Bill Summaries: H1103 (2017-2018 Session)

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  • Summary date: Jun 29 2018 - View summary

    House resolution sets out the following House Permanent Rules. Includes whereas clauses. Part I sets forth procedure for the Convening Hour, Limitation on Friday, Night, and Sunday Legislative Sessions, Emergencies, Opening the Session, Quorum, Approval of Journal, and Order of Business. Part II sets forth rules for Duties and Powers of the Speaker, Obtaining Floor, Questions of Privilege, Statements of personal privilege; Points of Order, Limitations on Debate, Reading of Papers, and General Decorum. Part III sets forth rules for Motions. Part IV sets forth rules for Use of Electronic Voting System, Voice Votes; Stating Questions, Determining Questions, Voting by Division, Roll Call Vote, Excuse From Deliberations and Voting on a Bill, Division of Amendments and Questions, and Voting by Speaker. Part V sets forth rules for Standing Committees, Ethics Committee Investigations, Public Hearings, Minutes to the Legislative Library, and Committee of the Whole House. Part VI sets forth rules for the Introduction of Bills and Resolutions, Deadlines on Introduction and Receipt; No Blank Bills; Single Subject Rule, Reference to Standing Committees; Serial Referrals, Papers Addressed to the House, Introduction of Resolutions and Bills; Copies Required, Duplicating and Availability of Copies of Bills, Municipal Incorporation Reports, Report by Standing Committee, Fiscal Notes, Actuarial Notes, Local Legislation Affecting State Highway System, Content of Appropriations Bills, Removing bill from Unfavorable Calendar, Reports on Appropriation and Revenue Bills, Special Rules Relating to the Budge, Recall of Bill from Standing Committee, Re-Referral of Bills From One Standing Committee to Another Standing Committee, Discharge Petition, Calendars and Schedules of Business, Reading of Bills, Effect of a Defeated Bill, Amendments, Engrossment, House treatment of Senate Amendments to House bills, Committee Substitutes Adopted by the Senate to House bills, Conference Standing Committees, and Transmittal of Bills to Senate. Part VII sets out rules for Elected Officers, Assistants to Principal Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms, Speaker's Staff; Chaplain; and Pages, Member's Staff, and Compensation of Legislative Assistants. Part VIII sets out rules for Admittance to Floor, Admittance of Press, Extending Courtesies, and Order in House Chamber, Galleries, and Lobby. Part IX sets forth rules for Attendance of Members, Documents to be Signed by the Speaker, Printing or Reproducing Materials, Placement or Circulation of Materials, Rules, Recission, and Alteration, Cosponsorship of Bills and Resolutions, Correcting of Typographical Errors, Assignment of Seats, Office Assignments, and Convening and Assigning Seats in the New House.