Bill Text: IA SR1 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A resolution relating to permanent rules of the senate for the eighty-sixth general assembly.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-04 - Resolution as amended, adopted. S.J. 217. [SR1 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SR1-Amended.html
Senate Resolution 1 - Reprinted PAG LIN SENATE RESOLUTION NO. BY COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION 1 1 A Resolution relating to permanent rules of the senate 1 2 for theeighty=fiftheighty=sixth general assembly. 1 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the permanent 1 4 rules of the senate for theeighty=fiftheighty=sixth 1 5 general assembly be as follows: 1 6 RULES OF THE SENATE 1 7 Rule 1 1 8 Quorum 1 9 A constitutional majority shall constitute a quorum 1 10 of the senate. Any senator may insist a quorum be 1 11 present. 1 12 Rule 2 1 13 Adoption and Amendment of Rules 1 14 Whenever the senate is operating under temporary 1 15 rules, the rules may be amended or repealed, or 1 16 permanent rules may be adopted, by a constitutional 1 17 majority of the senators. After adoption of permanent 1 18 rules of the senate during any general assembly, the 1 19 rules may be amended or repealed by a constitutional 1 20 majority of the senators voting on a simple resolution. 1 21 Rule 3 1 22 Rules of Parliamentary Procedure 1 23 In cases not covered by senate rules or joint rules, 1 24 Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern. 1 25 Rule 4 1 26 Sessions of the General Assembly 2 1 The election of officers, organization, hiring and 2 2 compensation of employees, and committees of the senate 2 3 shall carry over from the first to the second regular 2 4 sessions and to any extraordinary sessions of the same 2 5 general assembly. 2 6 All bills, study bills, and resolutions introduced 2 7 in the first regular session of a general assembly 2 8which are not, except those which have been withdrawn, 2 9lost, orindefinitely postponed, or have failed, 2 10 shall carry over into the second regular session 2 11 and to any extraordinary session of the same general 2 12 assembly. Bills and resolutions which have been voted 2 13 upon on final passage by either house in any session 2 14 shall remain on the calendar in the same status as at 2 15 the end of the session at any subsequent regular or 2 16 extraordinary session.Appointments received from the 2 17 governor for senate confirmation during any session 2 18 of a general assembly shall be acted upon prior to 2 19 adjournment of that session as provided by section 2.32 2 20 of the Code.Except as provided by this rule, upon 2 21 the adjournment of the first regular session and any 2 22 extraordinary session, each bill or resolution shall 2 23 be automatically referred back to the committee to 2 24 which it was originally assigned. The secretary of 2 25 the senate shall publish in theJournaljournal a list 2 26 of the bills returned to committee under this rule and 2 27 shall present a list to the chairs of the respective 2 28 committees upon the convening of the second regular 2 29 session. Within seven days after the first committee 2 30 meeting after the convening of the second regular 3 1 session,committeescommittee chairs shall either 3 2authorize the chair torefer such bills and resolutions 3 3 that have been returned to their respective committees 3 4 under this rule to a subcommittee for consideration,3 5 or indefinitely postpone further consideration of such 3 6 bills, or report them out to the floor and place them 3 7 on the calendar.If the subcommittee is different 3 8 than that appointed during the first session, theThe 3 9 committee chairs shall report to the senate the bill 3 10 or resolution number and the names of the subcommittee 3 11 members. 3 12Bills and resolutions which have been voted upon 3 13 on final passage by either house in any session 3 14 shall remain on the calendar in the same status as at 3 15 the end of the session at any subsequent regular or 3 16 extraordinary session.3 17 Rule 5 3 18 Regular Order of Daily Business 3 19 The following order shall govern, subject to any 3 20 special order: 3 21 1. Correction of the journal. 3 22 2. Senators to be excused. 3 23 3. Communications to the Senate. 3 24 4. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 3 25 5. Consideration of senate calendar. 3 26 Rule 6 3 27 Senate Calendar 3 28 1. Each legislative day the secretary of the senate 3 29 shall prepare a listing of bills to be known as the 3 30 "Senate Calendar". 4 12. The senate calendar may contain a listing under 4 2 the category "Special Order" which shall be placed at 4 3 the head of the calendar. Bills in such category shall 4 4 be those which are specifically set for debate by the 4 5 majority leader with the consent of the senate on a 4 6 certain date and time. Bills shall be listed by the 4 7 secretary in numerical order.4 832. The senate calendar shall include separate 4 9 listings for any bills and resolutions in the following 4 10 categories: 4 11 a. Conference Committee Report 4 12 b. Bills in Conference Committee 4 13 c. House Amendment to Senate Amendment to House 4 14 File 4 15 d. House Refuses to Concur in Senate Amendment to 4 16 House File 4 17 e. Senate Files Amended by the House 4 18 f. Unfinished Business 4 19 g. Motions to Reconsider 4 20 h. Administrative Rules Nullification Resolutions 4 21 i. Veto Messages from the Governor 4 2243. The secretary shall list bills and resolutions 4 23 in the above categories in numerical order. Upon 4 24 their first publication in the calendar, bills and 4 25 resolutions in the above categories may be called up 4 26 for debate at any time by the majority leader. Motions 4 27 to reconsider shall be called up as provided by Rule 4 28 24. 4 2954. The senate calendar shall include a listing 4 30 of senate appropriations committee bills and bills 5 1 reported out by the senate appropriations committee. 5 2 The list shall be known as the "Appropriations 5 3 Calendar". The secretary shall list the bills in 5 4 numerical order. Upon their first publication in the 5 5 calendar, bills on the appropriations calendar may be 5 6 called up for debate at any time by the majority leader 5 7 provided they are eligible under Rule 8. 5 865. The senate calendar shall include a listing 5 9 of bills which pertain to the levy, assessment or 5 10 collection of taxes sponsored by or initially assigned 5 11 to and reported out by the senate ways and means 5 12 committee. The list shall be known as the "Ways and 5 13 Means Calendar". The secretary shall list the bills in 5 14 numerical order. Upon their first publication in the 5 15 calendar, bills on the ways and means calendar may be 5 16 called up for debate at any time by the majority leader 5 17 provided they are eligible under Rule 8. 5 1876. The senate calendar shall include a list of 5 19 bills and resolutions, known as the "Regular Calendar", 5 20 which shall consist of bills and resolutions reported 5 21 out by a senate committee. The bills and resolutions 5 22reported out each dayshall be listed in numerical 5 23 order. Priority shall be given to senate over house 5 24 bills and resolutions. Upon their first publication 5 25 in the calendar, bills on the regular calendar may 5 26 be called up for debate at any time by the majority 5 27 leader, provided they are eligible under Rule 8. 5 28 A bill reported out of committee which is 5 29 subsequently referred to the ways and means or 5 30 appropriations committee and then reported out of that 6 1 committee, shall be returned to the regular calendar in 6 2 numerical order. 6 387. The senate calendar shall include a listing of 6 4 the governor's appointees to state boards, commissions, 6 5 and other offices requiring senate confirmation. This 6 6 listing shall be known as the "Confirmation Calendar". 6 7 Names on the confirmation calendar may be called up 6 8 for confirmation at any time by the majority leader 6 9 provided they are eligible under rule 59. 6 1098. The majority leader, or in the absence of 6 11 the majority leader the assistant majority leaders, 6 12 may select from among the bills on the previous 6 13 legislative day's Senate calendar and from the bills 6 14 selected create a new listing which shall be known as 6 15 the "Tentative Debate Calendar".The debate calendar 6 16 shall list bills as the majority leader expects to take 6 17 them up.A bill or resolution on the tentative debate 6 18 calendar may be debated only when eligible under Rule 6 19 8. 6 2010. The majority leader, or in the absence of the 6 21 majority leader the assistant majority leaders, may 6 22 create a list of bills or resolutions about which 6 23 no controversy is believed to exist which shall be 6 24 known as the "Proposed Noncontroversial Calendar". 6 25 Bills or resolutions included on this listing may be 6 26 debated at any time upon being called up for debate 6 27 by the majority leader. Any bill or resolution which 6 28 appeared on the previous day's Senate calendar may be 6 29 placed by any senator on the proposed noncontroversial 6 30 calendar, which shall be published. Any bill or 7 1 resolution on the proposed noncontroversial calendar 7 2 shall be stricken from the list if any senator files 7 3 a written objection with the secretary of the senate 7 4 on the first or second legislative day after it 7 5 appears on the proposed noncontroversial calendar. 7 6 Any bill stricken from the proposed noncontroversial 7 7 calendar shall be returned to its former place on 7 8 the Senate calendar. The secretary shall prepare the 7 9 noncontroversial calendar which shall consist of all 7 10 bills or resolutions on the proposed noncontroversial 7 11 calendar to which no objection was received.7 12119. If the senate shall not be in session on a 7 13 day assigned inparagraphs nine and tenparagraph eight 7 14 for action upon a calendar, such assigned actionshall7 15 may occur on the next succeeding legislative day. 7 161210. On any bill called up for debate from any 7 17 calendar, debate may continue from day to day until 7 18 it is adopted, fails, or is postponed or deferred. 7 19 If further debate is postponed or deferred without a 7 20 time to continue being set,except for bills on the 7 21 debate calendar,the bill shall be listed as unfinished 7 22 business. Bills which are returned to the committee of 7 23 first referral or to a different committee after being 7 24 considered by the senate and classified as unfinished 7 25 business shall be returned to the unfinished business 7 26 calendar by that committee when the bill is reported 7 27 out of committee. The unfinished business date on 7 28 the calendar shall be the date on which the bill was 7 29 returned to committee.Bills on the debate calendar 7 30 upon which further debate is postponed or deferred 8 1 without a time to continue being set shall return to 8 2 the regular calendar.8 3 Rule 7 8 4 Reserved. 8 5 Rule 8 8 6 When Eligible for Consideration 8 7 Bills, resolutions, and appointments shall be 8 8 eligible for consideration by the senate as follows: 8 9 1. An appointment by the governor which requires 8 10 senate confirmation shall be eligible on the second 8 11 legislative day it is printed in the senate calendar as 8 12 provided by Rule 59. 8 13 2. A house or individually sponsored bill or 8 14 resolution reported out by a committee shall be 8 15 eligible on the second legislative day it is printed in 8 16 the senate calendar. 8 17 3. A committee bill or resolution sponsored by 8 18 the appropriations committee shall be eligible on the 8 19 second legislative day it is printed in the senate 8 20 calendar. 8 21 4. Any committee bill or resolution, other than 8 22 a bill or resolution sponsored by the appropriations 8 23 committee, shall be eligible on the third legislative 8 24 day it is printed in the senate calendar. 8 25 5. A bill that has been reported out to the 8 26 senate calendar, referred to a different committee 8 27 and reported out by that committee is eligible for 8 28 consideration by the senate on the day it would have 8 29 been eligible under subsection 2, 3, or 4, whichever 8 30 is applicable, as if the bill had been printed in the 9 1 calendar after having been reported out by the first 9 2 committee. 9 3 Rule 9 9 4 Debate and Decorum 9 5 Before addressing the senate, the senator shall 9 6 request recognition by depressing the "speak" device 9 7 and, when recognized, rise and respectfully address the 9 8 chair. 9 9 The senator shall confine all remarks to the 9 10 question under debate and shall avoid discussing 9 11 personalities or implication of improper motives. No 9 12 questions except by the senator recognized shall be 9 13 entertained after a senator is recognized to give final 9 14 remarks. 9 15 Rule 10 9 16 Point of Personal Privilege 9 17 A point of personal privilege shall only be 9 18 recognized when there is no motion pending or other 9 19 business being considered by the senate. Points of 9 20 personal privilege shall not be in order during the 9 21 time when appropriation subcommittees are scheduled 9 22 to meet. Senators speaking on a point of personal 9 23 privilege shall be limited to ten minutes. 9 24 Rule 11 9 25 Introduction and Presentation of Guests 9 26 Only former members of the senate and former and 9 27 present members of Congress shall be presented to 9 28 the senate, except that the president of the senate 9 29 may present a visitor whose presence is of special 9 30 significance to the senate. Thepresenceintroduction 10 1 of school groups accompanied by school officials shall 10 2 be announced by the president of the senate and shall 10 3 be recorded in the journal upon written request of a 10 4 member of the senate. Senators may be recognized to 10 5 introduce guests in the galleries when there is no 10 6 motion pending or other business being considered by 10 7 the senate. Introductions shall be limited to one 10 8 minute. 10 9 Rule 12 10 10 Form and Withdrawal of Motions, Amendments and 10 11 Signatures 10 12 Motions need not be in writing unless required by 10 13 the president or by the senate. No motion requires 10 14 a second. Any amendment, motion (including a motion 10 15 to reconsider), or resolution may be withdrawn by the 10 16 mover if it has not been amended by the senate and if 10 17 no amendment is pending. All amendments to bills, 10 18 resolutions, and reports shall be in writing and filed 10 19 before being acted upon by the senate. 10 20 No amendment, resolution, bill, or conference 10 21 committee report shall be considered by the senate 10 22 without a copy of the amendment, resolution, bill, or 10 23 conference committee report being on the desks of the 10 24 entire membership of the senate prior to consideration. 10 25 However, after the fourteenth week of the first 10 26 session and the twelfth week of the second session, 10 27 amendments and senate resolutions may be considered by 10 28 the senate without a copy of the amendment or senate 10 29 resolution being on the desks of the entire membership 10 30 of the senate if a copy of the amendment or senate 11 1 resolution is made available to the entire membership 11 2 of the senate electronically.SuchHowever, such 11 3 consideration shall be deferred until a copy of the 11 4 amendment or senate resolution is on thedesks of the 11 5 entire membership of the senate upon the request of any 11 6 senatordesk of any senator who so requests. 11 7 All amendments, reports, petitions or other 11 8 documents requiring a signature shall have the name 11 9 printed under the place for the signature. Once a 11 10 signature is affixed and the document containing the 11 11 signature filed with the recording clerk in the well, 11 12 that signature shall not be removed. 11 13 When an amendment to a main amendment is filed that 11 14 would negate the effect of the main amendment and 11 15 thereby leave the bill unchanged, the presiding officer 11 16 shall have the authority to declare the amendment to 11 17 the main amendment out of order, subject to an appeal 11 18 to the full senate. 11 19 When a house amendment to a senate file is before 11 20 the senate, an amendment to the house amendment shall 11 21 be considered an amendment in the first degree. 11 22 Regardless of its origin, an amendment in the third 11 23 degree shall be ruled out of order. 11 24 When a ruling on germaneness is issued by the 11 25 presiding officer, it shall be accompanied by an 11 26 explanation of the ruling. 11 27 Rule 13 11 28 Order and Precedence of Motions and Amendments 11 29 When a question is under debate, no motion shall 11 30 be received but to adjourn, to recess, questions 12 1 of privilege, to lay on the table, for the previous 12 2 question, to postpone to a day certain, to refer, 12 3 to amend, to postpone indefinitely, to defer, or 12 4 incidental motions. A substitute is not in order 12 5 unless it is in the form of a motion to substitute. 12 6 Such motions shall have precedence in the order in 12 7 which they are named. No motion to postpone to a 12 8 day certain, to refer, or postpone indefinitely, 12 9 being decided, shall be again allowed on the same 12 10 day with regard to the same question. A motion to 12 11 strike out the enacting clause of a bill shall have 12 12 precedence over all amendments and, if carried, shall 12 13 be considered equivalent to the rejection of the bill. 12 14 A motion to strike everything after the enacting 12 15 clause has precedence over a committee amendment and 12 16 all other amendments except one to strike the enacting 12 17 clause. A committee amendment has precedence over all 12 18 other amendments except as provided in this rule. 12 19 A motion to rerefer a bill to committee may specify 12 20 when the committee shall report the bill to the senate. 12 21 If the motion is adopted in such form, the committee 12 22 must report the bill by the date and time specified 12 23 with or without recommendation or the bill shall 12 24 automatically be returned to the calendar. When the 12 25 bill is returned to the calendar, it shall occupy 12 26 the same position it occupied at the time the bill 12 27 was rereferred to the committee. If the committee 12 28 to which the bill is rereferred submits an amendment 12 29 in its report, that committee amendment shall take 12 30 precedence over other amendments except if that 13 1 committee amendment is in conflict with amendments 13 2 previously adopted, the committee amendment shall 13 3 not be considered until consideration of motions to 13 4 reconsider the previously adopted amendments result 13 5 in removing the conflict. A committee may not file 13 6 an amendment to a bill unless the bill is in the 13 7 committee's possession. 13 8 Rule 14 13 9 Motions Before the Senate 13 10 Motions before the senate shall be displayed on the 13 11 electronic voting system display boards. 13 12 Rule 15 13 13 Nondebatable Motions 13 14 The following motions are not debatable: 13 15 Adjourn 13 16 Recess 13 17 Lift a Call of the Senate 13 18 Lay on Table or Take from Table 13 19 Previous Question 13 20 Reconsider vote by which bill was placed on last 13 21 reading. 13 22 A Motion to Reconsider and Lay the Motion to 13 23 Reconsider on the Table (Double=barreled Motion). 13 24 Rule 16 13 25 Division of the Question 13 26 Any senator may call for a division of a question, 13 27 which shall be divided if it includes propositions 13 28 so distinct that if one is taken away, a substantive 13 29 proposition shall remain in a technically proper form 13 30 for the decision of the senate. A motion to strike out 14 1 and insert is indivisible; but a motion to strike out, 14 2 if lost, shall not preclude amendments to the matter 14 3 attempted to be stricken or a motion to strike out and 14 4 insert. 14 5 Rule 17 14 6 The Previous Question 14 7 The previous question shall be in this form: "Shall 14 8 debate be closed on the pending question?" A motion 14 9 for the previous question may be adopted by a majority 14 10 of the senators present and voting. Its effect shall 14 11 be to put an end to debate and bring the senate to a 14 12 direct vote upon the pending question. However, any 14 13 senator who has not previously spoken on the pending 14 14 question and who, after the main question is taken up 14 15 and before the motion for the previous question has 14 16 been made, requested recognition by depressing the 14 17 "speak" device may speak no longer than five minutes 14 18 on the pending question. If action on the pending 14 19 question continues into another legislative day or is 14 20 deferred, the previous question shall apply and the 14 21 requests to be recognized shall be honored. 14 22 When the motion applies to an amendment, the senator 14 23 proposing the amendment shall have five minutes to 14 24 close debate on the amendment. 14 25 The senator handling the measure under consideration 14 26 shall have ten minutes to close debate on the main 14 27 question. 14 28 Rule 18 14 29 Call of the Senate 14 30 Ten senators may file in writing a call of the 15 1 senate on any single item of legislative business. 15 2 A call of the senate requires the presence of every 15 3 senator and is in order at any time prior to the vote 15 4 being announced by the president. The sergeant=at=arms 15 5 shall return promptly all absent senators. Debate 15 6 on the item may continue while absent senators are 15 7 returning, but no vote on the item is in order on it 15 8 until all have returned. Adoption of a motion to 15 9 recess or adjourn to a specific time will not lift 15 10 the call. The call may be lifted, or a senator may 15 11 be excused from the call without lifting the call, by 15 12 a vote of a constitutional majority of the senators. 15 13 Those senators excused prior to the filing of the call 15 14 are excused from the call. 15 15 Rule 19 15 16 Committee of the Whole 15 17 The senate may resolve itself into a committee of 15 18 the whole senate when it wishes to permit more free and 15 19 informal discussion. Persons other than senators may 15 20 appear and present information. 15 21 Any senator may move "that the senate now resolve 15 22 itself into a committee of the whole to consider" a 15 23 stated subject. 15 24 The president of the senate shall be chair of the 15 25 committee of the whole unless otherwise ordered by the 15 26 senate. 15 27 The procedure in committee of the whole is subject 15 28 to the rules of the senate. The previous question and 15 29 the motion to reconsider shall be in order. 15 30 The committee of the whole cannot take any final 16 1 action and its power is limited to recommendation to 16 2 the senate. The proceedings of the committee of the 16 3 whole, including any roll call vote, shall be printed 16 4 in the journal. 16 5 Any senator may at any time, except while voting or 16 6 while a senator has the floor, move that "the committee 16 7 rise" which is equivalent to a motion to adjourn. 16 8 After adoption of the motion to rise, the chair 16 9 may report to the senate in the same manner as other 16 10 committee reports are given. 16 11 Rule 20 16 12 Last Reading and Passage of Bills 16 13 When a motion to place a bill on its last reading is 16 14 lost, the same motion shall be in order at any later 16 15 time. After the last reading of a bill, no amendment 16 16 shall be received. The vote on final passage shall be 16 17 taken immediately without debate. 16 18 Rule 21 16 19 Engrossment of Bills 16 20 An engrossment is a proofreading and verification 16 21 in order to be certain that a bill before the senate is 16 22 identical with the original bill as introduced with all 16 23 amendments which have been adopted correctly inserted. 16 24 In an engrossed bill, all obvious typographical, 16 25 spelling or other clerical errors are corrected and 16 26 section or paragraph numbers and internal references 16 27 are changed as required to conform the original bill 16 28 to any amendments which have been adopted. All such 16 29 corrections or changes shall be reported in the journal 16 30 by the secretary of the senate. The engrossed bill 17 1 shall be placed in the bill file with the original bill 17 2 and amendments. 17 3 Rule 22 17 4 Manner of Voting 17 5 On voice vote, the question shall be distinctly put 17 6 in this form: "Those in favor of (the question) say 17 7"aye"'aye'." "Those opposed to (the question) say"no"17 8 'no'." 17 9 A non=record or record roll call vote may be 17 10 requested by any senator or ordered by the president 17 11 any time before the results are announced. A 17 12 non=record roll call shall be requested by asking for a 17 13 "division". A record roll call shall be requested by 17 14 asking for a "record". Upon request for a non=record 17 15 or record roll call vote, the president shall announce 17 16 that such a non=record or record roll call vote has 17 17 been requested and shall state the question to be put 17 18 to the senate. The president then shall direct the 17 19 secretary of the senate to receive the votes. 17 20 Senators present may cast their votes, either 17 21 by operating the voting mechanism located at their 17 22 assigned desk or by signaling the president if they are 17 23 unable to vote at their assigned desk. The president 17 24 shall enter the votes of senators signaling their 17 25 votes. 17 26 After sufficient time has elapsed for all senators 17 27 present to record their votes, the president shall 17 28 direct the secretary of the senate to close the voting 17 29 system. The president shall still enter the senators' 17 30 votes at any time prior to directing the secretary of 18 1 the senate to lock the voting system. The president 18 2 shall then immediately announce the vote. 18 3 During a record roll call vote, both individual 18 4 votes and vote totals shall be indicated on the display 18 5 boards and printed in the journal. On non=record 18 6 roll calls, only vote totals shall be indicated on the 18 7 display boards and printed in the journal. 18 8 In the event the electronic voting system is not 18 9 in operating order, the president shall direct the 18 10 secretary of the senate to take the non=record or 18 11 record roll call by calling the names of the senators 18 12 in alphabetical order. 18 13 Rule 23 18 14 Duty of Voting 18 15 Every senator present when a question is put shall 18 16 vote "aye", "no", or "present" unless previously 18 17 excused by the senate. Upon demand being made by any 18 18 senator, the secretary of the senate shall call in 18 19 alphabetical order the names of the senators not voting 18 20 or voting "present". Those senators called shall vote 18 21 "aye" or "no" unless the senator states a personal 18 22 interest in the question or concludes that he or she 18 23 should not vote under the senate code of ethics. 18 24 Rule 24 18 25 Reconsideration 18 26 When a main motion has been decided by the senate, 18 27 any senator having voted on the prevailing side 18 28 may move to reconsider the vote on the same or next 18 29 legislative day. Motions to reconsider the vote on a 18 30 bill or resolution shall be in writing and filed with 19 1 the secretary of the senate. 19 2 Notwithstanding any time limitations applicable 19 3 to motions to reconsider main motions, a motion to 19 4 reconsider the vote on an amendment may be made at 19 5 any time before final disposition of the motion to 19 6 be amended. Such motion shall be in writing and 19 7 filed with the secretary of the senate. A motion to 19 8 reconsider an amendment to a main motion shall be taken 19 9 up for consideration only prior to the disposition of 19 10 the main motion or upon reconsideration of the main 19 11 motion. 19 12 A constitutional majority by a record roll call is 19 13 necessary to reconsider a bill or joint resolution. 19 14 During three legislative days from the date the motion 19 15 to reconsider a bill or resolution is filed, only the 19 16 mover may call it up. Thereafter, any senator may call 19 17 up the motion. If a date for adjournment has been set 19 18 by resolution of the senate, any senator may call up 19 19 a motion to reconsider at any time within three days 19 20 prior to the date set for adjournment. 19 21 If the motion to reconsider a bill or resolution 19 22 prevails, motions to reconsider amendments thereto 19 23 shall be in order and shall be disposed of without 19 24 delay. 19 25 A motion that any action taken by the senate be 19 26 reconsidered and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 19 27 the table shall be a single and indivisible motion, 19 28 known as the double=barreled motion, which, if carried, 19 29 shall have the effect of preventing reconsideration 19 30 unless a motion to take from the table prevails. 20 1 A constitutional majority is necessary for the 20 2 double=barreled motion to prevail on a bill or joint 20 3 resolution. The double=barreled motion can only be 20 4 made from the floor after the vote is announced and the 20 5 member who moved the final reading shall have priority 20 6 in making it. 20 7 A motion to reconsider and lay on the table shall 20 8 have priority over a motion to reconsider if they are 20 9 both filed on the same legislative day. 20 10 In the event that a motion to reconsider is pending 20 11 at the end of the first session or any extraordinary 20 12 session of any general assembly, or the general 20 13 assembly adjourns sine die, and the motion has not been 20 14 voted upon by the senate, it shall be determined to 20 15 have failed. 20 16 Rule 25 20 17 Suspension of Rules 20 18 No standing rule, rules incorporated by reference 20 19 under Rule 3, or order of the senate shall be rescinded 20 20 or suspended, except by unanimous consent of the senate 20 21 or by an affirmative vote of a constitutional majority 20 22 of the senate voting on a simple resolution. 20 23 INTRODUCTION AND FORM OF BILLS 20 24 Rule 26 20 25 Time and Method of Introducing Bills and Amendments 20 26 All bills to be introduced in the senate shall be 20 27 typed in proper form by the legislative services agency 20 28 and shall be filed with the recording clerk. 20 29 All amendments shall be typed in proper form and 20 30 filed with the recording clerk not later than 4:30 21 1 p.m., or adjournment, whichever is later, in order to 21 2 be listed in the following day's clip sheet. 21 3 An "impact amendment" is an amendment which 21 4 reasonably could have an annual effect of at least one 21 5 hundred thousand dollars or a combined total effect 21 6 within five years after enactment of five hundred 21 7 thousand dollars or more on the aggregate revenues, 21 8 expenditures or fiscal liability of the state or its 21 9 subdivisions. 21 10 An impact amendment to a bill which has been on 21 11 the calendar for at least three full legislative days 21 12 prior to its consideration shall not be taken up by the 21 13 senate unless: 21 14 1) a fiscal note is attached, and the amendment is 21 15 filed at least one legislative day prior to the date 21 16 set for consideration of the bill; or 21 17 2) the amendment is an appropriation or other 21 18 measure where the total effect is stated in dollar 21 19 amounts. 21 20 Rule 27 21 21 Limit on Introduction of Bills 21 22 No bill or joint resolution, except bills and 21 23 joint resolutions cosponsored by the majority and 21 24 minority floor leaders, or companion bills and joint 21 25 resolutions sponsored by the majority floor leaders of 21 26 both houses, shall be introduced in the senate after 21 27 4:30 p.m. on Friday of the fifth week of the first 21 28 regular session of a general assembly unless a formal 21 29 request for drafting the bill has been filed with the 21 30 legislative services agency before that time. After 22 1 adjournment of the first regular session, bills may 22 2 be prefiled at any time before the convening of the 22 3 second regular session. No bill shall be introduced 22 4 after 4:30 p.m. on Friday of the second week of the 22 5 second regular session of a general assembly unless a 22 6 formal request for drafting the bill has been filed 22 7 with the legislative services agency before that time. 22 8 However, standing committees may introduce bills and 22 9 joint resolutions at any time. A bill which relates 22 10 to departmental rules sponsored by the administrative 22 11 rules review committee and approved by a majority 22 12 of the members of the committee in each house may 22 13 be introduced at any time and must be referred to a 22 14 standing committee which must take action on the bill 22 15 within three weeks. Senate and concurrent resolutions 22 16 may be introduced at any time. 22 17 No bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution 22 18 or senate resolution shall be introduced at any 22 19 extraordinary session unless sponsored by a standing 22 20 committee, the majority and minority floor leaders, or 22 21 the committee of the whole. 22 22 Rule 28 22 23 Introduction, Reading, and Form of Bills and 22 24 Resolutions 22 25 Every senate bill and resolution shall be introduced 22 26 by one or more senators or by any standing committee 22 27 of the senate and shall at once be given its first 22 28 reading. 22 29 If the senate is in session when a bill or 22 30 resolution is introduced, the first reading shall 23 1 consist of reading its file number, the title and 23 2 sponsor of the bill. If the senate is not in session 23 3 but a journal is published for the day, the first 23 4 reading shall consist of a journal entry of the bill's 23 5 file number, title, sponsor and the notation "Read 23 6 first time under Rule 28". 23 7 Any bill or resolution approved for introduction by 23 8 a standing committee during an interim period between 23 9 sessions of one General Assembly shall be introduced 23 10 without further action by the committee at the next 23 11 succeeding regular session of the same General Assembly 23 12 and placed immediately upon the regular calendar. 23 13 Every bill and resolution referred to committee 23 14 shall have received two readings before its passage. 23 15 The subject of every bill shall be expressed in its 23 16 title. 23 17 Rule 29 23 18 Explanations 23 19 No bill, except appropriation committee bills and 23 20 simple or concurrent resolutions, shall be introduced 23 21 unless a concise and accurate explanation is attached. 23 22 The chief sponsor or a committee to which the bill has 23 23 been referred may add a revised explanation at any time 23 24 before the last reading, and it shall be included in 23 25 the daily clip sheet. 23 26 Rule 30 23 27 Resolutions 23 28 A "senate resolution" is a resolution acted upon 23 29 only by the senate which relates to an accomplishment 23 30 of national or international status; the dedication 24 1 of a day by a statewide or national group; the 24 2 one hundredth, one hundred twenty=fifth, or one 24 3 hundred fiftieth anniversary of a local government 24 4 or organization; the recognition of state ties to 24 5 other governments; the retirement of a senator 24 6 or long=time senate employee; or to rules and 24 7 administrative matters, including the appointment 24 8 of special committees, within the senate. A senate 24 9 resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority 24 10 of the senators present and voting, unless otherwise 24 11 required in these rules. A senate resolution shall 24 12 be filed with the secretary of the senate. A senate 24 13 resolution shall be printed in the bound journal after 24 14 its adoption and in the daily journal upon written 24 15 request to the secretary of the senate by the sponsor 24 16 of the resolution. Other expressions of sentiment 24 17 or recognition may be made with the issuance of a 24 18 certificate of recognition. 24 19 Rule 31 24 20 Nullification Resolutions 24 21 A nullification resolution may be introduced 24 22 by a standing committee, the administrative rules 24 23 review committee, or any member of the senate. 24 24 A nullification resolution introduced by the 24 25 administrative rules review committee or a member 24 26 of the senate shall be referred to the same standing 24 27 committee it would be referred to if it was a bill. 24 28 Any nullification resolution may be referred to the 24 29 administrative rules review committee by a majority 24 30 vote of the standing committee which introduced it 25 1 or to which it was referred. The administrative 25 2 rules review committee may seek an agreement with the 25 3 affected administrative agency wherein the agency 25 4 agrees to voluntarily rescind or modify a rule or rules 25 5 relating to the subject matter of the nullification 25 6 resolution. An agreement to voluntarily rescind 25 7 or modify an administrative agency rule shall be in 25 8 writing and signed by the chief administrative officer 25 9 of the administrative agency and a majority of the 25 10 administrative rules review committee members of each 25 11 house and shall be placed on file in the offices of 25 12 the chief clerk of the house, the secretary of the 25 13 senate and the secretary of state. If an agreement is 25 14 not reached, or the nullification resolution is not 25 15 approved by a majority of the administrative rules 25 16 review committee members of each house, within two 25 17 weeks of the date the resolution is referred to the 25 18 administrative rules review committee, the resolution 25 19 shall be placed on the calendar. If the nullification 25 20 resolution is approved by the administrative rules 25 21 review committee it shall be placed on the calendar. 25 22 A nullification resolution is subject to a motion to 25 23 withdraw the nullification resolution as provided in 25 24 rule 42. 25 25 A nullification resolution is debatable, but cannot 25 26 be amended on the floor of the senate. 25 27 Rule 32 25 28 Resolutions, Applicable Rules 25 29 All rules applicable to bills shall apply to 25 30 resolutions, except as otherwise provided in the rules. 26 1 Rule 33 26 2 Study Bills 26 3 1. A study bill is any matter which a senator 26 4 wishes to have considered by a standing committee or 26 5 appropriations subcommittee for introduction as a 26 6 committee bill or resolution. The term "study bill" 26 7 includes "proposed bills" provided for in Rule 37 and 26 8 departmental requests prefiled in the manner specified 26 9 in section 2.16 of the Code. 26 10 2. A study bill shall bear the name of the member 26 11 who wishes to have the bill considered. A study bill 26 12 proposed by a state agency shall bear the name of the 26 13 agency. A committee chair may submit a study bill in 26 14 the name of that committee. 26 15 3. Upon first receiving a study bill from a 26 16 senator, a committee chairperson shall submit three 26 17 copies to the secretary of the senate. Study bills 26 18 received in the secretary of the senate's office before 26 19 3:00 p.m. shall be filed, numbered, and reported in 26 20 the journal for that day. Study bills received in the 26 21 secretary of the senate's office after 3:00 p.m. shall 26 22 be filed, numbered, and reported in the journal for the 26 23 subsequent day. The secretary shall number such bills 26 24 in consecutive order. The secretary shall maintain a 26 25 record of all study bills and their assigned number. 26 26 Committee records shall refer to study bills by the 26 27 number assigned by the secretary. 26 28 4. The secretary shall file a report in the journal 26 29 of each study bill received. The report shall show 26 30 the study bill number, its title or subject matter 27 1 and the committee which is considering it. If a study 27 2 bill is referred to a subcommittee, then the committee 27 3 chairperson shall report in the journal the names of 27 4 the subcommittee members to which it is assigned. 27 55. If a committee bill or resolution is introduced 27 6 which was not previously the subject of a study bill 27 7 in the sponsoring committee, the majority leader may 27 8 re=refer the bill back to the committee.27 965. A study bill not prepared by the legislative 27 10 services agency may be submitted to a standing 27 11 committee, but shall not be considered by the full 27 12 committee unless reviewed and typed in proper form by 27 13 the legislative services agency. 27 14 COMMITTEES AND COMMITMENT 27 15 Rule 34 27 16 Committee Appointments 27 17 Committee appointments shall be made by the majority 27 18 leader for majority party members, after consultation 27 19 with the president, and by the minority leader for 27 20 minority party members, after consultation with the 27 21 president. No senator shall serve on more than six 27 22 standing committees. The majority leader, after 27 23 consultation with the president, shall designate the 27 24 chairperson and vice=chairperson of each standing 27 25 committee. The minority leader, after consultation 27 26 with the president, shall designate the ranking member 27 27 of each standing committee from the minority membership 27 28 of that committee. 27 29 Rule 35 27 30 Standing Committees 28 1 The names of the standing committees of the senate 28 2 shall be: 28 3 Agriculture 28 4 Appropriations 28 5 Commerce 28 6 Economic Growth 28 7 Education 28 8 Government Oversight 28 9 Human Resources 28 10 Judiciary 28 11 Labor and Business Relations 28 12 Local Government 28 13 Natural Resources and Environment 28 14 Rules and Administration 28 15 State Government 28 16 Transportation 28 17 Veterans Affairs 28 18 Ways and Means 28 19 Rule 36 28 20 Committee on Rules and Administration 28 21 The committee on rules and administration shall 28 22 recommend rules and rule changes to the senate, shall 28 23 hire senate employees, shall recommend salary scales 28 24 for all senate employees, and shall oversee senate 28 25 budget and administration matters. 28 26 The committee on rules and administration will 28 27 select, for senate approval, an individual to serve as 28 28 secretary of the senate. 28 29 The committee shall have the following standing 28 30 subcommittees: 29 1 1. Joint Rules 29 2 2. Senate Rules 29 3 3. Administrative Services 29 4 4. Caucus Services 29 5 The majority leader shall serve as chair of the 29 6 rules and administration committee and as chair of 29 7 the standing subcommittee on caucus services. The 29 8 president of the senate shall serve as vice=chair of 29 9 the rules and administration committee, and as chair of 29 10 the subcommittee on administrative services. 29 11 Rule 37 29 12 Appropriations Committee 29 13 The appropriations committee shall receive bills 29 14 committed to it and shall assign each to one of the 29 15 appropriations subcommittees. 29 16 The appropriations subcommittees shall be named: 29 17 Administration and Regulation 29 18 Agriculture and Natural Resources 29 19 Economic Development 29 20 Education 29 21 Health and Human Services 29 22 Justice System 29 23 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals 29 24 The appropriations subcommittees shall receive 29 25 bills assigned to them or may originate proposed bills 29 26 within the subcommittee's jurisdiction as defined by 29 27 the appropriations committee for consideration by the 29 28 appropriations committee. Each subcommittee may submit 29 29 amendments to bills together with the subcommittee's 29 30 recommended action to the appropriations committee. 30 1 If a bill or proposed bill is submitted to the 30 2 appropriations committee by an appropriations 30 3 subcommittee the appropriations committee may: 30 4 1. report the bill or approve the proposed bill for 30 5 introduction by the appropriations committee; 30 6 2. report the bill with any appropriations 30 7 committee=approved amendments incorporated; 30 8 3. draft a new bill for sponsorship by the 30 9 appropriations committee and report it; or 30 10 4. re=refer it together with the appropriations 30 11 committee's objections to the appropriations 30 12 subcommittee from which it was originally referred or 30 13 which originated the draft bill. 30 14 The appropriations committee and subcommittees may 30 15 meet jointly with the appropriations committee of the 30 16 house of representatives. 30 17 Rule 38 30 18 First Reading and Commitment 30 19 Upon the first reading of an individual bill or 30 20 resolution, or a house committee bill or resolution, 30 21 the president shall refer the bill or resolution to 30 22 an appropriate standing committee. If the bill or 30 23 resolution is a senate committee bill or resolution, 30 24 the president shall place it on the calendar after 30 25 its first reading. If the subject of the bill or 30 26 resolution is not germane to the title of the committee 30 27 presenting it, the president of the senate may refer it 30 28 to a committee deemed appropriate. 30 29 All bills carrying an appropriation for any purpose 30 30 or involving the expenditure of state funds shall be 31 1 referred to the committee on appropriations. 31 2 All bills pertaining to the levy, assessment or 31 3 collection of taxes or fees shall be referred to the 31 4 committee on ways and means. 31 5 Any bill which provides for a new state board, 31 6 commission, agency or department or makes separate or 31 7 autonomous an existing state board, commission, agency 31 8 or department, shall be referred to the committee 31 9 on state government. If the bill or resolution is 31 10 so referred after being sponsored or reported out 31 11 by another committee, and if the committee on state 31 12 government does not report out the bill or resolution 31 13 within ten legislative days after referral, the bill 31 14 or resolution shall automatically be restored to the 31 15 calendar with the same priority it had immediately 31 16 before referral. 31 17 This rule shall also apply when such provisions are 31 18 added to a bill or resolution by amendment adopted by 31 19 the senate. 31 20 Rule 39 31 21 Rules for Standing Committees 31 22 The following rules shall govern all standing 31 23 committees of the senate. Any committee may adopt 31 24 additional rules which are consistent with these rules: 31 25 1. A majority of the members shall constitute a 31 26 quorum. 31 27 2. The chair of a committee shall refer each bill 31 28 and resolution to a subcommittee within seven days 31 29 after the bill or resolution has been referred to 31 30 the committee. The chair may appoint subcommittees 32 1 for study of bills and resolutions without calling a 32 2 meeting of the committee, but the subcommittee must 32 3 be announced at the next meeting of the committee. No 32 4 bill or resolution shall be reported out of a committee 32 5 until the next meeting after the subcommittee is 32 6 announced, except that the chair of the appropriations 32 7 committee may make the announcement of the assignment 32 8 to a subcommittee by placing a notice in the journal. 32 9 Any bill so assigned by the appropriations committee 32 10 chair shall be eligible for consideration by the 32 11 committee upon report of the subcommittee but not 32 12 sooner than three legislative days following the 32 13 publication of the announcement in the journal. 32 14 When a bill or resolution has been assigned to a 32 15 subcommittee, the chair shall report to the senate 32 16 the bill or resolution number and the names of the 32 17 subcommittee members and such reports shall be reported 32 18 in the journal. Subcommittee assignments shall be 32 19 reported to the journal daily. Reports filed before 32 20 3:00 p.m. shall be printed in the journal for that 32 21 day; reports filed after 3:00 p.m. shall be printed in 32 22 the journal for the subsequent day. 32 23 Where standing subcommittees of any committee have 32 24 been named, the names of the members and the title of 32 25 the subcommittee shall be published once and thereafter 32 26 publication of assignments may be made by indicating 32 27 the title of the subcommittee. 32 28 3. No bill or resolution shall be considered by a 32 29 committee until it has been referred to a subcommittee 32 30 and the subcommittee has made its report unless 33 1 otherwise ordered by a majority of the members. 33 2 4. The rules adopted by a committee, including 33 3 subsections 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of this rule, may 33 4 be suspended by an affirmative vote of a majority of 33 5 the members of the committee. 33 6 5. The affirmative vote of a majority of the 33 7 members of a committee is needed to sponsor a committee 33 8 bill or resolution or to report a bill or resolution 33 9 out for passage. 33 10 6. The vote on all bills and resolutions shall be 33 11 by roll call unless a short=form vote is unanimously 33 12 agreed to by the committee. A record shall be kept by 33 13 the secretary. 33 14 7. No committee, except a conference committee, is 33 15 authorized to meet when the senate is in session. 33 16 8. A subcommittee shall not report a bill to the 33 17 committee unless the bill has been typed into proper 33 18 form by the legislative services agency. 33 19 9. A bill or resolution shall not be voted upon the 33 20 same day a public hearing called under subsection 10 is 33 21 held on that bill or resolution. 33 22 10. Public hearings may be called at the discretion 33 23 of the chair. The chair shall call a public hearing 33 24 upon the written request of one=half the membership of 33 25 the committee. The chair shall set the time and place 33 26 of the public hearing. 33 27 11. A subcommittee chair must notify the committee 33 28 chair not later than one legislative day prior to 33 29 bringing the bill or resolution before the committee. 33 30 The committee cannot vote on a bill or resolution for 34 1 at least one full day following the receipt of the 34 2 subcommittee report by the chairperson. 34 3 12. A motion proposing action on a bill or 34 4 resolution that has been defeated by a committee shall 34 5 not be voted upon again at the same meeting of the 34 6 committee. 34 7 13. Committee meetings shall be open. 34 8 Rule 40 34 9 Voting in Committee 34 10 All committee meetings shall be open at all times. 34 11 Voting by secret ballot is prohibited. Roll call votes 34 12 shall be taken in each committee when final action on 34 13 any bill or resolution is voted, unless a short=form 34 14 vote is unanimously agreed to by the committee. A roll 34 15 call vote also shall be taken in each committee at the 34 16 request of a member upon any amendment or motion. All 34 17 results shall be entered in the minutes which shall be 34 18 public records. Records of these votes shall be made 34 19 available by the chair or the committee secretary at 34 20 any time. This rule also applies to the appropriations 34 21 subcommittees. 34 22 The committee shall not authorize the introduction 34 23 of a committee bill or resolution until the members 34 24 have received final copies of the bill or resolution 34 25 with amendments or changes incorporated, and typed 34 26 into proper form by the legislative services agency. 34 27 The committee may, by unanimous consent, dispense with 34 28 this requirement and instruct the legislative services 34 29 agency to file a report with the committee members 34 30 detailing the amendments or changes and this report 35 1 shall become a part of the committee report. 35 2 Rule 41 35 3 Announcement of Committee Meetings 35 4 It shall be in order for the chair of any committee 35 5 to announce to the senate the time and place of 35 6 committee meetings. The announcement shall include a 35 7 proposed agenda for the meeting. The sergeant=at=arms 35 8 shall post at the rear of the chamber the daily 35 9 schedule of committee meetings. 35 10 Rule 42 35 11 Withdrawal of Bills and Resolutions from Committee 35 12 The secretary of the senate shall note on each bill 35 13 and resolution the date of its reference to committee. 35 14 No bill or resolution shall be withdrawn from any 35 15 committee within fifteen legislative days after the 35 16 bill or resolution has been referred to the committee 35 17 and thereafter only upon written petition for the 35 18 withdrawal of such bill or resolution signed by a 35 19 constitutional majority of the senators, except as 35 20 provided in Rule 38. Only senators may circulate such 35 21 a petition. 35 22 Rule 43 35 23 Committee Reports 35 24 All committees shall file a report of committee 35 25 meetings. Such reports shall contain the following 35 26 information: 35 27 a. The time the meeting convened; 35 28 b. Those senators who were present and absent at 35 29 the time the meeting convened, as well as the time any 35 30 senator, who was not present at the time the meeting 36 1 convened, arrives for the meeting; 36 2 c. The vote on any bill or resolution reported out 36 3 of the committee for floor action; 36 4 d. The title of the bill; 36 5 e. The file number of the bill or resolution (if 36 6 known); 36 7 f. Whether the committee recommends that the 36 8 bill or resolution be passed, amended and passed, 36 9 indefinitely postponed, or considered without committee 36 10 recommendation; 36 11 g. An indication of other bills or matters 36 12 discussed; 36 13 h. Such other matters as the committee chair shall 36 14 direct; and 36 15 i. The time the meeting adjourned. 36 16 No committee report shall be read, but all committee 36 17 reports shall be printed in the journal. Upon 36 18 printing, all committee reports shall then stand 36 19 approved unless the senate directs otherwise. 36 20 Rule 44 36 21 Bills or Resolutions Recommended for Indefinite 36 22 Postponement 36 23 No senate bill or resolution recommended for 36 24 indefinite postponement shall be considered in the 36 25 absence of the chief sponsor or, if a house bill or 36 26 resolution, in the absence of the senator representing 36 27 the district in which the sponsor resides. When a 36 28 question is postponed indefinitely, it shall not be 36 29 again acted upon during that session of the general 36 30 assembly. 37 1 GENERAL RULES 37 2 Rule 45 37 3 Access to Senate Chamber and Decorum 37 4 The persons who shall have access to the senate 37 5 chamber, and the times access shall be available, and 37 6 the rules governing activities in the chamber and other 37 7 areas controlled by the senate shall be as prescribed 37 8 by the rules and administration committee pursuant to a 37 9 written policy adopted by the committee and filed with 37 10 the secretary of the senate. 37 11 Rule 46 37 12 Legislative Interns and Aides 37 13 Legislative interns for senators shall be allowed 37 14 on the floor of the senate in accordance with Rule 45; 37 15 provided that each intern first has obtained a name 37 16 badge from the secretary of the senate. The secretary 37 17 of the senate shall issue an appropriate badge to all 37 18 interns for senators. 37 19 Rule 47 37 20 Clearing of Lobby and Gallery 37 21 In case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the 37 22 lobby or gallery, the presiding officer may order it 37 23 cleared. 37 24 Rule 48 37 25 Presentation of Petitions 37 26 Each petition shall contain a brief statement of its 37 27 subject matter and the name of the senator presenting 37 28 it. Petitions shall be filed with the secretary of the 37 29 senate and noted in the journal. 37 30 Rule 49 38 1 Distribution of Printed Material 38 2 No general distribution of printed material in 38 3 the senate shall be allowed unless authorized by the 38 4 secretary of the senate or by a senator. 38 5 Rule 50 38 6 Concerning the Printing of Papers 38 7 Any paper, other than that contemplated by Section 38 8 10, Article III of the Constitution of the State of 38 9 Iowa, presented to the senate may, with the consent of 38 10 a constitutional majority, be printed in the journal. 38 11 Rule 51 38 12 Reprinting of Documents 38 13 When any bill has been substantially amended by the 38 14 senate, the secretary of the senate shall order the 38 15 bill reprinted on paper of a different color. All 38 16 adopted amendments inserting new material shall be 38 17 distinguishable. 38 18 The secretary of the senate may order the printing 38 19 of a reasonable number of additional copies of bills, 38 20 resolutions, amendments or journals. 38 21 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 38 22 Rule 52 38 23 Duties of the President 38 24 The senate shall elect, from its membership, a 38 25 president. The president shall call the senate to 38 26 order at the hour to which the senate is adjourned and 38 27 shall proceed with the regular order of daily business. 38 28 The president shall preserve order and decorum and 38 29 decide all questions of order and corrections to the 38 30 journal. The president shall direct voting as provided 39 1 in rule 22. When a ruling on germaneness is issued by 39 2 the presiding officer, it shall be accompanied by an 39 3 explanation of the ruling. The president of the senate 39 4 shall be the chair of the committee of the whole unless 39 5 otherwise ordered by the senate, under rule 19. 39 6 Upon the first reading of an individual bill or 39 7 resolution, or a house committee bill or resolution, 39 8 the president shall refer the bill or resolution to 39 9 the appropriate standing committee. If the bill or 39 10 resolution is a senate committee bill or resolution, 39 11 the president shall place it on the calendar after 39 12 its first reading. If the subject of the bill or 39 13 resolution is not germane to the title of the committee 39 14 presenting it, the president of the senate may refer it 39 15 to the appropriate committee. 39 16 The president shall sign legislative enactments upon 39 17 their enrolling. 39 18 The president of the senate shall serve as a member 39 19 of the legislative council and the senate rules and 39 20 administration committee. The president shall serve 39 21 on the rules and administration committee as chair of 39 22 the standing subcommittee designated to supervise the 39 23 secretary of the senate and other employees of the 39 24 administrative services division of the senate. 39 25 Rule 53 39 26 The President Pro Tempore 39 27 The senate shall elect, from its membership, a 39 28 president pro tempore. When the president is absent, 39 29 the president pro tempore shall preside, except when 39 30 the chair is filled by temporary appointment by the 40 1 president or the majority leader. 40 2 The president pro tempore, when presiding, shall 40 3 perform duties as prescribed in rule 52, paragraphs 1 40 4 and 2. 40 5 The president pro tempore shall serve as a member of 40 6 the legislative council and as a member of the senate 40 7 committee on rules and administration. 40 8 Rule 54 40 9 Secretary of the Senate 40 10 The secretary of the senate shall be a nonpartisan 40 11 officer of the senate and shall: 40 12 1. Serve as chief administrative officer of the 40 13 senate. 40 14 2. Have charge of the secretary's desk. 40 15 3. Be responsible for the custody and safekeeping 40 16 of all bills, resolutions, and amendments filed, except 40 17 while they are in the custody of a committee. 40 18 4. Have charge of the daily journal. 40 19 5. Have control of all rooms assigned for the use 40 20 of the senate. 40 21 6. Keep a detailed record of senate action on all 40 22 bills and resolutions. 40 23 7. Insert adopted amendments into bills before 40 24 transmittal to the house of representatives and prior 40 25 to final enrollment. 40 26 8. Prescribe the duties of and supervise all senate 40 27 employees. 40 28 9. Authorize all expenditures of funds within the 40 29 senate budget. 40 30 10. The secretary of the senate shall also act as 41 1 senate parliamentarian and shall: 41 21a. Advise the presiding officer of the senate 41 3 about parliamentary procedures during deliberations of 41 4 the senate. 41 52b. Perform other duties as prescribed by the 41 6 committee on rules and administration. 41 73c. Process the handling of amendments when filed 41 8 and during the floor consideration of bills. 41 9 Rule 55 41 10 Legal Counsel 41 11 The legal counsel shall be the secretary of the 41 12 senate or a contractual employee of the senate and 41 13 shall: 41 14 1. Serve as attorney and counselor for the senate. 41 15 2. At the request of the majority or minority 41 16 leaders, research any legal issue in which the senate 41 17 has an interest. However, the legal counsel shall not 41 18 issue nor venture any opinions on unresolved questions 41 19 of law unless permitted by both the majority and 41 20 minority leaders. 41 21 Rule 56 41 22 Sergeant=at=Arms 41 23 The sergeant=at=arms shall be an employee of the 41 24 senate and shall: 41 25 1. Wear the appropriate badge of his or her office. 41 26 2. Attend the senate during its sessions. 41 27 3. Aid in the enforcement of order under the 41 28 direction of the president of the senate and the 41 29 secretary of the senate. 41 30 4. Execute the commands of the senate. 42 1 5. See that no unauthorized person disturbs the 42 2 contents of the senators' desks. 42 3 6. Supervise the doorkeepers, the assistant 42 4 sergeant=at=arms, and pages. 42 5 7. Announce all delegations from the governor or 42 6 house. 42 7 8. Supervise the seating of visitors and press 42 8 representatives. 42 9 Rule 57 42 10 Senate Secretaries 42 11 Every senator shall be permitted to employ for each 42 12 session of a general assembly a personally selected 42 13 secretary. 42 14 Rule 58 42 15 Use of Electronic Voting System 42 16 Any officer or employee of the senate, other than 42 17 a duly elected member of the senate, who operates the 42 18 electronic voting machine mechanism located at the 42 19 desk of said member of the senate shall be subject to 42 20 immediate termination from employment. The provisions 42 21 of this paragraphonlyshall not applyduring the 42 22 taking of a record or non=record roll call vote 42 23 utilizingto the use of the page bell or to testing of 42 24 the electronic voting system. 42 25 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 42 26 Rule 59 42 27 Appointments 42 28 The secretary of the senate shall: 42 29 a. send, to each appointee submitted by the 42 30 governor for senate confirmation, a copy of a 43 1 senate questionnaire as approved by the rules and 43 2 administration committee; 43 3 b. receive completed questionnaires from appointees 43 4 and forward copies of the completed questionnaires to 43 5 appropriate committee members; 43 6 c. maintain "Confirmation Calendar" categories 43 7 on the senate calendar as directed under this rule, 43 8 senate rule 6, and by the committee on rules and 43 9 administration. No appointee shall be listed as 43 10 eligible on the confirmation calendar until the 43 11 secretary has received the appointee's completed senate 43 12 questionnaire. 43 13 As soon as possible after the convening of a 43 14 session, and again within one week following March 43 15 1, the secretary of the senate shall publish in the 43 16 senate journal the names of all nominees submitted 43 17 for confirmation. The secretary of the senate shall 43 18 maintain a file of all appointments received from the 43 19 governor for confirmation. The file shall contain 43 20 a description of the duties and the compensation 43 21 for each nominee. The file shall show the date an 43 22 appointment was received from the governor, the date 43 23 the appointment was published in the journal, whether 43 24 the nominee has been introduced, whether a committee 43 25 report has been filed, when the senate questionnaire 43 26 was sent to the appointee, and shall include a copy of 43 27 the appointee's completed senate questionnaire, upon 43 28 receipt. 43 29 INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES. All appointments received 43 30 from the governor shall be referred to the rules 44 1 and administration committee by the secretary of 44 2 the senate on the same day they are published in 44 3 the senate journal. The rules and administration 44 4 committee shall establish an en bloc confirmation 44 5 calendar which must be filed with the secretary of 44 6 the senate. Within three (3) legislative days after 44 7 receiving an appointment, the committee shall either 44 8 place a nominee on the en bloc confirmation calendar 44 9 or assign the nominee to an appropriate standing 44 10 committee for further investigation, publishing notice 44 11 of such assignment in the senate journal for the next 44 12 legislative day. If the rules and administration 44 13 committee fails to take action on a nominee within the 44 14 three days, the nominee shall automatically be placed 44 15 on the en bloc confirmation calendar. 44 16 Within the three (3) legislative days after an 44 17 appointment has been referred to the rules and 44 18 administration committee, any ten senators may 44 19 require that the nominee be assigned to an appropriate 44 20 standing committee by filing a written, signed 44 21 request therefor with the chairperson of the rules and 44 22 administration committee. The committee chair shall 44 23 refer the appointment to a subcommittee within one (1) 44 24 legislative day after a standing committee receives 44 25 an appointment for further investigation, publishing 44 26 notice of such assignment in the senate journal for the 44 27 next legislative day. Within ten (10) legislative days 44 28 after a standing committee receives an appointment for 44 29 further investigation the subcommittee shall file its 44 30 report with the standing committee. 45 1 Within fourteen (14) legislative days after a 45 2 standing committee receives an appointment for 45 3 further investigation, the committee shall conduct 45 4 an investigation of the nominee and file its report 45 5 thereon with the secretary of the senate, who shall 45 6 then place the nominee on the en bloc calendar or 45 7 individual confirmation calendar as directed by 45 8 the committee. The failure of a committee to file 45 9 its report within the prescribed time means that 45 10 the nominee is to be automatically placed, without 45 11 recommendation, upon the individual confirmation 45 12 calendar. 45 13 Any individual nominated to head a department or 45 14 agency of state government, whose appointment is 45 15 subject to senate confirmation, must be introduced 45 16 to the full senate prior to a vote on confirmation 45 17 of the nominee. Additionally, any five (5) senators 45 18 may request that any nominee be introduced to the 45 19 senate by filing a written request with the secretary 45 20 of the senate within ten (10) legislative days of 45 21 the nominee's name appearing in the journal. Any 45 22 individual nominated to a position requiring senate 45 23 confirmation may request to be introduced to the 45 24 full senate by notifying the secretary of the senate 45 25 at least one (1) legislative day in advance of the 45 26 nominee's appearance. If an individual is nominated 45 27 both to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term and is 45 28 also nominated for reappointment to that position 45 29 during the same session, a single introduction is 45 30 sufficient for eligibility for confirmation to both 46 1 terms. 46 2 HEARINGS. Any member of a committee investigating 46 3 an appointment may, within five (5) legislative days 46 4 after the committee receives the appointment, obtain 46 5 a hearing with the nominee by filing a written request 46 6 with the secretary of the senate who shall forward it 46 7 to the chair of the standing committee and the chair 46 8 of the subcommittee. Notice of the hearing shall be 46 9 published in the journal at least two (2) legislative 46 10 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing, which 46 11 shall be before the subcommittee, the nominee may be 46 12 questioned as to his or her qualifications to fulfill 46 13 the office to which nominated and further questioned 46 14 as to his or her viewpoints on issues facing the office 46 15 to which nominated. Any senator may at the discretion 46 16 of the chair of the subcommittee be permitted to submit 46 17 oral questions. The public may, at the discretion of 46 18 the investigating committee, be permitted to submit 46 19 oral or written statements as to the qualifications of 46 20 the nominee. 46 21 Also, within five (5) legislative days after the 46 22 subcommittee receives an appointment for investigation, 46 23 any senator may submit written questions to be answered 46 24 by the nominee prior to consideration of the nominee's 46 25 confirmation by the senate. 46 26 INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS. After a nominee has been 46 27 placed on the calendar and prior to the vote on 46 28 confirmation, any senator may request an informational 46 29 meeting on the nomination which shall be held before 46 30 the subcommittee. 47 1 VOTING ON CONFIRMATIONS. Appointments received from 47 2 the governor for senate confirmation during any session 47 3 of a general assembly shall be acted upon prior to 47 4 adjournment of that session as provided by section 2.32 47 5 of the Code. Upon the motion of the majority leader 47 6 or his or her designee, the nominees on the en bloc 47 7 confirmation calendar shall be confirmed en bloc by the 47 8 affirmative vote of two=thirds of the members elected 47 9 to the senate. The journal shall reflect a single roll 47 10 call accompanied by a statement of the names of those 47 11 individuals subject to the en bloc confirmation vote. 47 12 Prior to an en bloc vote, any senator may request, 47 13 either in writing or from the floor, an individual vote 47 14 on any nominee on the en bloc confirmation calendar. 47 15 The senate shall vote separately on the nominee. 47 16 Nominees on the individual confirmation calendar 47 17 shall be confirmed by a two=thirds vote; however, the 47 18 senate shall take a separate roll call on each nominee, 47 19 unless by unanimous consent, it determines to take one 47 20 vote on all nominees under consideration. In any case, 47 21 the journal shall reflect a single roll call vote for 47 22 each nominee. 47 23 If an individual is nominated both to fill a vacancy 47 24 for an unexpired term and is also nominated for 47 25 reappointment to that position, and such appointment 47 26 and reappointment appear on the senate calendar as 47 27 eligible at the same time, a single vote is sufficient 47 28 for confirmation to both terms. 47 29 Rule 60 47 30 Time of Committee Passage and Consideration of Bills 48 1 1. This rule does not apply to concurrent or 48 2 simple resolutions, joint resolutions nullifying 48 3 administrative rules, senate confirmations, bills 48 4 embodying redistricting plans prepared by the 48 5 legislative services agency pursuant to chapter 48 6 42, or bills passed by both houses in different 48 7 forms. Subsection 2 of this rule does not apply to 48 8 appropriations bills, ways and means bills, government 48 9 oversight bills, legalizing acts, administrative 48 10 rules review committee bills, bills sponsored by 48 11 standing committees in response to a referral from 48 12 the president of the senate or the speaker of the 48 13 house of representatives relating to an administrative 48 14 rule whose effective date has been delayed or whose 48 15 applicability has been suspended until the adjournment 48 16 of the next regular session of the general assembly 48 17 by the administrative rules review committee, bills 48 18 cosponsored by the majority and minority floor leaders 48 19 of the senate, bills in conference committee, and 48 20 companion bills sponsored by the majority floor leaders 48 21 of both houses after consultation with the respective 48 22 minority floor leaders. For the purposes of this rule, 48 23 a joint resolution is considered as a bill. To be 48 24 considered an appropriations or ways and means bill for 48 25 the purposes of this rule, the appropriations committee 48 26 or the ways and means committee must either be the 48 27 sponsor of the bill or the committee of first referral 48 28 in the senate. 48 29 2. To be placed on the calendar in the senate a 48 30 senate bill must be first reported out of a standing 49 1 committee by Friday of the 8th week of the first 49 2 session and the 8th week of the second session. A 49 3 house bill must be first reported out of a standing 49 4 committee by Friday of the 12th week of the first 49 5 session and the 11th week of the second session to be 49 6 placed on the senate calendar. 49 7 3. During the 10th week of the first session and 49 8 the 9th week of the second session, the senate shall 49 9 consider only bills originating in the senate and 49 10 unfinished business. During the 13th week of the first 49 11 session and the 12th week of the second session, the 49 12 senate shall consider only bills originating in the 49 13 house and unfinished business. Beginning with the 49 14 14th week of the first session and the 13th week of the 49 15 second session, the senate shall consider only bills 49 16 passed by both houses, bills exempt from subsection 2, 49 17 and unfinished business. 49 18 4. A motion to reconsider filed and not disposed 49 19 of on an action taken on a bill or resolution which is 49 20 subject to a deadline under this rule may be called up 49 21 at any time before or after the day of the deadline by 49 22 the person filing the motion or after the deadline by 49 23 the majority floor leader, notwithstanding any other 49 24 rule to the contrary. 49 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That should a system 49 26 of deadlines for the time of committee passage and 49 27 consideration of bills be adopted by joint action 49 28 of the senate and house at any time during the 49 29eighty=fiftheighty=sixth general assembly, those 49 30 provisions shall supersede the provisions of rule 60. SR 1 (11) 86 jh
