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General Assembly House Resolution No. 2
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1200
Referred to Committee on No Committee
Introduced by:
REP. ROJAS, 9
th
Dist.
REP. CANDELORA V., 86
th
Dist.
RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE HOUSE RULES.
Resolved by this House:
That the following shall be the rules to regulate the proceedings of 1
the House of Representatives for the 2025 and 2026 sessions: 2
THE SPEAKER 3
1. The speaker shall take the chair every day at the hour to which the 4
House has adjourned and shall immediately call the House to order and, 5
after prayer and recitation of the pledge of allegiance, proceed to 6
business if a quorum is present in the House Chamber. 7
2. In the absence of a quorum, the speaker may adjourn the House to 8
a later time or to the next session day. At all other times an adjournment 9
shall be pronounced by the speaker on motion. 10
3. The speaker shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide all 11
questions of order and discipline, upon which no debate shall be 12
allowed except at the speaker's request, but the decision shall be subject 13
to an appeal to the House, which must be seconded and on which no 14 House Resolution No.
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member shall speak more than once. No other business shall be in order 15
until the disposition of such appeal. 16
4. The speaker shall rise to put a question or to address the House. 17
5. If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity in 18
or about the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building which, in the 19
opinion of the speaker, may impede the orderly transaction of the 20
business of the House, the speaker may take such action as the speaker 21
deems necessary to preserve and restore order. 22
6. If the speaker wishes to leave the chair, a deputy speaker or a 23
member may be designated by the speaker to perform the duties of the 24
chair. 25
7. If the speaker, or a deputy speaker or member designated by the 26
speaker in accordance with the preceding rule, is absent at the hour to 27
which the House has adjourned, the clerk shall call the House to order 28
and first business shall be the election of an acting speaker, which shall 29
be done immediately without debate, by ballot or otherwise, as the 30
House shall determine, also without debate; and the person thus elected 31
shall preside in the House and discharge all the duties of the speaker 32
until the speaker's return. In the case of the death, resignation or 33
permanent disability of the speaker, a deputy speaker shall then call the 34
House to order and the first business shall be the election of a speaker, 35
which the House shall immediately proceed to do without debate. The 36
person thus elected shall immediately assume the duties of speaker 37
during the continuance of the General Assembly. 38
DEPUTY SPEAKERS 39
8. There shall be such deputy speakers as determined and appointed 40
by the speaker of the House. The speaker shall designate a deputy 41
speaker to assume the duties of the speaker in the speaker's absence. 42
CHAPLAIN AND DEPUTY CHAPLAINS 43
9. Within one week after the appointment of the speaker, the speaker 44 House Resolution No.
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shall nominate a chaplain and up to four deputy chaplains, and if such 45
nominations are confirmed by the House by a majority vote, the 46
candidates so nominated and confirmed shall serve for the regular 47
sessions and any special sessions during the 2025-2026 legislative term. 48
CLERK 49
10. The clerk shall keep a House journal, and shall enter therein a 50
record of each day's proceedings, record any amendment that may be 51
offered to any bill or resolution and record the date of filing of an 52
agreement, award or stipulation that is filed in accordance with Joint 53
Rule 31 or 32. 54
11. Subject to Rule 50, the clerk shall keep a calendar and shall enter 55
daily on such calendar (1) all bills and joint resolutions received from 56
the senate except (a) bills and resolutions which do not have the 57
favorable report of a joint committee which shall, upon being read by 58
the clerk, be referred without further action to the appropriate 59
committee, and (b) all bills and joint resolutions received from the senate 60
which have not been referred by the House to any committee; and (2) all 61
bills and resolutions favorably reported to the House from any 62
committee and these shall be entered on the calendar in the order in 63
which they are received. Each joint resolution proposing an amendment 64
to the constitution and each bill so entered shall be printed and in the 65
files and on the calendar for two session days with a file number and 66
shall be starred for action on the session day next succeeding, except 67
that: 68
(A) A bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the 69
general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted 70
upon first by the senate with the consent of the speaker; and if filed in 71
the senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House with 72
the consent of the president pro tempore, 73
(B) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, any bill 74
or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the general 75
statutes may be acted upon in the House (I) on the same session day that 76 House Resolution No.
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electronic notice of the filing and number of the bill or resolution is 77
provided to the members of the House, except the bill or resolution may 78
not be acted upon less than six hours after the House is called to order 79
or less than six hours after such notice is provided to the members, 80
whichever is later, (II) at any time on the next session day following the 81
day that such notice is provided to the members, or (III) during the last 82
five calendar days of the session, immediately after such notice is 83
provided to the members, and in any such case may be transmitted 84
immediately to the senate, 85
(ii) The clerk shall immediately provide an electronic notice of the 86
filing, in either chamber, and number of any emergency certified bill 87
introduced by the president pro tempore and the speaker, certified in 88
accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes, that is the biennial 89
budget bill or a bill that amends the biennial budget bill to the members 90
of the House. No such emergency certified bill may be marked ready for 91
action or acted upon less than twelve hours following the provision of 92
such electronic notice. 93
(C) If the House refers a bill or resolution to another committee and 94
that committee favorably reports the bill or resolution not as a substitute 95
on the same session day as the House referral, the clerk shall 96
immediately enter the bill or resolution on the calendar and the House 97
may act upon it on the same session day, 98
(D) If the House rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, the bill 99
or resolution, after final action in the House, may be transmitted 100
immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an amendment 101
adopted by the House, the bill or resolution, when received from the 102
senate, may be placed immediately on the calendar, 103
(E) During the last ten calendar days of the session, if the House 104
rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, or adopts a House 105
amendment to a bill or resolution received from the senate, or takes any 106
action on the bill or resolution requiring further action by the senate, the 107
bill or resolution, after final action in the House, may be transmitted 108
immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an amendment 109 House Resolution No.
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adopted by the House or adopts a senate amendment to a bill or 110
resolution received from the House, or takes any action on the bill or 111
resolution requiring further action by the House, the bill or resolution, 112
when received from the senate, may be placed immediately on the 113
calendar and may be acted upon immediately, 114
(F) During the last ten calendar days of the session, any bill or 115
resolution, after final action in the House, may be transmitted 116
immediately to the senate, 117
(G) During the last five calendar days of the session, any bill or 118
resolution received by the House after final action by the senate may be 119
placed on the calendar immediately and the bill or resolution may be 120
acted upon after it has appeared on the calendar for two session days, 121
or 122
(H) A report by a joint standing committee of a resolution concerning 123
a judicial, workers' compensation commissioner or Board of Pardons 124
and Paroles member nomination may be acted upon after it has 125
appeared on the calendar for two days. 126
All bills and resolutions starred for action shall be acted upon only 127
when called and any bill or resolution not acted upon shall retain its 128
place on the calendar unless it is moved to the foot of the calendar or 129
unless its consideration is made the order of the day for some specified 130
time. When a bill or resolution is removed from the foot of the calendar, 131
it shall not be acted upon before the next regular succeeding session day. 132
Prior to the convening of the House on each session day, the speaker 133
shall make available on the floor of the House a list of bills and 134
resolutions intended to be acted upon during that session day. Such list 135
shall set forth the action intended to be taken on each bill or resolution 136
so listed. The list shall be for informational purposes only. 137
12. The clerk shall retain all bills, resolutions and other papers, in 138
reference to which any member has a right to move a reconsideration, 139
until the right of reconsideration has expired, and no longer. 140 House Resolution No.
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13. The clerk shall keep a record of all petitions, resolutions, joint 141
resolutions and bills for all acts presented for consideration of the 142
House, and said record shall be so kept as to show by one and a single 143
reference thereto the action of the House on any specified petition, 144
resolution, joint resolution or bill up to the time of such reference. 145
14. The clerk shall supervise all clerical work to be done for the House 146
and shall supervise all employees subject to the direction of the speaker. 147
The assistant clerk shall have the same powers and perform the same 148
duties as the clerk, subject to the direction of the clerk. The bill clerk, the 149
journal clerk and the calendar clerk shall perform such duties as are 150
assigned to them by the clerk. 151
15. Upon the request of any member, the clerk shall provide a 152
calendar to such member on each session day. 153
MEMBERS 154
16. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any 155
matter to the House, the member shall rise and address the chair as "Mr. 156
Speaker" or "Madam Speaker," as the case may be. 157
If two or more rise at the same time, the speaker shall name the 158
member entitled to the floor, preferring one who rises in place to one 159
who does not. 160
No member shall speak in debate or deliver any matter to the House 161
unless such member is present in the House Chamber. 162
17. No member shall speak on the same question more than twice 163
without unanimous consent of the members of the House present. 164
18. The speaker shall, or any member may, call to order any member 165
who in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules and orders of the 166
House. If speaking, the member shall sit down, unless permitted to 167
explain; and if a member is guilty of a breach of any of the rules and 168
orders, the member may be required by the House, on motion, to make 169
satisfaction therefor, and shall not be allowed to vote or speak except by 170 House Resolution No.
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way of excuse until such satisfaction is made. 171
COMMITTEES AND LEADERS 172
19. At the opening of each session a committee on contested elections, 173
consisting of four members, at least two of whom shall be members of 174
the minority party in the House, shall be appointed by the speaker to 175
take into consideration all contested elections of the members of the 176
House and to report the facts, with their opinion thereon in a manner 177
that may be directed by House resolution. 178
20. (a) Majority Election and Appointments. The majority leader shall 179
be elected by the members of the majority party in the House and the 180
deputy majority leaders shall be appointed by the majority leader and 181
shall serve at the pleasure of the majority leader. The assistant deputy 182
speaker, majority caucus chairperson, deputy majority caucus 183
chairperson, assistant majority leaders and majority whips shall be 184
appointed by the speaker in consultation with the majority leader, and 185
shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. 186
The chairpersons, and where appropriate, vice-chairpersons, of the 187
standing committees shall be appointed by the speaker and shall serve 188
at the pleasure of the speaker, except when a chairperson is designated 189
or appointed by the minority leader pursuant to these rules or the joint 190
rules, in which case, the person so designated or appointed shall serve 191
at the pleasure of the minority leader. Notwithstanding any provision 192
of the general statutes, during the 2025-2026 biennium, the ranking 193
member of the Legislative Regulation Review Committee shall be 194
appointed by the speaker. 195
(b) Minority Election and Appointments. The minority leader shall be 196
elected by the members of the minority party in the House and the 197
deputy minority leaders, the minority caucus chairperson, the assistant 198
minority leaders, the minority whips and the ranking members of each 199
joint standing committee shall be appointed by the minority leader and 200
shall serve at the pleasure of the minority leader except when a ranking 201
member is designated or appointed by the speaker pursuant to these 202 House Resolution No.
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rules or the joint rules, in which case, the person so designated or 203
appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. Notwithstanding 204
any provision of the general statutes, during the 2025-2026 biennium, 205
the chairperson of the Legislative Regulation Review Committee shall 206
be appointed by the minority leader. 207
(c) Number of Leaders. The number of members appointed to the 208
positions of assistant majority leader and majority whip shall not exceed 209
thirty-three per cent of the total membership of the majority party in the 210
House. The number of members appointed to the positions of assistant 211
minority leader shall not exceed thirty-three per cent of the total 212
membership of the minority party in the House. Notwithstanding the 213
provisions of this subsection, the chairpersons of the bonding 214
subcommittees of the joint standing committee on finance, revenue and 215
bonding may be assistant majority leaders and the ranking members of 216
said subcommittees may be assistant minority leaders. 217
(d) Committees. The staff clerks of the standing committees shall be 218
appointed by the speaker. Chairpersons of subcommittees may be 219
appointed by the chairpersons of the respective standing committees 220
with the approval of the speaker. 221
All standing committee members shall be appointed by the speaker 222
on or before the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term, 223
except to fill a vacancy caused by death or incapacity, or resignation or 224
removal from the House or from a committee, and except that the 225
speaker may appoint any member elected after the fifth regular session 226
day of the first year of the term to any committee, within five calendar 227
days after the member takes the oath of office. The member first 228
appointed shall be chairperson. All members of standing committees 229
shall serve for both sessions of the term, except that: (1) The speaker may 230
accept the resignation, for good cause, of a member of a standing 231
committee prior to the expiration of the term, and (2) the speaker may 232
remove a member, provided the speaker's removal of a member of the 233
minority party shall require the concurrence of the minority leader. 234
Chairpersons, vice-chairpersons and subcommittee chairpersons shall 235 House Resolution No.
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serve for both sessions of the term unless removed by the speaker. 236
(e) Referrals to Committees. (1) The House may refer any matter to a 237
committee either before or after the deadline of that committee (A) at 238
any regular session of the House, or (B) at a technical session of the 239
House provided the majority leader has notified the minority leader or 240
the minority leader's designee in writing, not later than 5 p.m. the day 241
before the technical session, of the majority leader's intent to move for 242
the referral, and received the approval of the minority leader or the 243
minority leader's designee for the referral, and provided further that no 244
matter may be recommitted at a technical session. 245
(2) The House may, but need not, refer to a committee before or after 246
its deadline a bill or resolution that was favorably or unfavorably 247
reported by another committee, except that every bill and resolution 248
shall be referred to the committees on Legislative Management, 249
Appropriations, Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Government 250
Administration and Elections, Government Oversight or Judiciary if 251
such referral is specifically required under Joint Rule 3 or subsection (e) 252
of Joint Rule 15. 253
(f) Meetings in Representatives' Chamber. Committee meetings shall 254
not be held in the representatives' chamber on session days. 255
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS 256
21. The order of business shall be as follows: 257
1. Reception of petitions. 258
2. Reception of communications from the Governor, Secretary of the 259
State, annual and biennial reports, interim committee reports and 260
special reports. 261
3. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 262
4. Reports of committees. 263
5. Reception of business from the senate. 264 House Resolution No.
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6. Business on the calendar. 265
7. Miscellaneous. 266
RULES AND MOTIONS 267
22. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in the 2000 edition 268
of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the House 269
whenever applicable and whenever they are not inconsistent with the 270
standing rules and orders of the House or the joint rules of the senate 271
and the House of Representatives. 272
23. The rules of the House shall take precedence over the joint rules 273
of the senate and the House of Representatives or Mason's Manual of 274
Legislative Procedure in the event of conflict. 275
24. When a motion is made, it shall be stated to the House by the 276
speaker before any debate is had thereon. 277
25. When a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by the clerk, it 278
shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House. 279
It may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before decision or 280
amendment, but not after amendment, unless the House approves by a 281
majority vote. 282
26. The question first moved shall be first put, except as modified in 283
Rule 28. 284
27. If the question under debate consists of two or more independent 285
propositions any member may move to have the question divided. If the 286
House adopts the motion to divide, the speaker shall rule on the order 287
of voting on the divisions of a question. 288
28. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received 289
except: 290
1. To adjourn, which is not debatable. 291 House Resolution No.
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2. To recess. 292
3. To postpone temporarily retaining position on the calendar. 293
4. To pass until next session day retaining position on calendar. 294
5. To close the debate at a specified time. 295
6. To postpone to a certain time. 296
7. To refer or recommit to a committee. 297
8. To amend. 298
9. To place at foot of calendar. 299
These motions shall have precedence in the order listed in this rule, 300
except that a point of order may be raised at any time. 301
29. When the consideration of a question regularly on the calendar is 302
interrupted by adjournment, the question comes up in its proper place 303
on the next session day's calendar. 304
30. A vote can be reconsidered only on the next regular succeeding 305
session day, provided there shall be no reconsideration of the vote upon 306
the following motions: To adjourn, or to reconsider, and no question 307
shall be twice reconsidered. 308
AMENDMENTS 309
31. (a) Amendments shall be filed with the clerk of the House before 310
10 a.m. on the day on which the bill or resolution is to be acted upon, 311
except that (1) the following may each sponsor or authorize 312
amendments at any time: The presiding officer, the majority leader or, 313
in the majority leader's absence, the majority leader's designated deputy 314
majority leader, the minority leader or in the minority leader's absence, 315
the minority leader's designated deputy minority leader; (2) the 316
presiding officer may waive the filing requirement upon the request of 317
the majority leader or the minority leader; (3) after any amendment or 318 House Resolution No.
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amendments have been adopted, any member may offer a further 319
amendment only if it is directly related to the amendment or 320
amendments adopted. 321
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this rule, if a bill or resolution 322
has been scheduled for consideration on a date certain pursuant to a 323
special order, all amendments relating to that bill or resolution must be 324
filed with the clerk of the House before 5 p.m. on the last day the clerk's 325
office is open preceding the day on which the bill or resolution has been 326
scheduled for consideration. The only exceptions to this filing 327
requirement shall be: (1) The persons named in subdivision (1) of 328
subsection (a) of this rule may each sponsor an amendment at any time; 329
(2) after any amendment or amendments have been adopted, any 330
member may offer a further amendment only if it is directly related to 331
the amendment or amendments adopted. 332
(c) Members may co-sponsor an amendment that is in the possession 333
of the clerk of the House, or remove their names as co-sponsors, by 334
submitting a written request to the clerk not later than 10 a.m. on the 335
day following adoption or rejection of the amendment, excluding 336
weekends and holidays. Co-sponsorship of an amendment does not 337
constitute co-sponsorship of the bill it would amend unless the member 338
so specifies pursuant to Joint Rule 7(c). 339
(d) After a motion for passage of a bill or resolution has been made, 340
a motion to amend the bill or resolution is in order. 341
A pending amendment may not be amended. No substitute 342
amendment may be offered for a pending amendment. 343
(e) No independent new question may be introduced as an 344
amendment. 345
(f) Whenever a bill is amended, the speaker may order that it be 346
returned to the legislative commissioners for the purposes of re-347
examination pursuant to Joint Rule 13 and for reprinting as amended. 348
SEATS 349 House Resolution No.
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32. Immediately after the adoption of these rules the speaker shall 350
appoint a committee of four, who shall assign seats to all members of 351
the House. 352
33. The seats assigned to members shall be their seats for their term 353
of office. 354
REPRESENTATIVES' CHAMBER 355
34. Use of the representatives' chamber shall not be granted for non-356
legislative use during a General Assembly session except by a vote of 357
the House, or by a vote of the legislative management committee or with 358
the permission of the speaker. The speaker shall grant use of the 359
chamber for legislative use and between General Assembly sessions. 360
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE 361
35. No debate shall be allowed after a question is put and while it 362
remains undecided. 363
36. In all cases when a voice vote is taken without a division, the 364
speaker shall determine whether it is or is not a vote; and in all doubtful 365
cases the speaker shall state "The chair is in doubt." Whereupon, the 366
speaker shall try the question again by a voice vote or roll call, as the 367
speaker may so order. 368
After the speaker has declared a vote, it shall not be taken again 369
unless by a regular motion for reconsideration, made by a member in 370
the prevailing vote of the House. 371
37. If a division is called for, the House shall divide, those in the 372
affirmative first rising from their seats and standing until counted, and 373
afterwards those in the negative. For the purpose of more conveniently 374
counting upon the division of the House, the floor thereof shall be 375
divided by aisles into four divisions, to be numbered first, second, third 376
and fourth sections, commencing on the right of the chair; for each of 377
which divisions the speaker shall appoint a member whose seat is in 378
said division to be a teller and to count and report to the chair. 379 House Resolution No.
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38. In case of a tie vote or an equal division, the question shall not be 380
passed. 381
39. The yeas and nays shall be taken on the roll call machine on all 382
final action on all bills, resolutions proposing amendments to the 383
constitution and all other substantive resolutions, except bills and 384
resolutions on the consent calendar. On all other questions, a roll call 385
vote shall be taken at the request of one-fifth of the members present, 386
expressed at any time before a declaration of the vote. In the event the 387
roll call machine is not functioning properly, the roll may be called by 388
the clerk. 389
40. Every member, when a question is put by the speaker, shall vote, 390
unless excused by the speaker, if the member is (1) present in the House 391
Chamber, or (2) logged into the House of Representatives electronic 392
voting system in accordance with the provisions of Rule 49. No member 393
shall absent herself or himself from the House Chamber or the State 394
Capitol or Legislative Office Building, or log out of the electronic voting 395
system, without leave, unless there is a quorum without the member's 396
presence. 397
Whenever any vote is to be taken, the speaker may order the doors 398
closed and thereupon no member shall leave the House unless by 399
permission of the speaker, or the House, until the vote is declared, but 400
members shall be admitted at any time. 401
When a vote has been taken, if any member raises a question of an 402
excess of votes cast over the number of members present, a count of the 403
House shall be had, and if it appears that such excess of votes exists, the 404
speaker shall order the vote to be again taken. 405
41. No representative may vote or change his or her vote on a roll call 406
after the speaker has requested that the clerk announce the tally. 407
42. While the House is in session, admission to the floor of the House 408
shall be limited to members of the General Assembly, authorized 409
members of the press, authorized staff of the General Assembly and 410 House Resolution No.
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such other persons as may be authorized by the presiding officer. On 411
any day during which the House is in session, lobbyists shall be 412
prohibited from the floor of the House except during a public hearing 413
on the floor of the House or as may be authorized by the presiding 414
officer for purposes of recognition or ceremony. 415
Electronic media equipment and media personnel shall occupy only 416
those areas designated by the presiding officer. 417
Proper facilities for transmitting messages to members of the House 418
shall be provided by the clerk and administered by the messengers. 419
The sergeant at arms, doorkeepers and messengers shall enforce this 420
rule and shall see that the aisles and the seats of the members are not 421
occupied by persons other than members of the General Assembly, 422
while the House is in session. 423
43. There shall be a consent calendar on which shall be entered such 424
bills and resolutions as the majority leader and the minority leader or 425
their designees shall agree, and shall be proposed to the House by the 426
majority leader or the designee of the majority leader in the form of a 427
motion to move to the consent calendar. The consent calendar may be 428
acted upon on the day of such motion or on a subsequent day. At the 429
request of a member made from the floor any bill or resolution shall be 430
removed from those included in the motion. All bills and resolutions 431
starred for action on the consent calendar shall be passed on motion 432
without discussion unless, at any time prior to the motion for passage, 433
a member requests from the floor removal of a bill or resolution from 434
the consent calendar in which case such bill or resolution shall be so 435
removed and placed on the regular calendar. Any bill or resolution so 436
removed shall be considered as having appeared on the regular 437
calendar for a period of time equivalent to that during which it appeared 438
on the consent calendar. 439
44. Upon motion made and adopted, the House may schedule 440
consideration of any matter appearing on the calendar for a date certain 441
by special order, but no sooner than the later of (1) the second day, 442 House Resolution No.
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excluding weekends and holidays, after the adoption of the special 443
order, or (2) the day after the matter first appears on the calendar double 444
starred. 445
RESTRICTIONS 446
45. No person shall smoke in the House Chamber or the gallery. No 447
person shall conduct a conversation on a wireless telephone or similar 448
device in the House Chamber while the House is meeting. No person 449
shall take or possess a sign, banner, placard or other display material in 450
the gallery or in the House Chamber while the House is meeting. The 451
presiding officer and the sergeant at arms shall enforce this rule. 452
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES 453
46. These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except by 454
the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present. 455
47. Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session day. 456
Suspension of the rules shall be for a specified purpose. Upon 457
accomplishment of that purpose, any rule suspended shall be again in 458
force. 459
REMOTE PARTICIPATION 460
48. Quorum. No member who is logged into the House of 461
Representatives electronic voting system and not present in the House 462
Chamber shall be considered present for the purpose of determining 463
whether a quorum is present. 464
49. Voting Remotely. A member may vote remotely while logged into 465
the House of Representatives electronic voting system under these rules 466
as follows: 467
(1) While present in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building; 468
or 469
(2) While on the grounds of the State Capitol or Legislative Office 470
Building if the majority leader or minority leader has granted such 471 House Resolution No.
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member permission because such leader has (A) determined that it is 472
impracticable for the member to cast a vote while present in the House 473
Chamber or in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building, and (B) 474
informed the speaker of such permission. 475
50. House Agenda. (a) Upon acceptance of a House agenda, the 476
clerk's office shall act upon the items listed as indicated and shall 477
incorporate the items by reference in the House journal and House 478
transcript. 479
(b) On any day that is not scheduled as a session day, the speaker and 480
the minority leader, or their designees, may call the House into session 481
for purposes of transacting business of a procedural nature by filing 482
with the clerk or the clerk's designee a written instruction to conduct a 483
pro forma House session with or without the presence of a member. The 484
direction shall include a written motion to adopt the day's House 485
agenda and act on all items as indicated and incorporate the items by 486
reference into the House journal and House transcript. The motion shall 487
be read into the record and shall have the same force and effect as if the 488
House were convened with a presiding officer and a member. 489
REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS 490
51. Upon mutual agreement of the House chairperson and House 491
ranking member of a joint standing committee, while a motion for a final 492
action is under consideration by the committee at a committee meeting, 493
all House members of such committee who are participating on a virtual 494
platform at such meeting shall be limited to casting a vote on any 495
question before the committee during the consideration of such motion 496
for a final action, provided notice of such limitation is distributed to all 497
House members of the committee not later than 6 p.m. of the day before 498
such meeting and a record is made of such limitation and such 499
distribution by the House chairperson and House ranking member. 500