STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

HOUSE
RESOLUTION 1016	By:	Key

AS INTRODUCED

A Resolution relating to the Rules of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; amending Section 14.1 of Rule Fourteen, which relates to suspension or amendment of Rules; modifying voting requirements for amending House Rules.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 53RD OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     Section 14.1 of House Rule 14 of the Fifty-third Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, is amended to read as follows:
RULE FOURTEEN
Section 14.1  Suspension or Amendment of Rules  
(a)  These Rules may be amended by a two‑thirds (2/3) one-half (1/2) vote of those elected to and constituting the House; provided any amendment to the Rules recommended by the Committee on Rules shall be effective if approved by a majority of the members elected to and constituting the House.
(b)  If the Committee on Rules shall recommend revisions or amendments to the Rules, the House shall be given one (1) day’s prior notice before consideration of the recommended changes may commence.  
(c)  Two-thirds (2/3) of the members elected to and constituting the House may suspend the Rules, or a portion thereof, but a motion for that purpose shall be decided without debate.

53-1-7187	EK	03/14/11