Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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5	5	General Assembly House Resolution No. 2
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13	13	Introduced by:
14	14	REP. RITTER M., 1
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17	17	REP. KLARIDES, 114
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25	25	RESOLUTION CONCERNIN G THE HOUSE RULES.
26	26	Resolved by this House:
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28	28	That the following shall be the rules to regulate the proceedings of 1
29	29	the House of Representatives for the 2019 and 2020 sessions: 2
30	30	THE SPEAKER 3
31	31	1. The speaker shall take the chair every day at the hour to which 4
32	32	the House has adjourned and shall immediately call the House to 5
33	33	order and, after prayer and recitation of the pledge of allegiance, 6
34	34	proceed to business if a quorum is present. 7
35	35	2. In the absence of a quorum, the speaker may adjourn the House 8
36	36	to a later time or to the next session day. At all other times an 9
37	37	adjournment shall be pronounced by the speaker on motion. 10
38	38	3. The speaker shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide 11
39	39	all questions of order and discipline, upon which no debate shall be 12
40	40	allowed except at the speaker's request, but the decision shall be 13
41	41	subject to an appeal to the House, which must be seconded and on 14
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47	47	which no member shall speak more than once. No other business shall 15
48	48	be in order until the disposition of such appeal. 16
49	49	4. The speaker shall rise to put a question or to address the House. 17
50	50	5. If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity in 18
51	51	or about the House chamber which, in the opinion of the speaker, may 19
52	52	impede the orderly transaction of the business of the House of 20
53	53	representatives, the speaker may take such action as the speaker deems 21
54	54	necessary to preserve and restore order. 22
55	55	6. If the speaker wishes to leave the chair, a deputy speaker or a 23
56	56	member may be designated by the speaker to perform the duties of the 24
57	57	chair. 25
58	58	7. If the speaker or a deputy speaker or the member named by the 26
59	59	speaker in accordance with the preceding rule, is absent at the hour to 27
60	60	which the House has adjourned, the clerk shall call the House to order 28
61	61	and first business shall be the election of an acting speaker, which shall 29
62	62	be done immediately without debate, by ballot or otherwise, as the 30
63	63	House shall determine, also without debate; and the person thus 31
64	64	elected shall preside in the House and discharge all the duties of the 32
65	65	speaker until the speaker's return. In the case of the death, resignation 33
66	66	or permanent disability of the speaker, a deputy speaker shall then call 34
67	67	the House to order and the first business shall be the election of a 35
68	68	speaker, which the House shall immediately proceed to do without 36
69	69	debate. The person thus elected shall immediately assume the duties of 37
70	70	speaker during the continuance of the General Assembly. 38
71	71	DEPUTY SPEAKERS 39
72	72	8. There shall be such deputy speakers as determined and appointed 40
73	73	by the speaker of the House. The speaker shall designate a deputy 41
74	74	speaker to assume the duties of the speaker in the speaker's absence. 42
75	75	CHAPLAIN AND DEP UTY CHAPLAINS 43
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81	81	9. Within one week after the appointment of the speaker, the 44
82	82	speaker shall nominate a chaplain and up to three deputy chaplains, 45
83	83	and if such nominations are confirmed by the House by a majority 46
84	84	vote, the candidates so nominated and confirmed shall serve for the 47
85	85	regular sessions and any special sessions during the 2019-2020 48
86	86	legislative term. 49
87	87	CLERK 50
88	88	10. The clerk shall keep a journal of the House, and shall enter 51
89	89	therein a record of each day's proceedings, record any amendment that 52
90	90	may be offered to any bill or resolution and record the date of filing of 53
91	91	an agreement, award or stipulation that is filed in accordance with 54
92	92	Joint Rule 31 or 32. 55
93	93	11. The clerk shall keep a calendar and shall enter daily on such 56
94	94	calendar (1) all bills and joint resolutions received from the senate 57
95	95	except (a) bills and resolutions which do not have the favorable report 58
96	96	of a joint committee which shall, upon being read by the clerk, be 59
97	97	referred without further action to the appropriate committee and (b) 60
98	98	all bills and joint resolutions received from the senate which have not 61
99	99	been referred by the House to any committee; and (2) all bills and 62
100	100	resolutions favorably reported to the House from any committee and 63
101	101	these shall be entered on the calendar in the order in which they are 64
102	102	received. Each joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 65
103	103	constitution and each bill so entered shall be printed and in the files 66
104	104	and on the calendar for two session days with a file number and shall 67
105	105	be starred for action on the session day next succeeding, except that: 68
106	106	(A) A bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of 69
107	107	the general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and 70
108	108	acted upon first by the senate with the consent of the speaker; and if 71
109	109	filed in the senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the 72
110	110	House with the consent of the president pro tempore, 73
111	111	(B) Any bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of 74
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117	117	the general statutes may be acted upon in the House (i) on the same 75
118	118	session day that electronic notice of the filing and number of the bill or 76
119	119	resolution is provided to the majority leader and the minority leader, 77
120	120	who shall be responsible for forwarding such notice to the members of 78
121	121	their respective caucuses, except the bill or resolution may not be acted 79
122	122	upon less than six hours after the House is called to order or less than 80
123	123	six hours after such notice is provided to said leaders, whichever is 81
124	124	later, (ii) at any time on the next session day following the day that 82
125	125	such notice is provided to said leaders, or (iii) during the last five 83
126	126	calendar days of the session, immediately, and in any such case may be 84
127	127	transmitted immediately to the senate, 85
128	128	(C) If the House refers a bill or resolution to another committee and 86
129	129	that committee favorably reports the bill or resolution not as a 87
130	130	substitute on the same session day as the House referral, the clerk shall 88
131	131	immediately enter the bill or resolution on the calendar and the House 89
132	132	may act upon it on the same session day, 90
133	133	(D) If the House rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, the 91
134	134	bill or resolution after final action in the House, may be transmitted 92
135	135	immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an amendment 93
136	136	adopted by the House, the bill or resolution when received from the 94
137	137	senate may be placed immediately on the calendar, 95
138	138	(E) During the last ten calendar days of the session, if the House 96
139	139	rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, or adopts a House 97
140	140	amendment to a bill or resolution received from the senate, or takes 98
141	141	any action on the bill or resolution requiring further action by the 99
142	142	senate, the bill or resolution after final action in the House, may be 100
143	143	transmitted immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an 101
144	144	amendment adopted by the House or adopts a senate amendment to a 102
145	145	bill or resolution received from the House, or takes any action on the 103
146	146	bill or resolution requiring further action by the House, the bill or 104
147	147	resolution when received from the senate may be placed immediately 105
148	148	on the calendar and may be acted upon immediately, 106
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154	154	(F) During the last ten calendar days of the session, any bill or 107
155	155	resolution, after final action in the House, may be transmitted 108
156	156	immediately to the Senate, 109
157	157	(G) During the last five days of the session, any bill or resolution 110
158	158	received by the House after final action by the senate may be placed on 111
159	159	the calendar immediately and the bill or resolution may be acted upon 112
160	160	after it has appeared on the calendar for two session days, or 113
161	161	(H) A report by a joint standing committee of a resolution 114
162	162	concerning a judicial or workers' compensation commissioner 115
163	163	nomination may be acted upon after it has appeared on the calendar 116
164	164	for two days. 117
165	165	All bills and resolutions starred for action shall be acted upon only 118
166	166	when called and any bill or resolution not acted upon shall retain its 119
167	167	place on the calendar unless it is moved to the foot of the calendar or 120
168	168	unless its consideration is made the order of the day for some specified 121
169	169	time. When a bill or resolution is removed from the foot of the 122
170	170	calendar, it shall not be acted upon before the next regular succeeding 123
171	171	session day. 124
172	172	Prior to the convening of the House on each session day, the 125
173	173	speaker shall make available on the floor of the House a list of bills and 126
174	174	resolutions intended to be acted upon during that session day. Such 127
175	175	list shall set forth the action intended to be taken on each bill or 128
176	176	resolution so listed. The list shall be for informational purposes only. 129
177	177	12. The clerk shall retain all bills, resolutions and other papers, in 130
178	178	reference to which any member has a right to move a reconsideration, 131
179	179	until the right of reconsideration has expired, and no longer. 132
180	180	13. The clerk shall keep a record of all petitions, resolutions, joint 133
181	181	resolutions and bills for all acts presented for consideration of the 134
182	182	House, and said record shall be so kept as to show by one and a single 135
183	183	reference thereto the action of the House on any specified petition, 136
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189	189	resolution, joint resolution or bill up to the time of such reference. 137
190	190	14. The clerk shall supervise all clerical work to be done for the 138
191	191	House and shall supervise all employees subject to the direction of the 139
192	192	speaker. The assistant clerk shall have the same powers and perform 140
193	193	the same duties as the clerk, subject to the direction of the clerk. The 141
194	194	bill clerk, the journal clerk and the calendar clerk shall perform such 142
195	195	duties as are assigned to them by the clerk. 143
196	196	15. Upon the request of any member, the clerk shall provide a 144
197	197	calendar to such member on each session day. 145
198	198	MEMBERS 146
199	199	16. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any 147
200	200	matter to the House, the member shall rise and address the chair as 148
201	201	"Mr. Speaker" or "Madam Speaker," as the case may be. 149
202	202	If two or more rise at the same time, the speaker shall name the 150
203	203	member entitled to the floor, preferring one who rises in place to one 151
204	204	who does not. 152
205	205	17. No member shall speak on the same question more than twice 153
206	206	without unanimous consent of the members of the House present. 154
207	207	18. The speaker shall, or any member may, call to order any member 155
208	208	who in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules and orders of the 156
209	209	House. If speaking, the member shall sit down, unless permitted to 157
210	210	explain; and if a member is guilty of a breach of any of the rules and 158
211	211	orders, the member may be required by the House, on motion, to make 159
212	212	satisfaction therefor, and shall not be allowed to vote or speak except 160
213	213	by way of excuse until such satisfaction is made. 161
214	214	COMMITTEES AND LEADERS 162
215	215	19. At the opening of each session a committee on contested 163
216	216	elections, consisting of four members, at least two of whom shall be 164
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222	222	members of the minority party in the House, shall be appointed by the 165
223	223	speaker to take into consideration all contested elections of the 166
224	224	members of the House and to report the facts, with their opinion 167
225	225	thereon in a manner that may be directed by House resolution. 168
226	226	20. (a) Majority Election and Appointments. The majority leader 169
227	227	shall be elected by the members of the majority party in the House and 170
228	228	the deputy majority leaders shall be appointed by the majority leader 171
229	229	and shall serve at the pleasure of the majority leader. The assistant 172
230	230	deputy speaker, majority caucus chairperson, deputy majority caucus 173
231	231	chairperson, assistant majority leaders and majority whips shall be 174
232	232	appointed by the speaker in consultation with the majority leader, and 175
233	233	shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. 176
234	234	The chairpersons, and where appropriate, vice-chairpersons, of the 177
235	235	standing committees shall be appointed by the speaker of the House 178
236	236	and shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker, except when a 179
237	237	chairperson is designated or appointed by the minority leader 180
238	238	pursuant to these rules or the joint rules, in which case, the person so 181
239	239	designated or appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the minority 182
240	240	leader. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, during 183
241	241	the 2019-2020 biennium, the chairperson of the Legislative Regulation 184
242	242	Review Committee shall be appointed by the speaker of the House. 185
243	243	(b) Minority Election and Appointments. The minority leader shall 186
244	244	be elected by the members of the minority party in the House and the 187
245	245	deputy minority leaders, the minority caucus chairperson, the assistant 188
246	246	minority leaders, the minority whips and the ranking members of each 189
247	247	joint standing committee shall be appointed by the minority leader and 190
248	248	shall serve at the pleasure of the minority leader except when a 191
249	249	ranking member is designated or appointed by the speaker pursuant 192
250	250	to these rules or the joint rules, in which case, the person so designated 193
251	251	or appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. 194
252	252	Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, during the 195
253	253	2019-2020 biennium, the ranking member of the Legislative Regulation 196
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259	259	Review Committee shall be appointed by the minority leader. 197
260	260	(c) Number of Leaders. The number of members appointed to the 198
261	261	positions of assistant majority leader and majority whip shall not 199
262	262	exceed thirty-three per cent of the total membership of the majority 200
263	263	party in the House. The number of members appointed to the positions 201
264	264	of assistant minority leader shall not exceed thirty-three per cent of the 202
265	265	total membership of the minority party in the House. Notwithstanding 203
266	266	the provisions of this subsection, the chairpersons of the bonding 204
267	267	subcommittees of the joint standing committee on finance, revenue 205
268	268	and bonding may be assistant majority leaders and the ranking 206
269	269	members of said subcommittees may be assistant minority leaders. 207
270	270	(d) Committees. The staff clerks of the standing committees shall be 208
271	271	appointed by the speaker of the House. Chairpersons of sub -209
272	272	committees may be appointed by the chairpersons of the respective 210
273	273	standing committees with the approval of the speaker of the House. 211
274	274	All standing committee members shall be appointed by the speaker 212
275	275	on or before the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term, 213
276	276	except to fill a vacancy caused by death or incapacity, or resignation or 214
277	277	removal from the House or from a committee, and except that the 215
278	278	speaker may appoint any member elected after the fifth regular session 216
279	279	day of the first year of the term to any committee, within five calendar 217
280	280	days after the member takes the oath of office. The member first 218
281	281	named shall be chairperson. All members of standing committees shall 219
282	282	serve for both sessions of the term, except that: (i) The speaker may 220
283	283	accept the resignation, for good cause, of a member of a standing 221
284	284	committee prior to the expiration of the term, and (ii) the speaker may 222
285	285	remove a member, provided the speaker's removal of a member of the 223
286	286	minority party shall require the concurrence of the minority leader. 224
287	287	Chairpersons, vice-chairpersons and sub-committee chairpersons shall 225
288	288	serve for both sessions of the term unless removed by the speaker. 226
289	289	(e) Referrals to Committees. (1) The House may refer any matter to a 227
290	290	committee either before or after the deadline of that committee (i) at 228
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296	296	any regular session of the House or (ii) at a technical session of the 229
297	297	House provided the majority leader has notified the minority leader or 230
298	298	the minority leader's designee in writing, not later than 5 p.m. the day 231
299	299	before the technical session, of the majority leader's intent to move for 232
300	300	the referral, and received the approval of the minority leader or the 233
301	301	minority leader's designee for the referral, and provided further that 234
302	302	no matter may be recommitted at a technical session. 235
303	303	(2) The House may but need not refer to a committee before or after 236
304	304	its deadline a bill or resolution that was favorably or unfavorably 237
305	305	reported by another committee, except that every bill and resolution 238
306	306	shall be referred to the committees on Legislative Management, 239
307	307	Appropriations, Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Government 240
308	308	Administration and Elections, or Judiciary if such referral is 241
309	309	specifically required under Joint Rule 3 or subsection (e) of Joint Rule 242
310	310	15. 243
311	311	(f) Meetings in Representatives' Chamber. Committee meetings 244
312	312	shall not be held in the representatives' chamber on session days. 245
313	313	REGULAR ORDER OF BUSI NESS 246
314	314	21. The order of business shall be as follows: 247
315	315	1. Reception of petitions. 248
316	316	2. Reception of communications from the Governor, secretary of the 249
317	317	state, annual and biennial reports, interim committee reports and 250
318	318	special reports. 251
319	319	3. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 252
320	320	4. Reports of committees. 253
321	321	5. Reception of business from the senate. 254
322	322	6. Business on the calendar. 255
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328	328	7. Miscellaneous. 256
329	329	RULES AND MOTIONS 257
330	330	22. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in the 2000 258
331	331	edition of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the 259
332	332	House whenever applicable and whenever they are not inconsistent 260
333	333	with the standing rules and orders of the House or the joint rules of the 261
334	334	senate and the House of Representatives. 262
335	335	23. The rules of the House shall take precedence over the joint rules 263
336	336	of the House and senate or Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure in 264
337	337	the event of conflict. 265
338	338	24. When a motion is made, it shall be stated to the House by the 266
339	339	speaker before any debate is had thereon. 267
340	340	25. When a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by the clerk, it 268
341	341	shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House. 269
342	342	It may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before decision or 270
343	343	amendment, but not after amendment, unless the House approves by a 271
344	344	majority vote. 272
345	345	26. The question first moved shall be first put, except as modified in 273
346	346	Rule 28. 274
347	347	27. If the question under debate consists of two or more 275
348	348	independent propositions any member may move to have the question 276
349	349	divided. If the House adopts the motion to divide, the speaker shall 277
350	350	rule on the order of voting on the divisions of a question. 278
351	351	28. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received 279
352	352	except: 280
353	353	1. To adjourn, which is not debatable. 281
354	354	2. To recess. 282
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360	360	3. To postpone temporarily retaining position on the calendar. 283
361	361	4. To pass until next session day retaining position on calendar. 284
362	362	5. To close the debate at a specified time. 285
363	363	6. To postpone to a certain time. 286
364	364	7. To refer or recommit to a committee. 287
365	365	8. To amend. 288
366	366	9. To place at foot of calendar. 289
367	367	These motions shall have precedence in the order listed in this rule, 290
368	368	except that a point of order may be raised at any time. 291
369	369	29. When the consideration of a question regularly on the calendar 292
370	370	is interrupted by adjournment, the question comes up in its proper 293
371	371	place on the next session day's calendar. 294
372	372	30. A vote can be reconsidered only on the next regular succeeding 295
373	373	session day, provided there shall be no reconsideration of the vote 296
374	374	upon the following motions: To adjourn, or to reconsider, and no 297
375	375	question shall be twice reconsidered. 298
376	376	AMENDMENTS 299
377	377	31. (a) Amendments shall be filed with the clerk of the House before 300
378	378	10 a.m. on the day on which the bill or resolution is to be acted upon, 301
379	379	except that (1) the following may each sponsor or authorize 302
380	380	amendments at any time: The presiding officer, the majority leader or, 303
381	381	in the majority leader's absence, the majority leader's designated 304
382	382	deputy majority leader, the minority leader or in the minority leader's 305
383	383	absence, the minority leader's designated deputy minority leader; (2) 306
384	384	the presiding officer may waive the filing requirement upon the 307
385	385	request of the majority leader or the minority leader; (3) after any 308
386	386	amendment or amendments have been adopted, any member may 309
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392	392	offer a further amendment only if it is directly related to the 310
393	393	amendment or amendments adopted. 311
394	394	(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this rule, if a bill or resolution 312
395	395	has been scheduled for consideration on a date certain pursuant to a 313
396	396	special order, all amendments relating to that bill or resolution must be 314
397	397	filed with the clerk of the House before 5 p.m. on the last day the 315
398	398	clerk's office is open preceding the day on which the bill or resolution 316
399	399	has been scheduled for consideration. The only exceptions to this filing 317
400	400	requirement shall be: (1) The persons named in subdivision (1) of 318
401	401	subsection (a) of this rule may each sponsor an amendment at any 319
402	402	time; (2) after any amendment or amendments have been adopted, any 320
403	403	member may offer a further amendment only if it is directly related to 321
404	404	the amendment or amendments adopted. 322
405	405	(c) Members may co-sponsor an amendment that is in the 323
406	406	possession of the clerk of the House, or remove their names as co-324
407	407	sponsors, by submitting a written request to the clerk not later than 10 325
408	408	a.m. on the day following adoption or rejection of the amendment, 326
409	409	excluding weekends and holidays. Co-sponsorship of an amendment 327
410	410	does not constitute co-sponsorship of the bill it would amend unless 328
411	411	the member so specifies pursuant to Joint Rule 7(c). 329
412	412	(d) After a motion for passage of a bill or resolution has been made, 330
413	413	a motion to amend the bill or resolution is in order. 331
414	414	A pending amendment may not be amended. No substitute 332
415	415	amendment may be offered for a pending amendment. 333
416	416	(e) No independent new question may be introduced as an 334
417	417	amendment. 335
418	418	(f) Whenever a bill is amended, the speaker may order that it be 336
419	419	returned to the legislative commissioners for the purposes of re-337
420	420	examination pursuant to Joint Rule 13 and for reprinting as amended. 338
421	421	SEATS 339
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427	427	32. Immediately after the adoption of these rules the speaker shall 340
428	428	appoint a committee of four, who shall assign seats to all members of 341
429	429	the House. 342
430	430	33. The seats assigned to members shall be their seats for their term 343
431	431	of office. 344
432	432	REPRESENTATIVES' CHAMBER 345
433	433	34. Use of the representatives' chamber shall not be granted for non-346
434	434	legislative use during a General Assembly session except by a vote of 347
435	435	the House, or by a vote of the legislative management committee or 348
436	436	with the permission of the speaker. The speaker shall grant use of the 349
437	437	chamber for legislative use and between General Assembly sessions. 350
438	438	PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE 351
439	439	35. No debate shall be allowed after a question is put and while it 352
440	440	remains undecided. 353
441	441	36. In all cases when a voice vote is taken without a division, the 354
442	442	speaker shall determine whether it is or is not a vote; and in all 355
443	443	doubtful cases the speaker shall state "The chair is in doubt." 356
444	444	Whereupon, the speaker shall try the question again by a voice vote or 357
445	445	roll call, as the speaker may so order. 358
446	446	After the speaker has declared a vote, it shall not be taken again 359
447	447	unless by a regular motion for reconsideration, made by a member in 360
448	448	the prevailing vote of the House. 361
449	449	37. If a division is called for, the House shall divide, those in the 362
450	450	affirmative first rising from their seats and standing until counted, and 363
451	451	afterwards those in the negative. For the purpose of more conveniently 364
452	452	counting upon the division of the House, the floor thereof shall be 365
453	453	divided by aisles into four divisions, to be numbered first, second, 366
454	454	third and fourth sections, commencing on the right of the chair; for 367
455	455	each of which divisions the speaker shall appoint a member whose 368
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461	461	seat is in said division to be a teller and to count and report to the 369
462	462	chair. 370
463	463	38. In case of a tie vote or an equal division, the question shall not be 371
464	464	passed. 372
465	465	39. The yeas and nays shall be taken on the roll call machine on all 373
466	466	final action on all bills, resolutions proposing amendments to the 374
467	467	constitution and all other substantive resolutions, except bills and 375
468	468	resolutions on the consent calendar. On all other questions, a roll call 376
469	469	vote shall be taken at the request of one-fifth of the members present, 377
470	470	expressed at any time before a declaration of the vote. In the event the 378
471	471	roll call machine is not functioning properly, the roll may be called by 379
472	472	the clerk. 380
473	473	40. Every member present in the House chamber, when a question is 381
474	474	put by the speaker, shall vote, unless excused by the speaker and no 382
475	475	member shall absent herself or himself from the House chamber 383
476	476	without leave, unless there is a quorum without such member's 384
477	477	presence. 385
478	478	Whenever any vote is to be taken, the speaker may order the doors 386
479	479	closed and thereupon no member shall leave the House unless by 387
480	480	permission of the speaker, or the House, until the vote is declared, but 388
481	481	members shall be admitted at any time. 389
482	482	When a vote has been taken, if any member raises a question of an 390
483	483	excess of votes cast over the number of members present, a count of 391
484	484	the House shall be had, and if it appears that such excess of votes 392
485	485	exists, the speaker shall order the vote to be again taken. 393
486	486	41. No representative may vote or change his or her vote on a roll 394
487	487	call after the speaker has requested that the clerk announce the tally. 395
488	488	42. While the House is in session, admission to the floor of the 396
489	489	House shall be limited to members of the General Assembly, 397
490	490	authorized members of the press, authorized staff of the General 398
491	491	House Resolution No.
492	492
493	493
494	494	LCO No. 892 15 of 16
495	495
496	496	Assembly, and such other persons as may be authorized by the 399
497	497	presiding officer. On any day during which the House is in session, 400
498	498	lobbyists shall be prohibited from the floor of the House except during 401
499	499	a public hearing on the floor of the House or as may be authorized by 402
500	500	the presiding officer for purposes of recognition or ceremony. 403
501	501	Electronic media equipment and media personnel shall occupy only 404
502	502	those areas designated by the presiding officer. 405
503	503	Proper facilities for transmitting messages to members of the House 406
504	504	shall be provided by the clerk and administered by the messengers. 407
505	505	The sergeant at arms, doorkeepers and messengers shall enforce this 408
506	506	rule and shall see that the aisles and the seats of the members are not 409
507	507	occupied by persons other than members of the General Assembly, 410
508	508	while the House is in session. 411
509	509	43. There shall be a consent calendar on which shall be entered such 412
510	510	bills and resolutions as the majority leader and the minority leader or 413
511	511	their designees shall agree, and shall be proposed to the House by the 414
512	512	majority leader or the designee of the majority leader in the form of a 415
513	513	motion to move to the consent calendar. The consent calendar may be 416
514	514	acted upon on the day of such motion or on a subsequent day. At the 417
515	515	request of a member made from the floor any bill or resolution shall be 418
516	516	removed from those included in the motion. All bills and resolutions 419
517	517	starred for action on the consent calendar shall be passed on motion 420
518	518	without discussion unless, at any time prior to the motion for passage, 421
519	519	a member requests from the floor removal of a bill or resolution from 422
520	520	the consent calendar in which case such bill or resolution shall be so 423
521	521	removed and placed on the regular calendar. Any bill or resolution so 424
522	522	removed shall be considered as having appeared on the regular 425
523	523	calendar for a period of time equivalent to that during which it 426
524	524	appeared on the consent calendar. 427
525	525	44. Upon motion made and adopted, the House may schedule 428
526	526	consideration of any matter appearing on the calendar for a date 429
527	527	House Resolution No.
528	528
529	529
530	530	LCO No. 892 16 of 16
531	531
532	532	certain by special order, but no sooner than the later of (i) the second 430
533	533	day, excluding weekends and holidays, after the adoption of the 431
534	534	special order or (ii) the day after the matter first appears on the 432
535	535	calendar double starred. 433
536	536	RESTRICTIONS 434
537	537	45. No person shall smoke in the House chamber or the gallery. No 435
538	538	person shall conduct a conversation on a wireless telephone or similar 436
539	539	device in the House chamber while the House is meeting. No person 437
540	540	shall take or possess a sign, banner, placard or other display material 438
541	541	in the gallery. The presiding officer and the sergeant at arms shall 439
542	542	enforce this rule. 440
543	543	SUSPENSION OF THE RULES 441
544	544	46. These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except 442
545	545	by the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present. 443
546	546	47. Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session 444
547	547	day. Suspension of the rules shall be for a specified purpose. Upon 445
548	548	accomplishment of that purpose, any rule suspended shall be again in 446
549	549	force. 447
550	550