Permanent Rules of the House 2023 - 2024

As adopted on February 2, 2023.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I - Daily Business

1.01 Convening of the House
1.02 Reading of the Journal
1.03 Order of Business
1.04 Reporting of Bills
1.10 Introduction of Bills and Resolutions
1.11 First Reading and Reference of Bills
1.12 Authors of Bills and Resolutions
1.13 Introduction of Committee or Division Bills
1.14 Recess Bill Introductions
1.15 Disposition of Senate Files
1.20 General Register
1.21 Calendar for the Day
1.22 Fiscal Calendar
1.23 Consent Calendar
1.30 Third Reading of Bills
1.40 Publication of Bills for the House
1.50 Adjourning of the House

ARTICLE II Floor Proceedings, Voting, Decorum

2.01 Absence of Members and Officers
2.02 Call of the House
2.03 Roll Call Vote
2.04 Explaining or Changing Vote
2.05 Every Unexcused Member to Vote
2.10 Electronic Voting System
2.15 Recorded Floor Proceedings
2.20 Duties of Members
2.21 Notice of Intent to Debate a Resolution
2.30 Questions of Order
2.31 Offensive Words in Debate
2.32 Order in Debate
2.33 Order During Session
2.34 Persons by the Chief Clerk's Desk During Vote
2.39 Executive Branch or Lobbyist presence in committee
2.40 Admittance to Floor
2.41 Media News Reporters
2.42 Lobbyist

ARTICLE III Motions, Amendments, and other Propositions

3.01 Amendments and other Motions
3.02 Order of Putting Question; Filling Blanks
3.03 Division of a Question
3.10 Precedence of Motions
3.11 Motion to Adjourn
3.12 Motion to Lay on the Table
3.13 The Previous Question
3.14 Motion to Reconsider
3.15 Motion to Rescind
3.20 Amendments to Amendments
3.21 Motions and Propositions must be Germane
3.22 Amendment to Increase an Appropriation or Tax
3.23 Constitutional Amendments
3.30 Expenditure of House Funds
3.33 Amendments must be prefiled

ARTICLE IV Bills and Resolutions

4.01 Bill and Resolution Form
4.02 Resolutions
4.03 Ways and Means Committee; Budget Resolution; Effect on Expenditure and Revenue Bills
4.05 Amendment Limits
4.10 Bills Affecting State Revenues and Expenditures
4.11 Revenue Bills to Originate in the House
4.12 Bills Affecting Debt and Capital Projects
4.14 Bills Proposing Memorials
4.15 Bills Proposing Constitutional Amendments
4.16 Bills Affecting Government Data Practices
4.18 Referrals
4.20 Disposition of Bills during Interim
4.30 Recalling Bill from Committee or Division
4.31 Time Limit to consider Bills

ARTICLE V Parliamentary Practice

5.01 Suspension or Amendment of the Rules
5.02 Suspension of Rules to advance a Bill
5.03 Definitions
5.04 Authorized Manual of Parliamentary Procedure
5.05 Conflict of Rules

ARTICLE VI Committees and Reports

6.01 Committees and Divisions 
6.02 Committee, Subcommittee, and Division Membership
6.03 Appointments to Boards and Commissions
6.04 Subcommittees
6.05 Divisions
6.10 The Committee on Ethics
6.20 Committee Meeting Schedule; Deadlines
6.21 Committee Procedures
6.22 Public Testimony
6.23 Open Meeting Enforcement
6.24 Committee Records
6.30 Committee Reports
6.31 Substitution of Bills
6.32 Minority Reports
6.40 Reports of Conference Committees
6.50 Committee or Division Report Laid Over

ARTICLE VII Officers of the House

7.01 Duties and Privileges of the Speaker
7.02 Successor in Office of Speaker
7.05 Speaker Pro Tempore
7.06 Speaker Emeritus
7.10 Duties of Chief Clerk
7.20 Duties of the Sergeant at Arms

ARTICLE VIII Administration of the House

8.01 Budget and Financial Affairs
8.02 Member Offices
8.10 Committee and Division Budgets and Expenses
8.20 Appointment of Employees
8.30 Legal Representation

ARTICLE IX Conduct

9.01 Code of Conduct
9.05 Campaign Activities
9.10 Solicitations during Legislative Session
9.20 Acceptance of an Honorarium by a Member
9.21 Acceptance of Travel and Lodging by a Member or Employee
9.30 Denial of Compensation while Detained
9.35 Ban of Lobbying
9.40 No Smoking in House Areas

ARTICLE X Emergency House Operations

10.05 Remote House Operations