special   21
standing   20
subcommittees: appointment, duties   24
tied vote, report without recommendation   27 (4)(a)
unintroduced legislation, notice   25 (1)(c)
vacancy on, how filled   20 (6)
video, audio recordings   11 (7)
voting by ballot or polling   25 (4)
withdrawing matter from standing committee refers
it to committee on senate organization   41 (1)(c)
Committee of conference, see also Joint Rule 3:
definition   99 (14m)
members may be absent while senate is sitting
in session   23
report, action on   18 (1)
president appoints   20m
Committee of the whole   19
definition   99 (15)
Concurrence (definition)   99 (16)
failure is adverse and final disposition   46 (6)
Concurrence in assembly amendment to senate proposal:
question not to be referred to committee   41 (2)
Conduct in the senate chamber:
admission to floor   11
audio, video recordings   11 (7)
ayes and noes, members not to leave seat during
calling of   8 (3)
coauthors, cosponsors not to be changed while
sitting in session   17 (5)
coats to be worn   8 (1)
disorderly conduct of members and others   13
eating, tobacco products, reading not permitted   8 (4)
exceptional words to, taken down in writing   58
motives, not to questions   56
presiding officer preserves order and decorum   7 (1)
proper conduct while presiding officer or member
is speaking   8 (2)
recording proceedings   11 (7)
sergeant at arms supervises admission to chamber   6 (2)(c)
video recordings   11 (7)
Conference committee, see Committee of conference   20m, 23
Confirmation of executive nominations:
ayes and noes required   22 (2)
may be considered in any session   22 (1)
not subject to reconsideration   22 (2), 67 (7)
Congress, members of, privilege of staff lobby   11 (2)
Constitutional amendment:
second consideration, how to amend, see Joint Rule 57 (2)
standing committee, requires reference to   36
three readings required   35
Contested seat (definition)   99 (18)
Contested senate election, floor privilege of contestants   12
Copies of proposals to be available at least one day
before consideration   34
Corrections in proposals by chief clerk   31
Current membership determines quorum requirement
in most cases; for exceptions, see Joint Rule 11   39
definition   99 (20)
Current question, motion for   77
call of senate in order once on   80
main question remains before senate   79
not debatable, may not be tabled   68, 77 (1)
not in order in committee of the whole   19
precedence of motions for   63
D
Daily calendar, see Calendar
Debate:
call of senate   82 (1)
coauthors, cosponsors, not to be changed while
sitting in session   17 (5)
conduct of members prescribed   56
confined to question   56
disorderly conduct by members and others   13
exceptional words in, recording of   58
member may speak:
on proposal and on each amendment   53
only from assigned place   59
twice on same question   59
motions in order during   63
motions or questions decided without   68
motives, may not question other members   56
not permitted after main question is put, but
amendments may still be offered   77 (3)
personal privilege, limitations   60
personalities in, not allowed   56
precluded on all questions by ordering the
main question   77 (3)
presiding officer to name first speaker   57
reading briefly from printed material permitted
unless objected to   56
recognition of member before proceeding   56
time limits for   76, 77 (2)
what motions or questions decided without   68
Decorum in the senate chamber:
admission to floor   11, 13
audio, video recordings   11 (7)
ayes and noes, members not to leave seat during
calling of   8 (3)
coats to be worn   8 (1)
disorderly conduct by members and others   13
eating, tobacco products, reading not permitted   8 (4)
exceptional words to, taken down in writing   58
Loading...
Loading...