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)
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)
to reprimand, censure, or expel a member, procedure
21, 43 (3)
Proposal (definition), see also Assembly resolution, Bill,
Joint resolution, Motion, and Petition 95 (60)
Proposals to be available at least 24 hours before
consideration 35 (1)
Proposals, executive action on 24 hours after made public 17d
Public health and public safety, committee on
(standing committee) 9 (1)(t)
Public hearing, see also Schedule of committee activities:
advance notice 14 (2)
announced in schedule of committee activities
14 (2)
definition of “hearing" 95 (32)
may be rescheduled for larger room
11 (3)
not required for special, extended, or extraordinary
session proposals 93 (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 rules 94
Publications of assembly, see also Joint Rules 71 to 79 38
Q
Question (definition) 95 (61)
Question before assembly conforms to committee
recommendation; exceptions 47
Question, division of, see Division of the question
Question lost when vote results in tie
81
Question on appeal of ruling by presiding officer, how stated 62 (6)
Questions, how stated 75
Questions of privilege:
assembly privilege explained 61 (1)
personal privilege explained 61 (2)
precedence limited to immediate consideration
61 (5)
precedence of 61 (4)
privileged motions and requests (definition)
95 (59)
special privilege explained 61 (3)
under control of presiding officer and assembly
61
when disposed of, assembly resumes business
at point of interruption 57 (2), 61 (6)
Questions, requests, and motions in order during debate
57, 65, 66
Quorum; see also Quick Finder:
definition of “quorum" 95 (62)
fiscal bills, special quorum, see Joint Rule 11 (2)
necessary for transaction of business
30 (2)
pairs, both members considered not present 79 (5)
question of, may be raised while member is
speaking 57 (1)(d), 66 (1)(b)
R
Radio, press, and TV representatives admitted to
floor of assembly when engaged in
reporting proceedings 25 (3)
Reading at length, required when proposals, amendments,
or fiscal estimates have not been provided 35
Recall proposal for further action:
after passage 23 (3), 51
from other house 73 (8)
Recess:
committee of the whole, may not
8 (7)
definition of “recess" 95 (63)
motion to, acted on without debate
67
privilege of motion or request 65 (1)(f)
roll call required when assembly under call
86 (3)
to next day same as adjourn 69m
Recognition: