Bill Text: OH HR13 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To adopt Rules of the House of Representatives for

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-01-11 - Adopted [HR13 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HR13-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. R. No. 13

Representative Gardner 

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A RESOLUTION

To adopt Rules of the House of Representatives for

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the 129th General Assembly.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

That the following are the rules of the House of	3
Representatives for the 129th General Assembly:	4

RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	5

OF THE 128th 129th GENERAL ASSEMBLY	6

TIME OF CONVENING; ORDER OF BUSINESS	7

Rule 1. (Time of sessions; schedule.) (a) For the months of	8
January through June in each year, and separately for the months	9
of July through December in each year, the Speaker, at the	10
beginning of each six-month period, shall establish a schedule of	11
dates and times according to which the House shall hold sessions	12
and at which roll call votes are taken. The Speaker may revise or	13
supplement the schedule as necessary. The schedule and any	14
revision or supplement thereto shall be published and a copy	15
provided to each member.	16

(b) Sessions of the House at which roll call votes are taken	17
shall be held on the dates and at the times prescribed in the	18
schedule. The Speaker, by written notice transmitted to each	19
member, may cancel a session required by the schedule.	20

Rule 2. (Speaker or presiding officer to call House to	21
order.) The Speaker or presiding officer shall take the chair	22
every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have	23
adjourned or shall have taken a recess, and shall immediately call	24
the House to order. Prayer may be offered, the pledge of	25
allegiance to the United States of America shall be recited, and,	26
a quorum being present, the House shall proceed with the order of	27
business. A majority of all members elected must be present to	28
constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may meet	29
and adjourn from time to time, a presiding officer being present,	30
and shall have the power to compel the attendance of absent	31
members. However, in no event may business be conducted unless a	32
member of the majority party is present.	33

Rule 3. (Order of business.) (a) The order of business of the	34
House shall be as follows:	35

1. Reading and approving, with or without corrections, of the	36
Journal.	37

2. Introduction of bills.

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3. Consideration of Senate amendments.

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4. Reports of conference committees.

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5. Reports of standing and select committees and bills for	41
second consideration.	42

6. Motions and resolutions.

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7. Bills for third consideration.

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8. Announcement of committee meetings.

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(b) The order of business shall not be changed unless	46
otherwise ordered by a majority vote upon motion. All questions	47
relating to the priority of business shall be decided without	48
debate.	49

Rule 4. (Special order of business.) Any matter may be made a	50
special order of business for any particular day and hour with the	51
assent of two-thirds of the members present.	52

Rule 5. (Filing of petitions.) Members having petitions to	53
present shall file same with the Clerk, endorsing their name	54
thereon. Delivery to the Clerk shall constitute presentment of	55
said petition to the House, and it shall be noted in the Journal.	56

Rule 6. (Messages from Senate and executives.) Messages from	57
the Senate and the Governor and communications from any branch of	58
the executive department may be received, read, and disposed of at	59
any time, except when the presiding officer is putting a question,	60
or when a vote is being taken.	61

Rule 7. (Adjournment.) A motion to adjourn always shall be in	62
order, except during roll call. When a motion is made to adjourn,	63
it shall be in order for the presiding officer, before putting the	64
question, to state any fact to the House relating to the condition	65
of the business of the House which would seem to make it advisable	66
or inadvisable to adjourn at that time. Such statement, however,	67
shall not be debatable. It is not in order for the House to	68
adjourn unless the presiding officer is in the chair.	69

Rule 8. (Recess.) The interim between any two meetings of the	70
House, on the same legislative day, shall be termed a recess; when	71
so ordered by the House, the interim between five or more calendar	72
days likewise shall be termed a recess; and on reassembling at the	73
appointed hour, any question pending at the time of taking recess	74
shall be resumed without any motion to that effect.	75

DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER	76

Rule 9. (Speaker shall preserve order and decorum.) The	77
Speaker or presiding officer shall, at all times, preserve order	78
and decorum. The Speaker or presiding officer shall see that	79
members conduct themselves in a civil and orderly manner. When	80
necessary, the Speaker or presiding officer may order the	81
Sergeant-at-Arms to clear the aisles and compel members to take	82
their seats.	83

Rule 10. (Recognition of visitors.) A member may file with	84
the Clerk a form requesting the Speaker or presiding officer to	85
recognize one or more individuals in the galleries. The Clerk	86
shall prescribe a form for the request and make copies of the form	87
in blank available to members. The recognition may be made at any	88
time, but shall not interrupt a debate or the taking of a vote.	89

Rule 11. (Control of the Hall.) (a) The Speaker or presiding	90
officer shall have general direction and control of the Hall. In	91
case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries,	92
lobby, rooms, or hallways adjacent to the Hall, the Speaker or	93
presiding officer may order those places to be cleared.	94

(b) When the House is not in session, the Clerk shall have	95
general direction and control of the Hall and of the galleries,	96
lobby, rooms, and hallways adjacent to the Hall.	97

(c) Signs, banners, placards, and other similar demonstrative	98
devices are not permitted in the Hall or in the galleries, lobby,	99
rooms, or hallways adjacent to the Hall unless the Speaker or	100
presiding officer, or, if the House is not in session, the Clerk,	101
has approved their use in those places.	102

Rule 12. (Member may preside.) The Speaker may appoint any	103
member to perform the duties of the Speaker as presiding officer	104
for a temporary period of time. If the Speaker is absent, and no	105
member has been appointed to perform those duties temporarily	106
during the absence, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall perform the	107
duties of the Speaker as presiding officer during the Speaker's	108
absence.	109

Rule 13. (Appointment of committees and boards.) (a) The	110
Speaker shall name all committees and subcommittees, and shall	111
appoint all members and chairmen thereto. The Speaker shall	112
appoint members to a standing committee so that its membership is	113
proportional to the partisan composition of the House. The	114
chairman and the vice-chairman of the Finance and Appropriations	115
Committee shall not be included in making this calculation. The	116
Minority Leader, in a manner to be determined by the minority	117
caucus, may recommend for the Speaker's consideration minority	118
party members for each committee.	119

(b) The Speaker, by message to the House, shall name, and may	120
substitute, members of the House to serve on boards, commissions,	121
task forces, and other bodies created by law and on which House	122
members are eligible to serve, except as otherwise provided by the	123
law.	124

Rule 14. (Speaker directs House officers and employs and	125
directs House employees.) (a) The Speaker shall see that all	126
officers of the House satisfactorily perform their respective	127
duties.	128

(b) The Speaker shall employ all employees of the House and	129
shall see that they satisfactorily perform their respective	130
duties. All employees of the House are at will employees, and	131
shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker. A terminated	132
employee's compensation ceases on the day the termination takes	133
effect. The Speaker shall define House employment positions, shall	134
prescribe the qualifications that are to be met by House	135
employees, and shall prescribe the duties of House employees, fix	136
their hours of employment, and determine their compensation. The	137
Speaker shall notify the Minority Leader before terminating an	138
employee who is assigned to the minority caucus.	139

Rule 15. (Signing acts, resolutions, etc.) The Speaker shall	140
certify that every bill passed, resolution,and every joint	141
resolution, or concurrent resolution passedadopted, by both	142
houses of the General Assembly has met the procedural requirements	143
for passage or adoption by signing such bills, resolutions, joint	144
resolutions, or concurrent resolutions; and all writs, warrants,	145
and subpoenas issued by order of the House shall be under the	146
Speaker's hand attested by the Clerk, except when otherwise	147
provided by law.	148

DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE	149

Rule 16. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Speaker Pro	150
Tempore, in the absence of the Speaker, shall have all the rights,	151
privileges, authority, duties, and responsibilities of the	152
Speaker.	153

DUTIES OF MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER	154

Rule 17. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Majority Floor	155
Leader, in the absence of the Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore,	156
shall have all the rights, privileges, authority, duties, and	157
responsibilities of the Speaker.	158

DUTIES OF ASSISTANT MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER	159

Rule 18. (Duties.) Subject to Rule 12, the Assistant Majority	160
Floor Leader, in the absence of the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore,	161
and Majority Floor Leader, shall have all the rights, privileges,	162
authority, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker.	163

DUTIES OF THE CLERK CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER	164

Rule 19. (ClerkChief administrative officer.) The Clerk	165
Chief Administrative Officer shall be the chief administrative	166
officer of the House and shall be responsible to the Speaker of	167
the House.	168

Rule 20. (Supervision of employees; maintenance of parking	169
facilities.) (a) Subject to the Speaker's authority under Rule 14,	170
and except for employees whose direction is delegated to the Clerk	171
under Rule 24, responsibility for seeing that employees of the	172
House satisfactorily perform their respective duties is delegated	173
to the ClerkChief Administrative Officer.	174

(b) The maintenance and condition of parking facilities under	175
the control of the House shall be under the direction and control	176
of the ClerkChief Administrative Officer, subject to the approval	177
of the Speaker.	178

DUTIES OF THE CLERK	179

Rule 21. (Distribution of House documents.) The Clerk shall	180
have charge of and regulate the distribution of all printed	181
records and reports of the House, and shall have supervision of	182
the printing of all documents and papers ordered by the House as	183
specified in Rule 25 and in section 101.52 of the Revised Code.	184
The number of copies of bills, journals, and other documents to be	185
printed shall be determined by the Clerk with the approval of the	186
Speaker, except when the House by motion determines the number.	187

Rule 22. (Legislative duties and responsibilities of the	188
Clerk.) (a) The Clerk is custodian of the bills, amendments,	189
resolutions, and other legislative documents that are in	190
possession of the House. The Clerk shall not permit a bill,	191
amendment, resolution, or other legislative document to be removed	192
from the Clerk's custody except in the course of the regular	193
business of the House and then only upon receiving a receipt for	194
the document that shows when and to whom the document was	195
released. The Clerk shall prescribe the form of the receipt. A	196
bill, amendment, resolution, or other legislative document in the	197
Clerk's custody is available for public inspection.	198

(b) When a bill or resolution is filed for introduction, the	199
Clerk shall examine the bill or resolution to determine whether on	200
its face it appears to meet the constitutional and procedural	201
requirements for introduction, and shall call any defects to the	202
attention of the author. In fulfilling this duty, the Clerk is not	203
presumed to guarantee the bill meets the constitutional or	204
procedural requirements for introduction.	205

(c) The Clerk shall number bills and resolutions in the order	206
of their filing, and shall keep a complete and accurate record of	207
bills and resolutions that includes, for each bill or resolution,	208
its number; its author; a brief description of its subject; the	209
section or sections of law it seeks to amend, enact, or repeal, if	210
any; notation of its reference to and report by a committee; and	211
notation of its passage or adoption or rejection by the House. The	212
record is open to public inspection.	213

(d) The Clerk shall provide to the chairman of a committee to	214
which a bill or resolution is referred, the bill or resolution	215
together with all official papers and other attachments pertaining	216
thereto, taking a receipt therefor.	217

(e) The Clerk shall prepare and publish a Calendar that gives	218
public notice of bills and resolutions that have been arranged on	219
the Calendar for third consideration or adoption, bills and	220
resolutions that have been reported by committees, and other	221
matters descriptive of the current and future business of the	222
House.	223

(f) The Clerk shall keep a complete and accurate Journal of	224
the proceedings of the House, beginning it on the first day of the	225
first regular session and ending it on the last day of the second	226
regular session. The Clerk shall maintain a separate Journal for	227
any special session, beginning it on the first day and ending it	228
on the last day of the special session. The pages of the Journal	229
shall be numbered serially. All amendments that are taken up,	230
unless withdrawn, shall be spread upon the Journal.	231

(g) The Clerk shall superintend the engrossing, enrolling,	232
and presentation of bills and joint resolutions and the	233
preparation and publication of other legislative documents.	234

(h) The Clerk shall attest all writs and subpoenas issued by	235
order of the House, the Journal, and the passage of bills and the	236
adoption of resolutions. These attestation duties are ministerial.	237

Rule 23. (May call the House to order.) If the Speaker,	238
Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Floor Leader, and Assistant Majority	239
Floor Leader are absent, at the hour to which the House shall have	240
adjourned or taken recess, except in the case mentioned in Rule	241
12, the Clerk may call the House to order, and, if called to	242
order, the House shall proceed to choose some member to act as	243
presiding officer until either the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore,	244
Majority Floor Leader, or the Assistant Majority Floor Leader	245
shall be present. No business may be conducted unless a member of	246
the majority party is present.	247

Rule 24. (Composition of the Office of the Clerk.) (a) The	248
office of the Clerk shall be comprised of the Clerk, Deputy Clerk,	249
and employees of the House who are directly involved in the	250
legislative process. The Clerk and the Deputy Clerk shall be	251
members of different political parties.	252

(b) In the absence of the Clerk, the Deputy Clerk shall	253
assume the responsibilities of the Clerk.	254

Rule 25. (Printing of papers.) The Clerk shall attend to the	255
printing of the journal, calendar, bills, resolutions, and, if so	256
ordered, committee reports. This rule is cumulative with respect	257
to section 101.52 of the Revised Code.	258

DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS	259

Rule 26. (Sergeant-at-arms.) (a) The Sergeant-at-arms shall	260
be the chief police officer of the House and shall be responsible	261
to the Speaker. Subject to Rules 9, 11, and 109, the	262
Sergeant-at-arms shall maintain good order in the Hall, gallery,	263
corridors, and committee rooms; shall strictly enforce the rules	264
regulating admission of persons to the floor of the House; shall	265
maintain good order in the corridors, committee rooms, offices,	266
and other areas under the exclusive use and control of the House	267
in the Vern Riffe Center; shall serve all subpoenas and warrants	268
issued by the House or any duly authorized officer or committee;	269
and on an order for a call of the House, shall forthwith proceed	270
to arrest and bring members into the House.	271

(b) The Speaker may also contract for security services for	272
the House.	273

VACANCY OF CLERK,	274

DEPUTY CLERK, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OR SERGEANT-AT-ARMS	275

Rule 27. (Death or resignation of Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Chief	276
Administrative Officer, or Sergeant-at-Arms.) In the case of the	277
death or resignation of the Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Chief	278
Administrative Officer, or Sergeant-at-Arms, the Speaker may	279
designate any individual to perform such duties until such time as	280
the House fills the vacancy.	281

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE	282

Rule 28. (Standing committees and standing subcommittees.)	283
(a) The standing committees and standing subcommittees of the	284
House shall be named by the Speaker.	285

(b) The standing committees and the standing subcommittees of	286
the House for the 128th129th General Assembly shall be as	287
follows. (The standing committees are designated by Arabic	288
numerals, while the standing subcommittees are designated under	289
their standing committees by Roman numerals.)	290

	1.		Aging and Disability Services		291
	2.		Agriculture and Natural Resources		292
	3.		Alternative Energy		293
	4.		Civil and Commercial Law		294
	5. 2.		Commerce and Labor		295
	6.		Consumer Affairs and Economic Protection		296
	7. 3.		Criminal Justice		297
	8. 4.		Economic and Small Business Development		298
	9. 5.		Education		299
	10.		Elections and Ethics		300
	11.		Environment and Brownfield Development		301
	12.		Faith-based Initiatives		302
	13.		Finance and Appropriations		303
			I. Agriculture and Development Subcommittee		304
			II. Higher Education Subcommittee		305
			III. Human Services Subcommittee		306
			IV. Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee		307
			V. Transportation and Justice Subcommittee		308
	14. 6.		Finance and Appropriations		309
			I. Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee		310
			II. Higher Education Subcommittee		311
			III. Transportation Subcommittee		312
			IV. Health and Human Services Subcommittee		313
			V. Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee		314
	7.		Financial Institutions, Real Estate Housing, and Securities Urban Development		315
	15. 8.		Health and Aging		316
	I.		Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions		317
	16.		HealthCare Access and Affordability		318
	17.		Housing and Urban Revitalization		319
	18. 9.		Insurance		320
	I.		Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation		321
	19. 10.		Judiciary and Ethics		322
	20. 11.		Local Government/Public Administration		323
	21. 12.		Public Utilities		324
	22.		Public Safety and Homeland Security		325
	23. 13.		Rules and Reference		326
	24. 14.		State Government and Elections		327
	I.		Subcommittee on Redistricting		328
	25. 15.		Transportation, Public Safety, and Infrastructure Homeland Security		329
	26. 16.		Veterans Affairs		330
	27. 17.		Ways and Means		331

(c) The Speaker, by message to the House, may abolish any of	332
the standing committees and standing subcommittees created by this	333
rule and may establish additional standing committees or standing	334
subcommittees as the Speaker considers necessary, without	335
amendment of this rule.	336

(d) The chairmen and members of all committees and	337
subcommittees shall be appointed by the Speaker. The chairman of	338
each standing subcommittee shall be under the direction of the	339
general chairman of the committee.	340

(e) When the chairman of a standing committee or subcommittee	341
creates a special subcommittee of the standing committee or	342
subcommittee, the ranking minority member on the standing	343
committee or subcommittee may recommend for the Speaker's	344
consideration the minority membership of the special subcommittee.	345

(f) Standing committees and standing subcommittees created by	346
this rule are the standing committees and standing subcommittees	347
referred to in section 101.27 of the Revised Code.	348

Rule 29. (Select committees.) Select committees for the	349
consideration of special measures or matters or the performance of	350
special functions may be appointed by the Speaker, and, subject to	351
the approval of the Speaker, bills and resolutions may be referred	352
to such select committees. Select committees may report on such	353
bills and resolutions as are referred to them.	354

Rule 30. (Membership on committees.) (a) The first-named	355
member of any committee or subcommittee shall be the chairman, and	356
the second-named member of any committee shall be the	357
vice-chairman. The chairman shall select a member of the minority	358
party to be secretary. The minority leader may designate a ranking	359
minority member on each committee.	360

(b) In case death, disability, or resignation shall cause a	361
vacancy in the membership or chairmanship of any committee, the	362
Speaker shall appoint another member or chairman.	363

(c) The Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore, and the minority	364
leader shall, by virtue of their office, be members of all	365
committees without voting privileges, except in those committees	366
where they are designated as regular members. The minority leader	367
may designate the assistant minority leader to be a member of a	368
committee without voting privileges in the minority leader's	369
absence, except for those committees where the assistant minority	370
leader is designated as a regular member. They shall not be	371
counted in determining the number constituting a majority on the	372
various committees unless they are designated as regular members.	373

DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN	374

Rule 31. (Duties.) (a) The duties of the committee chairman	375
shall include: presiding over meetings of the committee and	376
putting all questions; maintaining order and deciding all	377
questions of order; appointing a member as secretary; and	378
supervising and directing the clerical and other employees of the	379
committee.	380

(b) The chairman of a committee shall not require any person	381
testifying before the committee to provide a written copy of the	382
person's testimony.	383

Rule 32. (Presentation of Senate Bills.) When a standing	384
committee recommends a Senate Bill for passage, the chairman of	385
the committee, or another member designated by the Speaker, shall,	386
when the bill is called up for passage, cause the bill to be	387
properly presented to the House.	388

Rule 33. (Subpoena power.) (a)(1) The chairman of a House	389
standing or select committee, when authorized by a majority vote	390
of the standing or select committee, may subpoena witnesses in any	391
part of the state to appear before such committee at a time and	392
place designated in the subpoena to testify concerning any pending	393
or contemplated legislative action, any matters of inquiry	394
committed to the committee, and any alleged breach of the House's	395
privileges or misconduct by any of the House's members. Pursuant	396
to this subpoena power, any witness subpoenaed may be ordered to	397
produce books, papers, or records and other tangible evidence.	398

(2) The chairman shall file any subpoenas authorized pursuant	399
to this rule with the Clerk, who shall cause the same to be	400
entered in the Journal, and the subpoena shall be served pursuant	401
to law. (See sections 101.41 to 101.45 of the Revised Code.)	402

(b) Within the limits of its charge by the General Assembly	403
or the House and in accordance with section 101.81 of the Revised	404
Code, the chairman of a standing or select committee, by majority	405
vote of the committee, may order any person to appear before the	406
committee and produce books, papers, and other tangible evidence	407
for the committee with respect to any pending or contemplated	408
legislative action, or any alleged breach of House privileges or	409
misconduct by House members. The chairman shall file the order	410
with the Clerk, who shall cause the same to be entered in the	411
Journal. The order shall be served in accordance with section	412
101.81 of the Revised Code.	413

COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURE	414

Rule 33A. (House rules govern.) The rules governing the	415
procedure of the standing and select committees of the House shall	416
be the same as those governing the House, as far as they may be	417
applicable.	418

Rule 34. (Schedule of committee meetings.) The Speaker, after	419
consultation with the chairmen of the several committees, shall	420
set a schedule of times when regular committees shall meet, which,	421
in so far as possible, shall permit a full attendance of the	422
members of committees, without conflict of committee engagements.	423
Such regular schedule shall be announced publicly on the House	424
bulletin board and in the printed Calendar, and each committee	425
shall meet at the hour provided by the schedule, unless otherwise	426
ordered by the chairman of said committee or by the Speaker.	427

Rule 35. (Committee quorum.) A majority of all members of a	428
committee shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller	429
number may meet to hear testimony and receive evidence and to	430
adjourn from time to time. But a committee may not conduct	431
business unless a member of the majority party is present.	432

Rule 36. (Notice of meetings; none during daily session of	433
House.) (a) The chairman of a standing committee, subcommittee,	434
select committee, or joint committee, not later than five days	435
before a meeting of the committee, subcommittee, select committee,	436
or joint committee, shall give due notice of the meeting. The	437
notice shall identify the committee; identify the chairman; state	438
the date, time, and place at which the meeting will be held; and	439
set forth an agenda showing each bill, resolution, or other matter	440
that will be considered at the meeting.	441

(b) It is not in order for a committee to meet at a date,	442
time, or place, or to consider any bill, resolution, or other	443
matter at a meeting, other than as stated in the notice of the	444
meeting, unless otherwise ordered by the House or the committee.	445
If, however, an emergency requires consideration of a matter at a	446
meeting, and the matter has not been stated in the notice of the	447
meeting, the chairman may revise or supplement the notice at any	448
time before or during the meeting to include the matter and the	449
matter may then be considered as the emergency requires.	450

(c) The rule is cumulative with respect to, and amplifies,	451
section 101.15 of the Revised Code.	452

(d) No committee shall sit during the daily session of the	453
House, unless by special leave of the House. A committee may sit	454
during a recess from the daily session of the House.	455

Rule 37. (Public hearing required.) (a) All House bills and	456
resolutions introduced on or before the fifteenth day of May in an	457
even-numbered year, and in compliance with the rules of the House,	458
shall be referred to a standing, select, or special committee or	459
standing subcommittee, and shall be scheduled by the chairman of	460
the committee for a minimum of one public hearing.	461

(b) The sponsor of a bill or resolution shall appear at least	462
once before the committee that is considering the bill or	463
resolution unless excused by the chairman of the committee or the	464
Speaker. It is not in order for the committee to report the bill	465
or resolution unless its sponsor has appeared or has been excused	466
from appearing before the committee.	467

Rule 38. (Fiscal notes and analyses to be made public.) Any	468
fiscal note and any bill analysis prepared by the staff of the	469
Legislative Service Commission, that has been made available to	470
committee members, shall also be made available to the public	471
under section 101.30 of the Revised Code.	472

Rule 39. (Synopsis of substitute bill required.) Whenever a	473
substitute bill is accepted by a committee or subcommittee for	474
consideration, the staff of the Legislative Service Commission	475
shall prepare and make available to the committee or subcommittee,	476
a synopsis that summarizes each substantive difference between the	477
substitute bill and the preceding version of the bill, and a	478
synopsis that summarizes the difference in fiscal impact between	479
the substitute bill and the preceding version of the bill. The	480
staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make these	481
synopses available to the committee before the committee or	482
subcommittee votes on the bill, unless the committee or	483
subcommittee orders otherwise.	484

Rule 40. (Fiscal analysis; committee vote required.) (a)	485
Before the vote on reporting a bill is taken by a committee, the	486
staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make available	487
to the committee chairman, who shall make available to all members	488
of the committee, for their review, a fiscal impact statement that	489
addresses the impact of the bill upon state and local government.	490
This requirement applies to a bill only if section 103.143 of the	491
Revised Code also applies to the bill. This requirement is	492
cumulative with respect to section 103.143 of the Revised Code;	493
however, a local impact statement prepared under that section may	494
be used also to fulfill the requirement of this rule in whole or	495
in part.	496

(b) The affirmative votes of a majority of all members	497
constituting a committee shall be necessary to report a bill or	498
resolution out of committee, and a record of every vote shall be	499
kept by the committee. The affirmative vote of a majority of all	500
the members constituting the committee shall be necessary to agree	501
to any motion to recommend for passage or to postpone indefinitely	502
further consideration of bills or resolutions, and a record of	503
such vote shall be kept by the committee. Every member present	504
shall vote unless excused by the committee.	505

Rule 41. (Voting; consecutive absences; incurrences of	506
expense.) (a) No proxy vote shall be valid. Nor shall any member	507
vote except while sitting in committee in actual session, unless	508
the member shall have first been present and recorded as such	509
during actual session before the vote is taken, and by motion the	510
roll call on a motion to recommend a bill or resolution for	511
passage is continued for a vote by any member who is temporarily	512
absent from the meeting until the adjournment thereof, which shall	513
be not later than 12:00 o'clock noon one day following the	514
committee meeting. It is not in order for a member to vote on an	515
amendment unless the member is actually present when the amendment	516
is voted upon.	517

(b) Three consecutive absences from regular committee	518
meetings shall operate to suspend a member from such committee,	519
unless excused by the chairman of said committee.	520

(c) No committee or member thereof shall be permitted to	521
incur any expense without first receiving the consent of the	522
Speaker.	523

Rule 42. (Amendments.) Any paragraph, except one which	524
contains the enacting, amending, or repealing clause, or the	525
title, once amended during any meeting of a committee, other than	526
by passage of a corrective or omnibus amendment, shall not be	527
amended again. For the purpose of this rule, appropriation items	528
shall be considered separate paragraphs and the chairman shall	529
determine what are corrective and omnibus amendments. This rule	530
does not prohibit the acceptance of substitute bills.	531

COMMITTEE RECORDS AND REPORTS	532

Rule 43. (Record to be kept.) Each committee shall keep a	533
record of committee attendance and the names of all persons who	534
speak before the committee, with the names of the persons, firms,	535
associations, or corporations in whose behalf they appear. A	536
record of every vote shall be kept by the committee.	537

Rule 44. (Records open to examination; filing of records.)	538
During the period of sessions, committee records shall be open for	539
examination by any member of the House. At reasonable times and	540
subject to adequate safeguards established by the chairman to	541
protect and preserve such records, any citizen of Ohio may also	542
examine committee records. Upon final adjournment of the House,	543
the committee records shall be filed with the Clerk, to be kept	544
for a period of two years, after which time said records shall be	545
filed with the Legislative Service Commission.	546

Rule 45. (Committee reports.) (a) All reports to the House	547
shall be signed by a majority of the entire committee, except that	548
a standing subcommittee, except Finance and Appropriations	549
Subcommittees, created by these rules may consider bills assigned	550
to it by the Rules and Reference Committee for hearing and a	551
majority of said subcommittee may approve such reports to the	552
House. The secretary shall add to said report the names of those	553
who voted "no." No member shall sign a committee report who was	554
not present at the meeting at which such action was taken and who	555
did not vote in support of such action.	556

(b) The legislative staff assigned to the chairman of the	557
committee shall prepare, file, and maintain the minutes of every	558
regular or special meeting of a committee. The committee, at its	559
next regular or special meeting, shall approve the minutes	560
prepared, filed, and maintained by the legislative staff, or, if	561
the minutes prepared, filed, and maintained by the legislative	562
staff require correction before their approval, the committee	563
shall correct and approve the minutes at the next following	564
regular or special meeting. The committee shall make the minutes	565
available for public inspection not later than seven days after	566
the meeting the minutes reflect or not later than the committee's	567
next regular or special meeting, whichever occurs first, and upon	568
making the minutes available shall immediately file a copy of the	569
minutes with the Clerk.	570

Rule 46. (Filing of reports; inclusion of bills or	571
resolutions.) All committee reports shall be filed with the Clerk,	572
shall be signed by a majority of the committee, and shall be	573
accompanied by the original bill or resolution. Each committee may	574
include in a single report more than one bill or resolution;	575
provided, however, that any bill or resolution amended by a	576
committee or any substitute measure recommended by a committee	577
shall be on a separate report. These reports shall be presented to	578
the House and entered upon the Journal. For each day a committee	579
meets, the committee secretary shall file with the Clerk a report	580
of all actions of the committee taken that day, including a list	581
of bills heard and reports received.	582

Rule 47. (House rules govern.) The rules governing the	583
procedure of the standing and select committees of the House shall	584
be the same as those governing the House, as far as they may be	585
applicable.	586

DUTIES AND DECORUM OF MEMBERS	587

Rule 48. (Members desiring to speak.) (a) When a member is	588
about to speak in debate or present any matter to the House, the	589
member shall rise, state the purpose for which the member seeks	590
recognition, and, upon recognition by the Speaker or presiding	591
officer,and respectfully address the Speaker or presiding	592
officer, confine remarks to the question under debate, and avoid	593
personalities. All debate shallmust be addressed to the Speaker	594
or presiding officer and not to the members.	595

(b) Except as provided in Rule 7, no motion is in order by a	596
member if made at the conclusion of a speech by said member unless	597
the House gives unanimous consent.	598

Rule 49. (From where members may speak.) A member may speak	599
either from the member's seat, or from the seat of any other	600
member, tendered the member for this purpose, or, upon approval of	601
the Speaker or presiding officer, from the Clerk's standwell of	602
the House.	603

Rule 50. (How long member may speak.) No member shall speak	604
upon any single question, bill, or resolution more than a total of	605
twenty minutes on any one legislative day.	606

Rule 51. (Member called to order; question of order; stating	607
question of order.) (a) If any member, in speaking, or otherwise,	608
transgresses the rules of the House, the Speaker or presiding	609
officer shall call the offending member to order. The member so	610
called to order shall take the member's seat immediately, unless	611
permitted by the Speaker or presiding officer to explain. Any	612
member may, by raising the point of order, call the attention of	613
the Speaker or presiding officer to such transgression. If a	614
member be called to order by another member for offensive words	615
spoken in debate, the member calling the member to order shall, if	616
the Speaker or presiding officer so requires, reduce the	617
objectionable language to writing.	618

(b) All questions of order and procedure shall be decided by	619
the Speaker without debate, but such decision shall be subject to	620
appeal to the House by any member if supported by four or more	621
other members; on which appeal, no member shall speak more than	622
once, unless by leave of the House, except the member appealing	623
who may speak twice; and the Speaker may speak in preference to	624
any other member. If the decision be in favor of the member called	625
to order, the member shall be at liberty to proceed.	626

(c) Any member who raises a question of order shall state the	627
rule, statute, or constitutional provision which the member	628
believes is being violated.	629

Rule 52. (Call of the House, how demanded.) (a) While	630
transacting the business of the House as set forth by the	631
Committee on Rules and Reference and appropriately placed on the	632
calendar, the Speaker or presiding officer or any two members may	633
demand a call of the House, and upon such call being demanded, the	634
roll shall be taken and the absentees shall be noted and sent for,	635
unless otherwise ordered by the House.	636

(b) While the House is under call, the doors shall be closed	637
and no other business shall be transacted, except to receive and	638
act on the report of the Sergeant-at-arms, which the	639
Sergeant-at-arms may make at any time. Those members who are found	640
to be absent without leave shall be taken into custody forthwith	641
by the Sergeant-at-arms or the Sergeant-at-arms's assistants	642
wherever found, and brought to the Hall of the House.	643

(c) When the Sergeant-at-arms shall make a report showing	644
that those who were absent without leave (naming them) are	645
present, such report shall be entered upon the Journal and	646
thereupon the pending business shall proceed. A call of the House	647
may be dispensed with at any time by a majority vote of the	648
members present, and further proceedings under the call dispensed	649
with.	650

Rule 53. (Statement of division of question.) Any member may	651
call for a statement of the question, or for a division of the	652
question; and the decision of the Speaker or presiding officer as	653
to the divisibility shall be subject to appeal, as in the case of	654
questions of order.	655

Rule 54. (Personal privilege.) Subject to Rule 10, any member	656
may rise to explain a matter personal to self, and on stating it	657
is a matter of personal privilege, the member shall be recognized	658
by the Speaker or presiding officer, but shall not discuss a	659
question or issue in such explanation. Such explanation shall not	660
consume more than five minutes of time unless extended by consent	661
of the House. Matters of personal privilege shall yield only to a	662
motion to recess or adjourn.	663

Rule 55. (Member may read from books, etc.) Any member, while	664
discussing a question, may read from books, papers, documents, or	665
any matter pertinent to the subject under consideration, without	666
asking leave.	667

Rule 56. (Conduct of members.) While the Speaker or presiding	668
officer is putting any question or addressing the House, no one	669
shall walk across the Hall of the House, and when a member is	670
speaking, no one shall pass between the member and the Chair. No	671
member or other person, except the Clerk and the Clerk's	672
assistants, shall be allowed at the Clerk's desk while the votes	673
are being recorded or counted.	674

VOTING PROCEDURE	675

Rule 57. (Members must vote.) (a) Except as otherwise	676
provided in this rule, every member present when the question is	677
put shall vote unless excused by the House or unless the member is	678
the presiding officer and decides not to vote.	679

(b) A request to be excused from voting shall be accompanied	680
by a brief written statement of the reasons for making such	681
request, which shall be acted upon by the House without debate.	682

Rule 58. (Yeas and nays, how demanded.) (a) Any member may	683
make a motion to call the yeas and nays upon any question, before	684
the House votes upon a question, when such motion is supported,	685
specifically, by at least one additional member; and upon the call	686
of the yeas and nays, the Speaker or presiding officer shall order	687
the Clerk to call the names of the members alphabetically or use	688
the electric roll call system to record the vote of the members.	689
No member shall vote by facsimile or electronic means other than	690
those electronic devices used by the House in conducting its	691
business. When once begun, voting shall not be interrupted. After	692
the vote is announced, no member shall be allowed to change the	693
member's vote, nor may a member have the member's vote recorded if	694
any three members object thereto.	695

(b) Before the vote on passage of a bill is taken by the	696
House, the staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall make	697
available to the Speaker or presiding officer, who shall make	698
available to all members of the House, for their review, a fiscal	699
impact statement that addresses the impact of the bill upon state	700
and local government. This requirement applies to a bill only if	701
section 103.143 of the Revised Code also applies to the bill. This	702
requirement is cumulative with respect to section 103.143 of the	703
Revised Code; however, a local impact statement prepared under	704
that section may be used also to fulfill the requirement of this	705
rule in whole or in part.	706

(c) When taking the yeas and nays on any question to be voted	707
upon, the electric roll call system may be used, and when so used,	708
shall have the same force and effect as a roll call taken as	709
otherwise provided in these rules.	710

(d) When the House is ready to vote upon any question	711
requiring a roll call and the vote is to be taken by the electric	712
roll call system, the Speaker or presiding officer shall state the	713
question to be voted on and shall call for the vote. The House	714
shall then proceed to vote. At this instant, the Speaker or	715
presiding officer shall direct the clerk to unlock the machine	716
causing a bell to be sounded notifying the members of the roll	717
call. When sufficient time has been allowed the members to vote,	718
the Speaker or presiding officer shall ask whether all members	719
have voted and shall direct the Clerk to lock the machine and	720
record the vote. The Clerk shall advise the Speaker or presiding	721
officer of the result of the vote, and the Speaker or presiding	722
officer shall announce the result to the House. The Clerk shall	723
enter upon the Journal the result in the manner provided by the	724
rules of the House.	725

Rule 59. (Voting for another member prohibited.) No proxy	726
vote is valid. No member shall vote for another member, nor shall	727
any person not a member cast a vote for a member. In addition to	728
such penalties as may be prescribed by law, any member who shall	729
vote or attempt to vote for another member may be punished in such	730
manner as the Speaker shall bring before the House to determine.	731
If a person not a member shall vote or attempt to vote for any	732
member, the person shall be barred from the House for the	733
remainder of the session and may be further punished in such	734
manner as the Speaker may deem proper, in addition to such	735
punishment as may be prescribed by law.	736

Rule 60. (Explanation of vote.) A member desiring to explain	737
the member's vote shall make a request therefor, before the House	738
divides or before the call of the yeas and nays is commenced. If	739
such request is granted by unanimous consent of the members of the	740
House, such statement shall not consume more than two minutes of	741
time; nor shall arguments for or against the question be made in	742
the statement. After the roll is closed as provided in Rule 58, no	743
member may explain the member's vote, either orally or in writing.	744

INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURE ON MEASURES	745

Rule 61. (Introduction of bills.) (a) All bills to be	746
introduced in the House shall be filed in the Clerk's office, in a	747
number of copies to be determined by the Clerk, not later than one	748
hour prior to the time set for the next convening session. No bill	749
shall be accepted by the Clerk for filing until it has been	750
reviewed as to form by the Legislative Service Commission, unless	751
otherwise approved by the Speaker.	752

(b) When the time for introducing bills is reached in the	753
regular order of business, the Clerk shall report each of said	754
bills in the order received by the Clerk in the same manner as if	755
the bills were introduced from the floor.	756

(c) If opposition to the bill be expressed by any member on	757
first consideration, the question shall be put by the Speaker or	758
presiding officer, "Shall the bill be rejected?" If the bill is	759
not rejected by a majority vote of the members present, it shall	760
proceed in the regular order. The question of consideration shall	761
be decided without debate.	762

(d) Bills introduced prior to the convening of the session	763
under this rule shall be treated as if they were bills introduced	764
on the first day of the session. Between the general election and	765
the time for the next convening session, a member-elect may file	766
bills for introduction in the next session with the Clerk. The	767
Clerk shall number such bills consecutively, in the order in which	768
they are filed, beginning with the number "1".	769

Rule 62. (Referral to Rules and Reference Committee.) When a	770
bill has been considered the first time, it shall be referred to	771
the Rules and Reference Committee, which shall consider the same	772
and report its recommendation to the House. If it be apparent to	773
said committee that any bill is of a frivolous nature, or that it	774
was not introduced in good faith, or that it is in conflict with	775
or a duplication of an existing statute without making proper	776
provision for the repeal or amendment of such existing statute,	777
said committee shall report said bill back to the House for its	778
return to the author with a notation thereon of the reason for its	779
return. The House may, by a majority vote, order any such bill	780
referred to an appropriate committee; otherwise, it shall be	781
returned by the Clerk to the author, and the Clerk shall make note	782
of the fact in the Journal.	783

Rule 63. (Report back by Rules and Reference Committee.) All	784
bills which are not returned to the author in accordance with Rule	785
62, shall be reported back to the House by the Rules and Reference	786
Committee, with recommendation for reference to the proper	787
committee of the House, at which time it shall be considered and	788
distributed after such reference. The Rules and Reference	789
Committee shall make a written report to the House of its action	790
on each bill referred to it, and such report shall be entered on	791
the Journal of the House. If the report of the Rules and Reference	792
Committee is accepted, the bills standing in order for second	793
consideration are deemed to have been considered a second time,	794
and are referred to committee as recommended in the report.	795

Rule 65. (Bills carrying appropriations.) All bills carrying	796
an appropriation shall be referred to the Finance and	797
Appropriations Committee for consideration and report before being	798
considered the third time.	799

Rule 66. (Third consideration.) When a bill is ordered to be	800
engrossed it shall be placed upon the Calendar, unless the House	801
by a majority vote otherwise orders, and the Calendar for each day	802
shall contain a list of all bills for third consideration on the	803
succeeding day.	804

The Rules and Reference Committee of the House shall have the	805
power to arrange the Calendar from day to day.	806

Rule 66A. (Conference committee reports carrying	807
appropriations.) All conference committee reports carrying an	808
appropriation shall lie over two calendar days before being	809
considered, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the House.	810

Rule 67. (Information on Calendar.) If a bill or resolution	811
has been amended prior to its third consideration, the date and	812
page of the House or Senate Journal containing said amendment	813
shall be noted on the Calendar immediately below the title of the	814
bill or resolution. A copy of the amendments or a copy of the	815
section or sections amended with the amendment incorporated shall	816
be supplied each member of the House at the time of third	817
consideration unless the amendments are not of a substantive	818
nature or the bill or resolution has been reprinted to incorporate	819
the amendments.	820

Rule 68. (Synopsis of Senate amendments before vote.) Before	821
a vote is taken upon the question of concurrence in Senate	822
amendments to a House bill or resolution, the staff of the	823
Legislative Service Commission, unless otherwise ordered by a	824
majority of the members elected to the House, shall prepare a	825
synopsis of any substantive amendments made by a Senate committee	826
to the bill or resolution as passed by the House. Before a vote is	827
taken upon a conference committee report, the staff of the	828
Legislative Service Commission, unless otherwise ordered by a	829
majority of the members elected to the House, shall prepare a	830
synopsis that summarizes the recommendations of the conference	831
committee. The staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall	832
prepare and make such a synopsis available to each member at the	833
time the House votes on a question of concurrence in Senate	834
amendments or upon a conference committee report. The Clerk shall	835
provide each member with a copy of amendments made by the Senate	836
during its third consideration of the bill or resolution unless	837
the amendments are Clerk's amendments or the bill or resolution	838
has been reprinted to incorporate the amendments.	839

As used in this rule, "Clerk's amendment" has the meaning	840
defined in Rule 71.	841

Rule 69. (Senate bills.) All Senate bills, when altered or	842
amended by the House, shall be engrossed in a like manner as House	843
bills preparatory to their third consideration, and all bills	844
ordered to be engrossed shall be authenticated as required by the	845
joint rules.	846

Rule 70. (Questions on third consideration; bills with	847
objections of Governor.) (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the	848
House, bills on the Calendar for third consideration shall be	849
taken up and read in their order without a motion to that effect,	850
and the question shall be put as to whether the bill shall pass.	851

(b)(1) Whenever a bill has been disapproved by the Governor	852
and returned to the House with the Governor's objections thereto	853
noted in writing, the question may be put as to whether the bill	854
shall pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor.	855

(2) Whenever an item of a bill making an appropriation of	856
money has been disapproved and returned to the House by the	857
Governor, the question may be put as to whether the item shall	858
pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor. Whenever two	859
or more items of a bill making an appropriation of money have been	860
disapproved and returned to the House by the Governor, the	861
question may be put to take up for consideration the repassage of	862
one or more of the items. Each item so considered shall be voted	863
upon separately.	864

Rule 71. (Amendments on third consideration.) (a) After a	865
bill has been considered the third time and is up for	866
consideration, it may be amended in any part.	867

(b) All amendments offered to any bill or resolution from the	868
floor of the House shall be written and submitted to the Clerk.	869

(c) Every amendment submitted on the floor of the House that	870
is determined to be in order shall be considered.	871

(d) A member desiring to offer an amendment to any pending	872
proposition shall proceed as follows: the member shall prepare the	873
text of the proposed amendment designating the line or lines where	874
the member desires the proposed amendments to be placed, and then	875
proceed under Rule 48, saying "move to amend," or words of similar	876
import, as the purpose for which recognition is sought.	877

(e) AAmendments to be offered from the floor of the House	878
during third consideration of a bill or consideration of a	879
resolution shall be filed in the Clerk's office, in a number of	880
copies to be determined by the Clerk, and not later than 10 a.m.	881
on the day on which the bill or resolution is to be taken up,	882
except amendments may be offered without being so filed if:	883

(1) the sponsor of the amendment is (a) the Majority Floor	884
Leader or the Assistant Majority Floor Leader or (b) the Minority	885
Leader or the Assistant Minority Leader;	886

(2) the Speaker or presiding officer waives the filing	887
requirement upon the request of the Majority Floor Leader or the	888
Minority Leader;	889

(3) the bill or resolution to which the amendment is offered	890
is not on the calendar for third consideration or adoption that	891
day; or	892

(4) the amendment is a Clerk's amendment.

893

A "Clerk's amendment" is an amendment that makes a technical	894
or typographical change of a nonsubstantive nature, such as	895
correcting a spelling error, correcting inconsistent paragraph	896
lettering, or incorporating the latest version of a section of law	897
that was amended after the bill was drafted.	898

Rule 72. (When bill may be recommitted.) After the reference	899
to a committee and a report thereon to the House, or at any time	900
before its passage, a bill may be recommitted to a committee.	901

Rule 73. (Order on Calendar.) Bills for their third	902
consideration, and all special orders, shall be placed upon the	903
Calendar in the order or priority in which the order is made, save	904
and except all bills or resolutions from the further consideration	905
of which a committee has been discharged, which said bills or	906
resolutions shall be placed on the Calendar for consideration upon	907
the second legislative day after the motion to discharge has been	908
agreed to.	909

Rule 74. (Unfinished business.) Bills for their third	910
consideration on a particular day, not reached on that day, shall	911
be placed first on the Calendar in the order of third	912
consideration on each succeeding day, until disposed of.	913

Rule 75. (Taking bill out of order.) No bill upon the	914
Calendar shall be taken up out of its order thereon, unless	915
otherwise ordered by a majority vote upon motion.	916

Rule 76. (Bills become actsTitles of passed bills.) When a	917
bill has passed the House, the Clerk shall read its title,	918
substituting the word "act" for the word "bill", and the Speaker	919
or presiding officer shall inquire if the House agrees to the	920
title; and if the House is agreed, the Clerk shall make out the	921
title accordingly, and shall certify the passage of the bill upon	922
the back thereof.	923

Rule 77. (House resolutions.) (a) All House joint resolutions	924
which do not propose to amend the Ohio Constitution, or which do	925
not propose to ratify an amendment to the United States	926
Constitution, and all House concurrent resolutions and all House	927
resolutions (hereinafter resolutions) shall be filed with the	928
Clerk in a number of copies to be determined by the Clerk.	929
Thereupon, the Clerk shall submit the resolutions to the Committee	930
on Rules and Reference.	931

(b) Upon receipt from the Clerk of resolutions having a	932
congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose, the	933
Committee on Rules and Reference shall report for adoption, report	934
for introduction and referral, or report for other action, any and	935
all such resolutions. The committee also is authorized not to	936
report any or all of such resolutions having a congratulatory,	937
commendatory, or other similar purpose.	938

Upon receipt from the Clerk of a resolution, other than one	939
having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose,	940
and not later than forty-five days after the resolution was filed	941
with the Clerk, the Committee on Rules and Reference shall report	942
the resolution for adoption or for introduction and referral.	943

(c) In reporting resolutions for adoption, the Rules and	944
Reference Committee shall have the power to include more than one	945
resolution in any report. A report containing more than one	946
resolution shall list the resolutions by title only. Those	947
resolutions reported for adoption relating to present or past	948
members of the General Assembly or present or past elected state	949
officials shall be reported automatically and separately and shall	950
be read. Sponsors desiring other resolutions to be reported	951
separately for adoption must request such action of the Rules and	952
Reference Committee.	953

(d) All reports by the Rules and Reference Committee on the	954
adoption of resolutions shall be entertained only under the item	955
of business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such reports shall be	956
voted on in their entirety on the day of the report, and require	957
only one roll call or voice vote. Titles to such resolutions	958
contained in the report may be amended on the Floor.	959

(e) Resolutions reported for introduction and referral by the	960
Rules and Reference Committee shall be contained in one report,	961
shall be listed by title only, and shall indicate to what	962
committee the particular resolutions are to be referred. All	963
reports on the introduction of resolutions by the Rules and	964
Reference Committee shall be entertained only under the item of	965
business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such reports shall be voted	966
on in their entirety on the day of the report, and require only	967
one roll call or voice vote.	968

(f) All House joint resolutions which propose to amend the	969
Constitution of Ohio, or which propose to ratify an amendment to	970
the United States Constitution, shall, for the purpose of House	971
consideration, be treated as though they were bills.	972

Rule 78. (Senate joint or concurrent resolutions.) (a) Upon	973
receipt of a message advising the House that the Senate has	974
adopted a Senate concurrent resolution, or Senate joint resolution	975
which does not propose to amend the Ohio Constitution, or which	976
does not propose to ratify an amendment to the United States	977
Constitution, the presiding officer may bring such resolution up	978
for immediate consideration, or may refer such resolution to the	979
Committee on Rules and Reference.	980

(b) Upon receipt of such resolution, the Committee on Rules	981
and Reference shall have the power to:	982

1. report for adoption;

983

2. report for referral; or

984

3. report for other action

985

any or all such resolutions. The Committee shall also have the	986
power not to report any or all such resolutions. The procedure in	987
reporting such resolutions shall be the same as the procedure used	988
to report House resolutions.	989

(c) All Senate joint resolutions which propose to amend the	990
Constitution of Ohio, or which propose to ratify an amendment to	991
the United States Constitution, shall, for the purpose of House	992
consideration, be treated as though they were bills.	993

Rule 79. (When yeas and nays taken on resolutions.) Upon the	994
adoption of a resolution involving the expenditure of money, or	995
which determines or involves the right of a member to a seat in	996
the House, the yeas and nays shall be taken and entered on the	997
Journal. Such resolutions shall require a majority of all members	998
elected to the House for adoption except when a greater majority	999
is required by the Constitution.	1000

QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS	1001

Rule 80. (Questions.) All questions, whether in committee or	1002
before the House, except privileged questions, shall be put in the	1003
order in which they are made.	1004

The call for the vote shall be distinctly put in this form,	1005
"Those in favor of (as the question may be) say 'yes'," and after	1006
the affirmative vote is expressed, "Those of a contrary opinion	1007
say 'no'." If the Speaker or presiding officer is in doubt, or a	1008
division be called for, the House shall divide and a roll call be	1009
taken. The Speaker or presiding officer shall announce the	1010
results.	1011

Rule 81. (Motions.) (a) Every motion shall be reduced to	1012
writing, if the Speaker or presiding officer or any two members	1013
shall so request. A motion that is required to be in writing is	1014
not in order unless the writing has been filed with the Clerk. A	1015
motion that requires the signatures of members is not in order	1016
unless it contains original signatures. No motion may be made via	1017
facsimile or other electronic means other than those electronic	1018
devices used by the House in conducting its business.	1019

(b) When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the Speaker	1020
or presiding officer; or being in writing, it shall be read by the	1021
Clerk before debate is had. Such motion may, by leave of the	1022
House, be withdrawn at any time before a decision thereon or an	1023
amendment thereto is made.	1024

(c) A motion to take from the table is in order only if the	1025
rules are suspended for that purpose.	1026

Rule 82. (Motions which take precedence.) When a question is	1027
under consideration no motion shall be in order, except the	1028
following, which motions shall have precedence in the following	1029
order:	1030

1. To adjourn.

1031

2. To take a recess.

1032

3. To reconsider.

1033

4. To proceed to the orders of the day.

1034

5. To lay on the table.

1035

6. To call for the previous question.

1036

7. To postpone to a day certain.

1037

8. To commit or to refer.

1038

9. To amend.

1039

10. To postpone indefinitely.

1040

Rule 83. (No debate permitted.) The following questions shall	1041
be decided without debate:	1042

1. To adjourn.

1043

2. To take a recess.

1044

3. To lay on the table.

1045

4. The previous question.

1046

5. To take from the table.

1047

6. To go into committee of the whole on the orders of the	1048
day.	1049

7. All questions relating to the priority of business.

1050

7.8. The question of consideration.

1051

8.9. The suspension of rules.

1052

Rule 84. (No motion during roll call.) No member shall be	1053
allowed to explain the member's vote or discuss the question being	1054
voted upon, while the vote is being taken. After the Clerk has	1055
commenced to take the vote on any question, no motion shall be in	1056
order until a decision has been announced by the Chair.	1057

Rule 85. (Motions to refer to committee.) When a motion is	1058
made to refer to a committee, if more than one committee is	1059
suggested, the motion shall be put for reference to the committees	1060
suggested, in the order in which they are named; but a motion to	1061
refer to the committee of the whole, to a standing committee, or a	1062
select committee shall have precedence in the order herein named.	1063
A motion to refer to a committee may not be reconsidered.	1064

Rule 86. (Motions to lie over one day.) Motions to discharge	1065
committees of further consideration of bills and resolutions shall	1066
lie over one legislative day before being considered.	1067

Rule 87. (Motion to discharge a committee.) (a) A motion to	1068
discharge a committee of further consideration of a bill or	1069
resolution which has been referred to such committee thirty	1070
calendar days or more prior thereto shall be in order under the	1071
order of business, "Motions and Resolutions." Such motion shall be	1072
in writing and deposited in the office of the Clerk.	1073

(b) To initiate a discharge motion a member shall obtain from	1074
the Clerk a blank discharge motion and designate the bill to which	1075
the discharge motion applies. Before such motion may be filed with	1076
the Clerk, there shall be attached thereto the signatures of a	1077
majority of the members elected to the House. The member	1078
initiating the discharge motion personally shall circulate the	1079
motion and witness the signature of each member who signs the	1080
motion.	1081

(c) The Clerk shall verify each signature on the motion. Such	1082
motion, together with the signatures thereto, shall be printed in	1083
the Journal as of the day upon which the motion was filed with the	1084
Clerk.	1085

(d) Only one discharge motion can be presented for each bill	1086
or resolution.	1087

Rule 88. (Motion not to be repeated.) A motion to adjourn, a	1088
motion to postpone to a day certain, or a motion to postpone	1089
indefinitely being decided in the negative, shall not again be in	1090
order until after some motion, call, order, or debate shall have	1091
taken place.	1092

Rule 89. (Motion to introduce, when.) No motion to introduce	1093
or refer a bill or resolution of any type shall be in order except	1094
as provided elsewhere in these Rules.	1095

Rule 90. (Motion to delete and insert, indivisible.) A motion	1096
to delete and insert shall be deemed indivisible.	1097

Rule 91. (Amendments.) (a) Every amendment proposed must be	1098
germane to the subject of the proposition or to the section or	1099
paragraph to be amended.	1100

(b) When an amendment is pending, it shall not be in order to	1101
amend the amendment by directing an amendment to any other part of	1102
the bill.	1103

(c) An amendment may be amended, but an amendment to an	1104
amendment may not be amended. Substitutes for amendments shall not	1105
be in order.	1106

(d) If the presiding officer determines that an amendment	1107
contains two or more distinct and separate subjects, such	1108
amendment may be divided upon the demand of any one member. If an	1109
amendment is divided, each branch of the divided amendment shall	1110
be considered as though it was introduced as an original	1111
amendment.	1112

(e) A vote to table an amendment or an amendment to an	1113
amendment shall not carry with it the measure sought to be	1114
amended.	1115

(f) Any paragraph, except one which contains the enacting,	1116
amending, or repealing clause, or the title, once amended during	1117
the same third consideration, other than by the passage of Clerk's	1118
amendments, shall not be amended again. For the purpose of this	1119
paragraph appropriation line items shall be considered separate	1120
paragraphs.	1121

(g) As used in this rule, "Clerk's amendment" has the meaning	1122
defined in Rule 71.	1123

Rule 92. (Substitute as amendment.) Substitutes for bills or	1124
resolutions for the purpose of amendments shall be treated as	1125
original propositions, shall be offered in a number of copies to	1126
be determined by the Clerk, and shall retain the same status as	1127
the original bill.	1128

Rule 93. (Amendments by committees.) All amendments made in	1129
committee shall carry the name of the author of the amendment, and	1130
the report of any committee reporting a bill or resolution to the	1131
House shall indicate clearly the name of the author of the	1132
amendment which shall be entered in the Journal. Amendments made	1133
by committees and adopted by the House shall be subject to further	1134
amendment. The right to amend any bill or resolution shall extend	1135
to any matters added to or stricken from such bill or resolution	1136
by a committee.	1137

Rule 94. (Amendments to titles.) (a) Amendments to the title	1138
of a House or Senate bill may be offered in committee or on third	1139
consideration and shall be decided without debate, provided that	1140
upon third consideration a motion to amend the title may be made	1141
by a sponsor; but no amendments shall change the subject dealt	1142
with in the original title. Amendments to the title of a House or	1143
Senate bill offered on third consideration may be made by	1144
electronic means when permitted by the Speaker or presiding	1145
officer.	1146

(b) Immediately after the House has voted to concur in Senate	1147
amendments to a bill or resolution, and immediately after the	1148
House has voted to accept a conference committee report, a	1149
Representative may remove the Representative's name from the bill	1150
or resolution by rising and stating this desire to the Speaker or	1151
presiding officer. The Clerk shall thereupon remove the	1152
Representative's name from the bill or resolution.	1153

(c) Amendments to the title of a resolution, other than one	1154
having a congratulatory, commendatory, or other similar purpose,	1155
may be offered on the floor and may be made by electronic means	1156
when permitted by the Speaker or presiding officer. No amendment	1157
to the title of a resolution shall change the subject dealt with	1158
in the original title.	1159

RECONSIDERATION	1160

Rule 95. (Motion to reconsider.) (a) Any motion to reconsider	1161
the vote on a bill or resolution must be made by a member who	1162
voted with the prevailing side of the question. To be in order,	1163
such motion must be made not later than the second legislative day	1164
following that on which the vote was taken. The question of	1165
reconsideration, if left pending, shall be brought to a vote upon	1166
motion of the first-named House sponsor of the motion to	1167
reconsider and approval of the House.	1168

(b)(1) In the case of a motion to reconsider the vote on a	1169
bill or resolution which failed of passage or adoption, the motion	1170
must be supported by five members, or a sufficient number of	1171
members who either voted on the prevailing side or who did not	1172
previously vote on the question, to achieve a constitutional	1173
majority, whichever is less.	1174

(2) In the case of a motion to reconsider the vote on a bill	1175
or resolution which passed or was adopted, the motion must be	1176
supported only by members who voted with the prevailing side, and	1177
the motion must be supported by five members, or a sufficient	1178
number of members whose change of position would result in the	1179
failure to achieve a constitutional majority, whichever is less.	1180

(3) Reconsideration of a vote on a motion shall be initiated	1181
only by a member voting with the prevailing side and to be in	1182
order, such motion must be made while the bill or resolution to	1183
which the motion is directed is still being considered.	1184

(c) The motion to reconsider shall take precedence over all	1185
other questions except a motion to adjourn or to recess, and	1186
debate shall be limited to the reason that the matter is to be	1187
reconsidered.	1188

(d) The question of reconsideration, having once been	1189
decided, shall not be again taken up for consideration, nor shall	1190
the bill, resolution, or motion, having once been reconsidered, be	1191
again taken up for consideration.	1192

Rule 96. (Vote necessary on reconsideration.) The vote on any	1193
question may be reconsidered by a majority of the members voting,	1194
a quorum being present.	1195

Rule 97. (Effect of defeat of motion.) When the vote on a	1196
bill or resolution is lost, and the vote is reconsidered, the	1197
measure shall not be committed thereafter to any other than a	1198
standing committee.	1199

Rule 98. (Procedure on motion.) Upon the adoption of a motion	1200
to reconsider, the Clerk immediately shall inform the House	1201
whether or not such bill or resolution is in the possession of the	1202
House. If the Clerk reports in the negative, the Clerk shall	1203
effect the return of such bill or resolution. When the measure is	1204
in the possession of the House, it shall be placed on the Calendar	1205
under the appropriate order of business.	1206

Rule 99. (Reconsideration of amendments after adoption of	1207
measure.) When it is desired to reconsider the vote on an	1208
amendment after the vote has been taken on the adoption of a main	1209
motion, it is necessary to reconsider the vote both on the main	1210
question and on the amendment. If it is desired to reconsider an	1211
amendment to an amendment after the latter has been adopted, both	1212
must be reconsidered in order to reach the amendment it is desired	1213
to reconsider. When it is thus necessary to reconsider two or	1214
three votes, one motion may be made to cover them all, but debate	1215
is limited to the question first voted upon.	1216

Rule 100. (Effect of tabling motion.) If a motion to	1217
reconsider be laid on the table, it does not carry the bill or	1218
resolution with it, and if a motion to reconsider is coupled with	1219
a motion to lay on the table, the motion to lay on the table shall	1220
be disposed of first; if decided in the negative, the motion to	1221
reconsider shall immediately recur.	1222

PREVIOUS QUESTION	1223

Rule 101. (How and when previous question put.) The previous	1224
question shall be in this form: "Shall the debate now close?" It	1225
shall be put after the motion is submitted to the presiding	1226
officer in writing and when the member submitting the motion is	1227
recognized, and supported by four or more members. The motion	1228
shall be sustained by a majority vote, and when put, and until	1229
decided, it shall preclude further debate on all amendments and	1230
motions, except one motion to adjourn, or one motion to lay on the	1231
table. If the previous question is demanded when an amendment to a	1232
bill or resolution is under consideration, the previous question	1233
shall apply only to the debate on the amendment.	1234

Rule 102. (No debate or appeal.) All incidental questions, or	1235
questions of order, arising after a motion is made for the	1236
previous question and pending such motion, shall be decided	1237
without debate, and shall not be subject to appeal.	1238

Rule 103. (Action after previous question order.) On a motion	1239
for the previous question, and prior to voting on the same, a call	1240
of the House shall be in order; but after the demand for the	1241
previous question shall have been sustained, no call shall be in	1242
order; and the House shall be brought at once to a vote upon the	1243
question immediately pending.	1244

Rule 104. (Action when not ordered.) If a motion for the	1245
previous question be not sustained, the subject under	1246
consideration shall be proceeded with the same as if the motion	1247
had not been made.	1248

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE	1249

Rule 105. (Motion takes precedence.) When the House is ready	1250
to proceed to the orders of the day, a motion to go into the	1251
committee of the whole on the orders of the day has precedence	1252
over all other motions, except to adjourn, to take a recess, or	1253
for the previous question.	1254

Rule 105A. (Reference to committee of the whole.) When a bill	1255
has been referred to the committee of the whole, the House shall	1256
determine on what day it shall be considered by the committee of	1257
the whole.	1258

Rule 106. (Procedure of committee of the whole.) The entire	1259
membership of the House constitutes the committee of the whole.	1260
When the House meets as the committee of the whole, the Speaker	1261
may appoint in the Speaker's place a chairman who shall preside	1262
and vote as other members. In the committee of the whole, bills	1263
shall be read by the chairman or Clerk, and shall be considered	1264
section-by-section, unless it is directed otherwise by the	1265
committee, leaving the title to be considered last.	1266

Rule 107. (Amendments to be noted.) The body of the bill may	1267
not be defaced or interlined, but amendments shall be noted by the	1268
chairman or Clerk as they are agreed to by the committee of the	1269
whole and shall be so reported to the House.	1270

Rule 108. (Consideration of amendments.) When the House	1271
convenes again, following a meeting of committee of the whole, the	1272
amendments offered to the bill shall be taken up immediately for	1273
consideration, unless otherwise ordered by the House, and shall be	1274
again subject to discussion and amendment before the question of	1275
adoption may be put.	1276

PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE	1277

Rule 109. (Persons admitted to Hall of House.) No person	1278
shall be admitted to the Hall of the House except the Governor,	1279
members and employees of the two houses, persons charged with any	1280
message or paper affecting the business of the House, the	1281
authorized representatives of the press, radio, and television,	1282
and those invited by a member with the approval of the Speaker or	1283
presiding officer or by the order of the House. No former member	1284
who is currently a legislative agent registered with the Office of	1285
the Legislative Inspector General shall have access to the floor	1286
without prior approval of the Speaker or presiding officer.	1287

Rule 110. (Use of Hall not to be granted.) The use of the	1288
Hall of the House shall not at any time, except by resolution, be	1289
granted for any other than legislative purposes. No committee	1290
shall use the Hall of the House for hearings, except upon	1291
permission previously granted by the House upon motion.	1292

Rule 111. (Representatives of the press, how admitted.) (a)	1293
Representatives of the press who are members of the Legislative	1294
Correspondents' Association are entitled to the privilege of the	1295
floor of the House, but shall notify the Speaker or presiding	1296
officer prior to exercising the privilege. The Speaker or	1297
presiding officer, or, when the House is not in session, the	1298
Clerk, has authority to grant immediate access to the floor of the	1299
House to visiting members of the media.	1300

(b) Representatives of the press desiring the privilege of	1301
the floor of the House who are not members of the Legislative	1302
Correspondents' Association shall make application to the Speaker,	1303
and make application with the Legislative Correspondents'	1304
Association, and shall state, in writing, for what paper or	1305
papers, legislative information services, or magazines, or any	1306
affiliate of any of the foregoing they are employed; and further	1307
shall state that they are not engaged in the promotion of	1308
legislation or the prosecution of claims pending before the	1309
General Assembly, and will not become so engaged while allowed the	1310
privileges of the floor; and that they are not in any sense the	1311
agents or representatives of persons or corporations having	1312
legislation before the General Assembly, and will not become	1313
either while retaining their privileges. Visiting newswriters and	1314
editors and visiting magazine writers and editors may be allowed,	1315
temporarily, the privileges herein mentioned, but they must	1316
conform to the restrictions prescribed.	1317

(c) The application required by division (b) of this rule	1318
shall be authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to	1319
the executive committee of the Legislative Correspondents'	1320
Association, in the case of newspaper, legislative information	1321
service, and magazine representatives and in the case of	1322
representatives of any affiliate of any of the foregoing. It shall	1323
be the duty of the executive committee of the Legislative	1324
Correspondents' Association to see that the privileges of the	1325
floor shall be granted only to representatives of press	1326
associations serving daily newspaper clients, representatives of	1327
daily Columbus newspapers, and bona fide telegraphic	1328
correspondents of reputable standing in their profession, who	1329
represent daily newspapers, or representatives of daily	1330
newspapers, or representatives of daily legislative information	1331
services, or representatives of magazines, or representatives of	1332
any affiliate of any of the foregoing, of known standing and	1333
integrity, organized for that one purpose and not controlled by or	1334
connected with any association, firm, corporation, or individual	1335
representing any trade, profession, or other commercial	1336
enterprise, and which have been in continuous and bona fide	1337
operation for such a period of years immediately prior to the date	1338
of making application for floor privileges as will have made	1339
possible the establishment of a reputation for honesty and	1340
integrity; and it shall be the duty of the executive committee of	1341
the Legislative Correspondents' Association, at its discretion, to	1342
report violations of the privileges herein granted to the Speaker.	1343
Persons whose chief attention is not given to newspaper	1344
correspondence, legislative information service, or magazine	1345
correspondence shall not be entitled to the privileges of the	1346
floor.	1347

(d)(1) No still photographing during the sessions of the	1348
House shall be permitted without notification of the Speaker and	1349
the Legislative Correspondents' Association prior to session.	1350

(2) No still photographing during committee hearings of the	1351
House shall be carried on without prior notification of and under	1352
conditions prescribed by the chairman of the committee.	1353

Rule 112. (Representatives of radio and television stations	1354
and broadcasting networks, how admitted.) (a) Representatives of	1355
radio and television stations and broadcasting networks who are	1356
members of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association	1357
are entitled to the privilege of the floor of the House, but shall	1358
notify the Speaker prior to exercising the privilege. The Speaker	1359
or presiding officer, or, when the House is not in session, the	1360
Clerk, has authority to grant immediate access to the floor of the	1361
House to visiting members of the media.	1362

(b) Representatives of radio and television stations and	1363
broadcasting networks desiring the privilege of the floor of the	1364
House who are not members of the Radio and Television	1365
Correspondents' Association shall make application to the Speaker,	1366
and make application with the Radio and Television Correspondents'	1367
Association, and shall state, in writing, by what stations or	1368
broadcasting network they are employed; and further shall state	1369
that they are not engaged in the promotion of legislation or the	1370
prosecution of claims pending before the General Assembly, and	1371
will not become so engaged while allowed the privileges of the	1372
floor; and that they are not, in any sense, the agents or	1373
representatives of persons or corporations having legislation	1374
before the General Assembly, and will not become either while	1375
retaining their privileges. Visiting correspondents and editors	1376
may be allowed, temporarily, the privileges herein mentioned, but	1377
they must conform to the restrictions prescribed.	1378

(c) The application required by division (b) of this rule	1379
shall be authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to	1380
the officers of the Radio and Television Correspondents'	1381
Association of Ohio. It shall be the duty of the Radio and	1382
Television Correspondents' Association to see that the privileges	1383
of the floor shall be granted only to the representatives of	1384
stations and broadcasting networks serving radio and television	1385
stations or networks serving such radio and television stations as	1386
have been duly licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.	1387
It shall be the duty of the officers of the Radio and Television	1388
Correspondents' Association, at their discretion, to report	1389
violations of the privileges herein granted to the Speaker.	1390
Persons whose chief attention is not given to radio and television	1391
broadcasting shall not be entitled to the privileges of the floor.	1392

(d)(1) Except as provided in Rule 120, no video taping or	1393
filming of sessions of the House shall be carried on without the	1394
notification of the Speaker and the Radio and Television	1395
Correspondents' Association, and then only under the conditions	1396
authorized by the Speaker.	1397

(2) No video taping or filming of committee hearings of the	1398
House shall be carried on without the prior notification of and	1399
under conditions prescribed by the chairman of the committee.	1400

(e) Audio taping by representatives of the press and of radio	1401
and television stations and broadcasting networks accredited	1402
pursuant to Rules 111 and 112, shall be permitted during committee	1403
hearings upon prior notification of the committee chairman and	1404
during House floor sessions upon prior notification of the Speaker	1405
or presiding officer.	1406

(f) Live broadcast coverage of floor sessions may be	1407
conducted with prior notification of the Speaker or presiding	1408
officer, and under such conditions as the Speaker or presiding	1409
officer may establish. Live broadcast coverage of committee	1410
hearings may be conducted with prior notification of the Speaker,	1411
and under such conditions as the Speaker and committee chairman	1412
may establish.	1413

Rule 113. (Privileges of the House, how revoked.) Upon	1414
complaint in writing, made by any member of the House, addressed	1415
to the Speaker, that any person has abused the privileges granted	1416
the person, such complaint shall be referred to the standing	1417
Committee on Rules and Reference for investigation, and such	1418
committee shall notify the person so charged of the time and place	1419
for hearing; and if such accusation be sustained, such person or	1420
persons shall be barred from the privileges granted.	1421

RULES OF THE HOUSE	1422

Rule 114. (How amended.) The rules of the House may be	1423
amended. A member who desires to amend the rules shall prepare a	1424
resolution that sets forth the proposed amendment and file it with	1425
the Clerk in a number of copies to be determined by the Clerk. The	1426
Speaker or presiding officer shall announce the resolution at the	1427
next session of the House at which bills are given third	1428
consideration, and shall refer the resolution to the Committee on	1429
Rules and Reference. A majority of all members elected shall be	1430
required for the adoption of the resolution.	1431

Rule 115. (How suspended.) Any rule, or portion thereof,	1432
except Rule 2, and as otherwise noted, may be suspended by a	1433
two-thirds vote of all the members present.	1434

Rule 115A. (When effective.) These rules take effect upon	1435
adoption by the House and remain in effect until the rules of the	1436
House of Representatives for the 129th130th General Assembly are	1437
adopted.	1438

Rule 116. (Parliamentary guide.) Mason's Manual of	1439
Legislative Procedure (2000), as amplified or clarified in Hughes'	1440
American Parliamentary Guide for the Ohio General Assembly (1932),	1441
1931-1932, Revised New Edition, as amplified or clarified in	1442
Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure (2010), shall govern in	1443
all cases not provided for in the foregoing rules.	1444

MISCELLANEOUS	1445

Rule 117. (Reintroduction of bill prohibited.) If a House	1446
bill or resolution is defeated or indefinitely postponed in the	1447
House it shall not be reintroduced during either annual session of	1448
the same General Assembly.	1449

Rule 118. (Reintroduction of bill permitted.) A bill which	1450
has been passed by the House and defeated or indefinitely	1451
postponed by the Senate, may be introduced during the subsequent	1452
calendar year of the same General Assembly provided it shall be in	1453
the identical language as that passed by the House. Upon motion	1454
made and approved by two-thirds majority, the bill shall be	1455
considered on three successive dates and voted upon by the House	1456
without reference to committee.	1457

Rule 119. (Index to bill authorized.) Any bill which, when	1458
introduced, consists of ten typewritten pages or more, may be	1459
accompanied by a printed index showing the contents of such bill.	1460

Rule 120. (Proceedings of the House public; exception.) "The	1461
proceedings of the House of Representatives shall be public,	1462
except in cases which, in the opinion of two-thirds of those	1463
present, require secrecy." (Article II, Section 13, Ohio	1464
Constitution.)	1465

Except in cases where secrecy has been approved, all	1466
proceedings of the House of Representatives while in voting	1467
session shall be broadcast by Ohio Government Telecommunications,	1468
and shall be archived. The use of any session video in political	1469
or commercial activities is prohibited in all circumstances,	1470
unless two-thirds of the the House adopt a resolution granting	1471
permission for such a use of the video.	1472

Rule 121. (Committee meetings public.) Each committee and	1473
subcommittee shall give notice of each of its regular and special	1474
meetings in accordance with division (C) of section 101.15 of the	1475
Revised Code as amplified in Rule 36.	1476

Each regular and special meeting of each committee and	1477
subcommittee shall be a public meeting that is open to the public	1478
at all times in accordance with division (B) of section 101.15 of	1479
the Revised Code. Each committee and subcommittee shall prepare,	1480
file, and maintain; approve or correct and approve; and make	1481
available, minutes of each of its regular and special meetings in	1482
accordance with division (B) of section 101.15 of the Revised	1483
Code.	1484

Rule 122. (LSC analyses and fiscal notes to be made available	1485
at third consideration.) The bill analysis and the fiscal note	1486
prepared by the staff of the Legislative Service Commission, that	1487
has been made available to the members of the House, shall be made	1488
available to the public by the Speaker or presiding officer when	1489
the bill to which the analysis or fiscal note pertains receives	1490
third consideration in the House.	1491

Rule 123. (Communications devices prohibited on House floor.)	1492
Except for uses authorized under Rule 112, no telephones or other	1493
electronic communication devices (except for those used by the	1494
House in conducting its business) may be used on the floor of the	1495
House of Representatives during session for communication with	1496
persons inside or outside the Hall of the House, unless authorized	1497
by the Speaker.	1498

Rule 124. (Legal counsel.) If the House requires the services	1499
of legal counsel, the Speaker shall determine whether the House	1500
shall be represented by the Attorney General or by special	1501
counsel.	1502