Senate Rules | Synopsis of Rules

	Rule
ABSENCE FROM SENATE CHAMBER	95
ABSENT SENATORS MAY BE COMPELLED TO ATTEND--WHEN	8
ADJOURNMENT--
Motion to fix day	72
Privileged motion	73
ADMISSION WITHIN SENATE CHAMBER --
General admission	94
Reporters and stenographers	16
AMENDMENTS--
Action by House	61
Action by Senate	62
Adoption of House amendments	33, 62
Author's name to be in Journal	20
Cannot change original purpose of bill	54
Degree of	60
Rules for	63
Shall be incorporated in bill	60
Substitute bill	64
APPEALS FROM DECISIONS	10, 78
BILLS--
Adversely reported--procedure	53
Agreed To and Finally Passed--received at any time	4
Amended by House	61, 62
Amended by House, concurrence of Senate	62
Amended in passage, cannot change purpose	54
Amendments shall be incorporated in	60
Appropriation act--more than one subject	57
Approved by Governor	69
Author of amendment to be in Journal	20
Certified by Secretary	19
Constitutional Admendments, proposed--to be handled as bills	66, 71
Emergency clause--vote on	59
Explanation of cost	47
Final passage	50, 60
Introduction--How and when date may be fixed after which certain bills may not be introduced	48
Joint Resolutions (proposing Constitutional Amendments)--to be handled as bills	66, 71
May be amended or rejected	56
May contain only one subject, exceptions	57
Motion to reconsider after final passage	67
No revival or reenactment by mere reference to title	58
Objection to signing	68
Order for consideration	6
Original purpose cannot be changed	54
Perfected and Ordered Printed	52
Perfected bills shall lie on table one day before final passage	52
Pre-Filed	44
Presentation of	44
Printing	49, 60
Read by title on three different days	55
Reported from committee	50
Requiring new or increased expenditures of state funds	45, 47
Signing	68
Signing--objection to	68
Substitute	64
Titles only to be printed in Journal--when	18
To be set forth in full as amended	63
Transmitted to Governor	60, 69
Vetoed by Governor--stand reconsidered	70
Vote on final passage	66
BUSINESS--ORDER OF	3
Calendar	4
Recording of business	5
CALENDAR	4
Adversely reported bills not on--except	53
Consent	45
CALL OF THE SENATE--
Absentees	8
Members to be taken into custody	8
Names of Senators to be called	7, 8
CHAPLAIN--
All persons to stand during prayer by	2
Prayer by	2
CLOSED DOORS--
Executive sessions	83
COMMITTEES--
Appointment	12
Bills Finally Passed	21
Bills Perfected	21
Conference--adoption of report	33
Duties of	28
Interim meetings	31
Meetings--time and place	101
No adverse report of until author is heard	50
Of the Whole	36, 37, 38,
	39, 40, 41,
	42, 43
Order of reference to	34
Reports from, voting	51
Reports of	32
Reports of to lie on table one day	52
Resignation of member from	30
Select committees, reference to	34
Sitting during session of Senate	35
Standing	25
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS--
Adopted by yea and nay vote	33, 62
Adoption of report	33
Majority required for adoption	33, 62
CONSENT CALENDAR	45
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION	9, 48, 51,
	54, 55, 56,
	57, 58, 59,
	61, 62, 63,
	68, 70
DAILY SESSIONS--
Commencement of	1
DECORUM AND DEBATE	76, 77, 78,
	79, 80, 81,
	82, 83
Can speak only once on subject, except	80
Division of question	82
Exception to words spoken in debate, procedure	79
Executive sessions	83
If Senator transgresses rules, may be called to order	78
Senator speaking, mode of	76
Senator speaking, two or more, preference	77
Senators, not to be addressed by name	81
When called to order shall not proceed without leave	78
DISTURBANCE OR DISORDERLY CONDUCT--
President's power	15
DIVISION OF QUESTION--
Any Senator may request, except	82
DOORKEEPER--
Duties	24
DOORS TO BE CLOSED	83
EMERGENCY CLAUSE	59
EXCUSED FROM VOTING	91
EXECUTIVE SESSION	83
FLOOR OF SENATE--
Clearing	22
Persons entitled to admission to	16, 94
GALLERIES--
Cleared when Senate has confidential business	83
Confusion in	15
No smoking permitted in	96
President may clear	15, 83
GOVERNOR--
Approval of bills	69
Nominations sent for confirmation	83
Veto of bills	70
GUESTS	102
HOUSE AMENDMENTS--
Adoption of	33
To Senate bills--to be printed	61
INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT	74
INTERIM COMMITTEE MEETINGS	31
JEFFERSON'S MANUAL--TO BE FOLLOWED	97
JOINT RESOLUTIONS--
Certified by Secretary	19
Pre-Filed	44
Printing	49
To be handled as bills	66, 71
JOURNAL--
Absentees to be noted in	8
Affixing of presiding officer's signature to all bills to be recorded in	68
Appendix--reports	32
Conference committee reports in	33
Delivery of bills to Govenor to be recorded in	69
House amendments adopted to be entered in	33
Preceding day's Journal to be read	2
Publication of	5
Reading of, may be dispensed with	2
Secretary to keep	18
Title of bills only to be printed--when	18
To be read each day	2
To contain name of author of all amendments	20
Yeas and nays on final passage to be recorded in	66
LAID ON THE TABLE--
Adversely reported bills	53
Vote necessary to consider when	75
LEAVE OF THE SENATE--
Senator shall not be absent without	8, 95
Senator shall not speak twice on same subject without, except	80
Senator when called to order shall not proceed without	79
MAJORITY--
For passage of bill	66
House amendments to Senate bills passed by	33
Report of committee on conference passed by	33
MEETING OF THE SENATE--
Attendance by Senators	8, 95
Call of the Senate	7
Compelling attendance	8
Hour of	1
Less than majority present	8
Names of absentees entered on Journal	8
Quorum not present	8
MEMBERS--
Absent	8, 95
Absent--taken into custody	8
Addressing in proceedings and debate	76
Addressing the Chair	76
Called to order--how	79
Decorum and debate	76, 77, 78
	79, 80, 81
	82, 83
Preference in speaking	77
Protesting against vote of Senate	93
Required to vote--when	91
Speaking--how often	80
Speaking on same question	80
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES--
Order in morning hour	3
MESSAGES--
From the Govenor	4
From the House	3
MOTIONS--
May be withdrawn when	88
Order of statement	89
Order of voting on	89
Pending motions withdrawn - when	65
Precedence	73
Privileged	72, 73, 74
	75
Procedure	86, 87, 88
	89, 90, 91
	92, 93
Shall be stated by Chair	87
To adjourn	72
To commit or postpone	73
To fix the day	72
To lay on table	75
To place bill on informal calendar - when	65
To postpone indefinitely	74
To reconsider	92
To withdraw bill from committee	50
NAMES OF SENATORS, INDIVIDUAL--USE OF NOT PERMITTED	81
NOMINATIONS--
Shall be considered in secret	83
OPENING OF SENATE	2
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE	10, 27
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND REMONSTRANCES--
Order in morning hour	3
PRESIDING OFFICER--POWERS AND DUTIES--
Announcement of business in order	3
Call to order	2
Calling Senate to order for transgression of rules	78
Deciding questions of order	78
Declaration of vote	90
Directing process to sergeant-at-arms	22
Division of Senate	11
May speak on all questions of order	9
May submit appeals to Senate for decision	78
President	9, 11,
	15, 83
President Pro Tem	10, 12,
	13, 14
	16, 17, 25
	50
Putting questions	11
Reading of Journal	2
Recognition of Senators addressing Chair	77
Signing of bills	68
Stating motions	87
PREVIOUS QUESTION--
Motion	84
No debate	85
PRINTING	49
PRIVILEGED MOTIONS	72, 73, 74,
	75
PROTESTS--AGAINST VOTE OF SENATE--
How made	93
QUESTIONS--
All Senators present to vote--except	91
Division--how called for	11
Division of question	82
How put	11
Members to speak only once--except	80
Order of statement of	89
Order of voting on	89
Postponed indefinitely	73, 74
Reconsideration of vote	92
To be put by the President--how	11
QUORUM--
Consists of	42
May be compelled--how	8
On Committee of the Whole	43
Procedure when presence is questioned	8
Consent Calendar	45
Committee Action	51
RECONSIDERATION--
Of bills on failure to pass	67
Of motions	75, 92
Vote required for	92
REFERENCE TO COMMITTEES--
Order of reference	34
REMONSTRANCES, MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS--
Order in morning hour	3
REPORTERS	16, 17
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES--
Order in morning hour	3
RESIGNATION FROM COMMITTEE	30
RESOLUTIONS--
Amendment--name of author to be in Journal	20
Certification by Secretary	19
Courtesy resolutions	71
Proposing constitutional amendments	66, 71
RULES--
How rescinded or changed	98
Suspension of	98
SECRECY--
Galleries cleared and doors closed on discussion requiring	83
SECRETARY--
Attestation of writs, warrants and subpoenas	14
Certification of bills and joint resolutions	19, 21
Roll call of Senate	8
Subject to orders of Senate	18
To keep Journal	18
To make up special orders in order in which they occur	5
To read motions submitted in writing	87
To take down words spoken in debate when Senator is called to order	79
Transmittal of bills to Governor	69
SENATE CHAMBER--
Use by others than Senators	23
When confusion arises, President may clear	15
SENIORITY--
Determination	29
Introduction of Bills	44
Offices and Seats	29
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS--
Duties	8, 22
To take members into custody--when	8
SMOKING--
Not permitted in Senate galleries	96
STANDING COMMITTEES--
To report at any time	25
Interim meetings	31
STENOGRAPHERS--
Taking proceedings of Senate	16
SUSPENSION OF RULES--
Vote required	98
TABLE--
Bills from committee shall lie on	52
When question is pending, motion may be laid on the	73
Vote required to reconsider question laid on the	75
UNANIMOUS CONSENT--
To use Senate Chamber	23
UNITED STATES SENATE--
Rules followed when	97
VOTE--
Each Senator present must--except	91
Protesting vote of Senate	93
Reconsidered--when	92
Request voting	100
Senator may protest--when	68
Senator on prevailing side may move to reconsider	92
Verification voting	99
WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION OR RESOLUTION	65, 88
WITHOUT DEBATE--
Questions decided	72
To adjourn decided	72
To lay on the table	73
YEAS AND NAYS--
Every Senator present to vote--exceptions	91
Final passage	66
Motion to place bill on informal calendar - when	65
Not to be ordered after vote taken and declared	90
Request voting	100
Required on Conference Committee Reports	33
Required on House amendments	33, 62
To be printed in Journal	5
Verification voting	99
Withdrawal of pending motion - when	65