term of office2 (1)
Mobile radio service devices26 (6)
Motion to:
adjourn69m, 70
call of the assembly83
delete and substitute: indivisible80 (3)
end debate71
lift call: majority of current membership (roll call
required)86 (3), 87 (2)
postpone: not permitted in special, extended, or extraordinary session93 (5)
postpone indefinitely: limitations72
postpone to a day certain: limitations72
recess; when same as motion to adjourn69m
reconsider73
in special, extended, or extraordinary session
93 (6)
refer to committee: limitations72
suspend rules90
table74
withdraw from committee15 (2), (3), 74 (3)
Motions, general procedures:
amendments to, must be germane68
definition of "motion"95 (49)
dilatory, which are69
division, when proper80 (1)
may be withdrawn with consent of assembly
66 (1)(f), 73 (6)
offered under 7th order of business73 (3)(a)
offered under 13th order of business31 (13)
order of precedence during debate65
organizing assembly, not impaired by motion for
reconsideration73 (10)
presiding officer states and puts63
proposals referred to calendar by motion
29 (1), 31 (13)
right to make, ends when roll call opened
65 (5)
seconding a motion64, 95 (89)
Motions, questions, and requests in order during debate
57, 65, 66
N
Natural resources, committee on (standing committee)
9 (1)(s)
Negative committee recommendation, assembly action
47
News media: representatives of, admitted to floor of assembly when
engaged in reporting proceedings25 (3)
Newspapers: reading, not permitted during session on floor or in galleries26 (3)
Nonconcurrence (senate bills and joint resolutions):
adverse and final disposition49 (1)(c)
definition of "nonconcurrence"95 (50)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same stage
of proposal72
precedence of motion for65 (2)(h)
Nondebatable motions67
O
Oath of office, speaker may administer3 (1)(p)
Objections of governor sustained, adverse and final disposition
49 (1)(h)
Offer (definition)95 (50m)
Offering of resolutions and other matters addressed to
assembly34, 39
Offering memorials to federal government prohibited39 (1)
Officers:
assembly1
majority and minority parties2
Opening new regular biennial session:
chief clerk presides5 (1)(a)
rules of prior session continue until amended or rescinded
92
Opinion of attorney general (definition)
95 (51)
Order and decorum, see Decorum
Order of business:
daily calendar29
hour of meeting28
regular orders31
resumed at point of interruption32 (4)
roll call of attendance, while in seats
30 (1)
special32 (3), 33
variations in regular32
Organization, committee on assembly9 (3)
approves employee pay plan for assembly
7 (2)
corrective amendment offered by23 (2)
engrossing or enrolling of proposal,
supervises5 (1)(e), 23 (2), (3)
examines appropriateness of legislative citation
96
joint resolution to recall proposal (after passage) for
further action23 (3)
permitted to introduce proposals in special,
extended, or extraordinary session93 (2)
staffing pattern, establishes for assembly
7 (4)
substantive corrections in proposal23 (2), (3)
supervises copying for assembly38
P
Pair:
applicable to main questions unless otherwise specified
79 (3)
definition of "pair"95 (52)
forms provided by chief clerk79
invalidated if one party is present and votes
79 (2)
member signs and files with chief clerk
79
not applicable to amendments unless so specified
79 (3)
not applicable to procedural motions unless so specified
79 (3)
not counted as part of official result of vote
79 (4)
not counted to establish qualified majority or quorum79 (5)
one or both parties thereto must be absent with leave
79 (1)
permitted on any question when members file a signed statement
with the chief clerk79
