S*0262 Resolution, By McConnell, Bryan, Giese, A.S. Macaulay, Ryberg, Short, 
G. Smith and H.S. Stilwell
 A Senate Resolution to amend the Rules of the Senate so as to provide under
 Rule 14 that a bill may be carried over with the Senator who is holding the
 floor being able to retain the floor on his own motion or a motion made by the
 Chairmen's Committee and to provide a specific vote requirement in each
 instance, to provide under Rule 38 for a specific vote requirement to suspend
 the requirement that resolutions and reports of committees must lay on the
 table for one day and to amend Rule 53 by adding a new subsection authorizing
 amendments to Rule 15 under certain circumstances.

   01/26/93  Senate Introduced SJ-5
   02/02/93  Senate Amended SJ-12
   02/02/93  Senate Adopted SJ-12

February 2, 1993

S. 262

Introduced by SENATORS McConnell, Stilwell, Bryan, Macaulay, Giese, Ryberg, Short and Greg Smith

S. Printed 2/2/93--S.

Read the first time January 26, 1993.

A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE SENATE SO AS TO PROVIDE UNDER RULE 14 THAT A BILL MAY BE CARRIED OVER WITH THE SENATOR WHO IS HOLDING THE FLOOR BEING ABLE TO RETAIN THE FLOOR ON HIS OWN MOTION OR A MOTION MADE BY THE CHAIRMEN'S COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC VOTE REQUIREMENT IN EACH INSTANCE, TO PROVIDE UNDER RULE 38 FOR A SPECIFIC VOTE REQUIREMENT TO SUSPEND THE REQUIREMENT THAT RESOLUTIONS AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEES MUST LAY ON THE TABLE FOR ONE DAY AND TO AMEND RULE 53 BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO RULE 15 UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That, Rules 14 and 38 of the Rules of the Senate shall be amended to read as follows:

When a question is under debate, no motion shall be entertained but

1. To adjourn.

2. To adjourn to a date and time certain.

3. To recede for a fixed period of time or to a time certain.

4. To take up order of the day.

5. To continue.

6. To lay on the table.

7. To adjourn debate to a certain day or to

adjourn debate.

8. To carry over.

9. To strike out the enacting clause.

10. To commit.

11. To amend.

which several motions may only be made by the Senator having the floor and shall have precedence in the order in which they are above arranged, and the first eight (8) of which shall be determined, without debate. A motion to lay an amendment on the table being agreed to shall not have the effect of disposing of the main question. Provided, however, when a bill is under debate, a motion to carry over may be made by the Senator having the floor, with such Senator retaining the floor on that bill upon an affirmative vote of twenty-six (26) members of the Senate. Provided, that when a bill is under debate and a motion to carry over is authorized and made by the Chairmen's Committee, the Senator having the floor may retain the floor on that bill upon a majority vote of those members present and voting. No motion to carry over, either by an individual Senator or by the Chairmen's Committee, shall be in order for any bill in the status of interrupted debate. The failure of a motion to carry over by an individual Senator or by the Chairmen's Committee shall not cause the member who has the floor to lose the floor.

When a motion to adjourn debate is agreed to, the bill to which it applies is subject to consideration on the next legislative day if the Senate reaches that order of business. When a motion to adjourn debate to a date certain is agreed to, the bill to which it applies is not subject to consideration until the date so specified if the Senate reaches that order of business.

A motion to ratify acts may only be made by the chairman or an authorized member of the Chairmen's Committee and may be made at any time.

Every Bill shall receive three different readings, on three different days previous to its being passed, and the President shall give notice of each, whether it be the first, second, or third reading. All Resolutions to which the approval and signature of the Governor may be requisite, or which may grant money out of the contingent or any other fund, shall be treated in all respects, as to introduction and form of proceedings on them in the Senate, as Bills. All other Resolutions and Reports of Committees shall lie on the table one day for consideration provided, however, that during the six (6) statewide legislative days preceding the date set for sine die adjournment the one day requirement as to a specific resolution or report of a Committee may only be suspended by a vote of twenty-seven (27) members of the Senate.

The first and third readings of each Bill shall be by its title only; Provided, That on each second reading the Bill shall be read in full on the demand of any Senator.

Be it further resolved, that Rule 53 is amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:

During the first thirty (30) calendar days after the convening of the One Hundred and Eleventh General Assembly, notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 44, any provision of Rule 15 may be amended by an affirmative vote of twenty four (24) members.