ar3(1)(r)(r) Refer every notice and report concerning a proposed administrative rule received by him or her under section 227.19 of the statutes to the appropriate standing committee of the assembly within 10 working days following receipt, and notify that committee whenever the speaker is informed that a proposed rule or portion thereof is being withdrawn. The speaker shall refer any report received from a standing committee that objects to a proposed rule or portion thereof to the joint committee for review of administrative rules.

ar3(1)(s)(s) Perform any other duties assigned to the office of speaker by law, legislative rule, directive of the assembly, or custom.

ar3(2)(2) In the temporary absence of the speaker, the speaker pro tempore may exercise all of the powers and shall carry out all of the duties of the speaker until the return of the speaker. If the speaker is separated by death, resignation, or removal from office, the speaker pro tempore may exercise all of the powers and shall carry out all of the duties of the speaker until a speaker is elected.

ar3mAssembly Rule 3m. Presiding officer.

ar3m(1)(1) The presiding officer shall:

ar3m(1)(a)(a) Open each daily session, at the time set for convening, by taking the chair to preside over the assembly and calling the members to order.

ar3m(1)(b)(b) Announce the business before the assembly in the order in which it is to be acted upon.

ar3m(1)(c)(c) Put to a vote all motions and questions that properly arise in the course of proceedings and announce the results.

ar3m(1)(d)(d) Order a roll call vote when such a vote is required by the constitution, by law, or by legislative rule.

ar3m(1)(e)(e) Restrain the members within the rules while they are engaged in debate.

ar3m(1)(f)(f) Maintain order, decorum, and quiet among members and visitors in and about the chamber during sessions and have offending persons removed and the galleries cleared when necessary to do so.

ar3m(1)(g)(g) Rule on any point of order and inform the members on parliamentary procedure.

ar3m(1)(h)(h) Receive communications from other branches of government and, when required, direct that they be read to the assembly or entered in the journal.

ar4Assembly Rule 4. Other presiding officers.

ar4(1)(1) In the temporary absence of both the speaker and the speaker pro tempore, the majority leader or his or her designee shall preside. In the temporary absence of the speaker, the speaker pro tempore, and the majority leader, the assistant majority leader or his or her designee shall preside. In the temporary absence of the speaker, the speaker pro tempore, the majority leader, and the assistant majority leader, the majority caucus chairperson or his or her designee shall preside.

ar4(2)(2) In the temporary absence of all of these officers and members, one of the members shall be elected to preside temporarily until the return of the speaker, the speaker pro tempore, the majority leader, the assistant majority leader, or the majority caucus chairperson.

ar4(3)(3) The presiding officer may place any member in the chair, but the substitution does not extend beyond an adjournment.

ar5Assembly Rule 5. Chief clerk’s duties.

ar5(1)(1) The assembly chief clerk shall:

ar5(1)(a)(a) Open the biennial session of the assembly following the one to which the chief clerk was elected. If the chief clerk is unavailable, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall preside for the opening of the session.

ar5(1)(b)(b) Supervise the preparation and keeping of the daily journal, daily calendars, bulletins of proceedings, and schedule of committee activities.

ar5(1)(bm)(bm) Supervise the provision of calendars to the members.

ar5(1)(c)(c) Supervise the official recording of all assembly actions and the making of all required entries in the history file for proposals.

ar5(1)(d)(d) During or after each daily session, notify the legislative reference bureau of any proposal introduced or offered on that day, or of any substitute amendment or amendment offered on that day.