Assembly

legislative reference bureau chief presides when chief clerk
of preceding session not available5 (1)(a)

call of assembly, state question83 (4)

debate, maintains order during3m (1)(e)decides who has the floor (no appeal) 56 (2)

decorum, quiet, and order, preserves3m (1)(f), 26 (1)

definition95 (57m)

disturbances in chamber, instructs
sergeant at arms3m (1)(f), 6 (1)(g)

fiscal estimate, order legislative fiscal bureau to prepare99

germaneness of amendment, rules on when questioned54 (2)

joint survey committee, may refer proposals to one or more
simultaneously with referral to
standing committee42 (1)(b), 45 (4)

member designated by presiding officer may preside
temporarily4 (3)

messages from other branches of government, receives3m (1)(h)

motions, stated and put by3m (1)(c), 63

order, quiet, and decorum, preserves3m (1)(f), 26 (1)

parliamentary procedure, informs
members on3m (1)(g), 57 (1)(e)

presides over assembly3m (1)(a)

points of order, rules on3m (1)(g), 62 (3), (3m)

advisement, may take under62 (3)(b)

expansion of question permitted 69 (4)

time for ruling62 (3m)

proposal, refers to standing committee, special committee,
next calendar, or rules committee
on rules29 (1), 42, 45, 89 (2)

question for current action, stated by75

quiet, decorum, and order, preserves3m (1)(f), 26 (1)

recognition of members seeking floor, decides order of (no appeal)56 (2)

rereferral to committee45

respect to26 (2)

roll call vote:

may order on any question3m (1)(d), 76 (3)

required, when, see also Quick Finder

votes and is recorded in78

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 absent4 (2)

votes and is recorded on all roll call votes 78

voting:

announces results of3m (1)(c)

roll call, may order on any question3m (1)(d), 76 (3)

roll call required, when, see also Quick Finder

states question75

Press, radio, and TV representatives admitted to floor of
assembly when engaged in reporting proceedings25 (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 resolution33 (3), 43

request to introduce and ask consideration of,
precedence of65 (1)(i)

to reprimand, censure, or expel a member, procedure 21, 43 (3)

Proposal (definition), see also Assembly resolution, Bill, Joint resolution,
Motion, and Petition95 (60)

Proposals to be available at least 24 hours before
consideration35 (1)

Proposals, executive action on 24 hours after made public17d

Public health and public safety, committee on
(standing committee)9 (1)(t)

Public hearing, see also Schedule of committee activities:

advance notice14 (2)

announced in schedule of committee activities 14 (2)

definition of "hearing"95 (32)

may be rescheduled for larger room11 (3)

not required for special, extended, or extraordinary
session proposals93 (3)

reproduced copies of proposal to be available to public 14 (3)

scheduled at discretion of committee chairperson 14 (1)

schedules posted on bulletin boards of assembly 14 (2), 93 (3)

Publication of assembly rules94

Publications of assembly, see also Joint Rules 71 to 7938

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Question (definition)95 (61)

Question before assembly conforms to committee recommendation; exceptions47

Question, division of, see Division of the question

Question lost when vote results in tie81

Question on appeal of ruling by presiding officer, how stated62 (6)

Questions, how stated75

Questions of privilege:

assembly privilege explained61 (1)

personal privilege explained61 (2)

precedence limited to immediate consideration 61 (5)

precedence of61 (4)

privileged motions and requests (definition) 95 (59)

special privilege explained61 (3)

under control of presiding officer and assembly 61

when disposed of, assembly resumes business at point of
interruption57 (2), 61 (6)

Questions, requests, and motions in order during debate 57, 65, 66

Quorum; see also Quick Finder:

committee connected by audiovisual transmission 11 (3m)

definition of "quorum"95 (62)

fiscal bills, special quorum, see Joint Rule 11 (2)

necessary for transaction of business30 (2)

pairs, both members considered not present79 (5)

question of, may be raised while member is
speaking57 (1)(d), 66 (1)(b)

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