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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | January Session, 2025 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 1205 |
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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 | | SEN. LOONEY, 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SEN. DUFF, 25 |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE RULES OF THE SENATE. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Resolved by the Senate: |
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| 28 | 28 | | That the following are the Senate Rules for the 2025 and 2026 sessions: 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1. The President shall take the chair on each session day, at the hour 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | to which the Senate stands adjourned. The President shall thereupon 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | call the Senate to order and after prayer and recitation of the pledge of 4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | allegiance, if a quorum is present, proceed to business. 5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2. In the absence of a quorum, the President may adjourn the Senate 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | to a subsequent time on that day or to the next session day. At all other 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | times an adjournment shall be pronounced by the President on motion. 8 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3. The President shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | all questions of order, upon which no debate shall be allowed except at 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | the request of the President; but the decision shall be subject to an appeal 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | to the Senate which must be seconded and on which no member shall 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | speak more than once. No other business shall be in order until such 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | appeal is disposed of. 14 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | LCO No. 1205 2 of 12 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 4. The President shall rise to put a question or to address the Senate, 15 |
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| 47 | 47 | | but may read sitting. 16 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 5. If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity in 17 |
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| 49 | 49 | | or about the chamber which, in the opinion of the presiding officer, may 18 |
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| 50 | 50 | | impede the orderly transaction of the business of the Senate, the 19 |
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| 51 | 51 | | presiding officer may take such action as is deemed necessary to 20 |
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| 52 | 52 | | preserve and restore order. 21 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 6. If the President while presiding, wishes to leave the chair, the 22 |
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| 54 | 54 | | President Pro Tempore shall preside, or, in the absence of the President 23 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Pro Tempore, the President Pro Tempore's designee shall preside for a 24 |
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| 56 | 56 | | period not exceeding one day. 25 |
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| 57 | 57 | | 7. Within one week after appointment, the President Pro Tempore 26 |
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| 58 | 58 | | shall nominate a chaplain and up to three deputy chaplains, and if such 27 |
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| 59 | 59 | | nominations are confirmed by the Senate by a majority vote, the 28 |
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| 60 | 60 | | candidates so nominated and confirmed shall serve for the 2025 and 29 |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2026 sessions. 30 |
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| 62 | 62 | | 8. The clerk shall keep a journal of the Senate, and shall enter therein 31 |
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| 63 | 63 | | a record of each day's proceedings and record any amendment that may 32 |
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| 64 | 64 | | be offered to any bill or resolution. 33 |
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| 65 | 65 | | 9. (a) Upon acceptance of a Senate agenda, the clerk's office shall act 34 |
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| 66 | 66 | | upon the items listed as indicated and shall incorporate the items by 35 |
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| 67 | 67 | | reference in the Senate journal and Senate transcript. The clerk shall 36 |
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| 68 | 68 | | keep a Calendar on which he or she shall enter daily (1) all bills and joint 37 |
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| 69 | 69 | | resolutions received from the House for action except (a) bills and 38 |
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| 70 | 70 | | resolutions which do not have a favorable or unfavorable report of a 39 |
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| 71 | 71 | | joint committee which shall, upon being read by the clerk, be referred 40 |
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| 72 | 72 | | without further action to the appropriate committee, (b) all bills and 41 |
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| 73 | 73 | | joint resolutions received from the House for action by the Senate which 42 |
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| 74 | 74 | | have not been referred by the Senate to any committee, and (2) all bills 43 |
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| 75 | 75 | | and resolutions favorably reported to the Senate from any committee; 44 |
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| 76 | 76 | | and these shall be entered on the Calendar in the order in which they 45 |
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| 77 | 77 | | are received. Each joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 46 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 82 | 82 | | constitution and each bill so entered shall be printed and in the files and 47 |
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| 83 | 83 | | on the Calendar, with a file number for two session days and shall be 48 |
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| 84 | 84 | | starred for action on the session day next succeeding, except that: 49 |
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| 85 | 85 | | (A) A resolution may be acted on in accordance with Rule 17(b) of the 50 |
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| 86 | 86 | | joint rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 51 |
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| 87 | 87 | | (B) A bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the 52 |
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| 88 | 88 | | general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted 53 |
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| 89 | 89 | | upon first by the Senate with the consent of the speaker; and if filed in 54 |
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| 90 | 90 | | the Senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House 55 |
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| 91 | 91 | | with the consent of the President Pro Tempore, 56 |
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| 92 | 92 | | (C) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this rule, any 57 |
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| 93 | 93 | | bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the general 58 |
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| 94 | 94 | | statutes, may be acted upon immediately in the first house, may be 59 |
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| 95 | 95 | | transmitted immediately to the second house and may be acted upon 60 |
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| 96 | 96 | | immediately when received by the second house, 61 |
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| 97 | 97 | | (D) If the Senate rejects an amendment adopted by the House, the bill 62 |
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| 98 | 98 | | or resolution after final action by the Senate may be transmitted 63 |
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| 99 | 99 | | immediately to the House, or if the House rejects an amendment 64 |
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| 100 | 100 | | adopted by the Senate, the bill or resolution when received from the 65 |
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| 101 | 101 | | House may be placed immediately on the Calendar, 66 |
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| 102 | 102 | | (E) During the last five calendar days of the session, if the Senate 67 |
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| 103 | 103 | | rejects an amendment adopted by the House, or adopts a Senate 68 |
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| 104 | 104 | | amendment to a bill or resolution received from the House, or takes any 69 |
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| 105 | 105 | | action on the bill or resolution requiring further action by the House, the 70 |
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| 106 | 106 | | bill or resolution after final action by the Senate, may be transmitted 71 |
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| 107 | 107 | | immediately to the House, or if the House rejects an amendment 72 |
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| 108 | 108 | | adopted by the Senate or adopts a House amendment to a bill or 73 |
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| 109 | 109 | | resolution received from the Senate, or takes any action on the bill or 74 |
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| 110 | 110 | | resolution requiring further action by the Senate, the bill or resolution 75 |
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| 111 | 111 | | when received from the House may be placed immediately on the 76 |
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| 112 | 112 | | calendar and may be acted upon immediately, 77 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 117 | 117 | | (F) During the last five calendar days of the session, any bill or 78 |
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| 118 | 118 | | resolution after final action by the Senate may be transmitted 79 |
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| 119 | 119 | | immediately to the House, or 80 |
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| 120 | 120 | | (G) During the last five calendar days of the session, any bill or 81 |
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| 121 | 121 | | resolution received by the Senate after final action by the House may be 82 |
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| 122 | 122 | | placed on the Calendar immediately. 83 |
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| 123 | 123 | | (b) All bills and resolutions starred for action shall be acted upon only 84 |
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| 124 | 124 | | when reached in their regular order, and any bill or resolution passed 85 |
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| 125 | 125 | | over when so reached shall retain its place on the Calendar unless it is 86 |
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| 126 | 126 | | passed temporarily, put on the foot of the Calendar or its consideration 87 |
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| 127 | 127 | | is made the order of the day for some specified time. 88 |
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| 128 | 128 | | (c) The clerk shall immediately provide an electronic notice of the 89 |
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| 129 | 129 | | filing, in either chamber, and number of any emergency certified bill 90 |
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| 130 | 130 | | introduced by the President Pro Tempore and the speaker, certified in 91 |
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| 131 | 131 | | accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes, that is the biennial 92 |
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| 132 | 132 | | budget bill or a bill that amends or implements the biennial budget bill 93 |
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| 133 | 133 | | to the members of the Senate. No such emergency certified bill may be 94 |
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| 134 | 134 | | marked ready for action or acted upon less than twelve hours following 95 |
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| 135 | 135 | | the provision of such electronic notice. 96 |
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| 136 | 136 | | (d) On any day that is not scheduled as a session day, there shall be a 97 |
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| 137 | 137 | | pro forma session, with or without the presence of a senator, for 98 |
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| 138 | 138 | | purposes of transacting business of a procedural nature. There shall be 99 |
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| 139 | 139 | | a written motion to adopt the day's Senate agenda and act on all items 100 |
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| 140 | 140 | | as indicated and incorporate the items by reference into the Senate 101 |
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| 141 | 141 | | journal and Senate transcript. Said motion shall be read into the record 102 |
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| 142 | 142 | | and shall have the same force and effect as if the Senate were convened 103 |
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| 143 | 143 | | with a presiding officer and senator. 104 |
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| 144 | 144 | | 10. The clerk shall retain all bills, resolutions and other papers, in 105 |
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| 145 | 145 | | reference to which any member has a right to move a reconsideration, 106 |
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| 146 | 146 | | until the right of reconsideration has expired, and no longer. 107 |
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| 147 | 147 | | 11. The clerk shall also keep a record of all petitions, resolutions, and 108 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 149 | 149 | | |
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| 152 | 152 | | bills for all acts which are presented for the consideration of the Senate, 109 |
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| 153 | 153 | | and said record shall be so kept as to show by a single reference the 110 |
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| 154 | 154 | | action of the Senate on each of them to that date. 111 |
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| 155 | 155 | | 12. The assistant clerk shall have the same powers and perform the 112 |
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| 156 | 156 | | same duties as the clerk, subject to the direction of the clerk. The bill 113 |
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| 157 | 157 | | clerk and the journal clerk shall perform such duties as are assigned to 114 |
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| 158 | 158 | | them by the clerk. 115 |
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| 159 | 159 | | 13. The clerk shall cause the journals and calendars to be distributed 116 |
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| 160 | 160 | | on the desks of the members daily, before the opening of the session. 117 |
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| 161 | 161 | | 14. No member shall speak more than twice upon the same question 118 |
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| 162 | 162 | | without leave of the Senate, except to explain. 119 |
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| 163 | 163 | | 15. No member who is interested in the decision of any question in 120 |
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| 164 | 164 | | such manner that he or she cannot vote thereon may stay in the chamber 121 |
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| 165 | 165 | | when such question is discussed or decided. 122 |
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| 166 | 166 | | 16. If a member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules and 123 |
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| 167 | 167 | | order of the Senate, the President shall, or any member may, call such 124 |
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| 168 | 168 | | member to order; and if speaking, such member shall sit down, unless 125 |
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| 169 | 169 | | permitted to explain; and if a member is guilty of a breach of any of the 126 |
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| 170 | 170 | | rules and orders, such member may be required by the Senate, on 127 |
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| 171 | 171 | | motion, to make satisfaction therefor, and until satisfaction has been 128 |
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| 172 | 172 | | made, shall not be allowed to vote or speak except by way of excuse. 129 |
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| 173 | 173 | | 17. If a candidate for the Senate notifies the clerk on or before the 130 |
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| 174 | 174 | | opening day of the session that such candidate contests the results of the 131 |
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| 175 | 175 | | election for his or her district, a committee of three members, at least one 132 |
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| 176 | 176 | | of whom shall be a member of the minority party in the Senate, shall be 133 |
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| 177 | 177 | | appointed by the President Pro Tempore within the first two days of the 134 |
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| 178 | 178 | | session. If a candidate for the Senate in a special election notifies the 135 |
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| 179 | 179 | | clerk no later than fourteen days following such election that such 136 |
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| 180 | 180 | | candidate contests the results of the election for his or her district, a 137 |
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| 181 | 181 | | committee of three members, at least one of whom shall be a member of 138 |
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| 182 | 182 | | the minority party in the Senate, shall be appointed by the President Pro 139 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 186 | 186 | | |
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| 187 | 187 | | Tempore no later than sixteen days following such election. The 140 |
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| 188 | 188 | | committee shall take into consideration such contested election and 141 |
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| 189 | 189 | | report the facts with its opinion thereon. 142 |
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| 190 | 190 | | 18. The majority leader shall be elected by the members of the 143 |
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| 191 | 191 | | majority party in the Senate. The other leaders of the majority party in 144 |
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| 192 | 192 | | the Senate and the chairperson and vice chairpersons of each joint 145 |
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| 193 | 193 | | standing committee and select committee shall be appointed by the 146 |
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| 194 | 194 | | President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Chairpersons and vice 147 |
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| 195 | 195 | | chairpersons shall serve at the pleasure of the President Pro Tempore 148 |
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| 196 | 196 | | and the majority leader. The clerks of the joint standing committees and 149 |
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| 197 | 197 | | the chairpersons of the subcommittees thereof shall be appointed by the 150 |
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| 198 | 198 | | chairpersons of the respective committees with the approval of the 151 |
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| 199 | 199 | | President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The minority leader shall be 152 |
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| 200 | 200 | | elected by the members of the minority party in the Senate and the other 153 |
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| 201 | 201 | | leaders of the minority party in the Senate shall be appointed by the 154 |
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| 202 | 202 | | minority leader. The minority leader shall appoint ranking minority 155 |
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| 203 | 203 | | members to each joint standing committee and select committee. Such 156 |
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| 204 | 204 | | ranking members shall serve at the pleasure of the minority leader. All 157 |
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| 205 | 205 | | joint standing committee members and select committee members shall 158 |
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| 206 | 206 | | be appointed by the President Pro Tempore by the fifth regular session 159 |
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| 207 | 207 | | day of the first year of the term, except to fill a vacancy caused by death 160 |
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| 208 | 208 | | or incapacity or resignation from the Senate or from a committee; and 161 |
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| 209 | 209 | | except that the President Pro Tempore may appoint any member elected 162 |
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| 210 | 210 | | after the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term to any 163 |
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| 211 | 211 | | committee within five calendar days after the member takes the oath of 164 |
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| 212 | 212 | | office. Not more than nine senators shall be appointed to any joint 165 |
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| 213 | 213 | | standing committee, except that the joint standing committee on 166 |
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| 214 | 214 | | Judiciary shall consist of not more than thirteen senators, the joint 167 |
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| 215 | 215 | | standing committees on Appropriations and Finance, Revenue and 168 |
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| 216 | 216 | | Bonding shall consist of not more than fourteen senators, the joint 169 |
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| 217 | 217 | | standing committee on Public Health shall consist of not more than 170 |
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| 218 | 218 | | eleven senators and the select committee on Special Education shall 171 |
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| 219 | 219 | | consist of not more than eleven senators. The member first named shall 172 |
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| 220 | 220 | | be chairperson. The chairperson of each committee may appoint one of 173 |
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| 221 | 221 | | the members of the committee as clerk thereof. All Senate leaders and 174 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 226 | 226 | | joint standing committee assignments, chairpersons, vice chairpersons 175 |
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| 227 | 227 | | and clerks and subcommittee chairpersons shall serve for both the 2025 176 |
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| 228 | 228 | | and the 2026 sessions. The assignments for the select committee on 177 |
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| 229 | 229 | | Special Education, including members, chairpersons, vice chairpersons, 178 |
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| 230 | 230 | | clerks and any subcommittee chairpersons, shall serve for the 2025 179 |
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| 231 | 231 | | session. 180 |
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| 232 | 232 | | 19. The order of business shall be as follows: 181 |
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| 233 | 233 | | 1. Reception of petitions. 182 |
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| 234 | 234 | | 2. Reception of communications from the Governor, secretary of 183 |
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| 235 | 235 | | the state, annual and biennial reports, interim committee 184 |
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| 236 | 236 | | reports and reports. 185 |
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| 237 | 237 | | 3. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 186 |
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| 238 | 238 | | 4. Reports of committees. 187 |
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| 239 | 239 | | 5. Reception of business from the House. 188 |
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| 240 | 240 | | 6. Business on the Calendar. 189 |
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| 241 | 241 | | 7. Introduction of guests. 190 |
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| 242 | 242 | | 8. Miscellaneous business. 191 |
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| 243 | 243 | | 9. Resolutions removed from consent calendar. 192 |
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| 244 | 244 | | 20. Before any petition or resolution is received, a brief statement of 193 |
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| 245 | 245 | | its object shall be made by the introducer. 194 |
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| 246 | 246 | | 21. When a motion is made, it shall be stated to the Senate by the 195 |
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| 247 | 247 | | President before any debate is had thereon. 196 |
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| 248 | 248 | | 22. When a motion is stated by the President, or read by the clerk, it 197 |
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| 249 | 249 | | shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Senate. It may be 198 |
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| 250 | 250 | | withdrawn by the mover at any time before decision or amendment, but 199 |
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| 251 | 251 | | not after amendment, unless the Senate gives leave. 200 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 256 | 256 | | 23. If the question under debate consists of two or more independent 201 |
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| 257 | 257 | | propositions any member may move to have the question divided. The 202 |
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| 258 | 258 | | President shall rule on the order of voting on the division of a question. 203 |
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| 259 | 259 | | 24. (a) The yeas and nays shall be cast on the roll call machine or 204 |
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| 260 | 260 | | through use of the electronic remote voting system on all final action on 205 |
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| 261 | 261 | | bills on the regular calendar and on all other questions at the desire of 206 |
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| 262 | 262 | | one-fifth of the members present, expressed at any time before a 207 |
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| 263 | 263 | | declaration of the vote. A vote may only be cast using the electronic 208 |
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| 264 | 264 | | remote voting system from the Legislative Office Building or State 209 |
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| 265 | 265 | | Capitol. 210 |
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| 266 | 266 | | (b) Exceptions to this rule shall be allowed as to how and where the 211 |
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| 267 | 267 | | yeas and nays are cast and recorded as follows: 212 |
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| 268 | 268 | | (1) In the case that the roll call machine or electronic remote voting 213 |
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| 269 | 269 | | system is not functioning properly, the roll may be called by the clerk; 214 |
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| 270 | 270 | | or 215 |
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| 271 | 271 | | (2) If the electronic remote voting system is not functioning properly 216 |
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| 272 | 272 | | and there is a member who is unwilling or unable to be in the chamber, 217 |
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| 273 | 273 | | such member may vote remotely from the Legislative Office Building or 218 |
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| 274 | 274 | | State Capitol in writing, citing the LCO number of the bill, resolution or 219 |
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| 275 | 275 | | amendment or the number of the consent calendar upon which the vote 220 |
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| 276 | 276 | | is cast and signed by the member's hand. Such written remote vote shall 221 |
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| 277 | 277 | | be delivered by a runner selected by the member's caucus to the 222 |
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| 278 | 278 | | presiding officer before the roll call is announced. The presiding officer 223 |
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| 279 | 279 | | shall announce the result of any such vote by such member as indicated 224 |
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| 280 | 280 | | in the member's written remote vote and such vote shall be included in 225 |
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| 281 | 281 | | the roll call vote announced after the receipt of such vote. No voice vote 226 |
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| 282 | 282 | | may be made by written remote vote. The clerk shall retain each written 227 |
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| 283 | 283 | | remote vote until the end of the regular session in which the vote was 228 |
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| 284 | 284 | | cast. 229 |
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| 285 | 285 | | 25. Whenever the result of a vote as stated by the presiding officer is 230 |
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| 286 | 286 | | doubted, it shall be taken again by rising. 231 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 291 | 291 | | 26. When a vote has been taken, it shall be in order for any senator on 232 |
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| 292 | 292 | | the prevailing side to move for a reconsideration thereof on the day of 233 |
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| 293 | 293 | | the vote or on the next succeeding session day, if the bill is still in the 234 |
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| 294 | 294 | | possession of the Senate; provided also that there shall be no 235 |
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| 295 | 295 | | reconsideration of the following motions: To adjourn, for the previous 236 |
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| 296 | 296 | | question or to reconsider, and no question shall be twice reconsidered. 237 |
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| 297 | 297 | | 27. Pairs may be made by senators whose votes if they were present 238 |
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| 298 | 298 | | would be cast on opposite sides of any question, by filing with the clerk 239 |
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| 299 | 299 | | of the Senate a memorandum, containing the names of the senators, and 240 |
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| 300 | 300 | | their votes, who are thus paired and the subject matter or matters to 241 |
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| 301 | 301 | | which such pairs apply. Senators making any such pairs shall be 242 |
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| 302 | 302 | | excused from voting upon the merits of the matters involved while the 243 |
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| 303 | 303 | | pair continues, but no pairs shall operate while both of the senators 244 |
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| 304 | 304 | | paired are present. 245 |
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| 305 | 305 | | 28. Persons, other than members of the General Assembly, shall not 246 |
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| 306 | 306 | | be permitted on the chamber floor while the Senate is in session. 247 |
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| 307 | 307 | | Lobbyists shall be prohibited from the chamber floor on any day during 248 |
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| 308 | 308 | | which the Senate is in session except during a public hearing in the 249 |
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| 309 | 309 | | chamber. This rule shall not apply to the staff of the General Assembly, 250 |
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| 310 | 310 | | to any state or municipal official or member of the media who has been 251 |
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| 311 | 311 | | given permission to be on the chamber floor by the President of the 252 |
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| 312 | 312 | | Senate, President Pro Tempore, majority leader or minority leader, or to 253 |
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| 313 | 313 | | persons invited to the chamber for purposes of recognition or ceremony. 254 |
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| 314 | 314 | | Other persons who desire to speak with a member of the Senate while it 255 |
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| 315 | 315 | | is in session shall communicate such desire through one of the 256 |
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| 316 | 316 | | messengers and shall not converse with such member in the chamber 257 |
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| 317 | 317 | | while the Senate is in session. 258 |
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| 318 | 318 | | 29. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received 259 |
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| 319 | 319 | | except: 260 |
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| 320 | 320 | | 1. To adjourn. 261 |
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| 321 | 321 | | 2. To recess. 262 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 326 | 326 | | 3. For the previous question. 263 |
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| 327 | 327 | | 4. To close the debate at a specified time. 264 |
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| 328 | 328 | | 5. To pass temporarily. 265 |
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| 329 | 329 | | 6. To pass retain. 266 |
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| 330 | 330 | | 7. To postpone to a certain time. 267 |
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| 331 | 331 | | 8. To commit or recommit. 268 |
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| 332 | 332 | | 9. To divide the question. 269 |
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| 333 | 333 | | 10. To amend. 270 |
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| 334 | 334 | | 11. To refer to another committee. 271 |
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| 335 | 335 | | 12. To postpone indefinitely. 272 |
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| 336 | 336 | | 13. To place at foot of calendar. 273 |
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| 337 | 337 | | These several motions shall have precedence in the order listed in this 274 |
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| 338 | 338 | | rule, and no motion to commit or recommit, to continue to the next 275 |
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| 339 | 339 | | General Assembly or to postpone indefinitely, having been once 276 |
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| 340 | 340 | | decided, shall be again allowed at the same session and at the same state 277 |
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| 341 | 341 | | of the bill or subject matter. 278 |
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| 342 | 342 | | 30. (a) Amendments shall be filed with the clerk of the Senate before 279 |
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| 343 | 343 | | 12 noon on the day the bill is acted upon. Exceptions to this rule shall be 280 |
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| 344 | 344 | | allowed: (1) Upon approval of any two of the following: The President 281 |
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| 345 | 345 | | Pro Tempore, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of 282 |
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| 346 | 346 | | the Senate; or (2) in the case of bills or resolutions not starred for action 283 |
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| 347 | 347 | | or bills or resolutions reported in accordance with subdivision (1) of 284 |
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| 348 | 348 | | paragraph (d) of Rule 15 of the joint rules of the Senate and the House 285 |
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| 349 | 349 | | of Representatives. 286 |
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| 350 | 350 | | (b) Upon approval of an amendment pursuant to subdivision (1) of 287 |
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| 351 | 351 | | subsection (a) of this section, the sponsor of the amendment shall cause 288 |
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| 352 | 352 | | a copy of the signed approval to be provided electronically or by hand 289 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 355 | 355 | | LCO No. 1205 11 of 12 |
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| 357 | 357 | | to a designated leader or staff member of the other party. 290 |
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| 358 | 358 | | (c) Whenever a bill or resolution is substantively amended, it may be 291 |
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| 359 | 359 | | referred to the legislative commissioners to be re-examined for the 292 |
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| 360 | 360 | | purposes set forth in Rule 13 of the joint rules of the Senate and the 293 |
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| 361 | 361 | | House of Representatives and to be reprinted as amended. The 294 |
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| 362 | 362 | | legislative commissioners' office shall complete its examination of any 295 |
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| 363 | 363 | | such bill within three calendar days of its receipt. It shall then be printed 296 |
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| 364 | 364 | | in the files with a file number and marked on the calendar starred for 297 |
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| 365 | 365 | | action on the session day on which it appears. 298 |
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| 366 | 366 | | 31. There shall be a consent calendar on which shall be entered such 299 |
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| 367 | 367 | | bills and resolutions as the majority and minority leaders of the 300 |
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| 368 | 368 | | respective house shall designate. All bills and resolutions starred for 301 |
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| 369 | 369 | | action on the consent calendar shall be passed on motion without 302 |
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| 370 | 370 | | discussion unless, at any time before voting has commenced, a member 303 |
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| 371 | 371 | | requests removal of a bill or resolution from the consent calendar in 304 |
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| 372 | 372 | | which case such bill or resolution shall be so removed. 305 |
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| 373 | 373 | | 32. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in the 2010 edition 306 |
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| 374 | 374 | | of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the Senate 307 |
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| 375 | 375 | | whenever applicable and whenever they are not inconsistent with the 308 |
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| 376 | 376 | | standing rules and orders of the Senate or the joint rules of the Senate 309 |
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| 377 | 377 | | and the House of Representatives. 310 |
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| 378 | 378 | | 33. The rules of the Senate shall take precedence over the joint rules 311 |
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| 379 | 379 | | of the Senate and the House of Representatives or Mason's Manual of 312 |
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| 380 | 380 | | Legislative Procedure in the event of conflict. 313 |
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| 381 | 381 | | 34. No person shall smoke in the chamber or the gallery. 314 |
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| 382 | 382 | | 35. (a) These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except 315 |
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| 383 | 383 | | by vote of at least two-thirds of the members present. 316 |
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| 384 | 384 | | (b) Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session day. 317 |
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| 385 | 385 | | Suspension of a rule shall be for a specified purpose; after the 318 |
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| 386 | 386 | | accomplishment of such purpose, the rule shall remain in force as 319 |
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| 387 | 387 | | before. 320 Senate Resolution No. 2 |
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| 390 | 390 | | LCO No. 1205 12 of 12 |
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| 392 | 392 | | 36. Every member present in the chamber when a question is put by 321 |
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| 393 | 393 | | the presiding officer shall vote, unless excused under Rule 15. 322 |
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