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1		-	Resolution
2		-	ENROLLED HOUSE
3		-	RESOLUTION NO. 1002 By: Hilbert, Lawson, Bashore,
4		-	West (Tammy), Pfeiffer,
5		-	Cantrell, Pae, Archer,
6		-	Hill, Kannady, Stinson,
7		-	Fetgatter, Moore, Harris,
8		-	Gise, Kerbs, Ford, Boles,
9		-	West (Kevin), Banning,
10		-	Osburn, Grego, Hardin,
11		-	Newton, Duel, Kane, Jo hns,
12		-	Dempsey, Luttrell,
13		-	Patzkowsky, Caldwell
14		-	(Trey), Miller, Burns, and
15		-	Strom
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	28	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	30	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	33	+	RESOLUTION 1002 By: Hilbert
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	38	+	AS INTRODUCED
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21	40		A Resolution relating to the Rules of the Oklahoma
22	41		House of Representatives .
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27	46		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES OF THE 1ST SESSION OF
28	47		THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
29		-
30	48		STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY
31		-
32	49		Pursuant to Article V, Section 30 of the Oklahoma Constitution,
33	50		the Oklahoma House of Representatives adopts the following rules to
34	51		govern its operations and procedures. The provisions of these rules
35	52		shall be deemed the only requirements binding upon the Hous e of
36	53		Representatives under Article V, Section 30 of the Oklahoma
37	54		Constitution, notwithstanding any other requirements expressed in
38	55		statute.
39		-
40	56		RULE ONE
41		-
42	57		DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF TH E SPEAKER
43		-
44	58		1.1 – Convening
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46	59		(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and (c) of this
47	60		section, the Speaker of the House, or designee, shall convene the
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48	87		House of Representatives on the day and at the hour to which the
49	88		House was adjourned on the previous legis lative day.
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51	89		(b) Upon taking the chair, the Speaker shall call the House to
52	90		order and, except in the absence of a quorum, proceed under the
53	91		customary categories of legislative business set forth in these
54	92		rules.
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56	93		(c) The Speaker is authorized to convene the House other than
57	94		the time the House adjourned to, in times of necessity, as
58	95		determined by the Speaker.
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60	96		(d) The Speaker may designate any other member of the House to
61	97		serve as the presiding officer, but such designation shall not last
62	98		beyond that day’s ad journment.
63		-
64	99		1.2 – Voting Rights of the Presiding Officer
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66	100		The Speaker shall have the s ame right as other members to vote.
67	101		On all questions on which ayes and nays are taken, the Speaker shall
68	102		vote under the title “Speaker”.
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70	103		1.3 – Preservation of Order and De corum
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72	104		(a) The Speaker shall preserve order and decorum. In case of
73	105		any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the Hall of the House of
74	106		Representatives or in other areas of the Capitol assigned to the
75	107		House, the Speaker shall have the power to order the Hal l of the
76	108		House of Representatives or areas of the Capitol assigned to the
77	109		House to be cleared or direct any other action necessary to preserve
78	110		order and decorum.
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80	137		(b) Appearances or presentations by school or other groups
81	138		shall not be permitted on the floo r of the House during legislative
82	139		deadline weeks, except as authorized by the Speaker.
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84	140		1.4 – Referral of Legislation
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86	141		(a) All proposed legislation, as governed by Rule 8.3 (b), if
87	142		not referred directly to the General Order category of the House
88	143		Calendar, shall be referred by the Speaker to an appropriate
89	144		standing or special committee.
90		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 3
91	145		(b) Prior to the time a bill or resolution is taken up for
92	146		consideration by a committee or subcommittee, the Speaker may
93	147		reassign such bill or resolution.
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95	148		1.5 – Speaker to Sign Bills, Resolutions, and Papers
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97	149		(a) The Speaker, or a member of the House designated by the
98	150		Speaker, shall sign all bills and resolutions passed by the
99	151		Legislature.
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101	152		1. The signatures required by this section shall be executed
102	153		either by physical signatu re or by electronic signature as
103	154		determined by the Speaker.
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105	155		2. The certifications required by this section shall be made
106	156		while the House is in session and shall be made a matter of record
107	157		in the House Journal.
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109	158		(b) The Speaker shall sign all subpoenas, warrants, writs,
110	159		vouchers for expenditures chargeable to the House, contracts binding
111	160		upon the House, or other papers issued by the House. The Speaker
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112	187		may delegate the authority to sign papers authorizing payments and
113	188		other papers of an administrative nat ure.
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115	189		1.6 – Authorization of Counsel
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117	190		(a) The Speaker may authorize or engage legal c ounsel on behalf
118	191		of the House, a committee of the House, a member, or former member
119	192		of the House in his or her legal capacity as a member, or an
120	193		officer, employee or agent of the House in their official capacity
121	194		when the Speaker determines that such action would be in the best
122	195		interest of the House of Representatives. In compliance with the
123	196		requirements contained in paragraph (b) of this section, expenses
124	197		incurred for legal services authorized by these Rules may be paid
125	198		upon approval of the Speaker.
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127	199		(b) If a claim arising from allegations of unlawful
128	200		discrimination, as defined in federal law, is made against the House
129	201		of Representatives itself or against a committee of the House, a
130	202		member, or former member of the House in his or her legal capacity
131	203		as a member, or an officer, employee, or agent of the House in their
132	204		official capacity, the Speaker shall not enter into a settlement
133	205		agreement on behalf of the House that requires the expenditure of
134		-	House funds in excess of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 4~~
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135	207		without first receiving the approval of a committee appointed
136	208		pursuant to Rule 1.8.
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138	209		1.7 – Supervision of the House
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140	236		(a) The Speaker shall have general supervision over the H all of
141	237		the House and the areas of the Capitol building assigned to the
142	238		House of Representatives.
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144	239		(b) The Speaker shall assign committee rooms to the various
145	240		standing, special, joint, and standing conference committees.
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147	241		(c) The Speaker may reserve a porti on of the gallery for former
148	242		members of the House, former members of the Senate, and the families
149	243		of members of the House and their guests.
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151	244		1.8 – Standing, Special, and Joint Committees
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153	245		(a) The Speaker shall create, abolish, and establish the
154	246		jurisdiction of all standing committees, oversight committees,
155	247		policy committees, special committees, and subcommittees of the
156	248		House of Representatives.
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158	249		(b) The Speaker shall appoint the chairpersons and vice –
159	250		chairpersons of all standing committees, oversight commi ttees,
160	251		policy committees, special committees, and subcommittees of the
161	252		House of Representatives and shall appoint the co –chairpersons and
162	253		co–vice–chairpersons from the House for any joint committees of the
163	254		Legislature.
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165	255		(c) The Speaker shall appoint the membership of all standing
166	256		committees, oversight committees, policy committees, special
167	257		committees, and subcommittees of the House of Representatives and
168	258		shall appoint the members constituting the House’s delegation to any
169	259		joint committees of the Legislat ure.
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171	286		(d) All chairpersons, co –chairpersons, vice–chairpersons, co–
172	287		vice–chairpersons, and members of any House committee, subcommittee,
173	288		or joint committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker.
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175	289		(e) The Speaker shall be an ex officio voting member of all
176	290		standing, oversight, policy, special, and joint committees.
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178	291		(f) The Speaker shall have the authority to release a measure
179		-	from the jurisdiction of a policy committee and assign the measure ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 5~~
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180	293		to the Rules Committee. If the Speaker releases and assigns a
181	294		measure pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, the measure
182	295		shall not be re-assigned to a policy committee except upon the
183	296		express written approval of the Speaker which approval shall be
184	297		communicated to the Chair of the Rules Committee.
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186	298		1.9 – Conference Committees
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188	299		(a) The Speaker shall create, abolish, and establish the
189	300		jurisdiction of all standing and special conference committees of
190	301		the House of Representatives.
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192	302		(b) Upon creation of a conference committee, the Speaker shall
193	303		appoint the chairperson, vice–chairperson, and membership of the
194	304		conference committee.
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196	305		(c) The Speaker shall be an ex officio voting member of all
197	306		conference committees.
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199	307		RULE TWO
200		-
201	308		SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
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203	309		2.1 – Convening
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205	336		(a) In the absence of the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore , as
206	337		presiding officer, shall convene the House of Representatives on the
207	338		day and at the hour to which the House was adjourned on the previous
208	339		legislative day.
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210	340		(b) Upon taking the chair, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall call
211	341		the House to order and, except i n the absence of a quorum, proceed
212	342		under the order of business adopted by the House.
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214	343		(c) In the absence of the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore may
215	344		designate any other member of the House to serve as the presiding
216	345		officer, but such designation shall not l ast beyond that day’s
217	346		adjournment.
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219	347		2.2 – Duties
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221	348		(a) The Speaker Pro Tempore shall perform the duties of Speaker
222	349		in the absence of the Speaker.
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224	350		(b) The Speaker Pro Tempore shall be an ex officio voting
225	351		member of all standing, oversight, policy, special, and joint
226	352		committees.
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228	353		(c) The Speaker Pro Tempore shall be an ex officio voting
229	354		member of all conference committees.
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231	355		2.3 – Succession
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233	356		(a) If, while the House is meeting in regular or special
234	357		session, the office of Speaker becomes vacant fifteen (15) cale ndar
235	358		days or more prior to the date of sine die adjournment, the Speaker
236	359		Pro Tempore shall serve as Acting Speaker of the House until a new
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237	386		Speaker is elected, which election shall be set by the Acting
238	387		Speaker and shall be carried out no later than fifteen (15) calendar
239	388		days after the day of the vacancy. If the office of Speaker becomes
240	389		vacant less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date of
241	390		sine die adjournment, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall accede to the
242	391		office of Speaker of the House continuing as Speaker until the
243	392		conclusion of the present term of office, as established in 14 O.S.,
244	393		Section 145, unless the House shall decide otherwise by electing
245	394		another member Speaker of the House pursuant to Article V, Section
246	395		29 of the Oklahoma Constitution. In the event the office of Speaker
247	396		becomes vacant after the organizational session required in Article
248	397		V, Section 26 of the Oklahoma Constitution but before the first
249	398		Monday in February of the same year, no election for the office of
250	399		Speaker shall be held prior to the time the House convenes at twelve
251	400		o'clock noon on the first Monday in February.
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253	401		(b) When only acting as Speaker pursuant to paragraph (a) of
254	402		this section, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall not exercise the powers
255	403		of appointment provided to a Spe aker of the House by statute or by
256	404		House or Joint Rule and shall not be considered t he Speaker of the
257	405		House within the meaning of Article VI, Section 15 of the Oklahoma
258	406		Constitution establishing the line of succession to the Governor.
259	407		Upon accession to th e office of Speaker of the House, under
260	408		paragraph (a) of this section, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall take
261	409		the oath of office as Speaker of the House and shall file said oath
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262	436		with the office of the Secretary of State and shall be authorized to
263	437		exercise all authority granted to the Speaker of the House under law
264	438		or by House or Joint Rule in cluding, but not limited to, the powers
265	439		of appointment and inclusion in the line of succession to the office
266	440		of Governor as provided by Article VI, Section 15 of the Oklaho ma
267	441		Constitution.
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269	442		(c) If the House is not meeting in regular or special session
270	443		and the office of Speaker becomes vacant due to death or
271	444		resignation, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall become Speaker of the
272	445		House and shall be authorized to exercise all authorit y granted to
273	446		the Speaker of the House under law or by House or Joint Rule
274	447		including, but not limited to, the powers of appointment and
275	448		inclusion in the line of succession to the office of Governor as
276	449		provided by Article VI, Section 15 of the Oklahoma Const itution.
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278	450		(d) Upon accession to the office of Speaker of the House under
279	451		paragraph (c) of this section, the member in so doing shall continue
280	452		as Speaker until such time as the House convenes for the first
281	453		legislative day of the next regular or special sess ion, or until the
282	454		conclusion of the present term of office, as established in 14 O.S .,
283	455		Section 145, whichever occurs first, unless earlier removed from
284	456		office under the provisions of 51 O.S., Section 24.1.
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287	458		by operation of paragraph (c) of this section, shall take the oath
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289	486		office of the Secretary of State.
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291	487		(f) If the Speaker shall become incapable of performing the
292	488		duties pertaining to the office of Speaker of the House for reasons
293	489		other than death or resigna tion, when the House is not meeting in
294	490		regular or special session, the powers and duties of the Speaker of
295	491		the House shall be discharged by the Speaker Pro Tempore as Actin g
296	492		Speaker until the incapacity shall cease. When acting as Speaker
297	493		pursuant to this provision, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall not
298	494		exercise the Speaker's powers of appointment nor shall the Speaker
299	495		Pro Tempore be included in the line of succession to the of fice of
300	496		Governor, as provided by Article VI, Section 15 of the Oklahoma
301	497		Constitution, unless he or she transmits a written declaration
302	498		establishing the nature of the Speaker's incapacity to perform the
303	499		duties of the office of Speaker of the House to the me mbers of the
304	500		House of Representatives and the Chief Clerk of the House. Upon
305	501		receipt of such a written declaration, the Chief Clerk of the House
306	502		shall notify the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Governor,
307	503		and the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supr eme Court. Thereafter,
308	504		when the elected Speaker transmits to the Speaker Pro Tempor e and
309	505		the Chief Clerk of the House his or her written declaration that no
310	506		such incapacity exists, he or she shall resume the powers and duties
311	507		of the office of Speaker of t he House.
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313	534		(g) Regardless of whether the House is in session, whenever the
314	535		elected Speaker transmits to the Speaker Pro Tempore and the Chief
315	536		Clerk of the House a written declaration that he or she is unable to
316	537		discharge the powers and duties of the office of Speaker of the
317	538		House, and until he or she transmits to them a written declaratio n
318	539		to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the
319	540		Speaker Pro Tempore as Acting Speaker. Upon receipt of such a
320	541		written declaration, the Chief Clerk of the House shall notify the
321	542		members of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore
322	543		of the Senate, the Governor, and the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma
323	544		Supreme Court. Thereafter, when the Speaker transmits to the
324	545		Speaker Pro Tempore and the Chief Clerk of the House his or her
325	546		written declaration that no inability exists, he or s he shall resume
326	547		the powers and duties of the office of Speaker of the House. When
327	548		acting as Speaker pursuant to this provision, the Speaker Pro
328	549		Tempore shall not exercise the Speaker's powers of appointment nor
329	550		shall the Speaker Pro Tempore be included in the line of succession
330	551		to the office of Governor, as provided by Article VI, Section 15 of
331	552		the Oklahoma Constitution.
332		-
333	553		RULE THREE
334		-
335	554		HOUSE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
336		-
337	555		3.1 – Employment by House
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339	582		(a) The Speaker shall employ and manage qualified personnel to
340	583		staff the House of Representatives. All House employees work for
341	584		and serve at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House.
342		-
343	585		(b) The Speaker shall determine their qualifications , hours of
344	586		work, and compensation, including benefits.
345		-
346	587		(c) The Speaker has the right at any time to transfer any
347	588		employee to another department or discharge any employee of the
348	589		House without cause.
349		-
350	590		3.2 – Chief Clerk of the House
351		-
352	591		(a) The Chief Clerk of the House, under direction of the
353	592		Speaker, shall have general charge and supervision over the
354	593		legislative procedure of the House.
355		-
356	594		(b) The Chief Clerk of the House shall be responsible for:
357		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 9
358	595		1. publication of all House calendars and agendas;
359		-
360	596		2. publication of bills, resolutions, and amendments;
361		-
362	597		3. publication of standing committee reports, special committee
363	598		reports, and conference committee reports;
364		-
365	599		4. preparation, indexing, and publication of electronic and
366	600		tangible versions of the House Journal ;
367		-
368	601		5. supervision of the processes for engrossment of House
369	602		measures, enrollment of House me asures, House amendments to Senate
370	603		measures, presentment of House measures to the Governor, as
371	604		authorized or required by law, and the filing of measures with the
372	605		Secretary of State as authorized or required by law;
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373	631
374	632		6. supervision of the House chamber during any period of time
375	633		when the House is convened in Regular or Extraordinary Session, or
376	634		during a period of recess or adjournment, including supervision of
377	635		personnel responsible for maintaining security, order and decorum
378	636		within the chamber or other areas under the control of the Oklahoma
379	637		House of Representatives;
380		-
381	638		7. issuance of any subpoena or other process authorized
382	639		pursuant to law, including , but not limited to, these Rules, which
383	640		shall bear the seal of the Clerk of the Oklahoma House of
384	641		Representatives, and the filing of any return of service for any
385	642		such process issued by the Chief Clerk; and
386		-
387	643		8. adopting such other procedures as are required for the
388	644		orderly conduct of the legislative process of the Oklahoma House of
389	645		Representatives unless such actio ns are expressly to be performed by
390	646		some other person as provided in these Rules.
391		-
392	647		(c) The Chief Clerk of the House shall have custody of and be
393	648		responsible for the safekee ping of all bills and resolutions with
394	649		respect to each Regular Session or Extraordinary Session of the
395	650		Legislature.
396		-
397	651		(d) All official papers, records, reports, testimony presented,
398	652		and other materials belonging to the House shall be maintained by
399	653		and entrusted to the care and custody of the Chief Clerk of the
400	654		House.
401		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 10
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402	681		(e) Official copies of all bills and resolutions and other
403	682		materials as designated by the Speaker shall not be removed from the
404	683		Office of the Chief Clerk for any purpose except upon order of t he
405	684		Speaker.
406		-
407	685		(f) Communications shall be prepared and signed by the Chief
408	686		Clerk of the House under the direction of and in the name of the
409	687		Speaker.
410		-
411	688		(g) The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be
412	689		the guardian of electronic signatures for the House of
413	690		Representatives and shall be authorized to make determinations as to
414	691		validity and authenticity of electronic signatures.
415		-
416	692		(h) If transmitting bills, resolutions, or messages
417	693		electronically to the Senate, Governor, or Secretary of State, the
418	694		Chief Clerk of the House shall establish safeguards to protect
419	695		against unauthorized users.
420		-
421	696		3.3 – Chief Sergeant At Arms
422		-
423	697		(a) It shall be the duty of the Chief Sergeant at Arms to
424	698		attend the House during each day's session, to maintain order under
425	699		the direction of the presiding officer, and to execute the commands
426	700		of the House.
427		-
428	701		(b) The Chief Sergeant at Arms shall have charge of the Chamber
429	702		during the sessions, and see that the Chamber is kept in order and
430	703		at all times ready for use by the House.
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431	729
432	730		(c) The Chief Sergeant at Arms shall, fifteen (15) minutes
433	731		before the House is to convene, clear the House Floor, anterooms of
434	732		the House Floor, and House Lounge of all unauthorized persons, as
435	733		defined in Rule 5, and shall see that no unauthorized persons enter
436	734		said areas while the House is in session.
437		-
438	735		3.4 – Chief Parliamentarian
439		-
440	736		(a) The Speaker of the House shall appoint a Chief
441	737		Parliamentarian who shall assist the presiding officer in the making
442	738		of parliamentary rulings.
443		-
444	739		(b) The Chief Parliamentarian shall, at th e direction of the
445		-	Speaker, assist the Speaker in publishing a volume of substantive ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 11~~
	740	+	Speaker, assist the Speaker in publishing a volume of substantive
446	741		parliamentary rulings and carry out other duties as directed by the
447	742		Speaker.
448		-
449	743		3.5 – Chaplain
450		-
451	744		A Chaplain shall attend the commencement of each day's session
452	745		of the House, open the session with prayer, and may be allotted five
453	746		(5) minutes during the Thursday session for the purpose of
454	747		delivering remarks to the House.
455		-
456	748		3.6 – Pages
457		-
458	749		The Speaker, or designee, shall promulgate rules and guidelines
459	750		for the Page program.
460		-
461	751		RULE FOUR
462		-
463	752		MEMBERS
464		-
465	753		4.1 – Member Defined
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466	779
467	780		“Member”, as used in these Rules, means a member of the House of
468	781		Representatives.
469		-
470	782		4.2 – Disclosure of Personal or Private Interest
471		-
472	783		A member who has a personal or private interest in any bill or
473	784		resolution, proposed, or pending bef ore the House, shall disclose
474	785		that fact to the House, and shall not vote on that bil l or
475	786		resolution, as required by Article V, Section 24 of the Oklahoma
476	787		Constitution.
477		-
478	788		4.3 – Absence of Members
479		-
480	789		No member shall be absent from the session of the House without
481	790		leave.
482		-
483	791		4.4 – Decorum
484		-
485	792		(a) No member rising to debate, to give notice, to make a
486	793		motion, or to present a paper of any kind shall proceed until the
487	794		member has addressed the presiding officer and has been recognized
488	795		by the presiding officer as being entitled to the Floor.
489		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 12
490	796		(b) While a member is speaking, no other member shall enter
491	797		into any private conversation or pass between the speaking member
492	798		and the presiding officer.
493		-
494	799		(c) While a member is speaking, no other member shall enter
495	800		into any private conve rsations or pass between the speaking member
496	801		and the motion maker.
497	802
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499	829		rules by naming the disruptive or disorderly member after requesting
500	830		order in the Chamber.
501		-
502	831		(e) Profane, obscene, or indecent language is prohibited in the
503	832		House and in all committees, oversight committees, pol icy
504	833		committees, and subcommittees of the House.
505		-
506	834		(f) All members shall conduct themselves in a manner becoming a
507	835		member of the House of Representatives. When the House is in
508	836		session all members shall, while in the Chamber or Gallery, be
509	837		appropriately dressed. Members shall wear appropriate professional
510	838		business attire; male members shall wear suitcoats, slacks, and
511	839		ties. No member shall wear jeans, denim pants, t -shirts as
512	840		outerwear, non–religious head coverings, ascots, hoodies, or hats in
513	841		the House Chamber while the House is in session.
514		-
515	842		(g) Any member who, while under the influence of intoxicating
516	843		liquor or drugs, appears in the Chamber or in any part of the
517	844		Capitol Building assigned to the House, shall be in contempt of the
518	845		House and subject to reprimand, suspension, or expulsion.
519		-
520	846		(h) Possession of intoxicating liquor shall not be permitted at
521	847		any time in the Chamber or in any part of the Capitol Building
522	848		assigned to the House.
523		-
524	849		(i) Use of tobacco products, including smoking, dipping, or
525	850		sniffing snuff, shall not be permitted at any time in the Chamber,
526	851		as governed by Rule 11.5.
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527	877
528	878		(j) No food, including canned or bottled beverages, shall be
529	879		allowed at any time in the C hamber while the House is in session.
530	880		Food may be consumed in the lounge and foyer at the west end of the
531	881		Chamber.
532		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 13
533	882		(k) Video recordings or broadcasts, other than those captured
534	883		by the House or at the discretion of the Speaker, by Members shall
535	884		be prohibited on the House Floor while the House is in session.
536		-
537	885		(l) Sitting on chamber desks shall be prohibited.
538		-
539	886		4.5 – Service of Process
540		-
541	887		Upon being presented with any service of legal process
542	888		pertaining to the House of Representatives itself or to an
543	889		individual member of the House of Representatives in his or her
544	890		official capacity, the member or employee so approached shall inform
545	891		the Speaker of the House and the House General Counsel prior to
546	892		attempting to respond.
547		-
548	893		RULE FIVE
549		-
550	894		PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND THE ANTEROOMS
551		-
552	895		5.1 – Floor Privileges
553		-
554	896		(a) The following persons shall be entitled to privilege s of
555	897		the Floor when the House is in session:
556		-
557	898		1. members of the House;
558		-
559	899		2. members of the Senate;
560		-
561	900		3. former members of the House except as otherwise provided in
562	901		Section 5.3 of this Rule;
563	902
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564	928		4. the Governor, except during consideration of a motion to
565	929		override the veto of the Governor;
566		-
567	930		5. employees of the House and Senate as designated by the
568	931		Speaker; and
569		-
570	932		6. children or grandchildren of members for the purpose only of
571	933		introduction from the member’s desk.
572		-
573	934		(b) Except as permitted in paragraph (a) of this sec tion, no
574	935		other person, except upon formal invitation by the House of
575	936		Representatives, shall enter upon the Floor when the House is
576	937		convened in session.
577		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 14
578	938		(c) The Speaker may revoke the floor privileges for any persons
579	939		granted privileges by paragraphs (a) and (b) except for members of
580	940		the House.
581		-
582	941		5.2 – Anterooms of the House Chamber
583		-
584	942		(a) While the House is in session, no persons other than those
585	943		entitled to privileges of the Fl oor, members of the immediate
586	944		families of House members, and House employees authori zed by the
587	945		Speaker shall be admitted to the House Lounge and anteroom located
588	946		at the west end of the House Floor or into the anteroom located at
589	947		the east end of the House F loor, except at the express invitation of
590	948		a member, provided the member is present.
591		-
592	949		(b) The Speaker may prescribe additional policies restricting
593	950		use of the House Lounge and any rooms adjoining the lounge or the
594	951		House Chamber.
595	952
596		-	(c) Only a person born as a biological female shall be allowed
597		-	into any restroom facility which is desig nated for female members of
598		-	the Oklahoma House of Representatives , except as authorized for the
599		-	operations of the House.
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600	977
601	978		5.3 – Former Members
602		-
603	979		(a) Except as authorized by the Speaker, no former member of
604	980		the House or Senate who is an officer or employee in the executive
605	981		branch of state government or who is registered or required to be
606	982		registered as a lobbyist under the Ethics Commission Act or who is
607	983		professionally advocating on behalf of an organization shall be
608	984		entitled to privileges of the Floor when the House is convened in
609	985		session.
610		-
611	986		(b) No former member when present on the House Floor pursuant
612	987		to paragraph (a) of this section shall attempt to influ ence the
613	988		passage or failure of any pending motion or legislation.
614		-
615	989		5.4 – House Parking
616		-
617	990		When the House is convened in regular or special session, no
618	991		registered lobbyist under the Ethics Commission Act shall be
619	992		permitted to park in the parking areas of the Ca pitol grounds
620	993		allocated to the House of Representatives.
621		-
622		-	5.5 – House Gallery ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 15
623		-
	994	+	5.5 – House Gallery
624	995		When the House is in session, no person, unless authorized by
625	996		the Speaker, shall remain standing while in the Gallery.
626		-
627	997		RULE SIX
628		-
629	998		BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
630		-
631	999		6.1 – Definition of the Term “Bill”
632		-
633	1000		The term “bill”, as used in these Rules, shall mean proposed
634	1001		legislation which in order to become law must pass through the
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635	1028		Legislature according to the procedures established by the Oklahoma
636	1029		Constitution, including consideration by the Governor. T he term
637	1030		shall include proposed laws of a general nature and proposed special
638	1031		or local laws. The procedures of these Rules applicable to the
639	1032		introduction and passage of bills shall also apply to the
640	1033		introduction and passage of joint resolutions.
641		-
642	1034		6.2 – Filing Deadline
643		-
644	1035		(a) The filing deadlines for introduction of bills and joint
645	1036		resolutions shall be established in consultation between the House
646	1037		of Representatives and the Senate.
647		-
648	1038		(b) Legislative deadlines previously agreed to by the House of
649	1039		Representatives shall be inapplicable to:
650		-
651	1040		1. measures which propose a special or local law as governed by
652	1041		Section 6.10 of this Rule;
653		-
654	1042		2. measures authored by the chairpersons and vice –chairpersons
655	1043		of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and the Senate
656	1044		Appropriations Committee which affect the receipt, expenditure, or
657	1045		budgeting of state funds or funds under the control of an entity
658	1046		created by state law; or
659		-
660	1047		3. measures authored by the Speaker of the House of
661	1048		Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the S enate and
662	1049		which are deemed by them to be necessary for the preservation of the
663	1050		public peace, health, and safety;
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666	1078		of the House Redistricting Committee and the Senate Redistricting
667		-	Committee which affect the legislative apportionment; or ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 16
668		-
	1079	+	Committee which affect the legislative apportionment; or
669	1080		5. measures introduced or authorized by the Speaker.
670		-
671	1081		6.3 – Numbering
672		-
673	1082		(a) Bills and joint resolutions introduced in the Second
674	1083		Regular Session of a Legislature shall be numbered consecutively
675	1084		with the last bill and joint resolution, respectively, introduced in
676	1085		the First Regular Session of the same Legislature.
677		-
678	1086		(b) Simple and concurrent resolutions introduced in the Second
679	1087		Regular Session of a Legislature shall be numbered consecutively
680	1088		with the last simple and concurrent resolution, respectively,
681	1089		introduced in the First Regular Session of the same Legislature.
682		-
683	1090		6.4 – Introduction
684		-
685	1091		(a) All bills and resolutions shall be accompanied by the name
686	1092		or names of the member or members introducing the bill or
687	1093		resolution, shall have a title stating the subject matter contained
688	1094		therein and shall include the request number assigned to the bill or
689	1095		resolution by the staff of the House.
690		-
691	1096		(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no
692	1097		member of the House of Representa tives shall be the principal author
693	1098		of more than eight (8) House bills or joint reso lutions during a
694	1099		session of the Legislature.
695	1100
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696	1126		(c) The provisions of paragraph (b) of this section shall not
697	1127		apply to:
698		-
699	1128		1. measures containing budgetary matters of which the principal
700	1129		author is the Chairperson of the Appropriations and Budget Committee
701	1130		of the House;
702		-
703	1131		2. measures related to legislative apportionment of which the
704	1132		principal author is the Chairperson of the Redistricting Committee
705	1133		of the House;
706		-
707	1134		3. bills introduced for the purpose specified in 75 O.S.,
708	1135		Section 23.1;
709		-
710	1136		4. measures introduced for t he purpose of disapproving or
711	1137		approving agency rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures
712		-	Act; ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 17
713		-
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714	1139		5. bills introduced for the purpose of implementing the
715	1140		Oklahoma Sunset Law;
716		-
717	1141		6. bills that only repeal or delete, without substantive
718	1142		replacement, provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes;
719		-
720	1143		7. bills that carry over from the First Regular Session to the
721	1144		Second Regular Session pursuant to Rule 6.9;
722		-
723	1145		8. simple or concurrent resolu tions; and
724		-
725	1146		9. any other measure authorized by the Speaker.
726		-
727	1147		6.5 – Authorship
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729	1174		(a) Principal Author – A House bill or resolution may have only
730	1175		one Principal Author and shall be the Member that is listed as the
731	1176		Principal Author on a bill or resolution.
732		-
733	1177		(b) Author – An Author is a Member who authors a House bill or
734	1178		resolution prior to the introduction of the House bill or
735	1179		resolution.
736		-
737	1180		(c) Coauthor – A Coauthor is a Member who authors a House bill
738	1181		or resolution after the introduction of the House bill or
739	1182		resolution.
740		-
741	1183		6.6 – Principal Senate Author of a House Bill or Resolution
742		-
743	1184		(a) While a House bill, joint resolution, or concurrent
744	1185		resolution is within the physical control of the House, the
745	1186		principal House author of the bill or resolution shall have full and
746	1187		complete discretion in determining who the principal Senate author
747	1188		of the bill or resolution shall be.
748		-
749	1189		(b) No bill or resolution lacking a principal Senate author
750	1190		shall be scheduled for Floor consideration, unless authorized by the
751	1191		Speaker, except that th e withdrawal of the principal Senate author,
752	1192		after the bill or resolution is schedul ed for Floor consideration,
753	1193		shall not preclude the House from considering the bill or
754	1194		resolution.
755		-
756	1195		6.7 – Procedures Governing Simple and Concurrent Resolutions
757		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 18
758	1196		(a) Except as exempted by paragraph (b) of this section, the
759	1197		following classes of simple and concurrent resolutions shall lie
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760	1224		over one (1) legislative day after introduction, after which they
761	1225		may be called up for consideration:
762		-
763	1226		1. resolutions requesting information f rom any of the executive
764	1227		or judicial departments, from county and municipal officers , or from
765	1228		corporate entities or persons; or
766		-
767	1229		2. resolutions giving rise to debate.
768		-
769	1230		(b) The following classes of simple and concurrent resolutions
770	1231		may be taken up the same legislative day they are introduced:
771		-
772	1232		1. resolutions relating to business immediately before the
773	1233		House;
774		-
775	1234		2. resolutions relating to business of the day on which they
776	1235		may be offered;
777		-
778	1236		3. resolutions reported from the House Rules Committee
779	1237		proposing adoption of a special rule or rules; or
780		-
781	1238		4. resolutions relating to adjournment or recess .
782		-
783	1239		(c) Upon taking up a motion to adopt a simple or concurrent
784	1240		resolution, said motion shall be subject to amendment and debate.
785		-
786	1241		(d) A motion to amend shall be in order immediately but
787	1242		amendments proposed to simple and concurrent resolutions shall be
788	1243		electronically submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk prior to
789	1244		consideration by the House.
790		-
791	1245		(e) The House shall not consider any proposed amendments not
792	1246		germane to the subject of a simple or concurrent resolution under
793	1247		consideration.
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795	1274		(f) Debate on the question of adoption of a simple or
796	1275		concurrent resolution shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes,
797	1276		equally divided between the proponents and opponents of the
798	1277		resolution, provided that no member speak for more than ten (10)
799	1278		minutes.
800		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 19
801	1279		(g) Five (5) minutes of the time allocated to the proponents of
802	1280		the resolution shall be reserved to the principal author, and the
803	1281		principal author shall have the right to close the debate.
804		-
805	1282		(h) Any simple or concurrent resolution may be referred by the
806	1283		Speaker to an appropr iate committee.
807		-
808	1284		6.8 – Final Action
809		-
810	1285		(a) The following action shall constitute final action on any
811	1286		bill or resolution:
812		-
813	1287		1. committee recommendation, including any oversight committee
814	1288		recommendation or any policy committee recommendation of "Do Not
815	1289		Pass";
816		-
817	1290		2. if a motion to reconsider the vote on Third Reading or
818	1291		Fourth Reading fails to prevail or expires;
819		-
820	1292		3. if a motion to table the motion to reconsider prevails; or
821		-
822	1293		4. if a vote is taken on Third Reading or Fourth Reading and no
823	1294		notice is served to recon sider the vote.
824		-
825	1295		(b) If final action is such as to defeat a bill or resolution,
826	1296		no other bill or resolution having the same effect and covering the
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827	1323		same specific subject ma tter shall be considered by the House of
828	1324		Representatives during either session of the current Legislature.
829		-
830	1325		6.9 – Carry–over Bills and Joint Resolutions
831		-
832	1326		Any bill or joint resolution pending in the House at the sine
833	1327		die adjournment of the First Regular Sessi on of a Legislature shall
834	1328		carry over to the Second Regular Session with the same sta tus as if
835	1329		there had been no adjournment; provided, however, that this Rule
836	1330		shall not apply to bills and joint resolutions pending in a
837	1331		conference committee at the time of s ine die adjournment.
838		-
839	1332		6.10 – Special or Local Laws
840		-
841	1333		(a) The House of Representatives shall not consider proposed
842	1334		local or special legislation on subjects prohibited by the Oklahoma
843	1335		Constitution.
844		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 20
845	1336		(b) No special or local law shall be considered by the Hous e of
846	1337		Representatives unless passage of a general law would be
847	1338		ineffective.
848		-
849	1339		(c) A bill or joint resolution under consideration by the House
850	1340		shall be presumed not to be special or local legislation unless the
851	1341		principal author so declares in writing prior to presentation of the
852	1342		measure on the House Floor.
853		-
854	1343		(d) Prior to consideration of special or local legislation in
855	1344		the House of Representatives:
856		-
857	1345		1. notice of the intended introduction of a proposed local or
858	1346		special law shall be first published for four (4) c onsecutive weeks
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859	1373		in a newspaper of weekly or general circulation in the city or
860	1374		county affected by the proposed law;
861		-
862	1375		2. the notice shall state in substance the contents of the
863	1376		proposed law;
864		-
865	1377		3. verified proof of such publication as required by this
866	1378		section shall be filed with the Office of the Oklahoma Secretary of
867	1379		State; and
868		-
869	1380		4. verified proof of such publication as required by this
870	1381		section shall be published in the House Journal no later than the
871	1382		legislative day prior to the day the measure is considered on the
872	1383		House Floor.
873		-
874	1384		(e) The presiding officer shall not entertain points of order,
875	1385		requests for information, or parliamentary inquires pertaining to
876	1386		whether a bill or joint resolution pending before the House is
877	1387		special or local legislation.
878		-
879	1388		6.11 – Revenue–Raising Measures
880		-
881	1389		(a) A bill or joint resolution under consideration by the House
882	1390		shall be presumed not to be a revenue –raising measure within the
883	1391		meaning of Article V, Section 33 of the Oklahoma Constitution unless
884	1392		the bill or joint resolution has been designated as a revenue –
885	1393		raising measure by the Majority Floor Leader.
886		-
887	1394		(b) Prior to consideration of a bill or joint resolution
888	1395		designated as a revenue –raising measure pursuant to this section,
889		-	the Majority Floor Leader shall rise and announce to the full House ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 21
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890	1423		the designation of the bill or joint resolution as a revenue –raising
891	1424		measure and the announcement shall be published in the House
892	1425		Journal.
893		-
894	1426		(c) The presiding officer shall not entertain points of order,
895	1427		requests for information, or parliamentary inq uiries pertaining to
896	1428		whether a bill or joint resolution pending before the House is a
897	1429		revenue–raising measure.
898		-
899	1430		(d) Prior to ordering the vote on final passage of a revenue –
900	1431		raising measure, the presiding officer shall announce the vote
901	1432		required for final p assage. As used in this section, final passage
902	1433		shall be defined as the vote on Third Reading or Fourth Reading of a
903	1434		bill or joint resolution.
904		-
905	1435		RULE SEVEN
906		-
907	1436		COMMITTEES
908		-
909	1437		IN GENERAL
910		-
911	1438		7.1 – Definitions
912		-
913	1439		(a) A standing committee is a committee, oversight committee,
914	1440		or policy committee appointed by the Speaker of the House pursuant
915	1441		to Rule 1.8 which continues as a distinct entity for the duration of
916	1442		the biennium unless dissolved by the Speaker. Unless specifically
917	1443		otherwise provided by these Rules, the term "committ ee" includes
918	1444		both a policy committee and an oversight committee.
919	1445
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920	1471		(b) An oversight committee is a committee appointed by the
921	1472		Speaker of the House pursuant to Rule 1.8 in order to consider a
922	1473		measure favorably reported by a policy committee.
923		-
924	1474		(c) A policy committee is a committee appointed by the Speaker
925	1475		of the House pursuant to Rule 1.8 in order to evaluate a measure
926	1476		assigned to the policy committee by an oversight committee.
927		-
928	1477		(d) A standing subcommittee is a subcommittee appointed by the
929	1478		Speaker of the House pursuant to Rule 1.8 which exercises oversight
930	1479		or other specific authority assigned to it by the Speaker and
931	1480		reports directly to a standing committee, but does not include a
932	1481		policy committee.
933		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 22
934	1482		(e) A special committee is a committee appointed by the Speak er
935	1483		of the House pursuant to Rule 1.8 which carries out a particular
936	1484		task defined at the time of the committee’s creation and
937	1485		appointment. Upon completion of the task assigned to the special
938	1486		committee, the special committee is immediately dissolved.
939		-
940	1487		(f) A conference committee is a committee tasked with resolving
941	1488		differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate. A
942	1489		conference committee consists of members from both chambers with the
943	1490		House members of a conference committee being appointed by the
944	1491		Speaker of the House pursuant to Rule 1.9.
945		-
946	1492		7.2 – Open Meetings
947		-
948	1493		All meetings of all committees shall be open to the public,
949	1494		subject to the authority of the chairperson to maintain order and
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950	1521		decorum. A chairperson, with the approval of the Speaker, may close
951	1522		a committee meeting or portion thereof, and the record of such
952	1523		meeting may not disclose the identity of the witness appearing
953	1524		before the committee, if necessary to preserve physical security,
954	1525		including the protection of a witness.
955		-
956	1526		7.3 – Timing, Location, and Deadlines of Meetings
957		-
958	1527		(a) The Speaker of the House, or designee, shall de termine the
959	1528		dates for committee deadlines within the General Order periods of
960	1529		the biennium.
961		-
962	1530		(b) Committees shall meet at the call of the committee Chair
963	1531		within the dates, times, and locations designated by the Speaker.
964		-
965	1532		(c) No committee shall sit during a floor session of the House
966	1533		without special leave from the Speaker.
967		-
968	1534		CHAPTER A – STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
969		-
970	1535		7.4 – Authority of the Chair
971		-
972	1536		(a) All standing, oversight, policy, and special committees and
973	1537		subcommittees shall be governed by the House Rul es applicable to
974	1538		committee proceedings.
975		-
976	1539		(b) Chairpersons shall ensure the efficient operation of the
977	1540		committees or subcommittees. Such authority shall include:
978		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 23
979	1541		1. presiding over the committees or subcommittees;
980		-
981	1542		2. establishing the calendar for the committees or
982	1543		subcommittees;
983		-
984	1544		3. recognition of members or presenters;
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986	1571		4. deciding all questions of procedure in the committees or
987	1572		subcommittees, subject to appeal; and
988		-
989	1573		5. determining the order in which legislation is considered in
990	1574		a committee or subcommi ttee. Consent calendars shall not be utilized
991	1575		in committees or subcommittees.
992		-
993	1576		(c) The chairperson shall exercise all authority necessary to
994	1577		maintain order and decorum, inc luding the authority to require all
995	1578		persons present to silence all electronic devices and to request the
996	1579		Sergeant at Arms to clear the committee room of a person or persons
997	1580		causing disruption.
998		-
999	1581		(d) In case of a chairperson's absence, the vice –chairperson
1000	1582		shall assume all duties of the chairperson until the chairperson's
1001	1583		return or replacement.
1002		-
1003	1584		(e) The chairperson shall cause to be created an official
1004	1585		report recording the ayes and the nays as required by Rule 7.7. For
1005	1586		any measure reported favorably by a pol icy committee, or with
1006	1587		respect to which a "Do Not Pass" motion was adopted, the chairperson
1007	1588		of the policy committee shall cause to be created an official report
1008	1589		recording the ayes and nays which report shall be prepared using a
1009	1590		suitable method for the acti on of the policy committee to be
1010	1591		communicated to the Chair of the applicable oversig ht committee.
1011		-
1012	1592		(f) No person shall address the committee or subcommittee
1013	1593		unless first recognized by the chairperson for that purpose and no
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1014	1620		persons other than members of th e House shall be recognized to offer
1015	1621		debate.
1016		-
1017	1622		(g) All motions offered in any committee or a subcommittee
1018	1623		meeting shall require a second to receive further consideration.
1019		-
1020	1624		(h) A committee or subcommittee, including any oversight
1021	1625		committee or any policy comm ittee, may only take up bills or
1022	1626		resolutions for consideration if a quorum of the co mmittee or
1023		-	subcommittee is present. A quorum is a majority of the members of ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 24~~
	1627	+	subcommittee is present. A quorum is a majority of the members of
1024	1628		the committee or subcommittee, excluding the ex officio members of
1025	1629		the committee or subcommitt ee, but the ex officio members may count
1026	1630		toward the presence of a quorum in a committee or its subcommittees.
1027		-
1028	1631		(i) When a bill or resolution is taken up for consideration,
1029	1632		the principal House author or another member designated by the
1030	1633		principal House autho r shall be recognized for explanation of the
1031	1634		bill or resolution if he or she so desi res. In the event the
1032	1635		chairperson of the committee is presenting the measure under
1033	1636		consideration, the chairperson shall not also preside over the
1034	1637		committee while his or he r bill or resolution is under
1035	1638		consideration.
1036		-
1037	1639		(j) The House author shall be given the opportunity to answer
1038	1640		questions put by members of the committee or other persons
1039	1641		recognized by the chairperson.
1040		-
1041	1642		(k) The chairperson shall provide opportunity for present ation
1042	1643		of amendments to the bill or resolution by the House author, any
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1043	1670		member of the committee, or any other member of the House, as
1044	1671		governed by Rule 7.6.
1045		-
1046	1672		(l) Amendments shall be considered in the order they appear in
1047	1673		the bill or resolution, or in the ord er they are presented to the
1048	1674		committee. The chairperson shall resolve any conflict resulting
1049	1675		from claimed priority of presentation.
1050		-
1051	1676		(m) The author of an amendment shall explain the amendment and
1052	1677		be afforded the opportunity to answer questions about the a mendment
1053	1678		put by members of the committee, the author of the bill or
1054	1679		resolution, or other persons recognized by the chairperson.
1055		-
1056	1680		(n) The chairperson may recognize any person for comment on the
1057	1681		proposed legislation or amendments. The chairperson may limit the
1058	1682		amount of time for any such comment.
1059		-
1060	1683		(o) Any questions of procedure not provided for within these
1061	1684		Rules shall be governed by the ruling of the chairperson. In making
1062	1685		his or her ruling, the chairperson shall rely upon the latest
1063	1686		edition of Mason’s Man ual of Legislative Procedure. Where a
1064	1687		conflict exists between a provision within th ese Rules and a
1065	1688		provision within Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure, the House
1066	1689		Rule shall control.
1067		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 25
1068	1690		(p) Any member may rise to a point of order against any other
1069	1691		member when, in the member's opinion, such member is proceeding out
1070	1692		of order. The member raising the point of order must cite the
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1072	1720		order shall be decided by the presiding officer without debate.
1073		-
1074	1721		(q) The decisions of the Chair on questions of procedure and
1075	1722		points of order shall be subject to appeal as follows:
1076		-
1077	1723		1. an appeal must be lodged immediately;
1078		-
1079	1724		2. an appeal shall not be raised by anyone other than a member
1080	1725		of the committee or subcommittee whe rein such a question arises;
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1082	1726		3. an appeal must be seconded by two other members of the
1083	1727		committee or subcommittee to receive further consideration;
1084		-
1085	1728		4. all appeals shall be decided without debate, except that the
1086	1729		member taking said appeal shall be afforded one (1) minute in which
1087	1730		to state the reasons for the member's appeal and the Chair may state
1088	1731		the reasons for the Chair's decision; and
1089		-
1090	1732		5. no ruling of the Chair shall be overturned except:
1091		-
1092	1733		i) upon a majority of the members of the committee or
1093	1734		subcommittee voting in the negative upon the question: "Shall the
1094	1735		decision of the Chair be the decision of the committee [or
1095	1736		subcommittee]"; or
1096		-
1097	1737		ii) upon a ruling of the presiding officer, while the House is
1098	1738		in Session, on a point of order raised on procedural viola tions that
1099	1739		occurred in committee, provided the committee Chair shall be
1100	1740		afforded one (1) minute to explain their decision on the Floor prior
1101	1741		to the ruling of the presiding officer. This ruling is subject to
1102	1742		appeal.
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1104	1769		(r) The chairperson of a full committee , other than an
1105	1770		oversight committee, may refer to a subcommittee or reassign from a
1106	1771		subcommittee any legislation, proposal , or inquiry; provided,
1107	1772		however, no subcommittee shall be permitted to report directly to
1108	1773		the House, but rather shall report to the fu ll committee. Except as
1109	1774		otherwise authorized in these Rules, no measure other than one
1110	1775		assigned directly to the House Calendar shall be considered by the
1111	1776		full House unless such measure shall have been considered in a
1112		-	policy committee and received a ~~favorable~~ recommendation by both a ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 26~~
	1777	+	policy committee and received a favora ble recommendation by both a
1113	1778		policy committee and an oversight committee. The chairperson of an
1114	1779		oversight committee shall cause an oversight committee report to be
1115	1780		prepared indicating the action taken by the oversight committee with
1116	1781		respect to the measure .
1117		-
1118	1782		(s) Except for legislation recommended by the Rules Committee
1119	1783		or the Appropriations and Budget Committee, all legislation
1120	1784		originating in the House which is recommended by a committee to the
1121	1785		full House shall contain a complete Title and an Enacting or
1122	1786		Resolving Clause.
1123		-
1124	1787		(t) The committee or subcommittee chairperson shall sign all
1125	1788		reports required or permitted by these Rules. The committee
1126	1789		chairperson shall sign all subpoenas as permitted by Rule 7.13, but
1127	1790		shall not sign any subpoena prior to signature by the Speaker of the
1128	1791		House.
1129		-
1130	1792		7.5 – Notice of Meetings
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1132	1819		(a) Except as otherwise provide d by this paragraph, all
1133	1820		committees and subcommittees, including policy committees, shall
1134	1821		provide at least forty –eight (48) hours notice of a meeting. An
1135	1822		oversight committee shall provide at least twenty -four (24) hours
1136	1823		notice of a meeting. Notice of the meeting shall be published
1137	1824		through an appropriate public medium such as the House website or
1138	1825		electronic mail, unless notice requirement is waived by the Speaker.
1139		-
1140	1826		(b) A notice shall state the date, time, and place of a meeting
1141	1827		and shall include a listing and sufficient title for identification
1142	1828		of any and all bills to be considered by the committee, oversight
1143	1829		committee, policy committee, or subcommittee holding the meeting.
1144	1830		The measure’s principal author and the members of the committee,
1145	1831		oversight committee, policy committee, or subcommittee shall be
1146	1832		provided separate notice.
1147		-
1148	1833		(c) If a committee, oversight committee, policy committee, or
1149	1834		subcommittee is scheduled for a regu lar meeting, but does not plan
1150	1835		to meet, a notice stating that no meeting is to be he ld shall be
1151	1836		posted.
1152		-
1153	1837		(d) Bills or resolutions published on a meeting notice but not
1154	1838		considered shall not be taken up in a subsequent committee meeting
1155	1839		unless said bills or resolutions are listed on the meeting notice
1156	1840		announcing the items of business to be considered in the later
1157		-	meeting. ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 27
1158		-
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1159	1842		7.6 – Amendments
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1160	1868
1161	1869		(a) Committees and subcommittees, including oversight
1162	1870		committees and policy committees, may only consider amendments
1163	1871		presented in final written form prior to adoption.
1164		-
1165	1872		(b) Any member of the House may of fer an amendment to any bill
1166	1873		or resolution being considered by any committee or subcommittee and
1167	1874		shall be recognized to introduce the amendment. If not a member of
1168	1875		the committee or subcommittee, a member who offers an amendment must
1169	1876		comply with the amendment filing deadline of this Rule and be
1170	1877		present at the meeting at which the amendment is considered. If the
1171	1878		member is not present, the amendment may only be considered if taken
1172	1879		up and offered by a member of the committee or subcommittee.
1173		-
1174	1880		(c) Any member offering an amendment, including a member of the
1175	1881		committee or subcommittee, must submit the proposed amendment in
1176	1882		electronic form to the chairperson by 4:30 p.m. the legisla tive day
1177	1883		before the meeting of the committee or subcommittee. The
1178	1884		chairperson may, at his or her discretion, waive or set a later
1179	1885		deadline than contained in this Rule.
1180		-
1181	1886		(d) Amendments offered to any House bill or resolution under
1182	1887		consideration by a commit tee or subcommittee shall be germane to the
1183	1888		subject of the introduced bill or resolu tion. Amendments offered to
1184	1889		any Senate bill or resolution under consideration by a committee or
1185	1890		subcommittee shall be germane to the subject of the engrossed
1186	1891		version of the Senate bill or resolution.
1187	1892
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1188	1918		(e) When considering a measure section by section, a motion to
1189	1919		strike a section when such section is under individual consideration
1190	1920		shall not be subject to the time constraints established by this
1191	1921		Rule for consideration of com mittee amendments.
1192		-
1193	1922		(f) When considering a measure section by section, the Title o r
1194	1923		Enacting or Resolving Clause of a bill or joint resolution may not
1195	1924		be stricken except as provided in Rule 7.4(s).
1196		-
1197	1925		(g) Amendments approved by any committee shall be incor porated
1198	1926		into the bill or resolution the same as if included in the
1199	1927		introduced bill or resolution.
1200		-
1201	1928		7.7 – Voting
1202		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 28
1203	1929		(a) All votes in committees or subcommittees, including
1204	1930		oversight committees and policy committees, shall be conducted in
1205	1931		open public meetings o f that committee, except that two -thirds (2/3)
1206	1932		of the members of any standing, speci al, or oversight committee,
1207	1933		including ex officio members, may report a bill or resolution out of
1208	1934		committee by signing a written report. If a written report is
1209	1935		prepared by a member other than the chairperson of the committee, a
1210	1936		written notice that a report is being prepared shall be given to the
1211	1937		chairperson prior to the circulation of the report for signatures.
1212	1938		No measure may be reported out of a policy committee using the
1213	1939		discharge procedure in this paragraph.
1214		-
1215	1940		(b) Only the vote on recommendation for fina l passage out of
1216	1941		full standing committee or an oversight committee to the full House
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1217	1968		concerning a bill or resolution shall be by recorded vote.
1218	1969		Recommendation for final pa ssage out of committee, such motion need
1219	1970		only receive a majority of those voting, a quorum being present.
1220		-
1221	1971		(c) As used in this section, "recommendation for final passage
1222		-	out of committee" means a "Do Pass" , "Do Pass as Amended" , or a "Do
	1972	+	out of committee" means a "Do Pass," "Do Pass as Amended," or a "Do
1223	1973		Not Pass" motion. A "Do Pass" motion takes precedence over any
1224	1974		other motions for final passage.
1225		-
1226	1975		(d) Only those committee members present may vote on any
1227	1976		matter. No person shall cast a vote on behalf of any committee
1228	1977		member eligible to vote in any House committee.
1229		-
1230	1978		7.8 – Committee Recommendations
1231		-
1232	1979		(a) When any standing full committee or an oversight committee
1233	1980		returns a bill or resolution with the recommendation of “Do Pass” or
1234		-	“Do Pass as Amended” , the bill or resolution shall be published on
	1981	+	“Do Pass as Amended,” the bill or resolution shall be published on
1235	1982		the House Calendar in numerica l order by bill or resolution number
1236	1983		under the heading “Bills on General Order” or “ Joint Resolutions on
1237	1984		General Order”.
1238		-
1239	1985		(b) If a committee does not return a bill or resolution with
1240		-	the recommendation of ~~eit her~~ "Do Pass", "Do Pass as Amended" , or "Do
1241		-	Not Pass", the bill or resolution shall remain the ~~pr operty~~ of the
	1986	+	the recommendation of either "Do Pass," "Do Pass as Amended," or "Do
	1987	+	Not Pass," the bill or resolution shall remain the property of the
1242	1988		committee, unless the bill or resolution is placed directly on the
1243	1989		House Calendar by the Speaker or is discharged pursuant to Rule 7.7
1244	1990		or 7.12.
1245		-
1246	1991		7.9 – Final Action
1247		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 29
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1248	2018		When any committee, including any oversight committee or any
1249	2019		policy committee, returns a bill or resolution with the
1250		-	recommendation of "Do Not Pass" , this shall constitute final action
	2020	+	recommendation of "Do Not Pass," this shall constitute final action
1251	2021		only if the recommendation was adopted by a majority of the members
1252	2022		of the committee.
1253		-
1254	2023		7.10 – Petition for Committee Hearing
1255		-
1256	2024		(a) After assignment to a standing or special committee, the
1257	2025		principal author of a bill or resolution shall be entitled to have
1258	2026		such bill or joint resolution considered by a vote of the committee
1259	2027		at least four (4) legislative days prior to the final date for Third
1260	2028		Reading in either regular session. Such a petition must be
1261	2029		electronically signed by a majority of the members of the committee.
1262	2030		Ex officio members of a committee may electronically sign such
1263	2031		petitions and shall count towa rds the necessary signatures as
1264	2032		required by this section.
1265		-
1266	2033		(b) A majority of the members of the policy committee to which
1267	2034		a measure has been assigned may file a petition in order for the
1268	2035		measure to be withdrawn from the policy committee and re -assigned to
1269	2036		the oversight committee with applicable jurisdiction over the
1270	2037		measure. The petition must be electronically signed by a majority
1271	2038		of the members of the policy committee. Ex officio members of the
1272	2039		policy committee may be counted towards the requirement for
1273	2040		signatures on the petition. If the petition receives enough
1274	2041		signatures, then the measure shall be withdrawn from the policy
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1276	2069		jurisdiction of the oversight committee to which the measure was
1277	2070		originally assigned.
1278		-
1279	2071		(c) The petitions provided for by this section shall be
1280	2072		electronically submitted to the Chief Clerk of the House. The Chief
1281	2073		Clerk shall determine if the petition contains the necessary
1282	2074		signatures. If the petition contains the necessar y signatures, the
1283	2075		Chief Clerk shall forward the petition to the appropriate committee
1284	2076		chair.
1285		-
1286	2077		7.11 – Bill Summary
1287		-
1288	2078		(a) All bills and joint resolutions shall be accompanied by a
1289	2079		bill summary. The bill summary shall include a description of any
1290	2080		repealers contained in a bill or joint resolution.
1291		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 30
1292	2081		(b) All bills affecting any retirement system authorized by law
1293	2082		shall be accompanied by a bill summary which shall include an
1294	2083		estimate of the cost and actuarial analysis of the measure upon
1295	2084		being reported favorably by any standing committee unless the
1296	2085		actuarial analysis for the bill is governed by the Oklahoma Pension
1297	2086		Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act. The estimate and actuarial
1298	2087		analysis shall be prepared by an actuary engaged by the House of
1299	2088		Representatives.
1300		-
1301	2089		(c) The accuracy of the bill summary or actuarial analysis
1302	2090		contained within the bill summa ry shall not be a basis for a point
1303	2091		of order under these Rules.
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1304	2117
1305	2118		(d) The principal House author may publish what he or she
1306	2119		believes to be the "legislative intent" of the me asure in question.
1307	2120		Such a document shall not be drafted by persons employed within the
1308	2121		Legal, Fiscal, or Research Divisions of the House Staff; however,
1309	2122		the principal House author may consult with such employees as
1310	2123		needed.
1311		-
1312	2124		7.12 – Discharge from Committee
1313		-
1314	2125		(a) Any bill or resolution may be discharged from any standing
1315	2126		committee of the Hou se or from any oversight committee of the House
1316	2127		upon a request electronically signed by two –thirds (2/3) of the
1317	2128		members of the House.
1318		-
1319	2129		(b) The bill or resolution in questio n shall be identified on
1320	2130		the face of the petition and an electronic copy of the measure shall
1321	2131		be attached to the discharge petition.
1322		-
1323	2132		(c) The request for discharge of a bill or resolution and the
1324	2133		attached measure shall be electronically submitted to the Ch ief
1325	2134		Clerk of the House. No other person except the principal House
1326	2135		author of the measure in question shall submit a discharge petition
1327		-	to the Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk shall determine if ~~t he~~
1328		-	~~discharge~~ petition contains the necessary signatures as ~~required~~ by
1329		-	~~this~~ section. If the ~~disc harge~~ petition contains the necessary
	2136	+	to the Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk shall determine if the discharge
	2137	+	petition contains the necessary signatures as requi red by this
	2138	+	section. If the discharge petition contains the necessary
1330	2139		signatures, the Chief Clerk shall forward the petition to the
1331	2140		Speaker of the House, or designee.
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1333	2167		(d) Upon receipt of the discharge petition from the Chief Clerk
1334	2168		of the House, the Spe aker of the House, or designee, shall place the
1335		-	bill or resolution on the daily ~~House~~ floor agenda. The Chief Clerk ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 31~~
	2169	+	bill or resolution on the daily Hous e floor agenda. The Chief Clerk
1336	2170		of the House shall cause the discharge petition, along with the
1337	2171		attached measure, to be published upon the House website.
1338		-
1339	2172		(e) The Speaker of the House, or designee, shall not place a
1340	2173		bill or resolution on the daily House floor agenda if the discharge
1341	2174		petition pertaining to the bill or resolution was filed after 12:00
1342	2175		noon on the Tuesday immediately prior to the final date for Third
1343	2176		Reading in either regular session.
1344		-
1345	2177		7.13 – Oversight Powers and Responsibilities of Committees and
1346	2178		Subcommittees
1347		-
1348	2179		(a) Committees and subcommittees, including oversight
1349	2180		committees and policy committees, are authorized:
1350		-
1351	2181		1. to maintain a continuous review of the work of the state
1352	2182		agencies concerned with their subject areas and the performance of
1353	2183		the functions of government within each subject area;
1354		-
1355	2184		2. to invite public officials, public employees, and private
1356	2185		individuals to appear before the committees or subcommittees to
1357	2186		submit information;
1358		-
1359	2187		3. to request reports from departments and agencies perform ing
1360	2188		functions reasonably related to the committees’ jurisdictions;
1361		-
1362	2189		4. to complete the interim projects assigned by the Speaker;
1363	2190		and
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1365	2217		5. to conduct such other business as d irected by the Speaker.
1366		-
1367	2218		(b) Each committee or subcommittee, including any oversight
1368	2219		committee or policy committee, has the reasonable right and
1369	2220		authority to inspect and investigate the books, records, papers,
1370	2221		documents, data, operation, and physical plant of any public agency
1371	2222		in this state.
1372		-
1373	2223		(c) The chairperson, vice –chairperson, or a me mber designated
1374	2224		by the chairperson or vice –chairperson may administer all oaths and
1375	2225		affirmations to witnesses who appear before such committees to
1376	2226		testify in any matter req uiring evidence.
1377		-
1378	2227		(d) In order to carry out the duties of the committee, and its
1379	2228		subcommittees, the chairperson of each committee with approval of
1380		-	the Speaker, may issue subpoenas and other necessary process to ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 32~~
	2229	+	the Speaker, may issue subpoenas and other necessary process to
1381	2230		compel the attendance of witnesses either bef ore the committee or
1382	2231		subcommittee or at deposition and the production of any books,
1383	2232		letters, or other documentary evidence required by such committee.
1384		-
1385	2233		(e) In the event a committee must subpoena a witness or
1386	2234		witnesses, or otherwise subpoena production of d ocuments, materials,
1387	2235		or other evidence, such subpoenas shall be limited to matters
1388	2236		reasonably related to the areas of legislative responsibility
1389	2237		delegated to the committee and shall be within the reasonable scope
1390	2238		of the committee's investigation.
1391		-
1392	2239		(f) If the committee shall require the deposition of witnesses,
1393	2240		either residing within or wi thout the state, such depositions shall
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1394	2267		be taken in the manner prescribed by law for the taking of
1395	2268		depositions in civil actions in the district courts. Witnesses
1396	2269		shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid in civil cases
1397	2270		in district courts.
1398		-
1399	2271		CHAPTER B – CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
1400		-
1401	2272		7.14 – Appointment of Conference Committees
1402		-
1403	2273		(a) The House chairpersons, vice –chairpersons, and members of a
1404	2274		conference committee shall be appoi nted by the Speaker pursuant to
1405	2275		Rule 1.9.
1406		-
1407	2276		(b) Once a measure is in conference, the chairperson of the
1408	2277		standing conference committee to which the measure is assigned may,
1409	2278		if requested by the principal author, schedule presentation of the
1410	2279		measure.
1411		-
1412	2280		(c) No measure shall be assigned to a standing conference
1413	2281		committee which does not include among its membership the
1414	2282		chairperson and vice –chairperson of the standing committee from
1415	2283		which the same measure was reported during General Order.
1416		-
1417	2284		7.15 – Presentation and Signatures on Conference Committee
1418	2285		Reports
1419		-
1420	2286		(a) A conference committee report, other t han one which
1421	2287		proposes only restoration of the Title and/or Enacting Clause or
1422	2288		states that conferees are unable to agree, shall be presented to a
1423	2289		standing conference commit tee subject to the following requirements:
1424		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 33
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1425	2316		1. the presentation shall not be scheduled earlier than the
1426	2317		next calendar day after electronic publication;
1427		-
1428	2318		2. the presentation shall be made in person;
1429		-
1430	2319		3. no person except the principal House author of the mea sure
1431	2320		or another House member designated by the principal House author
1432	2321		shall present the report;
1433		-
1434	2322		4. no member of the standing conference committee shall add
1435	2323		their electronic signature to the report until such report is
1436	2324		presented in person; and
1437		-
1438	2325		5. the chairperson of the standing conference committee shall
1439	2326		determine the procedures of the presentation, except as otherwise
1440	2327		specifically provided for in these Rules.
1441		-
1442	2328		(b) Upon being opened for signature by the chairperson of the
1443	2329		standing conference committee, a conference committee report which
1444	2330		proposes only to restore the Title and/or Enactin g Clause of a
1445	2331		measure or states that conferees are unable to agree may be
1446	2332		electronically signed by members of the standing conference
1447	2333		committee.
1448		-
1449	2334		(c) Members of a standin g conference committee may add or
1450	2335		remove their electronic signatures at any time prior to the time a
1451	2336		House conference committee report is closed for submission or
1452	2337		withdrawn by the principal House author.
1453		-
1454	2338		(d) Members of a standing conference committee may add or
1455	2339		remove their electronic signatures at any time prior to the time a
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1456	2366		Senate conference committee report ceases to be in possession of the
1457	2367		House of Representatives.
1458		-
1459	2368		7.16 – Presentation Before Standing Conference Committee
1460		-
1461	2369		(a) All presentations mad e before standing conference
1462	2370		committees shall be open to the public, subject to the authority of
1463	2371		the chairperson to maintain order and decorum.
1464		-
1465	2372		(b) Members of the public may be allowed to speak about the
1466	2373		proposed conference committee report that is being presented to the
1467	2374		standing conference committee, subject to the authority of the
1468	2375		chairperson to maintain order and decorum.
1469		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 34
1470	2376		(c) All standing conference committees shall provide reasonable
1471	2377		public notice of a presentation.
1472		-
1473	2378		(d) The notice shall state the d ate, time, and place of a
1474	2379		presentation.
1475		-
1476	2380		(e) The notice shall include a listing and sufficient title for
1477	2381		identification of the bills to be presented to the standing
1478	2382		conference committee.
1479		-
1480	2383		7.17 – Timing of Presentations
1481		-
1482	2384		(a) The chairperson of a conference committee shall schedule a
1483	2385		presentation of conference committee reports within the dates,
1484	2386		times, and locations designated by the Speaker.
1485		-
1486	2387		(b) The chairperson of a conference committee shall not
1487	2388		schedule presentation of a proposed conference committee rep ort
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1488	2415		during a floor session of the House without special leave from the
1489	2416		Speaker.
1490		-
1491	2417		7.18 – Submission of House Conference Committee Reports
1492		-
1493	2418		Upon receipt of the electronic signatures of a majority of House
1494	2419		conferees and the signatures of a majority of Senate co nferees, the
1495	2420		principal House author may submit the recommended House conference
1496	2421		committee report to the Chief Clerk of the House.
1497		-
1498	2422		RULE EIGHT
1499		-
1500	2423		LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
1501		-
1502	2424		CHAPTER A – FIRST AND SECOND READING
1503		-
1504	2425		8.1 – Reading Defined
1505		-
1506		-	“Reading” means the stage of consideration of a bill or joint
	2426	+	“Reading” ”means the stage of consid eration of a bill or joint
1507	2427		resolution after reading or publishing of a portion of the title
1508	2428		sufficient for identification, as determined by the Speaker.
1509		-
1510	2429		8.2 – First Reading
1511		-
1512	2430		The publication of a bill or joint resolution by its title and
1513	2431		bill number in the H ouse Journal shall satisfy the requirements of
1514		-	First Reading. ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 35
1515		-
	2432	+	First Reading.
1516	2433		8.3 – Second Reading
1517		-
1518	2434		(a) After the First Reading of a bill or joint resolution, the
1519	2435		bill or joint resolution shall be placed on the House Calendar under
1520	2436		"Bills on Second Reading” or "Joint Reso lutions on Second Reading",
1521	2437		as the case may be.
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1523	2464		(b) On the Second Reading of a bill, the bill shall be read by
1524	2465		Title only, unless otherwise ordered by the House, and shall be
1525	2466		referred by the Speaker to an appropriate committee or directly to
1526	2467		the House Calendar under the heading "Bills on General Order" or
1527	2468		"Joint Resolutions on General Or der", as the case may be.
1528		-
1529	2469		(c) Measures lacking substantive language shall be assigned to
1530	2470		a committee designated to receive them and prior to being scheduled
1531	2471		for a committee hearing, substantive language must be electronically
1532	2472		filed, unless waived by the Speaker.
1533		-
1534	2473		(d) No bill or joint resolution on First or Second Reading
1535	2474		shall be subject to amendment or debate.
1536		-
1537	2475		8.4 – Management of Legislation and Committee Deadlines
1538		-
1539	2476		(a) The Speaker of the House, or designee, shall publish a list
1540	2477		of measures to be consi dered by the House of Representatives, and
1541	2478		the Speaker of the House, or designee, shall determine the order of
1542	2479		their consideration.
1543		-
1544	2480		(b) No measure shall be scheduled for consideration unless the
1545	2481		measure has been reported from a standing or special committee, or
1546	2482		has been reported from an oversight committee, or has been referred
1547	2483		directly to the General Order category of the House Calendar
1548	2484		pursuant to Rule 1.4. No measure shall be considered reported from
1549	2485		a standing or special committee until the electron ically signed
1550	2486		committee report is filed with the Chief Clerk of the House.
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1552	2513		(c) Upon adoption by the House of a motion to commit any
1553	2514		measure to the House Rules Committee, a measure so committed shall
1554	2515		not be subsequently returned by the Rules Committee with a favorable
1555	2516		recommendation unless accompanied by a Special Rule adopted pursuant
1556	2517		to Rule 8.5 prescribing how the measure will be considered by the
1557	2518		House. A measure so r eturned shall not be taken up for
1558	2519		consideration prior to the Special Rule required h erein being
1559		-	adopted by the House. ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 36
1560		-
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1561	2521		CHAPTER B – BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON GENERAL ORDER
1562		-
1563	2522		8.5 – Special Rules
1564		-
1565	2523		(a) The House Rules Committee may adopt a "special rule" for a
1566	2524		measure scheduled or to be scheduled for consideration on the House
1567	2525		Floor.
1568		-
1569	2526		(b) A special rule may limit the offering of amendments, may
1570	2527		prescribe the time and conditions of debate, may govern floor
1571	2528		consideration on Third or Fourth Reading of the bill, or may contain
1572	2529		any other provisions deemed appropriate.
1573		-
1574	2530		(c) A special rule shall no t become operational unless first
1575	2531		presented to the full House in the form of a House resolution. A
1576	2532		House resolution reported by the Rules Committee for this purpose
1577	2533		shall not be subject to amendment on the House Floor.
1578		-
1579	2534		8.6 – Special Orders
1580		-
1581	2535		(a) After a measure is scheduled for consideration on the House
1582	2536		Floor, a two–thirds (2/3) majority of the House may vote to
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1584	2564		specific date or at a specific time. Such a vote shall be recorded
1585	2565		in the House Journal.
1586		-
1587	2566		(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply on the final
1588	2567		date for Third Reading in either regular session or on the date of
1589	2568		sine die adjournment.
1590		-
1591	2569		8.7 – Reading and Explanation
1592		-
1593	2570		(a) A bill or joint resolution on General Order shall first be
1594	2571		read by title, or read and considered by sections, unless otherwise
1595	2572		ordered.
1596		-
1597	2573		(b) The member presenting a bill or joint resolution shall be
1598	2574		allowed a reasonable length of ti me in which to explain the bill or
1599	2575		resolution, but said explanations shall not inclu de a discussion of
1600	2576		the merits of the proposition.
1601		-
1602	2577		(c) No bill or joint resolution on General Order shall be
1603	2578		considered unless accompanied by a bill summary and, if adoptio n of
1604		-	the measure will have a fiscal impact, including the affecting of ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 37~~
	2579	+	the measure will have a fiscal impact, including the affecting of
1605	2580		revenues, expenditures , or fiscal liability, the summary shall
1606	2581		contain a fiscal analysis. The fiscal analysis contained within a
1607	2582		bill summary shall state the estimated increase or decr ease in
1608	2583		revenues or expenditures and the present and future fiscal
1609	2584		implications of the bill, if applicable.
1610	2585
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1612	2612		analysis contained within the bill summary shall not be a basis for
1613	2613		a point of order under these Rules.
1614		-
1615	2614		(e) No bill or joint resolution on General Order shall be
1616	2615		considered until all opportunities provided by this Rule for filing
1617	2616		proposed amendments shall be afforded the House.
1618		-
1619	2617		(f) In such case where no main floor amendment shall be tim ely
1620	2618		filed as defined in Rule 8.8(b) or where no main floor amendments
1621		-	shall be offered except those amendments permitted under Rule 8.8(f)
1622		-	and (g), such measure shall become eligible for floor consideration
1623		-	upon the expiration.
1624		-
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	2620	+	(f) and (g), such measure shall become eligible for floor
	2621	+	consideration upon the expiration.
1625	2622		8.8 – Amendments
1626		-
1627	2623		(a) All House and Senate bills and joint resolutions when
1628	2624		initially published on the Floor Calendar shall be subject to
1629	2625		amendment beginning at the time of such publishing.
1630		-
1631	2626		(b) A main floor amendment must be filed no later than twenty –
1632	2627		four (24) hours after a bill o r joint resolution is initially
1633	2628		published on the Floor Calendar, to be eligible for consideration.
1634		-
1635	2629		1. Main floor amendments are eligible for consideration if
1636	2630		filed by the Principal Author after the twenty -four (24) hour
1637	2631		deadline, but forty-eight (48) hours prior to consideration.
1638		-
1639	2632		(c) An amendment to a main floor amendment must be filed no
1640	2633		later than forty–eight (48) hours after a bill or joint resolution
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1642	2661		consideration.
1643		-
1644	2662		1. Main floor amendments filed pursuant to House Rule 8.8
1645	2663		(b)(1) are subject to amendment provided such a mendment to the main
1646	2664		floor amendment is filed twenty -four (24) hours prior to
1647	2665		consideration.
1648		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 38
1649	2666		(d) Calendar days not concurrently designated as legislative
1650	2667		days shall not be considered when calculating the beginning and
1651	2668		ending dates and times for bills initially published on the Floor
1652	2669		Calendar and passing through the amendment cycle.
1653		-
1654	2670		(e) No amendment purporting to strike the Title or the Enacting
1655	2671		or Resolving Clause of any b ill or joint resolution shall be in
1656	2672		order except if filed by the Principal Author or as provided in
1657	2673		paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section.
1658		-
1659	2674		(f) The Chairperson of the Rules Committee or the Majority
1660	2675		Floor Leader shall be permitted to offer amendments to strike the
1661	2676		Title or the Enacting or Resolving Clause of measures not affecting
1662	2677		revenue or appropriations. Amendments offered under this paragraph
1663	2678		shall not be subject to the time constraints established by
1664	2679		paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, nor shall they be subject to
1665	2680		the constraints on amending previously amended language establish ed
1666	2681		by Rule 8.9(b).
1667		-
1668	2682		(g) The Chairperson of the Appropriations and Budget Committee,
1669	2683		or the Vice–chairperson of the Appropriations and Budget Committee,
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1670	2710		shall be permitted to offer amendments to strike the Title or the
1671	2711		Enacting or Resolving Clause of measures affecting revenue or
1672		-	appropriations. Amendments offered under this paragraph shall not
1673		-	be subject to the time constraints ~~es tablished~~ by paragraphs (b) and
	2712	+	appropriations. Amendments offered under this paragraph shall not be
	2713	+	subject to the time constraints established by paragraphs (b) and
1674	2714		(c) of this section, nor shall they be subject to the constraints on
1675	2715		amending previously amended language established by Rule 8.9(b).
1676		-
1677	2716		(h) In the event a bill or joint resolution is published on the
1678	2717		Floor Calendar and then subsequently removed while time remains for
1679	2718		filing floor amendments as provided in this Rule, such bill or joint
1680	2719		resolution, if published again on the Floor Calendar, shall not be
1681	2720		considered by the House until the remaining time for filing floor
1682	2721		amendments is concluded.
1683		-
1684	2722		(i) When considering a mea sure section by section pursuant to
1685	2723		Rule 8.7(a), a motion to strike a section when s uch section is under
1686	2724		individual consideration shall not be subject to the time
1687	2725		constraints established by this Rule for consideration of regularly
1688	2726		filed floor amendments.
1689		-
1690	2727		(j) When considering a measure section by section, the Title or
1691	2728		Enacting or Resolving Clause of a bill or joint resolution may not
1692	2729		be stricken except as provided in paragraphs (f) and (g) of this
1693		-	section. ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 39
1694		-
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1695	2731		8.9 – Consideration and Presentation
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1696	2757
1697	2758		(a) The House shall not consider more than one amendment at a
1698	2759		time and amendments shall be take n up only as sponsors gain
1699	2760		recognition from the presiding officer to move their adoption.
1700		-
1701	2761		(b) The adoption of an amendment to a section shall not
1702	2762		preclude further amendmen t of that section so long as subsequent
1703	2763		amendments do not purport to amend the same language previously
1704	2764		amended. If a bill is being considered section by section or item
1705	2765		by item, only amendments to the section or item under consideration
1706	2766		shall be in order.
1707		-
1708	2767		(c) For the purpose of this Rule, an amendment shall be deemed
1709	2768		pending only after its author has been recognized by the presiding
1710	2769		officer and has moved its adoption.
1711		-
1712	2770		(d) The body of a bill or joint resolution shall not be defaced
1713	2771		or interlined, but all proposed amendments shall be separately
1714	2772		submitted, noting the page and line, and shall be considered timely
1715	2773		filed only if the principal author of the amendment has
1716	2774		electronically submitted such amendment in completed form to the
1717	2775		Office of the Chief Clerk within the time constraints provided in
1718	2776		Rule 8.8(b) and (c).
1719		-
1720	2777		(e) Any measure of the type delineated in Rule 7.11(a) and (b)
1721	2778		that is scheduled for floor consideration shall have a bill summary
1722	2779		prepared prior to its consideration.
1723		-
1724	2780		8.10 – Floor Substitutes
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1725	2806
1726	2807		(a) The House of Representatives shall not consider any
1727	2808		amendment to a main floor amendment offered in the form of a floor
1728	2809		substitute. An amendment to a main floor amendment shall be deemed
1729	2810		a floor substitute only if adoption of the proposed amendment to a
1730	2811		main floor amendment would result in replacement of all sections of
1731	2812		the measure in question other than the section containing the
1732	2813		effective date or emergency clause. Floor substitutes are
1733	2814		amendable.
1734		-
1735	2815		(b) Floor substitutes shall be accompanied by a summa ry which
1736	2816		shall include a description of the differences between the floor
1737	2817		version and the floor substitute.
1738		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 40
1739	2818		8.11 – Amendment of General Appropriations Bill
1740		-
1741	2819		Whenever an amendment is offered to a General Appropriations
1742	2820		Bill that would increase any line item of such bill, such amendment
1743	2821		shall show the amount by line item of the increase and shall
1744	2822		decrease a line item or items within the same bill in an amount or
1745	2823		amounts equivalent to or greater than the increase required by the
1746	2824		amendment.
1747		-
1748	2825		8.12 – Amendment Summary
1749		-
1750	2826		(a) All proposed amendments to bills or joint resolutions shall
1751	2827		be accompanied by a written summary and, if adoption of the
1752	2828		amendment will have a fiscal impact, including the affecting of
1753	2829		revenues, expenditures or fiscal liability, the summary shall
1754	2830		contain a fiscal analysis upon being filed with the Office of the
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1755	2857		Chief Clerk. The fiscal analysis shall state the estimated increase
1756	2858		or decrease in revenues or expenditures and the present and future
1757	2859		fiscal implications of passage of the amended bill, if applicable.
1758	2860		The summary shall not express comment or opinion relative to the
1759	2861		merits of the amendment proposed. The requirements of this section
1760	2862		shall not apply to amendments purporting to strike the Title or the
1761	2863		Enacting or Resolving Clause of any bill o r joint resolution.
1762		-
1763	2864		(b) Except as may be otherwise required by the Oklahoma Pension
1764	2865		Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act, all amendments to bills or joint
1765	2866		resolutions affecting any retirement system authorized by law shall
1766	2867		be accompanied by a summary which shall include an estimate and
1767	2868		actuarial analysis of the present and future fiscal implications of
1768	2869		passage of the amended bill. The estimate and actuarial analysis
1769	2870		contained in the summary shall be prepared by an actuary engaged by
1770	2871		the House of Representat ives.
1771		-
1772	2872		(c) The accuracy of an amendment summary or a fiscal or
1773	2873		actuarial analysis co ntained within the written summary shall not be
1774	2874		a basis for a point of order under these Rules.
1775		-
1776	2875		8.13 – Germaneness of House Amendments
1777		-
1778	2876		The House shall not consider any prop osed amendment not germane
1779	2877		to the subject of the House bill or resolution. An amendment to a
1780	2878		main amendment must be germane to both the main amendment and the
1781	2879		measure which it purports to amend.
1782		-
1783		-	8.14 – Amendments Out of Order ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 41
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1784	2906
1785	2907		An amendment is out of order if it is the principal substance of
1786	2908		a bill or resolution that has received an unfavo rable committee
1787	2909		report, has been withdrawn from further consideration by the
1788	2910		principal author, or has not been reported favorably by the
1789	2911		committee of reference in either se ssion of the current Legislature
1790	2912		and may not be offered to a bill or resolution on the Floor Calendar
1791	2913		and under consideration by the House. Any amendment that is
1792	2914		substantially the same, and identical as to specific intent and
1793	2915		purpose, as the bill or resol ution residing in the committee of
1794	2916		reference is covered by this Rule, unless the bil l or resolution
1795	2917		under amendment is substantially the same as the bill or resolution
1796	2918		residing in the committee of reference.
1797		-
1798	2919		8.15 – Reconsideration
1799		-
1800	2920		A motion to reconsider an y vote on the adoption or rejection of
1801	2921		an amendment, or the adoption or rejection of a section of any bill
1802	2922		or joint resolution, may be made by any member prior to the
1803	2923		advancement of such measure from General Order, which motion shall
1804	2924		be subject to debate. The motion to reconsider may be laid on the
1805	2925		table without affecting the question in reference to which the
1806	2926		motion is made, thereby resulting in a final disposition of the
1807	2927		motion.
1808		-
1809	2928		8.16 – Motion to Commit
1810		-
1811	2929		A motion may be made during the reading or considera tion of any
1812	2930		bill or joint resolution on General Order to commit the bill to a
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1813	2957		standing or special committee, with or without instructions. A
1814	2958		motion to commit with instructions shall be electronically submitted
1815	2959		to the Office of the Chief Clerk prior to con sideration by the
1816	2960		House.
1817		-
1818	2961		8.17 – Motion to Advance from General Order
1819		-
1820	2962		A motion to advance a bill or joint resolution from General
1821	2963		Order shall not be in order until all opportunities provided by this
1822	2964		Rule for filing proposed amendments shall be afforded the House.
1823	2965		Once a motion to advance from General Order has been adopted, the
1824	2966		bill or resolution shall be considered engrossed and on Third
1825	2967		Reading.
1826		-
1827	2968		CHAPTER C – BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING OR FOURTH
1828		-	READING ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 42
1829		-
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1830	2970		8.18 – Consideration and Debate
1831		-
1832	2971		(a) After Third Reading or Fourth Reading of a bill or joint
1833	2972		resolution, the presiding officer shall put the question in the
1834	2973		following manner: “The Question Before the House is, shall the Bill
1835	2974		or Joint Resolution Pass?”
1836		-
1837	2975		(b) After Third Reading or Fourth Read ing but before the vote
1838	2976		is ordered, unless prohibited by Rule 8.21, the question shall be
1839	2977		subject to debate.
1840		-
1841	2978		(c) As governed by paragraph (b) of this section, debate shall
1842	2979		be limited to one (1) hour, equally divided between the proponents
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1843	3006		and opponents of the question, provided that no member may speak for
1844	3007		more than ten (10) minutes.
1845		-
1846	3008		(d) Any measure that lacks a title, enacting clause, or
1847	3009		resolving clause shall not be subject to debate.
1848		-
1849	3010		(e) Five (5) minutes of the time allocated to the proponents of
1850	3011		the bill or joint resolution shall be reserved to the principal
1851	3012		author, and the principal author shall have the right to close the
1852	3013		debate.
1853		-
1854	3014		(f) The question of passage of a bill or joint resolution on
1855	3015		Third or Fourth Reading shall be decided by recorded vote after
1856	3016		declaration of the question by the presiding officer.
1857		-
1858	3017		(g) Any measure of the type delineated in Rule 7.11(a) and (b)
1859	3018		that is scheduled for floor consideration shall have a bill summary
1860	3019		prepared prior to its consideration.
1861		-
1862	3020		8.19 – Amendments
1863		-
1864	3021		No bill or joint resolution on Third or Fourth Reading shall be
1865	3022		subject to amendment.
1866		-
1867	3023		8.20 – Consideration of Emergency Clause
1868		-
1869	3024		(a) When any bill or joint resolution containing a title and
1870	3025		enacting clause is being considered on Third Reading or Fourth
1871	3026		Reading, and such a bill or joint resolution contains an emergency
1872	3027		clause, the emergency cla use shall constitute a separate question
1873		-	and shall be subject to debate. ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 43
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1874	3054
1875	3055		(b) When any bill or joint resolution lacking a title or
1876	3056		enacting clause is being considered on Th ird Reading and such a bill
1877	3057		or joint resolution contains an emergency clause, the House shall
1878	3058		not consider the emergency clause. The vote on Third Reading shall
1879	3059		be considered the vote on the emergency clause and shall be recorded
1880	3060		as such in the House Jour nal.
1881		-
1882	3061		8.21 – Consideration of Conference Committee Reports and Senate
1883	3062		Amendments
1884		-
1885	3063		(a) Motions to accept or reject Senate amendments or to adopt
1886	3064		or reject conference committee reports may be arranged on a calendar
1887	3065		or upon such calendars as may be directed by the Speaker of the
1888	3066		House, or designee.
1889		-
1890	3067		(b) The House shall not consider adoption of a conference
1891	3068		committee report or a joint committee report until a majority of
1892	3069		both the House and Senate members constituting the conference
1893	3070		committee or joint committee h ave adopted or signed the report. Ex
1894	3071		officio members of a House conference committe e may electronically
1895	3072		sign a conference committee report and shall count towards a
1896	3073		majority of signatures as required by this paragraph; however, such
1897	3074		ex officio members sha ll not be included when calculating the number
1898	3075		of signatures required to constitute a majority of the membership of
1899	3076		a House conference committee.
1900		-
1901	3077		(c) The House shall not consider a motion to adopt a Senate
1902	3078		amendment, a House conference committee report, o r a House joint
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1903	3105		committee report unless it is limited to matters germane to the bill
1904	3106		or resolution.
1905		-
1906	3107		(d) A motion to adopt or reject a Senate amendment, conference
1907	3108		committee report, or a joint committee report shall be subject to
1908	3109		debate. Debate shall be l imited to one (1) hour, equally divided
1909	3110		between the proponents and the opponents of the motion, provided
1910	3111		that no member may speak for more than ten (10) minutes.
1911		-
1912	3112		(e) If debate is requested and entertained on the question of
1913	3113		adoption of a Senate amendment or a conference committee report, no
1914	3114		further debate shall be permitted on Fourth Rea ding and final
1915	3115		passage of the same measure.
1916		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 44
1917	3116		(f) If debate is requested and entertained on the question of
1918	3117		adoption of a joint committee report, no further debate shall be
1919	3118		permitted on Third Reading and final passage of the same measure.
1920		-
1921	3119		8.22 – Transparency in Conference
1922		-
1923	3120		(a) A summary of the changes contained in a conference
1924	3121		committee report shall be made available prior to consideration of
1925	3122		the report by the House.
1926		-
1927	3123		(b) All conference committee reports whose adoption will have a
1928	3124		fiscal impact shall be ac companied by a fiscal analysis.
1929		-
1930	3125		(c) A conference committee report may be considered for
1931	3126		adoption only if said report has been published on the joint
1932	3127		conference calendar on e (1) legislative day before consideration of
1933	3128		the report.
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1934	3154
1935	3155		(d) A motion to reject a joint committee report with
1936	3156		instructions or a motion to reject a conference committee report
1937	3157		with instructions shall not be considered unless said instructions
1938	3158		are electronically submitted to the Chief Clerk of the House prior
1939	3159		to the time the principal Ho use author of the measure is initially
1940	3160		recognized to present the joint committee report or the conference
1941	3161		committee report to the House of Representatives.
1942		-
1943	3162		RULE NINE
1944		-
1945	3163		CHAMBER PROTOCOL
1946		-
1947	3164		9.1 – Daily Order of Business
1948		-
1949	3165		(a) The following Order of Business shall be followed each day:
1950		-
1951	3166		1. Roll Call;
1952		-
1953	3167		2. Prayer, the timing of which shall be left to the discretion
1954	3168		of the Majority Floor Leader;
1955		-
1956	3169		3. Inspirational Message by Chaplain o n Thursday mornings, the
1957	3170		timing of which shall be left to the discretion of the Majo rity
1958	3171		Floor Leader;
1959		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 45
1960	3172		4. Introduction of the Veteran of the Week on Monday mornings,
1961	3173		the timing of which shall be left to the discretion of the Majority
1962	3174		Floor Leader;
1963		-
1964	3175		5. Pledge of Allegiance, the timing of which shall be left to
1965	3176		the discretion of the Majority Floor Leader;
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1966	3202
1967	3203		6. Introduction of a Doctor and/or Nurse of the Day, the timing
1968	3204		of which shall be left to the discretion of the Majority Floor
1969	3205		Leader;
1970		-
1971	3206		7. Correction of the Previous Day's Journal;
1972		-
1973	3207		8. House and Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Secon d
1974	3208		Reading, the timing of which shall be left to the discretion of the
1975	3209		Majority Floor Leader;
1976		-
1977	3210		9. Assignment or Reassignment of Bills and Resolutions, the
1978	3211		timing of which shall be left to the discretion of the Majority
1979	3212		Floor Leader;
1980		-
1981	3213		10. Bills, Resolutions, Conference Committee Reports, and Joint
1982	3214		Committee Reports scheduled by the Speaker of the House, or
1983	3215		designee; and
1984		-
1985	3216		11. Motions placing new business before the House. The
1986	3217		Majority Floor Leader may schedule said motions at his or her
1987	3218		discretion.
1988		-
1989	3219		(b) If no measure is pending before the House, the Presiding
1990	3220		Officer shall give the Majority Floor Leader preference for
1991	3221		recognition.
1992		-
1993	3222		9.2 – Enforcement of House Rules, Order, and De corum
1994		-
1995	3223		(a) The presiding officer shall enforce, apply, and interpret
1996	3224		the Rules of the House in all deliberations. While in the Chamber,
1997	3225		the presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, shall
1998	3226		prevent personal reflections or the impugning of the moti ve of any
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1999	3253		member, and shall at all times confine members to the question under
2000	3254		discussion.
2001		-
2002	3255		(b) When two (2) or more members seek recognition at the same
2003	3256		time, the presiding officer shall name the one entitled to the
2004		-	floor. The presiding officer shall not recognize any member who has ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 46~~
	3257	+	floor. The presiding officer shall not recognize any member who has
2005	3258		risen or remains standing while another member is speaking. No
2006	3259		member shall be entitled to be recognized to speak unless the member
2007	3260		seeks recognition from the member's own desk.
2008		-
2009	3261		(c) On all questions relative to the transgres sion of these
2010	3262		Rules, the presiding officer shall call the members to order. In
2011	3263		such case the member so called to order shall sit down and shall not
2012	3264		rise except to explain said member's actions or to proceed in order.
2013		-
2014	3265		(d) Any member may rise to a point of order against any other
2015	3266		member when, in the member's opinion, such member is proceeding out
2016	3267		of order. The member raising the point of order must cite the
2017	3268		specific rule the member believes is in conflict. Such point of
2018	3269		order shall be decided by the pre siding officer without debate.
2019		-
2020	3270		(e) Any decision by the Speaker on a point of order is subject
2021	3271		to an appeal to the House made in a timely manner by any member
2022	3272		should the member or the House be aggrieved by such decision. Such
2023	3273		appeal must be seconded by a minimum of one–fifteenth (1/15) of the
2024	3274		membership of the House. Members desiring to second an appeal shall
2025	3275		signify by rising.
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2027	3302		(f) The question of an appeal shall be put in the following
2028	3303		form: "The question is, shall the decision of the presiding officer
2029	3304		be the decision of the House? All those in favor signify by voting
2030	3305		'Aye'; those opposed 'Nay'. The vote is now in progress."
2031		-
2032	3306		(g) All appeals shall be decided by a recorded vote and without
2033	3307		debate, except that the member taking said appeal shall have one (1)
2034	3308		minute within which to state the reasons for the member's appeal
2035	3309		during which they cannot yield to questions and the Chair may state
2036	3310		the reasons for the Chair's decision. The member’s appeal must
2037	3311		relate to the decision in question and may not pertain to the merits
2038	3312		of any matter or legislation not related to the decision of the
2039	3313		Chair.
2040		-
2041	3314		(h) When a point of order is called, no member shall approach
2042	3315		the presiding officer or the Chief Parliamentarian until after the
2043	3316		presiding officer has ruled. If request ed by the presiding officer,
2044	3317		the Majority Floor Leader may confer with the presiding officer
2045	3318		regarding matters not pertaining to the point of order.
2046		-
2047	3319		(i) The presiding officer shall not entertain points of order
2048		-	pertaining to the constitutionality of a ~~measure~~ itself nor shall ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 47~~
	3320	+	pertaining to the constitutionality of a mea sure itself nor shall
2049	3321		the presiding officer entertain points of order pertaining to the
2050	3322		constitutionality of a measure's title.
2051		-
2052	3323		(j) While a question is pending, Members are prohibited from
2053	3324		referencing visitors in the House Gallery.
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2054	3350
2055	3351		(k) The presiding officer may direct a Member's vote to be
2056	3352		removed from the electronic voting machine if the Member is in
2057	3353		breach of House Rules while the vote is open.
2058		-
2059	3354		9.3 – Procedure
2060		-
2061	3355		(a) When the ayes and nays are ordered, the presiding officer
2062	3356		shall put the question in the f ollowing form: "All those in favor
2063	3357		signify by voting 'Aye'; those opposed 'Nay'. T he vote is now in
2064	3358		progress."
2065		-
2066	3359		(b) As governed by Rules 6.7(e), 7.6(d), 8.13, and 8.21(c), the
2067	3360		House shall not consider in either session of the current
2068	3361		Legislature any measure originating in the House of Representatives
2069	3362		if said measure has been amended by the insertion of matter not
2070	3363		germane to the subject of the bill or resolution. Points of order
2071	3364		related to germaneness must be raised at the time the amendment is
2072	3365		considered.
2073		-
2074	3366		9.4 – Debate
2075		-
2076	3367		(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in these Rules,
2077	3368		when a debatable question is before the House, such debate shall be
2078	3369		limited to fifteen (15) minutes, equally divided between the
2079	3370		proponents and opponents of the question. Under no circumstances
2080	3371		shall a member debate twice on the same question, nor shall any
2081	3372		member speak longer than ten (10) minutes on the same question.
2082		-
2083	3373		(b) When a debatable question is before the House, any member
2084	3374		may move that the time for debate on such questi on be extended. For
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2085	3401		adoption, such motion need only receive a majority of those vot ing,
2086	3402		a quorum being present.
2087		-
2088	3403		(c) No member debating any question shall be interrupted by
2089	3404		questions until said member has finished the member's remarks, and
2090	3405		all time taken in asking and answering questions shall be deducted
2091	3406		from the time allotted to said member.
2092		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 48
2093	3407		(d) Debate offered in the House of Representatives shall in all
2094	3408		cases be directed to the presiding officer in the form of Mister or
2095	3409		Madam Speaker as the case may b e.
2096		-
2097	3410		9.5 – Privileges
2098		-
2099	3411		(a) Questions and motions of privilege shall be: First, those
2100	3412		affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity,
2101	3413		and the integrity of its proceedings; Second, the right, reputation,
2102	3414		and conduct of its members individ ually in their representative
2103	3415		capacity only, and shall have precedence over all other questions,
2104	3416		except motions to adjourn.
2105		-
2106	3417		(b) No member who obtains the floor on a question of personal
2107	3418		privilege, or on a question of privileges of the House, shall debate
2108	3419		any question, matter, or measure then pending in the House, or in
2109	3420		any standing or special committee of the House, nor shall the member
2110	3421		be allowed to yield the floor for questions from other members.
2111		-
2112	3422		9.6 – Voting and Division
2113		-
2114	3423		(a) The electronic voting mac hine shall be used to record the
2115	3424		vote whenever the ayes and nays are required or ordered. The
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2116	3451		machine shall also be used to determine the presence of a quorum or
2117	3452		to determine the numerical count where a division is requested and
2118	3453		ordered. In the event the machine is not operating properly, all
2119	3454		votes and determinations of quorums may be t aken by calling the
2120	3455		roll. If a member's voting device is out of order, the member shall
2121	3456		rise and so announce to the presiding officer and cast said member's
2122	3457		vote orally prior to the declaration of the result of the vote.
2123	3458		Every member shall vote providing the member is in the Chamber at
2124	3459		the time the vote is in progress.
2125		-
2126	3460		(b) The electronic voting machine shall be under the control of
2127	3461		the presiding officer and shall be opera ted by such clerk as the
2128	3462		presiding officer so designates. At a reasonable time prio r to any
2129	3463		vote being taken, the presiding officer shall announce that a vote
2130	3464		is about to be taken. When any member other than the Speaker is
2131	3465		presiding, the member shall use the roll call switch located at the
2132	3466		presiding officer's position upon the dais. When the Speaker is not
2133	3467		presiding, the Speaker may direct the presiding officer to activate
2134	3468		the Speaker's roll call switch in the manner requested by the
2135	3469		Speaker. Any member who is present in the Chamber or is within the
2136	3470		view of the presiding officer while a vote is in progress may direct
2137		-	another member to activate said member's roll call switch in the ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 49~~
	3471	+	another member to activate said member's roll call switch in the
2138	3472		manner requested by that member or may use the designated electronic
2139	3473		voting station. The presiding officer, while a vote is in progress,
2140	3474		may at his or her discretion, direct the clerk to activate another
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2141	3501		member’s roll call switch if the member is within the view of the
2142	3502		presiding officer while a vote is in progress.
2143		-
2144	3503		(c) When sufficient time has elapsed for each member to vote,
2145	3504		the presiding officer shall ask i f any members present desire to
2146	3505		vote or change their vote. Following such inquiry and before the
2147	3506		electronic voting machine is locked, any member may be excused from
2148	3507		voting, pursuant to the provisions of Article V, Section 24 of the
2149	3508		Oklahoma Constitution.
2150		-
2151	3509		(d) The presiding officer shall then lock the machine and
2152	3510		instruct the clerk to record the vote. The clerk shall immediately
2153	3511		activate the recording equipment and, when th e vote is completely
2154	3512		recorded, shall advise the presiding officer of the result, and the
2155	3513		presiding officer shall announce the result to the House. No vote
2156	3514		may be changed after it has been recorded.
2157		-
2158	3515		(e) No member may vote for another member, nor may any pe rson
2159	3516		cast a vote for a member, except as otherwise provided in this rule.
2160	3517		A member who votes for another member, except as herein provided,
2161	3518		may be punished in a manner the House determines. A person voting
2162	3519		for a member, when not authorized by this rule, s hall be barred from
2163	3520		the Chamber and may be further punished as the House considers
2164	3521		proper.
2165		-
2166	3522		(f) When a division is requested and ordered, those in the
2167	3523		affirmative or the negative, as the case may be, shall cast their
2168	3524		votes accordingly and the clerk shall a ctivate the electronic voting
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2169	3551		machine so as to reflect the individual ayes and nays and the
2170	3552		numerical count, but no permanent record thereof shall be made.
2171	3553		When the vote is completed, the clerk shall advise the presiding
2172	3554		officer of the result, and the pre siding officer shall announce the
2173	3555		result to the House. In the event the machine is not operating
2174	3556		properly, those in the affirmative shall arise from their seats and
2175	3557		stand until they are counted aloud by the clerk, then those voting
2176	3558		in the negative shall a rise and stand until they are counted, and
2177	3559		the presiding officer shall announce the result.
2178		-
2179	3560		(g) Except as provided in Rule 8.20 (b), all votes on final
2180	3561		passage of bills and resolutions, or the emergency clause thereof,
2181	3562		shall be by recorded votes. One –fifteenth (1/15) of the members
2182		-	present, a quorum being present, may demand a recorded vote on any ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 50~~
	3563	+	present, a quorum being present, may demand a recorded vote on any
2183	3564		proposition, or the presiding officer may order a recorded vote upon
2184	3565		the presiding officer's own initiative. All such recorded votes
2185	3566		shall be published in the House Journal.
2186		-
2187	3567		9.7 – Conduct During Voting
2188		-
2189	3568		(a) While a vote is in progress and until the completion of a
2190	3569		vote, and the announcement of the result, no member shall be
2191	3570		recognized and no other business shall be transacted.
2192		-
2193	3571		(b) No explanation of any vote sha ll be permitted while a vote
2194	3572		is in progress or after a vote has been cast, except pu rsuant to
2195	3573		Article V, Section 24, of the Oklahoma Constitution.
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2197	3600		(c) No member, House employee, or other person shall visit or
2198	3601		remain by the Reading Clerk or his or her ass istant while a vote is
2199	3602		in progress.
2200		-
2201	3603		9.8 – Previous Question
2202		-
2203	3604		When a debatable question is before the House, any member may
2204	3605		move the Previous Question. It shall be put in the following form:
2205	3606		"The Previous Question has been moved. The Question is, shall the
2206	3607		House cease debate and vote immediately on the pending question?"
2207	3608		If the motion for the Previous Question passes, the pending question
2208	3609		shall be put immediately and no member shall be heard to debate it
2209	3610		further or seek to amend it.
2210		-
2211	3611		9.9 – Motion to Advance Question
2212		-
2213	3612		When a debatable question is before the House, any member may
2214	3613		move to Advance the Question. If the motion to Advance the Question
2215	3614		passes, no further amendments to the matter considered shall be
2216	3615		allowed and debate shall be limited to fifteen (15) minutes, equally
2217	3616		divided between the proponents and opponents of the question,
2218	3617		provided that no member may speak for more than five (5) minutes.
2219	3618		After debate is concluded, the question shall be put immediately.
2220		-
2221	3619		9.10 – Reconsideration
2222		-
2223	3620		(a) The final vote on Third Reading or Fourth Reading on any
2224	3621		bill or joint resolution, or on the emergency clause thereof, or the
2225	3622		final vote on adoption of a simple or concurrent resolution, may be
2226	3623		reconsidered only if a member serves notice immediately after such
2227		-	final vote is taken prior to the consideration of any other ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 51
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	3650	+	final vote is taken prior to the consideration of any other
2228	3651		business, of said member's intenti on to present a motion to
2229	3652		reconsider such action, and the presiding officer shall afford any
2230	3653		member such opportunity prior to proceeding to consideration of any
2231	3654		other business.
2232		-
2233	3655		(b) Unless presented and considered within three (3)
2234	3656		legislative days, including the day upon which notice is served, a
2235	3657		motion to reconsider shall be considered as having failed of
2236	3658		adoption and the measure shall be treated as if the notice had never
2237	3659		been lodged.
2238		-
2239	3660		(c) A motion to reconsider may be offered immediately or upon
2240	3661		the same day the final vote is taken by the member who served
2241	3662		notice, or by another member with said member's consent. On the
2242	3663		last day of the reconsideration period, any member ma y seek
2243	3664		recognition for a motion to reconsider.
2244		-
2245	3665		(d) Motions to reconsider shall be disposed of before the close
2246	3666		of business on the last day of the time period specified for Third
2247	3667		Reading and final passage for House and Senate measures.
2248		-
2249	3668		(e) On the last day of the time period specified for Third
2250	3669		Reading and final passage for House and Sen ate measures, a motion to
2251	3670		reconsider, lodged either upon that same day or upon the two (2)
2252	3671		prior legislative days, may be offered by any member upon being
2253	3672		recognized for such motion by the presiding officer.
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2256	3700		motion to reconsider shall be recognized except immediately after a
2257	3701		final vote is taken and prior to the consideration of any other
2258	3702		business. A member may move to reconsider which motion shall be
2259	3703		taken up immediately.
2260		-
2261	3704		(g) For adoption, a motion to reconsider must receive a
2262	3705		majority vote of those elected to and constituting the House. Only
2263	3706		one (1) reconsideration of the final vote on a bill, resolution, or
2264	3707		emergency clause shall be allowed. Except as otherwise specifically
2265	3708		provided in Rule 8.15, no question shall be subject to
2266	3709		reconsideration in the House.
2267		-
2268	3710		9.11 – Measures Vetoed By The Governor
2269		-
2270	3711		(a) When a bill or joint resolution is returned to the House
2271	3712		because of a veto by the Governor, a motion to vote to override the
2272		-	veto shall be in order. ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 52
2273		-
	3713	+	veto shall be in order.
2274	3714		(b) A motion to vote to override a veto by the Governor is
2275	3715		debatable. Such debate shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes,
2276	3716		equally divided between the proponents a nd opponents of the
2277	3717		question; provided, that no member may speak for more than ten (10)
2278	3718		minutes.
2279		-
2280	3719		(c) Prior to consideration of a motion to override the
2281	3720		Governor’s veto, if the returned bill or joint resolution was
2282	3721		accompanied by a message of explanation, such message shall be
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2283	3748		published to the House of Representatives as determined by the
2284	3749		presiding officer.
2285		-
2286	3750		9.12 – Quorum
2287		-
2288	3751		(a) At any time during the daily sessions of the House, a
2289	3752		member recognized by the presiding officer may raise a question as
2290	3753		to the presence of a quorum. If the presiding officer cannot
2291	3754		ascertain whether or not there is a quorum, he or she shall, without
2292	3755		debate, forthwith direct that the electronic voting machine be
2293	3756		activated to determine the presence or absence of a quorum, and
2294	3757		shall announce the result.
2295		-
2296	3758		(b) Whenever it shall be ascertained that a quorum is not
2297	3759		present, the members present may, by motion adopted by a majority of
2298	3760		those voting, direct the Chief Sergeant at Arms to request and, if
2299	3761		necessary, to compel the presence of absent members, which motion
2300	3762		shall be considered without debate. Pending its execution and until
2301	3763		a quorum shall be present, no motion or debate, except to adjourn to
2302	3764		a day and time certain, shall be in order.
2303		-
2304	3765		RULE TEN
2305		-
2306	3766		MOTIONS
2307		-
2308	3767		10.1 – Precedence of Motions
2309		-
2310	3768		Pending questions shall rank in precedence as set forth below in
2311		-	paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section. Questions or motions
2312		-	not listed in this section shall be treated in the same manner as
2313		-	other motions of the same class.
	3769	+	paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section. Questions or motions not
	3770	+	listed in this section shall be treated in the same manner as other
	3771	+	motions of the same class.
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2314	3797
2315	3798		(a) Privileged Motions
2316		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 53
2317	3799		Call of the House, quorum not present (not amendable – not
2318	3800		debatable; see Rule 10.5(c); not subject to motion to table)
2319		-
2320	3801		To adjourn (not amendable – not debatable; see Rule 12.1 (b);
2321	3802		not subject to motion to table)
2322		-
2323	3803		To adjourn to a time certain (amendable – not debatable; not
2324	3804		subject to motion to table)
2325		-
2326	3805		To recess (amendable – not debatable; not s ubject to motion to
2327	3806		table)
2328		-
2329	3807		(b) Questions of Privilege
2330		-
2331	3808		Questions and motions of privilege (as governed by Rule 9.5;
2332	3809		subject to motion to table)
2333		-
2334	3810		Call of the House, quorum pr esent (not amendable – debatable;
2335	3811		see Rule 10.5; subject to motion to table)
2336		-
2337	3812		To work under the Call of the House (not amendable – debatable;
2338	3813		see Rule 10.5; subject to motion to table)
2339		-
2340	3814		Question of presence of quorum (not amendable – debatable;
2341	3815		subject to motion to table)
2342		-
2343	3816		(c) Incidental Motions
2344		-
2345	3817		Appeals (not amendable – not debatable, excep t as governed by
2346	3818		Rule 9.2; subject to motion to table)
2347		-
2348	3819		Points of Order (not amendable – not debatable; not subject to
2349	3820		motion to table)
2350	3821
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2351	3847		Parliamentary inquiries or like re quests for information (not
2352	3848		amendable – not debatable; not subject to motion to table)
2353		-
2354	3849		Requests for leave to withdraw a motion or question under
2355	3850		consideration (not amendable – not debatable; see Rule 10.4; not
2356	3851		subject to motion to table)
2357		-
2358	3852		Suspension of the Rules (not amendable – not debatable; not
2359	3853		subject to motion to table)
2360		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 54
2361	3854		Objection to consideration of a question (not amendable – not
2362	3855		debatable; not subject to motion to table)
2363		-
2364		-	Divide the Question (amendable – not debatable; subject to
	3856	+	Divide the Question (amendable – not debatable; subject to the
2365	3857		motion to table)
2366		-
2367	3858		Method of consideration (amendable – not debatable; not subject
2368	3859		to motion to table)
2369		-
2370	3860		Question of priority (not amendable – not debatable; not subject
2371	3861		to motion to table)
2372		-
2373	3862		Reading of papers (not amendable – not debatable; not subject to
2374	3863		motion to table)
2375		-
2376	3864		(d) Subsidiary Motions
2377		-
2378	3865		To advance from General Order (not amendable – not debatable;
2379	3866		not subject to motion to table)
2380		-
2381	3867		To table (not amendable – not debatable; not subject to itself)
2382		-
2383	3868		To put the previous question (not amendable – not debatable; the
2384	3869		motion to put the previous question is applicable to all debatable
2385	3870		questions regardless of rank; subject to motion to table)
2386	3871
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2387	3897		To Advance the Question (not amendable – not debatable; subject
2388	3898		to motion to table)
2389		-
2390	3899		To extend time allocated for debate (amendable – not debatable;
2391	3900		subject to motion to table)
2392		-
2393	3901		To postpone to a time certain (amendable – debatable; not
2394	3902		subject to motion to table)
2395		-
2396	3903		To commit without instructions (not amendable – not debatable,
2397	3904		except as to propriety of committing bill, resolution or main
2398	3905		question; not subject to motion to table)
2399		-
2400	3906		To amend (amendable – debatable; subject to motion to table)
2401		-
2402	3907		To postpone indefinitely (not amendable – debatable; subject to
2403	3908		motion to table)
2404		-
2405		-	(e) Main Motions ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 55
2406		-
	3909	+	(e) Main Motions
2407	3910		A main motion shall be defined as a substantive proposal such as
2408	3911		a bill, resolution, or any other question which requires passage,
2409	3912		adoption, rejection, approval, or disapproval by the House of
2410	3913		Representatives.
2411		-
2412	3914		Main questions include but are not limited to the following and
2413	3915		shall rank in precedence as set forth below. All main motions shall
2414	3916		be subject to motion to table.
2415		-
2416	3917		To fix the date and time to adjourn sine die (amendable –
2417	3918		debatable)
2418		-
2419	3919		To reconsider (not amendable – debatable)
2420		-
2421	3920		To rescind (not amendable – debatable)
2422	3921
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2423	3947		To adopt a Senate amendment (not amendable – debatable)
2424		-
2425	3948		To reject a Senate amendment (not amendable – debatable)
2426		-
2427	3949		To reject a Senate amendme nt with instructions (not amendable –
2428	3950		instructions not amendable – debatable)
2429		-
2430	3951		To adopt a conference committee report/joint committee report
2431	3952		(not amendable – debatable)
2432		-
2433	3953		To reject a conference committee report/joint committee report
2434	3954		(not amendable – debatable)
2435		-
2436	3955		To reject a conference committee report/joint committee report
2437	3956		with instructions (not amendable – instructions not amendable –
2438	3957		debatable)
2439		-
2440	3958		To commit with instructions (in structions amendable – debatable)
2441		-
2442	3959		To override the veto of the Governor (not amendabl e – debatable)
2443		-
2444	3960		To schedule a special order (amendable only as to time –
2445	3961		debatable only as to question of setting the special order – measure
2446	3962		itself not open to debate)
2447		-
2448	3963		Any other main question not specifically listed shall be taken
2449	3964		up in the order offered.
2450		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 56
2451	3965		10.2 – Motions in Writing
2452		-
2453	3966		Every motion shall be rendered in writing as ordered by the
2454	3967		presiding officer and may be read by the clerk before debate or vote
2455	3968		if so ordered by the presiding officer. All motions shall be put by
2456	3969		the presiding officer prior to debate and prior to ordering the
2457	3970		vote.
2458	3971
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2459	3997		10.3 – Vote Required for Adoption of Motions
2460		-
2461	3998		Except as otherwise specifically required by these Rules, or
2462	3999		required by the Oklahoma Co nstitution, any motion, for adoption,
2463	4000		need only receive a majority of those voting, a quorum being
2464	4001		present.
2465		-
2466	4002		10.4 – Withdrawal of Motions
2467		-
2468	4003		(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, prior
2469	4004		to commencement of debate thereon, or prior to action b eing taken
2470	4005		thereon if there be no debate, any motion may be withdrawn by the
2471	4006		member offering the motion. Otherwise, such motion may be withdrawn
2472	4007		only upon adoption of a motion to withdraw.
2473		-
2474	4008		(b) When a bill or resolution is under consideration within the
2475	4009		House, the principal author or the member designated to present the
2476	4010		bill or resolution on behalf of the principal author may withdraw
2477	4011		said measure at any time prior to the vote being ordered on final
2478	4012		passage of the bill or resolution.
2479		-
2480	4013		10.5 – Call of the House
2481		-
2482	4014		(a) Call of the House may be moved at any time by any member,
2483	4015		but must be seconded by fifteen (15) members. If there are more
2484	4016		than three–fourths (3/4) of the House present at the time the motion
2485	4017		is made, the motion must be seconded by thirty (30) memb ers. If
2486	4018		such motion prevails, the business pending shall be suspended, the
2487	4019		roll shall be taken, and the names of the absentees ascertained.
2488	4020		The Chief Sergeant at Arms shall then be directed by the presiding
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2489	4047		officer to compel the attendance of the absent members. After one
2490	4048		(1) hour has expired, the roll shall again be taken and absent
2491	4049		members noted in the Journal, and the business suspended upon the
2492	4050		roll call shall proceed. If, however, before the expiration of the
2493	4051		hour, all absent members, not otherwise excused, shall appear, the
2494	4052		business pending shall then proceed.
2495		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 57
2496	4053		(b) If a Call of the House be ordered, a motion to "work under
2497	4054		the Call of the House" shall be in order and, if adopted, the House
2498	4055		shall proceed with any other business at hand except that
2499	4056		interrupted by a Call of the House.
2500		-
2501	4057		(c) The Speaker, seconded by five (5) members, m ay move a Call
2502	4058		of the House and send for absent members, provided there not be a
2503	4059		quorum present. In all cases where an absent member shall be sent
2504	4060		for and fails to attend in obedience to the summons, the report of
2505	4061		the Chief Sergeant at Arms shall be entered in the Journal.
2506		-
2507	4062		RULE ELEVEN
2508		-
2509	4063		GENERAL PROVISIONS
2510		-
2511	4064		11.1 – Investigations
2512		-
2513	4065		(a) No special committee established for the purpose of
2514	4066		considering articles of impeachment or any other type of
2515	4067		investigation shall be formed unless first authorized by a House
2516	4068		resolution or by the Speaker.
2517		-
2518	4069		(b) If authorized by House resolution, the resolution shall
2519	4070		define the duties and time period during which the committee shall
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2520	4097		exist. Any member or members requesting the investigation shall not
2521	4098		serve as chairperson of the special committee.
2522		-
2523	4099		(c) Special committees established under this section shall,
2524	4100		upon convening, adopt such rules and procedures as shall be
2525	4101		determined by the committee to be in the best interest of the House
2526	4102		of Representatives.
2527		-
2528	4103		11.2 – Distribution Within H ouse of Representatives
2529		-
2530	4104		(a) No object or item of literature shall be distributed on the
2531	4105		House Floor in anticipation of or while the House is meeting in
2532	4106		session except upon the sponsorship of a member of the House of
2533	4107		Representatives whose name shall appear on each individual object or
2534	4108		item of literature to be distributed.
2535		-
2536	4109		(b) All objects or items of literature distributed within the
2537	4110		areas of the Capitol Building assigned t o the House of
2538	4111		Representatives shall display the name of the person or entity
2539	4112		distributing such materials.
2540		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 58
2541	4113		(c) The selling of goods or services is prohibited in the areas
2542	4114		of the Capitol building assigned to the House of Representatives
2543	4115		except as authorized by the Speaker or designee.
2544		-
2545	4116		11.3 – Honorary Appointments
2546		-
2547	4117		No honorary appointments shall be recorded in the House Journal.
2548		-
2549	4118		11.4 – Lobbying
2550		-
2551	4119		(a) All lobbying activities directed at the House shall be
2552	4120		governed by Title 74, Section 4249 through 4255 of the O klahoma
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2553	4147		Statutes and such other applicable rules lawfully promulgated by the
2554	4148		Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
2555		-
2556	4149		(b) No monetary contributions shall be accepted by any member
2557	4150		or his or her staff on Capitol property at any time.
2558		-
2559	4151		11.5 – Designated Smoking Areas
2560		-
2561	4152		No person shall smoke or vape within those parts of the Capitol
2562	4153		Building assigned to the House.
2563		-
2564	4154		11.6 – Members of the Press
2565		-
2566	4155		No persons shall be admitted to the designated press area in the
2567	4156		House Gallery except members, House staff authorized by the Speaker,
2568	4157		members of the press bearing permits signed by the Speaker, or
2569	4158		designee, and the ch airpersons of the Capitol Press organizations
2570	4159		and guests with the written permission of the Speaker and the
2571	4160		chairpersons of the Capitol Press organizations.
2572		-
2573	4161		11.7 – Legislative Records
2574		-
2575	4162		(a) Records that are required to be created by these Rules or
2576	4163		that are of vital, permanent, or archival value shall be maintained
2577	4164		in the Office of the Chief Clerk.
2578		-
2579	4165		(b) Other records that are no longer needed for any purpose and
2580	4166		that do not have sufficient administrative, legal, or fiscal
2581	4167		significance to warrant their retenti on shall be disposed of
2582	4168		systematically.
2583		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 59
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2584	4195		(c) A digital recording shall be made of each day’s session by
2585	4196		the Office of the Chief Clerk which shall be compiled and stored on
2586	4197		a digital device suitable for archival purposes.
2587		-
2588	4198		(d) The committee staff assigned to each existing committee
2589	4199		shall ensure compliance with this Rule for all records created or
2590	4200		received by the committee or for a former committee whose
2591	4201		jurisdiction has been assigned to the committee.
2592		-
2593	4202		(e) The Speaker and all House officers under the directi on of
2594	4203		the Speaker shall ensure compliance with this Rule for all records
2595	4204		created or received by their respective offices and their
2596	4205		predecessors in office.
2597		-
2598	4206		(f) All records required by Rule 7 shall be made available on
2599	4207		the House website at least for the duration of the Session.
2600		-
2601	4208		(g) Members shall submit a written request to the Chief Clerk
2602	4209		and Chief Parliamentarian to have the House Journal reflect a
2603		-	Member's voting intention within one (1) legislative day of the
2604		-	original vote.
2605		-
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	4211	+	vote.
2606	4212		11.8 – Technical Corrections
2607		-
2608	4213		(a) The Office of Engrossing and Enrolling is authorized to
2609	4214		correct misspelled words, citations, doublets, grammatical errors,
2610	4215		or repeated words when engrossing House bills or joint resolutions,
2611	4216		or House amendments to engrossed Senate bills or joint resolutions.
2612		-
2613	4217		(b) When engrossing or enrolling House bills or joint
2614	4218		resolutions, preparing House amendments to engrossed Senate bills or
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2615	4245		joint resolutions, and when preparing committ ee reports, the House
2616	4246		staff is authorized to:
2617		-
2618	4247		1. remove sections from a bill or j oint resolution labeled as
2619	4248		amendatory but which consist entirely of existing law and contain no
2620	4249		amendments to the existing law;
2621		-
2622	4250		2. incorporate amendments to sections of la w in the bill or
2623	4251		joint resolution which are contained in legislation enacted
2624	4252		previously during the same legislature and amending the same
2625	4253		sections of law and repeal such previous versions of the section at
2626	4254		issue if, in the opinion of the House legal staff, the incorporation
2627		-	of such amendments and repeal of the previous version would ~~clearly ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 60~~
	4255	+	of such amendments and repeal of the previous version would clear ly
2628	4256		not conflict with the amendments contained in the legislation at
2629	4257		issue;
2630		-
2631	4258		3. modify sections of such measures which provide for a measure
2632	4259		to become effective on July 1 o r on a date earlier than ninety (90)
2633	4260		days after the date of anticipated sine die adjournment to read to
2634	4261		reflect an effective date of ninety (90) days after the date of
2635	4262		actual sine die adjournment, or to delete such sections, if the
2636	4263		emergency clause has fai led to receive the required number of votes
2637	4264		for passage;
2638		-
2639	4265		4. delete language in such sections of such measures which
2640	4266		provide for a measure to become effective on a date prior to such
2641	4267		engrossment or enrollment;
2642	4268
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2643	4294		5. modify the effective date of carry over bi lls by striking
2644	4295		the effective date; and
2645		-
2646	4296		6. draft a referendum clause and ballot title if a measure is
2647		-	deemed a revenue-raising measure pursuant to Rule 6.11 and is
	4297	+	deemed a Revenue Raising measure pursuant to Rule 6.11 and is
2648	4298		adopted but fails to receive a three –fourths (3/4) vote in both
2649	4299		Chambers.
2650		-
2651	4300		11.9 – Convening Restrictions
2652		-
2653	4301		No legislative day shall begin between the hours of 12:00
2654	4302		midnight and 8:00 a.m. on any calendar day.
2655		-
2656	4303		11.10 – Security
2657		-
2658	4304		Upon convening in regular or special session, no member of the
2659	4305		House of Representatives, without the express permission of t he
2660	4306		Chief Sergeant at Arms, shall enter upon the roof of the Capitol
2661	4307		building within the areas adjacent to the hall of the House.
2662		-
2663	4308		11.11 – Utilization of House Resources
2664		-
2665	4309		Caucuses, other than the Majority and Minority Caucuses, must
2666	4310		register with the Chief Clerk if they use any House resources. Such
2667	4311		registration shall include a listing of all members and invited
2668	4312		guests of the Caucus and their organizational documents. The Chief
2669		-	Sergeant at Arms shall be notified, in advance, if invited gu ests
2670		-	will be attending any caucus functions.
2671		-
2672		-	RULE TWELVE ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 61
2673		-
	4313	+	Sergeant shall be notified, in advance, if invited guests will be
	4314	+	attending any caucus functions.
	4315	+	RULE TWELVE
2674	4316		ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS
2675		-
2676	4317		12.1 – Motion to Adjourn or Recess
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2677	4343
2678	4344		(a) When a motion to adjourn or recess is adopted, no member or
2679	4345		officer shall leave said member's or officer's place until the
2680	4346		adjournment or recess shall be declared by the presiding officer.
2681		-
2682	4347		(b) When the House adjourns it shall be to 1:30 p.m. of t he
2683	4348		succeeding legislative day unless another day and/or hour be
2684	4349		specifically named, which day and/or hour shall be entered in the
2685	4350		Journal.
2686		-
2687	4351		(c) A motion to adjourn or rece ss shall always be in order when
2688	4352		the floor can be obtained for that purpose. When a vote is being
2689	4353		taken, a motion to adjourn or recess shall not be in order. When it
2690	4354		is apparent to the presiding officer that the motion to adjourn or
2691	4355		recess is being made for the purpose of delay and such motion has
2692	4356		been voted in the negative, within the next preceding ten (10)
2693	4357		minutes, the presiding officer, in the discretion of the presiding
2694	4358		officer, may rule the motion out of order as being dilatory.
2695		-
2696	4359		(d) In the event of fire, riot, or other extreme emergency, if
2697	4360		the presiding officer believes taking the time for a vote on
2698	4361		recessing or adjourning would be dangerous to those present, the
2699	4362		presiding officer may declare the House recessed or adjourned to a
2700	4363		call of the chair.
2701		-
2702	4364		(e) A legislative day shall be adjourned no later than 12:00
2703	4365		midnight of the calen dar day that it began.
2704		-
2705	4366		12.2 – Absence of a Quorum
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2706	4392
2707	4393		In the absence of a quorum, the Speaker with three (3) members
2708	4394		shall be a sufficient number to adjourn to a time certain.
2709		-
2710	4395		12.3 – Sine Die Adjournment
2711		-
2712	4396		(a) The date and time of sine die adjournment of each Regular
2713	4397		Session of the Legislature shall be established by motion or
2714	4398		resolution except that Regular Session shall be finally adjourned
2715	4399		sine die at 5:00 p.m. on the last Frid ay in May of each year by
2716	4400		operation of the Oklahoma Constitution. Upon arrival of 5 :00 p.m.
2717		-	on the last Friday in May, no further business shall be conducted by ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 62~~
	4401	+	on the last Friday in May, no further business shall be conducted by
2718	4402		the House and the presiding officer shall declare the House
2719	4403		adjourned sine die.
2720		-
2721	4404		(b) A Special or Extraordinary Session shall be finally
2722	4405		adjourned sine die no later than the fifteenth day succeeding the
2723	4406		General Election unless the date and time of sine die adjournment
2724	4407		shall be otherwise established by motion or resolution at an earlier
2725	4408		date and time.
2726		-
2727	4409		RULE THIRTEEN
2728		-
2729	4410		INTERIM STUDIES
2730		-
2731	4411		13.1 – Interim Studies
2732		-
2733	4412		(a) When the Legislature is not in session, the Speaker shall
2734	4413		have the authority to direct committees to make interim studies for
2735	4414		such purposes as the Speaker may designate.
2736		-
2737	4415		(b) The Speaker shall provide to the Chief Clerk of the House a
2738	4416		copy of interim charges made to a standing or select committee.
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2739	4442
2740	4443		(c) The committees shall meet as often as necessary to transact
2741	4444		effectively the business assigned to them and may continue to
2742	4445		exercise the oversight a nd investigatory powers granted in Rule
2743	4446		7.13.
2744		-
2745	4447		13.2 – Requests for Interim Studies
2746		-
2747	4448		No resolution requesting or authorizing an interim study of any
2748	4449		matter or proposition by the House, or a committee thereof, shall be
2749	4450		introduced in or considered by the House. All such requests for
2750	4451		interim study shall be submitted on request forms available to any
2751	4452		member in the office of the Chief Clerk of the House.
2752		-
2753	4453		13.3 – Quorum
2754		-
2755	4454		During a legislative interim, no committee shall take any final
2756	4455		action unless a quorum of the mem bership of the committee is
2757	4456		present.
2758		-
2759	4457		13.4 – Meeting Notice
2760		-
2761	4458		During a legislative inte rim, published notice of any interim
2762		-	committee meeting shall be given at least ten (10) days prior to the ~~ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 63~~
	4459	+	committee meeting shall be given at least ten (10) days prior to the
2763	4460		meeting. The staff of the House shall publish the meeting notices
2764	4461		required by this section. The ten –day notice requirement of this
2765	4462		section shall not apply to a committee or subcommittee meeting with
2766	4463		a Senate committee or subcommittee on an interim study assigned for
2767	4464		joint study.
2768		-
2769	4465		RULE FOURTEEN
2770		-
2771	4466		RULES
2772	4467
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2773	4493		14.1 – Suspension or Amendment of Rules
2774		-
2775	4494		(a) These Rules may be amended by a two -thirds (2/3) vote of
2776	4495		those elected to and constituting the House; provided, any amendment
2777	4496		to the Rules recommended by the Committee on Rules shall be
2778	4497		effective if approved by a majority of the me mbers elected to and
2779	4498		constituting the House.
2780		-
2781	4499		(b) If the Committee on Rules shall recommend revisions or
2782	4500		amendments to the Rules, the House shall be given one (1) day's
2783	4501		prior notice before consideration of the recommended changes may
2784	4502		commence.
2785		-
2786	4503		(c) Two-thirds (2/3) of the members elected to and constituting
2787	4504		the House may suspend the Rules , or a portion thereof, but a motion
2788	4505		for that purpose shall be decided without debate. The motion shall
2789	4506		include the specific rule to be suspended.
2790		-
2791	4507		14.2 – Parliamentary Authorities
2792		-
2793	4508		Any parliamentary questions not provided for by the Oklahoma
2794	4509		Constitution or these Rules shall be governed by the ruling of the
2795	4510		Speaker. The Speaker shall publish these substantive rulings in a
2796	4511		volume of precedents. In making his or her ruling, the Speaker may
2797	4512		rely upon, but is not bound by, these published rulings or other
2798	4513		parliamentary authorities, including, but not limited to, the latest
2799	4514		edition of Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure.
2800		-
2801	4515		14.3 – Rules Effective
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2802	4541
2803	4542		(a) These Rules shall be in fu ll force and effect for the
2804	4543		duration of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature unless amended, as
2805	4544		provided herein.
2806		-	ENR. H. R. NO. 1002 Page 64
2807	4545		(b) Upon convening for a Special or Extraordinary Session, the
2808	4546		time constraints in Rule 8.8 for filing main floor amendments and
2809	4547		amendments to main f loor amendments shall not be applicable.
2810	4548
2811		-	Adopted by the House of Representatives the 7th day of January,
2812		-	2025.
2813		-
2814		-
2815		-
2816		-
2817		-	Presiding Officer of the House of
2818		-	Representatives
2819		-
2820		-
2821		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
2822		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
2823		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
2824		-	By: _________________________________
2825		-
2826		-
	4549	+	60-1-12154 MAH 01/02/25
2827	4550