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| 3 | 3 | | LCO No. 342 1 of 18 |
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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly House Resolution No. 2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | January Session, 2023 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 342 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on No Committee |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by: |
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| 14 | 14 | | REP. ROJAS, 9 |
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| 17 | 17 | | REP. CANDELORA V., 86 |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE HOUSE RULES. |
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| 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 |
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| 29 | 29 | | the House of Representatives for the 2023 and 2024 sessions: 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | THE SPEAKER 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1. The speaker shall take the chair every day at the hour to which the 4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | House has adjourned and shall immediately call the House to order and, 5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | after prayer and recitation of the pledge of allegiance, proceed to 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | business if a quorum is present in the House Chamber. 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2. In the absence of a quorum, the speaker may adjourn the House to 8 |
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| 36 | 36 | | a later time or to the next session day. At all other times an adjournment 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | shall be pronounced by the speaker on motion. 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 3. The speaker shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide all 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | questions of order and discipline, upon which no debate shall be 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | allowed except at the speaker's request, but the decision shall be subject 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | to an appeal to the House, which must be seconded and on which no 14 |
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| 42 | 42 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 45 | 45 | | LCO No. 342 2 of 18 |
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| 47 | 47 | | member shall speak more than once. No other business shall be in order 15 |
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| 48 | 48 | | until the disposition of such appeal. 16 |
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| 49 | 49 | | 4. The speaker shall rise to put a question or to address the House. 17 |
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| 50 | 50 | | 5. If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity in 18 |
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| 51 | 51 | | or about the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building which, in the 19 |
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| 52 | 52 | | opinion of the speaker, may impede the orderly transaction of the 20 |
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| 53 | 53 | | business of the House of Representatives, the speaker may take such 21 |
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| 54 | 54 | | action as the speaker deems necessary to preserve and restore order. 22 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 6. If the speaker wishes to leave the chair, a deputy speaker or a 23 |
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| 56 | 56 | | member may be designated by the speaker to perform the duties of the 24 |
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| 57 | 57 | | chair. 25 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 7. If the speaker or a deputy speaker or the member named by the 26 |
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| 59 | 59 | | speaker in accordance with the preceding rule, is absent at the hour to 27 |
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| 60 | 60 | | which the House has adjourned, the clerk shall call the House to order 28 |
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| 61 | 61 | | and first business shall be the election of an acting speaker, which shall 29 |
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| 62 | 62 | | be done immediately without debate, by ballot or otherwise, as the 30 |
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| 63 | 63 | | House shall determine, also without debate; and the person thus elected 31 |
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| 64 | 64 | | shall preside in the House and discharge all the duties of the speaker 32 |
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| 65 | 65 | | until the speaker's return. In the case of the death, resignation or 33 |
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| 66 | 66 | | permanent disability of the speaker, a deputy speaker shall then call the 34 |
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| 67 | 67 | | House to order and the first business shall be the election of a speaker, 35 |
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| 68 | 68 | | which the House shall immediately proceed to do without debate. The 36 |
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| 69 | 69 | | person thus elected shall immediately assume the duties of speaker 37 |
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| 70 | 70 | | during the continuance of the General Assembly. 38 |
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| 71 | 71 | | DEPUTY SPEAKERS 39 |
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| 72 | 72 | | 8. There shall be such deputy speakers as determined and appointed 40 |
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| 73 | 73 | | by the speaker of the House. The speaker shall designate a deputy 41 |
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| 74 | 74 | | speaker to assume the duties of the speaker in the speaker's absence. 42 |
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| 75 | 75 | | CHAPLAIN AND DEPUTY CHAPLAINS 43 |
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| 76 | 76 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 79 | 79 | | LCO No. 342 3 of 18 |
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| 81 | 81 | | 9. Within one week after the appointment of the speaker, the speaker 44 |
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| 82 | 82 | | shall nominate a chaplain and up to three deputy chaplains, and if such 45 |
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| 83 | 83 | | nominations are confirmed by the House by a majority vote, the 46 |
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| 84 | 84 | | candidates so nominated and confirmed shall serve for the regular 47 |
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| 85 | 85 | | sessions and any special sessions during the 2023-2024 legislative term. 48 |
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| 86 | 86 | | CLERK 49 |
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| 87 | 87 | | 10. The clerk shall keep a journal of the House, and shall enter therein 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | a record of each day's proceedings, record any amendment that may be 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | offered to any bill or resolution and record the date of filing of an 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | agreement, award or stipulation that is filed in accordance with Joint 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | Rule 31 or 32. 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | 11. Subject to Rule 50, the clerk shall keep a calendar and shall enter 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | daily on such calendar (1) all bills and joint resolutions received from 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | the senate except (a) bills and resolutions which do not have the 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | favorable report of a joint committee which shall, upon being read by 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | the clerk, be referred without further action to the appropriate 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | committee, and (b) all bills and joint resolutions received from the senate 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | which have not been referred by the House to any committee; and (2) all 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | bills and resolutions favorably reported to the House from any 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | committee and these shall be entered on the calendar in the order in 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | which they are received. Each joint resolution proposing an amendment 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | to the constitution and each bill so entered shall be printed and in the 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | files and on the calendar for two session days with a file number and 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | shall be starred for action on the session day next succeeding, except 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | that: 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | (A) A bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | upon first by the senate with the consent of the speaker; and if filed in 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | the senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House with 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | the consent of the president pro tempore, 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | (B) (i) Except as provided in subclause (ii) of this subparagraph, any 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 115 | 115 | | LCO No. 342 4 of 18 |
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| 117 | 117 | | bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the general 75 |
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| 118 | 118 | | statutes may be acted upon in the House (I) on the same session day that 76 |
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| 119 | 119 | | electronic notice of the filing and number of the bill or resolution is 77 |
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| 120 | 120 | | provided to the members of the House, except the bill or resolution may 78 |
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| 121 | 121 | | not be acted upon less than six hours after the House is called to order 79 |
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| 122 | 122 | | or less than six hours after such notice is provided to the members, 80 |
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| 123 | 123 | | whichever is later, (II) at any time on the next session day following the 81 |
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| 124 | 124 | | day that such notice is provided to the members, or (III) during the last 82 |
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| 125 | 125 | | five calendar days of the session, immediately after such notice is 83 |
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| 126 | 126 | | provided to the members, and in any such case may be transmitted 84 |
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| 127 | 127 | | immediately to the senate, 85 |
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| 128 | 128 | | (ii) The clerk shall immediately provide an electronic notice of the 86 |
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| 129 | 129 | | filing, in either chamber, and number of any emergency certified bill 87 |
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| 130 | 130 | | introduced by the President Pro Tempore and the speaker, certified in 88 |
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| 131 | 131 | | accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes, that is the biennial 89 |
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| 132 | 132 | | budget bill or a bill that amends the biennial budget bill to the members 90 |
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| 133 | 133 | | of the House. No such emergency certified bill may be marked ready for 91 |
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| 134 | 134 | | action or acted upon less than twelve hours following the provision of 92 |
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| 135 | 135 | | such electronic notice. 93 |
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| 136 | 136 | | (C) If the House refers a bill or resolution to another committee and 94 |
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| 137 | 137 | | that committee favorably reports the bill or resolution not as a substitute 95 |
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| 138 | 138 | | on the same session day as the House referral, the clerk shall 96 |
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| 139 | 139 | | immediately enter the bill or resolution on the calendar and the House 97 |
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| 140 | 140 | | may act upon it on the same session day, 98 |
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| 141 | 141 | | (D) If the House rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, the bill 99 |
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| 142 | 142 | | or resolution after final action in the House, may be transmitted 100 |
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| 143 | 143 | | immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an amendment 101 |
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| 144 | 144 | | adopted by the House, the bill or resolution when received from the 102 |
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| 145 | 145 | | senate may be placed immediately on the calendar, 103 |
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| 146 | 146 | | (E) During the last ten calendar days of the session, if the House 104 |
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| 147 | 147 | | rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, or adopts a House 105 |
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| 148 | 148 | | amendment to a bill or resolution received from the senate, or takes any 106 |
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| 149 | 149 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 154 | 154 | | action on the bill or resolution requiring further action by the senate, the 107 |
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| 155 | 155 | | bill or resolution after final action in the House, may be transmitted 108 |
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| 156 | 156 | | immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an amendment 109 |
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| 157 | 157 | | adopted by the House or adopts a senate amendment to a bill or 110 |
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| 158 | 158 | | resolution received from the House, or takes any action on the bill or 111 |
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| 159 | 159 | | resolution requiring further action by the House, the bill or resolution 112 |
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| 160 | 160 | | when received from the senate may be placed immediately on the 113 |
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| 161 | 161 | | calendar and may be acted upon immediately, 114 |
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| 162 | 162 | | (F) During the last ten calendar days of the session, any bill or 115 |
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| 163 | 163 | | resolution, after final action in the House, may be transmitted 116 |
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| 164 | 164 | | immediately to the senate, 117 |
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| 165 | 165 | | (G) During the last five days of the session, any bill or resolution 118 |
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| 166 | 166 | | received by the House after final action by the senate may be placed on 119 |
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| 167 | 167 | | the calendar immediately and the bill or resolution may be acted upon 120 |
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| 168 | 168 | | after it has appeared on the calendar for two session days, or 121 |
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| 169 | 169 | | (H) A report by a joint standing committee of a resolution concerning 122 |
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| 170 | 170 | | a judicial, workers' compensation commissioner or Board of Pardons 123 |
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| 171 | 171 | | and Paroles member nomination may be acted upon after it has 124 |
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| 172 | 172 | | appeared on the calendar for two days. 125 |
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| 173 | 173 | | All bills and resolutions starred for action shall be acted upon only 126 |
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| 174 | 174 | | when called and any bill or resolution not acted upon shall retain its 127 |
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| 175 | 175 | | place on the calendar unless it is moved to the foot of the calendar or 128 |
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| 176 | 176 | | unless its consideration is made the order of the day for some specified 129 |
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| 177 | 177 | | time. When a bill or resolution is removed from the foot of the calendar, 130 |
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| 178 | 178 | | it shall not be acted upon before the next regular succeeding session day. 131 |
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| 179 | 179 | | Prior to the convening of the House on each session day, the speaker 132 |
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| 180 | 180 | | shall make available on the floor of the House a list of bills and 133 |
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| 181 | 181 | | resolutions intended to be acted upon during that session day. Such list 134 |
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| 182 | 182 | | shall set forth the action intended to be taken on each bill or resolution 135 |
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| 183 | 183 | | so listed. The list shall be for informational purposes only. 136 |
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| 184 | 184 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 189 | 189 | | 12. The clerk shall retain all bills, resolutions and other papers, in 137 |
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| 190 | 190 | | reference to which any member has a right to move a reconsideration, 138 |
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| 191 | 191 | | until the right of reconsideration has expired, and no longer. 139 |
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| 192 | 192 | | 13. The clerk shall keep a record of all petitions, resolutions, joint 140 |
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| 193 | 193 | | resolutions and bills for all acts presented for consideration of the 141 |
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| 194 | 194 | | House, and said record shall be so kept as to show by one and a single 142 |
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| 195 | 195 | | reference thereto the action of the House on any specified petition, 143 |
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| 196 | 196 | | resolution, joint resolution or bill up to the time of such reference. 144 |
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| 197 | 197 | | 14. The clerk shall supervise all clerical work to be done for the House 145 |
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| 198 | 198 | | and shall supervise all employees subject to the direction of the speaker. 146 |
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| 199 | 199 | | The assistant clerk shall have the same powers and perform the same 147 |
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| 200 | 200 | | duties as the clerk, subject to the direction of the clerk. The bill clerk, the 148 |
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| 201 | 201 | | journal clerk and the calendar clerk shall perform such duties as are 149 |
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| 202 | 202 | | assigned to them by the clerk. 150 |
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| 203 | 203 | | 15. Upon the request of any member, the clerk shall provide a 151 |
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| 204 | 204 | | calendar to such member on each session day. 152 |
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| 205 | 205 | | MEMBERS 153 |
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| 206 | 206 | | 16. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any 154 |
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| 207 | 207 | | matter to the House, the member shall rise and address the chair as "Mr. 155 |
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| 208 | 208 | | Speaker" or "Madam Speaker," as the case may be. 156 |
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| 209 | 209 | | If two or more rise at the same time, the speaker shall name the 157 |
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| 210 | 210 | | member entitled to the floor, preferring one who rises in place to one 158 |
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| 211 | 211 | | who does not. 159 |
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| 212 | 212 | | No member shall speak in debate or deliver any matter to the House 160 |
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| 213 | 213 | | unless such member is present in the House Chamber. 161 |
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| 214 | 214 | | 17. No member shall speak on the same question more than twice 162 |
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| 215 | 215 | | without unanimous consent of the members of the House present. 163 |
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| 216 | 216 | | 18. The speaker shall, or any member may, call to order any member 164 |
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| 217 | 217 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 222 | 222 | | who in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules and orders of the 165 |
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| 223 | 223 | | House. If speaking, the member shall sit down, unless permitted to 166 |
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| 224 | 224 | | explain; and if a member is guilty of a breach of any of the rules and 167 |
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| 225 | 225 | | orders, the member may be required by the House, on motion, to make 168 |
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| 226 | 226 | | satisfaction therefor, and shall not be allowed to vote or speak except by 169 |
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| 227 | 227 | | way of excuse until such satisfaction is made. 170 |
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| 228 | 228 | | COMMITTEES AND LEADERS 171 |
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| 229 | 229 | | 19. At the opening of each session a committee on contested elections, 172 |
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| 230 | 230 | | consisting of four members, at least two of whom shall be members of 173 |
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| 231 | 231 | | the minority party in the House, shall be appointed by the speaker to 174 |
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| 232 | 232 | | take into consideration all contested elections of the members of the 175 |
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| 233 | 233 | | House and to report the facts, with their opinion thereon in a manner 176 |
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| 234 | 234 | | that may be directed by House resolution. 177 |
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| 235 | 235 | | 20. (a) Majority Election and Appointments. The majority leader shall 178 |
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| 236 | 236 | | be elected by the members of the majority party in the House and the 179 |
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| 237 | 237 | | deputy majority leaders shall be appointed by the majority leader and 180 |
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| 238 | 238 | | shall serve at the pleasure of the majority leader. The assistant deputy 181 |
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| 239 | 239 | | speaker, majority caucus chairperson, deputy majority caucus 182 |
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| 240 | 240 | | chairperson, assistant majority leaders and majority whips shall be 183 |
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| 241 | 241 | | appointed by the speaker in consultation with the majority leader, and 184 |
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| 242 | 242 | | shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. 185 |
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| 243 | 243 | | The chairpersons, and where appropriate, vice-chairpersons, of the 186 |
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| 244 | 244 | | standing committees shall be appointed by the speaker of the House and 187 |
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| 245 | 245 | | shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker, except when a chairperson is 188 |
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| 246 | 246 | | designated or appointed by the minority leader pursuant to these rules 189 |
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| 247 | 247 | | or the joint rules, in which case, the person so designated or appointed 190 |
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| 248 | 248 | | shall serve at the pleasure of the minority leader. Notwithstanding any 191 |
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| 249 | 249 | | provision of the general statutes, during the 2023-2024 biennium, the 192 |
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| 250 | 250 | | chairperson of the Legislative Regulation Review Committee shall be 193 |
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| 251 | 251 | | appointed by the speaker of the House. 194 |
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| 252 | 252 | | (b) Minority Election and Appointments. The minority leader shall be 195 |
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| 258 | 258 | | elected by the members of the minority party in the House and the 196 |
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| 259 | 259 | | deputy minority leaders, the minority caucus chairperson, the assistant 197 |
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| 260 | 260 | | minority leaders, the minority whips and the ranking members of each 198 |
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| 261 | 261 | | joint standing committee shall be appointed by the minority leader and 199 |
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| 262 | 262 | | shall serve at the pleasure of the minority leader except when a ranking 200 |
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| 263 | 263 | | member is designated or appointed by the speaker pursuant to these 201 |
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| 264 | 264 | | rules or the joint rules, in which case, the person so designated or 202 |
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| 265 | 265 | | appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. Notwithstanding 203 |
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| 266 | 266 | | any provision of the general statutes, during the 2023-2024 biennium, 204 |
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| 267 | 267 | | the ranking member of the Legislative Regulation Review Committee 205 |
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| 268 | 268 | | shall be appointed by the minority leader. 206 |
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| 269 | 269 | | (c) Number of Leaders. The number of members appointed to the 207 |
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| 270 | 270 | | positions of assistant majority leader and majority whip shall not exceed 208 |
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| 271 | 271 | | thirty-three per cent of the total membership of the majority party in the 209 |
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| 272 | 272 | | House. The number of members appointed to the positions of assistant 210 |
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| 273 | 273 | | minority leader shall not exceed thirty-three per cent of the total 211 |
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| 274 | 274 | | membership of the minority party in the House. Notwithstanding the 212 |
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| 275 | 275 | | provisions of this subsection, the chairpersons of the bonding 213 |
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| 276 | 276 | | subcommittees of the joint standing committee on finance, revenue and 214 |
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| 277 | 277 | | bonding may be assistant majority leaders and the ranking members of 215 |
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| 278 | 278 | | said subcommittees may be assistant minority leaders. 216 |
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| 279 | 279 | | (d) Committees. The staff clerks of the standing committees shall be 217 |
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| 280 | 280 | | appointed by the speaker of the House. Chairpersons of subcommittees 218 |
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| 281 | 281 | | may be appointed by the chairpersons of the respective standing 219 |
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| 282 | 282 | | committees with the approval of the speaker of the House. 220 |
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| 283 | 283 | | All standing committee members shall be appointed by the speaker 221 |
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| 284 | 284 | | on or before the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term, 222 |
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| 285 | 285 | | except to fill a vacancy caused by death or incapacity, or resignation or 223 |
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| 286 | 286 | | removal from the House or from a committee, and except that the 224 |
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| 287 | 287 | | speaker may appoint any member elected after the fifth regular session 225 |
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| 288 | 288 | | day of the first year of the term to any committee, within five calendar 226 |
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| 289 | 289 | | days after the member takes the oath of office. The member first named 227 |
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| 290 | 290 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 295 | 295 | | shall be chairperson. All members of standing committees shall serve 228 |
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| 296 | 296 | | for both sessions of the term, except that: (1) The speaker may accept the 229 |
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| 297 | 297 | | resignation, for good cause, of a member of a standing committee prior 230 |
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| 298 | 298 | | to the expiration of the term, and (2) the speaker may remove a member, 231 |
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| 299 | 299 | | provided the speaker's removal of a member of the minority party shall 232 |
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| 300 | 300 | | require the concurrence of the minority leader. Chairpersons, vice-233 |
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| 301 | 301 | | chairpersons and subcommittee chairpersons shall serve for both 234 |
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| 302 | 302 | | sessions of the term unless removed by the speaker. 235 |
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| 303 | 303 | | (e) Referrals to Committees. (1) The House may refer any matter to a 236 |
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| 304 | 304 | | committee either before or after the deadline of that committee (A) at 237 |
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| 305 | 305 | | any regular session of the House, or (B) at a technical session of the 238 |
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| 306 | 306 | | House provided the majority leader has notified the minority leader or 239 |
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| 307 | 307 | | the minority leader's designee in writing, not later than 5 p.m. the day 240 |
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| 308 | 308 | | before the technical session, of the majority leader's intent to move for 241 |
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| 309 | 309 | | the referral, and received the approval of the minority leader or the 242 |
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| 310 | 310 | | minority leader's designee for the referral, and provided further that no 243 |
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| 311 | 311 | | matter may be recommitted at a technical session. 244 |
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| 312 | 312 | | (2) The House may, but need not, refer to a committee before or after 245 |
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| 313 | 313 | | its deadline a bill or resolution that was favorably or unfavorably 246 |
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| 314 | 314 | | reported by another committee, except that every bill and resolution 247 |
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| 315 | 315 | | shall be referred to the committees on Legislative Management, 248 |
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| 316 | 316 | | Appropriations, Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Government 249 |
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| 317 | 317 | | Administration and Elections or Judiciary if such referral is specifically 250 |
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| 318 | 318 | | required under Joint Rule 3 or subsection (e) of Joint Rule 15. 251 |
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| 319 | 319 | | (f) Meetings in Representatives' Chamber. Committee meetings shall 252 |
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| 320 | 320 | | not be held in the representatives' chamber on session days. 253 |
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| 321 | 321 | | REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS 254 |
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| 322 | 322 | | 21. The order of business shall be as follows: 255 |
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| 323 | 323 | | 1. Reception of petitions. 256 |
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| 324 | 324 | | 2. Reception of communications from the Governor, Secretary of the 257 |
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| 325 | 325 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 330 | 330 | | State, annual and biennial reports, interim committee reports and 258 |
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| 331 | 331 | | special reports. 259 |
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| 332 | 332 | | 3. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 260 |
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| 333 | 333 | | 4. Reports of committees. 261 |
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| 334 | 334 | | 5. Reception of business from the senate. 262 |
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| 335 | 335 | | 6. Business on the calendar. 263 |
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| 336 | 336 | | 7. Miscellaneous. 264 |
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| 337 | 337 | | RULES AND MOTIONS 265 |
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| 338 | 338 | | 22. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in the 2000 edition 266 |
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| 339 | 339 | | of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the House 267 |
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| 340 | 340 | | whenever applicable and whenever they are not inconsistent with the 268 |
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| 341 | 341 | | standing rules and orders of the House or the joint rules of the senate 269 |
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| 342 | 342 | | and the House of Representatives. 270 |
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| 343 | 343 | | 23. The rules of the House shall take precedence over the joint rules 271 |
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| 344 | 344 | | of the senate and the House of Representatives or Mason's Manual of 272 |
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| 345 | 345 | | Legislative Procedure in the event of conflict. 273 |
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| 346 | 346 | | 24. When a motion is made, it shall be stated to the House by the 274 |
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| 347 | 347 | | speaker before any debate is had thereon. 275 |
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| 348 | 348 | | 25. When a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by the clerk, it 276 |
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| 349 | 349 | | shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House. 277 |
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| 350 | 350 | | It may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before decision or 278 |
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| 351 | 351 | | amendment, but not after amendment, unless the House approves by a 279 |
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| 352 | 352 | | majority vote. 280 |
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| 353 | 353 | | 26. The question first moved shall be first put, except as modified in 281 |
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| 354 | 354 | | Rule 28. 282 |
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| 355 | 355 | | 27. If the question under debate consists of two or more independent 283 |
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| 356 | 356 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 357 | 357 | | |
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| 358 | 358 | | |
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| 359 | 359 | | LCO No. 342 11 of 18 |
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| 360 | 360 | | |
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| 361 | 361 | | propositions any member may move to have the question divided. If the 284 |
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| 362 | 362 | | House adopts the motion to divide, the speaker shall rule on the order 285 |
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| 363 | 363 | | of voting on the divisions of a question. 286 |
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| 364 | 364 | | 28. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received 287 |
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| 365 | 365 | | except: 288 |
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| 366 | 366 | | 1. To adjourn, which is not debatable. 289 |
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| 367 | 367 | | 2. To recess. 290 |
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| 368 | 368 | | 3. To postpone temporarily retaining position on the calendar. 291 |
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| 369 | 369 | | 4. To pass until next session day retaining position on calendar. 292 |
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| 370 | 370 | | 5. To close the debate at a specified time. 293 |
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| 371 | 371 | | 6. To postpone to a certain time. 294 |
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| 372 | 372 | | 7. To refer or recommit to a committee. 295 |
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| 373 | 373 | | 8. To amend. 296 |
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| 374 | 374 | | 9. To place at foot of calendar. 297 |
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| 375 | 375 | | These motions shall have precedence in the order listed in this rule, 298 |
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| 376 | 376 | | except that a point of order may be raised at any time. 299 |
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| 377 | 377 | | 29. When the consideration of a question regularly on the calendar is 300 |
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| 378 | 378 | | interrupted by adjournment, the question comes up in its proper place 301 |
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| 379 | 379 | | on the next session day's calendar. 302 |
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| 380 | 380 | | 30. A vote can be reconsidered only on the next regular succeeding 303 |
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| 381 | 381 | | session day, provided there shall be no reconsideration of the vote upon 304 |
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| 382 | 382 | | the following motions: To adjourn, or to reconsider, and no question 305 |
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| 383 | 383 | | shall be twice reconsidered. 306 |
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| 384 | 384 | | AMENDMENTS 307 |
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| 385 | 385 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 386 | 386 | | |
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| 387 | 387 | | |
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| 388 | 388 | | LCO No. 342 12 of 18 |
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| 389 | 389 | | |
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| 390 | 390 | | 31. (a) Amendments shall be filed with the clerk of the House before 308 |
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| 391 | 391 | | 10 a.m. on the day on which the bill or resolution is to be acted upon, 309 |
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| 392 | 392 | | except that (1) the following may each sponsor or authorize 310 |
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| 393 | 393 | | amendments at any time: The presiding officer, the majority leader or, 311 |
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| 394 | 394 | | in the majority leader's absence, the majority leader's designated deputy 312 |
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| 395 | 395 | | majority leader, the minority leader or in the minority leader's absence, 313 |
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| 396 | 396 | | the minority leader's designated deputy minority leader; (2) the 314 |
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| 397 | 397 | | presiding officer may waive the filing requirement upon the request of 315 |
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| 398 | 398 | | the majority leader or the minority leader; (3) after any amendment or 316 |
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| 399 | 399 | | amendments have been adopted, any member may offer a further 317 |
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| 400 | 400 | | amendment only if it is directly related to the amendment or 318 |
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| 401 | 401 | | amendments adopted. 319 |
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| 402 | 402 | | (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this rule, if a bill or resolution 320 |
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| 403 | 403 | | has been scheduled for consideration on a date certain pursuant to a 321 |
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| 404 | 404 | | special order, all amendments relating to that bill or resolution must be 322 |
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| 405 | 405 | | filed with the clerk of the House before 5 p.m. on the last day the clerk's 323 |
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| 406 | 406 | | office is open preceding the day on which the bill or resolution has been 324 |
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| 407 | 407 | | scheduled for consideration. The only exceptions to this filing 325 |
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| 408 | 408 | | requirement shall be: (1) The persons named in subdivision (1) of 326 |
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| 409 | 409 | | subsection (a) of this rule may each sponsor an amendment at any time; 327 |
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| 410 | 410 | | (2) after any amendment or amendments have been adopted, any 328 |
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| 411 | 411 | | member may offer a further amendment only if it is directly related to 329 |
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| 412 | 412 | | the amendment or amendments adopted. 330 |
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| 413 | 413 | | (c) Members may co-sponsor an amendment that is in the possession 331 |
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| 414 | 414 | | of the clerk of the House, or remove their names as co-sponsors, by 332 |
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| 415 | 415 | | submitting a written request to the clerk not later than 10 a.m. on the 333 |
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| 416 | 416 | | day following adoption or rejection of the amendment, excluding 334 |
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| 417 | 417 | | weekends and holidays. Co-sponsorship of an amendment does not 335 |
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| 418 | 418 | | constitute co-sponsorship of the bill it would amend unless the member 336 |
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| 419 | 419 | | so specifies pursuant to Joint Rule 7(c). 337 |
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| 420 | 420 | | (d) After a motion for passage of a bill or resolution has been made, 338 |
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| 421 | 421 | | a motion to amend the bill or resolution is in order. 339 |
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| 422 | 422 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 423 | 423 | | |
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| 424 | 424 | | |
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| 425 | 425 | | LCO No. 342 13 of 18 |
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| 426 | 426 | | |
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| 427 | 427 | | A pending amendment may not be am ended. No substitute 340 |
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| 428 | 428 | | amendment may be offered for a pending amendment. 341 |
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| 429 | 429 | | (e) No independent new question may be introduced as an 342 |
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| 430 | 430 | | amendment. 343 |
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| 431 | 431 | | (f) Whenever a bill is amended, the speaker may order that it be 344 |
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| 432 | 432 | | returned to the legislative commissioners for the purposes of re-345 |
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| 433 | 433 | | examination pursuant to Joint Rule 13 and for reprinting as amended. 346 |
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| 434 | 434 | | SEATS 347 |
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| 435 | 435 | | 32. Immediately after the adoption of these rules the speaker shall 348 |
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| 436 | 436 | | appoint a committee of four, who shall assign seats to all members of 349 |
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| 437 | 437 | | the House. 350 |
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| 438 | 438 | | 33. The seats assigned to members shall be their seats for their term 351 |
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| 439 | 439 | | of office. 352 |
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| 440 | 440 | | REPRESENTATIVES' CHAMBER 353 |
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| 441 | 441 | | 34. Use of the representatives' chamber shall not be granted for non-354 |
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| 442 | 442 | | legislative use during a General Assembly session except by a vote of 355 |
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| 443 | 443 | | the House, or by a vote of the legislative management committee or with 356 |
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| 444 | 444 | | the permission of the speaker. The speaker shall grant use of the 357 |
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| 445 | 445 | | chamber for legislative use and between General Assembly sessions. 358 |
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| 446 | 446 | | PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE 359 |
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| 447 | 447 | | 35. No debate shall be allowed after a question is put and while it 360 |
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| 448 | 448 | | remains undecided. 361 |
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| 449 | 449 | | 36. In all cases when a voice vote is taken without a division, the 362 |
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| 450 | 450 | | speaker shall determine whether it is or is not a vote; and in all doubtful 363 |
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| 451 | 451 | | cases the speaker shall state "The chair is in doubt." Whereupon, the 364 |
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| 452 | 452 | | speaker shall try the question again by a voice vote or roll call, as the 365 |
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| 453 | 453 | | speaker may so order. 366 |
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| 454 | 454 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 455 | 455 | | |
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| 456 | 456 | | |
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| 457 | 457 | | LCO No. 342 14 of 18 |
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| 458 | 458 | | |
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| 459 | 459 | | After the speaker has declared a vote, it shall not be taken again 367 |
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| 460 | 460 | | unless by a regular motion for reconsideration, made by a member in 368 |
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| 461 | 461 | | the prevailing vote of the House. 369 |
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| 462 | 462 | | 37. If a division is called for, the House shall divide, those in the 370 |
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| 463 | 463 | | affirmative first rising from their seats and standing until counted, and 371 |
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| 464 | 464 | | afterwards those in the negative. For the purpose of more conveniently 372 |
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| 465 | 465 | | counting upon the division of the House, the floor thereof shall be 373 |
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| 466 | 466 | | divided by aisles into four divisions, to be numbered first, second, third 374 |
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| 467 | 467 | | and fourth sections, commencing on the right of the chair; for each of 375 |
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| 468 | 468 | | which divisions the speaker shall appoint a member whose seat is in 376 |
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| 469 | 469 | | said division to be a teller and to count and report to the chair. 377 |
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| 470 | 470 | | 38. In case of a tie vote or an equal division, the question shall not be 378 |
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| 471 | 471 | | passed. 379 |
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| 472 | 472 | | 39. The yeas and nays shall be taken on the roll call machine on all 380 |
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| 473 | 473 | | final action on all bills, resolutions proposing amendments to the 381 |
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| 474 | 474 | | constitution and all other substantive resolutions, except bills and 382 |
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| 475 | 475 | | resolutions on the consent calendar. On all other questions, a roll call 383 |
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| 476 | 476 | | vote shall be taken at the request of one-fifth of the members present, 384 |
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| 477 | 477 | | expressed at any time before a declaration of the vote. In the event the 385 |
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| 478 | 478 | | roll call machine is not functioning properly, the roll may be called by 386 |
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| 479 | 479 | | the clerk. 387 |
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| 480 | 480 | | 40. Every member, when a question is put by the speaker, shall vote, 388 |
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| 481 | 481 | | unless excused by the speaker, if the member is (1) present in the House 389 |
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| 482 | 482 | | Chamber, or (2) logged into the House of Representatives electronic 390 |
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| 483 | 483 | | voting system in accordance with the provisions of Rule 49. No member 391 |
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| 484 | 484 | | shall absent herself or himself from the House Chamber or the State 392 |
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| 485 | 485 | | Capitol or Legislative Office Building, or log out of the electronic voting 393 |
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| 486 | 486 | | system, without leave, unless there is a quorum without the member's 394 |
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| 487 | 487 | | presence. 395 |
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| 488 | 488 | | Whenever any vote is to be taken, the speaker may order the doors 396 |
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| 489 | 489 | | closed and thereupon no member shall leave the House unless by 397 |
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| 490 | 490 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 491 | 491 | | |
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| 492 | 492 | | |
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| 493 | 493 | | LCO No. 342 15 of 18 |
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| 494 | 494 | | |
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| 495 | 495 | | permission of the speaker, or the House, until the vote is declared, but 398 |
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| 496 | 496 | | members shall be admitted at any time. 399 |
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| 497 | 497 | | When a vote has been taken, if any member raises a question of an 400 |
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| 498 | 498 | | excess of votes cast over the number of members present, a count of the 401 |
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| 499 | 499 | | House shall be had, and if it appears that such excess of votes exists, the 402 |
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| 500 | 500 | | speaker shall order the vote to be again taken. 403 |
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| 501 | 501 | | 41. No representative may vote or change his or her vote on a roll call 404 |
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| 502 | 502 | | after the speaker has requested that the clerk announce the tally. 405 |
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| 503 | 503 | | 42. While the House is in session, admission to the floor of the House 406 |
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| 504 | 504 | | shall be limited to members of the General Assembly, authorized 407 |
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| 505 | 505 | | members of the press, authorized staff of the General Assembly and 408 |
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| 506 | 506 | | such other persons as may be authorized by the presiding officer. On 409 |
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| 507 | 507 | | any day during which the House is in session, lobbyists shall be 410 |
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| 508 | 508 | | prohibited from the floor of the House except during a public hearing 411 |
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| 509 | 509 | | on the floor of the House or as may be authorized by the presiding 412 |
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| 510 | 510 | | officer for purposes of recognition or ceremony. 413 |
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| 511 | 511 | | Electronic media equipment and media personnel shall occupy only 414 |
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| 512 | 512 | | those areas designated by the presiding officer. 415 |
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| 513 | 513 | | Proper facilities for transmitting messages to members of the House 416 |
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| 514 | 514 | | shall be provided by the clerk and administered by the messengers. 417 |
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| 515 | 515 | | The sergeant at arms, doorkeepers and messengers shall enforce this 418 |
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| 516 | 516 | | rule and shall see that the aisles and the seats of the members are not 419 |
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| 517 | 517 | | occupied by persons other than members of the General Assembly, 420 |
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| 518 | 518 | | while the House is in session. 421 |
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| 519 | 519 | | 43. There shall be a consent calendar on which shall be entered such 422 |
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| 520 | 520 | | bills and resolutions as the majority leader and the minority leader or 423 |
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| 521 | 521 | | their designees shall agree, and shall be proposed to the House by the 424 |
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| 522 | 522 | | majority leader or the designee of the majority leader in the form of a 425 |
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| 523 | 523 | | motion to move to the consent calendar. The consent calendar may be 426 |
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| 524 | 524 | | acted upon on the day of such motion or on a subsequent day. At the 427 |
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| 525 | 525 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 526 | 526 | | |
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| 527 | 527 | | |
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| 528 | 528 | | LCO No. 342 16 of 18 |
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| 529 | 529 | | |
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| 530 | 530 | | request of a member made from the floor any bill or resolution shall be 428 |
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| 531 | 531 | | removed from those included in the motion. All bills and resolutions 429 |
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| 532 | 532 | | starred for action on the consent calendar shall be passed on motion 430 |
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| 533 | 533 | | without discussion unless, at any time prior to the motion for passage, 431 |
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| 534 | 534 | | a member requests from the floor removal of a bill or resolution from 432 |
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| 535 | 535 | | the consent calendar in which case such bill or resolution shall be so 433 |
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| 536 | 536 | | removed and placed on the regular calendar. Any bill or resolution so 434 |
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| 537 | 537 | | removed shall be considered as having appeared on the regular 435 |
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| 538 | 538 | | calendar for a period of time equivalent to that during which it appeared 436 |
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| 539 | 539 | | on the consent calendar. 437 |
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| 540 | 540 | | 44. Upon motion made and adopted, the House may schedule 438 |
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| 541 | 541 | | consideration of any matter appearing on the calendar for a date certain 439 |
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| 542 | 542 | | by special order, but no sooner than the later of (1) the second day, 440 |
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| 543 | 543 | | excluding weekends and holidays, after the adoption of the special 441 |
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| 544 | 544 | | order, or (2) the day after the matter first appears on the calendar double 442 |
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| 545 | 545 | | starred. 443 |
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| 546 | 546 | | RESTRICTIONS 444 |
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| 547 | 547 | | 45. No person shall smoke in the House Chamber or the gallery. No 445 |
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| 548 | 548 | | person shall conduct a conversation on a wireless telephone or similar 446 |
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| 549 | 549 | | device in the House Chamber while the House is meeting. No person 447 |
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| 550 | 550 | | shall take or possess a sign, banner, placard or other display material in 448 |
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| 551 | 551 | | the gallery or in the House Chamber while the House is meeting. The 449 |
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| 552 | 552 | | presiding officer and the sergeant at arms shall enforce this rule. 450 |
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| 553 | 553 | | SUSPENSION OF THE RULES 451 |
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| 554 | 554 | | 46. These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except by 452 |
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| 555 | 555 | | the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present. 453 |
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| 556 | 556 | | 47. Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session day. 454 |
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| 557 | 557 | | Suspension of the rules shall be for a specified purpose. Upon 455 |
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| 558 | 558 | | accomplishment of that purpose, any rule suspended shall be again in 456 |
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| 559 | 559 | | force. 457 |
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| 560 | 560 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 561 | 561 | | |
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| 562 | 562 | | |
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| 563 | 563 | | LCO No. 342 17 of 18 |
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| 564 | 564 | | |
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| 565 | 565 | | REMOTE PARTICIPATION 458 |
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| 566 | 566 | | 48. Quorum. No member who is logged into the House of 459 |
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| 567 | 567 | | Representatives electronic voting system and not present in the House 460 |
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| 568 | 568 | | Chamber shall be considered present for the purpose of determining 461 |
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| 569 | 569 | | whether a quorum is present. 462 |
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| 570 | 570 | | 49. Voting Remotely. A member may vote remotely while logged into 463 |
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| 571 | 571 | | the House of Representatives electronic voting system under these rules 464 |
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| 572 | 572 | | as follows: 465 |
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| 573 | 573 | | (1) While present in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building; 466 |
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| 574 | 574 | | or 467 |
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| 575 | 575 | | (2) While on the grounds of the Capitol or Legislative Office Building 468 |
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| 576 | 576 | | if the majority leader or minority leader has granted such member 469 |
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| 577 | 577 | | permission because such leader has (A) determined that it is 470 |
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| 578 | 578 | | impracticable for the member to cast a vote while present in the House 471 |
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| 579 | 579 | | Chamber or in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building, and (B) 472 |
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| 580 | 580 | | informed the speaker of such permission. 473 |
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| 581 | 581 | | 50. House Agenda. (a) Upon acceptance of a House agenda, the 474 |
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| 582 | 582 | | clerk's office shall act upon the items listed as indicated and shall 475 |
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| 583 | 583 | | incorporate the items by reference in the House journal and House 476 |
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| 584 | 584 | | transcript. 477 |
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| 585 | 585 | | (b) On any day that is not scheduled as a session day, the speaker and 478 |
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| 586 | 586 | | the minority leader, or their designees, may call the House into session 479 |
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| 587 | 587 | | for purposes of transacting business of a procedural nature by filing 480 |
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| 588 | 588 | | with the clerk or the clerk's designee a written instruction to conduct a 481 |
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| 589 | 589 | | pro forma House session with or without the presence of a member. The 482 |
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| 590 | 590 | | direction shall include a written motion to adopt the day's House 483 |
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| 591 | 591 | | agenda and act on all items as indicated and incorporate the items by 484 |
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| 592 | 592 | | reference into the House journal and House transcript. The motion shall 485 |
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| 593 | 593 | | be read into the record and shall have the same force and effect as if the 486 |
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| 594 | 594 | | House were convened with a presiding officer and a member. 487 |
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| 595 | 595 | | House Resolution No. |
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| 596 | 596 | | |
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| 597 | 597 | | |
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| 598 | 598 | | LCO No. 342 18 of 18 |
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| 599 | 599 | | |
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| 600 | 600 | | 51. Select Committee on Connecticut's Sustainable and Renewable 488 |
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| 601 | 601 | | Energy. For the 2023 regular session, there is established a House select 489 |
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| 602 | 602 | | committee on Connecticut's sustainable and renewable energy. The 490 |
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| 603 | 603 | | select committee shall consist of the following members: Two appointed 491 |
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| 604 | 604 | | by the speaker of the House and two appointed by the minority leader. 492 |
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| 605 | 605 | | The speaker of the House and the minority leader shall select the 493 |
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| 606 | 606 | | chairpersons of the select committee from among the members of the 494 |
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| 607 | 607 | | committee. The chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the 495 |
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| 608 | 608 | | select committee and the select committee shall meet as necessary. The 496 |
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| 609 | 609 | | select committee may submit proposals for legislation to the appropriate 497 |
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| 610 | 610 | | joint standing committees of the General Assembly. 498 |
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| 611 | 611 | | |
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