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General Assembly Senate Resolution No.
111
July 22 Special Session,
2019
LCO No. 11193
Referred to Committee on No Committee
Introduced by:
SEN. DUFF, 25
th
Dist.
RESOLUTION CONCERNIN G THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR THE
JULY 22 SPECIAL SESSION, 2019.
Resolved by the Senate:
That the rules of the Senate at this Special Session shall be the same 1
as the rules of the Senate in force at the 2019 regular session, except as 2
said rules are amended, altered or repealed in this resolution. 3
Strike out Rules 7, 9, 13, 17 and 18 and insert in lieu thereof the 4
following: 5
9. A bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the 6
general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted 7
upon first by the Senate with the consent of the speaker; and if filed in 8
the Senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House 9
with the consent of the President Pro Tempore. 10
Strike out Rule 19 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 11
19. The order of business shall be as follows: 12
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1. Reception of communications from the Governor and the 13
Secretary of the State. 14
2. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 15
3. Reception of business from the House. 16
4. Introduction of guests. 17
Strike out Rule 29 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 18
29. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received 19
except: 20
1. To adjourn. 21
2. To recess. 22
3. For the previous question. 23
4. To close the debate at a specified time. 24
5. To pass temporarily. 25
6. To pass retain. 26
7. To postpone to a certain time. 27
8. To divide the question. 28
9. To amend. 29
10. To postpone indefinitely. 30
These several motions shall have precedence in the order listed in 31
this rule, and no motion to continue to the next General Assembly or to 32
postpone indefinitely, having been once decided, shall be again 33
allowed at the same session and at the same state of the bill or subject 34
matter. 35
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Strike out Rule 30 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 36
30. Amendments shall be filed with the clerk of the Senate. 37
Any member who offers an amendment, originating in the Senate 38
which, if adopted, would reduce state revenues or increase state 39
expenditures by a specified amount or which would involve a 40
significant fiscal impact, shall make available to the president, 41
president pro tempore, the majority leader of the Senate and the 42
minority leader of the Senate at the time the amendment is offered, in 43
addition to a fiscal note, a signed and typewritten explanation, of the 44
decrease in expenditures or the source of the increased revenues 45
required to balance the state budget. 46
Whenever a bill is substantively amended, it may be referred to the 47
legislative commissioners to be re-examined for the purposes set forth 48
in Rule 13 of the Joint Rules for the 2019 regular session and to be 49
reprinted as amended. The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall 50
complete its examination of any such bill within three calendar days of 51
its receipt. The bill shall then be transmitted to the clerk. 52
Add a new Rule 37 as follows: 53
37. Only those bills and substantive resolutions specified in 54
paragraph 1 of Rule 7 of the Joint Rules for this Special Session, 55
certified as provided in Rule 9 of said Joint Rules, and, except as 56
provided in Rule 33 of said Joint Rules, only those resolutions 57
pertaining to the rules of this Special Session, the printing of the 58
journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the 59
expenses of this Special Session, shall be received. 60