The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Yolanda Dixon.
DIGEST
Amedee (SR 168)
Present Senate rules provide that the Secretary of the Senate shall maintain and distribute an
Interim Calendar and requires the Secretary to read the journal daily if it is unavailable.
Proposed Senate rules delete the requirement that the Secretary maintain and distribute an
Interim Calendar and deletes references to the Interim Calendar. Provides that the Journal shall
be made only available electronically unless a hard copy is specifically requested.
Present Senate rules specify that only one set of proposed amendments to a legislative instrument
shall be considered by the Senate at one time. Proposed Senate rules add that proposed floor
amendments shall be considered in the order they are received, except that amendments received
prior to consideration of the instrument proposed by the lead author of a Senate instrument or the
member handling a House instrument shall be considered prior to other proposed floor
amendments.
Present Senate rules provide that at the time of referral to committee, the President shall notify
the author in writing of the referral and the instrument shall be placed on the Interim Calender.
Proposed Senate rules delete the requirement that the President notify the author in writing of the
referral and specifies that the instrument referral shall be entered on the Joint Legislative
Website.
Present Senate rules require that each resolution upon introduction and each bill or joint
resolution be read on two separate days before it is committed or amended.
Proposed Senate rules specify that each resolution and each bill or joint resolution be read by title
rather than in its entirety.
Present Senate rules specify that each Senate instrument with an estimated fiscal cost of
$100,000 or more in any one of three ensuing fiscal years be recommitted to the Finance
committee after initial consideration in the committee of subject matter. Additionally specifies
that each legislative instrument which produces a net decrease or increase in taxes or fees be
recommitted to Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee after initial consideration in the committee
of subject matter.
Proposed Senate rules retains present rules but additionally provides that the fiscal cost or net
decrease or increase in taxes or fees be a fiscal cost to the state in order to be recommitted.
Present Senate rules provide that the permanent records of committees include the audio tapes of each meeting.
Proposed Senate rules delete the requirement of maintaining audio tapes.
Present Senate rules provides for referral of certain legislative instruments relative to students
with special needs and "Schools for the Blind" and "Schools for the Deaf" to the Education
Committee. Proposed rules retain present rules but revises terminology and amends Senate
Rules to reflect the consolidation of those schools into the classification "Special Schools".
Present Senate rules provide, relative to referral of certain instruments to the Health and Welfare
Committee, for those instruments relative to "Handicapped Children Institutions" and "Mentally
Retarded Institutions". Proposed rules change the terminology to "Institutions for persons with
intellectual disabilities" or "Institutions for persons with physical disabilities".
Proposed Senate rules provides in the regular order and upon third reading and final passage, at
the discretion of the President and upon the motion of any member, the Senate may return to the
calendar any instrument that is objected to as controversial, referred to under the customs and
usage of the Senate, as the "Bagneris Rule". Specifies that the motion to operate under the
Bagneris Rule shall be nondebatable and approved upon a majority of the members present and
voting. Any instrument returned to the calender while under the Bagneris Rule shall be placed on
the regular calender in the same numerical order on the next calendar day. Provides that while
under the Bagneris Rule, it is in order to consider any instrument after it has been voluntarily or
temporarily returned to the calendar without regard to its numerical order.
Proposed Senate rules effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends Senate Rule Nos. 3.7(B)(intro para.) and (B)(4), Senate Rule Nos. 3.7 (C)(2), 8.1, 9.4,
9.5(B), 9.6, 10.9, 10.10, 13.4(3), (5)(i), (6)(d) and (i), 15(j), 13.5.1, 13.5.2, and 13.95; adopts
10.17.1. and repeals Senate Rule Nos. 3.7(D)(5) and 14.7)