Creating, amending, or repealing rules Rule 90 Continuity of senate rules Rule 92 Special or extraordinary sessions Rule 93 Publishing of senate rules Rule 94 Chapter 11: Miscellaneous
Copies for senate Rule 95 Governor’s veto message Rule 95m Space assignments Rule 97 Use of committee rooms and legislative staff for certain meetings Rule 97m Citations on behalf of the senate; joint citations Rule 98 S E N A T E R U L E S
As last affected by 2023 Senate Resolution 2
(Adopted April 19, 2023)
Chapter 1:
OFFICERS - ELECTION AND DUTIES
sr1Senate Rule 1. President; president pro tempore. sr1(1)(1) The senate shall elect, by roll call vote, one of its members to serve as president and one to serve as president pro tempore. The president and president pro tempore shall serve for the biennial session unless separated by death, resignation, or removal by the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the current membership. sr1(2)(2) The president is the senate’s presiding officer and shall authenticate by personal signature all of the acts, orders, and proceedings of the senate. sr1mSenate Rule 1m. Presiding officer and committee on senate organization. sr1m(1)(1) The presiding officer shall, in general, represent and stand for the senate, declaring its will, and in all things obeying its commands. sr1m(2)(2) Every officer of the senate is subordinate to the committee on senate organization and, in all that relates to the discharge of that officer’s duties, is under the supervision of the committee on senate organization. sr1m(3)(3) For staffing and budget purposes related to the operation of all senate offices, all senators are subordinate to the committee on senate organization.