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1	1	Session of 2025
2	2	Senate Resolution No. 1704
3	3	By Senators Masterson, Blasi and Sykes
4	4	1-21
5	5	A RESOLUTION adopting rules for the Senate of the State of Kansas for
6	6	the terms of the Senators commencing with the 2025 regular session
7	7	of the Legislature.
8	8	Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: The following rules
9	9	shall be the rules of the Senate for the terms of the Senators
10	10	commencing with the 2025 regular session of the Legislature.
11	11	RULES OF THE SENATE
12	12	2025-2028
13	13	Rule 1. Time of Meetings. The Senate on the first day of a session
14	14	shall convene at 2:00 p.m., and at all other times shall convene at 2:30
15	15	p.m., unless otherwise ordered by the Senate.
16	16	Rule 2. Convening – Quorum – Assuming Duties of Chair. (a) The
17	17	President shall take the chair at the hour fixed for the convening of the
18	18	Senate, and the roll shall be called in order to ascertain if a quorum is
19	19	present. A majority of the Senators then elected (or appointed) and
20	20	qualified shall constitute a quorum, and, in the absence of a quorum, the
21	21	Senators present, by majority vote, may take such measures as they shall
22	22	deem necessary to secure the presence of a quorum.
23	23	(b) In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall assume
24	24	the duties of the President. The President or Vice President may also
25	25	name any Senator to temporarily perform the duties of the chair, but the
26	26	Senator so named shall not act as President beyond adjournment, unless
27	27	by leave of the Senate. A Senator shall not lose the right of voting on any
28	28	subject while serving or acting as President.
29	29	Rule 3. Absence of Member. No Senator shall fail to attend when the
30	30	Senate is in session without first obtaining leave of the Senate, unless
31	31	prevented from attending by sickness or other sufficient cause.
32	32	Rule 4. Order of Business and Session Proforma. The order of
33	33	business, following the roll call and prayer by the Chaplain, shall be as
34	34	follows:
35	35	1. Introduction and reference of bills and concurrent resolutions.
36	36	2. Consideration of messages from the Governor.
37	37	3. Communications from state officers.
38	38	4. Consideration of messages from the House of Representatives.
39	39	5. Consideration of motions to concur or nonconcur.
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76	76	6. Reports of select committees.
77	77	7. Consent Calendar.
78	78	8. Final Action on bills and concurrent resolutions.
79	79	9. Introduction of original motions and senate resolutions.
80	80	10. Correction and approval of the Journal.
81	81	11. Consideration of motions and senate resolutions.
82	82	12. Reports of standing committees.
83	83	13. General orders.
84	84	The Senate may meet from time to time for the sole purpose of
85	85	processing routine business of the Senate. These sessions shall be known
86	86	as Session Proforma.
87	87	(1) Time of Meeting. Session Proforma shall be announced at least
88	88	one legislative day in advance with the hour for meeting Proforma set on
89	89	the previous legislative day.
90	90	(2) Order of Business. The only orders of business that may be
91	91	considered during Session Proforma are:
92	92	(a) Introduction and reference of bills and concurrent resolutions.
93	93	(b) Receipts of messages from the Governor.
94	94	(c) Communications from state officers.
95	95	(d) Receipt of messages from the House of Representatives.
96	96	(e) Reports of select and standing committees.
97	97	(f) Presentation of petitions.
98	98	(3) Motions. No motion shall be in order other than the motion to
99	99	adjourn.
100	100	(4) Objections. Any objection by any member shall require the
101	101	Session Proforma to adjourn to the next day, Saturday and Sunday
102	102	excluded, at 2:30 p.m.
103	103	(5) Quorum and Roll. There shall be no requirement for a quorum or
104	104	taking of the roll. No demand for a roll call for a quorum shall be in
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106	106	(6) Effect of Certain Rules. If a legislative day referred to in Rule
107	107	11, 12, 28, 32, 33, 52, 55, 67 or 68 occurs on a legislative day which is
108	108	also the day on which a Session Proforma is held, the term "legislative
109	109	day" as used in such rule means the next legislative day subsequent to the
110	110	legislative day on which the Session Proforma is held.
111	111	The presentation of petitions shall be a special order of business on
112	112	Friday of each week immediately preceding the regular order of business.
113	113	Rule 5. Business in Order at Any Time. Messages from the
114	114	Governor, messages from the House of Representatives, introduction and
115	115	reference of bills and concurrent resolutions, reports of standing
116	116	committees and reports of select committees may be received and
117	117	considered under any order of business.
118	118	Rule 6. Special Order. Whenever any bill or other matter is made the
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162	162	special order for a particular day, and shall not be reached or completed
163	163	on that day, it shall be returned to its place in the General Orders, unless it
164	164	shall be made the special order for another day. When any special order is
165	165	under consideration, it shall take precedence over any special order for a
166	166	subsequent hour of the same day, but such subsequent special order shall
167	167	be taken up immediately after the previous order has been disposed of.
168	168	Notation of a special order shall be placed before the first order of
169	169	business on the calendar for that day, giving the subject to be considered
170	170	and the time fixed for its consideration. When that time arrives, other
171	171	business shall be suspended until the special order has been considered.
172	172	Rule 7. Standing Committees. (a) There shall be a standing
173	173	committee named the Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules,
174	174	which shall consist of five members, the chairperson of which shall be the
175	175	president of the Senate and the vice chairperson of which shall be the
176	176	majority leader of the Senate. The vice president of the Senate, the
177	177	assistant majority leader and the majority whip shall be members of the
178	178	committee. No bill or resolution, other than resolutions adopting,
179	179	amending or revoking rules of the Senate or Joint Rules of the Senate and
180	180	House of Representatives, shall be introduced by or be referred to the
181	181	Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules.
182	182	(b) The following shall be the other standing committees:
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184	184	of members
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186	186	2. Assessment and Taxation 9
187	187	3. Commerce 11
188	188	4. Confirmation Oversight 6
189	189	5. Education 11
190	190	6. Federal and State Affairs 11
191	191	7. Financial Institutions and Insurance 9
192	192	8. Governmental Efficiency 9
193	193	9. Interstate Cooperation 7
194	194	10. Judiciary 13
195	195	11. Local Government, Transparency and Ethics9
196	196	12. Public Health and Welfare 11
197	197	13. Transportation 11
198	198	14. Utilities 11
199	199	15. Ways and Means 11
200	200	(c) The Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules shall
201	201	appoint the chairperson and vice chairperson or vice chairpersons thereof
202	202	and shall designate the ranking minority member of each committee. The
203	203	president of the Senate shall appoint the members of each standing
204	204	committee of the Senate. The minority leader shall submit
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248	248	recommendations for the appointment of minority members to the
249	249	standing committees of the Senate to the Committee on Organization,
250	250	Calendar and Rules. The Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules
251	251	shall have a standing subcommittee on calendar which shall be the
252	252	president of the Senate, the vice president of the Senate and the majority
253	253	leader of the Senate. The Majority Leader shall be the chairperson of the
254	254	subcommittee. The Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules may
255	255	establish such other subcommittees of the Committee on Organization,
256	256	Calendar and Rules as the Committee deems appropriate.
257	257	(d) The Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules shall have
258	258	a standing subcommittee on rules which shall be the president of the
259	259	Senate, the vice president of the Senate, the majority leader of the Senate,
260	260	one member of the Senate from the majority party appointed jointly by
261	261	the president of the Senate, the vice president of the Senate and the
262	262	majority leader of the Senate and one member who shall be the minority
263	263	leader of the Senate or the designee of the minority leader. The
264	264	chairperson of the subcommittee on rules shall be the vice president of
265	265	the Senate. The subcommittee on rules shall consider rules questions
266	266	arising during a convening of the Senate.
267	267	(e) The Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules and all of
268	268	its subcommittees may close their meetings.
269	269	(f) The two major political parties shall have proportional
270	270	representation on each standing committee other than the Committee on
271	271	Organization, Calendar and Rules. In the event application of the
272	272	preceding sentence results in a fraction, the party having a fraction
273	273	exceeding .5 shall receive representation as though such fraction were a
274	274	whole number.
275	275	(g) The successor committees provided in Rule 7 of the Rules of the
276	276	Kansas Senate for the 2021-2024 term are incorporated by reference. All
277	277	successor standing committees established by Rule 7 shall inherit the
278	278	authority and duties of the standing committee that such successor
279	279	committee succeeded for purposes of reference in statutes and other
280	280	documents.
281	281	Rule 8. Special and Select Committees. Special and Select
282	282	committees of the Senate and the Chairperson thereof shall be appointed
283	283	by the President.
284	284	Rule 9. Standing Committees – Duties of Chairperson, etc. (a) The
285	285	chairperson of each committee shall preside at all meetings of the
286	286	committee. The chairperson may designate another member to preside in
287	287	the absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson.
288	288	(b) The chairperson of each committee may call a special meeting of
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334	334	(d) The chairperson of each committee shall cause minutes of each
335	335	meeting of the committee to be prepared, subject to approval of the
336	336	committee within 14 session days or by sine die adjournment, whichever
337	337	is earlier. The Senate portion of the Legislature's website and the minutes
338	338	shall show the name of the member, person, state or local agency,
339	339	organization or entity that requested a bill or resolution for introduction,
340	340	the action taken by the committee upon each bill or resolution considered
341	341	and the amendments, if any, voted upon and the disposition of each,
342	342	whether adopted or not. At the request of the author of a bill or resolution
343	343	or any amendment to a bill or resolution, or on request of any member of
344	344	the committee, the intent of the author shall be stated in the committee
345	345	minutes. At the conclusion of each legislative session, copies of all
346	346	committee minutes shall be filed with the Director of Legislative
347	347	Administrative Services.
348	348	Rule 10. Vote in Senate Committee. At the time of taking any action
349	349	upon any bill or resolution, any member of a committee may demand a
350	350	division of the vote and the chairperson shall be required to record the
351	351	number of votes for and against the action as a part of the minutes.
352	352	Rule 11. Committee Action on Bills and Resolutions. (a) A
353	353	committee may recommend that the Senate act favorably, unfavorably or
354	354	without recommendation upon any measure or may recommend
355	355	amendments to measures referred to it which are germane to the subject
356	356	of the measure. If a committee recommends amendments to a bill or
357	357	resolution referred to it which strike out all of the material in the bill or
358	358	resolution subsequent to the enacting clause or resolving clause and
359	359	inserts new material, and the bill or resolution was sponsored by an
360	360	individual member or members, the committee becomes the sponsor of
361	361	the bill or resolution and the committee name will be printed on the bill or
362	362	resolution as the sponsor. Committee recommendations shall be made by
363	363	committee report to the Senate. Committee reports shall be signed by the
364	364	chairperson, and shall be transmitted to the Senate not later than the
365	365	second legislative day following the action of the committee.
366	366	(b) When a committee fails to report on any bill or resolution within
367	367	seven legislative days following reference to such committee, the bill or
368	368	resolution may be withdrawn from the committee by an affirmative vote
369	369	of 24 members of the Senate on a motion made as provided in this
370	370	subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, if a bill or resolution has
371	371	been referred to a subsequent committee, a motion to withdraw such bill
372	372	or resolution from such subsequent committee may be made at any time.
373	373	Such a motion shall be made in writing, giving the reasons for withdrawal
374	374	from the committee. Such motion shall be made under the order of
375	375	business introduction and notice of original motions and Senate
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420	420	The motion shall be read by the reading clerk or the member making the
421	421	motion and shall be printed in the calendar of the next legislative day
422	422	under the order of business consideration of motions and Senate
423	423	resolutions offered on a previous day. The motion shall be considered on
424	424	the legislative day following the day it is made. If the motion prevails, the
425	425	bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar under the order of
426	426	business General Orders.
427	427	(c) Motions to withdraw a bill or resolution from a committee are
428	428	not subject to amendment or debate.
429	429	Rule 12. Adversely Reported Bills and Resolutions. All bills or
430	430	resolutions adversely reported shall go upon the Calendar for one day,
431	431	under the head of Bills Adversely Reported. A motion to place an
432	432	adversely reported bill (or resolution) under the order of business General
433	433	Orders on the Calendar shall be made when the bill (or resolution) is
434	434	upon the Calendar and shall be made when Introduction of Original
435	435	Motions and Senate Resolutions is in order, and that motion shall then lie
436	436	over until the next legislative day when the order of business
437	437	Consideration of Motions and Senate Resolutions is reached, but if such
438	438	motion is defeated once it shall not be renewed. If an adversely reported
439	439	bill or resolution has been previously referred separately under Rule 32
440	440	(authorizing the reference of the same bill or resolution to two or more
441	441	standing committees), then the motion shall be to return the adversely
442	442	reported bill (or resolution) with the committee report attached to the next
443	443	committee to which it was referred. If the motion to place the bill (or
444	444	resolution) on the Calendar under the order of business General Orders or
445	445	to return the bill (or resolution) to the next committee of reference shall
446	446	prevail, then the words "Adversely Reported" shall be printed in a line
447	447	underneath the title of the bill or resolution, and to prevail such motion
448	448	shall require an affirmative vote of 24 members of the Senate.
449	449	Rule 13. When Bill or Concurrent Resolution Placed on General
450	450	Orders. When a bill or a concurrent resolution to amend the constitution
451	451	has been reported to the Senate by a committee with the recommendation
452	452	that it pass or be adopted, it shall immediately be placed on the Calendar
453	453	under the order of business General Orders.
454	454	Rule 14. Address the President – To Be Recognized – Speak But
455	455	Twice on the Same Subject. Every Senator rising to debate or to present
456	456	any matter shall address the President and shall not proceed until
457	457	recognized. When two or more Senators shall address the President at the
458	458	same time, the President shall name the Senator who is to speak first. No
459	459	Senator, except for the Senator who is carrying a bill, resolution or report,
460	460	shall speak more than twice on the same day on the same subject without
461	461	leave of the Senate.
462	462	Rule 15. No Senator Shall Be Interrupted. No Senator, when
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506	506	speaking shall be interrupted except by a call to order by the presiding
507	507	officer, or by a Senator through the presiding officer, desiring to ask a
508	508	question. If a Senator speaking yields to a question, the interruption shall
509	509	be confined solely to such question. Senators shall be referred to as "the
510	510	Senator from _______" (naming the Senator's home county) followed by
511	511	the Senator's title and name.
512	512	Rule 16. Personal Privilege. Senators raising a point of personal
513	513	privilege shall confine themselves to remarks which concern themselves
514	514	personally and shall not address or debate matters under consideration by
515	515	the Senate.
516	516	Rule 17. Questions of Order – How Determined. A question of
517	517	order may be raised at any time and when a Senator shall be called to
518	518	order the Senator shall stop speaking until the presiding officer has
519	519	determined whether the Senator was in order. Every question of order
520	520	shall be decided by the presiding officer, subject to an appeal to the
521	521	Senate by any member. The vote on an appeal to the Senate under this
522	522	rule shall not be a roll call vote. Every appeal on a question of order shall
523	523	be taken without debate.
524	524	Rule 18. Explaining Votes. Senators may explain their votes only
525	525	after every Senator first has had the opportunity to vote. Thereafter, an
526	526	explanation of vote may be heard followed by the opportunity for any
527	527	Senator to change their vote before the roll is closed and the tally of the
528	528	vote is recorded. Not more than two minutes shall be allowed for any
529	529	explanation. The explanation shall be inserted in the Journal if the
530	530	Senator makes a request at the time of voting or makes a request of the
531	531	Secretary of the Senate prior to adjournment, and the written explanation
532	532	is presented to the Secretary of the Senate during or within two hours
533	533	following that day's adjournment on the same legislative day. No Senator
534	534	in explaining a vote may use the name of or otherwise identify any other
535	535	Senator as part of the explanation without the consent of the other
536	536	Senator. No written explanation shall contain more than 200 words. If the
537	537	written explanation contains more than 200 words, only the first 200
538	538	words of the explanation shall be printed in the journal.
539	539	Rule 19. Vote Unless Excused – Contempt. Any Senator, who is
540	540	directly interested in a question, may be excused from voting, even
541	541	though there is a call of the Senate. The Senator, who is requesting to be
542	542	excused from voting, shall state the reasons for the request, occupying not
543	543	more than five minutes. Such statements shall be made either
544	544	immediately before or immediately after the vote is called but before the
545	545	result is announced. The question on excusing any Senator from voting
546	546	shall be taken without debate and a majority of those voting shall be
547	547	necessary to excuse the Senator. If a Senator refuses to vote, when not
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592	592	such case, order the offending Senator before the bar of the Senate and all
593	593	privileges of membership shall be refused such Senator until the
594	594	contempt is corrected as determined by vote of the Senate.
595	595	Rule 20. When Not Permitted to Vote. No Senator shall be allowed
596	596	to vote unless the Senator is seated in the Senator's assigned seat within
597	597	the Senate chamber when the vote is taken.
598	598	Rule 21. Filling Certain Vacancies. (a) When a vacancy occurs in the
599	599	office of President and the Legislature is adjourned to a date more than 60
600	600	days after the occurrence of the vacancy, the Senate shall meet within 30
601	601	days and elect a member to fill the vacancy. The Vice President shall
602	602	within 10 days of such occurrence issue a call for the meeting at a time
603	603	not less than 10 days and not more than 20 days after the date of the call.
604	604	(b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Vice President or
605	605	majority leader of the Senate, and the Legislature is adjourned to a date
606	606	more than 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, the President shall
607	607	appoint an acting Vice President or acting majority leader to serve until
608	608	the convening of the next session of the Legislature, at which time the
609	609	vacancy shall be filled as though the acting interim appointment had not
610	610	been made.
611	611	(c) When a vacancy occurs in the office of minority leader of the
612	612	Senate and the Legislature is adjourned to a date more than 30 days after
613	613	the occurrence of the vacancy, the assistant minority leader shall become
614	614	the acting minority leader to serve until the convening of the next session
615	615	of the Legislature, at which time the vacancy shall be filled as though the
616	616	acting minority leader had not so served.
617	617	(d) It is the intention of this rule that any person elected, appointed
618	618	or designated to serve in accordance herewith to fill a vacancy shall
619	619	exercise all of the duties and powers of the office so filled.
620	620	Rule 22. Party Affiliation – Change. If any Senator changes political
621	621	party affiliation: (1) From the political party of such Senator at the time
622	622	of the Senator's election; or (2) if the Senator was appointed, from the
623	623	political party of the district convention which elected such person to be
624	624	so appointed, the following shall apply:
625	625	(a) Such Senator shall be removed from all memberships on
626	626	standing and other committees, from all positions of chairperson or vice
627	627	chairperson of a standing or other committee, and from any office of the
628	628	Senate held at the time of such change. The Committee on Organization,
629	629	Calendar and Rules shall appoint a Senator to fill any vacancy which
630	630	arises under this subpart (a).
631	631	(b) The proportion of Senators from major political parties on each
632	632	standing committee originally determined under Rule 7 (providing for
633	633	proportional representation of members of political parties upon standing
634	634	committees) shall not be altered. The Committee on Organization,
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678	678	Calendar and Rules shall fill each standing committee member position
679	679	vacated by such Senator by appointing a Senator of the political party
680	680	from which such Senator changed.
681	681	Rule 23. Open Meetings Provisions. The open meeting law (K.S.A.
682	682	75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto) shall apply to meetings of the
683	683	Senate and all of its standing committees, select committees, special
684	684	committees and subcommittees of any of such committees. Caucuses of
685	685	Senate majority and minority parties and meetings of the Committee on
686	686	Organization, Calendar and Rules and its subcommittees may be closed.
687	687	Rule 24. Motions in Writing. All motions to amend bills and
688	688	resolutions shall be made in writing, and upon request of any Senator
689	689	shall be read by the reading clerk before being voted upon. All other
690	690	motions shall be reduced to writing when desired by any Senator.
691	691	Rule 25. Motions Withdrawn. Any motion may be withdrawn by the
692	692	maker before amendment or decision is made thereon except as the
693	693	foregoing is modified by Rule 40 (relating to procedure in the committee
694	694	of the whole).
695	695	Rule 26. Motions in Order When Question Under Debate. When a
696	696	question is under debate, no motion shall be in order, except:
697	697	Not Debatable
698	698	1. To fix time to which to adjourn.
699	699	2. To adjourn.
700	700	3. To lay on the table.
701	701	4. For the previous question.
702	702	5. To recess to a time certain.
703	703	Debatable
704	704	6. To postpone to a day certain.
705	705	7. To commit to a standing committee.
706	706	8. To commit to a special committee.
707	707	9. To commit to the Committee of the Whole.
708	708	10. To amend.
709	709	11. To postpone indefinitely.
710	710	The several motions specified in this rule shall have precedence in the
711	711	order named and the first five shall be decided without debate.
712	712	Rule 27. Division of Question. (a) If the question in debate contains
713	713	several points, any Senator may have the same divided, but a motion to
714	714	strike out and insert shall be indivisible. When a bill or resolution is under
715	715	consideration in the Senate and after debate is concluded and final action
716	716	has been announced on the bill or resolution, a request for division of
717	717	question shall not be in order.
718	718	(b) A request for division of question shall be in writing specifying
719	719	the manner in which the question is to be divided.
720	720	(c) The rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition
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764	764	shall not prevent a motion to strike out and insert another proposition, nor
765	765	prevent a subsequent motion simply to strike out; nor shall the rejection
766	766	of a motion simply to strike out prevent a subsequent motion to strike out
767	767	and insert.
768	768	Rule 28. Reconsideration of Pending Matters. When a question has
769	769	been once put and decided it shall be in order for any Senator who voted
770	770	with the prevailing side to move for a reconsideration thereof, but no
771	771	motion for reconsideration of any vote shall be in order after the bill,
772	772	resolution, message, report, amendment or motion, upon which the vote
773	773	was taken, shall have gone out of the possession of the Senate, nor shall
774	774	any motion for reconsideration be in order unless made on the same day
775	775	on which the vote was taken or the next legislative day. No question shall
776	776	be reconsidered more than once.
777	777	Rule 29. Previous Questions. Ten Senators shall have the right to
778	778	move the previous question on any bill, resolution, message, report,
779	779	amendment, or motion. If no amendment is pending the previous question
780	780	shall be as follows: "Shall the main question be now put?" If the previous
781	781	question is decided in the affirmative by a majority vote of those present,
782	782	the main question shall be put without further amendment or debate. If
783	783	amendments are pending a motion for the previous question shall concern
784	784	only the last amendment that is pending on which, if the previous
785	785	question is adopted, the debate will be closed only upon such amendment.
786	786	The previous question on other questions than the main question shall be
787	787	as follows: "Shall the question on the (amendment, amendment of an
788	788	amendment, substitute or other motion affecting same as the case may be)
789	789	now be put?"
790	790	Rule 30. Endorsement on Bills, etc. Before any bill, resolution or
791	791	petition, addressed to the Senate, shall be received or read, the title of the
792	792	bill or resolution or a brief statement of the contents of the petition shall
793	793	be typed on the jacket, with the name of the Senator or committee
794	794	introducing it.
795	795	Rule 31. Introduction of Bills and Concurrent Resolutions. Every
796	796	bill and concurrent resolution shall be introduced by a Senator, by a
797	797	committee, on the report of a committee, by message from the House of
798	798	Representatives, or by proper prefiling as provided by law. For the
799	799	purpose of introduction, every bill and concurrent resolution shall be
800	800	placed in the possession of the secretary and the reading clerk shall read
801	801	the title, except citations of statutes amended or repealed. The reading
802	802	clerk shall also read the name of the sponsor of the bill or resolution if it
803	803	has a single sponsor. If the bill or resolution has two sponsors the reading
804	804	clerk shall read the names of both sponsors, but if the bill or resolution
805	805	has more than two sponsors the reading clerk shall read the name of the
806	806	first sponsor together with the words "and others."
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850	850	Rule 32. Reference of Bills and Resolutions. All bills and resolutions
851	851	shall be referred or rereferred to appropriate standing committees, special
852	852	or select committees appointed under Rule 8 or the Committee of the
853	853	Whole by the President. Upon the day of its introduction or upon the next
854	854	legislative day, the President shall refer every bill and each concurrent
855	855	resolution to be referred to the appropriate standing committee, special or
856	856	select committees appointed under Rule 8 or the Committee of the
857	857	Whole. Bills or resolutions prefiled under K.S.A. 46-801 et seq., and
858	858	amendments thereto, may be referred by the President to the appropriate
859	859	standing committee, special or select committees appointed under Rule 8
860	860	or the Committee of the Whole at any time subsequent to the prefiling of
861	861	such bill or resolution with the secretary of the senate. Bills introduced by
862	862	committees, if germane to the purpose and scope of the committee, may
863	863	be referred to the Committee of the Whole; otherwise to the appropriate
864	864	standing committee or special or select committees appointed under Rule
865	865	8. All bills making an appropriation shall be referred to the Committee on
866	866	Ways and Means. The President may refer a bill or resolution to two or
867	867	more standing committees or special or select committees appointed
868	868	under Rule 8, or any combination thereof, jointly, or separately, in such
869	869	order as the President may direct, and such bill or resolution, when so
870	870	referred, shall be considered by the committees in joint meeting, or by
871	871	each of the committees separately in the order named in the reference,
872	872	and when the reference is made jointly, the chairperson of the committee
873	873	named first shall be chairperson of the joint committee.
874	874	Rule 33. Consent Calendar and Recording Reports. Whenever a
875	875	standing committee is of the opinion that a bill or resolution upon which
876	876	it is reporting is of non-controversial nature, it shall so state in its
877	877	committee report. Whenever a bill or resolution is so reported, it shall be
878	878	placed upon a separate calendar, to be known as the Consent Calendar.
879	879	Each bill or resolution appearing on the Consent Calendar shall remain
880	880	thereon for at least two full legislative days before being considered
881	881	under the order of business Final Action. At any time prior to the call for
882	882	the vote under the order of business Final Action on a bill or resolution on
883	883	the Consent Calendar, any member may object to the same as being
884	884	controversial and the same shall be stricken from the Consent Calendar
885	885	and take its place on General Orders in the usual order. If no such
886	886	objection is made prior to the call for such vote on the bill or resolution, it
887	887	shall be voted upon with other bills and resolutions under the order of
888	888	business Final Action but before consideration of other bills or
889	889	resolutions appearing on the calendar under such order of business.
890	890	Rule 34. Final Action on Bills and Concurrent Resolutions. On
891	891	final action on any bill or concurrent resolution, the reading clerk shall
892	892	read the title, except citations to statutes amended or repealed. If the bill
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936	936	is reported for final action without debate, the question shall be at once
937	937	put: "Shall the bill pass?" No debate shall be allowed, and no motion shall
938	938	be in order except the motion for a call of the Senate, unless in case
939	939	where a bill has been ordered to be placed on final action subject to
940	940	amendment, or to amendment and debate or unless by the unanimous
941	941	consent of the Senate, amendments may be made and considered. Like
942	942	procedure shall apply to concurrent resolutions except that the question
943	943	put shall be: "Shall the resolution be adopted?" On final action, bills and
944	944	resolutions may be bulked together for roll call unless objection be made
945	945	by any Senator.
946	946	Rule 35. Final Passage by Yeas and Nays. The question upon the
947	947	final passage of a bill and every concurrent resolution for amendment of
948	948	the constitution of Kansas or ratification of an amendment to the
949	949	Constitution of the United States shall be taken by a roll call vote of the
950	950	yeas and nays, which shall be entered on the Journal, and unless the bill
951	951	or concurrent resolution receives the number of votes required by the
952	952	constitution to pass it, it shall be declared lost, except in cases provided
953	953	for in Rule 36 (relating to the absence of a quorum).
954	954	Rule 36. No Quorum on Final Vote – Effect. If, on taking the vote
955	955	on final action on a bill or concurrent resolution, it shall appear that a
956	956	quorum is not present, then the bill or concurrent resolution shall retain
957	957	its place on the Calendar and shall again be considered for final action
958	958	when that order of business is again taken up by the Senate.
959	959	Rule 37. Roll Call Vote. A roll call vote shall be taken upon all
960	960	questions upon the demand of five Senators.
961	961	Rule 38. Call of Senate – When Made – How Enforced. (a) A call of
962	962	the Senate may be had upon the demand of five Senators, pending a roll
963	963	call on the final passage of any bill or resolution, or on any motion to
964	964	strike the enacting clause of a bill or the resolving clause of a resolution,
965	965	or indefinitely postpone any bill or resolution, and before the result is
966	966	announced. When a call is demanded, the President shall order the doors
967	967	of the Senate to be closed and all members to be in their seats unless
968	968	excused by the President. The President shall direct the Secretary to call
969	969	the roll of the Senators and note the absentees, after which the names of
970	970	the absentees shall be again called, and those for whose absence no
971	971	sufficient excuse is given may be sent for and taken into custody by the
972	972	Sergeant at Arms, or by Assistant Sergeants at Arms appointed for the
973	973	purpose, and brought before the bar of the Senate, where unless excused
974	974	by a majority of the Senators present, they shall be reproved by the
975	975	President for the neglect of duty.
976	976	(b) No motion to dispense with further proceedings under the call of
977	977	the Senate shall be entertained until the President shall be satisfied that
978	978	the Sergeant at Arms has made diligent effort to secure the attendance of
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1023	1023	Rule 39. Roll Call Votes. Every Senator in the Senate chamber when
1024	1024	a roll call is taken shall respond clearly and audibly when the Senator's
1025	1025	name is called. If there is a call of the Senate, the Senator must vote Yea
1026	1026	or Nay, except as provided in Rule 19 (Senators excused from voting if
1027	1027	directly interested in the question). When there is no call of the Senate,
1028	1028	the Senator may pass and shall be recorded in the Journal as present and
1029	1029	passing. After the roll is completed and before the roll is closed, a Senator
1030	1030	may change such Senator's vote. No vote shall be recorded and no change
1031	1031	in vote may be made without unanimous consent of the Senate after
1032	1032	announcement by the presiding officer that the roll is closed. No motion
1033	1033	shall be in order during a roll call vote except as provided under Rule 34
1034	1034	for final action on bills and concurrent resolutions and except for a call of
1035	1035	the Senate.
1036	1036	Rule 40. Committee of the Whole. On motion the Senate may go
1037	1037	into Committee of the Whole. The President shall appoint a chairperson
1038	1038	to preside over the Committee of the Whole. The rules of the Senate shall
1039	1039	be observed in the Committee of the Whole, so far as applicable except
1040	1040	that there shall be no limit on the number of times of speaking and Rule
1041	1041	38 (authorizing a call of the senate) shall not apply. A motion to lay on the
1042	1042	table or a call for the previous question shall not be in order. No substitute
1043	1043	motion to amend a bill or resolution shall be in order. A substitute motion
1044	1044	to report a bill or resolution to the full Senate once made shall be decided
1045	1045	subject only to debate and Rule 50 (motion to strike the enacting or
1046	1046	resolving clause). A roll call shall be had on any question subject to the
1047	1047	requirements of Rule 37.
1048	1048	Rule 41. No Quorum in Committee of the Whole – Procedure. If at
1049	1049	any time, when in Committee of the Whole, it be ascertained that there is
1050	1050	no quorum present, the chairperson shall immediately vacate the chair
1051	1051	and report the fact to the President.
1052	1052	Rule 42. How Bills or Resolutions Considered – Committee of the
1053	1053	Whole. Bills or resolutions shall be considered in Committee of the
1054	1054	Whole in the following manner: The standing committee report shall first
1055	1055	be considered and if it is adopted the bill or resolution as amended by the
1056	1056	committee report shall be considered section by section, and as each
1057	1057	section is considered, amendments from the floor are in order to that
1058	1058	section. If the committee report is not adopted, the bill or resolution,
1059	1059	without committee amendments, shall be considered section by section,
1060	1060	and as each section is considered amendments from the floor are in order
1061	1061	to that section. After a section has been considered, no amendment
1062	1062	thereto shall be in order until the whole bill or resolution has been read
1063	1063	through. After the original bill or resolution, together with standing
1064	1064	committee amendments, has been considered section by section the
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1108	1108	chairperson shall announce "Amendments to the bill (or resolution)
1109	1109	generally are in order," and amendments not before offered may be made
1110	1110	to any part of the bill or resolution. A motion to amend the bill or
1111	1111	resolution shall not be in order while a motion to strike the enacting
1112	1112	clause or resolving clause is pending.
1113	1113	Rule 43. Amendments. (1) Amendments to bills shall be germane to
1114	1114	the subject of the bill being amended, and the fact that an amendment is
1115	1115	to a section in the same chapter of the Kansas Statutes Annotated as an
1116	1116	existing section in the bill shall not automatically render the amendment
1117	1117	germane. Amendments to concurrent resolutions for amendments of the
1118	1118	constitution of Kansas or ratification of an amendment to the Constitution
1119	1119	of the United States shall be germane to the subject of the resolution
1120	1120	being amended.
1121	1121	(2) All amendments to bills or resolutions shall be submitted in
1122	1122	writing on a form provided by the Senate or on a form substantially
1123	1123	similar. All amendments to printed bills or resolutions shall specify the
1124	1124	page and line number as shown on the printed bill or resolution. If a bill
1125	1125	or resolution has not been printed, amendments must refer to the typed
1126	1126	bill or resolution. All amendments adopted shall be recorded in the
1127	1127	Journal. The action taken on all amendments, whether adopted or
1128	1128	rejected, shall be recorded in the Journal. When a bill or resolution has
1129	1129	been amended, it shall be engrossed before it is enrolled.
1130	1130	(3) In the case of amendment by substitute bill or by substitute
1131	1131	concurrent resolution, motion shall be made to substitute a written bill or
1132	1132	concurrent resolution for the bill or concurrent resolution under
1133	1133	consideration.
1134	1134	(4) A motion to amend a motion to amend a bill or resolution shall
1135	1135	not be in order.
1136	1136	(5) Unless by majority consent to correct an error in drafting, no
1137	1137	amendment to increase the amount of expenditures that would be
1138	1138	authorized in a provision of an appropriations bill shall be in order unless
1139	1139	the amendment contains a provision reducing, by a like or greater
1140	1140	amount, expenditures that would be authorized in another provision of
1141	1141	such appropriations bill. Those portions of a motion to amend a bill as
1142	1142	described in this subsection shall be indivisible.
1143	1143	Rule 44. Report of Committee of the Whole Subject to
1144	1144	Amendment – Time for. The report of the Committee of the Whole is
1145	1145	subject to amendment to correctly reflect what has occurred in the
1146	1146	Committee of the Whole by motions made at the time the report is offered
1147	1147	for adoption by the Senate. When a bill is reported with the
1148	1148	recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken, and the report is
1149	1149	agreed to by the Senate, the bill shall be considered killed.
1150	1150	Rule 45. Motion for Committee of the Whole to Rise and Report
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1194	1194	Progress. A motion that the Committee of the Whole shall rise and report
1195	1195	progress on any bill shall always be in order and shall be decided without
1196	1196	debate, and the matter being considered shall be the first order of business
1197	1197	at the next session of the committee, subject to such postponement as the
1198	1198	subsequent Committee of the Whole may determine. After a motion to
1199	1199	rise and report progress has been adopted, the Subcommittee on Calendar
1200	1200	of the Committee on Organization, Calendar and Rules may change for
1201	1201	the resumption of the current session of the Committee of the Whole the
1202	1202	order of consideration of bills and resolutions.
1203	1203	Rule 46. Division of the Senate. Whenever a voice vote has been
1204	1204	taken upon any question in either the Senate or the Committee of the
1205	1205	Whole, any Senator may call for a division of the Senate or Committee of
1206	1206	the Whole.
1207	1207	Rule 47. Bills and Resolutions to Final Action. When the Committee
1208	1208	of the Whole shall favorably report a bill or resolution, and the report is
1209	1209	adopted by the Senate, the bill or resolution shall be considered as
1210	1210	ordered to the order of business Final Action. The vote upon the final
1211	1211	passage of the bill shall not be taken on the same day on which the bill is
1212	1212	placed on Final Action. Bills and resolutions to be sent to the House shall
1213	1213	be properly corrected under the supervision of the Secretary of the
1214	1214	Senate. The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to correct misspelled
1215	1215	words, punctuation and "doublets" or repeated words when preparing
1216	1216	bills, resolutions or other documents for signature by officers of the
1217	1217	Senate and House.
1218	1218	Rule 48. Bills and Resolutions – Inclusion of Amendments. When a
1219	1219	bill or resolution is amended, the Secretary of the Senate shall attach to
1220	1220	the original copy all amendments made in the Senate. Substitute bills and
1221	1221	substitute concurrent resolutions shall accompany the bill or concurrent
1222	1222	resolution for which each is substituted. Upon passage, Senate bills or
1223	1223	resolutions, including the original copy and amendments, shall be
1224	1224	transmitted to the House.
1225	1225	Rule 49. Reports of Transmittals in Journal – Committee –
1226	1226	Reports. Report of transmittal of bills and resolutions to the House shall
1227	1227	be immediately entered upon the Journal.
1228	1228	Rule 50. Motion to Strike Enacting or Resolving Clause – Debate
1229	1229	Limited. No Senator may speak more than twice on a motion to strike the
1230	1230	enacting clause of a bill or the resolving clause of a resolution, and no
1231	1231	other motion, except a motion to adjourn, shall be in order until the
1232	1232	motion to strike the enacting clause or resolving clause has been decided
1233	1233	by roll call vote.
1234	1234	Rule 51. Two-thirds Vote Not Necessary Except on Final Passage
1235	1235	of Resolution. When a resolution requiring a vote of 2/3 of the Senate for
1236	1236	adoption is under consideration, a vote of 2/3 shall not be needed to
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1281	1281	rules.
1282	1282	Rule 52. Bills and Resolutions Considered in Regular Order. The
1283	1283	Subcommittee on Calendar of the Committee on Organization, Calendar
1284	1284	and Rules shall designate from day to day and from time to time the bills
1285	1285	and resolutions to be considered that day and on the next legislative day,
1286	1286	and the order of consideration fixed by this subcommittee shall not be
1287	1287	changed, except by unanimous consent or by a 2/3 vote of all the
1288	1288	members of the Senate then elected (or appointed) and qualified, if
1289	1289	unanimous consent is refused, or as provided in Rule 45.
1290	1290	Rule 53. Changing Order on Calendar. Not more than one bill or
1291	1291	resolution may be named in a motion to change the order of the Calendar,
1292	1292	and on each motion no Senator except the Senator making the motion
1293	1293	shall speak more than once, nor longer than two minutes.
1294	1294	Rule 54. Resolutions – Classes – Procedures Thereon. Resolutions
1295	1295	shall be of the following classes: (1) Senate resolutions; and (2) Senate
1296	1296	concurrent resolutions. In acting on them, the Senate shall observe the
1297	1297	following procedure:
1298	1298	(1) Senate resolutions shall be in writing, shall be read and shall lie
1299	1299	over one day. Senate resolutions other than resolutions for the amendment
1300	1300	of rules of the Senate shall not be printed unless ordered by the Senate.
1301	1301	There shall be no roll call unless ordered. With the consent of the
1302	1302	majority of Senators present and voting, either the requirement to read
1303	1303	Senate resolutions or the requirement to lie over one day, or both, may be
1304	1304	dispensed with.
1305	1305	(2) Senate concurrent resolutions shall be in writing, shall be read by
1306	1306	title, and shall lie over one day. All Senate concurrent resolutions shall be
1307	1307	printed, and shall require a roll call on motion to adopt. Propositions to
1308	1308	amend the constitution shall be made by concurrent resolution and
1309	1309	referred to the proper committee. Other concurrent resolutions may be
1310	1310	referred to a proper committee by the President.
1311	1311	(3) Notwithstanding any other rule of the Senate to the contrary, no
1312	1312	Senator shall request and be the primary sponsor of more than three
1313	1313	Senate resolutions or concurrent resolutions which congratulate,
1314	1314	commemorate, commend, honor or are in memory of any individual,
1315	1315	entity or event during a legislative session of the Senate, except upon
1316	1316	approval of the President.
1317	1317	All House concurrent resolutions, when in the Senate, shall follow the
1318	1318	same procedure as Senate concurrent resolutions.
1319	1319	This rule shall not apply to resolutions relating to the business of the
1320	1320	day, nor to resolutions for organization or adjournment.
1321	1321	Rule 55. Confirmation of Appointments by Governor or Other
1322	1322	State Official. All nominations or appointments made by the governor or
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1367	1367	considered and acted upon by the Senate in either executive or regular
1368	1368	session except that no final action thereon may be taken in executive
1369	1369	session. When nominations or appointments are made by the governor or
1370	1370	other state official for confirmation by the Senate, they shall, unless
1371	1371	otherwise ordered by the President, be referred to appropriate committees
1372	1372	by the President. Nominations or appointments referred to committees
1373	1373	shall be returned to the Senate within 20 legislative days after the same
1374	1374	are referred, together with a report thereon, unless additional time be
1375	1375	granted by a majority vote of senators present. If the nomination or
1376	1376	appointment is not returned to the Senate within the period of time
1377	1377	specified for its return and additional time has not been granted, the
1378	1378	nomination or appointment shall be considered to be returned to the
1379	1379	Senate without recommendation on the next legislative day following the
1380	1380	last day of the period of time specified for its return. Any such
1381	1381	appointment may be considered and acted upon by the Senate at any time
1382	1382	after the nomination or appointment is returned to the Senate. The
1383	1383	chairperson of the committee which recommends for confirmation a
1384	1384	nomination or appointment may speak more than twice on the same day
1385	1385	on the subject of the nomination or appointment. No motion to confirm
1386	1386	any such appointment or nomination shall be in order without the
1387	1387	unanimous consent of the Senate until the nomination or appointment is
1388	1388	returned to the Senate, unless one day's previous notice thereof is given in
1389	1389	open session or by posting the appointments or nominations to be
1390	1390	considered near the entrance to the Senate chamber. Appointments shall
1391	1391	be confirmed by the Senate only by an affirmative vote of a majority of
1392	1392	all members of the Senate then elected (or appointed) and qualified.
1393	1393	Rule 56. Admittance to Floor – Lobbying on Floor – Galleries. No
1394	1394	person shall be admitted to the floor of the Senate except elective state
1395	1395	officers; members of the Legislature; friends of the members of the
1396	1396	Senate, upon invitation signed by the President and the Senator extending
1397	1397	the invitation; former members of the Senate, officers and employees of
1398	1398	the legislative branch, and members of the news media who are actually
1399	1399	employed, and who have a card of admission from the President. The
1400	1400	Senate by resolution, may issue such invitations as it desires. Persons so
1401	1401	admitted must stay in the perimeter of the Senate chamber except with the
1402	1402	express permission of a member of the Senate. No one registered with the
1403	1403	Secretary of State as an agent or lobbyist may be on the floor of the
1404	1404	Senate during the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. nor at the time the
1405	1405	Senate is in session. No person, other than a state officer or employee of
1406	1406	the legislative branch or legislator, shall discuss any measure with any
1407	1407	Senator on the floor of the Senate during the time the Senate is in session.
1408	1408	Any person who violates this rule or any person who shall gain admission
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1452	1452	to the floor of the Senate by false representation shall be forthwith ejected
1453	1453	from the Senate chamber and thereafter be denied admission. No
1454	1454	employee shall lobby for or against any measure pending in the Senate,
1455	1455	and any employee violating this rule shall be forthwith discharged.
1456	1456	Former members of the Senate may be introduced when on the floor, but
1457	1457	no other introductions shall be made during the session of the Senate,
1458	1458	except the President may announce the attendance of school students or
1459	1459	other groups visiting the Senate.
1460	1460	Visitors shall be allowed in one or both galleries of the Senate in
1461	1461	accordance with directions to the Sergeant at Arms from the President.
1462	1462	Rule 57. Electronic Devices; Food and Drink; Photographic
1463	1463	Record of Vote; President's Gallery. (a) The making of telephone calls
1464	1464	in the galleries of the Senate is prohibited. Except for security personnel,
1465	1465	the use of wireless electronic telecommunications devices emitting an
1466	1466	audible sound or tone to announce or initiate communications in a
1467	1467	committee room during any time when a committee or subcommittee is in
1468	1468	session in the room, in the galleries during any time when the Senate is in
1469	1469	session and in the Senate Chamber during any time the Senate is in
1470	1470	session is prohibited. The use of video recorders, cellular devices used as
1471	1471	a video recording device or other video equipment in the galleries is
1472	1472	prohibited, except for the official live feed of Senate proceedings or as
1473	1473	granted by permission of the President. Flash photography and the
1474	1474	possession of food or drink in the galleries is prohibited.
1475	1475	(b) No photographic or similar record shall be made of the vote of any
1476	1476	member upon any measure on which a division of the Senate has been
1477	1477	called, except that any photographic or similar record made by the official
1478	1478	live video feed of Senate proceedings, the credentialed media or as
1479	1479	granted permission by the President shall be permitted.
1480	1480	(c) The gallery located above the offices of the President and the
1481	1481	Majority Leader shall be considered the President's gallery. Enforcement
1482	1482	of this rule in the President's gallery shall be subject to the discretion of
1483	1483	the President.
1484	1484	Rule 58. Chairs of Senators. No person except a member of the
1485	1485	Senate, shall occupy the chair of any Senator at any time except with the
1486	1486	approval of and in the presence of a member of the Senate.
1487	1487	Rule 59. The News Media. Employees of the news media displaying
1488	1488	a card of admission from the President may only occupy space designated
1489	1489	for them in the Senate chamber. They shall be subject to all the rules of
1490	1490	the Senate and shall conduct themselves with proper decorum while in
1491	1491	the Senate chamber. They shall not lobby, directly or indirectly, for or
1492	1492	against any measure pending before the legislature.
1493	1493	Rule 60. Secretary of Senate – Duties. The Secretary of the Senate
1494	1494	shall be appointed by the President. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to
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1538	1538	call the roll; report correctly the result of all votes; correct the Journal as
1539	1539	may be directed by the Senate; read all bills, resolutions, petitions or
1540	1540	other papers which the Senate may require; deliver all messages to the
1541	1541	House of Representatives; certify all enrolled bills and present same to
1542	1542	the President or Vice President of the Senate for signature; endorse upon
1543	1543	every paper presented in the Senate the successive stages of action had
1544	1544	thereon, and see that proper records are made of the transmission of every
1545	1545	paper from one house to the other, or from one office to another; and
1546	1546	attend generally to such other matters as the office may require. The
1547	1547	Secretary of the Senate shall deliver to the printer all bills and other
1548	1548	documents ordered to be printed and take the receipt of the printer
1549	1549	therefor. In order to secure a uniform and systematic procedure, the
1550	1550	following clerks and their assistants shall be under the supervision of the
1551	1551	Secretary: Assistant Secretary of the Senate, Journal Clerks, Calendar
1552	1552	Clerks, Enrolling Clerks, Bill Status Clerk, Reading Clerk and Bill Clerk.
1553	1553	Rule 61. Impeachment. The provisions of this rule shall apply to
1554	1554	impeachment, and nothing in the rules of the Senate or in any statute shall
1555	1555	impair or limit the powers of the Senate with respect to impeachment. In
1556	1556	addition to other powers, the President shall possess the powers and
1557	1557	perform the duties in this rule.
1558	1558	(1) The President shall call the Senate into session within 30 days of
1559	1559	the receipt by the President of any request by a board of managers of the
1560	1560	House of Representatives to lay articles of impeachment before the
1561	1561	Senate.
1562	1562	(2) The Senate by a majority vote of the members then elected (or
1563	1563	appointed) and qualified may adopt, amend or suspend rules applicable to
1564	1564	trial of any impeachment.
1565	1565	(3) The President and any officer or committee acting under
1566	1566	authority of this rule may follow any statutory procedure to the extent the
1567	1567	same is not in conflict with the provisions of this rule, but nothing in this
1568	1568	rule nor in any statute shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any
1569	1569	inherent powers of the Senate.
1570	1570	Rule 62. Sergeant at Arms – Duties. The Sergeant at Arms shall be
1571	1571	appointed by the President, and shall serve under the President's
1572	1572	direction, control and supervision and at the President's pleasure and shall
1573	1573	execute all orders of the President or Senate. The Sergeant at Arms shall
1574	1574	have the general supervision of the Senate Chamber, the cloak rooms,
1575	1575	gallery and lobby, and shall preserve order within the chamber at all
1576	1576	times. The Sergeant at Arms may arrest and take into custody any person
1577	1577	gaining admission to the floor of the Senate through false representations
1578	1578	or violation of Rule 56 (listing persons authorized to be admitted to the
1579	1579	floor of the Senate). All violations shall be immediately reported to the
1580	1580	President for action by the Senate. No person except those entitled to
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1624	1624	admittance on the floor of the Senate pursuant to Rule 56 (listing persons
1625	1625	authorized to be admitted to the floor of the Senate) shall lounge or loaf
1626	1626	in the Senate chamber when the Senate is not in session, and the Sergeant
1627	1627	at Arms shall detail at least one assistant to remain in the chamber at all
1628	1628	times when the same is open. The President may appoint and remove
1629	1629	Assistant Sergeants at Arms to serve under the supervision of the
1630	1630	Sergeant at Arms. All doorkeepers and night watchmen shall be Assistant
1631	1631	Sergeants at Arms.
1632	1632	Rule 63. Requisitions for Printing. All requisitions upon the Director
1633	1633	of Printing for calendars, bills, documents, and printed matter of any
1634	1634	nature whatsoever, must be approved by the Director of Legislative
1635	1635	Administrative Services.
1636	1636	Rule 64. Employees – Duties. All employees shall report each day to
1637	1637	their respective supervisors. The Director of Legislative Administrative
1638	1638	Services or some person designated by the director shall keep a record of
1639	1639	the attendance of each employee. The supervisor of an employee may
1640	1640	discharge the employee at any time. The word "employee" as used in this
1641	1641	section shall include all persons employed by the Senate, except the
1642	1642	secretaries of each of the members of the Senate and except the Secretary
1643	1643	of the Senate and Sergeant at Arms, which officers may be removed by
1644	1644	the President of the Senate.
1645	1645	Rule 65. Pages. Not more than 20 pages shall serve during any
1646	1646	legislative day. Appointments shall be restricted to boys and girls of
1647	1647	middle school, junior high or high school age.
1648	1648	Rule 66. Secretaries to Members. Each Senator shall be entitled to
1649	1649	select a secretary and shall inform the Director of Legislative
1650	1650	Administrative Services of the selection. The secretaries shall not be paid
1651	1651	for time they are not in attendance unless excused by their respective
1652	1652	Senators. From the convening of the Senate until adjournment on any
1653	1653	day, except during recesses, no Senator's secretary shall be stationed at
1654	1654	the Senator's desk, except that this provision shall not apply to the
1655	1655	administrative assistant designated by the President.
1656	1656	Rule 67. Suspension of Rules. (a) A motion to suspend the rules may
1657	1657	be made and considered under any order of business. A 2/3 affirmative
1658	1658	vote of all Senators then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall be
1659	1659	required for its adoption. The motion shall be decided without debate.
1660	1660	(b) A motion to declare an emergency, suspend the rules, and
1661	1661	advance a bill to Final Action shall be considered as one motion. It may
1662	1662	be made and considered immediately under any order of business, and be
1663	1663	debatable on the question of the emergency. A 2/3 affirmative vote of all
1664	1664	Senators then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall be required for its
1665	1665	adoption.
1666	1666	(c) A bill advanced to Final Action under subsection (b) which is not
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1710	1710	considered during the legislative day on which it is advanced to Final
1711	1711	Action shall be placed on the next legislative day on the Calendar under
1712	1712	the order of business General Orders.
1713	1713	Rule 68. Amendments to Rules. No rule of the Senate shall be
1714	1714	adopted, amended or revoked without a 2/3 affirmative vote of all
1715	1715	members of the Senate then elected (or appointed) and qualified, and no
1716	1716	motion to adopt, amend or revoke any rule of the Senate shall be in order
1717	1717	without the unanimous consent of the Senate, unless one day's previous
1718	1718	notice thereof shall be given in open session.
1719	1719	Notwithstanding any provision of the rules of the Senate to the
1720	1720	contrary, no notice shall be required for the adoption of a resolution
1721	1721	adopting, amending or revoking any one or more rules of the Senate at
1722	1722	the commencement of a legislative session, and adoption of any such
1723	1723	resolution shall require only the affirmative vote of not less than a
1724	1724	majority of the Senators then elected (or appointed) and qualified, subject
1725	1725	to the following conditions: (1) The resolution is sponsored by the
1726	1726	President or any three Senators, and (2) either (a) a copy thereof is e-
1727	1727	mailed to each Senator not later than 11:00 p.m. on the Thursday
1728	1728	preceding the Monday on which the legislative session is to commence or
1729	1729	(b) in lieu of e-mailing copies of the resolution are made available to
1730	1730	Senators on the first day of the legislative session and Final Action is
1731	1731	taken on the second legislative day.
1732	1732	Rule 69. Robert's Rules of Order. In all cases where these rules or
1733	1733	the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives do not apply,
1734	1734	the rules of parliamentary law in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised,
1735	1735	11th edition, shall govern.
1736	1736	Rule 70. Number Designation of Substitute Bills and Substitute
1737	1737	Concurrent Resolutions. (a) Whenever a substitute bill is recommended
1738	1738	by a committee report, and whenever a substitute bill is approved by
1739	1739	amendment from the floor, the substitute bill shall be printed as provided
1740	1740	for bills introduced, and the bill number designation shall be substantially
1741	1741	as follows:
1742	1742	(1) In the case of bills substituted for Senate bills, "Substitute for
1743	1743	Senate Bill No. _______," and the blank shall be filled with the number
1744	1744	of the bill for which substitution is made or recommended.
1745	1745	(2) In the case of bills substituted for House bills, "Senate Substitute
1746	1746	for House Bill No. _______," and the blank shall be filled with the
1747	1747	number of the bill for which substitution is made or recommended.
1748	1748	(b) Whenever a substitute concurrent resolution is recommended by
1749	1749	a committee report, and whenever a substitute concurrent resolution is
1750	1750	approved by amendment from the floor, the substitute concurrent
1751	1751	resolution shall be printed as provided for concurrent resolutions
1752	1752	introduced, and the resolution number designation shall be substantially
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1796	1796	as follows:
1797	1797	(1) In the case of concurrent resolutions substituted for Senate
1798	1798	concurrent resolutions, "Substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
1799	1799	______," and the blank shall be filled with the number of the concurrent
1800	1800	resolution for which substitution is made or recommended.
1801	1801	(2) In the case of concurrent resolutions substituted for House
1802	1802	concurrent resolutions, "Senate Substitute for House Concurrent
1803	1803	Resolution No. ______," and the blank shall be filled with the number of
1804	1804	the concurrent resolution for which substitution is made or recommended.
1805	1805	Rule 71. General Rule Not to Read Amendments. Amendments to
1806	1806	bills or resolutions shall not require readings as for bills introduced or
1807	1807	resolutions introduced, except as otherwise provided in Rule 72 (subject
1808	1808	matter of bill or resolution materially changed by senate amendment) or
1809	1809	Rule 73 (subject matter of senate bill or resolution materially changed by
1810	1810	house amendment).
1811	1811	Rule 72. Subject Change by Senate. Whenever an amendment
1812	1812	adopted by the Senate has materially changed the subject of a bill or
1813	1813	resolution, the title of the bill or resolution so amended shall be read in
1814	1814	the manner prescribed for the introduction of bills or resolutions, and take
1815	1815	its place upon the Calendar under the order of business Final Action.
1816	1816	Rule 73. Subject Change by House. Whenever the House adopts
1817	1817	amendments to a Senate bill or senate concurrent resolution which
1818	1818	materially changes its subject, upon return of such bill or resolution to the
1819	1819	Senate, the title of such bill or resolution shall be read in the manner
1820	1820	prescribed for the introduction of bills or resolutions and such bill or
1821	1821	resolution shall be referred as provided in Rule 32 (reference of bills and
1822	1822	resolutions).
1823	1823	Rule 74. Determination of When Subject of Bill or Resolution
1824	1824	Materially Changed. The President may determine when a bill or
1825	1825	resolution is subject to Rule 72 (subject matter of bill or resolution
1826	1826	materially changed by senate amendment) or Rule 73 (subject matter of
1827	1827	senate bill or senate concurrent resolution materially changed by house
1828	1828	amendment). The President's determination under this rule, that a bill or
1829	1829	resolution has been materially changed is subject to an appeal to the
1830	1830	Senate by any member. A 2/3 vote of the members of the Senate present
1831	1831	and voting shall be required to overturn the ruling of the chair. The vote
1832	1832	on an appeal to the Senate under this rule shall not be a roll call vote.
1833	1833	Every appeal under this rule shall be taken without debate.
1834	1834	Rule 75. Executive Reorganization Orders. When an executive
1835	1835	reorganization order is received from the Governor, it shall be referred to
1836	1836	an appropriate committee by the President. The committee to which an
1837	1837	executive reorganization order is referred shall report its
1838	1838	recommendations thereon, by recommending adoption of a Senate
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1882	1882	resolution, not later than the 60th calendar day of any regular session and
1883	1883	not later than 30 calendar days after it has received such referral
1884	1884	whichever occurs first. If a committee fails to report upon an executive
1885	1885	reorganization order within the time specified in this rule, such committee
1886	1886	shall be deemed to have returned the same to the Senate without
1887	1887	recommendation. When a report or return of an executive reorganization
1888	1888	is made, it and all resolutions for approval or disapproval thereof shall be
1889	1889	made the special order of business in accordance with Rule 6 (special
1890	1890	order of business) at a time not later than the last day the executive
1891	1891	reorganization order may be disapproved under section 6 of article 1 of
1892	1892	the Constitution of Kansas. The Senate shall act to approve or reject
1893	1893	every reorganization order unless at the time set for such action the House
1894	1894	of Representatives shall have already rejected such executive
1895	1895	reorganization order.
1896	1896	Rule 76. Censure or Expulsion. Whenever three or more Senators
1897	1897	desire to lodge a complaint against any other Senator requesting that the
1898	1898	Senator be censured or expelled for misconduct, the complaining
1899	1899	Senators shall sign and file a written statement of such complaint with the
1900	1900	Secretary of the Senate. In such event, the President shall appoint a select
1901	1901	committee for consideration thereof composed of five Senators, no more
1902	1902	than three of whom shall be members of the same political party, and
1903	1903	none of whom shall have signed the complaint to be considered. The
1904	1904	select committee may dismiss the complaint after inquiry or may set the
1905	1905	matter for hearing. Reasonable notice and an opportunity to appear shall
1906	1906	be afforded the Senator against whom a complaint has been filed. Select
1907	1907	committees meeting under authority of this section shall be authorized to
1908	1908	meet and exercise compulsory process without further authorization,
1909	1909	subject only to the limitations and conditions prescribed in article 10 of
1910	1910	chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. Upon completing its hearing
1911	1911	and deliberations thereon the select committee may dismiss the complaint
1912	1912	or may submit a recommendation to the full Senate for censure or
1913	1913	expulsion, and upon receiving such report the Senate may without further
1914	1914	hearing or investigation censure or expel the member against whom the
1915	1915	complaint was filed. Censure or expulsion of a Senator under this rule
1916	1916	shall require a 2/3 majority vote of those members elected (or appointed)
1917	1917	and qualified.
1918	1918	Rule 77. Taking from the Table. The affirmative vote of a 2/3
1919	1919	majority of all Senators then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall be
1920	1920	required for the adoption of a motion to take any question or proposition
1921	1921	from the table after the adoption of a motion to table or lay such question
1922	1922	or proposition on the table. The provisions of this rule shall apply to
1923	1923	motions both in standing committees and the Senate.
1924	1924	Rule 78. Placing Material on Members' Desks. No items or material
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1968	1968	shall be placed upon the desk of any member of the Senate unless any
1969	1969	such item or material bears the signature or name of the Senator
1970	1970	responsible for its distribution. This Rule 78 shall not apply to items or
1971	1971	material provided by legislative staff, the Governor or state agencies.
1972	1972	Rule 79. Decorum. During the time the Senate is in session
1973	1973	professional dress is required on the floor of the Senate, which shall
1974	1974	include a coat, tie and slacks or other dress pants for men and equivalent
1975	1975	professional dress for women.
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