Readings of resolutions Rule 41
First reading and reference of proposals Rule 42 Privileged resolutions Rule 43
Subsequent reference of proposals Rule 45
Second reading and amendment of proposals Rule 46
Main question before assembly Rule 47
Third reading and decisions on proposals Rule 48
Adverse and final disposition Rule 49
Messaging to the senate Rule 50
Enrolling; further consideration Rule 51
Advice and consent of the assembly Rule 51m
Chapter 6: Amendments
Offering amendments Rule 52
Drafting of amendments Rule 53
Germaneness of assembly amendments Rule 54
Sequence of considering amendments Rule 55
Chapter 7: General Rules of Debate
Calling a member to order Rule 58
Conduct during debate Rule 59
Debate on delayed calendars Rule 60
Questions of privilege Rule 61
Points of order and appeals Rule 62
Chapter 8: Motions and Other Actions During Debate
Privileged and subsidiary motions and requestsduring debate Rule 65 Incidental motions, requests and questions during debate Rule 66
Nondebatable motions Rule 67
Amendments to motions to be germane Rule 68
Motion to recess Rule 69m
Postponing; rejecting; referring Rule 72
Chapter 9: Putting Questions and Voting
Stating the question Rule 75
Voting mandatory; exceptions Rule 77
Presiding officer votes Rule 78
Division of the question Rule 80
Tie loses question Rule 81
Interruptions of clerk during roll call Rule 82
Chapter 10: Procedures Under Call
Call of the assembly Rule 83
Members to remain in chamber when under call Rule 84
Sergeant to bring in absentees Rule 85
Business under call Rule 86
Successive calls on same question Rule 88
Chapter 11: Change, Suspension, Authority of Rules
Changing assembly rules Rule 89 Suspension of the rules Rule 90
Authority and interpretation of the rules Rule 91
Continuity of assembly rules Rule 92
Special, extended, or extraordinary sessions Rule 93
Content, format, and style of rules and manual Rule 94
Chapter 12: Miscellaneous
Legislative citations Rule 96
Assembly citations Rule 97
Campaign committee activity Rule 98
Alphabetical Index
Revised by Legislative Reference Bureau
March 2009
Assembly Rule
A
Absence of members from daily sessions:
call of assembly 83 (1)
journal lists those present or absent 30 (1)
leaves shall be obtained 27
must be in chair to be present 30 (1)
number smaller than a quorum (majority of current membership)
may compel attendance of 30 (3)
one member may request leave for another 27
request for leave proper during debate 66 (1)(e)
upon request member arriving late may be recorded as present 30 (1)
Act (definition) 95 (1)
Actions, motions, and questions in order during debate
57, 65, 66
Adjourn (definition) 95 (2)
Adjourn, motion to:
acted on without debate, exceptions 70
always in order except while voting or while assembly recessed for caucus 70 (1)
call of assembly may be moved 83 (2)
precedence does not authorize such motion
while another member has floor 70 (1)
