House Concurrent Resolution 5 - Introduced HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5 BY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND RULES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 102) A Concurrent Resolution relating to joint rules of 1 the Senate and House of Representatives for the 2 Ninety-first General Assembly. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 4 THE SENATE CONCURRING, That the joint rules of the 5 Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninetieth 6 Ninety-first General Assembly shall be: 7 JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE 8 Rule 1 9 Suspension of Joint Rules 10 The joint rules of the general assembly may be 11 suspended by concurrent resolution, duly adopted by a 12 constitutional majority of the senate and the house. 13 Rule 2 14 Designation of Sessions 15 Each regular session of a general assembly shall be 16 designated by the year in which such regular session 17 commences. 18 Rule 3 19 Sessions of a General Assembly 20 The election of officers, organization, hiring and 21 compensation of employees, and standing committees in 22 each house chamber of the general assembly and action 23 taken by each house chamber shall carry over from 24 the first to the second regular session and to any 25 extraordinary session of the same general assembly. 26 The status of each bill and resolution shall be the 27 -1- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 1/ 22
H.C.R. 5 same at the beginning of each second session as it was 1 immediately before adjournment of the previous regular 2 or extraordinary session; however the rules of either 3 house chamber may provide for re-referral of some or 4 all bills and resolutions to standing committees upon 5 adjournment of each session or at the beginning of a 6 subsequent regular or extraordinary session, except 7 those which have been adopted by both houses chambers 8 in different forms. 9 Upon final adoption of a concurrent resolution at 10 any extraordinary session affecting that session, or at 11 a regular session affecting any extraordinary session 12 which may be held before the next regular session, 13 the creation of any calendar by either house chamber 14 shall be suspended and the business of the session 15 shall consist solely of those bills or subject matters 16 stated in the resolution adopted. Bills named in the 17 resolution, or bills containing the subject matter 18 provided for in the resolution, may, at any time, be 19 called up for debate in either house chamber by the 20 majority leader of that house chamber . 21 Rule 3A 22 International Relations Protocol 23 The senate and the house of representatives shall 24 comply with the international relations protocol policy 25 adopted by the international relations committee of the 26 legislative council. 27 Rule 4 28 Presentation of Messages 29 All messages between the two houses chambers shall 30 -2- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 2/ 22
H.C.R. 5 be sent and accepted, as soon as practicable, by the 1 secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the 2 house of representatives. The messages shall be 3 communicated to and received by the presiding officer 4 of the other house chamber at the earliest appropriate 5 time when that house chamber is in session. 6 Rule 5 7 Printing and Form of Bills and Other Documents 8 Bills and joint resolutions shall be introduced, 9 numbered, prepared, and printed as provided by 10 law, or in the absence of such law, in a manner 11 determined by the secretary of the senate and the 12 chief clerk of the house of representatives. Proposed 13 bills and resolutions which are not introduced but 14 are referred to committee shall be tracked in the 15 legislative computer system as are introduced bills 16 and resolutions. The referral of proposed bills 17 and resolutions to committee shall be entered in the 18 journal. 19 All bills and joint resolutions introduced shall be 20 in a form and number approved by the secretary of the 21 senate and chief clerk of the house. 22 The legal counsels office of each house shall 23 approve all bills before introduction. 24 Rule 6 25 Companion Bills 26 Identical bills introduced in one or both houses 27 chambers shall be called companion bills. Each house 28 chamber shall designate the sponsor in the usual way 29 followed in parentheses by the sponsor of any companion 30 -3- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 3/ 22
H.C.R. 5 bill or bills in the other house chamber . The house 1 chamber where a companion bill is first introduced 2 shall print the complete text. 3 Rule 7 4 Reprinting of Bills 5 Whenever any bill has been substantially amended 6 by either house chamber , the secretary of the senate 7 or the chief clerk of the house shall order the bill 8 reprinted on paper of a different color. All adopted 9 amendments shall be distinguishable. 10 The secretary of the senate or the chief clerk 11 of the house may order the printing of a reasonable 12 number of additional copies of any bill, resolution, 13 amendment, or journal. 14 Rule 8 15 Daily Clip Sheet 16 The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of 17 the house shall prepare a daily clip sheet covering all 18 amendments filed. 19 Rule 9 20 Reintroduction of Bills and Other Measures 21 A bill or resolution which has passed one house 22 chamber and is rejected in the other shall not be 23 introduced again during that general assembly. 24 Rule 10 25 Certification of Bills and Other Enrollments 26 When any bill or resolution which has passed one 27 house chamber is rejected or adopted in the other, 28 notice of such action and the date thereof shall be 29 given to the house chamber of origin in writing signed 30 -4- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 4/ 22
H.C.R. 5 by the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of 1 the house. 2 Rule 11 3 Code Editors Correction Bills 4 A bill recommended by the Code editor which is 5 passed out of committee to the floor for debate by a 6 committee of the house or senate and which contains 7 Code corrections of a nonsubstantive nature shall not 8 be amended on the floor of either house chamber except 9 pursuant to corrective or nonsubstantive amendments 10 filed by the judiciary committee of the senate or 11 the house. Such committee amendments, whether filed 12 at the time of initial committee passage of the bill 13 to the floor for debate or after rereferral to the 14 committee, shall not be incorporated into the bill 15 in the originating house chamber but shall be filed 16 separately. Amendments filed from the floor to strike 17 sections of the bill or the committee amendments shall 18 be in order. Following amendment and passage by the 19 second house chamber , only amendments filed from the 20 floor which strike sections of the amendment of the 21 second house chamber shall be in order. 22 A bill recommended by the Code editor which is 23 passed out of committee to the floor for debate by a 24 committee of the house or senate and which contains 25 Code corrections beyond those of a nonsubstantive 26 nature shall not be amended on the floor of either 27 house chamber except pursuant to amendments filed by 28 the judiciary committee of the senate or the house. 29 Such committee amendments, whether filed at the time of 30 -5- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 5/ 22
H.C.R. 5 initial committee passage of the bill to the floor for 1 debate or after rereferral to the committee, shall not 2 be incorporated into the bill in the originating house 3 chamber but shall be filed separately. Such a bill 4 shall be limited to corrections which: Adjust language 5 to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, 6 delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary 7 language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update 8 ongoing provisions, and remove ambiguities. Amendments 9 filed from the floor to strike sections of the bill or 10 the committee amendments shall be in order. Following 11 amendment and passage by the second house chamber , only 12 amendments filed from the floor which strike sections 13 of the amendment of the second house chamber shall be 14 in order. 15 It is the intent of the house and the senate that 16 such bills be passed out of committee to the floor for 17 debate within the first four weeks of convening of a 18 legislative session. 19 Rule 12 20 Amendments by Other House Chamber 21 1. When a bill which originated in one house 22 chamber is amended in the other house chamber , the 23 house chamber originating the bill may amend the 24 amendment, concur in full in the amendment, or refuse 25 to concur in full in the amendment. Precedence of 26 motions shall be in that order. The amendment of the 27 other house chamber shall not be ruled out of order 28 based on a question of germaneness. An amendment 29 of one chamber to an amendment adopted in the other 30 -6- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 6/ 22
H.C.R. 5 chamber is an amendment only in the first degree. 1 a. If the house chamber originating the bill 2 concurs in the amendment, the bill shall then be 3 immediately placed upon its final passage. 4 b. If the house chamber originating the bill 5 refuses to concur in the amendment, the bill shall be 6 returned to the amending house chamber which shall 7 either: 8 (1) Recede, after which the bill shall be read for 9 the last time and immediately placed upon its final 10 passage; or 11 (2) Insist, which will send the bill to a 12 conference committee. 13 c. If the house chamber originating the bill amends 14 the amendment, that house chamber shall concur in the 15 amendment as amended and the bill shall be immediately 16 placed on final passage, and shall be returned to the 17 other house chamber . The other house chamber cannot 18 further amend the bill. 19 (1) If the amending house chamber which gave second 20 consideration to the bill concurs in the amendment 21 to the amendment, the bill shall then be immediately 22 placed upon its final passage. 23 (2) If the amending house chamber refuses to concur 24 in the amendment to the amendment, the bill shall be 25 returned to the house chamber originating the bill 26 which shall either: 27 (a) Recede, after which the bill shall be read for 28 the last time as amended and immediately placed upon 29 its final passage; or 30 -7- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 7/ 22
H.C.R. 5 (b) Insist, which will send the bill to a 1 conference committee. 2 2. A motion to recede has precedence over a motion 3 to insist. Failure to recede means to insist; and 4 failure to insist means to recede. 5 3. A motion to lay on the table or to indefinitely 6 postpone shall be out of order with respect to motions 7 to recede from or insist upon and to amendments to 8 bills which have passed both houses chambers . 9 4. A motion to concur, refuse to concur, recede, 10 insist, or adopt a conference committee report is in 11 order even though the subject matter has previously 12 been acted upon. 13 Rule 13 14 Conference Committee 15 1. Within one legislative day after either 16 house chamber insists upon an amendment to a bill, 17 the presiding officer speaker of the house, after 18 consultation with the majority leader, shall appoint 19 three majority party members and, after consultation 20 with the minority leader, shall appoint two minority 21 party members to a conference committee. The majority 22 leader of the senate, after consultation with the 23 president, shall appoint three majority party members 24 and, after consultation with and approval by the 25 minority leader, shall appoint two minority party 26 members to a conference committee. The papers shall 27 remain with the house chamber that originated the bill. 28 2. The conference committee shall meet before 29 the end of the next legislative day after their 30 -8- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 8/ 22
H.C.R. 5 appointment, shall select a chair and shall discuss the 1 controversy. 2 3. The authority of the first conference committee 3 shall cover only issues related to provisions of the 4 bill and amendments to the bill which were adopted 5 by either the senate or the house of representatives 6 and on which the senate and house of representatives 7 differed. If a conference committee report is not 8 acted upon because such action would violate this 9 subsection of this rule, the inaction on the report 10 shall constitute refusal to adopt the conference 11 committee report and shall have the same effect as if 12 the conference committee had disagreed. 13 4. An agreement on recommendations must be approved 14 by a majority of the committee members from each house 15 chamber . The committee shall submit two originals 16 of the report signed by a majority of the committee 17 members of each house chamber with one signed original 18 and three copies to be submitted to each house chamber . 19 The report shall first be acted upon in the house 20 chamber originating the bill. Such action, including 21 all papers, shall be immediately referred by the 22 secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the house 23 of representatives to the other house chamber . 24 5. The report of agreement is debatable, but 25 cannot be amended. If the report contains recommended 26 amendments to the bill, adoption of the report shall 27 automatically adopt all amendments contained therein. 28 After the report is adopted, there shall be no more 29 debate, and the bill shall immediately be placed upon 30 -9- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 9/ 22
H.C.R. 5 its final passage. 1 6. Refusal of either house chamber to adopt the 2 conference committee report has the same effect as if 3 the committee had disagreed. 4 7. If the conference committee fails to reach 5 agreement, a report of such failure signed by a 6 majority of the committee members of each house chamber 7 shall be given promptly to each house chamber . The 8 bill shall be returned to the house chamber that 9 originated the bill, the members of the committee 10 shall be immediately discharged, and a new conference 11 committee appointed in the same manner as the first 12 conference committee. 13 8. The authority of a second or subsequent 14 conference committee shall cover free conference during 15 which the committee has authority to propose amendments 16 to any portion of a bill provided the amendment is 17 within the subject matter content of the bill as passed 18 by the house chamber of origin or as amended by the 19 second house chamber . 20 Rule 14 21 Enrollment and Authentication of Bills 22 A bill or resolution which has passed both houses 23 chambers shall be enrolled in the house chamber of 24 origin under the direction of either the secretary 25 of the senate or the chief clerk of the house and its 26 house chamber of origin shall be certified by the 27 endorsement of the secretary of the senate or the chief 28 clerk of the house. 29 After enrollment, each bill shall be signed by the 30 -10- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 10/ 22
H.C.R. 5 president of the senate and by the speaker of the 1 house. 2 Rule 15 3 Concerning Other Enrollments 4 All resolutions and other matters which are to 5 be presented to the governor for approval shall be 6 enrolled, signed, and presented in the same manner as 7 bills. 8 All resolutions and other matters which are not to 9 be presented to the governor or the secretary of state 10 shall be enrolled, signed, and retained permanently 11 by the secretary of the senate or chief clerk of the 12 house. 13 Rule 16 14 Transmission of Bills to the Governor 15 After a bill has been signed in each house chamber , 16 it shall be presented by the house chamber of origin 17 to the governor by either the secretary of the senate 18 or the chief clerk of the house. The secretary or the 19 chief clerk shall report the date of the presentation, 20 which shall be entered upon the journal of the house 21 chamber of origin. 22 Rule 17 23 Fiscal Notes 24 A fiscal note shall be attached to any bill or joint 25 resolution which reasonably could have an annual effect 26 of at least one five hundred thousand dollars or a 27 combined total effect within five years after enactment 28 of two million five hundred thousand dollars or more 29 on the aggregate revenues, expenditures, or fiscal 30 -11- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 11/ 22
H.C.R. 5 liability of the state or its subdivisions. This rule 1 does not apply to appropriation and ways and means 2 measures where the total effect is stated in dollar 3 amounts. 4 Each fiscal note shall state in dollars the 5 estimated effect of the bill on the revenues, 6 expenditures, and fiscal liability of the state or 7 its subdivisions during the first five years after 8 enactment. The information shall specifically note 9 the fiscal impact for the first two years following 10 enactment and the anticipated impact for the succeeding 11 three years. The fiscal note shall specify the source 12 of the information. Sources of funds for expenditures 13 under the bill shall be stated, including federal 14 funds. If an accurate estimate cannot be made, the 15 fiscal note shall state the best available estimate or 16 shall state that no dollar estimate can be made and 17 state concisely the reason. 18 The preliminary determination of whether the bill 19 appears to require a fiscal note shall be made by 20 the legal services staff of the legislative services 21 agency. Unless the requestor specifies the request is 22 to be confidential, upon completion of the bill draft, 23 the legal services staff shall immediately send a copy 24 to the fiscal services director for review. 25 When a committee reports a bill to the floor, the 26 committee shall state in the report whether a fiscal 27 note is or is not required. 28 The fiscal services director or the directors 29 designee shall review all bills placed on the senate 30 -12- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 12/ 22
H.C.R. 5 or house calendars to determine whether the bills are 1 subject to this rule. 2 Additionally, a legislator may request the 3 preparation of a fiscal note by the fiscal services 4 staff for any bill or joint resolution introduced which 5 reasonably could be subject to this rule. 6 The fiscal services director or the directors 7 designee shall cause to be prepared and shall approve 8 a fiscal note within a reasonable time after receiving 9 a request or determining that a bill is subject to 10 this rule. All fiscal notes approved by the fiscal 11 services director shall be transmitted immediately to 12 the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the 13 house, after notifying the sponsor of the bill that a 14 fiscal note has been prepared, for publication in the 15 daily clip sheet. The secretary of the senate or chief 16 clerk of the house shall attach the fiscal note to the 17 bill as soon as it is available. 18 The fiscal services director may request the 19 cooperation of any state department or agency in 20 preparing a fiscal note. 21 A revised fiscal note may be requested by a 22 legislator if the fiscal effect of the bill has been 23 changed by adoption of an amendment. However, a 24 request for a revised fiscal note shall not delay 25 action on a bill unless so ordered by the presiding 26 officer of the house chamber in which the bill is under 27 consideration. 28 If a date for adjournment has been set, then a 29 constitutional majority of the house chamber in which 30 -13- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 13/ 22
H.C.R. 5 the bill is under consideration may waive the fiscal 1 note requirement during the three days prior to the 2 date set for adjournment. 3 Rule 18 4 Legislative Interns Reserved 5 Legislators may arrange student internships during 6 the legislative session with Iowa college, university, 7 or law school students, for which the students may 8 receive college credit at the discretion of their 9 schools. Each legislator is allowed only one intern 10 at a time per legislative session, and all interns must 11 be registered with the offices of the secretary of the 12 senate and the chief clerk of the house. 13 The purpose of the legislative intern program shall 14 be: to provide useful staff services to legislators 15 not otherwise provided by the general assembly; to give 16 interested college, graduate, and law school students 17 practical experience in the legislative process as well 18 as providing a meaningful educational experience; and 19 to enrich the curriculum of participating colleges and 20 universities. 21 The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of 22 the house or their designees shall have the following 23 responsibilities as regards the legislative intern 24 program: 25 1. Identify a supervising faculty member at each 26 participating institution who shall be responsible 27 for authorizing students to participate in the intern 28 program. 29 2. Provide legislators with a list of participating 30 -14- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 14/ 22
H.C.R. 5 institutions and the names of supervising professors to 1 contact if interested in arranging for an intern. 2 3. Provide interns with name badges which will 3 allow them access to the floor of either house when 4 required to be present by the legislators for whom they 5 work. 6 4. Provide orientation materials to interns prior 7 to the convening of each session. 8 Rule 19 9 Administrative Rules Review Committee Bills and Rule 10 Referrals 11 A bill which relates to departmental rules and 12 which is approved by the administrative rules review 13 committee by a majority of the committees members of 14 each house chamber is eligible for introduction in 15 either house chamber at any time and must be referred 16 to a standing committee, which must take action 17 on the bill within three weeks of referral, except 18 bills referred to appropriations and ways and means 19 committees. 20 If , on or after July 1, 1999, the administrative 21 rules review committee delays the effective date of a 22 rule until the adjournment of the next regular session 23 of the general assembly and the speaker of the house 24 or the president of the senate refers the rule to a 25 standing committee, the standing committee shall review 26 the rule within twenty-one days of the referral and 27 shall take formal committee action by sponsoring a 28 joint resolution to disapprove the rule, by proposing 29 legislation relating to the rule, or by refusing to 30 -15- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 15/ 22
H.C.R. 5 propose a joint resolution or legislation concerning 1 the rule. The standing committee shall inform the 2 administrative rules review committee of the committee 3 action taken concerning the rule. 4 Rule 20 5 Time of Committee Passage and Consideration of Bills 6 1. This rule does not apply to concurrent or 7 simple resolutions, joint resolutions nullifying 8 administrative rules, senate confirmations, bills 9 embodying redistricting plans prepared by the 10 legislative services agency pursuant to chapter 42, 11 or bills passed by both houses chambers in different 12 forms. Subsection 2 of this rule does not apply to 13 appropriations bills, ways and means bills, government 14 oversight bills, legalizing acts, administrative 15 rules review committee bills, bills sponsored by 16 standing committees in response to a referral from 17 the president of the senate or the speaker of the 18 house of representatives relating to an administrative 19 rule whose effective date has been delayed or whose 20 applicability has been suspended until the adjournment 21 of the next regular session of the general assembly 22 by the administrative rules review committee, bills 23 cosponsored by majority and minority floor leaders of 24 one house chamber , bills in conference committee, and 25 companion bills sponsored by the majority floor leaders 26 of both houses chambers after consultation with the 27 respective minority floor leaders. For the purposes of 28 this rule, a joint resolution is considered as a bill. 29 To be considered an appropriations, ways and means, 30 -16- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 16/ 22
H.C.R. 5 or government oversight bill for the purposes of this 1 rule, the appropriations committee, the ways and means 2 committee, or the government oversight committee must 3 either be the sponsor of the bill or the committee of 4 first referral in the originating house. 5 2. To be placed on the calendar in the house 6 chamber of origin, a bill must be first reported out 7 of a standing committee by Friday of the 8th week 8 of the first session and the 6th week of the second 9 session. To be placed on the calendar in the other 10 house chamber , a bill must be first reported out of a 11 standing committee by Friday of the 12th week of the 12 first session and the 10th week of the second session. 13 3. During the 10th week of the first session and 14 the 7th week of the second session, each house chamber 15 shall consider only bills originating in that house 16 chamber and unfinished business. During the 13th week 17 of the first session and the 11th week of the second 18 session, each house chamber shall consider only bills 19 originating in the other house chamber and unfinished 20 business. Beginning with the 14th week of the first 21 session and the 12th week of the second session, each 22 house chamber shall consider only bills passed by both 23 houses chambers , bills exempt from subsection 2, and 24 unfinished business. 25 4. A motion to reconsider filed and not disposed 26 of on an action taken on a bill or resolution which is 27 subject to a deadline under this rule may be called up 28 at any time before or after the day of the deadline by 29 the person filing the motion or after the deadline by 30 -17- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 17/ 22
H.C.R. 5 the majority floor leader, notwithstanding any other 1 rule to the contrary. 2 Rule 21 3 Resolutions 4 1. A concurrent resolution is a resolution to 5 be adopted by both houses chambers of the general 6 assembly which expresses the sentiment of the general 7 assembly or deals with temporary legislative matters. 8 It may authorize the expenditure, for any legislative 9 purpose, of funds appropriated to the general assembly. 10 A concurrent resolution is not limited to, but may 11 provide for a joint convention of the general assembly, 12 adjournment or recess of the general assembly, or 13 requests to a state agency or to the general assembly 14 or a committee. A concurrent resolution requires 15 the affirmative vote of a majority of the senators or 16 representatives present and voting unless otherwise 17 specified by statute. A concurrent resolution does 18 not require the governors approval unless otherwise 19 specified by statute. A concurrent resolution shall 20 be filed with the secretary of the senate or the chief 21 clerk of the house. A concurrent resolution shall be 22 printed in the bound journal after its adoption. 23 2. A joint resolution is a resolution which 24 requires for approval the affirmative vote of a 25 constitutional majority of each house chamber of 26 the general assembly. A joint resolution which 27 appropriates funds or enacts temporary laws must 28 contain the clause Be It Enacted by the General 29 Assembly of the State of Iowa:, is equivalent to 30 -18- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 18/ 22
H.C.R. 5 a bill, and must be transmitted to the governor for 1 approval. A joint resolution which proposes amendments 2 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, ratifies 3 amendments to the Constitution of the United States, 4 proposes a request to Congress or an agency of the 5 government of the United States of America, proposes to 6 Congress an amendment to the Constitution of the United 7 States of America, nullifies an administrative rule, or 8 creates a special commission or committee must contain 9 the clause Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of 10 the State of Iowa: and shall not be transmitted to the 11 governor. A joint resolution shall not amend a statute 12 in the Code of Iowa. 13 Rule 22 14 Nullification Resolutions 15 A nullification resolution is a joint resolution 16 which nullifies all of an administrative rule, or 17 a severable item of an administrative rule adopted 18 pursuant to chapter 17A of the Code. A nullification 19 resolution shall not amend an administrative rule by 20 adding language or by inserting new language in lieu of 21 existing language. 22 A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot 23 be amended on the floor of the house or senate. The 24 effective date of a nullification resolution shall 25 be stated in the resolution. Any motions filed to 26 reconsider adoption of a nullification resolution 27 must be disposed of within one legislative day of the 28 filing. 29 Rule 23 30 -19- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 19/ 22
H.C.R. 5 Consideration of Vetoes 1 1. The senate and house calendar shall include a 2 list known as the Veto Calendar. The veto calendar 3 shall consist of: 4 a. Bills returned to that house chamber by the 5 governor in accordance with Article III, section 16 of 6 the Constitution of the State of Iowa. 7 b. Appropriations items returned to that house 8 chamber by the governor in accordance with Article III, 9 section 16 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. 10 c. Bills and appropriations items received from the 11 other house chamber after that house chamber has voted 12 to override a veto of them by the governor. 13 2. Vetoed bills and appropriations items shall 14 automatically be placed on the veto calendar upon 15 receipt. Vetoed bills and appropriations items shall 16 not be referred to committee. 17 3. Upon first publication in the veto calendar, the 18 senate majority leader or the house majority leader 19 may call up a vetoed bill or appropriations item at any 20 time. 21 4. The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 22 members of the body by record roll call is required on 23 a motion to override an executive veto or item veto. 24 5. A motion to override an executive veto or item 25 veto is debatable. A vetoed bill or appropriation item 26 cannot be amended in this case. 27 6. The vote by which a motion to override an 28 executive veto or item veto passes or fails to pass 29 either house chamber is not subject to reconsideration 30 -20- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 20/ 22
H.C.R. 5 under senate rule 24 or house rule 73. 1 7. The secretary of the senate or the chief clerk 2 of the house shall immediately notify the other house 3 chamber of the adoption or rejection of a motion to 4 override an executive veto or item veto. 5 8. All bills and appropriations items on the veto 6 calendar shall be disposed of before adjournment 7 sine die, unless the house chamber having a bill or 8 appropriation item before it declines to do so by 9 unanimous consent. 10 9. Bills and appropriations items on the veto 11 calendar are exempt from deadlines imposed by joint 12 rule 20. 13 Rule 24 14 Special Rules Regarding Redistricting 15 1. If, pursuant to chapter 42, either the senate or 16 the house of representatives rejects a redistricting 17 plan submitted by the legislative services agency, 18 the house chamber rejecting the plan shall convey 19 the reasons for the rejection of the plan to the 20 legislative services agency by resolution. 21 2. If, pursuant to chapter 42, the legislative 22 services agency submits a third redistricting plan 23 as provided by law, the senate and the house of 24 representatives, when considering a bill embodying the 25 third plan, shall be allowed to accept for filing as 26 amendments only such amendments which constitute the 27 total text of a congressional plan without striking 28 a legislative redistricting plan, the total text of 29 a legislative redistricting plan without striking a 30 -21- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 21/ 22
H.C.R. 5 congressional plan, or the combined total text of a 1 congressional plan and a legislative redistricting 2 plan, and nonsubstantive, technical corrections to the 3 text of any such bills or amendments. 4 Rule 25 5 Demonstrations 6 In order to ensure the health and safety of elected 7 officials, employees, the public, and lobbyists, 8 demonstrations are not permitted anywhere on the second 9 floor , third floor, or either chamber of the Capitol. 10 For purposes of this rule, demonstration includes the 11 posting, wearing, or carrying of signage, setting up 12 of tables or booths, chanting, rallies, or marches , or 13 engaging in public disorder as prohibited in chapter 14 723 including rioting, unlawful assembly, failure to 15 disperse, and disorderly conduct . Demonstration 16 shall not include the distribution of materials 17 directly to an elected official or employee of the 18 legislature or the wearing of clothing or buttons that 19 contain political statements or messages. 20 -22- LSB 1739HV (1) 91 tm/jh 22/ 22