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35 RULESOFTHEHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES
46 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
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6-Adopted January 14, 2025
77 TIMEOFMEETING
8-
9-Rule 1. The time of meeting by the House, unless otherwise ordered, shall be 10:00 a.m.
10-ORDER OF BUSINESS
11-
12-Rule 2. (1) Administrative Order of Business. The first of each day, after the House is called to order,
13-shall be employed as follows unless otherwise ordered by the House:
14-(a) Introduction of petitions, memorials, remonstrances, and resolutions.
15-(b) Introduction and first reading of House Joint Resolutions.
16-(c) Introduction and first reading of House Bills.
17-(d) First reading of Senate Joint Resolutions and Bills.
18-(e) Second reading of House Bills, Joint Resolutions, and Concurrent Resolutions.
19-(f) Second reading of Senate Bills, Joint Resolutions, and Concurrent Resolutions.
20-(g) Reports of regular standing committees.
21-(h) Reports of special standing committees.
22-(i) Messages from the Senate.
23-(2) Regular Order of Business. At the close of the administrative order of business, the Speaker
24-or any member may call for the regular order of business. The administrative order of business may be
25-dispensed with by unanimous consent of the House at any time. The regular order of business shall be
26-employed as follows unless otherwise ordered by the House:
27-(a) Prayer.
28-(b) Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
29-(c) Reading and approval of the Journal of the previous day's session.
30-(d) Bills, reports, and other business on the table.
31-(e) House Joint Resolutions to be perfected and printed.
32-(f) House Bills to be perfected and printed.
33-(g) Third reading of House Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions.
34-(h) Third reading of House Bills.
35-(i) Messages from the Senate.
36-(j) Third reading of Senate Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions.
37-(k) Third reading of Senate Bills.
38-(l) Adoption of petitions, memorials, remonstrances, and resolutions.
39-(m) Reports of subcommittees.
40-(n) Such other orders of business as deemed necessary pursuant to law.
41-HEADINGS ON HOUSE CALENDAR
42-
43-Rule 3. The House may keep calendars for organizational purposes and to facilitate the consideration of
44-
45-legislation. Calendars may be created as deemed necessary by the Speaker.
46-FIRST AND SECOND READING OF BILLS
47-
48-Rule 4. A bill shall be read the first time by journal entry of the title of the bill on the legislative day of
49-its filing. It shall be second read on the following legislative day by journal entry of the title of the bill.
50-The reading of a bill by its title shall be deemed sufficient reading unless the further reading be called
51-for. If the further reading be called for and no objection made, the bill shall be read at length; if,
52-however, objection be made, the question shall be determined by the majority of the members present.
53-ORDERS OF THE DAY
54-
55-Rule 5. Upon recess or adjournment, the Majority Floor Leader shall advise the entire membership of
56-the business anticipated to be conducted during the remainder of the legislative day and during the next
57-legislative day.
58-ELECTION OF OFFICERS
59-GENERALLY
60-Election; Oath; Compensation
61-
62-Rule 6. The House shall elect the following officers at the commencement of the first regular session of
63-each general assembly: its presiding officer, who shall be called Speaker of the House, a Speaker Pro
64-Tem, a Chief Clerk, a Sergeant-at-Arms, a Doorkeeper, and a Chaplain, who shall hold office during all
65-sessions until the convening of the succeeding General Assembly, unless sooner removed by a vote of
66-the majority of the members. Each shall receive such compensation as may be provided for by law.
67-Each shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and of this State and to faithfully
68-demean himself or herself in office and to keep the secrets of the House. Such oath shall be
69-administered to the Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem by a Judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals,
70-or a Circuit Court and by the Speaker to the other officers. All other officers of the House shall be
71-appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Speaker and receive such compensation as provided by
72-law.
73-SPEAKER
74-Speaker to Call Members to Order
75-
76-Rule 7. The Speaker shall take the chair at the hour to which the House has been adjourned and
77-immediately call the members to order and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of
78-the preceding day to be read unless otherwise ordered by the House, which may then be corrected by the
79-House.
80-Parliamentary Rulings; Referral to Parliamentary Committee
81-
82-Rule 8. Parliamentary rulings may be made only by the Speaker or the Speaker Pro Tem. At his or her
83-option or at the request from a member of the Parliamentary Committee, he or she may refer points of
84-
85-order to the Parliamentary Committee for an advisory opinion. In the absence of the Speaker or the
86-Speaker Pro Tem, rulings shall be made by a parliamentary committee. The Committee on
87-Parliamentary Procedure shall be composed of the Speaker, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority
88-Floor Leader or their member designees. No member who is temporarily in the chair may rule on points
89-of order, except the Speaker or Speaker Pro Tem, until and unless the Parliamentary Committee has
90-been called and ruled. It shall be the duty of the temporary Speaker to call such Parliamentary
91-Committee at the time the point of order is raised and before any discussion on such point of order takes
92-place. It shall be at the Speaker's discretion whether members may speak on points of order. The
93-Speaker or the Speaker Pro Tem may take points of order under advisement; provided that, he or she
94-rules on the point of order before any other motion to amend is entertained.
95-Speaker May Speak on Points of Order
96-
97-Rule 9. The Speaker may speak on points of order in preference to any other member, arising from his
98-or her seat for that purpose, and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House. No
99-member shall inquire of another member nor debate with other members on points of order but shall
100-address his or her remarks only to the chair.
101-Appeal from a Ruling of the Chair
102-
103-Rule 10. Should there be an appeal from any ruling of the chair, the question, "Shall the chair be
104-sustained?" shall be immediately put and determined before the House proceeds to other business.
105-Speaker Has General Supervision of Hall
106-
107-Rule 11. The Speaker shall have general direction and supervision of the House and shall preserve
108-decorum and order in the Hall.
109-Supervision of House Employees
110-
111-Rule 12. The Speaker shall have general supervision and control over all employees of the House. The
112-Speaker may hire special counsel to assist committees in extraordinary circumstances. The Speaker may
113-make a temporary appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of the Chief Clerk until such time as the
114-House adopts a resolution to fill the vacancy on a permanent basis.
115-Speaker May Substitute Member to Perform Duties
116-
117-Rule 13. The Speaker may substitute any member to perform the duties of the chair if the Speaker Pro
118-Tem is absent or otherwise engaged.
119-Speaker Shall Sign Bills
120-
121-Rule 14. The Speaker shall sign all bills, and perform all other duties in relation thereto, as required by
122-the Constitution. He or she shall also sign all joint resolutions and addresses; and all writs, warrants,
123-and subpoenas issued by order of the House shall be under his or her hand, attested by the Chief Clerk.
124-
125-Speaker May Clear Hall
126-
127-Rule 15. In case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobbies or galleries, the Speaker, temporary
128-Speaker, or Chair of the Committee of the Whole House shall have power to order the same cleared. He
129-or she shall not, however, have the power to remove members from the floor of the House, except by a
130-majority vote of those present.
131-Manner of Putting Questions
132-
133-Rule 16. The Speaker shall rise to state and put questions. Questions shall be in the following form: "All
134-those in favor (if by electronic roll call) vote 'Aye'. All those opposed (if by electronic roll call) vote
135-'No'". If by voice vote say "Aye" or "No". If the Speaker doubts on a voice vote, voting shall be
136-ordered by electronic device. The Speaker may require a recorded vote on any motion.
137-OTHER OFFICERS
138-Speaker Pro Tem
139-
140-Rule 17. The Speaker Pro Tem shall perform the duties of Speaker during the sickness or absence of the
141-Speaker, except while some member is discharging such duties as a substitute under Rule 13.
142-Chief Clerk
143-
144-Rule 18. It shall be the duty of the Chief Clerk to serve also as Chief Administrator of the House and to
145-attend the House during its sittings. The Chief Clerk, under the direction of the Speaker, shall prepare
146-and keep the House Journal and seasonably record the proceedings of the House; keep regular files of
147-House papers; attest all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the House; keep an account of
148-all fines imposed by the House; maintain a record of the members' attendance; keep an account of the
149-traveling and expense allowances of all the members; transmit to the Senate messages, communications,
150-copies, and documents of the House; keep a docket of proceedings on all bills, resolutions, and acts; and
151-execute the commands of the House from time to time. The Assistant Chief Clerk shall perform the
152-duties of the Chief Clerk in his or her sickness or absence, or upon the Chief Clerk's resignation.
153-Sergeant-at-Arms; Doorkeeper; Chaplain
154-
155-Rule 19. (1) Sergeant-at-arms. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms to attend the House during
156-its sittings; to execute the commands of the House from time to time, together with such process issued
157-by authority thereof as shall be directed to him or her by the Speaker; and to oversee the security of the
158-areas within the capitol under the control of the House of Representatives. He or she shall preserve
159-order during committee hearings and in the galleries and lobby and control entry into the Hall and onto
160-the floor during the session of the House. The sergeant-at-arms shall have all powers granted to law
161-enforcement officers in this state to apprehend and arrest persons for violations of Article III, Section 18
162-of the Constitution of Missouri, and may carry firearms when necessary for the proper discharge of his
163-or her duties. The sergeant-at-arms may employ additional staff to assist him or her in the performance
164-of his or her duties. The sergeant-at-arms and any such additional employees shall maintain a valid
165-
166-peace officer license for the duration of their employment.
167-(2) Doorkeeper. It shall be the duty of the Doorkeeper, subject to the orders of the Speaker, to
168-attend the sittings of the House. The Doorkeeper shall allow no person to come or remain within the
169-Hall or galleries except as are admitted by the rules or orders of the House. He or she shall execute the
170-commands of the Speaker in relation to his or her duties and shall obey such other orders as may be
171-made by the House.
172-(3) Chaplain. It shall be the duty of the Chaplain, or a member, former member, or employee of
173-the House, as designated by the Speaker, to attend at the commencement of each day's sitting of the
174-House, to open the sessions thereof with a prayer, visit any member who may be sick, and to preach in
175-the Hall of the House of Representatives whenever requested by a vote of the House.
176-Employees
177-
178-Rule 20. The House may employ, and the Speaker appoint, such employees as are necessary to perform
179-the duties of the House. No person shall be initially hired by the House who is related to any member of
180-the House within the fourth degree, by consanguinity or by affinity.
181-COMMITTEES
182-By Whom Appointed; Composition of Membership
183-
184-Rule 21. (1) All regular standing, select, conference, interim, and statutory committees shall be
185-appointed by the Speaker who, when appointing a committee, shall designate a member thereof as chair,
186-designate another member as vice chair, and designate the total number of members to serve on each
187-committee, except the minority members of each regular standing committee shall be appointed by the
188-Minority Floor Leader. The vice chair or a designee of the chair shall preside at all committee meetings
189-in the absence of the chair.
190-(2) The Speaker of the House, the Speaker Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader, the Assistant
191-Majority Floor Leader, the Majority Whip, the Minority Floor Leader, the Assistant Minority Floor
192-Leader, and the Minority Whip shall be ex-officio members of all committees of the House, the chair
193-and the vice chair of the Committee on Budget and one member of the committee designated by the
194-Minority Floor Leader shall be ex-officio members of all subcommittees of the Committee on Budget,
195-and the chair of each regular and special standing committee shall be an ex-officio member of each
196-subcommittee of such regular or special standing committee for the purpose of a quorum and inquiry but
197-shall have no vote unless they are duly appointed members of the committee.
198-(3) The membership of all regular standing committees and all other committees and
199-commissions, unless otherwise provided by the act or resolution creating them, shall be composed as
200-nearly as may be, of majority and minority party members in the same proportion as the number of
201-majority and minority party members in the House bears to the total elected membership of the House,
202-except for the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee shall consist of an equal number of members
203-from the majority and minority party.
204-(4) The Speaker may appoint such special standing committees as he or she deems necessary.
205-Any special standing committee shall have the authority and duties of a regular standing committee if so
206-designated by the Speaker. The Minority Floor Leader may make recommendations to the Speaker
207-regarding minority membership of special standing committees.
208-
209-(5) The Speaker may dissolve or discharge the members of any conference, interim, or special
210-standing committee at any time and reappoint the members thereof.
211-Time of Sitting
212-
213-Rule 22. No committee shall meet except during those times so designated by the Speaker. No
214-committee shall sit during the session of the House without leave of the House, except for during the
215-administrative order of business.
216-The Regular Standing Committees Enumerated
217-
218-Rule 23. The regular standing committees of the House shall be as follows:
219-(1) Administration and Accounts.
220-(2) Agriculture.
221-(3) Budget.
222-(4) Children and Families.
223-(5) Commerce.
224-(6) Consent and Procedure.
225-(7) Conservation and Natural Resources.
226-(8) Corrections and Public Institutions.
227-(9) Crime and Public Safety.
228-(10) Economic Development.
229-(11) Elections.
230-(12) Elementary and Secondary Education.
231-(13) Emerging Issues.
232-(14) Ethics.
233-(15) Financial Institutions.
234-(16) Fiscal Review.
235-(17) General Laws.
236-(18) Government Efficiency.
237-(19) Health and Mental Health.
238-(20) Higher Education and Workforce Development.
239-(21) Insurance.
240-(22) Judiciary.
241-(23) Legislative Review.
242-(24) Local Government.
243-(25) Pensions.
244-(26) Professional Registration and Licensing.
245-(27) Rules - Administrative.
246-(28) Rules - Legislative.
247-(29) Transportation.
248-(30) Utilities.
249-(31) Veterans and Armed Forces.
250-(32) Ways and Means.
251-
252-Duties of the Regular Standing Committees
253-
254-Rule 24. (1) Duties Generally. Regular standing committees, and appropriations subcommittees
255-established under Rule 24(4)(c) according to the provisions under Rule 25, shall have the authority to
256-consider bills and resolutions that have been referred to them and:
257-(a) Report the bill or resolution "Do Pass", "Without Recommendation", or "Do Pass - Consent"
258-to the Speaker.
259-(b) Report the bill or resolution "Do Pass with recommended committee amendment" to the
260-Speaker.
261-(c) Report the bill or resolution as a "House Committee Substitute - Do Pass" or "House
262-Committee Substitute - Without Recommendation" to the Speaker.
263-(2) Administration and Accounts.
264-(a) Duties generally. The Committee on Administration and Accounts shall superintend and
265-have sole and complete control of all financial obligations and business affairs of the House except those
266-employees appointed by or assigned to the Speaker, or assigned to the Budget Committee Chair, the
267-Speaker Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader, the Minority Floor Leader, and the Officers of the House.
268-The committee shall provide for the receiving and receipt of all supplies, equipment, and furnishings
269-purchased from the account of the House and shall further provide for the use and distribution thereof.
270-(b) Funds for operation of member's individual offices. The committee shall also prescribe rules
271-governing the expenditure of funds allotted to individual members for the operation of their offices.
272-Such rules shall be applied equally to, and shall require the equal treatment of, all members with regard
273-to the expenditure of such funds. Subject to such rules, each member shall have discretion to expend
274-such funds, for the use of his or her office, without the approval of the committee.
275-(c) Allotment of offices, chamber seats, and parking spaces. Each member shall be allotted his
276-or her own office, chamber seat, and parking assignment. The committee shall assign all offices,
277-chamber seats, and parking spaces under its control and reserved for members. The committee may
278-make assignments to the party conference or caucus for the conference or caucus to assign to their
279-respective members. The House officers, the floor leaders and assistant floor leaders of each party, the
280-Budget Committee Chair, and the chair and ranking minority member of the Administration and
281-Accounts Committee, without respect to the seniority of those members, shall have priority with respect
282-to such assignments within their respective conference or caucus.
283-(d) Duties of the Chief Clerk in Respect to Committee. The Chief Clerk of the House may be
284-authorized to act for the committee, but only in the manner and to the extent as may have been
285-previously authorized by the committee. Such authorization shall be entered in the minutes of the
286-committee. The Chief Clerk shall maintain financial records for the House in accordance with generally
287-accepted accounting principles. The Chief Clerk of the House shall keep a detailed accounting of all
288-transactions and shall furnish each member of the committee and the Speaker with a copy of such
289-account on a quarterly basis.
290-(e) Recognition of Caucuses. The committee may approve and prescribe for the recognition of
291-caucuses. Any group of five or more House members may seek designation as a caucus for the purpose
292-of identifying and collaborating on issues within a common sphere of public interest. The committee
293-shall post the names of all recognized caucuses on the House website.
294-(3) The Committee on Agriculture. The Committee on Agriculture may consider and report
295-upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the protection, promotion, and encouragement of
296-agriculture in this state.
297-
298-(4) The Committee on Budget.
299-(a) The Chair of the Committee on Budget shall have the sole responsibility of filing all
300-appropriations bills. The Committee on Budget shall have the responsibility for any other bills,
301-measures, or questions referred to it pertaining to the appropriation and disbursement of public moneys.
302-(b) Other duties. The committee may consider and report upon any bill or resolution referred to
303-it which, in the opinion of the Speaker, merits special consideration. The committee may also consider
304-and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the reorganization, consolidation, and abolition
305-of boards, bureaus, commissions, and other offices and buildings of the state, including the Division of
306-Facilities Management, Design and Construction, the capitol grounds, and the state and legislative
307-libraries. The committee is empowered to study and investigate the efficiency and economy of all
308-branches of government, including the possible existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, collusion,
309-mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, waste, conflicts of interest, and the improper expenditure of
310-government funds in transactions, contracts, and activities of the government or government officials
311-and employees. The committee is authorized to hold hearings, sit, and act at any time or place within
312-the state of Missouri during the recess and adjournment periods of the House, administer oaths, and take
313-testimony, either orally or by sworn written statement. If the committee, after hearing and upon findings
314-incorporated in a report, deems that a particular activity, bureau, agency, committee, commission,
315-department, or any other entity of state government should be discontinued, it shall report such finding
316-to the House for further action by the House.
317-(c) The Committee on Budget shall have the following subcommittees:
318-a. The Subcommittee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, and
319-Economic Development.
320-b. The Subcommittee on Appropriations - Education.
321-c. The Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration.
322-d. The Subcommittee on Appropriations - Health, Mental Health, and Social Services.
323-e. The Subcommittee on Appropriations - Public Safety, Corrections, Transportation, and
324-Revenue.
325-f. Other subcommittees designated by the Speaker.
326-(d) The Committee on Budget may place a limitation on the time of floor debate for
327-appropriations bills. If a time limitation is imposed, such time shall be divided equally between and
328-controlled by the floor handler of the bill and the floor leader of the political party other than that of the
329-floor handler or their respective designees.
330-(5) The Committee on Consent and Procedure.
331-(a) The Committee on Consent and Procedure may consider and report upon bills and matters
332-referred to it which, in the opinion of the Speaker, merit special consideration.
333-(b) If a bill is automatically referred to the Committee on Consent and Procedure with a
334-recommendation that it "Do Pass - Consent", the committee shall review the bill for the purpose of
335-determining whether it should have consent status. The committee may decide, by a majority of those
336-present, whether to place the bill on the appropriate consent calendar. If the committee declines to place
337-the bill on the appropriate consent calendar, it may consider whether to report the bill to the House with
338-a "Do Pass" recommendation without consent status.
339-(c) The Committee on Consent and Procedure may perform all duties relating to the issuance of
340-courtesy resolutions. A courtesy resolution is a noncontroversial resolution in the nature of
341-congratulations on the birth of a child, celebration of a wedding anniversary, congratulations on an
342-outstanding citizen achievement, or a similar event which is in the practice and procedure of the House
343-
344-to consider as a courtesy resolution and shall require action by the House as provided for by the House
345-Rules. The Chief Clerk, under the direction of the committee, shall maintain a list of all courtesy
346-resolutions issued under this rule for inspection. Any resolution that is not a courtesy resolution shall
347-require action by the House as provided for by the House Rules.
348-(d) The Committee on Consent and Procedure shall formulate and present for consideration the
349-rules of the House and shall consider and report upon all propositions to amend or change the rules,
350-which propositions shall stand referred without reading or consideration and without discussion,
351-explanation, or debate to the Committee on Consent and Procedure.
352-(e) The Chief Clerk, under the direction of the committee, shall supervise the printing of all bills
353-ordered perfected and printed, assuring that procedures are followed in which all amendments to every
354-such bill are incorporated therein before the bill is printed and that the printed copies of the bill provided
355-to the members are true and accurate copies of the bill as ordered perfected and printed. The committee
356-shall also supervise the printing of all bills which are truly agreed to and finally passed, assuring that
357-procedures are followed in which every bill is a true copy of the bill as passed with clerical errors
358-corrected.
359-(6) The Committee on Children and Families. The Committee on Children and Families may
360-consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the Department of Social Services,
361-the Department of Health and Senior Services, and other matters relating to the fostering and promotion
362-of children, families, and persons with disabilities in this state.
363-(7) The Committee on Commerce. The Committee on Commerce may consider and report upon
364-bills and matters referred to it relating to commercial interests of the state.
365-(8) The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources. The Committee on Conservation
366-and Natural Resources may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the
367-functions and operations of the Department of Conservation and the Department of Natural Resources
368-and all powers thereto conferred upon by the Missouri constitution and statutes.
369-(9) The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions. The Committee on Corrections and
370-Public Institutions may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to adult and
371-juvenile penal and correctional problems, the administration of correctional institutions, and the state
372-penitentiary.
373-(10) The Committee on Crime and Public Safety. The Committee on Crime and Public Safety
374-may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to criminal laws, law enforcement,
375-and public safety matters.
376-(11) The Committee on Economic Development. The Committee on Economic Development
377-may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to commerce, industrial growth,
378-expansion, and development.
379-(12) The Committee on Elections. The Committee on Elections may consider and report upon
380-bills and matters referred to it relating to elections and election contests involving members of the House
381-and on the qualifications and terms of elected officials.
382-(13) The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education. The Committee on Elementary
383-and Secondary Education may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to
384-elementary and secondary education and life-long learning in this state, including teachers, financing,
385-property, indebtedness, and curriculum.
386-(14) The Committee on Emerging Issues. The Committee on Emerging Issues may consider and
387-report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to general or miscellaneous issues as determined by
388-the Speaker.
389-
390-(15) The Committee on Ethics. The Committee on Ethics may consider and report upon
391-complaints referred to it relating to a member of the House involving the commission of a crime,
392-misconduct, willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, or other complaints relating to the ethical
393-conduct of a member. The committee is authorized to sit and act at any time or place within the State of
394-Missouri during the recess and adjournment periods of the House, administer oaths, and take testimony,
395-either orally or by sworn written statement.
396-(16) The Committee on Financial Institutions. The Committee on Financial Institutions may
397-consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to banks, banking, savings and loans,
398-credit unions, and other financial institutions.
399-(17) The Committee on Fiscal Review.
400-(a) The Committee on Fiscal Review shall consider any bill which requires net additional
401-expenditures of state money in excess of $250,000 or which reduces net state revenue by more than
402-$250,000 in any of the three fiscal years immediately following the effective date or at full
403-implementation of the bill. The following bills, excluding appropriations bills, shall be automatically
404-referred to the Committee on Fiscal Review:
405-a. Any House bill after perfection and before third reading that requires net additional
406-expenditures of state moneys in excess of $250,000 or that reduces net state revenue by more than
407-$250,000 in any of the three fiscal years immediately following the effective date or at full
408-implementation of the bill.
409-b. Any House bill returned with Senate amendments before its consideration.
410-c. Any Senate bill upon placement on the third reading calendar that requires net additional
411-expenditures of state moneys in excess of $250,000 or that reduces net state revenue by more than
412-$250,000 in any of the three fiscal years immediately following the effective date or at full
413-implementation of the bill.
414-d. Conference committee reports for all House bills and Senate bills upon submission and
415-distribution.
416-(b) Any Senate or House bill amended so as to increase net expenditures or reduce net revenues
417-shall, upon timely motion adopted by the members, be referred to the Committee on Fiscal Review.
418-(c) The primary sponsor or, in the case of a Senate bill, the floor handler of a bill referred to the
419-Committee on Fiscal Review shall be entitled to a hearing on the bill but such hearing shall be limited to
420-the reception of testimony by the primary sponsor or floor handler, as the case may be, in person and
421-none other, without leave of the committee chair.
422-(d) For the purposes of this rule, "net" is defined as the sum of revenues and expenditures, after
423-reductions and increases brought about by a bill have been calculated.
424-(e) The Committee on Fiscal Review may, with the consent of the House sponsor or floor
425-handler, amend an effective date, emergency clause, or sunset provision onto any bill referred to the
426-Committee prior to its third reading.
427-(f) If the chair of the Committee on Fiscal Review or any member with approval by a majority
428-vote of the standing committee requests clarifying questions or supplemental information from the
429-director of the oversight division of the Committee on Legislative Research, such clarifications may be
430-given to the Committee or to the member in the form of an appendix to the fiscal note.
431-(18) The Committee on General Laws. The Committee on General Laws may consider matters
432-referred to it relating to general or miscellaneous issues as determined by the Speaker.
433-(19) The Committee on Government Efficiency. The Committee on Government Efficiency may
434-consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the efficiency of state government
435-
436-and its programs.
437-(20) The Committee on Health and Mental Health. The Committee on Health and Mental
438-Health may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the health care of the
439-citizens of the State, including mental health, the Department of Health and Senior Services, and the
440-Department of Mental Health. The committee may also consider and report on bills and matters referred
441-to it relating to Medicaid and related matters.
442-(21) The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. The Committee on
443-Higher Education and Workforce Development may consider and report upon bills and matters referred
444-to it relating to higher education, including matters relating to financing, facilities, staff, curriculum, and
445-related matters, and matters relating to the regulation and administration of state policies regarding the
446-attraction, training, retention, and safety of the workforce.
447-(22) The Committee on Insurance. The Committee on Insurance may consider and report upon
448-bills and matters referred to it relating to insurance, insurance companies, and the Department of
449-Commerce and Insurance.
450-(23) The Committee on Judiciary. The Committee on Judiciary may consider and report upon
451-bills and matters referred to it relating to the judicial branch of the state and the practices and procedures
452-of the courts of this state, on matters pertaining to civil and administrative laws and procedures, and on
453-matters relating to the ethics of public officials.
454-(24) The Committee on Legislative Review. The Committee on Legislative Review may
455-consider and report upon bills referred to it. The committee shall review bills in its possession to
456-determine whether proposed amendments or substitutes are appropriate and whether bills are technically
457-correct. House bills and resolutions and Senate bills and resolutions may, on amendable calendars, be
458-committed by motion to the Committee on Legislative Review after the bill has lain upon the calendar
459-for one legislative day. Bills may be committed before or after amendment, but not after third reading.
460-The committee may then make a recommendation to the House in the form of a house substitute.
461-(25) The Committee on Local Government. The Committee on Local Government may consider
462-and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to counties, cities, towns, villages, other political
463-subdivisions of the state, and local government generally.
464-(26) The Committee on Pensions. The Committee on Pensions may consider and report upon
465-bills and matters referred to it relating to the regulation and administration of state policies conferred
466-upon any agency or governmental unit pursuant to the Missouri constitution and statutes of publicly
467-financed or publicly supported pension systems.
468-(27) The Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing. The Committee on
469-Professional Registration and Licensing may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it
470-relating to the licensing of professionals in this state.
471-(28) The Committees on Rules.
472-(a) There shall be a Committee on Rules - Administrative and a Committee on Rules -
473-Legislative. Each Committee on Rules shall have the same duties and shall consider and report upon all
474-matters referred to it.
475-(b) Duties generally.
476-a. If a committee reports a bill, except an appropriations bill, consent bill, or a bill or measure
477-reported from the Committee on Ethics, with a recommendation that it "Do Pass" or "Without
478-Recommendation", the bill shall be referred to a Committee on Rules by the Speaker within ten
479-legislative days of receipt. The committee is hereby authorized to:
480-(i) Report the bill "Do Pass" to the House without a limitation on time of debate on the bill or
481-
482-amendments.
483-(ii) Report the bill "Do Pass" to the House with a limitation on the time of debate.
484-(iii) Send the bill back to the originating committee in the form as originally referred by the
485-Speaker. If a Committee on Rules sends the bill back to the originating committee, that committee may
486-amend the bill and report the bill again without the need to reconsider the initial vote by which the
487-committee voted the bill "Do Pass".
488-b. If a bill is referred to a Committee on Rules with a recommendation that it "Do Pass - Federal
489-Mandate", the committee shall review the bill for the purpose of determining whether it should have
490-federal mandate status. The committee may decide, by a majority of those present, whether to place the
491-bill on the appropriate federal mandate calendar. If the committee declines to place the bill on the
492-appropriate federal mandate calendar, it may consider whether to report the bill to the House with a "Do
493-Pass" recommendation without federal mandate status. The authority of the committee with respect to
494-limiting debate shall apply to bills reported by it as "Do Pass - Federal Mandate".
495-c. If a Committee on Rules shall place a limitation on the time of floor debate on a bill or on
496-amendments, such time shall be divided equally between and controlled by the floor handler of the bill
497-and the floor leader of the political party other than that of the floor handler or their respective
498-designees. The floor handler shall have the right to have the final one minute of designated time. If
499-time has been allocated and unused by either side and no member from that side is seeking recognition,
500-the Speaker may declare additional time waived and recognize the members of the other side to
501-complete the use of their time.
502-d. In reviewing bills referred to it from another committee, a Committee on Rules may, but is
503-not required to, take such testimony as it deems appropriate to make its decisions. The committee shall
504-not amend any bill that was not initially referred to a Committee on Rules.
505-e. If a committee has reported a bill "Do Pass" with committee amendments, a Committee on
506-Rules shall take such action as it deems proper on the entire package of the bill with committee
507-amendments as though the committee amendments were already incorporated into the bill.
508-f. If a Committee on Rules is the original committee to which a bill is referred, the committee
509-may take any action on such bill that is permissible under the authority given to regular standing
510-committees under Rule 24(1) above.
511-(29) The Committee on Transportation. The Committee on Transportation may consider and
512-report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the Department of Transportation, motor vehicles,
513-traffic regulations, and all means of transportation, including roads, highways, bridges, ferries, airports,
514-and railroads.
515-(30) The Committee on Utilities. The Committee on Utilities may consider and report upon bills
516-and matters referred to it relating to the development, use, and regulation of utilities, communications,
517-and technology and the development, use, and conservation of energy and other energy-related concerns,
518-environmental impact, pollution, and public health and safety as it relates to the issue of energy.
519-(31) The Committee on Veterans and Armed Forces. The Committee on Veterans and Armed
520-Forces may consider and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to terrorism and security
521-against terrorism, veterans affairs, the armed forces, the promotion and strengthening of states' rights,
522-and military and naval affairs of the State.
523-(32) The Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Ways and Means may consider
524-and report upon bills and matters referred to it relating to the taxes of the state, tax credits, revenue and
525-public debt of the state, and the interest thereon, and the administration of taxation and revenue laws.
526-The committee may also inquire into and suggest to the House such changes, if any, that should be made
527-
528-in respect to existing sources of revenue and such new sources of revenue, if any, that in the judgment of
529-the committee should be considered by the House. The committee may also inquire into and suggest to
530-the House such changes, if any, that should be made in respect to eliminating any existing sources of
531-revenue, if any, that in the judgment of the committee should be considered by the House.
532-Subcommittees
533-
534-Rule 25. (1) Establishment and Membership. The Speaker may establish a subcommittee of a regular
535-or special standing committee. A subcommittee shall consist of no more than one-half of the number of
536-members of its regular or special standing committee. Appropriations subcommittees may consist of
537-members who are not members of the Committee on Budget. Members of the subcommittee shall be
538-appointed by the Speaker, except the minority members of the subcommittee shall be appointed by the
539-Minority Floor Leader. The membership of all subcommittees shall be composed, as nearly as may be,
540-of majority and minority party members in the same proportion as the number of majority and minority
541-party members in the House bears to the total elected membership of the House. When establishing a
542-subcommittee, the Speaker shall designate a member of the subcommittee as chair and may designate
543-another member as vice chair.
544-(2) Duties. Subcommittees shall consider all issues or matters referred to them by their
545-respective regular or special standing committee and shall report upon such issues or matters to their
546-respective regular or special standing committee. No bill or substitute shall be taken up for
547-consideration by any subcommittee, except appropriations subcommittees established under Rule
548-24(4)(c) may consider all bills referred to them by the Speaker and report upon such bills to the
549-Committee on Budget as "Do Pass", "Without Recommendation", or "Do Pass with recommended
550-committee amendment". Appropriations subcommittees shall not report a bill as a House Committee
551-Substitute. Subcommittees, except for appropriations subcommittees, shall be authorized to hold
552-hearings, sit, and act only during the hearing times allocated for their respective regular or special
553-standing committees, unless otherwise granted by the Speaker. Subcommittees shall be authorized to
554-administer oaths and take testimony, either orally or by sworn written statement.
555-(3) Reports. Subcommittees may report to the House upon issues or matters referred to them.
556-The Majority Floor Leader may call for reports from subcommittees at any time during the
557-administrative order of business or during the regular order of business. A quorum of the House need
558-not be present to receive a report from a subcommittee. Reports from subcommittees shall not be
559-amended, no vote shall be taken, and no other motion shall be in order during receipt of a subcommittee
560-report. After receipt of a report from a subcommittee, debate and inquiry shall be allowed, but no
561-member shall be allowed to speak or inquire for more than five minutes, except by leave of the Speaker.
562-Duties of Committee Chair; Committee Organization
563-
564-Rule 26. (1) Duty to preside. It is the duty of the chair to preside at all sessions of the committee. In
565-the absence of the chair, the vice chair of the committee or a designee of the chair shall preside.
566-(2) Duty to maintain minute book. The chair shall see that a minute book is kept for his or her
567-committee. The minute book shall contain the attendance and voting records of the committee
568-members, a brief statement of the business that comes before the committee, the names and signed
569-witness forms of the persons and witnesses appearing before the committee and what side of a
570-proposition they appeared on behalf of at the committee hearing, or if the appearance was informational
571-
572-in nature and neither for or against the proposition. The Chief Clerk shall be the repository of the
573-minute book after each session of the general assembly and shall submit the same to the Secretary of
574-State prior to the next regular session.
575-(3) Duty to preserve order. The chair shall preserve order and decorum in and adjacent to the
576-committee room and shall conduct all hearings in accordance with the Rules of the House including the
577-provisions that relate to decorum, debate, and dress code. The chair may punish breaches of order and
578-decorum by censure and exclusion from the hearings.
579-(4) Bills, reports, and other documents. The chair shall have custody of all bills, papers, and
580-other documents referred to the committee and shall make reports authorized by the committee and
581-submit the same to the House without delay.
582-(5) When a bill fails. Whenever a motion that a bill "Do Pass" shall fail, or if there be an even
583-division on the question, the chair shall report such bill back to the House "Do Not Pass" unless such bill
584-is otherwise disposed of by another motion.
585-(6) When a motion has been decided by a committee, any member voting on the prevailing side
586-may move to reconsider the vote provided that:
587-(a) The chair still has possession of the bill; and
588-(b) The motion to reconsider is made on the same day on which the motion was decided or
589-within the next three occurrences in which the committee convenes with a quorum present at a properly
590-scheduled meeting at which the original motion would be in order. A majority of the members
591-appointed to the committee is required to sustain any motion to reconsider. The motion to reconsider
592-shall be a recorded vote.
593-(7) Training requirement. All committee chairs shall be required to attend committee chair
594-training.
595-Committee Hearings
596-
597-Rule 27. (1) All bills afforded a committee hearing shall be considered by giving the sponsor or
598-handler, the proponents, the opponents, and those testifying for informational purposes a reasonable
599-opportunity to be heard. Persons addressing the committee shall keep their remarks to the point and
600-avoid repetition and are subject to call to order by the chair for failure to do so. In the discretion of the
601-committee chair, the length of time allowed one speaker or questioner may be limited. If the sponsor or
602-handler is unable to attend the hearing, the sponsor may request in writing that another member appear
603-on his or her behalf, which request shall be approved by the committee chair.
604-(2) A committee may allow for remote public testimony via telephone or video conferencing in
605-the event of an emergency or if special accommodations are necessary with the approval of the
606-committee chair and the Speaker. If a committee is to consider remote testimony for specific legislation,
607-that information shall be included on the committee notice so that individuals who desire to testify
608-remotely may request to do so. In order to allow remote testimony, the committee shall approve a
609-remote testimony schedule, which shall include the length of time allowed for such testimony and any
610-division of such time among proponents, opponents, and those who wish to testify for information
611-purposes. Only individuals who submit a completed, signed witness form shall be allowed to do so.
612-(3) Written testimony may be submitted online through the House website.
613-Quorum
614-
615-
616-Rule 28. A majority of all committees of thirty or less, and fifteen members of all committees consisting
617-of more than thirty members, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A committee
618-may meet with less than a quorum to hear testimony.
619-Meetings - How Announced
620-
621-Rule 29. (1) Announcement of all meetings of committees shall include a statement of all matters to be
622-considered at the meeting, shall include the bill or resolution numbers to be considered and shall be
623-entered in the Journal prior to the day on which the meeting is to take place. Such journal entry shall
624-reflect the date, time, and location of the meeting.
625-(2) The chair of each committee shall give written notice of the time, date, place, and agenda of
626-the meetings, including executive sessions, of his or her committee and each committee having matters
627-pending before it shall hold a meeting at such time, date, and place unless excused by the Speaker.
628-Notice shall be given at least one legislative day in advance of the committee meeting. Notice may be
629-reduced to twenty-four hours by unanimous consent of all members of the committee, whether in
630-attendance or not. Notice shall never be less than twenty-four hours. All notices shall include posting of
631-the notice outside the Speaker's office.
632-(3) No bill or resolution shall be considered in an executive session by the committee of initial
633-referral unless the committee meeting notice required under subdivision (2) of this rule lists the bill or
634-resolution for executive session, except when excused from such notice requirement by leave of the
635-Speaker, and unless a public hearing has been held on the bill or resolution.
636-(4) Committees shall comply with the requirements of the statutes pertaining to open meetings.
637-Committee Substitutes
638-
639-Rule 30. No bill or substitute may be offered in the committee of initial referral unless such bill or
640-substitute shall have been distributed to the members of the committee at least one legislative day and
641-twenty-four hours in advance of such consideration. Electronic distribution shall be an acceptable form
642-of distribution. This rule may be waived by unanimous consent of all members of the committee,
643-whether in attendance or not. Failure to take the bill up for consideration at the designated time requires
644-that one legislative day and twenty-four hours' notice be given again before it is taken up for
645-consideration.
646-House Committee Bills
647-
648-Rule 31. (1) Any regular or special standing committee shall have the authority to introduce upon
649-report a House Committee Bill. The chair of the committee or his or her designee shall be the handler of
650-the bill. No committee shall introduce upon report any House Committee Bill after April 1. The
651-number of House Committee Bills allowed to be introduced by a regular or special standing committee
652-shall be limited by the Speaker. The total number of House Committee Bills allowed to be introduced
653-by all regular and special standing committees shall not exceed three times the number of regular
654-standing committees.
655-(2) No House Committee Bill shall be taken up for consideration by a committee unless a draft
656-of such bill shall have been distributed to the members of the committee at least one legislative day and
657-twenty-four hours in advance of such consideration. Such drafts shall be made available online
658-
659-immediately upon distribution. Electronic distribution shall be an acceptable form of distribution.
660-(3) The chair of the committee or his or her designee, the proponents, opponents, or persons
661-testifying for informational purposes may be called to testify during the hearing to draft the House
662-Committee Bill; any input or testimony provided shall be based on the subject matter contained in the
663-draft that was distributed in advance as provided in subdivision (2) of this rule.
664-(4) Upon motion, the committee is authorized to report that the draft House Committee Bill be
665-introduced. After being read a first and second time, the House Committee Bill shall be referred to a
666-Committee on Rules.
667-(5) The Committee on Rules is hereby authorized to report the bill "Do Pass" to the House or
668-send the bill back to the originating committee. If a Committee on Rules sends the bill back to the
669-originating committee, that committee may amend the bill and report the bill again without the need to
670-reconsider the initial vote. In reviewing bills referred to it from another committee, a Committee on
671-Rules may conduct a hearing and take such testimony as it deems appropriate to make its decisions. The
672-Committee on Rules shall not amend any House Committee Bill.
673-Other Duties
674-
675-Rule 32. Each committee, in addition to the duties above prescribed, shall perform such other duties as
676-may be required by the House. If it shall become necessary to compel the presence of any person before
677-a committee, the production of records or documents, or to receive sworn testimony before a committee,
678-a subpoena may be issued under the hand of the Speaker as provided by law. The chair of the
679-committee shall be authorized to administer oaths and take testimony, either orally or by sworn written
680-statement. Any person who knowingly testifies falsely upon such oath or affirmation may face criminal
681-penalties for perjury or other offenses as provided by law.
682-Attendance
683-
684-Rule 33. The secretary of each committee shall keep a record of the attendance of each committee
685-meeting in the minute book of the committee, which shall be available to any person upon request. Any
686-member of a committee absent, without good cause, from three consecutive meetings of the committee,
687-as shown by the records of the committee, may be dropped therefrom by a statement to that effect
688-entered into the House Journal by the Speaker. The roll shall be recorded by the chair or secretary of a
689-committee at each meeting.
690-Minority Views
691-
692-Rule 34. The minority of a committee may not make a report or present to the House an alternative
693-report, but has the right to file views to accompany the report.
694-Committee Relieved of Bill - When
695-
696-Rule 35. No bill shall be taken away from any regular standing committee or special standing
697-committee, as provided by the Constitution, until after ten legislative days have expired after referral to
698-the committee by the Speaker. Pursuant to the Constitution, one-third of the members of the House shall
699-have the power to relieve a committee of any bill. Such power may be exercised by filing a petition to
700-
701-that effect with the Chief Clerk. Upon receipt of such petition containing the signatures of at least fifty-
702-five members, the Chief Clerk shall publish such petition in the Journal and place the discharged bill
703-upon the formal calendar.
704-Election Contest
705-
706-Rule 36. Whenever there shall be filed with the Speaker a notice of contest of the election of a member
707-of the House, he or she shall refer the same, without discussion, either to the regular standing Committee
708-on Elections or a special standing committee appointed to hear the matter. Such committee shall
709-examine the timeliness and sufficiency of the notice, the depositions, and other documents submitted
710-and report to the House its recommendations, whereupon the House shall act by resolution to sustain or
711-reject the committee recommendations.
712-Ethics Committee
713-Complaints of Ethical Misconduct
714-
715-Rule 37. (1) (a) The Speaker shall appoint a Committee on Ethics and name the committee's chair.
716-The Minority Floor Leader shall name the committee's vice chair and minority members. The
717-committee shall have an equal number of members of the majority and minority party.
718-(b) The committee may consider and report upon complaints referred to it relating to a member
719-of the House involving the commission of a crime, misconduct, willful neglect of duty, corruption in
720-office, or other complaints relating to the ethical conduct of a member, which may include actions that
721-occurred prior to the current general assembly. The committee is authorized to sit and act at any time or
722-place within the State of Missouri during the recess and adjournment periods of the House, administer
723-oaths, and take testimony, either orally or by sworn written statement.
724-(c) No later than January 31st of the first regular session of each general assembly, the
725-Committee on Ethics shall adopt Rules of Procedure for the investigation of complaints of ethical
726-misconduct referred to it involving a member of the House. The proposed Rules of Procedure shall be
727-filed by the committee in the form of a House Resolution with the Clerk of the House, reported in the
728-Journal, and automatically placed on the House Resolutions Calendar without further referral.
729-(d) Upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath, of ethical misconduct by a member
730-of the House made by another member, the Speaker shall refer the same, within fourteen calendar days,
731-without discussion, to the Committee on Ethics. Upon referral of a complaint to the committee, the
732-Speaker shall deliver a memorandum to the Clerk of the House documenting the date of referral. The
733-complaint shall be confidential. The Committee shall examine the sufficiency of the complaint pursuant
734-to the Committee's Rules of Procedure.
735-(e) At the conclusion of the investigation, the Committee shall report its findings, conclusions,
736-and recommendations to the House. If the committee recommends any disciplinary action, the House
737-shall act by resolution to sustain or reject the Committee recommendations. The Committee may
738-recommend that the House expel, or otherwise punish, the member as provided in Article III, Section 18
739-of the Missouri Constitution.
740-(f) All rules that pertain to regular or special standing committees shall apply to the Committee
741-on Ethics to the extent consistent with this rule and any rules of procedure adopted pursuant to this rule.
742-(2) In any instance of a complaint of sexual harassment made either by or against a member, the
743-
744-Chief Clerk of the House shall contract with outside legal counsel for the purpose of investigating the
745-complaint. All complaints shall be kept confidential. The Chief Clerk shall ensure the complaint and
746-any results of an investigation shall be referred within fourteen calendar days of receipt of the complaint
747-to the chair and ranking vice chair of the Committee on Ethics; except that, the fourteen-day referral
748-requirement may be extended for good cause for a period no longer than thirty days. The Committee on
749-Ethics Rules of Procedure and the House policy handbook shall be harmonized with the Rules of the
750-House for the investigation of sexual harassment complaints.
751-(3) Unfinished business before or reported from the Committee on Ethics of a previous general
752-assembly may be resumed during a subsequent general assembly.
753-BILLS
754-Referral
755-
756-Rule 38. The Speaker shall refer all bills and resolutions to a committee. The Speaker may re-refer any
757-bill or resolution previously referred to a committee prior to a public hearing being held on the bill.
758-Introduced - Manner of Setting Forth New and Old Material
759-
760-Rule 39. (1) When. Bills may be introduced only on the report of a committee or by any member of the
761-House, in the administrative or regular order of business. No member shall file a bill, other than an
762-appropriation bill, after March 1, without leave of the House. No committee shall introduce upon report
763-any House Committee Bill after April 1.
764-(2) Manner of Printing. Any bill shall have the matter which is being repealed from current law
765-enclosed in bold-faced brackets and the matter which is being added to the law underscored when
766-typewritten and in bold-faced type when printed. In addition, the Chief Clerk may adjust the formatting
767-of printed bills in the House in order to increase readability. A footnote shall be annexed to the first
768-page of each bill which contains material enclosed in bold-faced brackets to the following effect:
769-
770-"EXPLANATION - Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets in the above bill is not enacted and is
771-intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.".
772-
773-Where a section is completely rewritten, the existing section shall be set forth in small type in bold-faced
774-brackets in a note following the new section but the changes need not be distinguished. Any House bill
775-or substitute thereof which does not comply with this rule shall not be placed upon the calendar.
776-(3) Numbering of Bills. The Chief Clerk shall number bills in the order of their filing, reserving
777-numbers for appropriations bills.
778-(4) Withdrawal. Any bill may be withdrawn by the sponsor before the bill has been referred to
779-any regular or special standing committee.
780-Number of Copies Printed
781-
782-Rule 40. The Chief Clerk shall print such number of copies of all House Bills and House Joint
783-Resolutions as he or she shall deem appropriate.
784-
785-Federal Mandate Calendar
786-
787-Rule 41. (1) When a federal mandate bill is reported from the appropriate committee with
788-recommendation that it "Do Pass" or "Without Recommendation", it shall go upon the calendar of the
789-House.
790-(2) No bill shall be placed on a Federal Mandate Calendar unless it is federally mandated,
791-immediate in nature, and reduces revenues or savings if not enacted. A federal mandate bill may only
792-contain subject matter concerning the federal mandate. A member wishing for his or her bill to be
793-considered for placement on the Federal Mandate Calendar shall request in writing to the chair of the
794-committee where such bill has been referred. The written request shall state the deadline by which the
795-state must comply with the federal mandate and what will happen if the state fails to take action by such
796-date. A copy for each committee member of the federal statute or regulation mandating such action
797-shall accompany the request. After the committee has voted "Do Pass" on a bill with such a request, it
798-shall take a second recorded vote on whether to recommend that it be placed on the Federal Mandate
799-Calendar. If said bill is reported "Do Pass" by a regular standing committee with a recommendation that
800-same be placed on the Federal Mandate Calendar, the chair of the committee shall submit to the Speaker
801-a copy of the original written request, along with a copy of the federal statute or regulation mandating
802-State action. If the Speaker concurs with the committee that the bill complies with the requirements of
803-this rule, he or she shall advise the Chief Clerk to place same on the Federal Mandate Calendar. If the
804-Speaker does not concur, he or she may place the bill on the Perfection Calendar. Each bill placed upon
805-the Federal Mandate Calendars shall have attached thereto a copy of the federal statute or regulation that
806-mandates the bill, along with a copy of the request to place the bill on the Federal Mandate Calendar and
807-shall be distributed to all members at least twenty-four hours prior to consideration by the entire House.
808-Revision Bills
809-
810-Rule 42. Any bill denominated as a revision bill by the appropriate committee shall contain only that
811-subject matter approved by the committee on legislative research, and additional material may not be
812-amended thereto, unless needed as a technical correction.
813-Motion To Place On Calendar
814-
815-Rule 43. If any bill is reported from committee with the recommendation that it "Do Not Pass" it shall
816-not go on the calendar of the House unless ordered by a constitutional majority. At the same time the
817-bill is reported to the House, the committee chair shall notify the sponsor or handler of the bill that such
818-report is being made. A motion to have a bill placed upon the calendar shall be made within three
819-legislative days after the bill is reported and when the sponsor of the bill is present or the motion is made
820-by a member upon the sponsor's written request. If no such action is taken within such time, the bill
821-shall lie on the table. If such a motion is sustained, the bill shall be referred to a Committee on Rules for
822-further action thereon.
823-Timing of Placement on Calendar
824-
825-Rule 44. No House bill shall be taken up for initial consideration by the House unless it has been upon
826-the calendar for at least one legislative day.
827-
828-Bills Laid Over Informally
829-
830-Rule 45. When a bill is reached, in its order, to be perfected and printed, or to be third read and finally
831-passed, it may, upon the request of the Majority Floor Leader or the sponsor or handler thereof if a
832-House Bill, or upon the request of its handler in the House if a Senate Bill, hold its place on the calendar
833-or be laid over informally and thereafter be called up at any time when otherwise in order.
834-To Appear In Order
835-
836-Rule 46. All bills laid over informally and not taken up and disposed of the same day shall appear in
837-order upon the calendar for the next legislative day following.
838-Ten Day Rule
839-
840-Rule 47. If a bill laid over informally is not taken up for further consideration within ten legislative days
841-after being laid over, it shall lie on the table and be dropped from the calendar of the House without
842-further action of the House.
843-Consent Calendar
844-
845-Rule 48. (1) Which Bills May Be Placed on the Consent Calendar. Each regular standing committee,
846-after a favorable vote on a bill, may further determine by a second and affirmative vote of every member
847-present whether such bill is of a noncontroversial nature and qualifies for consent status. Bills that
848-specifically authorize an easement or right-of-way involving state property shall qualify for consent
849-status. A bill shall not be considered for consent status if it:
850-(a) Is of a controversial nature;
851-(b) Makes a substantial policy change;
852-(c) Increases net expenditures of the state;
853-(d) Reduces net revenue of the state; or
854-(e) Creates or expands a penalty provision.
855-
856-If it has been determined by the regular standing committee that such bill is of a noncontroversial nature
857-and meets all consent requirements, the regular standing committee shall report the bill to the Committee
858-on Consent and Procedure as "Do Pass - Consent". The Committee on Consent and Procedure may
859-decide by a majority affirmative vote of those present whether to place the bill on the appropriate
860-consent calendar.
861-(2) Procedure on House Bills. If the regular standing committee shall so determine, the
862-appropriate committee report shall include a request that a bill be placed on the House Consent Calendar
863-for Perfection. Any bill so reported shall automatically be referred to the Committee on Consent and
864-Procedure. Any bill reported by the Committee on Consent and Procedure with the recommendation
865-that it be placed on the House Consent Calendar for Perfection may be placed on that calendar if the
866-Speaker concurs with the recommendation. If the Speaker does not concur, he or she may place the bill
867-on the Perfection Calendar. After such bill has remained on the House Consent Calendar for Perfection
868-for five legislative days, it shall be ordered perfected and advanced to the House Consent Calendar for
869-Third Reading and Final Passage without further action of the House, unless five members, with at least
870-
871-two from each political party, have filed written objection with the Chief Clerk. If such objections are
872-filed, the bill shall be placed on the House Bills to be Perfected and Printed Calendar. An objection
873-made by five members under this rule cannot be rescinded.
874-(3) Senate Bills - Consent. When the Senate passes a bill by its procedure for consent bills, such
875-bill shall be considered for treatment as a consent bill by the House committee without further request;
876-provided however, that the same committee procedures, votes, and requirements for House Bills being
877-considered for consent shall be applied to Senate Bills being considered for consent. A Senate Bill may
878-be considered by the committee for consent even if it was not a consent bill in the Senate.
879-(4) Procedure on Senate Bills. Senate Bills passed out of the appropriate House regular
880-standing committee and the Committee on Consent and Procedure with the request that the bill be placed
881-on the Senate Bills for Third Reading and Final Passage - Consent Calendar are subject to the five
882-member objection provision of this rule.
883-(5) Deadline for Placing Senate Consent Bills on the Calendar. No Senate consent bills shall be
884-placed on the consent calendar after April 15.
885-(6) Amendments. House bills may be considered for consent after they are amended in
886-committee but may not be amended on the floor of the House.
887-
888-Senate consent bills may be amended in committee but not on the floor of the House unless the Senate
889-Rules allow amendment of House consent bills on the floor of the Senate, in which case Senate consent
890-bills may be amended on the floor of the House. House committee amendments to Senate consent bills
891-shall be deemed adopted on the fifth legislative day.
892-AMENDMENTS AND SUBSTITUTES
893-
894-Rule 49. (1) In Writing and Distributed in Advance.
895-(a) Proposed amendments shall be reduced to writing.
896-(b) Every amendment shall be distributed in advance of the time the bill is initially taken up for
897-consideration. An amendment shall be considered to have been distributed if it has been either
898-transmitted electronically and made available on each member's chamber laptop computer and a copy in
899-paper form placed on the desk of the Majority Floor Leader and Minority Floor Leader or placed on the
900-members' desks in paper form, except for the desk of any member who has waived receipt of
901-amendments. An amendment to a House Substitute shall be considered timely if it is distributed prior to
902-the motion being made to adopt the House Substitute.
903-(c) The sponsor of an amendment that has been distributed may make technical corrections at
904-the time the amendment is offered or under consideration. Any technical corrections shall be read in full
905-by the clerk. Technical corrections shall be subject to a point of order that they are not truly technical in
906-nature.
907-(d) The sponsor of an amendment shall not otherwise amend or substitute his or her own
908-amendment.
909-(e) Every proposed amendment to the amendment and substitute amendment may be offered
910-after the time a bill is initially taken up for consideration but shall be distributed prior to the offeror
911-inquiring or speaking on the underlying amendment.
912-(f) Amendments shall be prepared by House Research or House Appropriations and filed with
913-the Chief Clerk.
914-(2) What Amendments and Substitute Amendments are in Order. When a bill, motion, or
915-
916-proposition is under consideration, a motion to amend and a motion to amend that amendment shall be
917-in order, and it also shall be in order to offer a further amendment by way of substitute for the original
918-motion to amend, to which one amendment may be offered.
919-(a) It shall not be in order to offer a substitute amendment to an amendment to an amendment.
920-(b) When an amendment is offered, a substitute for that amendment is offered, and an
921-amendment to the substitute is offered, it shall not be in order to offer a substitute for the amendment to
922-the substitute.
923-(c) Any proposed amendment in the third degree shall be out of order.
924-(d) Any motion to adopt an amendment may be withdrawn by the sponsor before decision
925-thereon.
926-(e) Once a bill has been amended, it shall be in the possession of the House.
927-(f) If a proposed amendment has been defeated, the same amendment shall not be proposed
928-again. An amendment identical to one previously decided on the same bill is not in order, except for
929-amendments to appropriations bills.
930-(3) Committee Substitutes Treated as Original. A House Committee Substitute shall be
931-considered as an original bill for purposes of amendment.
932-(4) House Substitute. No House Substitute will be in order except those reported from the
933-House Committee on Legislative Review. No House amendment which, in the opinion of the Speaker,
934-is effectually replacing the underlying bill or committee substitute will be in order.
935-(a) A bill may be sent to the Committee on Legislative Review prior to the adoption of any
936-House Committee Substitute; prior to the bill's perfection, if a House bill; or prior to third reading, if a
937-Senate bill.
938-(b) A House Substitute shall take the form of an original bill and is subject to floor amendments,
939-except that it shall not be subject to an amendment by a subsequent House Substitute.
940-(c) Any House Substitute reported from the Committee on Legislative Review shall lie on the
941-calendar at least one legislative day in advance of consideration on the House floor.
942-(d) A House Substitute reported from the Committee on Legislative Review shall not be offered
943-on the House floor in the form of an amendment.
944-(5) When Federal Mandate Bills can be Amended. Amendments to House and Senate bills-
945-Federal Mandate are permitted only within the scope of the federal mandate. Perfecting amendments are
946-permitted to make technical amendments.
947-(6) Appropriations Bills.
948-(a) No amendment to the appropriations bills of the state budget shall be in order if it increases
949-the total amount of general revenue or general revenue equivalent appropriated in the House
950-appropriations bills. Any amendment that increases the amount of general revenue or general revenue
951-equivalent appropriated in the House appropriations bills shall be required to be submitted with a
952-separate amendment that makes an equal reduction in general revenue or general revenue equivalent in
953-the same bill or any other of the bills still pending. If the reduction is in another bill, the decreasing
954-amendment shall be taken up first, and the increasing amendment may be taken up only if the decreasing
955-amendment is adopted. When a pair of amendments is submitted, the decreasing amendment shall be
956-required to clearly identify the corresponding increasing amendment.
957-(b) If a member's decreasing amendment is adopted and the same member's increasing
958-amendment is defeated, the decreasing amendment's adoption is moot.
959-(c) The offering and adoption of an amendment decreasing the amount of general revenue or
960-general revenue equivalent appropriated without a balancing increase creates no right of another
961-
962-member to offer an increasing amendment in any amount up to the amount of the decrease effected by
963-the decreasing amendment, and no member may be recognized for the purpose of making such an
964-amendment.
965-(d) For the perfection of the House appropriations bills of the state budget only, it shall be
966-permissible to amend any line item as often as the House pleases, as long as prior adopted amendments
967-to the line item are taken into account.
968-(e) Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, neither substitute amendments nor amendments to
969-amendments shall be in order for any appropriations bill other than technical corrections under Rule
970-49(1).
971-Committee Substitute Printed
972-
973-Rule 50. When a committee recommends a substitute for a bill, the original bill will accompany the
974-substitute. The substitute shall be handled on the floor of the House by the committee chair or any
975-member designated by the committee chair. The Chief Clerk shall have an appropriate number of copies
976-of the substitute printed. No committee substitute shall be called from the calendar of the House until
977-the printed copies have been distributed for at least one legislative day. Amendments, if any, may be
978-offered to the substitute before the vote on the motion to adopt the substitute is taken. If the substitute is
979-defeated, the original bill shall be before the House for perfection and shall be considered and shall be
980-handled on the floor by the original sponsor of the bill. Notwithstanding the provisions of this rule, the
981-Speaker may, at any time, change the House handler of any bill or substitute unless the sponsor of the
982-House bill objects.
983-Order of Amendments
984-
985-Rule 51. When amendments to any bill, motion, or proposition are pending, they shall be voted on in
986-the following order:
987-(1) Amendments to the amendment are disposed of before the substitute is taken up. Only one
988-amendment to the amendment is in order at one time; but as rapidly as one is disposed of by rejection or
989-incorporation as a part of the amendment, another is in order as long as any member desires to offer one.
990-(2) Amendments to the substitute are next voted on, and may be offered, one at a time, and as
991-rapidly as one is disposed of by rejection or incorporation as a part of the substitute amendment, another
992-is in order as long as any member desires to offer one, until the substitute amendment is adopted.
993-(3) The substitute amendment, as amended, is next voted on. If the substitute amendment is
994-adopted, the underlying amendment to which it was offered shall not be voted upon, but the substitute
995-amendment shall become part of the bill.
996-(4) The amendment is voted on last. If any substitute has not been agreed to, the vote comes on
997-the amendment as amended.
998-(5) The House Committee Substitute is next voted upon, after opportunity for amendment. If
999-the House Committee Substitute is adopted, there shall be an additional vote for the perfection of the
1000-bill, as amended.
1001-(6) If there is no House Committee Substitute, or if the House Committee Substitute is not
1002-adopted, the original House Bill is next voted upon, after opportunity for amendment.
1003-Amendments Incorporated In Bill
1004-
1005-
1006-Rule 52. All amendments adopted by the House to a bill originating in the House shall be incorporated
1007-in the bill as perfected, and the bill, as thus perfected, shall be printed for the use of the members before
1008-its final passage, provided that the bill shall be subject to a titling amendment before the vote on
1009-perfection is taken. For purposes of this rule, a titling amendment shall not count against the Rule 87
1010-prohibition on speaking twice on the same question. The perfecting and printing shall be done under the
1011-supervision of the Chief Clerk who shall assure that the bill is truly perfected and the printed copies
1012-furnished to the members are correct.
1013-BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
1014-Ayes and Noes Taken
1015-
1016-Rule 53. When a bill shall have passed the House and been returned from the Senate with amendments,
1017-such amendments may be concurred in collectively by a constitutional majority, unless objection be
1018-made, in which case the vote shall be taken severally, and no amendment or amendments shall be
1019-concurred in by the House except by a constitutional majority and the names of those voting for and
1020-against recorded upon the Journal of the House.
1021-Repassage
1022-
1023-Rule 54. When all Senate amendments to House Bills have been concurred in by a constitutional
1024-majority of the House, the question shall then be put: "Shall the bill as amended be truly agreed to and
1025-finally passed?". On this question the ayes and noes shall be called for, and as on first passage, a
1026-constitutional majority shall be necessary to the final passage of the bill.
1027-Majority to Perfect
1028-
1029-Rule 55. A quorum being present, a majority of those voting aye and no shall be sufficient to perfect a
1030-bill and order it printed.
1031-Amending After Perfection; Perfecting Amendments
1032-
1033-Rule 56. No bill shall be amended after being perfected and printed without a reconsideration of the
1034-vote by which it was ordered perfected and printed and if such bill be amended, it shall again be
1035-perfected and printed, except that a perfecting amendment to make technical corrections is in order after
1036-the bill has been ordered perfected and printed and before it has been read the third time.
1037-Motion for Passage
1038-
1039-Rule 57. When the Chief Clerk presents a bill as perfected and printed, it shall go upon the calendar to
1040-be agreed to and passed. When the bill is taken up in its order, the question shall then be: "Shall the bill
1041-be third read and passed?". It shall require a constitutional majority to sustain the question.
1042-Course After Passage
1043-
1044-
1045-Rule 58. When a bill or joint or concurrent resolution passes the House, it shall be certified by the Chief
1046-Clerk, noting the day of its passage at the foot thereof.
1047-Perfecting Amendments on Bills Returned From the Senate
1048-
1049-Rule 59. No bill or joint or concurrent resolution that has been returned from the Senate may be further
1050-amended without placing the bill in conference.
1051-Conference Reports
1052-
1053-Rule 60. (1) Signatures on a Conference Report. All conference committees shall be composed of five
1054-conferees from each chamber. No conference report shall be submitted to either chamber unless
1055-approved by a majority vote of the full committee with not less than three conferees from the House and
1056-two conferees from the Senate signing the report.
1057-(2) Review for Correctness. Before a conference report is referred to the Regular Standing
1058-Committee on Fiscal Review, it shall be reviewed for the technical correctness of the report and of any
1059-amendments, bill, or substitute the report recommends for passage by the House.
1060-(3) Notice Requirements. No conference committee report shall be taken up and considered
1061-unless the same has been distributed to the members at least one legislative day prior to consideration.
1062-(4) Exceeding the Differences. Unless authority is granted by the House to exceed the
1063-differences, the conferees shall confine themselves to matters that are within the scope of the differences
1064-between the House position and the Senate position. When a report is offered for adoption, the point of
1065-order that the conferees have exceeded the differences shall be in order. The Speaker may rule on the
1066-point of order or may place the question of whether the conferees have exceeded the differences before
1067-the House for a vote. A majority of members voting prevails on the question.
1068-RESOLUTIONS
1069-Joint and Concurrent Resolutions
1070-
1071-Rule 61. All joint and concurrent resolutions designed to submit to the qualified voters of the state
1072-amendments to the Constitution of the State of Missouri, to be voted upon by such voters, shall be read
1073-on three separate days, and shall be reported upon by the committee of the House, and shall otherwise be
1074-proceeded upon in like manner as a bill.
1075-Resolutions of Congress
1076-
1077-Rule 62. All joint and concurrent resolutions of the Congress of the United States designed to submit to
1078-the legislature an amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be submitted as a Concurrent
1079-Resolution and read on three separate days, shall be reported upon by a committee, shall be adopted only
1080-by a constitutional majority and shall otherwise be proceeded upon in like manner as a bill. The text of
1081-the amendment as proposed by the Congress of the United States shall not be amended.
1082-Reference of Resolutions, etc. Stand Referred
1083-
1084-
1085-Rule 63. (1) All petitions, memorials, remonstrances, resolutions, and other papers offered shall stand
1086-referred, without reading, consideration, discussion, explanation, or debate, to the Committee on
1087-Consent and Procedure unless timely referred to some other appropriate committee by the Speaker.
1088-Resolutions informing the Governor or the Senate that the House has convened, taken some action, or
1089-adjourned, resolutions to elect officers of the House, resolutions expressing the appreciation of the
1090-House to public officials, resolutions to adopt temporary rules, and concurrent resolutions to convene
1091-joint sessions may be adopted by the House upon introduction without referral to committee. Those
1092-papers that are favorably recommended by the committee for adoption by the House shall be listed in the
1093-Journal and placed upon a resolutions calendar.
1094-(2) Joint courtesy resolutions shall be allowed if established by the rules of the Senate.
1095-(3) Any resolution offered to request an investigation of a state official for the purposes of
1096-impeachment shall be referred to any committee designated by the Speaker. Articles of impeachment
1097-shall only be introduced by the committee designated to investigate the matter and shall be read on three
1098-separate days by journal entry.
1099-SENATE BILLS
1100-Referral
1101-
1102-Rule 64. Each Senate Bill shall, upon second reading, be referred to the appropriate committee of the
1103-House.
1104-Go Upon The Calendar
1105-
1106-Rule 65. When a Senate Bill is reported from the committee to which it was referred with the
1107-recommendation that it "Do Pass", or "Without Recommendation", it shall be referred to a Committee
1108-on Rules. When a Senate Bill is reported from a Committee on Rules with the recommendation that it
1109-"Do Pass", or "Without Recommendation", it shall go upon the House Calendar for the third reading and
1110-final passage, provided that no Senate Bill shall be taken up for initial consideration by the House unless
1111-it has been upon the Calendar for at least one legislative day.
1112-Senate Bills Reported "Do Not Pass"
1113-
1114-Rule 66. If a Senate Bill is reported from the committee to which it was referred with the
1115-recommendation that it "Do Not Pass" it shall not go upon the calendar of the House for third reading
1116-and final passage, unless so ordered by a constitutional majority of the House. In such case, the motion
1117-to place the bill on the calendar shall be made within three legislative days of the report and by a
1118-member who has been requested by the Senate sponsor of the bill. If such a motion is sustained, the bill
1119-shall be referred to a Committee on Rules for further action thereon.
1120-Amendments
1121-
1122-Rule 67. Senate Bills may be amended by the House when placed upon third reading and final passage,
1123-and any Senate bill so amended shall be subject to a titling amendment before the final vote is taken
1124-thereon.
1125-
1126-BILLS NOT TO BE PASSED ON PREVIOUS ROLL CALL
1127-
1128-Rule 68. No bill shall be passed by any roll call previously taken on another bill, nor shall more than
1129-one bill be passed on any one roll call.
1130-MOTIONS, DEBATE, and FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
1131-Shall Be Read or Stated Before Debate
1132-
1133-Rule 69. When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the chair before being debated.
1134-When In Possession of the House
1135-
1136-Rule 70. When a motion is stated by the Speaker, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the House.
1137-The motion may be withdrawn by the author at any time before a decision.
1138-To Be Reduced to Writing
1139-
1140-Rule 71. Every motion shall be reduced to writing if the Speaker or any member demands it.
1141-Shall Be Germane
1142-
1143-Rule 72. All motions pertaining to a bill, including amendments, substitute amendments, and
1144-amendments to the amendment, must be germane to the subject of the bill. All amendments to
1145-amendments and substitute amendments must be germane to the underlying amendment.
1146-Privileged
1147-
1148-Rule 73. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be entertained but to adjourn; to take a
1149-recess; to lay on the table; for the previous question; to postpone to a certain day; to recommit to
1150-committee; to postpone indefinitely; or to consider a veto or withhold override; which several motions
1151-shall have precedence in the order herein set forth.
1152-Dilatory
1153-
1154-Rule 74. When any motion has been made and lost, no similar motion shall be entertained until some
1155-other business is transacted by the House.
1156-Privileged Motions In Order - When
1157-
1158-Rule 75. Except as otherwise limited herein, and except when a member is speaking or the roll is being
1159-called, the privileged motions set forth in Rule 73 are always in order, and pending the result of such a
1160-motion, no member shall leave his or her seat in the House.
1161-Previous Question
1162-
1163-
1164-Rule 76. Any member may move the previous question. The motion shall be restated by the Speaker in
1165-this form: "Shall the question under immediate consideration be now put?". It may be moved like any
1166-other question but it shall only prevail when supported by a constitutional majority and until decided
1167-shall preclude amendments and debate. If the motion is sustained, the proponent of the matter under
1168-consideration shall be allowed one minute in which to make a closing statement before the House votes
1169-on the question. A failure to sustain the motion shall not take the matter under consideration from
1170-further consideration of the House; but the House shall proceed as if the motion had not been made.
1171-Not Debatable
1172-
1173-Rule 77. Motions to adjourn and for the previous question shall be decided without debate; provided
1174-however, that a motion to adjourn is subject to a request by five members for a roll call vote. All other
1175-privileged motions are debatable.
1176-Division of Questions
1177-
1178-Rule 78. Any member may have, as a personal right, a division of the question where the sense will
1179-admit of it. The question shall be divided into clearly separate and distinct propositions. The Speaker
1180-may take a division of the question under advisement; provided that, he or she rules on the division
1181-before any other action on the question. When the question having been divided is a Senate Bill for
1182-Third Reading, each part of the bill shall be voted upon separately and a subsequent separate vote shall
1183-be taken on the entire bill. When a bill is divided for consideration, the title and enacting clause shall be
1184-considered a separate part and shall, unless otherwise amended, be technically changed to reflect any
1185-amendments or deletions to the bill. No House Bill shall be subject to a division of the question after its
1186-perfection. No Senate Bill shall be subject to a division of the question unless the bill has been
1187-amended.
1188-Indefinite Postponement
1189-
1190-Rule 79. When a question is postponed indefinitely, the same shall not be acted upon again during the
1191-session.
1192-Question Laid on the Table - How Taken Up
1193-
1194-Rule 80. When a question has been laid on the table, the same cannot be taken up again without a vote
1195-of two-thirds of the members present.
1196-Motion to Recommit to Committee
1197-
1198-Rule 81. Any member may make a motion, at any time prior to the time such bill is third read and
1199-passed, that a bill be recommitted to the committee from which it was reported or that a bill be
1200-committed to another specifically named committee in the original form of the bill as it was referred to
1201-the committee of origin, which shall be sustained if a majority of the members present vote in the
1202-affirmative.
1203-
1204-Motion to Reconsider - Shall Be Made Within Three Days
1205-
1206-Rule 82. When a motion that a bill be perfected and printed, or that a bill be agreed to, read a third time,
1207-and placed upon its passage fails, or when any other question is decided by the House, any member
1208-voting on the prevailing side may move to reconsider the vote, provided that the motion to reconsider is
1209-made within three legislative days after the day on which the vote was taken.
1210-Procedure for Motion to Reconsider
1211-
1212-Rule 83. A constitutional majority is required to sustain any motion to reconsider. If the motion to
1213-reconsider is sustained, the House shall proceed to the original question or motion immediately before
1214-proceeding to other questions; whereupon the original question shall be voted upon before any other
1215-business of the House is transacted. This shall not preclude further debate or amendment of the
1216-proposition, if otherwise appropriate. Any motion to reconsider having failed once shall not be
1217-reconsidered again, except to reconsider the vote by which an appropriation bill failed to pass. In the
1218-case of an appropriation bill, the motion to reconsider may be considered as many times as the House
1219-chooses.
1220-On Speaking
1221-
1222-Rule 84. When any member is about to speak in a debate or deliver a matter to the House, he or she
1223-shall rise from his or her seat and respectfully address himself or herself to "Mr. Speaker" or "Madam
1224-Speaker". The member shall refer, as appropriate, to other members as "Lady", "Gentleman" or
1225-"Representative". The member shall confine himself or herself to the questions under debate and avoid
1226-personality and derogatory personal comments. If any member violates the rules of the House, the
1227-Speaker, or any member, may call him or her to order. Any member called to order shall immediately sit
1228-down, unless permitted to explain, and the House shall, if appealed to, decide the case.
1229-Appeals
1230-
1231-Rule 85. If there is no appeal, the decision of the Speaker is final. If the decision of the Speaker is in
1232-favor of the member called to order, he or she may proceed; if otherwise, and the case requires it, he or
1233-she shall be liable to the censure of the House.
1234-Member to Rise or Seek Recognition
1235-
1236-Rule 86. The Speaker shall not recognize any member desiring to speak unless such member arises or
1237-appropriately seeks recognition at or near his or her desk. When two or more members seek recognition
1238-at the same time, the Speaker shall name the member who is to speak first, the other members having the
1239-preference next to speak.
1240-Member May Speak - How Often
1241-
1242-Rule 87. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question without leave of the House, nor
1243-more than once until all other members desiring to speak have spoken. Except when reporting a bill or
1244-
1245-resolution from a committee, no member may speak or inquire for more than fifteen minutes unless by
1246-unanimous consent of the House. When the question is to third read and pass a House Bill or House
1247-Joint Resolution, no member may speak or inquire for more than five minutes unless by unanimous
1248-consent of the House. When the question is to third read and pass a House Consent Bill or a Senate
1249-Consent Bill, the floor handler of the bill and the ranking committee member from the party not the
1250-same as the bill handler shall not speak or inquire for more than ten minutes. Other members shall not
1251-speak or inquire for more than five minutes on such bills. The provisions of this rule shall not take
1252-precedence over any limitations set pursuant to Rule 24 (28).
1253-No Member Shall Name Another Member in Debate
1254-
1255-Rule 88. No member shall name another member in debate, but shall refer to the member by district
1256-number or county.
1257-Members Not to Use Profanity
1258-
1259-Rule 89. No member may use profanity either while speaking on the floor or in committee.
1260-Members Not to Walk Across House - When
1261-
1262-Rule 90. While the Speaker is putting any question or addressing the House, no one shall walk out of or
1263-cross the House. When a member is speaking, no member shall engage in any private conversation; nor
1264-while a member is speaking shall anyone pass between him or her and the Speaker. No member shall
1265-walk between two members who are engaged in debate or inquiries in the Hall of the House.
1266-Order of Questions
1267-
1268-Rule 91. Except as otherwise set forth in these rules, all questions shall be propounded in the order in
1269-which they are moved except privileged questions, which shall be propounded as stated in Rule 73.
1270-CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY AND QUORUM
1271-
1272-Rule 92. The term "constitutional majority", as used herein, shall mean eighty-two members of the
1273-House. A quorum shall be required at any time bills are considered, motions are made, or votes are
1274-taken.
1275-Voting
1276-
1277-Rule 93. (1) Every member shall be present within the Hall of the House during its sittings, unless
1278-excused or necessarily prevented, and shall vote on each question put, unless he or she has a direct
1279-personal or pecuniary interest in such question. No member shall be recorded as voting when he or she
1280-was not present when the vote was taken. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit a member from voting
1281-"Present" on a question, and such vote shall be recorded in the Journal. In the case of equal division, the
1282-question shall be lost. In the event that a member's vote or absence is incorrectly recorded in the
1283-Journal, he or she shall file with the Chief Clerk an affidavit stating that he or she was in the chamber at
1284-
1285-the time the vote was taken, that he or she did in fact vote, that the vote or absence was incorrectly
1286-recorded, and the correct vote that should have been recorded. In addition to any other penalty provided
1287-by rule or law, the filing of a false affidavit shall subject that member to censure by the House.
1288-(2) A member may not authorize any other person to cast his or her vote or record his or her
1289-presence. No other person may cast a member's vote or record a member's presence. A vote by a
1290-member of a committee with respect to any measure or matter may not be cast by proxy.
1291-Verification of the Roll
1292-Members Not to Interrupt Calling of Ayes and Noes; Changing Vote
1293-
1294-Rule 94. Except as otherwise specifically allowed by these rules, no member shall be permitted to
1295-interrupt a roll call, and no member shall be allowed to vote or change his or her vote, except to have his
1296-or her vote correctly recorded, after a verification has begun or after the final vote is announced.
1297-Demand for Verification
1298-
1299-Rule 95. Any five members may demand a verification of the roll call if such is made at any time prior
1300-to the time the voting has ended; which, in the event of electronic voting, shall be when the Speaker
1301-orders the voting board closed. A demand for verification and a call for absentees are the only reasons
1302-for which a member may interrupt a roll call vote.
1303-Bell to Signal Recorded Vote
1304-
1305-Rule 96. At a reasonable time prior to the beginning of calling the ayes and noes on any question, a bell
1306-notifying the members of a roll call shall be sounded. After the votes are registered, the absentees shall
1307-be noted and upon demand of any member, another bell signifying that a call of absentees is being taken
1308-shall be sounded and a reasonable time shall be allowed after the sounding of the bell before the voting
1309-is closed.
1310-Roll Call Votes
1311-
1312-Rule 97. In all cases where a rule of the House of Representatives refers to the "calling of the names of
1313-the members" or "calling of the ayes or noes" or "calling of the roll", such reference shall be understood
1314-to refer also to the "taking" of the vote by electronic roll call system. There shall be a taking of the vote
1315-by electronic roll call system on the motion of any one member which is seconded by four other
1316-members immediately standing. A vote by electronic roll call shall be limited to thirty minutes, except
1317-in the cases of quorum calls. In the event that the electronic roll call system is inoperable, the taking and
1318-recording of such vote shall be done by calling the name of each member and recording the respective
1319-aye, no, or present votes. Any member not responding when his or her name is called shall be recorded
1320-as absent.
1321-Dress Code
1322-
1323-Rule 98. At all times when the House is seated, proper attire for gentlemen shall be business attire,
1324-
1325-including coat, tie, dress trousers, and dress shoes or boots. Proper attire for women shall be business
1326-attire, including jackets worn with dresses, skirts, or slacks, and dress shoes or boots. For the purposes
1327-of this rule, "jacket" shall include blazers, cardigans, and knit blazers. This rule shall apply to all
1328-members and staff on the floor of the House and lower gallery.
1329-Eating, Smoking, Distracting Activities
1330-
1331-Rule 99. No food, newspapers, props, or other items or activities distractive to House deliberations shall
1332-be permitted on the floor of the House while the House is in session. Smoking is prohibited in House
1333-space, except for in designated locations.
1334-Electronic Devices
1335-
1336-Rule 100. The use of electronic devices for still photography or for audio or visual recording or
1337-broadcasting by any person other than the House photographer or his or her designee is:
1338-(1) Prohibited on the floor of the House unless permission has been granted by the Speaker and
1339-notice has been given to the body;
1340-(2) Prohibited on the side galleries of the House except by current credentialed members of the
1341-press corps unless permission has been granted by the Speaker and notice has been given to the body.
1342-
1343-Nothing contained in this rule shall prevent any member from using a portable laptop computer or any
1344-electronic wireless communications device; except no such devices shall be used for still photography,
1345-recording or broadcasting, or for audible communications.
1346-Ascending the Dais
1347-
1348-Rule 101. No person shall ascend to the dais without first being recognized to do so by the Speaker.
1349-The Speaker may invite any person to ascend the dais.
1350-Chamber Desks
1351-
1352-Rule 102. No person, except a member or employee of the House, shall distribute or cause to be
1353-distributed any pamphlets, materials, or other printed literature to the members' desks or mailboxes in
1354-the House. House employees shall only distribute such literature if instructed to do so by a member or
1355-by the Chief Clerk. All copies of pamphlets, materials, or printed literature distributed by a member or
1356-employee of the House shall bear the name of the person causing the copy to be distributed and its
1357-source of origin, and shall be approved by the Chief Clerk prior to distribution.
1358-Personal Privilege
1359-
1360-Rule 103. Any member may, as a matter of personal privilege, speak for a period not longer than five
1361-minutes upon such matters as may collectively affect the House, its rights, its dignity, and the integrity
1362-of its proceedings or the rights, reputation, and conduct of its individual members in their respective
1363-capacities only. No member shall be permitted to utilize personal privilege to debate any motion, bill,
1364-resolution, memorial, or other business pending before the House.
1365-
1366-Subpoena Power
1367-
1368-Rule 104. (1) Subpoenas for witnesses and the production of records or documents may be issued at the
1369-request of any member of the House. All process awarded by the House, and subpoenas and other
1370-process for witnesses whose attendance is required by the House, shall be under the hand of the Speaker
1371-and attested by the Chief Clerk and shall be executed by the sergeant-at-arms or by a special messenger
1372-appointed for that purpose.
1373-(2) Any person who without adequate excuse fails to obey a subpoena served upon the person
1374-under subdivision (1) of this rule may be held in contempt.
1375-(3) The House may enforce any issued subpoenas as otherwise provided by law.
1376-INTERIM PROCEDURE
1377-Bills - End of First Regular Session
1378-
1379-Rule 105. All House Bills or House Joint and Concurrent Resolutions in possession of the House and
1380-not finally acted upon shall, at 5:59 p.m. on the first Friday following the second Monday in May in
1381-odd-numbered years, be laid on the Speaker's desk. All Senate Bills and Senate Joint and Concurrent
1382-Resolutions in possession of the House and not finally acted upon shall, at 5:59 p.m. on the first Friday
1383-following the second Monday in May in odd-numbered years, be laid on the President Pro Tem's desk.
1384-Bills - Pre-Filing
1385-
1386-Rule 106. A member or member-elect of the House of Representatives may file a bill or joint resolution
1387-by mail or in person with the Chief Clerk of the House at any time during the period beginning on
1388-December first and ending on the day before a regular session begins which next precedes the session at
1389-which the bill or joint resolution is to be considered. No committee shall file a House Committee Bill
1390-during this pre-filing period. Upon receiving a bill or joint resolution filed during the pre-filing period
1391-preceding a regular session of the General Assembly in odd-numbered years, the Chief Clerk of the
1392-House shall immediately date, number, and have the bill or joint resolution printed in the most
1393-economical manner as approved by the Committee on Consent and Procedure and made available
1394-according to the rules and practices of the General Assembly next preceding that for which the bill or
1395-joint resolution is filed and those bills and joint resolutions received during the filing period preceding a
1396-regular session in an even-numbered year shall be printed and made available according to the then
1397-effective rules of that General Assembly. All bills or joint resolutions that are pre-filed shall be deemed
1398-filed on the day the House begins its regular session.
1399-Interim Committees
1400-
1401-Rule 107. All regular or special standing committees may meet to consider bills or perform any other
1402-necessary legislative function during the interim, if approved by the Speaker. The Speaker may appoint
1403-special interim committees or subcommittees to consider bills or perform other necessary legislative
1404-duties. Members of each of the committees, or any subcommittee thereof, shall be reimbursed for their
1405-necessary and actual expenses incurred while attending meetings of the committee or subcommittee, if
1406-approved by the Speaker.
1407-
1408-CALL OF THE HOUSE
1409-Names of Absentees to Be Called
1410-
1411-Rule 108. A call of the House may be made at any time on motion seconded by ten members and
1412-sustained by a majority of those present; (names of members may be called orally or by electronic roll
1413-call) and under a call of the House a majority of those present may send for and compel the attendance
1414-of absent members; and a majority of all the members present shall be a sufficient number to adjourn.
1415-Absent Members May Be Sent For
1416-
1417-Rule 109. Upon the call of the House, the names of those members present shall be recorded and the
1418-absentees noted, and those whose names do not appear may be sent for and taken into custody wherever
1419-found by the Sergeant-at-Arms or special messenger appointed.
1420-Prohibited While Voting In Progress
1421-
1422-Rule 110. No call of the House shall be made after the Speaker has directed the clerk to open the
1423-electronic voting device to record the names of the members and until the vote be announced.
1424-Majority Not Under Arrest May Censure And Fine Delinquent Members
1425-
1426-Rule 111. The majority of those present, not under arrest, may make an order for the censure or fine of
1427-delinquent members and prescribe the terms under which they shall be discharged.
1428-Release from Custody
1429-
1430-Rule 112. When a member shall have been discharged from custody and admitted to his or her seat, the
1431-House shall decide whether such discharge shall be with or without fees; and, in like manner, whether a
1432-delinquent member, taken into custody by a special messenger shall defray the expense of such special
1433-messenger.
1434-COMMITTEE OF WHOLE HOUSE
1435-When Permitted
1436-
1437-Rule 113. On motion, the House may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House for
1438-consideration of any business which may properly come before it.
1439-Chair Appointed by Speaker
1440-
1441-Rule 114. In forming a Committee of the Whole House, the Speaker shall leave his or her chair, and a
1442-Chair preside in the Committee, who shall be appointed by the Speaker.
1443-Procedure upon Bills
1444-
1445-
1446-Rule 115. Upon a bill being committed to a Committee of the Whole House, the same shall be read and
1447-debated by clauses or sections, as determined by the committee, leaving the preamble to be last
1448-considered. After report, the bill shall again be subject to debate and amendment before being perfected
1449-and printed.
1450-Chief Clerk Shall Keep and Record Proceedings
1451-
1452-Rule 116. The Chief Clerk shall keep and record the proceedings of the Committee of the Whole House
1453-and shall include its proceedings in the Journal of the House when appropriate.
1454-Amendments Shall Be Noted
1455-
1456-Rule 117. All amendments made to reports, resolutions, or other matters committed to a Committee of
1457-the Whole House shall be noted and reported, as in case of bills.
1458-Rules of Proceedings
1459-
1460-Rule 118. Rules and proceedings of the House shall be observed in Committee of the Whole House, as
1461-far as they are applicable.
1462-Quorum
1463-
1464-Rule 119. A majority of the members elected shall be a quorum to do business, and if, at any time, a
1465-sufficient number shall not be present in Committee of the Whole House, and the Committee shall arise,
1466-and the Speaker shall resume the chair and the chair report the cause of the rising of the Whole
1467-Committee.
1468-VETO AND WITHHOLD OVERRIDE PROCEDURES
1469-
1470-Rule 120. Veto Procedures. Any bill, or item or portion of an item in an appropriations bill, vetoed by
1471-the Governor and returned to the House by the Governor or received from the Senate shall stand as
1472-reconsidered and such action shall be taken as prescribed by the Constitution and the rules contained
1473-herein. Upon receipt, the message containing the Governor’s actions may be read and shall be entered
1474-into the Journal. Consideration of a vetoed bill, or item or portion of an item in an appropriations bill,
1475-shall be in order at any time during sessions of the House. Consideration of a vetoed bill, or item or
1476-portion of an item in an appropriations bill, shall have priority of business and shall have precedence
1477-over and may supersede the order of business, but shall not interrupt a calling of the roll.
1478-
1479-Rule 121. Withhold Override Procedures.
1480-(1) Any appropriation for which the rate of expenditure of allotments is not equal quarterly
1481-allotments, the sum of which shall be equal to the amount of the appropriation, shall stand as
1482-reconsidered with respect to such allotments and such action shall be taken as prescribed by the
1483-Constitution and the rules contained herein. Upon receipt, any proclamation issued by the Governor
1484-relating to such allotments may be read and shall be entered into the Journal. Reconsideration of the
1485-allotments of any appropriation shall be in order at any time during sessions of the House.
1486-
1487-Reconsideration of the allotments of any appropriation shall have priority of business and shall have
1488-precedence over and may supersede the order of business, but shall not interrupt a calling of the roll.
1489-(2) Any appropriation for which the Governor reduces the expenditures of the state or any of its
1490-agencies below their appropriations shall stand as reconsidered with respect to such reductions and such
1491-action shall be taken as prescribed by the Constitution and the rules contained herein. Upon receipt, any
1492-proclamation issued by the Governor relating to such reductions may be read and shall be entered into
1493-the Journal. Reconsideration of the reduction of any appropriation shall be in order at any time during
1494-sessions of the House. Reconsideration of the reduction of any appropriation shall have priority of
1495-business and shall have precedence over and may supersede the order of business, but shall not interrupt
1496-a calling of the roll.
1497-ADMISSION TO HALL
1498-Definitions
1499-
1500-Rule 122. The space between the granite columns shall be known as the floor of the House and the
1501-space beyond the granite columns on either side shall be known as the lower gallery, and the space on
1502-the upper floor of the House shall be known as the upper gallery.
1503-Admission to House Floor
1504-
1505-Rule 123. No person shall be admitted to the floor of the House or the House East Gallery other than the
1506-officers and members of the House and the staffs of the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tem, Majority and
1507-Minority Floor Leaders, Assistant Majority and Minority Floor Leaders, Majority and Minority Whips,
1508-and Chair of the Budget Committee and, at the request of the Speaker, technical support staff needed to
1509-maintain data processing equipment and other equipment. Other persons may be admitted to the floor
1510-and East Gallery with the consent of the House. For the purposes of this rule, the Chief Clerk's staff, the
1511-Assistant Chief Clerk, any doormen, sergeant-at-arms and House Photographer are considered officers
1512-of the House. Guests may upon written request, submitted five days in advance and with the consent of
1513-the Speaker, address the House from the dais at the beginning or adjournment of a daily legislative
1514-session or any recess thereof.
1515-Admission to Lower Gallery
1516-
1517-Rule 124. No person shall be admitted to the lower gallery of the House except members of the General
1518-Assembly, spouses of members, employees of the General Assembly, Joint Committee staff, the
1519-Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Auditor, the State Treasurer, the
1520-State Attorney General, Judges of the Supreme Court, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Courts
1521-of Appeal or Circuit Courts, Members of Congress, the Governor's Chief of Staff and former members
1522-of the General Assembly who are not registered lobbyists or who do not lobby for an individual or
1523-organization, and physically disabled persons. No official or other person, except current members of
1524-the General Assembly, otherwise allowed to enter the lower gallery by this rule shall engage in any
1525-activity supporting or opposing any bill or resolution before the House from the lower gallery. Other
1526-persons may be admitted to the gallery by the Speaker upon special request of any Representative when
1527-the House is in session. Members of the press may enter the lower galleries while the House is in
1528-
1529-session for the purpose of interviewing members of the House. The Speaker may, at any time, restrict or
1530-limit admission of guests to the lower gallery.
1531-Admission to Upper Gallery
1532-
1533-Rule 125. The gallery at the front of the chamber above the Speaker's dais shall be reserved for
1534-members of the Missouri Capitol News Association holding valid credentials issued by the Speaker and
1535-any other member of the press issued credentials by the Speaker. All other upper galleries shall be open
1536-to the public.
1537-HOUSE RECORDS
1538-
1539-Rule 126. (1) Members may keep constituent case files, and records of a party conference or caucus
1540-that contain conference or caucus strategy, confidential. Constituent case files include any
1541-correspondence, written or electronic, between a member and a constituent, or between a member and
1542-any other party pertaining to a constituent's grievance, a question of eligibility for any benefit as it
1543-relates to a particular constituent, or any issue regarding a constituent's request for assistance.
1544-(2) All records obtained by a committee operating in an oversight or investigative capacity shall
1545-be open records unless closed by the committee pursuant to the Constitution of Missouri, House Rule,
1546-regulations, or other law.
1547-RULES
1548-May Be Rescinded or Amended - How
1549-
1550-Rule 127. Any motion or resolution purporting to rescind or change the standing rules of the House or
1551-to introduce a new rule shall stand without reading or consideration and without discussion, explanation,
1552-or debate to the Committee on Consent and Procedure. Such motions or resolutions as shall be
1553-favorably recommended by such committee for adoption by the House shall, upon such
1554-recommendation, be printed in the Journal and shall be placed upon a Resolutions Calendar. A
1555-constitutional majority shall be required to pass such a resolution. Nothing herein shall prohibit a
1556-member from offering substitute rules or amendments to rules recommended by the committee.
1557-May Be Dispensed With
1558-
1559-Rule 128. Rules 73, 82, 83, and this rule of the House shall not be suspended or dispensed with, unless
1560-by unanimous consent or unless two-thirds (2/3) of the elected members concur therein. No other
1561-standing rule or order of the House shall be dispensed with, except by unanimous consent or unless a
1562-constitutional majority concurs therein and motions for that purpose shall be limited to the question or
1563-proposition under consideration.
1564-JEFFERSON'S MANUAL
1565-
1566-Rule 129. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in "Jefferson's Manual" and the "Rules of the
1567-House of Representatives of the United States", and the official collection of precedents and
1568-
1569-interpretations of the rules by parliamentary authorities of the United States House of Representatives
1570-shall govern the House in all cases in which they are applicable and not inconsistent with the standing
1571-rules and orders of the House and the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Chief
1572-Clerk, the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tem, the Majority Floor Leader, the Assistant Majority Floor
1573-Leader, the Minority Floor Leader, and the Assistant Minority Floor Leader will make available copies
1574-of these documents in their offices to any member who so requests. Three copies of these documents
1575-shall be available during sessions of the House: one copy shall be at a location determined by the
1576-majority party and one copy shall be at a location determined by the minority party and one copy shall
1577-be in the possession of the Chief Clerk or his or her designee. If digital copies exist, links shall be
1578-available on the House intranet. The documents shall be purchased by the House and shall be the
1579-property of the House and not of the individual holding office. The Manual, Rules, precedents, and
1580-interpretations above referred to shall be taken as authority in deciding questions not otherwise provided
1581-for in these rules. The House may additionally consult "Robert's Rules of Order" and "Mason's Manual
1582-of Legislative Procedure" as supplemental authority, to the extent consistent with the standing rules and
1583-orders of the House and the joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
1584-
1585-CAUCUS OR CONFERENCE DESIGNATION
1586-
1587-Rule 130. For purposes of these rules, the terms "caucus" and "conference" shall have the same
1588-meaning as the term "caucus" is defined in state statute.
8+2
9+3 Rule1.ThetimeofmeetingbytheHouse,unlessotherwise
10+4 ordered,shallbe10:00a.m.
11+5 ORDEROFBUSINESS
12+6
13+7 Rule2.(1)AdministrativeOrderofBusiness. Thefirstofeach
14+8 day,aftertheHouseiscalledtoorder,shallbeemployedas
15+9 followsunlessotherwiseorderedbytheHouse:
16+10 (a)Introductionofpetitions,memorials,remonstrances,and
17+11 resolutions.
18+12 (b)IntroductionandfirstreadingofHouseJoint
19+13 Resolutions.
20+14 (c)IntroductionandfirstreadingofHouseBills.
21+15 (d)FirstreadingofSenateJointResolutionsandBills.
22+16 (e)SecondreadingofHouseBills,JointResolutions,and
23+17 ConcurrentResolutions.
24+18 (f)SecondreadingofSenateBills,JointResolutions,and
25+19 ConcurrentResolutions.
26+1 20 (g)Reportsofregularstandingcommittees.
27+21 (h)Reportsofspecialstandingcommittees.
28+22 (i)MessagesfromtheSenate.
29+23 (2)RegularOrderofBusiness. Atthecloseofthe
30+24 administrativeorderofbusiness,theSpeakeroranymembermay
31+25 callfortheregularorderofbusiness. Theadministrativeorder
32+26 ofbusinessmaybedispensedwithbyunanimousconsentoftheHouse
33+27 atanytime.Theregularorderofbusinessshallbeemployedas
34+28 followsunlessotherwiseorderedbytheHouse:
35+29 (a)Prayer.
36+30 (b)PledgeofAllegiancetotheAmericanFlag.
37+31 (c)ReadingandapprovaloftheJournalofthepreviousday's
38+32 session.
39+33 (d)Bills,reports,andotherbusinessonthetable.
40+34 (e)HouseJointResolutionstobeperfectedandprinted.
41+35 (f)HouseBillstobeperfectedandprinted.
42+36 (g)ThirdreadingofHouseJointResolutionsandConcurrent
43+37 Resolutions.
44+38 (h)ThirdreadingofHouseBills.
45+39 (i)MessagesfromtheSenate.
46+40 (j)ThirdreadingofSenateJointResolutionsandConcurrent
47+41 Resolutions.
48+42 (k)ThirdreadingofSenateBills.
49+43 (l)Adoptionofpetitions,memorials,remonstrances,and
50+44 resolutions.
51+45 (m)Reportsofsubcommittees.
52+46 (n)Suchotherordersofbusinessasdeemednecessary
53+2 47 pursuanttolaw.
54+48 HEADINGSONHOUSECALENDAR
55+49
56+50 Rule3.TheHousemaykeepcalendarsfororganizationalpurposes
57+51 andtofacilitatetheconsiderationoflegislation. Calendarsmay
58+52 becreatedasdeemednecessarybytheSpeaker.
59+53 FIRSTANDSECONDREADINGOFBILLS
60+54
61+55 Rule4.Abillshallbereadthefirsttimebyjournalentryofthe
62+56 titleofthebillonthelegislativedayofitsfiling.Itshallbe
63+57 secondreadonthefollowinglegislativedaybyjournalentryof
64+58 thetitleofthebill.Thereadingofabillbyitstitleshallbe
65+59 deemedsufficientreadingunlessthefurtherreadingbecalled
66+60 for.Ifthefurtherreadingbecalledforandnoobjectionmade,
67+61 thebillshallbereadatlength;if,however,objectionbemade,
68+62 thequestionshallbedeterminedbythemajorityofthemembers
69+63 present.
70+64 ORDERSOFTHEDAY
71+65
72+66 Rule5.Uponrecessoradjournment,theMajorityFloorLeader
73+67 shalladvisetheentiremembershipofthebusinessanticipatedto
74+68 beconductedduringtheremainderofthelegislativedayandduring
75+69 thenextlegislativeday.
76+70 ELECTIONOFOFFICERS
77+71 GENERALLY
78+3 72 Election;Oath;Compensation
79+73
80+74 Rule6.TheHouseshallelectthefollowingofficersatthe
81+75 commencementofthefirstregularsessionofeachgeneral
82+76 assembly:itspresidingofficer,whoshallbecalledSpeakerofthe
83+77 House,aSpeakerProTem,aChiefClerk,aSergeant-at-Arms, a
84+78 Doorkeeper,andaChaplain,whoshallholdofficeduringall
85+79 sessionsuntiltheconveningofthesucceedingGeneralAssembly,
86+80 unlesssoonerremovedbyavoteofthemajorityofthemembers.
87+81 Eachshallreceivesuchcompensationasmaybeprovidedforbylaw.
88+82 EachshalltakeanoathtosupporttheConstitutionoftheUnited
89+83 StatesandofthisStateandtofaithfullydemeanhimselfor
90+84 herselfinofficeandtokeepthesecretsoftheHouse.Suchoath
91+85 shallbeadministeredtotheSpeakerandSpeakerProTembyaJudge
92+86 oftheSupremeCourt,CourtofAppeals,oraCircuitCourtandby
93+87 theSpeakertotheotherofficers.AllotherofficersoftheHouse
94+88 shallbeappointedby,andserveatthepleasureof,theSpeaker
95+89 andreceivesuchcompensationasprovidedbylaw.
96+90 SPEAKER
97+91 SpeakertoCallMemberstoOrder
98+92
99+93 Rule7.TheSpeakershalltakethechairatthehourtowhichthe
100+94 Househasbeenadjournedandimmediatelycallthememberstoorder
101+95 and,ontheappearanceofaquorum,shallcausetheJournalofthe
102+96 precedingdaytobereadunlessotherwiseorderedbytheHouse,
103+97 whichmaythenbecorrectedbytheHouse.
104+4 98 ParliamentaryRulings;ReferraltoParliamentaryCommittee
105+99
106+100 Rule8.ParliamentaryrulingsmaybemadeonlybytheSpeakeror
107+101 theSpeakerProTem.Athisorheroptionorattherequestfroma
108+102 memberoftheParliamentaryCommittee,heorshemayreferpoints
109+103 ofordertotheParliamentaryCommitteeforanadvisoryopinion.
110+104 IntheabsenceoftheSpeakerortheSpeakerProTem,rulingsshall
111+105 bemadebyaparliamentarycommittee. TheCommitteeon
112+106 ParliamentaryProcedureshallbecomposedoftheSpeaker,the
113+107 MajorityFloorLeader,andtheMinorityFloorLeaderortheir
114+108 memberdesignees. Nomemberwhoistemporarilyinthechairmay
115+109 ruleonpointsoforder,excepttheSpeakerorSpeakerProTem,
116+110 untilandunlesstheParliamentaryCommitteehasbeencalledand
117+111 ruled.ItshallbethedutyofthetemporarySpeakertocallsuch
118+112 ParliamentaryCommitteeatthetimethepointoforderisraised
119+113 andbeforeanydiscussiononsuchpointofordertakesplace.It
120+114 shallbeattheSpeaker'sdiscretionwhethermembersmayspeakon
121+115 pointsoforder.TheSpeakerortheSpeakerProTemmaytake
122+116 pointsoforderunderadvisement;providedthat,heorsheruleson
123+117 thepointoforderbeforeanyothermotiontoamendisentertained.
124+118 SpeakerMaySpeakonPointsofOrder
125+119
126+120 Rule9.TheSpeakermayspeakonpointsoforderinpreferenceto
127+121 anyothermember,arisingfromhisorherseatforthatpurpose,
128+122 andshalldecidequestionsoforder,subjecttoanappealtothe
129+123 House.Nomembershallinquireofanothermembernordebatewith
130+124 othermembersonpointsoforderbutshalladdresshisorher
131+5 125 remarksonlytothechair.
132+126 AppealfromaRulingoftheChair
133+127
134+128 Rule10.Shouldtherebeanappealfromanyrulingofthechair,
135+129 thequestion,"Shallthechairbesustained?"shallbeimmediately
136+130 putanddeterminedbeforetheHouseproceedstootherbusiness.
137+131 SpeakerHasGeneralSupervisionofHall
138+132
139+133 Rule11.TheSpeakershallhavegeneraldirectionandsupervision
140+134 oftheHouseandshallpreservedecorumandorderintheHall.
141+135 SupervisionofHouseEmployees
142+136
143+137 Rule12.TheSpeakershallhavegeneralsupervisionandcontrol
144+138 overallemployeesoftheHouse.TheSpeakermayhirespecial
145+139 counseltoassistcommitteesinextraordinarycircumstances. The
146+140 Speakermaymakeatemporaryappointmenttofillavacancyinthe
147+141 officeoftheChiefClerkuntilsuchtimeastheHouseadoptsa
148+142 resolutiontofillthevacancyonapermanentbasis.
149+143 SpeakerMaySubstituteMembertoPerformDuties
150+144
151+145 Rule13.TheSpeakermaysubstituteanymembertoperformthe
152+146 dutiesofthechairiftheSpeakerProTemisabsentorotherwise
153+147 engaged.
154+148 SpeakerShallSignBills
155+149
156+150 Rule14.TheSpeakershallsignallbills,andperformallother
157+6 151 dutiesinrelationthereto,asrequiredbytheConstitution. Heor
158+152 sheshallalsosignalljointresolutionsandaddresses;andall
159+153 writs,warrants,andsubpoenasissuedbyorderoftheHouseshall
160+154 beunderhisorherhand,attestedbytheChiefClerk.
161+155 SpeakerMayClearHall
162+156
163+157 Rule15.Incaseofdisturbanceordisorderlyconductinthe
164+158 lobbiesorgalleries,theSpeaker,temporarySpeaker,orChairof
165+159 theCommitteeoftheWholeHouseshallhavepowertoorderthesame
166+160 cleared.Heorsheshallnot,however,havethepowertoremove
167+161 membersfromtheflooroftheHouse,exceptbyamajorityvoteof
168+162 thosepresent.
169+163 MannerofPuttingQuestions
170+164
171+165 Rule16.TheSpeakershallrisetostateandputquestions.
172+166 Questionsshallbeinthefollowingform:"Allthoseinfavor(if
173+167 byelectronicrollcall)vote'Aye'.Allthoseopposed(ifby
174+168 electronicrollcall)vote'No'".Ifbyvoicevotesay"Aye"or
175+169 "No".IftheSpeakerdoubtsonavoicevote,votingshallbe
176+170 orderedbyelectronicdevice.TheSpeakermayrequirearecorded
177+171 voteonanymotion.
178+172 OTHEROFFICERS
179+173 SpeakerProTem
180+174
181+175 Rule17.TheSpeakerProTemshallperformthedutiesofSpeaker
182+176 duringthesicknessorabsenceoftheSpeaker,exceptwhilesome
183+7 177 memberisdischargingsuchdutiesasasubstituteunderRule13.
184+178 ChiefClerk
185+179
186+180 Rule18.ItshallbethedutyoftheChiefClerktoservealsoas
187+181 ChiefAdministratoroftheHouseandtoattendtheHouseduringits
188+182 sittings. TheChiefClerk,underthedirectionoftheSpeaker,
189+183 shallprepareandkeeptheHouseJournalandseasonablyrecordthe
190+184 proceedingsoftheHouse;keepregularfilesofHousepapers;
191+185 attestallwrits,warrants,andsubpoenasissuedbyorderofthe
192+186 House;keepanaccountofallfinesimposedbytheHouse;maintain
193+187 arecordofthemembers'attendance;keepanaccountofthe
194+188 travelingandexpenseallowancesofallthemembers;transmitto
195+189 theSenatemessages,communications, copies,anddocumentsofthe
196+190 House;keepadocketofproceedingsonallbills,resolutions,and
197+191 acts;andexecutethecommandsoftheHousefromtimetotime.The
198+192 AssistantChiefClerkshallperformthedutiesoftheChiefClerk
199+193 inhisorhersicknessorabsence,orupontheChiefClerk's
200+194 resignation.
201+195 Sergeant-at-Arms; Doorkeeper;Chaplain
202+196
203+197 Rule19.(1)Sergeant-at-arms. Itshallbethedutyofthe
204+198 Sergeant-at-Arms toattendtheHouseduringitssittings;to
205+199 executethecommandsoftheHousefromtimetotime,togetherwith
206+200 suchprocessissuedbyauthoritythereofasshallbedirectedto
207+201 himorherbytheSpeaker;andtooverseethesecurityoftheareas
208+202 withinthecapitolunderthecontroloftheHouseof
209+8 203 Representatives. Heorsheshallpreserveorderduringcommittee
210+204 hearingsandinthegalleriesandlobbyandcontrolentryintothe
211+205 HallandontothefloorduringthesessionoftheHouse.The
212+206 sergeant-at-arms shallhaveallpowersgrantedtolawenforcement
213+207 officersinthisstatetoapprehendandarrestpersonsfor
214+208 violationsofArticleIII,Section18oftheConstitutionof
215+209 Missouri,andmaycarryfirearmswhennecessaryfortheproper
216+210 dischargeofhisorherduties.Thesergeant-at-arms mayemploy
217+211 additionalstafftoassisthimorherintheperformanceofhisor
218+212 herduties.Thesergeant-at-arms andanysuchadditional
219+213 employeesshallmaintainavalidpeaceofficerlicenseforthe
220+214 durationoftheiremployment.
221+215 (2)Doorkeeper. ItshallbethedutyoftheDoorkeeper,
222+216 subjecttotheordersoftheSpeaker,toattendthesittingsofthe
223+217 House.TheDoorkeepershallallownopersontocomeorremain
224+218 withintheHallorgalleriesexceptasareadmittedbytherulesor
225+219 ordersoftheHouse.Heorsheshallexecutethecommandsofthe
226+220 Speakerinrelationtohisorherdutiesandshallobeysuchother
227+221 ordersasmaybemadebytheHouse.
228+222 (3)Chaplain. ItshallbethedutyoftheChaplain,ora
229+223 member,formermember,oremployeeoftheHouse,asdesignatedby
230+224 theSpeaker,toattendatthecommencementofeachday'ssittingof
231+225 theHouse,toopenthesessionsthereofwithaprayer,visitany
232+226 memberwhomaybesick,andtopreachintheHalloftheHouseof
233+227 Representatives wheneverrequestedbyavoteoftheHouse.
234+228 Employees
235+229
236+9 230 Rule20.TheHousemayemploy,andtheSpeakerappoint,such
237+231 employeesasarenecessarytoperformthedutiesoftheHouse.No
238+232 personshallbeinitiallyhiredbytheHousewhoisrelatedtoany
239+233 memberoftheHousewithinthefourthdegree,byconsanguinityor
240+234 byaffinity.
241+235 COMMITTEES
242+236 ByWhomAppointed;CompositionofMembership
243+237
244+238 Rule21.(1)Allregularstanding,select,conference,interim,
245+239 andstatutorycommitteesshallbeappointedbytheSpeakerwho,
246+240 whenappointingacommittee,shalldesignateamemberthereofas
247+241 chair,designateanothermemberasvicechair,anddesignatethe
248+242 totalnumberofmemberstoserveoneachcommittee,exceptthe
249+243 minoritymembersofeachregularstandingcommitteeshallbe
250+244 appointedbytheMinorityFloorLeader.Thevicechairora
251+245 designeeofthechairshallpresideatallcommitteemeetingsin
252+246 theabsenceofthechair.
253+247 (2)TheSpeakeroftheHouse,theSpeakerProTem,the
254+248 MajorityFloorLeader,theAssistantMajorityFloorLeader,the
255+249 MajorityWhip,theMinorityFloorLeader,theAssistantMinority
256+250 FloorLeader,andtheMinorityWhipshallbeex-officiomembersof
257+251 allcommitteesoftheHouse,thechairandthevicechairofthe
258+252 CommitteeonBudgetandonememberofthecommitteedesignatedby
259+253 theMinorityFloorLeadershallbeex-officiomembersofall
260+254 subcommitteesoftheCommitteeonBudget,andthechairofeach
261+255 regularandspecialstandingcommitteeshallbeanex-officio
262+10 256 memberofeachsubcommitteeofsuchregularorspecialstanding
263+257 committeeforthepurposeofaquorumandinquirybutshallhaveno
264+258 voteunlesstheyaredulyappointedmembersofthecommittee.
265+259 (3)Themembershipofallregularstandingcommitteesandall
266+260 othercommitteesandcommissions,unlessotherwiseprovidedbythe
267+261 actorresolutioncreatingthem,shallbecomposedasnearlyasmay
268+262 be,ofmajorityandminoritypartymembersinthesameproportion
269+263 asthenumberofmajorityandminoritypartymembersintheHouse
270+264 bearstothetotalelectedmembershipoftheHouse,exceptforthe
271+265 EthicsCommittee. TheEthicsCommitteeshallconsistofanequal
272+266 numberofmembersfromthemajorityandminorityparty.
273+267 (4)TheSpeakermayappointsuchspecialstandingcommittees
274+268 asheorshedeemsnecessary.Anyspecialstandingcommitteeshall
275+269 havetheauthorityanddutiesofaregularstandingcommitteeifso
276+270 designatedbytheSpeaker.TheMinorityFloorLeadermaymake
277+271 recommendations totheSpeakerregardingminoritymembershipof
278+272 specialstandingcommittees.
279+273 (5)TheSpeakermaydissolveordischargethemembersofany
280+274 conference,interim,orspecialstandingcommitteeatanytimeand
281+275 reappointthemembersthereof.
282+276 TimeofSitting
283+277
284+278 Rule22.Nocommitteeshallmeetexceptduringthosetimesso
285+279 designatedbytheSpeaker.Nocommitteeshallsitduringthe
286+280 sessionoftheHousewithoutleaveoftheHouse,exceptforduring
287+281 theadministrativeorderofbusiness.
288+11 282 TheRegularStandingCommitteesEnumerated
289+283
290+284 Rule23.TheregularstandingcommitteesoftheHouseshallbeas
291+285 follows:
292+286 (1)AdministrationandAccounts.
293+287 (2)Agriculture[Policy].
294+288 (3)Budget.
295+289 (4)ChildrenandFamilies.
296+290 (5)Commerce.
297+291 (6)Consentand[House] Procedure.
298+292 [(6)] (7)ConservationandNaturalResources.
299+293 [(7)] (8)CorrectionsandPublicInstitutions.
300+294 [(8)] (9)Crime[Prevention] andPublicSafety.
301+295 [(9)] (10)EconomicDevelopment.
302+296 [(10)] (11)Elections[andElectedOfficials].
303+297 [(11)] (12)ElementaryandSecondaryEducation.
304+298 [(12)] (13)EmergingIssues.
305+299 [(13)] (14)Ethics.
306+300 [(14)] (15)FinancialInstitutions.
307+301 [(15)] (16)FiscalReview.
308+302 [(16)] (17)GeneralLaws.
309+303 [(17)] (18)GovernmentEfficiency[andDownsizing].
310+304 [(18)] (19)HealthandMentalHealth[Policy].
311+305 [(19) HealthcareReform.]
312+306 (20)HigherEducationandWorkforceDevelopment.
313+307 (21)Insurance[Policy].
314+308 (22)Judiciary.
315+12 309 (23)LegislativeReview.
316+310 (24)LocalGovernment.
317+311 (25)Pensions.
318+312 (26)ProfessionalRegistrationandLicensing.
319+313 (27)Rules-Administrative[Oversight].
320+314 (28)Rules-Legislative[Oversight].
321+315 [(29) Rules-RegulatoryOversight.
322+316 (30)RuralCommunityDevelopment.
323+317 (31)] (29)Transportation[Accountability.
324+318 (32)TransportationInfrastructure].
325+319 [(33)] (30)Utilities.
326+320 [(34)] (31)VeteransandArmedForces.
327+321 [(35)] (32)WaysandMeans.
328+322 [(36) WorkforceandInfrastructureDevelopment.]
329+323 DutiesoftheRegularStandingCommittees
330+324
331+325 Rule24.(1)DutiesGenerally. Regularstandingcommittees,and
332+326 appropriationssubcommitteesestablishedunderRule24(4)(c)
333+327 accordingtotheprovisionsunderRule25,shallhavetheauthority
334+328 toconsiderbillsandresolutionsthathavebeenreferredtothem
335+329 and:
336+330 (a)Reportthebillorresolution"DoPass","Without
337+331 Recommendation", or"DoPass-Consent"totheSpeaker.
338+332 (b)Reportthebillorresolution"DoPasswithrecommended
339+333 committeeamendment"totheSpeaker.
340+334 (c)Reportthebillorresolutionasa"HouseCommittee
341+335 Substitute-DoPass"or"HouseCommitteeSubstitute-Without
342+13 336 Recommendation" totheSpeaker.
343+337 (2)AdministrationandAccounts.
344+338 (a)Dutiesgenerally. TheCommitteeonAdministrationand
345+339 Accountsshallsuperintendandhavesoleandcompletecontrolof
346+340 allfinancialobligationsandbusinessaffairsoftheHouseexcept
347+341 thoseemployeesappointedbyorassignedtotheSpeaker,or
348+342 assignedtotheBudgetCommitteeChair,theSpeakerProTem,the
349+343 MajorityFloorLeader,theMinorityFloorLeader,andtheOfficers
350+344 oftheHouse.Thecommitteeshallprovideforthereceivingand
351+345 receiptofallsupplies,equipment,andfurnishingspurchasedfrom
352+346 theaccountoftheHouseandshallfurtherprovidefortheuseand
353+347 distributionthereof.
354+348 (b)Fundsforoperationofmember'sindividualoffices.The
355+349 committeeshallalsoprescriberulesgoverningtheexpenditureof
356+350 fundsallottedtoindividualmembersfortheoperationoftheir
357+351 offices.Suchrulesshallbeappliedequallyto,andshallrequire
358+352 theequaltreatmentof,allmemberswithregardtotheexpenditure
359+353 ofsuchfunds.Subjecttosuchrules,eachmembershallhave
360+354 discretiontoexpendsuchfunds,fortheuseofhisorheroffice,
361+355 withouttheapprovalofthecommittee.
362+356 (c)Allotmentofoffices,chamberseats,andparkingspaces.
363+357 Eachmembershallbeallottedhisorherownoffice,chamberseat,
364+358 andparkingassignment. Thecommitteeshallassignalloffices,
365+359 chamberseats,andparkingspacesunderitscontrolandreserved
366+360 formembers. Thecommitteemaymakeassignmentstotheparty
367+361 [caucuses] conferenceorcaucusfor[thosecaucuses] the
368+362 conferenceorcaucustoassigntotheirrespectivemembers.The
369+14 363 Houseofficers,thefloorleadersandassistantfloorleadersof
370+364 eachparty,theBudgetCommitteeChair,andthechairandranking
371+365 minoritymemberoftheAdministrationandAccountsCommittee,
372+366 withoutrespecttotheseniorityofthosemembers,shallhave
373+367 prioritywithrespecttosuchassignmentswithintheirrespective
374+368 [caucuses] conferenceorcaucus.
375+369 (d)DutiesoftheChiefClerkinRespecttoCommittee. The
376+370 ChiefClerkoftheHousemaybeauthorizedtoactforthe
377+371 committee,butonlyinthemannerandtotheextentasmayhave
378+372 beenpreviouslyauthorizedbythecommittee. Suchauthorization
379+373 shallbeenteredintheminutesofthecommittee. TheChiefClerk
380+374 shallmaintainfinancialrecordsfortheHouseinaccordancewith
381+375 generallyacceptedaccountingprinciples. TheChiefClerkofthe
382+376 Houseshallkeepadetailedaccountingofalltransactionsand
383+377 shallfurnisheachmemberofthecommitteeandtheSpeakerwitha
384+378 copyofsuchaccountonaquarterlybasis.
385+379 (e)RecognitionofCaucuses. Thecommitteemayapproveand
386+380 prescribefortherecognitionofcaucuses. Anygroupoffiveor
387+381 moreHousemembersmayseekdesignationasacaucusforthepurpose
388+382 ofidentifyingandcollaboratingonissueswithinacommonsphere
389+383 ofpublicinterest. Thecommitteeshallpostthenamesofall
390+384 recognizedcaucusesontheHousewebsite.
391+385 (3)TheCommitteeonAgriculture[Policy]. TheCommitteeon
392+386 Agriculture[Policy] mayconsiderandreportuponbillsand
393+387 mattersreferredtoitrelatingtotheprotection,promotion,and
394+388 encouragementofagricultureinthisstate.
395+389 (4)TheCommitteeonBudget.
396+15 390 (a)TheChairoftheCommitteeonBudgetshallhavethesole
397+391 responsibilityoffilingallappropriationsbills.TheCommittee
398+392 onBudgetshallhavetheresponsibilityforanyotherbills,
399+393 measures,orquestionsreferredtoitpertainingtothe
400+394 appropriationanddisbursementofpublicmoneys.
401+395 (b)Otherduties.Thecommitteemayconsiderandreportupon
402+396 anybillorresolutionreferredtoitwhich,intheopinionofthe
403+397 Speaker,meritsspecialconsideration. Thecommitteemayalso
404+398 considerandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelating
405+399 tothereorganization, consolidation,andabolitionofboards,
406+400 bureaus,commissions,andotherofficesandbuildingsofthe
407+401 state,includingtheDivisionofFacilitiesManagement,Designand
408+402 Construction,thecapitolgrounds,andthestateandlegislative
409+403 libraries.Thecommitteeisempoweredtostudyandinvestigatethe
410+404 efficiencyandeconomyofallbranchesofgovernment,including
411+405 thepossibleexistenceoffraud,misfeasance,malfeasance,
412+406 collusion,mismanagement,incompetence,corruption,waste,
413+407 conflictsofinterest,andtheimproperexpenditureofgovernment
414+408 fundsintransactions,contracts,andactivitiesofthegovernment
415+409 orgovernmentofficialsandemployees. Thecommitteeis
416+410 authorizedtoholdhearings,sit,andactatanytimeorplace
417+411 withinthestateofMissouriduringtherecessandadjournment
418+412 periodsoftheHouse,administeroaths,andtaketestimony,either
419+413 orallyorbyswornwrittenstatement. Ifthecommittee,after
420+414 hearinganduponfindingsincorporatedinareport,deemsthata
421+415 particularactivity,bureau,agency,committee,commission,
422+416 department,oranyotherentityofstategovernmentshouldbe
423+16 417 discontinued,itshallreportsuchfindingtotheHouseforfurther
424+418 actionbytheHouse.
425+419 (c)TheCommitteeonBudgetshallhavethefollowing
426+420 subcommittees:
427+421 a.TheSubcommitteeonAppropriations-Agriculture,
428+422 Conservation,NaturalResources,andEconomicDevelopment.
429+423 b.TheSubcommitteeonAppropriations-Education.
430+424 c.TheSubcommitteeonAppropriations-General
431+425 Administration.
432+426 d.TheSubcommitteeonAppropriations-Health,Mental
433+427 Health,andSocialServices.
434+428 e.TheSubcommitteeonAppropriations-PublicSafety,
435+429 Corrections,Transportation, andRevenue.
436+430 f.OthersubcommitteesdesignatedbytheSpeaker.
437+431 (d)TheCommitteeonBudgetmayplacealimitationonthe
438+432 timeoffloordebateforappropriationsbills.Ifatime
439+433 limitationisimposed,suchtimeshallbedividedequallybetween
440+434 andcontrolledbythefloorhandlerofthebillandthefloor
441+435 leaderofthepoliticalpartyotherthanthatofthefloorhandler
442+436 ortheirrespectivedesignees.
443+437 (5)TheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Procedure.
444+438 (a)TheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Proceduremay
445+439 considerandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitwhich,in
446+440 theopinionoftheSpeaker,meritspecialconsideration.
447+441 (b)IfabillisautomaticallyreferredtotheCommitteeon
448+442 Consentand[House] Procedurewitharecommendationthatit"Do
449+443 Pass-Consent",thecommitteeshallreviewthebillforthe
450+17 444 purposeofdeterminingwhetheritshouldhaveconsentstatus.The
451+445 committeemaydecide,byamajorityofthosepresent,whetherto
452+446 placethebillontheappropriateconsentcalendar. Ifthe
453+447 committeedeclinestoplacethebillontheappropriateconsent
454+448 calendar,itmayconsiderwhethertoreportthebilltotheHouse
455+449 witha"DoPass"recommendationwithoutconsentstatus.
456+450 (c)TheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Proceduremay
457+451 performalldutiesrelatingtotheissuanceofcourtesy
458+452 resolutions. Acourtesyresolutionisanoncontroversial
459+453 resolutioninthenatureofcongratulations onthebirthofa
460+454 child,celebrationofaweddinganniversary,congratulations onan
461+455 outstandingcitizenachievement,orasimilareventwhichisinthe
462+456 practiceandprocedureoftheHousetoconsiderasacourtesy
463+457 resolutionandshallrequireactionbytheHouseasprovidedforby
464+458 theHouseRules.TheChiefClerk,underthedirectionofthe
465+459 committee,shallmaintainalistofallcourtesyresolutions
466+460 issuedunderthisruleforinspection. Anyresolutionthatisnot
467+461 acourtesyresolutionshallrequireactionbytheHouseasprovided
468+462 forbytheHouseRules.
469+463 (d)TheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Procedureshall
470+464 formulateandpresentforconsiderationtherulesoftheHouseand
471+465 shallconsiderandreportuponallpropositionstoamendorchange
472+466 therules,whichpropositionsshallstandreferredwithoutreading
473+467 orconsiderationandwithoutdiscussion,explanation,ordebateto
474+468 theCommitteeonConsentand[House] Procedure.
475+469 (e)TheChiefClerk,underthedirectionofthecommittee,
476+470 shallsupervisetheprintingofallbillsorderedperfectedand
477+18 471 printed,assuringthatproceduresarefollowedinwhichall
478+472 amendmentstoeverysuchbillareincorporatedthereinbeforethe
479+473 billisprintedandthattheprintedcopiesofthebillprovidedto
480+474 themembersaretrueandaccuratecopiesofthebillasordered
481+475 perfectedandprinted.Thecommitteeshallalsosupervisethe
482+476 printingofallbillswhicharetrulyagreedtoandfinallypassed,
483+477 assuringthatproceduresarefollowedinwhicheverybillisatrue
484+478 copyofthebillaspassedwithclericalerrorscorrected.
485+479 (6)TheCommitteeonChildrenandFamilies.TheCommitteeon
486+480 ChildrenandFamiliesmayconsiderandreportuponbillsand
487+481 mattersreferredtoitrelatingtotheDepartmentofSocial
488+482 Services,theDepartmentofHealthandSeniorServices,andother
489+483 mattersrelatingtothefosteringandpromotionofchildren,
490+484 families,andpersonswithdisabilitiesinthisstate.
491+485 (7)TheCommitteeonCommerce. TheCommitteeonCommercemay
492+486 considerandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelating
493+487 tocommercialinterestsofthestate.
494+488 (8)TheCommitteeonConservationandNaturalResources.The
495+489 CommitteeonConservationandNaturalResourcesmayconsiderand
496+490 reportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtothe
497+491 functionsandoperationsoftheDepartmentofConservationandthe
498+492 DepartmentofNaturalResourcesandallpowerstheretoconferred
499+493 uponbytheMissouriconstitutionandstatutes.
500+494 [(8)] (9)TheCommitteeonCorrectionsandPublic
501+495 Institutions. TheCommitteeonCorrectionsandPublic
502+496 Institutionsmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
503+497 referredtoitrelatingtoadultandjuvenilepenaland
504+19 498 correctionalproblems,theadministrationofcorrectional
505+499 institutions,andthestatepenitentiary.
506+500 [(9)] (10)TheCommitteeonCrime[Prevention] andPublic
507+501 Safety.TheCommitteeonCrime[Prevention] andPublicSafetymay
508+502 considerandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelating
509+503 tocriminallaws,lawenforcement,andpublicsafetymatters.
510+504 [(10)] (11)TheCommitteeonEconomicDevelopment. The
511+505 CommitteeonEconomicDevelopmentmayconsiderandreportupon
512+506 billsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtocommerce,industrial
513+507 growth,expansion,anddevelopment.
514+508 [(11)] (12)TheCommitteeonElections[andElected
515+509 Officials]. TheCommitteeonElections[andElectedOfficials]
516+510 mayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoit
517+511 relatingtoelectionsandelectioncontestsinvolvingmembersof
518+512 theHouseandonthequalificationsandtermsofelectedofficials.
519+513 [(12)] (13)TheCommitteeonElementaryandSecondary
520+514 Education. TheCommitteeonElementaryandSecondaryEducation
521+515 mayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoit
522+516 relatingtoelementaryandsecondaryeducationandlife-long
523+517 learninginthisstate,includingteachers,financing,property,
524+518 indebtedness,andcurriculum.
525+519 [(13)] (14)TheCommitteeonEmergingIssues.TheCommittee
526+520 onEmergingIssuesmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
527+521 referredtoitrelatingtogeneralormiscellaneousissuesas
528+522 determinedbytheSpeaker.
529+523 [(14)] (15)TheCommitteeonEthics.TheCommitteeonEthics
530+524 mayconsiderandreportuponcomplaintsreferredtoitrelatingto
531+20 525 amemberoftheHouseinvolvingthecommissionofacrime,
532+526 misconduct,willfulneglectofduty,corruptioninoffice,or
533+527 othercomplaintsrelatingtotheethicalconductofamember.The
534+528 committeeisauthorizedtositandactatanytimeorplacewithin
535+529 theStateofMissouriduringtherecessandadjournmentperiodsof
536+530 theHouse,administeroaths,andtaketestimony,eitherorallyor
537+531 byswornwrittenstatement.
538+532 [(15)] (16)TheCommitteeonFinancialInstitutions. The
539+533 CommitteeonFinancialInstitutionsmayconsiderandreportupon
540+534 billsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtobanks,banking,
541+535 savingsandloans,creditunions,andotherfinancial
542+536 institutions.
543+537 [(16)] (17)TheCommitteeonFiscalReview.
544+538 (a)TheCommitteeonFiscalReviewshallconsideranybill
545+539 whichrequiresnetadditionalexpendituresofstatemoneyin
546+540 excessof$250,000orwhichreducesnetstaterevenuebymorethan
547+541 $250,000inanyofthethreefiscalyearsimmediatelyfollowingthe
548+542 effectivedateoratfullimplementationofthebill.The
549+543 followingbills,excludingappropriationsbills,shallbe
550+544 automaticallyreferredtotheCommitteeonFiscalReview:
551+545 a.AnyHousebillafterperfectionandbeforethirdreading
552+546 thatrequiresnetadditionalexpendituresofstatemoneysin
553+547 excessof$250,000orthatreducesnetstaterevenuebymorethan
554+548 $250,000inanyofthethreefiscalyearsimmediatelyfollowingthe
555+549 effectivedateoratfullimplementationofthebill.
556+550 b.AnyHousebillreturnedwithSenateamendmentsbeforeits
557+551 consideration.
558+21 552 c.AnySenatebilluponplacementonthethirdreading
559+553 calendarthatrequiresnetadditionalexpendituresofstatemoneys
560+554 inexcessof$250,000orthatreducesnetstaterevenuebymore
561+555 than$250,000inanyofthethreefiscalyearsimmediately
562+556 followingtheeffectivedateoratfullimplementationofthebill.
563+557 d.ConferencecommitteereportsforallHousebillsand
564+558 Senatebillsuponsubmissionanddistribution.
565+559 (b)AnySenateorHousebillamendedsoastoincreasenet
566+560 expendituresorreducenetrevenuesshall,upontimelymotion
567+561 adoptedbythemembers,bereferredtotheCommitteeonFiscal
568+562 Review.
569+563 (c)Theprimarysponsoror,inthecaseofaSenatebill,the
570+564 floorhandlerofabillreferredtotheCommitteeonFiscalReview
571+565 shallbeentitledtoahearingonthebillbutsuchhearingshall
572+566 belimitedtothereceptionoftestimonybytheprimarysponsoror
573+567 floorhandler,asthecasemaybe,inpersonandnoneother,
574+568 withoutleaveofthecommitteechair.
575+569 (d)Forthepurposesofthisrule,"net"isdefinedasthe
576+570 sumofrevenuesandexpenditures,afterreductionsandincreases
577+571 broughtaboutbyabillhavebeencalculated.
578+572 (e)TheCommitteeonFiscalReviewmay,withtheconsentof
579+573 theHousesponsororfloorhandler,amendaneffectivedate,
580+574 emergencyclause,orsunsetprovisionontoanybillreferredtothe
581+575 Committeepriortoitsthirdreading.
582+576 (f)IfthechairoftheCommitteeonFiscalRevieworany
583+577 memberwithapprovalbyamajorityvoteofthestandingcommittee
584+578 requestsclarifyingquestionsorsupplementalinformationfromthe
585+22 579 directoroftheoversightdivisionoftheCommitteeonLegislative
586+580 Research,suchclarificationsmaybegiventotheCommitteeorto
587+581 thememberintheformofanappendixtothefiscalnote.
588+582 [(17)] (18)TheCommitteeonGeneralLaws.TheCommitteeon
589+583 GeneralLawsmayconsidermattersreferredtoitrelatingto
590+584 generalormiscellaneousissuesasdeterminedbytheSpeaker.
591+585 [(18)] (19)TheCommitteeonGovernmentEfficiency[and
592+586 Downsizing]. TheCommitteeonGovernmentEfficiency[and
593+587 Downsizing] mayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
594+588 referredtoitrelatingtotheefficiency[andsize] ofstate
595+589 governmentanditsprograms.
596+590 [(19)] (20)TheCommitteeonHealthandMentalHealth
597+591 [Policy]. TheCommitteeonHealthandMentalHealth[Policy] may
598+592 considerandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelating
599+593 tothehealthcareofthecitizensoftheState,includingmental
600+594 health,theDepartmentofHealthandSeniorServices,andthe
601+595 DepartmentofMentalHealth.Thecommitteemayalsoconsiderand
602+596 reportonbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtoMedicaidand
603+597 relatedmatters.
604+598 [(20) TheCommitteeonHealthcareReform.TheCommitteeon
605+599 HealthcareReformmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
606+600 referredtoitrelatingtoimprovingtheefficiencyandcostof
607+601 healthcareservicesprovidedtocitizensofthestate.
608+602 (21)] (22)TheCommitteeonHigherEducationandWorkforce
609+603 Development. TheCommitteeonHigherEducationandWorkforce
610+604 Developmentmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
611+605 referredtoit[related] relatingtohighereducation,including
612+23 606 mattersrelatingtofinancing,facilities,staff,curriculum,and
613+607 relatedmatters,andmattersrelatingtotheregulationand
614+608 administrationofstatepoliciesregardingtheattraction,
615+609 training,retention,andsafetyoftheworkforce.
616+610 [(22)] (23)TheCommitteeonInsurance[Policy]. The
617+611 CommitteeonInsurance[Policy] mayconsiderandreportuponbills
618+612 andmattersreferredtoitrelatingtoinsurance,insurance
619+613 companies,andtheDepartmentofCommerceandInsurance.
620+614 [(23)] (24)TheCommitteeonJudiciary. TheCommitteeon
621+615 Judiciarymayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmattersreferred
622+616 toitrelatingtothejudicialbranchofthestateandthe
623+617 practicesandproceduresofthecourtsofthisstate,onmatters
624+618 pertainingtocivilandadministrativelawsandprocedures,andon
625+619 mattersrelatingtotheethicsofpublicofficials.
626+620 [(24)] (25)TheCommitteeonLegislativeReview.The
627+621 CommitteeonLegislativeReviewmayconsiderandreportuponbills
628+622 referredtoit.Thecommitteeshallreviewbillsinitspossession
629+623 todeterminewhetherproposedamendmentsorsubstitutesare
630+624 appropriateandwhetherbillsaretechnicallycorrect.House
631+625 billsandresolutionsandSenatebillsandresolutionsmay,on
632+626 amendablecalendars,becommittedbymotiontotheCommitteeon
633+627 LegislativeReviewafterthebillhaslainuponthecalendarfor
634+628 onelegislativeday.Billsmaybecommittedbeforeorafter
635+629 amendment,butnotafterthirdreading.Thecommitteemaythen
636+630 makearecommendationtotheHouseintheformofahouse
637+631 substitute.
638+632 [(25)] (26)TheCommitteeonLocalGovernment. TheCommittee
639+24 633 onLocalGovernmentmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
640+634 referredtoitrelatingtocounties,cities,towns,villages,
641+635 otherpoliticalsubdivisionsofthestate,andlocalgovernment
642+636 generally.
643+637 [(26)] (27)TheCommitteeonPensions. TheCommitteeon
644+638 Pensionsmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmattersreferredto
645+639 itrelatingtotheregulationandadministrationofstatepolicies
646+640 conferreduponanyagencyorgovernmentalunitpursuanttothe
647+641 Missouriconstitutionandstatutesofpubliclyfinancedor
648+642 publiclysupportedpensionsystems.
649+643 [(27)] (28)TheCommitteeonProfessionalRegistrationand
650+644 Licensing. TheCommitteeonProfessionalRegistrationand
651+645 Licensingmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmattersreferred
652+646 toitrelatingtothelicensingofprofessionalsinthisstate.
653+647 [(28)] (29)TheCommitteesonRules.
654+648 (a)ThereshallbeaCommitteeonRules-Administrative
655+649 [Oversight,] andaCommitteeonRules-Legislative[Oversight,
656+650 andaCommitteeonRules-RegulatoryOversight]. EachCommittee
657+651 onRulesshallhavethesamedutiesandshallconsiderandreport
658+652 uponallmattersreferredtoit.
659+653 (b)Dutiesgenerally.
660+654 a.Ifacommitteereportsabill,exceptanappropriations
661+655 bill,consentbill,orabillormeasurereportedfromthe
662+656 CommitteeonEthics,witharecommendationthatit"DoPass"or
663+657 "WithoutRecommendation", thebillshallbereferredtoa
664+658 CommitteeonRulesbytheSpeakerwithintenlegislativedaysof
665+659 receipt.Thecommitteeisherebyauthorizedto:
666+25 660 (i)Reportthebill"DoPass"totheHousewithouta
667+661 limitationontimeofdebateonthebilloramendments.
668+662 (ii)Reportthebill"DoPass"totheHousewithalimitation
669+663 onthetimeofdebate.
670+664 (iii)Sendthebillbacktotheoriginatingcommitteeinthe
671+665 formasoriginallyreferredbytheSpeaker.IfaCommitteeon
672+666 Rulessendsthebillbacktotheoriginatingcommittee,that
673+667 committeemayamendthebillandreportthebillagainwithoutthe
674+668 needtoreconsidertheinitialvotebywhichthecommitteevoted
675+669 thebill"DoPass".
676+670 b.IfabillisreferredtoaCommitteeonRuleswitha
677+671 recommendationthatit"DoPass-FederalMandate",thecommittee
678+672 shallreviewthebillforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherit
679+673 shouldhavefederalmandatestatus.Thecommitteemaydecide,bya
680+674 majorityofthosepresent,whethertoplacethebillonthe
681+675 appropriatefederalmandatecalendar. Ifthecommitteedeclines
682+676 toplacethebillontheappropriatefederalmandatecalendar,it
683+677 mayconsiderwhethertoreportthebilltotheHousewitha"Do
684+678 Pass"recommendationwithoutfederalmandatestatus.The
685+679 authorityofthecommitteewithrespecttolimitingdebateshall
686+680 applytobillsreportedbyitas"DoPass-FederalMandate".
687+681 c.IfaCommitteeonRulesshallplacealimitationonthe
688+682 timeoffloordebateonabilloronamendments,suchtimeshallbe
689+683 dividedequallybetweenandcontrolledbythefloorhandlerofthe
690+684 billandthefloorleaderofthepoliticalpartyotherthanthatof
691+685 thefloorhandlerortheirrespectivedesignees.Thefloorhandler
692+686 shallhavetherighttohavethefinaloneminuteofdesignated
693+26 687 time.Iftimehasbeenallocatedandunusedbyeithersideandno
694+688 memberfromthatsideisseekingrecognition,theSpeakermay
695+689 declareadditionaltimewaivedandrecognizethemembersofthe
696+690 othersidetocompletetheuseoftheirtime.
697+691 d.Inreviewingbillsreferredtoitfromanothercommittee,
698+692 aCommitteeonRulesmay,butisnotrequiredto,takesuch
699+693 testimonyasitdeemsappropriatetomakeitsdecisions. The
700+694 committeeshallnotamendanybillthatwasnotinitiallyreferred
701+695 toaCommitteeonRules.
702+696 e.Ifacommitteehasreportedabill"DoPass"with
703+697 committeeamendments,aCommitteeonRulesshalltakesuchaction
704+698 asitdeemsproperontheentirepackageofthebillwithcommittee
705+699 amendmentsasthoughthecommitteeamendmentswerealready
706+700 incorporatedintothebill.
707+701 f.IfaCommitteeonRulesistheoriginalcommitteetowhich
708+702 abillisreferred,thecommitteemaytakeanyactiononsuchbill
709+703 thatispermissibleundertheauthoritygiventoregularstanding
710+704 committeesunderRule24(1)above.
711+705 [(29) TheCommitteeonRuralCommunityDevelopment. The
712+706 CommitteeonRuralCommunityDevelopmentmayconsiderandreport
713+707 uponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtoruralcommunity
714+708 development.
715+709 (30)] (31)TheCommitteeonTransportation[Accountability.
716+710 TheCommitteeonTransportationAccountabilitymayconsiderand
717+711 reportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtothe
718+712 DepartmentofTransportation, motorvehicles,andtraffic
719+713 regulations.
720+27 714 (31)TheCommitteeonTransportationInfrastructure]. The
721+715 CommitteeonTransportation[Infrastructure] mayconsiderand
722+716 reportuponbillsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtothe
723+717 DepartmentofTransportation,motorvehicles,trafficregulations,
724+718 andallmeansoftransportation, includingroads,highways,
725+719 bridges,ferries,airports,andrailroads.
726+720 [(32)] (33)TheCommitteeonUtilities. TheCommitteeon
727+721 Utilitiesmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmattersreferred
728+722 toitrelatingtothedevelopment,use,andregulationof
729+723 utilities,communications, andtechnologyandthedevelopment,
730+724 use,andconservationofenergyandotherenergy-relatedconcerns,
731+725 environmentalimpact,pollution,andpublichealthandsafetyas
732+726 itrelatestotheissueofenergy.
733+727 [(33)] (34)TheCommitteeonVeteransandArmedForces.The
734+728 CommitteeonVeteransandArmedForcesmayconsiderandreportupon
735+729 billsandmattersreferredtoitrelatingtoterrorismandsecurity
736+730 againstterrorism,veteransaffairs,thearmedforces,the
737+731 promotionandstrengtheningofstates'rights,andmilitaryand
738+732 navalaffairsoftheState.
739+733 [(34)] (35)TheCommitteeonWaysandMeans.TheCommittee
740+734 onWaysandMeansmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
741+735 referredtoitrelatingtothetaxesofthestate,taxcredits,
742+736 revenueandpublicdebtofthestate,andtheinterestthereon,and
743+737 theadministrationoftaxationandrevenuelaws.Thecommitteemay
744+738 alsoinquireintoandsuggesttotheHousesuchchanges,ifany,
745+739 thatshouldbemadeinrespecttoexistingsourcesofrevenueand
746+740 suchnewsourcesofrevenue,ifany,thatinthejudgmentofthe
747+28 741 committeeshouldbeconsideredbytheHouse.Thecommitteemay
748+742 alsoinquireintoandsuggesttotheHousesuchchanges,ifany,
749+743 thatshouldbemadeinrespecttoeliminatinganyexistingsources
750+744 ofrevenue,ifany,thatinthejudgmentofthecommitteeshouldbe
751+745 consideredbytheHouse.
752+746 [(35) TheCommitteeonWorkforceandInfrastructure
753+747 Development. TheCommitteeonWorkforceandInfrastructure
754+748 Developmentmayconsiderandreportuponbillsandmatters
755+749 referredtoitrelatingtotheregulationandadministrationof
756+750 statepoliciesregardingtheattraction,training,retention,and
757+751 safetyoftheworkforce.]
758+752 Subcommittees
759+753
760+754 Rule25.(1)EstablishmentandMembership. TheSpeakermay
761+755 establishasubcommitteeofaregularorspecialstanding
762+756 committee. Asubcommitteeshallconsistofnomorethanone-half
763+757 ofthenumberofmembersofitsregularorspecialstanding
764+758 committee. Appropriationssubcommitteesmayconsistofmembers
765+759 whoarenotmembersoftheCommitteeonBudget.Membersofthe
766+760 subcommitteeshallbeappointedbytheSpeaker,exceptthe
767+761 minoritymembersofthesubcommitteeshallbeappointedbythe
768+762 MinorityFloorLeader.Themembershipofallsubcommitteesshall
769+763 becomposed,asnearlyasmaybe,ofmajorityandminorityparty
770+764 membersinthesameproportionasthenumberofmajorityand
771+765 minoritypartymembersintheHousebearstothetotalelected
772+766 membershipoftheHouse.Whenestablishingasubcommittee,the
773+767 Speakershalldesignateamemberofthesubcommitteeaschairand
774+29 768 maydesignateanothermemberasvicechair.
775+769 (2)Duties.Subcommitteesshallconsiderallissuesor
776+770 mattersreferredtothembytheirrespectiveregularorspecial
777+771 standingcommitteeandshallreportuponsuchissuesormattersto
778+772 theirrespectiveregularorspecialstandingcommittee.Nobillor
779+773 substituteshallbetakenupforconsiderationbyany
780+774 subcommittee,exceptappropriationssubcommitteesestablished
781+775 underRule24(4)(c)mayconsiderallbillsreferredtothembythe
782+776 SpeakerandreportuponsuchbillstotheCommitteeonBudgetas
783+777 "DoPass","WithoutRecommendation", or"DoPasswithrecommended
784+778 committeeamendment". Appropriationssubcommitteesshallnot
785+779 reportabillasaHouseCommitteeSubstitute. Subcommittees,
786+780 exceptforappropriationssubcommittees,shallbeauthorizedto
787+781 holdhearings,sit,andactonlyduringthehearingtimesallocated
788+782 fortheirrespectiveregularorspecialstandingcommittees,
789+783 unlessotherwisegrantedbytheSpeaker.Subcommitteesshallbe
790+784 authorizedtoadministeroathsandtaketestimony,eitherorally
791+785 orbyswornwrittenstatement.
792+786 (3)Reports.SubcommitteesmayreporttotheHouseupon
793+787 issuesormattersreferredtothem.TheMajorityFloorLeadermay
794+788 callforreportsfromsubcommitteesatanytimeduringthe
795+789 administrativeorderofbusinessorduringtheregularorderof
796+790 business. AquorumoftheHouseneednotbepresenttoreceivea
797+791 reportfromasubcommittee. Reportsfromsubcommitteesshallnot
798+792 beamended,novoteshallbetaken,andnoothermotionshallbein
799+793 orderduringreceiptofasubcommitteereport.Afterreceiptofa
800+794 reportfromasubcommittee,debateandinquiryshallbeallowed,
801+30 795 butnomembershallbeallowedtospeakorinquireformorethan
802+796 fiveminutes,exceptbyleaveoftheSpeaker.
803+797 DutiesofCommitteeChair;CommitteeOrganization
804+798
805+799 Rule26.(1)Dutytopreside.Itisthedutyofthechairto
806+800 presideatallsessionsofthecommittee. Intheabsenceofthe
807+801 chair,thevicechairofthecommitteeoradesigneeofthechair
808+802 shallpreside.
809+803 (2)Dutytomaintainminutebook.Thechairshallseethata
810+804 minutebookiskeptforhisorhercommittee. Theminutebook
811+805 shallcontaintheattendanceandvotingrecordsofthecommittee
812+806 members,abriefstatementofthebusinessthatcomesbeforethe
813+807 committee,thenamesandsignedwitnessformsofthepersonsand
814+808 witnessesappearingbeforethecommitteeandwhatsideofa
815+809 propositiontheyappearedonbehalfofatthecommitteehearing,or
816+810 iftheappearancewasinformationalinnatureandneitherforor
817+811 againsttheproposition. TheChiefClerkshallbetherepository
818+812 oftheminutebookaftereachsessionofthegeneralassemblyand
819+813 shallsubmitthesametotheSecretaryofStatepriortothenext
820+814 regularsession.
821+815 (3)Dutytopreserveorder.Thechairshallpreserveorder
822+816 anddecoruminandadjacenttothecommitteeroomandshallconduct
823+817 allhearingsinaccordancewiththeRulesoftheHouseincluding
824+818 theprovisionsthatrelatetodecorum,debate,anddresscode.The
825+819 chairmaypunishbreachesoforderanddecorumbycensureand
826+820 exclusionfromthehearings.
827+821 (4)Bills,reports,andotherdocuments. Thechairshall
828+31 822 havecustodyofallbills,papers,andotherdocumentsreferredto
829+823 thecommitteeandshallmakereportsauthorizedbythecommittee
830+824 andsubmitthesametothe[Speakerathisorherrequest] House
831+825 withoutdelay.
832+826 (5)Whenabillfails.Wheneveramotionthatabill"Do
833+827 Pass"shallfail,oriftherebeanevendivisiononthequestion,
834+828 thechairshallreportsuchbillbacktotheHouse"DoNotPass"
835+829 unlesssuchbillisotherwisedisposedofbyanothermotion.
836+830 (6)Whenamotionhasbeendecidedbyacommittee,anymember
837+831 votingontheprevailingsidemaymovetoreconsiderthevote
838+832 providedthat:
839+833 (a)Thechairstillhaspossessionofthebill;and
840+834 (b)Themotiontoreconsiderismadeonthesamedayonwhich
841+835 themotionwasdecidedorwithinthenextthreeoccurrencesin
842+836 whichthecommitteeconveneswithaquorumpresentataproperly
843+837 scheduledmeetingatwhichtheoriginalmotionwouldbeinorder.
844+838 Amajorityofthemembersappointedtothecommitteeisrequiredto
845+839 sustainanymotiontoreconsider. Themotiontoreconsidershall
846+840 bearecordedvote.
847+841 (7)Trainingrequirement. Allcommitteechairsshallbe
848+842 requiredtoattendcommitteechairtraining.
849+843 CommitteeHearings
850+844
851+845 Rule27.(1)Allbillsaffordedacommitteehearingshallbe
852+846 consideredbygivingthesponsororhandler,theproponents,the
853+847 opponents,andthosetestifyingforinformationalpurposesa
854+848 reasonableopportunitytobeheard.Personsaddressingthe
855+32 849 committeeshallkeeptheirremarkstothepointandavoid
856+850 repetitionandaresubjecttocalltoorderbythechairfor
857+851 failuretodoso.Inthediscretionofthecommitteechair,the
858+852 lengthoftimeallowedonespeakerorquestionermaybelimited.
859+853 Ifthesponsororhandlerisunabletoattendthehearing,the
860+854 sponsormayrequestinwritingthatanothermemberappearonhisor
861+855 herbehalf,whichrequestshallbeapprovedbythecommitteechair.
862+856 (2)Acommitteemayallowforremotepublictestimonyvia
863+857 telephoneorvideoconferencingintheeventofanemergencyorif
864+858 specialaccommodationsarenecessarywiththeapprovalofthe
865+859 committeechairandtheSpeaker.Ifacommitteeistoconsider
866+860 remotetestimonyforspecificlegislation,thatinformationshall
867+861 beincludedonthecommitteenoticesothatindividualswhodesire
868+862 totestifyremotelymayrequesttodoso.Inordertoallowremote
869+863 testimony,thecommitteeshallapprovearemotetestimony
870+864 schedule,whichshallincludethelengthoftimeallowedforsuch
871+865 testimonyandanydivisionofsuchtimeamongproponents,
872+866 opponents,andthosewhowishtotestifyforinformationpurposes.
873+867 Onlyindividualswhosubmitacompleted,signedwitnessformshall
874+868 beallowedtodoso.
875+869 (3)Writtentestimonymaybesubmittedonlinethroughthe
876+870 Housewebsite.
877+871 Quorum
878+872
879+873 Rule28.Amajorityofallcommitteesofthirtyorless,and
880+874 fifteenmembersofallcommitteesconsistingofmorethanthirty
881+875 members,shallconstituteaquorumforthetransactionof
882+33 876 business. Acommitteemaymeetwithlessthanaquorumtohear
883+877 testimony.
884+878 Meetings-HowAnnounced
885+879
886+880 Rule29.(1)Announcementofallmeetingsofcommitteesshall
887+881 includeastatementofallmatterstobeconsideredatthemeeting,
888+882 shallincludethebillorresolutionnumberstobeconsideredand
889+883 shallbeenteredintheJournalpriortothedayonwhichthe
890+884 meetingistotakeplace.Suchjournalentryshallreflectthe
891+885 date,time,andlocationofthemeeting.
892+886 (2)Thechairofeachcommitteeshallgivewrittennoticeof
893+887 thetime,date,place,andagendaofthemeetings,including
894+888 executivesessions,ofhisorhercommitteeandeachcommittee
895+889 havingmatterspendingbeforeitshallholdameetingatsuchtime,
896+890 date,andplaceunlessexcusedbytheSpeaker.Noticeshallbe
897+891 givenatleastonelegislativedayinadvanceofthecommittee
898+892 meeting.Noticemaybereducedtotwenty-fourhoursbyunanimous
899+893 consentofallmembersofthecommittee,whetherinattendanceor
900+894 not.Noticeshallneverbelessthantwenty-fourhours.All
901+895 noticesshallincludepostingofthenoticeoutsidetheSpeaker's
902+896 office.
903+897 (3)Nobillorresolutionshallbeconsideredinanexecutive
904+898 sessionbythecommitteeofinitialreferralunlessthecommittee
905+899 meetingnoticerequiredundersubdivision(2)ofthisrulelists
906+900 thebillorresolutionforexecutivesession,exceptwhenexcused
907+901 fromsuchnoticerequirementbyleaveoftheSpeaker,andunlessa
908+902 publichearinghasbeenheldonthebillorresolution.
909+34 903 (4)Committeesshallcomplywiththerequirementsofthe
910+904 statutespertainingtoopenmeetings.
911+905 CommitteeSubstitutes
912+906
913+907 Rule30.Nobillorsubstitutemaybeofferedinthecommitteeof
914+908 initialreferralunlesssuchbillorsubstituteshallhavebeen
915+909 distributedtothemembersofthecommitteeatleastone
916+910 legislativedayandtwenty-fourhoursinadvanceofsuch
917+911 consideration. Electronicdistributionshallbeanacceptable
918+912 formofdistribution. Thisrulemaybewaivedbyunanimousconsent
919+913 ofallmembersofthecommittee,whetherinattendanceornot.
920+914 Failuretotakethebillupforconsiderationatthedesignated
921+915 timerequiresthatonelegislativedayandtwenty-fourhours'
922+916 noticebegivenagainbeforeitistakenupforconsideration.
923+917 HouseCommitteeBills
924+918
925+919 Rule31.(1)Anyregularorspecialstandingcommitteeshallhave
926+920 theauthoritytointroduceuponreportaHouseCommitteeBill.The
927+921 chairofthecommitteeorhisorherdesigneeshallbethehandler
928+922 ofthebill.NocommitteeshallintroduceuponreportanyHouse
929+923 CommitteeBillafterApril1.ThenumberofHouseCommitteeBills
930+924 allowedtobeintroducedbyaregularorspecialstandingcommittee
931+925 shallbelimitedbytheSpeaker.ThetotalnumberofHouse
932+926 CommitteeBillsallowedtobeintroducedbyallregularandspecial
933+927 standingcommitteesshallnotexceedthreetimesthenumberof
934+928 regularstandingcommittees.
935+35 929 (2)NoHouseCommitteeBillshallbetakenupfor
936+930 considerationbyacommitteeunlessadraftofsuchbillshallhave
937+931 beendistributedtothemembersofthecommitteeatleastone
938+932 legislativedayandtwenty-fourhoursinadvanceofsuch
939+933 consideration. Suchdraftsshallbemadeavailableonline
940+934 immediatelyupondistribution.Electronicdistributionshallbean
941+935 acceptableformofdistribution.
942+936 (3)Thechairofthecommitteeorhisorherdesignee,the
943+937 proponents,opponents,orpersonstestifyingforinformational
944+938 purposesmaybecalledtotestifyduringthehearingtodraftthe
945+939 HouseCommitteeBill;anyinputortestimonyprovidedshallbe
946+940 basedonthesubjectmattercontainedinthedraftthatwas
947+941 distributedinadvanceasprovidedinsubdivision(2)ofthisrule.
948+942 (4)Uponmotion,thecommitteeisauthorizedtoreportthat
949+943 thedraftHouseCommitteeBillbeintroduced. Afterbeingreada
950+944 firstandsecondtime,theHouseCommitteeBillshallbereferred
951+945 toaCommitteeonRules.
952+946 (5)TheCommitteeonRulesisherebyauthorizedtoreportthe
953+947 bill"DoPass"totheHouseorsendthebillbacktothe
954+948 originatingcommittee.IfaCommitteeonRulessendsthebillback
955+949 totheoriginatingcommittee,thatcommitteemayamendthebilland
956+950 reportthebillagainwithouttheneedtoreconsidertheinitial
957+951 vote.Inreviewingbillsreferredtoitfromanothercommittee,a
958+952 CommitteeonRulesmayconductahearingandtakesuchtestimonyas
959+953 itdeemsappropriatetomakeitsdecisions.TheCommitteeonRules
960+954 shallnotamendanyHouseCommitteeBill.
961+955 OtherDuties
962+36 956
963+957 Rule32.Eachcommittee,inadditiontothedutiesabove
964+958 prescribed,shallperformsuchotherdutiesasmayberequiredby
965+959 theHouse.Ifitshallbecomenecessarytocompelthepresenceof
966+960 anypersonbeforeacommittee,theproductionofrecordsor
967+961 documents,ortoreceivesworntestimonybeforeacommittee,a
968+962 subpoenamaybeissuedunderthehandoftheSpeakerasprovidedby
969+963 law.Thechairofthecommitteeshallbeauthorizedtoadminister
970+964 oathsandtaketestimony,eitherorallyorbyswornwritten
971+965 statement. Anypersonwhoknowinglytestifiesfalselyuponsuch
972+966 oathoraffirmationmayfacecriminalpenaltiesforperjuryor
973+967 otheroffensesasprovidedbylaw.
974+968 Attendance
975+969
976+970 Rule33.Thesecretaryofeachcommitteeshallkeeparecordof
977+971 theattendanceofeachcommitteemeetingintheminutebookofthe
978+972 committee,whichshallbeavailabletoanypersonuponrequest.
979+973 Anymemberofacommitteeabsent,withoutgoodcause,fromthree
980+974 consecutivemeetingsofthecommittee,asshownbytherecordsof
981+975 thecommittee,maybedroppedtherefrombyastatementtothat
982+976 effectenteredintotheHouseJournalbytheSpeaker.Theroll
983+977 shallberecordedbythechairorsecretaryofacommitteeateach
984+978 meeting.
985+979 MinorityViews
986+980
987+981 Rule34.Theminorityofacommitteemaynotmakeareportor
988+37 982 presenttotheHouseanalternativereport,buthastherightto
989+983 fileviewstoaccompanythereport.
990+984 CommitteeRelievedofBill-When
991+985
992+986 Rule35.Nobillshallbetakenawayfromanyregularstanding
993+987 committeeorspecialstandingcommittee,asprovidedbythe
994+988 Constitution,untilaftertenlegislativedayshaveexpiredafter
995+989 referraltothecommitteebytheSpeaker.Pursuanttothe
996+990 Constitution,one-thirdofthemembersoftheHouseshallhavethe
997+991 powertorelieveacommitteeofanybill.Suchpowermaybe
998+992 exercisedbyfilingapetitiontothateffectwiththeChiefClerk.
999+993 Uponreceiptofsuchpetitioncontainingthesignaturesofatleast
1000+994 fifty-fivemembers,theChiefClerkshallpublishsuchpetitionin
1001+995 theJournalandplacethedischargedbillupontheformalcalendar.
1002+996 ElectionContest
1003+997
1004+998 Rule36.WheneverthereshallbefiledwiththeSpeakeranotice
1005+999 ofcontestoftheelectionofamemberoftheHouse,heorsheshall
1006+1000 referthesame,withoutdiscussion,eithertotheregularstanding
1007+1001 CommitteeonElections[andElectedOfficials] oraspecial
1008+1002 standingcommitteeappointedtohearthematter.Suchcommittee
1009+1003 shallexaminethetimelinessandsufficiencyofthenotice,the
1010+1004 depositions,andotherdocumentssubmittedandreporttotheHouse
1011+1005 itsrecommendations, whereupontheHouseshallactbyresolution
1012+1006 tosustainorrejectthecommitteerecommendations.
1013+1007 EthicsCommittee
1014+38 1008 ComplaintsofEthicalMisconduct
1015+1009
1016+1010 Rule37.(1)(a)TheSpeakershallappointaCommitteeonEthics
1017+1011 andnamethecommittee'schair.TheMinorityFloorLeadershall
1018+1012 namethecommittee'svicechairandminoritymembers.The
1019+1013 committeeshallhaveanequalnumberofmembersofthemajorityand
1020+1014 minorityparty.
1021+1015 (b)Thecommitteemayconsiderandreportuponcomplaints
1022+1016 referredtoitrelatingtoamemberoftheHouseinvolvingthe
1023+1017 commissionofacrime,misconduct,willfulneglectofduty,
1024+1018 corruptioninoffice,orothercomplaintsrelatingtotheethical
1025+1019 conductofamember,whichmayincludeactionsthatoccurredprior
1026+1020 tothecurrentgeneralassembly. Thecommitteeisauthorizedto
1027+1021 sitandactatanytimeorplacewithintheStateofMissouri
1028+1022 duringtherecessandadjournmentperiodsoftheHouse,administer
1029+1023 oaths,andtaketestimony,eitherorallyorbyswornwritten
1030+1024 statement.
1031+1025 (c)NolaterthanJanuary31stofthefirstregularsession
1032+1026 ofeachgeneralassembly,theCommitteeonEthicsshalladoptRules
1033+1027 ofProcedurefortheinvestigationofcomplaintsofethical
1034+1028 misconductreferredtoitinvolvingamemberoftheHouse.The
1035+1029 proposedRulesofProcedureshallbefiledbythecommitteeinthe
1036+1030 formofaHouseResolutionwiththeClerkoftheHouse,reportedin
1037+1031 theJournal,andautomaticallyplacedontheHouseResolutions
1038+1032 Calendarwithoutfurtherreferral.
1039+1033 (d)Uponreceiptofacomplaint,inwritingandunderoath,
1040+1034 ofethicalmisconductbyamemberoftheHousemadebyanother
1041+39 1035 member,theSpeakershallreferthesame,withinfourteencalendar
1042+1036 days,withoutdiscussion,totheCommitteeonEthics.Upon
1043+1037 referralofacomplainttothecommittee,theSpeakershalldeliver
1044+1038 amemorandumtotheClerkoftheHousedocumentingthedateof
1045+1039 referral. Thecomplaintshallbeconfidential. TheCommittee
1046+1040 shallexaminethesufficiencyofthecomplaintpursuanttothe
1047+1041 Committee'sRulesofProcedure.
1048+1042 (e)Attheconclusionoftheinvestigation,theCommittee
1049+1043 shallreportitsfindings,conclusions,andrecommendations tothe
1050+1044 House.Ifthecommitteerecommendsanydisciplinaryaction,the
1051+1045 HouseshallactbyresolutiontosustainorrejecttheCommittee
1052+1046 recommendations. TheCommitteemayrecommendthattheHouse
1053+1047 expel,orotherwisepunish,thememberasprovidedinArticleIII,
1054+1048 Section18oftheMissouriConstitution.
1055+1049 (f)Allrulesthatpertaintoregularorspecialstanding
1056+1050 committeesshallapplytotheCommitteeonEthicstotheextent
1057+1051 consistentwiththisruleandanyrulesofprocedureadopted
1058+1052 pursuanttothisrule.
1059+1053 (2)Inanyinstanceofacomplaintofsexualharassmentmade
1060+1054 eitherbyoragainstamember,theChiefClerkoftheHouseshall
1061+1055 contractwithoutsidelegalcounselforthepurposeof
1062+1056 investigatingthecomplaint. Allcomplaintsshallbekept
1063+1057 confidential. TheChiefClerkshallensurethecomplaintandany
1064+1058 resultsofaninvestigationshallbereferredwithinfourteen
1065+1059 calendardaysofreceiptofthecomplainttothechairandranking
1066+1060 vicechairoftheCommitteeonEthics;exceptthat,thefourteen-
1067+1061 dayreferralrequirementmaybeextendedforgoodcausefora
1068+40 1062 periodnolongerthanthirtydays.TheCommitteeonEthicsRules
1069+1063 ofProcedureandtheHousepolicyhandbookshallbeharmonizedwith
1070+1064 theRulesoftheHousefortheinvestigationofsexualharassment
1071+1065 complaints.
1072+1066 (3)Unfinishedbusinessbeforeorreportedfromthe
1073+1067 CommitteeonEthicsofapreviousgeneralassemblymayberesumed
1074+1068 duringasubsequentgeneralassembly.
1075+1069 BILLS
1076+1070 Referral
1077+1071
1078+1072 Rule38.TheSpeakershallreferallbillsandresolutionstoa
1079+1073 committee. TheSpeakermayre-referanybillorresolution
1080+1074 previouslyreferredtoacommitteepriortoapublichearingbeing
1081+1075 heldonthebill.
1082+1076 Introduced-MannerofSettingForthNewandOldMaterial
1083+1077
1084+1078 Rule39.(1)[(a)] When.Billsmaybeintroducedonlyonthe
1085+1079 reportofacommitteeorbyanymemberoftheHouse,inthe
1086+1080 administrativeorregularorderofbusiness.Nomembershallfile
1087+1081 abill,otherthananappropriationbill,afterMarch1,without
1088+1082 leaveoftheHouse.Nocommitteeshallintroduceuponreportany
1089+1083 HouseCommitteeBillafterApril1.
1090+1084 [(b) Nomembershallfilemorethantwentybillsduringa
1091+1085 sessionwithoutleaveoftheSpeaker.Committeebillsand
1092+1086 appropriationsbillsshallnotbeincludedinthenumberofbillsa
1093+1087 membermayfile.Theprovisionsofthisparagraphshallbecome
1094+41 1088 effectiveJuly1,2023.]
1095+1089 (2)MannerofPrinting.Anybillshallhavethematterwhich
1096+1090 isbeingrepealedfromcurrentlawenclosedinbold-facedbrackets
1097+1091 andthematterwhichisbeingaddedtothelawunderscoredwhen
1098+1092 typewrittenandinbold-facedtypewhenprinted.Inaddition,the
1099+1093 ChiefClerkmayadjusttheformattingofprintedbillsintheHouse
1100+1094 inordertoincreasereadability. Afootnoteshallbeannexedto
1101+1095 thefirstpageofeachbillwhichcontainsmaterialenclosedin
1102+1096 bold-facedbracketstothefollowingeffect:
1103+1097
1104+1098 "EXPLANATION-Matterenclosedinbold-facedbracketsintheabove
1105+1099 billisnotenactedandisintendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.
1106+1100 Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.".
1107+1101
1108+1102 Whereasectioniscompletelyrewritten,theexistingsection
1109+1103 shallbesetforthinsmalltypeinbold-facedbracketsinanote
1110+1104 followingthenewsectionbutthechangesneednotbe
1111+1105 distinguished.AnyHousebillorsubstitutethereofwhichdoesnot
1112+1106 complywiththisruleshallnotbeplaceduponthecalendar.
1113+1107 (3)NumberingofBills.TheChiefClerkshallnumberbills
1114+1108 intheorderoftheirfiling,reservingnumbersforappropriations
1115+1109 bills.
1116+1110 (4)Withdrawal. Anybillmaybewithdrawnbythesponsor
1117+1111 beforethebillhasbeenreferredtoanyregularorspecial
1118+1112 standingcommittee.
1119+1113 NumberofCopiesPrinted
1120+1114
1121+42 1115 Rule40.TheChiefClerkshallprintsuchnumberofcopiesofall
1122+1116 HouseBillsandHouseJointResolutionsasheorsheshalldeem
1123+1117 appropriate.
1124+1118 FederalMandateCalendar
1125+1119
1126+1120 Rule41.(1)Whenafederalmandatebillisreportedfromthe
1127+1121 appropriatecommitteewithrecommendationthatit"DoPass"or
1128+1122 "WithoutRecommendation", itshallgouponthecalendarofthe
1129+1123 House.
1130+1124 (2)NobillshallbeplacedonaFederalMandateCalendar
1131+1125 unlessitisfederallymandated,immediateinnature,andreduces
1132+1126 revenuesorsavingsifnotenacted.Afederalmandatebillmay
1133+1127 onlycontainsubjectmatterconcerningthefederalmandate.A
1134+1128 memberwishingforhisorherbilltobeconsideredforplacement
1135+1129 ontheFederalMandateCalendarshallrequestinwritingtothe
1136+1130 chairofthecommitteewheresuchbillhasbeenreferred. The
1137+1131 writtenrequestshallstatethedeadlinebywhichthestatemust
1138+1132 complywiththefederalmandateandwhatwillhappenifthestate
1139+1133 failstotakeactionbysuchdate.Acopyforeachcommittee
1140+1134 memberofthefederalstatuteorregulationmandatingsuchaction
1141+1135 shallaccompanytherequest.Afterthecommitteehasvoted"Do
1142+1136 Pass"onabillwithsucharequest,itshalltakeasecond
1143+1137 recordedvoteonwhethertorecommendthatitbeplacedonthe
1144+1138 FederalMandateCalendar. Ifsaidbillisreported"DoPass"bya
1145+1139 regularstandingcommitteewitharecommendationthatsamebe
1146+1140 placedontheFederalMandateCalendar,thechairofthecommittee
1147+1141 shallsubmittotheSpeakeracopyoftheoriginalwrittenrequest,
1148+43 1142 alongwithacopyofthefederalstatuteorregulationmandating
1149+1143 Stateaction.IftheSpeakerconcurswiththecommitteethatthe
1150+1144 billcomplieswiththerequirementsofthisrule,heorsheshall
1151+1145 advisetheChiefClerktoplacesameontheFederalMandate
1152+1146 Calendar. IftheSpeakerdoesnotconcur,heorshemayplacethe
1153+1147 billonthePerfectionCalendar.EachbillplacedupontheFederal
1154+1148 MandateCalendarsshallhaveattachedtheretoacopyofthefederal
1155+1149 statuteorregulationthatmandatesthebill,alongwithacopyof
1156+1150 therequesttoplacethebillontheFederalMandateCalendarand
1157+1151 shallbedistributedtoallmembersatleasttwenty-fourhours
1158+1152 priortoconsiderationbytheentireHouse.
1159+1153 RevisionBills
1160+1154
1161+1155 Rule42.Anybilldenominatedasarevisionbillbythe
1162+1156 appropriatecommitteeshallcontainonlythatsubjectmatter
1163+1157 approvedbythecommitteeonlegislativeresearch,andadditional
1164+1158 materialmaynotbeamendedthereto,unlessneededasatechnical
1165+1159 correction.
1166+1160 MotionToPlaceOnCalendar
1167+1161
1168+1162 Rule43.Ifanybillisreportedfromcommitteewiththe
1169+1163 recommendationthatit"DoNotPass"itshallnotgoonthe
1170+1164 calendaroftheHouseunlessorderedbyaconstitutionalmajority.
1171+1165 AtthesametimethebillisreportedtotheHouse,thecommittee
1172+1166 chairshallnotifythesponsororhandlerofthebillthatsuch
1173+1167 reportisbeingmade.Amotiontohaveabillplaceduponthe
1174+44 1168 calendarshallbemadewithinthreelegislativedaysafterthebill
1175+1169 isreportedandwhenthesponsorofthebillispresentorthe
1176+1170 motionismadebyamemberuponthesponsor'swrittenrequest.If
1177+1171 nosuchactionistakenwithinsuchtime,thebillshalllieonthe
1178+1172 table.Ifsuchamotionissustained,thebillshallbereferred
1179+1173 toaCommitteeonRulesforfurtheractionthereon.
1180+1174 TimingofPlacementonCalendar
1181+1175
1182+1176 Rule44.NoHousebillshallbetakenupforinitialconsideration
1183+1177 bytheHouseunlessithasbeenuponthecalendarforatleastone
1184+1178 legislativeday.
1185+1179 BillsLaidOverInformally
1186+1180
1187+1181 Rule45.Whenabillisreached,initsorder,tobeperfectedand
1188+1182 printed,ortobethirdreadandfinallypassed,itmay,uponthe
1189+1183 requestoftheMajorityFloorLeaderorthesponsororhandler
1190+1184 thereofifaHouseBill,orupontherequestofitshandlerinthe
1191+1185 HouseifaSenateBill,holditsplaceonthecalendarorbelaid
1192+1186 overinformallyandthereafterbecalledupatanytimewhen
1193+1187 otherwiseinorder.
1194+1188 ToAppearInOrder
1195+1189
1196+1190 Rule46.Allbillslaidoverinformallyandnottakenupand
1197+1191 disposedofthesamedayshallappearinorderuponthecalendar
1198+1192 forthenextlegislativedayfollowing.
1199+1193 TenDayRule
1200+45 1194
1201+1195 Rule47.Ifabilllaidoverinformallyisnottakenupforfurther
1202+1196 considerationwithintenlegislativedaysafterbeinglaidover,
1203+1197 itshalllieonthetableandbedroppedfromthecalendarofthe
1204+1198 HousewithoutfurtheractionoftheHouse.
1205+1199 ConsentCalendar
1206+1200
1207+1201 Rule48.(1)WhichBillsMayBePlacedontheConsentCalendar.
1208+1202 Eachregularstandingcommittee,afterafavorablevoteonabill,
1209+1203 mayfurtherdeterminebyasecondandaffirmativevoteofevery
1210+1204 memberpresentwhethersuchbillisofanoncontroversial nature
1211+1205 andqualifiesforconsentstatus.Billsthatspecifically
1212+1206 authorizeaneasementorright-of-wayinvolvingstateproperty
1213+1207 shallqualifyforconsentstatus.Abillshallnotbeconsidered
1214+1208 forconsentstatusifit:
1215+1209 (a)Isofacontroversialnature;
1216+1210 (b)Makesasubstantialpolicychange;
1217+1211 (c)Increasesnetexpendituresofthestate;
1218+1212 (d)Reducesnetrevenueofthestate;or
1219+1213 (e)Createsorexpandsapenaltyprovision.
1220+1214
1221+1215 Ifithasbeendeterminedbytheregularstandingcommitteethat
1222+1216 suchbillisofanoncontroversial natureandmeetsallconsent
1223+1217 requirements,theregularstandingcommitteeshallreportthebill
1224+1218 totheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Procedureas"DoPass-
1225+1219 Consent". TheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Proceduremay
1226+1220 decidebyamajorityaffirmativevoteofthosepresentwhetherto
1227+46 1221 placethebillontheappropriateconsentcalendar.
1228+1222 (2)ProcedureonHouseBills.Iftheregularstanding
1229+1223 committeeshallsodetermine,theappropriatecommitteereport
1230+1224 shallincludearequestthatabillbeplacedontheHouseConsent
1231+1225 CalendarforPerfection. Anybillsoreportedshallautomatically
1232+1226 bereferredtotheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Procedure.Any
1233+1227 billreportedbytheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Procedure
1234+1228 withtherecommendationthatitbeplacedontheHouseConsent
1235+1229 CalendarforPerfectionmaybeplacedonthatcalendarifthe
1236+1230 Speakerconcurswiththerecommendation. IftheSpeakerdoesnot
1237+1231 concur,heorshemayplacethebillonthePerfectionCalendar.
1238+1232 AftersuchbillhasremainedontheHouseConsentCalendarfor
1239+1233 Perfectionforfivelegislativedays,itshallbeordered
1240+1234 perfectedandadvancedtotheHouseConsentCalendarforThird
1241+1235 ReadingandFinalPassagewithoutfurtheractionoftheHouse,
1242+1236 unlessfivemembers,withatleasttwofromeachpoliticalparty,
1243+1237 havefiledwrittenobjectionwiththeChiefClerk.Ifsuch
1244+1238 objectionsarefiled,thebillshallbeplacedontheHouseBills
1245+1239 tobePerfectedandPrintedCalendar. Anobjectionmadebyfive
1246+1240 membersunderthisrulecannotberescinded.
1247+1241 (3)SenateBills-Consent.WhentheSenatepassesabillby
1248+1242 itsprocedureforconsentbills,suchbillshallbeconsideredfor
1249+1243 treatmentasaconsentbillbytheHousecommitteewithoutfurther
1250+1244 request;providedhowever,thatthesamecommitteeprocedures,
1251+1245 votes,andrequirementsforHouseBillsbeingconsideredfor
1252+1246 consentshallbeappliedtoSenateBillsbeingconsideredfor
1253+1247 consent.ASenateBillmaybeconsideredbythecommitteefor
1254+47 1248 consentevenifitwasnotaconsentbillintheSenate.
1255+1249 (4)ProcedureonSenateBills.SenateBillspassedoutof
1256+1250 theappropriateHouseregularstandingcommitteeandtheCommittee
1257+1251 onConsentand[House] Procedurewiththerequestthatthebillbe
1258+1252 placedontheSenateBillsforThirdReadingandFinalPassage-
1259+1253 ConsentCalendararesubjecttothefivememberobjection
1260+1254 provisionofthisrule.
1261+1255 (5)DeadlineforPlacingSenateConsentBillsonthe
1262+1256 Calendar. NoSenateconsentbillsshallbeplacedontheconsent
1263+1257 calendarafterApril15.
1264+1258 (6)Amendments. Housebillsmaybeconsideredforconsent
1265+1259 aftertheyareamendedincommitteebutmaynotbeamendedonthe
1266+1260 flooroftheHouse.
1267+1261
1268+1262 Senateconsentbillsmaybeamendedincommitteebutnotonthe
1269+1263 flooroftheHouseunlesstheSenateRulesallowamendmentofHouse
1270+1264 consentbillsontheflooroftheSenate,inwhichcaseSenate
1271+1265 consentbillsmaybeamendedontheflooroftheHouse.House
1272+1266 committeeamendmentstoSenateconsentbillsshallbedeemed
1273+1267 adoptedonthefifthlegislativeday.
1274+1268 AMENDMENTSANDSUBSTITUTES
1275+1269
1276+1270 Rule49.(1)InWritingandDistributedinAdvance.
1277+1271 (a)Proposedamendmentsshallbereducedtowriting.
1278+1272 (b)Everyamendmentshallbedistributedinadvanceofthe
1279+1273 timethebillisinitiallytakenupforconsideration. An
1280+1274 amendmentshallbeconsideredtohavebeendistributedifithas
1281+48 1275 beeneithertransmittedelectronicallyandmadeavailableoneach
1282+1276 member'schamberlaptopcomputerandacopyinpaperformplacedon
1283+1277 thedeskoftheMajorityFloorLeaderandMinorityFloorLeaderor
1284+1278 placedonthemembers'desksinpaperform,exceptforthedeskof
1285+1279 anymemberwhohaswaivedreceiptofamendments. Anamendmenttoa
1286+1280 HouseSubstituteshallbeconsideredtimelyifitisdistributed
1287+1281 priortothemotionbeingmadetoadopttheHouseSubstitute.
1288+1282 (c)Thesponsorofanamendmentthathasbeendistributedmay
1289+1283 maketechnicalcorrectionsatthetimetheamendmentisofferedor
1290+1284 underconsideration. Anytechnicalcorrectionsshallbereadin
1291+1285 fullbytheclerk.Technicalcorrectionsshallbesubjecttoa
1292+1286 pointoforderthattheyarenottrulytechnicalinnature.
1293+1287 (d)Thesponsorofanamendmentshallnototherwiseamendor
1294+1288 substitutehisorherownamendment.
1295+1289 (e)Everyproposedamendmenttotheamendmentandsubstitute
1296+1290 amendmentmaybeofferedafterthetimeabillisinitiallytaken
1297+1291 upforconsiderationbutshallbedistributedpriortotheofferor
1298+1292 [beingrecognizedforamotiononsuchamendment] inquiringor
1299+1293 speakingonthebillorunderlyingamendment.
1300+1294 (f)AmendmentsshallbepreparedbyHouseResearchorHouse
1301+1295 AppropriationsandfiledwiththeChiefClerk.
1302+1296 (2)WhatAmendmentsandSubstituteAmendmentsareinOrder.
1303+1297 Whenabill,motion,orpropositionisunderconsideration,a
1304+1298 motiontoamendandamotiontoamendthatamendmentshallbein
1305+1299 order,anditalsoshallbeinordertoofferafurtheramendment
1306+1300 bywayofsubstitutefortheoriginalmotiontoamend,towhichone
1307+1301 amendmentmaybeoffered.
1308+49 1302 (a)Itshallnotbeinordertoofferasubstituteamendment
1309+1303 toanamendmenttoanamendment.
1310+1304 (b)Whenanamendmentisoffered,asubstituteforthat
1311+1305 amendmentisoffered,andanamendmenttothesubstituteis
1312+1306 offered,itshallnotbeinordertoofferasubstituteforthe
1313+1307 amendmenttothesubstitute.
1314+1308 (c)Anyproposedamendmentinthethirddegreeshallbeout
1315+1309 oforder.
1316+1310 (d)Anymotiontoadoptanamendmentmaybewithdrawnbythe
1317+1311 sponsorbeforedecisionthereon.
1318+1312 (e)Onceabillhasbeenamended,itshallbeinthe
1319+1313 possessionoftheHouse.
1320+1314 (f)Ifaproposedamendmenthasbeendefeated,thesame
1321+1315 amendmentshallnotbeproposedagain.Anamendmentidenticalto
1322+1316 onepreviouslydecidedonthesamebillisnotinorder,exceptfor
1323+1317 amendmentstoappropriationsbills.
1324+1318 (3)CommitteeSubstitutesTreatedasOriginal. AHouse
1325+1319 CommitteeSubstituteshallbeconsideredasanoriginalbillfor
1326+1320 purposesofamendment.
1327+1321 (4)HouseSubstitute. NoHouseSubstitutewillbeinorder
1328+1322 exceptthosereportedfromtheHouseCommitteeonLegislative
1329+1323 Review.NoHouseamendmentwhich,intheopinionoftheSpeaker,
1330+1324 iseffectuallyreplacingtheunderlyingbillorcommittee
1331+1325 substitutewillbeinorder.
1332+1326 (a)AbillmaybesenttotheCommitteeonLegislativeReview
1333+1327 priortotheadoptionofanyHouseCommitteeSubstitute;priorto
1334+1328 thebill'sperfection,ifaHousebill;orpriortothirdreading,
1335+50 1329 ifaSenatebill.
1336+1330 (b)AHouseSubstituteshalltaketheformofanoriginal
1337+1331 billandissubjecttoflooramendments,exceptthatitshallnot
1338+1332 besubjecttoanamendmentbyasubsequentHouseSubstitute.
1339+1333 (c)AnyHouseSubstitutereportedfromtheCommitteeon
1340+1334 LegislativeReviewshalllieonthecalendaratleastone
1341+1335 legislativedayinadvanceofconsiderationontheHousefloor.
1342+1336 (d)AHouseSubstitutereportedfromtheCommitteeon
1343+1337 LegislativeReviewshallnotbeofferedontheHousefloorinthe
1344+1338 formofanamendment.
1345+1339 (5)WhenFederalMandateBillscanbeAmended.Amendmentsto
1346+1340 HouseandSenatebills-FederalMandatearepermittedonlywithin
1347+1341 thescopeofthefederalmandate.Perfectingamendmentsare
1348+1342 permittedtomaketechnicalamendments.
1349+1343 (6)AppropriationsBills.
1350+1344 (a)Noamendmenttotheappropriationsbillsofthestate
1351+1345 budgetshallbeinorderifitincreasesthetotalamountof
1352+1346 generalrevenueorgeneralrevenueequivalentappropriatedinthe
1353+1347 Houseappropriationsbills.Anyamendmentthatincreasesthe
1354+1348 amountofgeneralrevenueorgeneralrevenueequivalent
1355+1349 appropriatedintheHouseappropriationsbillsshallberequired
1356+1350 tobesubmittedwithaseparateamendmentthatmakesanequal
1357+1351 reductioningeneralrevenueorgeneralrevenueequivalentinthe
1358+1352 samebilloranyotherofthebillsstillpending.Ifthe
1359+1353 reductionisinanotherbill,thedecreasingamendmentshallbe
1360+1354 takenupfirst,andtheincreasingamendmentmaybetakenuponly
1361+1355 ifthedecreasingamendmentisadopted.Whenapairofamendments
1362+51 1356 issubmitted,thedecreasingamendmentshallberequiredto
1363+1357 clearlyidentifythecorrespondingincreasingamendment.
1364+1358 (b)Ifamember'sdecreasingamendmentisadoptedandthe
1365+1359 samemember'sincreasingamendmentisdefeated,thedecreasing
1366+1360 amendment'sadoptionismoot.
1367+1361 (c)Theofferingandadoptionofanamendmentdecreasingthe
1368+1362 amountofgeneralrevenueorgeneralrevenueequivalent
1369+1363 appropriatedwithoutabalancingincreasecreatesnorightof
1370+1364 anothermembertoofferanincreasingamendmentinanyamountupto
1371+1365 theamountofthedecreaseeffectedbythedecreasingamendment,
1372+1366 andnomembermayberecognizedforthepurposeofmakingsuchan
1373+1367 amendment.
1374+1368 (d)FortheperfectionoftheHouseappropriationsbillsof
1375+1369 thestatebudgetonly,itshallbepermissibletoamendanyline
1376+1370 itemasoftenastheHousepleases,aslongasprioradopted
1377+1371 amendmentstothelineitemaretakenintoaccount.
1378+1372 (e)Notwithstanding anyruletothecontrary,neither
1379+1373 substituteamendmentsnoramendmentstoamendmentsshallbein
1380+1374 orderforanyappropriationsbillotherthantechnicalcorrections
1381+1375 underRule49(1).
1382+1376 CommitteeSubstitutePrinted
1383+1377
1384+1378 Rule50.Whenacommitteerecommendsasubstituteforabill,the
1385+1379 originalbillwillaccompanythesubstitute. Thesubstituteshall
1386+1380 behandledontheflooroftheHousebythecommitteechairorany
1387+1381 memberdesignatedbythecommitteechair.TheChiefClerkshall
1388+1382 haveanappropriatenumberofcopiesofthesubstituteprinted.No
1389+52 1383 committeesubstituteshallbecalledfromthecalendaroftheHouse
1390+1384 untiltheprintedcopieshavebeendistributedforatleastone
1391+1385 legislativeday.Amendments,ifany,maybeofferedtothe
1392+1386 substitutebeforethevoteonthemotiontoadoptthesubstituteis
1393+1387 taken.Ifthesubstituteisdefeated,theoriginalbillshallbe
1394+1388 beforetheHouseforperfectionandshallbeconsideredandshall
1395+1389 behandledonthefloorbytheoriginalsponsorofthebill.
1396+1390 Notwithstanding theprovisionsofthisrule,theSpeakermay,at
1397+1391 anytime,changetheHousehandlerofanybillorsubstituteunless
1398+1392 thesponsoroftheHousebillobjects.
1399+1393 OrderofAmendments
1400+1394
1401+1395 Rule51.Whenamendmentstoanybill,motion,orpropositionare
1402+1396 pending,theyshallbevotedoninthefollowingorder:
1403+1397 (1)Amendmentstotheamendmentaredisposedofbeforethe
1404+1398 substituteistakenup.Onlyoneamendmenttotheamendmentisin
1405+1399 orderatonetime;butasrapidlyasoneisdisposedofby
1406+1400 rejectionorincorporationasapartoftheamendment,anotheris
1407+1401 inorderaslongasanymemberdesirestoofferone.
1408+1402 (2)Amendmentstothesubstitutearenextvotedon,andmay
1409+1403 beoffered,oneatatime,andasrapidlyasoneisdisposedofby
1410+1404 rejectionorincorporationasapartofthesubstituteamendment,
1411+1405 anotherisinorderaslongasanymemberdesirestoofferone,
1412+1406 untilthesubstituteamendmentisadopted.
1413+1407 (3)Thesubstituteamendment,asamended,isnextvotedon.
1414+1408 Ifthesubstituteamendmentisadopted,theunderlyingamendment
1415+1409 towhichitwasofferedshallnotbevotedupon,butthesubstitute
1416+53 1410 amendmentshallbecomepartofthebill.
1417+1411 (4)Theamendmentisvotedonlast.Ifanysubstitutehas
1418+1412 notbeenagreedto,thevotecomesontheamendmentasamended.
1419+1413 (5)TheHouseCommitteeSubstituteisnextvotedupon,after
1420+1414 opportunityforamendment. IftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteis
1421+1415 adopted,thereshallbeanadditionalvotefortheperfectionof
1422+1416 thebill,asamended.
1423+1417 (6)IfthereisnoHouseCommitteeSubstitute,orifthe
1424+1418 HouseCommitteeSubstituteisnotadopted,theoriginalHouseBill
1425+1419 isnextvotedupon,afteropportunityforamendment.
1426+1420 AmendmentsIncorporatedInBill
1427+1421
1428+1422 Rule52.AllamendmentsadoptedbytheHousetoabilloriginating
1429+1423 intheHouseshallbeincorporatedinthebillasperfected,and
1430+1424 thebill,asthusperfected,shallbeprintedfortheuseofthe
1431+1425 membersbeforeitsfinalpassage,providedthatthebillshallbe
1432+1426 subjecttoatitlingamendmentbeforethevoteonperfectionis
1433+1427 taken.Forpurposesofthisrule,atitlingamendmentshallnot
1434+1428 countagainsttheRule87prohibitiononspeakingtwiceonthesame
1435+1429 question. Theperfectingandprintingshallbedoneunderthe
1436+1430 supervisionoftheChiefClerkwhoshallassurethatthebillis
1437+1431 trulyperfectedandtheprintedcopiesfurnishedtothemembersare
1438+1432 correct.
1439+1433 BILLSANDJOINTRESOLUTIONS
1440+1434 AyesandNoesTaken
1441+1435
1442+54 1436 Rule53.WhenabillshallhavepassedtheHouseandbeenreturned
1443+1437 fromtheSenatewithamendments,suchamendmentsmaybeconcurred
1444+1438 incollectivelybyaconstitutionalmajority,unlessobjectionbe
1445+1439 made,inwhichcasethevoteshallbetakenseverally,andno
1446+1440 amendmentoramendmentsshallbeconcurredinbytheHouseexcept
1447+1441 byaconstitutionalmajorityandthenamesofthosevotingforand
1448+1442 againstrecordedupontheJournaloftheHouse.
1449+1443 Repassage
1450+1444
1451+1445 Rule54.WhenallSenateamendmentstoHouseBillshavebeen
1452+1446 concurredinbyaconstitutionalmajorityoftheHouse,the
1453+1447 questionshallthenbeput:"Shallthebillasamendedbetruly
1454+1448 agreedtoandfinallypassed?".Onthisquestiontheayesandnoes
1455+1449 shallbecalledfor,andasonfirstpassage,aconstitutional
1456+1450 majorityshallbenecessarytothefinalpassageofthebill.
1457+1451 MajoritytoPerfect
1458+1452
1459+1453 Rule55.Aquorumbeingpresent,amajorityofthosevotingaye
1460+1454 andnoshallbesufficienttoperfectabillandorderitprinted.
1461+1455 AmendingAfterPerfection;PerfectingAmendments
1462+1456
1463+1457 Rule56.Nobillshallbeamendedafterbeingperfectedand
1464+1458 printedwithoutareconsideration ofthevotebywhichitwas
1465+1459 orderedperfectedandprintedandifsuchbillbeamended,itshall
1466+1460 againbeperfectedandprinted,exceptthataperfectingamendment
1467+1461 tomaketechnicalcorrectionsisinorderafterthebillhasbeen
1468+55 1462 orderedperfectedandprintedandbeforeithasbeenreadthethird
1469+1463 time.
1470+1464 MotionforPassage
1471+1465
1472+1466 Rule57.WhentheChiefClerkpresentsabillasperfectedand
1473+1467 printed,itshallgouponthecalendartobeagreedtoandpassed.
1474+1468 Whenthebillistakenupinitsorder,thequestionshallthenbe:
1475+1469 "Shallthebillbethirdreadandpassed?". Itshallrequirea
1476+1470 constitutionalmajoritytosustainthequestion.
1477+1471 CourseAfterPassage
1478+1472
1479+1473 Rule58.Whenabillorjointorconcurrentresolutionpassesthe
1480+1474 House,itshallbecertifiedbytheChiefClerk,notingthedayof
1481+1475 itspassageatthefootthereof.
1482+1476 PerfectingAmendmentsonBillsReturnedFromtheSenate
1483+1477
1484+1478 Rule59.Nobillorjointorconcurrentresolutionthathasbeen
1485+1479 returnedfromtheSenatemaybefurtheramendedwithoutplacingthe
1486+1480 billinconference.
1487+1481 ConferenceReports
1488+1482
1489+1483 Rule60.(1)SignaturesonaConferenceReport.Allconference
1490+1484 committeesshallbecomposedoffiveconfereesfromeachchamber.
1491+1485 Noconferencereportshallbesubmittedtoeitherchamberunless
1492+1486 approvedbyamajorityvoteofthefullcommitteewithnotless
1493+1487 thanthreeconfereesfromtheHouseandtwoconfereesfromthe
1494+56 1488 Senatesigningthereport.
1495+1489 (2)ReviewforCorrectness. Beforeaconferencereportis
1496+1490 referredtotheRegularStandingCommitteeonFiscalReview,it
1497+1491 shallbereviewedforthetechnicalcorrectnessofthereportand
1498+1492 ofanyamendments,bill,orsubstitutethereportrecommendsfor
1499+1493 passagebytheHouse.
1500+1494 (3)NoticeRequirements. Noconferencecommitteereport
1501+1495 shallbetakenupandconsideredunlessthesamehasbeen
1502+1496 distributedtothemembersatleastonelegislativedaypriorto
1503+1497 consideration.
1504+1498 (4)ExceedingtheDifferences. Unlessauthorityisgranted
1505+1499 bytheHousetoexceedthedifferences,theconfereesshallconfine
1506+1500 themselvestomattersthatarewithinthescopeofthedifferences
1507+1501 betweentheHousepositionandtheSenateposition.Whenareport
1508+1502 isofferedforadoption,thepointoforderthattheconfereeshave
1509+1503 exceededthedifferencesshallbeinorder.TheSpeakermayrule
1510+1504 onthepointoforderormayplacethequestionofwhetherthe
1511+1505 confereeshaveexceededthedifferencesbeforetheHousefora
1512+1506 vote.Amajorityofmembersvotingprevailsonthequestion.
1513+1507 RESOLUTIONS
1514+1508 JointandConcurrentResolutions
1515+1509
1516+1510 Rule61.Alljointandconcurrentresolutionsdesignedtosubmit
1517+1511 tothequalifiedvotersofthestateamendmentstotheConstitution
1518+1512 oftheStateofMissouri,tobevoteduponbysuchvoters,shallbe
1519+1513 readonthreeseparatedays,andshallbereporteduponbythe
1520+57 1514 committeeoftheHouse,andshallotherwisebeproceededuponin
1521+1515 likemannerasabill.
1522+1516 ResolutionsofCongress
1523+1517
1524+1518 Rule62.AlljointandconcurrentresolutionsoftheCongressof
1525+1519 theUnitedStatesdesignedtosubmittothelegislaturean
1526+1520 amendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesshallbe
1527+1521 submittedasaConcurrentResolutionandreadonthreeseparate
1528+1522 days,shallbereporteduponbyacommittee,shallbeadoptedonly
1529+1523 byaconstitutionalmajorityandshallotherwisebeproceededupon
1530+1524 inlikemannerasabill.Thetextoftheamendmentasproposedby
1531+1525 theCongressoftheUnitedStatesshallnotbeamended.
1532+1526 ReferenceofResolutions,etc.StandReferred
1533+1527
1534+1528 Rule63.(1)Allpetitions,memorials,remonstrances,
1535+1529 resolutions,andotherpapersofferedshallstandreferred,
1536+1530 withoutreading,consideration,discussion,explanation,or
1537+1531 debate,totheCommitteeonConsentand[House] Procedureunless
1538+1532 timelyreferredtosomeotherappropriatecommitteebythe
1539+1533 Speaker.ResolutionsinformingtheGovernorortheSenatethatthe
1540+1534 Househasconvened,takensomeaction,oradjourned,resolutions
1541+1535 toelectofficersoftheHouse,resolutionsexpressingthe
1542+1536 appreciationoftheHousetopublicofficials,resolutionsto
1543+1537 adopttemporaryrules,andconcurrentresolutionstoconvenejoint
1544+1538 sessionsmaybeadoptedbytheHouseuponintroductionwithout
1545+1539 referraltocommittee. Thosepapersthatarefavorably
1546+58 1540 recommendedbythecommitteeforadoptionbytheHouseshallbe
1547+1541 listedintheJournalandplaceduponaresolutionscalendar.
1548+1542 (2)Jointcourtesyresolutionsshallbeallowedif
1549+1543 establishedbytherulesoftheSenate.
1550+1544 (3)Anyresolutionofferedtorequestaninvestigationofa
1551+1545 stateofficialforthepurposesofimpeachmentshallbereferredto
1552+1546 anycommitteedesignatedbytheSpeaker.Articlesofimpeachment
1553+1547 shallonlybeintroducedbythecommitteedesignatedto
1554+1548 investigatethematterandshallbereadonthreeseparatedaysby
1555+1549 journalentry.
1556+1550 SENATEBILLS
1557+1551 Referral
1558+1552
1559+1553 Rule64.EachSenateBillshall,uponsecondreading,bereferred
1560+1554 totheappropriatecommitteeoftheHouse.
1561+1555 GoUponTheCalendar
1562+1556
1563+1557 Rule65.WhenaSenateBillisreportedfromthecommitteeto
1564+1558 whichitwasreferredwiththerecommendationthatit"DoPass",or
1565+1559 "WithoutRecommendation", itshallbereferredtoaCommitteeon
1566+1560 Rules.WhenaSenateBillisreportedfromaCommitteeonRules
1567+1561 withtherecommendationthatit"DoPass",or"Without
1568+1562 Recommendation", itshallgoupontheHouseCalendarforthethird
1569+1563 readingandfinalpassage,providedthatnoSenateBillshallbe
1570+1564 takenupforinitialconsiderationbytheHouseunlessithasbeen
1571+1565 upontheCalendarforatleastonelegislativeday.
1572+59 1566 SenateBillsReported"DoNotPass"
1573+1567
1574+1568 Rule66.IfaSenateBillisreportedfromthecommitteetowhich
1575+1569 itwasreferredwiththerecommendationthatit"DoNotPass"it
1576+1570 shallnotgouponthecalendaroftheHouseforthirdreadingand
1577+1571 finalpassage,unlesssoorderedbyaconstitutionalmajorityof
1578+1572 theHouse.Insuchcase,themotiontoplacethebillonthe
1579+1573 calendarshallbemadewithinthreelegislativedaysofthereport
1580+1574 andbyamemberwhohasbeenrequestedbytheSenatesponsorofthe
1581+1575 bill.Ifsuchamotionissustained,thebillshallbereferredto
1582+1576 aCommitteeonRulesforfurtheractionthereon.
1583+1577 Amendments
1584+1578
1585+1579 Rule67.SenateBillsmaybeamendedbytheHousewhenplacedupon
1586+1580 thirdreadingandfinalpassage,andanySenatebillsoamended
1587+1581 shallbesubjecttoatitlingamendmentbeforethefinalvoteis
1588+1582 takenthereon.
1589+1583 BILLSNOTTOBEPASSEDONPREVIOUSROLLCALL
1590+1584
1591+1585 Rule68.Nobillshallbepassedbyanyrollcallpreviouslytaken
1592+1586 onanotherbill,norshallmorethanonebillbepassedonanyone
1593+1587 rollcall.
1594+1588 MOTIONS,DEBATE,andFLOORPROCEEDINGS
1595+1589 ShallBeReadorStatedBeforeDebate
1596+1590
1597+1591 Rule69.Whenamotionismade,itshallbestatedbythechair
1598+60 1592 beforebeingdebated.
1599+1593 WhenInPossessionoftheHouse
1600+1594
1601+1595 Rule70.WhenamotionisstatedbytheSpeaker,itshallbedeemed
1602+1596 tobeinpossessionoftheHouse.Themotionmaybewithdrawnby
1603+1597 theauthoratanytimebeforeadecision.
1604+1598 ToBeReducedtoWriting
1605+1599
1606+1600 Rule71.EverymotionshallbereducedtowritingiftheSpeaker
1607+1601 oranymemberdemandsit.
1608+1602 ShallBeGermane
1609+1603
1610+1604 Rule72.Allmotionspertainingtoabill,includingamendments,
1611+1605 substituteamendments,andamendmentstotheamendment,mustbe
1612+1606 germanetothesubjectofthebill.Allamendmentstoamendments
1613+1607 andsubstituteamendmentsmustbegermanetotheunderlying
1614+1608 amendment.
1615+1609 Privileged
1616+1610
1617+1611 Rule73.Whenaquestionisunderdebate,nomotionshallbe
1618+1612 entertainedbuttoadjourn;totakearecess;tolayonthetable;
1619+1613 forthepreviousquestion;topostponetoacertainday;to
1620+1614 recommittocommittee;topostponeindefinitely;ortoconsidera
1621+1615 vetoorwithholdoverride;whichseveralmotionsshallhave
1622+1616 precedenceintheorderhereinsetforth.
1623+1617 Dilatory
1624+61 1618
1625+1619 Rule74.Whenanymotionhasbeenmadeandlost,nosimilarmotion
1626+1620 shallbeentertaineduntilsomeotherbusinessistransactedbythe
1627+1621 House.
1628+1622 PrivilegedMotionsInOrder-When
1629+1623
1630+1624 Rule75.Exceptasotherwiselimitedherein,andexceptwhena
1631+1625 memberisspeakingortherollisbeingcalled,theprivileged
1632+1626 motionssetforthinRule73arealwaysinorder,andpendingthe
1633+1627 resultofsuchamotion,nomembershallleavehisorherseatin
1634+1628 theHouse.
1635+1629 PreviousQuestion
1636+1630
1637+1631 Rule76.Anymembermaymovethepreviousquestion.Themotion
1638+1632 shallberestatedbytheSpeakerinthisform:"Shallthequestion
1639+1633 underimmediateconsiderationbenowput?".Itmaybemovedlike
1640+1634 anyotherquestionbutitshallonlyprevailwhensupportedbya
1641+1635 constitutionalmajorityanduntildecidedshallpreclude
1642+1636 amendmentsanddebate.Ifthemotionissustained,theproponent
1643+1637 ofthematterunderconsiderationshallbeallowedoneminutein
1644+1638 whichtomakeaclosingstatementbeforetheHousevotesonthe
1645+1639 question. Afailuretosustainthemotionshallnottakethe
1646+1640 matterunderconsiderationfromfurtherconsiderationofthe
1647+1641 House;buttheHouseshallproceedasifthemotionhadnotbeen
1648+1642 made.
1649+1643 NotDebatable
1650+62 1644
1651+1645 Rule77.Motionstoadjournandforthepreviousquestionshallbe
1652+1646 decidedwithoutdebate;providedhowever,thatamotiontoadjourn
1653+1647 issubjecttoarequestbyfivemembersforarollcallvote.All
1654+1648 otherprivilegedmotionsaredebatable.
1655+1649 DivisionofQuestions
1656+1650
1657+1651 Rule78.Anymembermayhave,asapersonalright,adivisionof
1658+1652 thequestionwherethesensewilladmitofit.Thequestionshall
1659+1653 bedividedintoclearlyseparateanddistinctpropositions. The
1660+1654 Speakermaytakeadivisionofthequestionunderadvisement;
1661+1655 providedthat,heorsherulesonthedivisionbeforeanyother
1662+1656 actiononthequestion.Whenthequestionhavingbeendividedisa
1663+1657 SenateBillforThirdReading,eachpartofthebillshallbevoted
1664+1658 uponseparatelyandasubsequentseparatevoteshallbetakenon
1665+1659 theentirebill.Whenabillisdividedforconsideration,the
1666+1660 titleandenactingclauseshallbeconsideredaseparatepartand
1667+1661 shall,unlessotherwiseamended,betechnicallychangedtoreflect
1668+1662 anyamendmentsordeletionstothebill.NoHouseBillshallbe
1669+1663 subjecttoadivisionofthequestionafteritsperfection. No
1670+1664 SenateBillshallbesubjecttoadivisionofthequestionunless
1671+1665 thebillhasbeenamended.
1672+1666 IndefinitePostponement
1673+1667
1674+1668 Rule79.Whenaquestionispostponedindefinitely,thesameshall
1675+1669 notbeacteduponagainduringthesession.
1676+63 1670 QuestionLaidontheTable-HowTakenUp
1677+1671
1678+1672 Rule80.Whenaquestionhasbeenlaidonthetable,thesame
1679+1673 cannotbetakenupagainwithoutavoteoftwo-thirdsofthe
1680+1674 memberspresent.
1681+1675 MotiontoRecommittoCommittee
1682+1676
1683+1677 Rule81.Anymembermaymakeamotion,atanytimepriortothe
1684+1678 timesuchbillisthirdreadandpassed,thatabillberecommitted
1685+1679 tothecommitteefromwhichitwasreportedorthatabillbe
1686+1680 committedtoanotherspecificallynamedcommitteeintheoriginal
1687+1681 formofthebillasitwasreferredtothecommitteeoforigin,
1688+1682 whichshallbesustainedifamajorityofthememberspresentvote
1689+1683 intheaffirmative.
1690+1684 MotiontoReconsider-ShallBeMadeWithinThreeDays
1691+1685
1692+1686 Rule82.Whenamotionthatabillbeperfectedandprinted,or
1693+1687 thatabillbeagreedto,readathirdtime,andplaceduponits
1694+1688 passagefails,orwhenanyotherquestionisdecidedbytheHouse,
1695+1689 anymembervotingontheprevailingsidemaymovetoreconsiderthe
1696+1690 vote,providedthatthemotiontoreconsiderismadewithinthree
1697+1691 legislativedaysafterthedayonwhichthevotewastaken.
1698+1692 ProcedureforMotiontoReconsider
1699+1693
1700+1694 Rule83.Aconstitutionalmajorityisrequiredtosustainany
1701+1695 motiontoreconsider. Ifthemotiontoreconsiderissustained,
1702+64 1696 theHouseshallproceedtotheoriginalquestionormotion
1703+1697 immediatelybeforeproceedingtootherquestions;whereuponthe
1704+1698 originalquestionshallbevoteduponbeforeanyotherbusinessof
1705+1699 theHouseistransacted.Thisshallnotprecludefurtherdebateor
1706+1700 amendmentoftheproposition,ifotherwiseappropriate. Any
1707+1701 motiontoreconsiderhavingfailedonceshallnotbereconsidered
1708+1702 again,excepttoreconsiderthevotebywhichanappropriationbill
1709+1703 failedtopass.Inthecaseofanappropriationbill,themotion
1710+1704 toreconsidermaybeconsideredasmanytimesastheHousechooses.
1711+1705 OnSpeaking
1712+1706
1713+1707 Rule84.Whenanymemberisabouttospeakinadebateordelivera
1714+1708 mattertotheHouse,heorsheshallrisefromhisorherseatand
1715+1709 respectfullyaddresshimselforherselfto"Mr.Speaker"or"Madam
1716+1710 Speaker".Themembershallrefer,asappropriate,toothermembers
1717+1711 as"Lady","Gentleman"or"Representative". Themembershall
1718+1712 confinehimselforherselftothequestionsunderdebateandavoid
1719+1713 personalityandderogatorypersonalcomments. Ifanymember
1720+1714 violatestherulesoftheHouse,theSpeaker,oranymember,may
1721+1715 callhimorhertoorder.Anymembercalledtoordershall
1722+1716 immediatelysitdown,unlesspermittedtoexplain,andtheHouse
1723+1717 shall,ifappealedto,decidethecase.
1724+1718 Appeals
1725+1719
1726+1720 Rule85.Ifthereisnoappeal,thedecisionoftheSpeakeris
1727+1721 final.IfthedecisionoftheSpeakerisinfavorofthemember
1728+65 1722 calledtoorder,heorshemayproceed;ifotherwise,andthecase
1729+1723 requiresit,heorsheshallbeliabletothecensureoftheHouse.
1730+1724 MembertoRiseorSeekRecognition
1731+1725
1732+1726 Rule86.TheSpeakershallnotrecognizeanymemberdesiringto
1733+1727 speakunlesssuchmemberarisesorappropriatelyseeksrecognition
1734+1728 atornearhisorherdesk.Whentwoormoremembersseek
1735+1729 recognitionatthesametime,theSpeakershallnamethememberwho
1736+1730 istospeakfirst,theothermembershavingthepreferencenextto
1737+1731 speak.
1738+1732 MemberMaySpeak-HowOften
1739+1733
1740+1734 Rule87.Nomembershallspeakmorethantwiceonthesame
1741+1735 questionwithoutleaveoftheHouse,normorethanonceuntilall
1742+1736 othermembersdesiringtospeakhavespoken.Exceptwhenreporting
1743+1737 abillorresolutionfromacommittee,nomembermayspeakor
1744+1738 inquireformorethanfifteenminutesunlessbyunanimousconsent
1745+1739 oftheHouse.WhenthequestionistothirdreadandpassaHouse
1746+1740 BillorHouseJointResolution,nomembermayspeakorinquirefor
1747+1741 morethan[ten] fiveminutesunlessbyunanimousconsentofthe
1748+1742 House.WhenthequestionistothirdreadandpassaHouseConsent
1749+1743 BilloraSenateConsentBill,thefloorhandlerofthebilland
1750+1744 therankingcommitteememberfromthepartynotthesameasthe
1751+1745 billhandlershallnotspeakorinquireformorethantenminutes.
1752+1746 Othermembersshallnotspeakorinquireformorethanfiveminutes
1753+1747 onsuchbills.Theprovisionsofthisruleshallnottake
1754+66 1748 precedenceoveranylimitationssetpursuanttoRule24(28).
1755+1749 NoMemberShallNameAnotherMemberinDebate
1756+1750
1757+1751 Rule88.Nomembershallnameanothermemberindebate,butshall
1758+1752 refertothememberbydistrictnumberorcounty.
1759+1753 MembersNottoUseProfanity
1760+1754
1761+1755 Rule89.Nomembermayuseprofanityeitherwhilespeakingonthe
1762+1756 floororincommittee.
1763+1757 MembersNottoWalkAcrossHouse-When
1764+1758
1765+1759 Rule90.WhiletheSpeakerisputtinganyquestionoraddressing
1766+1760 theHouse,nooneshallwalkoutoforcrosstheHouse.Whena
1767+1761 memberisspeaking,nomembershallengageinanyprivate
1768+1762 conversation;norwhileamemberisspeakingshallanyonepass
1769+1763 betweenhimorherandtheSpeaker.Nomembershallwalkbetween
1770+1764 twomemberswhoareengagedindebateorinquiriesintheHallof
1771+1765 theHouse.
1772+1766 OrderofQuestions
1773+1767
1774+1768 Rule91.Exceptasotherwisesetforthintheserules,all
1775+1769 questionsshallbepropoundedintheorderinwhichtheyaremoved
1776+1770 exceptprivilegedquestions,whichshallbepropoundedasstated
1777+1771 inRule73.
1778+1772 CONSTITUTIONALMAJORITYANDQUORUM
1779+1773
1780+67 1774 Rule92.Theterm"constitutionalmajority",asusedherein,shall
1781+1775 meaneighty-twomembersoftheHouse.Aquorumshallberequired
1782+1776 atanytimebillsareconsidered,motionsaremade,orvotesare
1783+1777 taken.
1784+1778 Voting
1785+1779
1786+1780 Rule93.(1)EverymembershallbepresentwithintheHallofthe
1787+1781 Houseduringitssittings,unlessexcusedornecessarily
1788+1782 prevented,andshallvoteoneachquestionput,unlessheorshe
1789+1783 hasadirectpersonalorpecuniaryinterestinsuchquestion. No
1790+1784 membershallberecordedasvotingwhenheorshewasnotpresent
1791+1785 whenthevotewastaken.Nothinghereincontainedshallprohibita
1792+1786 memberfromvoting"Present"onaquestion,andsuchvoteshallbe
1793+1787 recordedintheJournal.Inthecaseofequaldivision,the
1794+1788 questionshallbelost.Intheeventthatamember'svoteor
1795+1789 absenceisincorrectlyrecordedintheJournal,heorsheshall
1796+1790 filewiththeChiefClerkanaffidavitstatingthatheorshewas
1797+1791 inthechamberatthetimethevotewastaken,thatheorshedidin
1798+1792 factvote,thatthevoteorabsencewasincorrectlyrecorded,and
1799+1793 thecorrectvotethatshouldhavebeenrecorded. Inadditionto
1800+1794 anyotherpenaltyprovidedbyruleorlaw,thefilingofafalse
1801+1795 affidavitshallsubjectthatmembertocensurebytheHouse.
1802+1796 (2)Amembermaynotauthorizeanyotherpersontocasthis
1803+1797 orhervoteorrecordhisorherpresence.Nootherpersonmaycast
1804+1798 amember'svoteorrecordamember'spresence. Avotebyamember
1805+1799 ofacommitteewithrespecttoanymeasureormattermaynotbe
1806+1800 castbyproxy.
1807+68 1801 VerificationoftheRoll
1808+1802 MembersNottoInterruptCallingofAyesandNoes;ChangingVote
1809+1803
1810+1804 Rule94.Exceptasotherwisespecificallyallowedbytheserules,
1811+1805 nomembershallbepermittedtointerruptarollcall,andno
1812+1806 membershallbeallowedtovoteorchangehisorhervote,except
1813+1807 tohavehisorhervotecorrectlyrecorded,afteraverification
1814+1808 hasbegunorafterthefinalvoteisannounced.
1815+1809 DemandforVerification
1816+1810
1817+1811 Rule95.Anyfivemembersmaydemandaverificationoftheroll
1818+1812 callifsuchismadeatanytimepriortothetimethevotinghas
1819+1813 ended;which,intheeventofelectronicvoting,shallbewhenthe
1820+1814 Speakerordersthevotingboardclosed.Ademandforverification
1821+1815 andacallforabsenteesaretheonlyreasonsforwhichamember
1822+1816 mayinterruptarollcallvote.
1823+1817 BelltoSignalRecordedVote
1824+1818
1825+1819 Rule96.Atareasonabletimepriortothebeginningofcalling
1826+1820 theayesandnoesonanyquestion,abellnotifyingthemembersof
1827+1821 arollcallshallbesounded.Afterthevotesareregistered,the
1828+1822 absenteesshallbenotedandupondemandofanymember,another
1829+1823 bellsignifyingthatacallofabsenteesisbeingtakenshallbe
1830+1824 soundedandareasonabletimeshallbeallowedafterthesounding
1831+1825 ofthebellbeforethevotingisclosed.
1832+1826 RollCallVotes
1833+69 1827
1834+1828 Rule97.InallcaseswherearuleoftheHouseofRepresentatives
1835+1829 referstothe"callingofthenamesofthemembers"or"callingof
1836+1830 theayesornoes"or"callingoftheroll",suchreferenceshallbe
1837+1831 understoodtoreferalsotothe"taking"ofthevotebyelectronic
1838+1832 rollcallsystem.Thereshallbeatakingofthevoteby
1839+1833 electronicrollcallsystemonthemotionofanyonememberwhich
1840+1834 issecondedbyfourothermembersimmediatelystanding.Avoteby
1841+1835 electronicrollcallshallbelimitedtothirtyminutes,exceptin
1842+1836 thecasesofquorumcalls.Intheeventthattheelectronicroll
1843+1837 callsystemisinoperable,thetakingandrecordingofsuchvote
1844+1838 shallbedonebycallingthenameofeachmemberandrecordingthe
1845+1839 respectiveaye,no,orpresentvotes.Anymembernotresponding
1846+1840 whenhisorhernameiscalledshallberecordedasabsent.
1847+1841 DressCode
1848+1842
1849+1843 Rule98.AtalltimeswhentheHouseisseated,properattirefor
1850+1844 gentlemenshallbebusinessattire,includingcoat,tie,dress
1851+1845 trousers,anddressshoesorboots.Properattireforwomenshall
1852+1846 bebusinessattire,includingjacketswornwithdresses,skirts,
1853+1847 orslacks,anddressshoesorboots.Forthepurposesofthis
1854+1848 rule,"jacket"shallincludeblazers,cardigans,andknitblazers.
1855+1849 Thisruleshallapplytoallmembersandstaffonthefloorofthe
1856+1850 Houseandlowergallery.
1857+1851 Eating,Smoking,DistractingActivities
1858+1852
1859+70 1853 Rule99.Nofood,newspapers,props,orotheritemsoractivities
1860+1854 distractivetoHousedeliberationsshallbepermittedonthefloor
1861+1855 oftheHousewhiletheHouseisinsession.Smokingisprohibited
1862+1856 inHousespace,exceptforindesignatedlocations.
1863+1857 ElectronicDevices
1864+1858
1865+1859 Rule100.Theuseofelectronicdevicesforstillphotographyor
1866+1860 foraudioorvisualrecordingorbroadcastingbyanypersonother
1867+1861 thantheHousephotographerorhisorherdesigneeis:
1868+1862 (1)ProhibitedontheflooroftheHouseunlesspermission
1869+1863 hasbeengrantedbytheSpeakerandnoticehasbeengiventothe
1870+1864 body;
1871+1865 (2)ProhibitedonthesidegalleriesoftheHouseexceptby
1872+1866 currentcredentialedmembersofthepresscorpsunlesspermission
1873+1867 hasbeengrantedbytheSpeakerandnoticehasbeengiventothe
1874+1868 body.
1875+1869
1876+1870 Nothingcontainedinthisruleshallpreventanymemberfromusing
1877+1871 aportablelaptopcomputeroranyelectronicwireless
1878+1872 communicationsdevice;exceptnosuchdevicesshallbeusedfor
1879+1873 stillphotography,recordingorbroadcasting,orforaudible
1880+1874 communications.
1881+1875 AscendingtheDais
1882+1876
1883+1877 Rule101.Nopersonshallascendtothedaiswithoutfirstbeing
1884+1878 recognizedtodosobytheSpeaker.TheSpeakermayinviteany
1885+71 1879 persontoascendthedais.
1886+1880 ChamberDesks
1887+1881
1888+1882 Rule102.Noperson,exceptamemberoremployeeoftheHouse,
1889+1883 shalldistributeorcausetobedistributedanypamphlets,
1890+1884 materials,orotherprintedliteraturetothemembers'desksor
1891+1885 mailboxesintheHouse.Houseemployeesshallonlydistributesuch
1892+1886 literatureifinstructedtodosobyamemberorbytheChief
1893+1887 Clerk.Allcopiesofpamphlets,materials,orprintedliterature
1894+1888 distributedbyamemberoremployeeoftheHouseshallbearthe
1895+1889 nameofthepersoncausingthecopytobedistributedandits
1896+1890 sourceoforigin,andshallbeapprovedbytheChiefClerkpriorto
1897+1891 distribution.
1898+1892 PersonalPrivilege
1899+1893
1900+1894 Rule103.Anymembermay,asamatterofpersonalprivilege,speak
1901+1895 foraperiodnotlongerthanfiveminutesuponsuchmattersasmay
1902+1896 collectivelyaffecttheHouse,itsrights,itsdignity,andthe
1903+1897 integrityofitsproceedingsortherights,reputation,and
1904+1898 conductofitsindividualmembersintheirrespectivecapacities
1905+1899 only.Nomembershallbepermittedtoutilizepersonalprivilege
1906+1900 todebateanymotion,bill,resolution,memorial,orother
1907+1901 businesspendingbeforetheHouse.
1908+1902 SubpoenaPower
1909+1903
1910+1904 Rule104.(1)Subpoenasforwitnessesandtheproductionof
1911+72 1905 recordsordocumentsmaybeissuedattherequestofanymemberof
1912+1906 theHouse.AllprocessawardedbytheHouse,andsubpoenasand
1913+1907 otherprocessforwitnesseswhoseattendanceisrequiredbythe
1914+1908 House,shallbeunderthehandoftheSpeakerandattestedbythe
1915+1909 ChiefClerkandshallbeexecutedbythesergeant-at-arms orbya
1916+1910 specialmessengerappointedforthatpurpose.
1917+1911 (2)Anypersonwhowithoutadequateexcusefailstoobeya
1918+1912 subpoenaserveduponthepersonundersubdivision(1)ofthisrule
1919+1913 maybeheldincontempt.
1920+1914 (3)TheHousemayenforceanyissuedsubpoenasasotherwise
1921+1915 providedbylaw.
1922+1916 INTERIMPROCEDURE
1923+1917 Bills-EndofFirstRegularSession
1924+1918
1925+1919 Rule105.AllHouseBillsorHouseJointandConcurrent
1926+1920 ResolutionsinpossessionoftheHouseandnotfinallyactedupon
1927+1921 shall,at5:59p.m.onthefirstFridayfollowingthesecondMonday
1928+1922 inMayinodd-numberedyears,belaidontheSpeaker'sdesk.All
1929+1923 SenateBillsandSenateJointandConcurrentResolutionsin
1930+1924 possessionoftheHouseandnotfinallyacteduponshall,at5:59
1931+1925 p.m.onthefirstFridayfollowingthesecondMondayinMayinodd-
1932+1926 numberedyears,belaidonthePresidentProTem'sdesk.
1933+1927 Bills-Pre-Filing
1934+1928
1935+1929 Rule106.Amemberormember-electoftheHouseofRepresentatives
1936+1930 mayfileabillorjointresolutionbymailorinpersonwiththe
1937+73 1931 ChiefClerkoftheHouseatanytimeduringtheperiodbeginningon
1938+1932 Decemberfirstandendingonthedaybeforearegularsession
1939+1933 beginswhichnextprecedesthesessionatwhichthebillorjoint
1940+1934 resolutionistobeconsidered. NocommitteeshallfileaHouse
1941+1935 CommitteeBillduringthispre-filingperiod.Uponreceivinga
1942+1936 billorjointresolutionfiledduringthepre-filingperiod
1943+1937 precedingaregularsessionoftheGeneralAssemblyinodd-
1944+1938 numberedyears,theChiefClerkoftheHouseshallimmediately
1945+1939 date,number,andhavethebillorjointresolutionprintedinthe
1946+1940 mosteconomicalmannerasapprovedbytheCommitteeonConsentand
1947+1941 [House] Procedureandmadeavailableaccordingtotherulesand
1948+1942 practicesoftheGeneralAssemblynextprecedingthatforwhichthe
1949+1943 billorjointresolutionisfiledandthosebillsandjoint
1950+1944 resolutionsreceivedduringthefilingperiodprecedingaregular
1951+1945 sessioninaneven-numberedyearshallbeprintedandmade
1952+1946 availableaccordingtothetheneffectiverulesofthatGeneral
1953+1947 Assembly.Allbillsorjointresolutionsthatarepre-filedshall
1954+1948 bedeemedfiledonthedaytheHousebeginsitsregularsession.
1955+1949 InterimCommittees
1956+1950
1957+1951 Rule107.Allregularorspecialstandingcommitteesmaymeetto
1958+1952 considerbillsorperformanyothernecessarylegislativefunction
1959+1953 duringtheinterim,ifapprovedbytheSpeaker.TheSpeakermay
1960+1954 appointspecialinterimcommitteesorsubcommitteestoconsider
1961+1955 billsorperformothernecessarylegislativeduties.Membersof
1962+1956 eachofthecommittees,oranysubcommitteethereof,shallbe
1963+1957 reimbursedfortheirnecessaryandactualexpensesincurredwhile
1964+74 1958 attendingmeetingsofthecommitteeorsubcommittee,ifapproved
1965+1959 bytheSpeaker.
1966+1960 CALLOFTHEHOUSE
1967+1961 NamesofAbsenteestoBeCalled
1968+1962
1969+1963 Rule108.AcalloftheHousemaybemadeatanytimeonmotion
1970+1964 secondedbytenmembersandsustainedbyamajorityofthose
1971+1965 present;(namesofmembersmaybecalledorallyorbyelectronic
1972+1966 rollcall)andunderacalloftheHouseamajorityofthose
1973+1967 presentmaysendforandcompeltheattendanceofabsentmembers;
1974+1968 andamajorityofallthememberspresentshallbeasufficient
1975+1969 numbertoadjourn.
1976+1970 AbsentMembersMayBeSentFor
1977+1971
1978+1972 Rule109.UponthecalloftheHouse,thenamesofthosemembers
1979+1973 presentshallberecordedandtheabsenteesnoted,andthosewhose
1980+1974 namesdonotappearmaybesentforandtakenintocustodywherever
1981+1975 foundbytheSergeant-at-Arms orspecialmessengerappointed.
1982+1976 ProhibitedWhileVotingInProgress
1983+1977
1984+1978 Rule110.NocalloftheHouseshallbemadeaftertheSpeakerhas
1985+1979 directedtheclerktoopentheelectronicvotingdevicetorecord
1986+1980 thenamesofthemembersanduntilthevotebeannounced.
1987+1981 MajorityNotUnderArrestMayCensureAndFineDelinquentMembers
1988+1982
1989+1983 Rule111.Themajorityofthosepresent,notunderarrest,may
1990+75 1984 makeanorderforthecensureorfineofdelinquentmembersand
1991+1985 prescribethetermsunderwhichtheyshallbedischarged.
1992+1986 ReleasefromCustody
1993+1987
1994+1988 Rule112.Whenamembershallhavebeendischargedfromcustody
1995+1989 andadmittedtohisorherseat,theHouseshalldecidewhether
1996+1990 suchdischargeshallbewithorwithoutfees;and,inlikemanner,
1997+1991 whetheradelinquentmember,takenintocustodybyaspecial
1998+1992 messengershalldefraytheexpenseofsuchspecialmessenger.
1999+1993 COMMITTEEOFWHOLEHOUSE
2000+1994 WhenPermitted
2001+1995
2002+1996 Rule113.Onmotion,theHousemayresolveitselfintoaCommittee
2003+1997 oftheWholeHouseforconsiderationofanybusinesswhichmay
2004+1998 properlycomebeforeit.
2005+1999 ChairAppointedbySpeaker
2006+2000
2007+2001 Rule114.InformingaCommitteeoftheWholeHouse,theSpeaker
2008+2002 shallleavehisorherchair,andaChairpresideintheCommittee,
2009+2003 whoshallbeappointedbytheSpeaker.
2010+2004 ProcedureuponBills
2011+2005
2012+2006 Rule115.UponabillbeingcommittedtoaCommitteeoftheWhole
2013+2007 House,thesameshallbereadanddebatedbyclausesorsections,
2014+2008 asdeterminedbythecommittee,leavingthepreambletobelast
2015+2009 considered.Afterreport,thebillshallagainbesubjecttodebate
2016+76 2010 andamendmentbeforebeingperfectedandprinted.
2017+2011 ChiefClerkShallKeepandRecordProceedings
2018+2012
2019+2013 Rule116.TheChiefClerkshallkeepandrecordtheproceedingsof
2020+2014 theCommitteeoftheWholeHouseandshallincludeitsproceedings
2021+2015 intheJournaloftheHousewhenappropriate.
2022+2016 AmendmentsShallBeNoted
2023+2017
2024+2018 Rule117.Allamendmentsmadetoreports,resolutions,orother
2025+2019 matterscommittedtoaCommitteeoftheWholeHouseshallbenoted
2026+2020 andreported,asincaseofbills.
2027+2021 RulesofProceedings
2028+2022
2029+2023 Rule118.RulesandproceedingsoftheHouseshallbeobservedin
2030+2024 CommitteeoftheWholeHouse,asfarastheyareapplicable.
2031+2025 Quorum
2032+2026
2033+2027 Rule119.Amajorityofthememberselectedshallbeaquorumtodo
2034+2028 business,andif,atanytime,asufficientnumbershallnotbe
2035+2029 presentinCommitteeoftheWholeHouse,andtheCommitteeshall
2036+2030 arise,andtheSpeakershallresumethechairandthechairreport
2037+2031 thecauseoftherisingoftheWholeCommittee.
2038+2032 VETOANDWITHHOLDOVERRIDEPROCEDURES
2039+2033
2040+2034 Rule120.VetoProcedures. Anybill,oritemorportionofanitem
2041+2035 inanappropriationsbill,vetoedbytheGovernorandreturnedto
2042+77 2036 theHousebytheGovernororreceivedfromtheSenateshallstand
2043+2037 asreconsideredandsuchactionshallbetakenasprescribedbythe
2044+2038 Constitutionandtherulescontainedherein.Uponreceipt,the
2045+2039 messagecontainingtheGovernor’sactionsmaybereadandshallbe
2046+2040 enteredintotheJournal.Considerationofavetoedbill,oritem
2047+2041 orportionofaniteminanappropriationsbill,shallbeinorder
2048+2042 atanytimeduringsessionsoftheHouse.Considerationofa
2049+2043 vetoedbill,oritemorportionofaniteminanappropriations
2050+2044 bill,shallhavepriorityofbusinessandshallhaveprecedence
2051+2045 overandmaysupersedetheorderofbusiness,butshallnot
2052+2046 interruptacallingoftheroll.
2053+2047
2054+2048 Rule121.WithholdOverrideProcedures.
2055+2049 (1)Anyappropriationforwhichtherateofexpenditureof
2056+2050 allotmentsisnotequalquarterlyallotments,thesumofwhich
2057+2051 shallbeequaltotheamountoftheappropriation,shallstandas
2058+2052 reconsideredwithrespecttosuchallotmentsandsuchactionshall
2059+2053 betakenasprescribedbytheConstitutionandtherulescontained
2060+2054 herein.Uponreceipt,anyproclamationissuedbytheGovernor
2061+2055 relatingtosuchallotmentsmaybereadandshallbeenteredinto
2062+2056 theJournal.Reconsideration oftheallotmentsofany
2063+2057 appropriationshallbeinorderatanytimeduringsessionsofthe
2064+2058 House.Reconsideration oftheallotmentsofanyappropriation
2065+2059 shallhavepriorityofbusinessandshallhaveprecedenceoverand
2066+2060 maysupersedetheorderofbusiness,butshallnotinterrupta
2067+2061 callingoftheroll.
2068+2062 (2)AnyappropriationforwhichtheGovernorreducesthe
2069+78 2063 expendituresofthestateoranyofitsagenciesbelowtheir
2070+2064 appropriationsshallstandasreconsideredwithrespecttosuch
2071+2065 reductionsandsuchactionshallbetakenasprescribedbythe
2072+2066 Constitutionandtherulescontainedherein.Uponreceipt,any
2073+2067 proclamationissuedbytheGovernorrelatingtosuchreductions
2074+2068 maybereadandshallbeenteredintotheJournal.Reconsideration
2075+2069 ofthereductionofanyappropriationshallbeinorderatanytime
2076+2070 duringsessionsoftheHouse.Reconsideration ofthereductionof
2077+2071 anyappropriationshallhavepriorityofbusinessandshallhave
2078+2072 precedenceoverandmaysupersedetheorderofbusiness,butshall
2079+2073 notinterruptacallingoftheroll.
2080+2074 ADMISSIONTOHALL
2081+2075 Definitions
2082+2076
2083+2077 Rule122.Thespacebetweenthegranitecolumnsshallbeknownas
2084+2078 theflooroftheHouseandthespacebeyondthegranitecolumnson
2085+2079 eithersideshallbeknownasthelowergallery,andthespaceon
2086+2080 theupperflooroftheHouseshallbeknownastheuppergallery.
2087+2081 AdmissiontoHouseFloor
2088+2082
2089+2083 Rule123.NopersonshallbeadmittedtotheflooroftheHouseor
2090+2084 theHouseEastGalleryotherthantheofficersandmembersofthe
2091+2085 HouseandthestaffsoftheSpeaker,SpeakerProTem,Majorityand
2092+2086 MinorityFloorLeaders,AssistantMajorityandMinorityFloor
2093+2087 Leaders,MajorityandMinorityWhips,andChairoftheBudget
2094+2088 Committeeand,attherequestoftheSpeaker,technicalsupport
2095+79 2089 staffneededtomaintaindataprocessingequipmentandother
2096+2090 equipment. OtherpersonsmaybeadmittedtothefloorandEast
2097+2091 GallerywiththeconsentoftheHouse.Forthepurposesofthis
2098+2092 rule,theChiefClerk'sstaff,theAssistantChiefClerk,any
2099+2093 doormen,sergeant-at-arms andHousePhotographerareconsidered
2100+2094 officersoftheHouse.Guestsmayuponwrittenrequest,submitted
2101+2095 fivedaysinadvanceandwiththeconsentoftheSpeaker,address
2102+2096 theHousefromthedaisatthebeginningoradjournmentofadaily
2103+2097 legislativesessionoranyrecessthereof.
2104+2098 AdmissiontoLowerGallery
2105+2099
2106+2100 Rule124.Nopersonshallbeadmittedtothelowergalleryofthe
2107+2101 HouseexceptmembersoftheGeneralAssembly,spousesofmembers,
2108+2102 employeesoftheGeneralAssembly,JointCommitteestaff,the
2109+2103 Governor,theLieutenantGovernor,theSecretaryofState,the
2110+2104 StateAuditor,theStateTreasurer,theStateAttorneyGeneral,
2111+2105 JudgesoftheSupremeCourt,ClerkoftheSupremeCourt,Judgesof
2112+2106 theCourtsofAppealorCircuitCourts,MembersofCongress,the
2113+2107 Governor'sChiefofStaffandformermembersoftheGeneral
2114+2108 Assemblywhoarenotregisteredlobbyistsorwhodonotlobbyfor
2115+2109 anindividualororganization,andphysicallydisabledpersons.
2116+2110 Noofficialorotherperson,exceptcurrentmembersoftheGeneral
2117+2111 Assembly,otherwiseallowedtoenterthelowergallerybythisrule
2118+2112 shallengageinanyactivitysupportingoropposinganybillor
2119+2113 resolutionbeforetheHousefromthelowergallery.Otherpersons
2120+2114 maybeadmittedtothegallerybytheSpeakeruponspecialrequest
2121+2115 ofanyRepresentativewhentheHouseisinsession.Membersofthe
2122+80 2116 pressmayenterthelowergallerieswhiletheHouseisinsession
2123+2117 forthepurposeofinterviewingmembersoftheHouse.TheSpeaker
2124+2118 may,atanytime,restrictorlimitadmissionofgueststothe
2125+2119 lowergallery.
2126+2120 AdmissiontoUpperGallery
2127+2121
2128+2122 Rule125.Thegalleryatthefrontofthechamberabovethe
2129+2123 Speaker'sdaisshallbereservedformembersoftheMissouri
2130+2124 CapitolNewsAssociationholdingvalidcredentialsissuedbythe
2131+2125 Speakerandanyothermemberofthepressissuedcredentialsbythe
2132+2126 Speaker.Allotheruppergalleriesshallbeopentothepublic.
2133+2127 HOUSERECORDS
2134+2128
2135+2129 Rule126.(1)Membersmaykeepconstituentcasefiles,and
2136+2130 recordsof[thecaucusofthemajorityorminoritypartyofthe
2137+2131 house] apartyconferenceorcaucusthatcontainconferenceor
2138+2132 caucusstrategy,confidential. Constituentcasefilesincludeany
2139+2133 correspondence, writtenorelectronic,betweenamemberanda
2140+2134 constituent,orbetweenamemberandanyotherpartypertainingto
2141+2135 aconstituent'sgrievance,aquestionofeligibilityforany
2142+2136 benefitasitrelatestoaparticularconstituent,oranyissue
2143+2137 regardingaconstituent'srequestforassistance.
2144+2138 (2)Allrecordsobtainedbyacommitteeoperatinginan
2145+2139 oversightorinvestigativecapacityshallbeopenrecordsunless
2146+2140 closedbythecommitteepursuanttotheConstitutionofMissouri,
2147+2141 HouseRule,regulations,orotherlaw.
2148+81 2142 RULES
2149+2143 MayBeRescindedorAmended-How
2150+2144
2151+2145 Rule127.Anymotionorresolutionpurportingtorescindorchange
2152+2146 thestandingrulesoftheHouseortointroduceanewruleshall
2153+2147 standwithoutreadingorconsiderationandwithoutdiscussion,
2154+2148 explanation,ordebatetotheCommitteeonConsentand[House]
2155+2149 Procedure. Suchmotionsorresolutionsasshallbefavorably
2156+2150 recommendedbysuchcommitteeforadoptionbytheHouseshall,upon
2157+2151 suchrecommendation, beprintedintheJournalandshallbeplaced
2158+2152 uponaResolutionsCalendar. Aconstitutionalmajorityshallbe
2159+2153 requiredtopasssucharesolution. Nothinghereinshallprohibit
2160+2154 amemberfromofferingsubstituterulesoramendmentstorules
2161+2155 recommendedbythecommittee.
2162+2156 MayBeDispensedWith
2163+2157
2164+2158 Rule128.Rules73,82,83,andthisruleoftheHouseshallnotbe
2165+2159 suspendedordispensedwith,unlessbyunanimousconsentorunless
2166+2160 two-thirds(2/3)oftheelectedmembersconcurtherein.Noother
2167+2161 standingruleororderoftheHouseshallbedispensedwith,except
2168+2162 byunanimousconsentorunlessaconstitutionalmajorityconcurs
2169+2163 thereinandmotionsforthatpurposeshallbelimitedtothe
2170+2164 questionorpropositionunderconsideration.
2171+2165 JEFFERSON'SMANUAL
2172+2166
2173+2167 Rule129.Therulesofparliamentarypracticecomprisedin
2174+82 2168 "Jefferson'sManual"andthe"RulesoftheHouseof
2175+2169 Representatives oftheUnitedStates",andtheofficialcollection
2176+2170 ofprecedentsandinterpretations oftherulesbyparliamentary
2177+2171 authoritiesoftheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives shall
2178+2172 governtheHouseinallcasesinwhichtheyareapplicableandnot
2179+2173 inconsistentwiththestandingrulesandordersoftheHouseand
2180+2174 thejointrulesoftheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives. The
2181+2175 ChiefClerk,theSpeaker,theSpeakerProTem,theMajorityFloor
2182+2176 Leader,theAssistantMajorityFloorLeader,theMinorityFloor
2183+2177 Leader,andtheAssistantMinorityFloorLeaderwillmake
2184+2178 availablecopiesofthesedocumentsintheirofficestoanymember
2185+2179 whosorequests. Threecopiesofthesedocumentsshallbe
2186+2180 availableduringsessionsoftheHouse:onecopyshallbeata
2187+2181 locationdeterminedbythemajoritypartyandonecopyshallbeat
2188+2182 alocationdeterminedbytheminoritypartyandonecopyshallbe
2189+2183 inthepossessionoftheChiefClerkorhisorherdesignee. If
2190+2184 digitalcopiesexist,linksshallbeavailableontheHouse
2191+2185 intranet.ThedocumentsshallbepurchasedbytheHouseandshall
2192+2186 bethepropertyoftheHouseandnotoftheindividualholding
2193+2187 office.TheManual,Rules,precedents,andinterpretations above
2194+2188 referredtoshallbetakenasauthorityindecidingquestionsnot
2195+2189 otherwiseprovidedforintheserules.TheHousemayadditionally
2196+2190 consult"Robert'sRulesofOrder"and"Mason'sManualof
2197+2191 LegislativeProcedure"assupplementalauthority,totheextent
2198+2192 consistentwiththestandingrulesandordersoftheHouseandthe
2199+2193 jointrulesoftheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives.
2200+2194 CAUCUSORCONFERENCEDESIGNATION
2201+83 2195
2202+2196 Rule130.Forpurposesoftheserules,theterms"caucus"and
2203+2197 "conference"shallhavethesamemeaningastheterm"caucus"is
2204+2198 definedinstatestatute.
2205+84