question of, may be raised while member is speaking 57 (1)(b), 61 (2)
Personalities to be avoided in debate 56 (1)
Petition:
definition of "petition” 95 (55)
delivered to chief clerk 34, 37 (1)
information required: communicating person,
member introducing, subject matter 37 (1)
withdraw proposal from committee, requirements 15 (3), (4)
Pledge of allegiance 31
Point of order:
advisement, may be taken under 62 (3)(b)
expansion of question permitted 69 (4)
appeal of ruling:
debatable 62 (7)
member may 62 (6)
roll call required 62 (7)
definition of "point of order” 95 (56)
interrupts debate 57 (1)(c)
member limited to speaking once 62 (2)
overruling presiding officer requires
majority vote of members present and voting 62 (7)
presiding officer may speak in preference to others 62 (3)
presiding officer may vote on appeal 62 (7)
question on appeal of ruling, how stated 62 (6)
raised while member is speaking, may be 57 (1)(c)
time for ruling on 62 (3m)
timely only when raised before question is decided 62 (4)
Postpone, not permitted twice on same day at same stage of proposal 72
Postpone to day or time certain:
not permitted in special, extended, or extraordinary session 93 (5)
precedence of motion to 65 (2)(c)
Prayer beginning daily sessions 5 (1)(i), 31
Precedence of motions 65
Precedent (definition) 95 (57)
Presiding officer, see also Speaker, Speaker pro tempore
amendment, rules on admissibility when germaneness is questioned 54 (2)
announces order that members may speak (no appeal) 56 (2)
appeal of ruling by (roll call required) 62 (7)
biennial session, inauguration day:
business before assembly, announces 3m (1)(b)
chamber, maintains order, decorum, and quiet in 3m (1)(f), 6 (1)(g)
chief clerk of preceding session presides 5 (1)(a)
daily sessions, calls to order 3m (1)(a)
legislative reference bureau chief presides when chief clerk
of preceding session not available 5 (1)(a)
call of assembly, state question 83 (4)
debate, maintains order during 3m (1)(e)
decides who has the floor (no appeal) 56 (2)
decorum, quiet, and order, preserves 3m (1)(f), 26 (1)
definition 95 (57m)
disturbances in chamber, instructs sergeant at arms 3m (1)(f), 6 (1)(g)
fiscal estimate, order legislative fiscal bureau to prepare 99
germaneness of amendment, rules on when questioned 54 (2)
joint survey committee, may refer proposals to one or more
simultaneously with referral to standing committee 42 (1)(b), 45 (4)
member designated by presiding officer may preside temporarily 4 (3)
messages from other branches of government, receives 3m (1)(h)
motions, stated and put by 3m (1)(c), 63
order, quiet, and decorum, preserves 3m (1)(f), 26 (1)
parliamentary procedure, informs members on 3m (1)(g), 57 (1)(e)
presides over assembly 3m (1)(a)
points of order, rules on 3m (1)(g), 62 (3), (3m)
advisement, may take under 62 (3)(b)
expansion of question permitted 69 (4)
time for ruling 62 (3m)
proposal, refers to standing committee, special committee,
next calendar, or rules committee on rules 29 (1), 42, 45, 89 (2)
question for current action, stated by 75
quiet, decorum, and order, preserves 3m (1)(f), 26 (1)
recognition of members seeking floor, decides order of (no appeal) 56 (2)
rereferral to committee 45
respect to 26 (2)
roll call vote:
may order on any question 3m (1)(d), 76 (3)
required, when, see also Quick Finder
votes and is recorded in 78
speaking: member not to cross or leave floor 26 (2)
speaker and speaker pro tempore: election, term of office 1
temporary, elected when speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority leader,
assistant majority leader, and majority caucus leader are absent 4 (2)
votes and is recorded on all roll call votes 78
voting:
announces results of 3m (1)(c)
roll call, may order on any question 3m (1)(d), 76 (3)
roll call required, when, see also Quick Finder
states question 75
Press, radio, and TV representatives admitted to floor of
assembly when engaged in reporting proceedings 25 (3)
Previous question, see Debate, motion to end
definition of "previous question” 95 (58)
Printed documents, consent required to read from 59 (3), 90 (2)
Privilege: assembly, personal, or special 61
Privilege, questions of, see Questions of privilege
Privileged motions and requests (definition) 95 (59)
Privileged motions and requests during debate 65 (1)
Privileged resolution 33 (3), 43
request to introduce and ask consideration of, precedence of 65 (1)(i)