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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
SENATE. Provides relative to the adoption of resolutions.
A RESOLUTION1
To amend and readopt Senate Rule 7.6(E) and 10.9(A) of the Rules of Order of the Senate2
to provide relative to the procedure applicable to the adoption of resolutions.3
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana that Senate Rule4
7.6(E) and 10.9(A) of the Rules of Order of the Senate are amended and readopted to read5
as follows:6
Rule 7.6. Legislative instruments and other documents; introduction copies,7
printing; language indicators in bills; deadline for legislation requests8
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E. (1) On the day on which a bill appears on the regular calendar for final10
passage, a copy thereof and any supplemental digest shall be placed in the Final11
Passage Book on the desk of each member. Such The bills shall be arranged as listed12
on the regular calendar, separately for Senate and House bills. 13
(2) On the day on which a resolution or concurrent resolution appears14
on the regular calendar to be adopted, the resolutions or concurrent resolutions15
shall be posted on the official legislative website, and shall be arranged as listed16
on the regular calendar, separately for Senate and House resolutions and17 SR NO. 4
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concurrent resolutions. Resolutions and concurrent resolutions that pertain to1
notifying the House of Representatives or the governor that the Senate has2
convened or is ready to adjourn, or to the holding of a joint session of the3
legislature, shall be exempt from this requirement.4
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Rule 10.9. Resolutions; introduction and referral; suspension of laws6
A. Each resolution shall be read upon introduction in the Senate and shall be7
referred to an appropriate committee on the next legislative day following the day8
of introduction. The requirement of referral to committee shall not apply to9
perfunctory resolutions, such as those pertaining to adjournment or to a resolution10
introduced for the purpose of calling an election for the election of the President11
pursuant to Rule 3.2, the election of the President Pro Tempore pursuant to Rule 3.4,12
for the election of the Secretary pursuant to Rule 3.6 or for the election of the13
Sergeant at Arms pursuant to Rule 3.8. A perfunctory Only a resolution pertaining14
to notifying the House of Representatives or the governor that the Senate has15
convened or is ready to adjourn or the holding of a joint session of the16
legislature may be taken up and acted upon immediately upon introduction.17
Otherwise, no resolution may be taken up and acted upon until it is listed on the18
order of the day for that legislative day.19
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The original instrument was prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.
DIGEST
Claitor SR No.
Present rule requires that on the day on which a bill appears on the regular calendar for final
passage a copy of the bill and any supplemental digest be placed in the Final Passage Book
on the desk of each member. Present rule further provides that such bills are to be arranged
as listed on the regular calendar, separately for Senate and House bills.
Proposed rule retains present rule and further provides that on the day on which a resolution
or concurrent resolution appears on the regular calendar to be adopted, the resolutions or
concurrent resolutions are to be posted on the official legislative website, arranged as listed
on the regular calendar, separately for Senate and House resolutions and concurrent
resolutions. Proposed rule further provides that resolutions and concurrent resolutions SR NO. 4
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pertaining to notifying the House of Representatives or the governor that the Senate has
convened or is ready to adjourn, or to the holding of a joint session of the legislature, are
exempt from this requirement.
Present rule requires that each resolution be referred to an appropriate committee on the next
legislative day following the day of introduction. Present rule further provides that the
requirement of referral to committee does not apply to perfunctory resolutions, including
those pertaining to adjournment or to a resolution introduced for the purpose of calling an
election for the election of the President pursuant to Rule 3.2, the election of the President
Pro Tempore pursuant to Rule 3.4, for the election of the Secretary pursuant to Rule 3.6 or
for the election of the Sergeant at Arms pursuant to Rule 3.8.
Proposed rule retains present rule.
Present rule provides that a perfunctory resolution may be taken up and acted upon
immediately upon introduction.
Proposed rule provides that only a resolution pertaining to notifying the House of
Representatives or the governor that the Senate has convened or is ready to adjourn or the
holding of a joint session of the legislature may be taken up and acted upon immediately
upon introduction, and otherwise no resolution may be taken up and acted upon until it is
listed on the order of the day for that legislative day.
(Amends Senate Rule 7.6(E) and 10.9(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and
Governmental Affairs to the original bill.
1. Deletes provision of proposed law that a paper copy of a resolution is to be
placed in the Final Passage Book on the desk of each Senate member on the
day it is to be adopted, excluding resolutions pertaining to notifying the
House or the governor that the Senate has convened or is ready to adjourn,
the holding of a joint session, or extending condolences or commendations.
2. Adds provision that on the day on which a resolution or concurrent resolution
appears on the regular calendar to be adopted, the resolutions or concurrent
resolutions are to be posted on the official legislative website, arranged as
listed on the regular calendar, separately for Senate and House resolutions
and concurrent resolutions, excluding resolutions that pertain to notifying the
House or the governor that the Senate has convened or is ready to adjourn,
or to the holding of a joint session.