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 disposition49 (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rules of prior session continue until amended or rescinded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 specified79 (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
read to assembly by chief clerk before vote is taken
79
Papers addressed to assembly, general requirements
34, 37
Parliamentary inquiry:
definition of "parliamentary inquiry"
95 (53)
may be made while member is speaking57 (1)(e)
Parliamentary procedure, see also Points of order91
Partial veto, see Veto
Party caucus officers, see also Majority leader, Minority leader2
certified by party caucus chairperson2 (3)
majority, minority caucus chairperson:
member of organization committee9 (3)
Passage:
definition95 (54)
question, how stated75 (1)(b)
subsequent recall of proposal for further action
23 (3), 51
Personal privilege61 (2)
precedence of question65 (1)(h)
question of, interrupts debate57 (1)(b)
question of, may be raised while member is
speaking57 (1)(b), 61 (2)
Personalities to be avoided in debate56 (1)
Petition:
definition of "petition"95 (55)
delivered to chief clerk34, 37 (1)
information required: communicating person,
member introducing, subject matter37 (1)
withdraw proposal from committee, requirements
15 (3), (4)
Pledge of allegiance31
Point of order:
advisement, may be taken under62 (3)(b)
expansion of question permitted69 (4)
