration and shall be decided without debate, provided that	1107
upon third consideration a motion to amend the title may be made	1108
by a sponsor; but no amendments shall change the subject dealt	1109
with in the original title. Amendments to the title of a House or	1110
Senate bill offered on third consideration may be made by	1111
electronic means when permitted by the Speaker or presiding	1112
officer.	1113

(b) Immediately after the House has voted to concur in Senate	1114
amendments to a bill or resolution, and immediately after the	1115
House has voted to accept a conference committee report, a	1116
Representative may remove the Representative's name from the bill	1117
or resolution by rising and stating this desire to the Speaker or	1118
presiding officer. The Clerk shall thereupon remove the	1119
Representative's name from the bill or resolution.	1120

(c) Amendments to the title of a resolution, other than one	1121
having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose,	1122
may be offered on the floor and may be made by electronic means	1123
when permitted by the Speaker or presiding officer. No amendment	1124
to the title of a resolution shall change the subject dealt with	1125
in the original title.	1126

RECONSIDERATION	1127

Rule 95. (Motion to reconsider.) (a) Any motion to reconsider	1128
the vote on a bill or resolution must be made by a member who	1129
voted with the prevailing side of the question. To be in order,	1130
such motion must be made not later than the second legislative day	1131
following that on which the vote was taken. The question of	1132
reconsideration, if left pending, shall be brought to a vote upon	1133
motion of the first-named House sponsor of the motion to	1134
reconsider and approval of the House.	1135

(b)(1) In the case of a motion to reconsider the vote on a	1136
bill or resolution which failed of passage or adoption, the motion	1137
must be supported by five members, or a sufficient number of	1138
members who either voted on the prevailing side or who did not	1139
previously vote on the question, to achieve a constitutional	1140
majority, whichever is less.	1141

(2) In the case of a motion to reconsider the vote on a bill	1142
or resolution which passed or was adopted, the motion must be	1143
supported only by members who voted with the prevailing side, and	1144
the motion must be supported by five members, or a sufficient	1145
number of members whose change of position would result in the	1146
failure to achieve a constitutional majority, whichever is less.	1147

(3) Reconsideration of a vote on a motion shall be initiated	1148
only by a member voting with the prevailing side and to be in	1149
order, such motion must be made while the bill or resolution to	1150
which the motion is directed is still being considered.	1151

(c) The motion to reconsider shall take precedence over all	1152
other questions except a motion to adjourn or to recess, and	1153
debate shall be limited to the reason that the matter is to be	1154
reconsidered.	1155

(d) The question of reconsideration, having once been	1156
decided, shall not be again taken up for consideration, nor shall	1157
the bill, resolution, or motion, having once been reconsidered, be	1158
again taken up for consideration.	1159

Rule 96. (Vote necessary on reconsideration.) The vote on any	1160
question may be reconsidered by a majority of the members voting,	1161
a quorum being present.	1162

Rule 97. (Effect of defeat of motion.) When the vote on a	1163
bill or resolution is lost, and the vote is reconsidered, the	1164
measure shall not be committed thereafter to any other than a	1165
standing committee.	1166

Rule 98. (Procedure on motion.) Upon the adoption of a motion	1167
to reconsider, the Clerk immediately shall inform the House	1168
whether or not such bill or resolution is in the possession of the	1169
House. If the Clerk reports in the negative, the Clerk shall	1170
effect the return of such bill or resolution. When the measure is	1171
in the possession of the House, it shall be placed on the Calendar	1172
under the appropriate order of business.	1173

Rule 99. (Reconsideration of amendments after adoption of	1174
measure.) When it is desired to reconsider the vote on an	1175
amendment after the vote has been taken on the adoption of a main	1176
motion, it is necessary to reconsider the vote both on the main	1177
question and on the amendment. If it is desired to reconsider an	1178
amendment to an amendment after the latter has been adopted, both	1179
must be reconsidered in order to reach the amendment it is desired	1180
to reconsider. When it is thus necessary to reconsider two or	1181
three votes, one motion may be made to cover them all, but debate	1182
is limited to the question first voted upon.	1183

Rule 100. (Effect of tabling motion.) If a motion to	1184
reconsider be laid on the table, it does not carry the bill or	1185
resolution with it, and if a motion to reconsider is coupled with	1186
a motion to lay on the table, the motion to lay on the table shall	1187
be disposed of first; if decided in the negative, the motion to	1188
reconsider shall immediately recur.	1189

PREVIOUS QUESTION	1190

Rule 101. (How and when previous question put.) The previous	1191
question shall be in this form: "Shall the debate now close?" It	1192
shall be put after the motion is submitted to the presiding	1193
officer in writing and when the member submitting the motion is	1194
recognized, and supported by four or more members. The motion	1195
shall be sustained by a majority vote, and when put, and until	1196
decided, it shall preclude further debate on all amendments and	1197
motions, except one motion to adjourn, or one motion to lay on the	1198
table. If the previous question is demanded when an amendment to a	1199
bill or resolution is under consideration, the previous question	1200
shall apply only to the debate on the amendment.	1201

Rule 102. (No debate or appeal.) All incidental questions, or	1202
questions of order, arising after a motion is made for the	1203
previous question and pending such motion, shall be decided	1204
without debate, and shall not be subject to appeal.	1205

Rule 103. (Action after previous question order.) On a motion	1206
for the previous question, and prior to voting on the same, a call	1207
of the House shall be in order; but after the demand for the	1208
previous question shall have been sustained, no call shall be in	1209
order; and the House shall be brought at once to a vote upon the	1210
question immediately pending.	1211

Rule 104. (Action when not ordered.) If a motion for the	1212
previous question be not sustained, the subject under	1213
consideration shall be proceeded with the same as if the motion	1214
had not been made.	1215

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE	1216

Rule 105. (Motion takes precedence.) When the House is ready	1217
to proceed to the orders of the day, a motion to go into the	1218
committee of the whole on the orders of the day has precedence	1219
over all other motions, except to adjourn, to take a recess, or	1220
for the previous question.	1221

Rule 105A. (Reference to committee of the whole.) When a bill	1222
has been referred to the committee of the whole, the House shall	1223
determine on what day it shall be considered by the committee of	1224
the whole.	1225

Rule 106. (Procedure of committee of the whole.) The entire	1226
membership of the House constitutes the committee of the whole.	1227
When the House meets as the committee of the whole, the Speaker	1228
may appoint in the Speaker's place a chairman who shall preside	1229
and vote as other members. In the committee of the whole, bills	1230
shall be read by the chairman or Clerk, and shall be considered	1231
section-by-section, unless it is directed otherwise by the	1232
committee, leaving the title to be considered last.	1233

Rule 107. (Amendments to be noted.) The body of the bill may	1234
not be defaced or interlined, but amendments shall be noted by the	1235
chairman or Clerk as they are agreed to by the committee of the	1236
whole and shall be so reported to the House.	1237

Rule 108. (Consideration of amendments.) When the House	1238
convenes again, following a meeting of committee of the whole, the	1239
amendments offered to the bill shall be taken up immediately for	1240
consideration, unless otherwise ordered by the House, and shall be	1241
again subject to discussion and amendment before the question of	1242
adoption may be put.	1243

PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE	1244

Rule 109. (Persons admitted to Hall of House.) No person	1245
shall be admitted to the Hall of the House except the Governor,	1246
members and employees of the two houses, persons charged with any	1247
message or paper affecting the business of the House, the	1248
authorized representatives of the press, radio, and television,	1249
and those invited by a member with the approval of the Speaker or	1250
presiding officer or by the order of the House. No former member	1251
who is currently a legislative agent registered with the Office of	1252
the Legislative Inspector General shall have access to the floor	1253
without prior approval of the Speaker or presiding officer.	1254

Rule 110. (Use of Hall not to be granted.) The use of the	1255
Hall of the House shall not at any time, except by resolution, be	1256
granted for any other than legislative purposes. No committee	1257
shall use the Hall of the House for hearings, except upon	1258
permission previously granted by the House upon motion.	1259

Rule 111. (Representatives of the press, how admitted.) (a)	1260
Representatives of the press who are members of the Legislative	1261
Correspondents' Association are entitled to the privilege of the	1262
floor of the House, but shall notify the Speaker or presiding	1263
officer prior to exercising the privilege. The Speaker or	1264
presiding officer, or, when the House is not in session, the	1265
Clerk, has authority to grant immediate access to the floor of the	1266
House to visiting members of the media.	1267

(b) Representatives of the press desiring the privilege of	1268
the floor of the House who are not members of the Legislative	1269
Correspondents' Association shall make application to the Speaker,	1270
and make application with the Legislative Correspondents'	1271
Association, and shall state, in writing, for what paper or	1272
papers, legislative information services, or magazines, or any	1273
affiliate of any of the foregoing they are employed; and further	1274
shall state that they are not engaged in the promotion of	1275
legislation or the prosecution of claims pending before the	1276
General Assembly, and will not become so engaged while allowed the	1277
privileges of the floor; and that they are not in any sense the	1278
agents or representatives of persons or corporations having	1279
legislation before the General Assembly, and will not become	1280
either while retaining their privileges. Visiting newswriters and	1281
editors and visiting magazine writers and editors may be allowed,	1282
temporarily, the privileges herein mentioned, but they must	1283
conform to the restrictions prescribed.	1284

(c) The application required by division (b) of this rule	1285
shall be authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to	1286
the executive committee of the Legislative Correspondents'	1287
Association, in the case of newspaper, legislative information	1288
service, and magazine representatives and in the case of	1289
representatives of any affiliate of any of the foregoing. It shall	1290
be the duty of the executive committee of the Legislative	1291
Correspondents' Association to see that the privileges of the	1292
floor shall be granted only to representatives of press	1293
associations serving daily newspaper clients, representatives of	1294
daily Columbus newspapers, and bona fide telegraphic	1295
correspondents of reputable standing in their profession, who	1296
represent daily newspapers, or representatives of daily	1297
newspapers, or representatives of daily legislative information	1298
services, or representatives of magazines, or representatives of	1299
any affiliate of any of the foregoing, of known standing and	1300
integrity, organized for that one purpose and not controlled by or	1301
connected with any association, firm, corporation, or individual	1302
representing any trade, profession, or other commercial	1303
enterprise, and which have been in continuous and bona fide	1304
operation for such a period of years immediately prior to the date	1305
of making application for floor privileges as will have made	1306
possible the establishment of a reputation for honesty and	1307
integrity; and it shall be the duty of the executive committee of	1308
the Legislative Correspondents' Association, at its discretion, to	1309
report violations of the privileges herein granted to the Speaker.	1310
Persons whose chief attention is not given to newspaper	1311
correspondence, legislative information service, or magazine	1312
correspondence shall not be entitled to the privileges of the	1313
floor.	1314

(d)(1) No still photographing during the sessions of the	1315
House shall be permitted without notification of the Speaker and	1316
the Legislative Correspondents' Association prior to session.	1317

(2) No still photographing during committee hearings of the	1318
House shall be carried on without prior notification of and under	1319
conditions prescribed by the chairman of the committee.	1320

Rule 112. (Representatives of radio and television stations	1321
and broadcasting networks, how admitted.) (a) Representatives of	1322
radio and television stations and broadcasting networks who are	1323
members of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association	1324
are entitled to the privilege of the floor of the House, but shall	1325
notify the Speaker prior to exercising the privilege. The Speaker	1326
or presiding officer, or, when the House is not in session, the	1327
Clerk, has authority to grant immediate access to the floor of the	1328
House to visiting members of the media.	1329

(b) Representatives of radio and television stations and	1330
broadcasting networks desiring the privilege of the floor of the	1331
House who are not members of the Radio and Television	1332
Correspondents' Association shall make application to the Speaker,	1333
and make application with the Radio and Television Correspondents'	1334
Association, and shall state, in writing, by what stations or	1335
broadcasting network they are employed; and further shall state	1336
that they are not engaged in the promotion of legislation or the	1337
prosecution of claims pending before the General Assembly, and	1338
will not become so engaged while allowed the privileges of the	1339
floor; and that they are not, in any sense, the agents or	1340
representatives of persons or corporations having legislation	1341
before the General Assembly, and will not become either while	1342
retaining their privileges. Visiting correspondents and editors	1343
may be allowed, temporarily, the privileges herein mentioned, but	1344
they must conform to the restrictions prescribed.	1345

(c) The application required by division (b) of this rule	1346
shall be authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to	1347
the officers of the Radio and Television Correspondents'	1348
Association of Ohio. It shall be the duty of the Radio and	1349
Television Correspondents' Association to see that the privileges	1350
of the floor shall be granted only to the representatives of	1351
stations and broadcasting networks serving radio and television	1352
stations or networks serving such radio and television stations as	1353
have been duly licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.	1354
It shall be the duty of the officers of the Radio and Television	1355
Correspondents' Association, at their discretion, to report	1356
violations of the privileges herein granted to the Speaker.	1357
Persons whose chief attention is not given to radio and television	1358
broadcasting shall not be entitled to the privileges of the floor.	1359

(d)(1) Except as provided in Rule 120, no video taping or	1360
filming of sessions of the House shall be carried on without the	1361
notification of the Speaker and the Radio and Television	1362
Correspondents' Association, and then only under the conditions	1363
authorized by the Speaker.	1364

(2) No video taping or filming of committee hearings of the	1365
House shall be carried on without the prior notification of and	1366
under conditions prescribed by the chairman of the committee.	1367

(e) Audio taping by representatives of the press and of radio	1368
and television stations and broadcasting networks accredited	1369
pursuant to Rules 111 and 112, shall be permitted during committee	1370
hearings upon prior notification of the committee chairman and	1371
during House floor sessions upon prior notification of the Speaker	1372
or presiding officer.	1373

(f) Live broadcast coverage of floor sessions may be	1374
conducted with prior notification of the Speaker or presiding	1375
officer, and under such conditions as the Speaker or presiding	1376
officer may establish. Live broadcast coverage of committee	1377
hearings may be conducted with prior notification of the Speaker,	1378
and under such conditions as the Speaker and committee chairman	1379
may establish.	1380

Rule 113. (Privileges of the House, how revoked.) Upon	1381
complaint in writing, made by any member of the House, addressed	1382
to the Speaker, that any person has abused the privileges granted	1383
the person, such complaint shall be referred to the standing	1384
Committee on Rules and Reference for investigation, and such	1385
committee shall notify the person so charged of the time and place	1386
for hearing; and if such accusation be sustained, such person or	1387
persons shall be barred from the privileges granted.	1388

RULES OF THE HOUSE	1389

Rule 114. (How amended.) The rules of the House may be	1390
amended. A member who desires to amend the rules shall prepare a	1391
resolution that sets forth the proposed amendment and file it with	1392
the Clerk in a number of copies to be determined by the Clerk. The	1393
Speaker or presiding officer shall announce the resolution at the	1394
next session of the House at which bills are given third	1395
consideration, and shall refer the resolution to the Committee on	1396
Rules and Reference. A majority of all members elected shall be	1397
required for the adoption of the resolution.	1398

Rule 115. (How suspended.) Any rule, or portion thereof,	1399
except Rule 2, and as otherwise noted, may be suspended by a	1400
two-thirds vote of all the members present.	1401

Rule 115A. (When effective.) These rules take effect upon	1402
adoption by the House and remain in effect until the rules of the	1403
House of Representatives for the 130th131st General Assembly are	1404
adopted.	1405

Rule 116. (Parliamentary guide.) Hughes' American	1406
Parliamentary Guide, 1931-1932, Revised New Edition, as amplified	1407
or clarified in Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure (2010),	1408
shall govern in all cases not provided for in the foregoing rules.	1409

MISCELLANEOUS	1410

Rule 117. (Reintroduction of bill prohibited.) If a House	1411
bill or resolution is defeated or indefinitely postponed in the	1412
House it shall not be reintroduced during either annual session of	1413
the same General Assembly.	1414

Rule 118. (Reintroduction of bill permitted.) A bill which	1415
has been passed by the House and defeated or indefinitely	1416
postponed by the Senate, may be introduced during the subsequent	1417
calendar year of the same General Assembly provided it shall be in	1418
the identical language as that passed by the House. Upon motion	1419
made and approved by two-thirds majority, the bill shall be	1420
considered on three successive dates and voted upon by the House	1421
without reference to committee.	1422

Rule 119. (Index to bill authorized.) Any bill which, when	1423
introduced, consists of ten typewritten pages or more, may be	1424
accompanied by a printed index showing the contents of such bill.	1425

Rule 120. (Proceedings of the House public; exception.) "The	1426
proceedings of the House of Representatives shall be public,	1427
except in cases which, in the opinion of two-thirds of those	1428
present, require secrecy." (Article II, Section 13, Ohio	1429
Constitution.)	1430

Except in cases where secrecy has been approved, all	1431
proceedings of the House of Representatives while in voting	1432
session shall be broadcast by Ohio Government Telecommunications,	1433
and shall be archived. The use of any session or committee video	1434
in political or commercial activities is prohibited in all	1435
circumstances, unless two-thirds of the House adopt a resolution	1436
granting permission for such a use of the video.	1437

Rule 121. (Committee meetings public.) Each committee and	1438
subcommittee shall give notice of each of its regular and special	1439
meetings in accordance with division (C) of section 101.15 of the	1440
Revised Code as amplified in Rule 36.	1441

Each regular and special meeting of each committee and	1442
subcommittee shall be a public meeting that is open to the public	1443
at all times in accordance with division (B) of section 101.15 of	1444
the Revised Code. Each committee and subcommittee shall prepare,	1445
file, and maintain; approve or correct and approve; and make	1446
available, minutes of each of its regular and special meetings in	1447
accordance with division (B) of section 101.15 of the Revised	1448
Code.	1449

Rule 122. (LSC analyses and fiscal notes to be made available	1450
at third consideration.) The bill analysis and the fiscal note	1451
prepared by the staff of the Legislative Service Commission, that	1452
has been made available to the members of the House, shall be made	1453
available to the public by the Speaker or presiding officer when	1454
the bill to which the analysis or fiscal note pertains receives	1455
third consideration in the House.	1456

Rule 123. (Communications devices prohibited on House floor.)	1457
Except for uses authorized under Rule 112, no telephones or other	1458
electronic communication devices (except for those used by the	1459
House in conducting its business) may be used on the floor of the	1460
House of Representatives during session for communication with	1461
persons inside or outside the Hall of the House, unless authorized	1462
by the Speaker.	1463

Rule 124. (Legal counsel.) If the House requires the services	1464
of legal counsel, the Speaker shall determine whether the House	1465
shall be represented by the Attorney General or by special	1466
counsel.	1467