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assembly rulesASSEMBLY RULES
* Under Assembly Rule 94 (3) (a), a pamphlet of this type will be printed following the adoption of any resolution “significantly changing" the assembly rules.
  The assembly rules were last readopted by 1983 A. Res. 12 on June 2, 1983. Subsequent changes, enacted by 1985 A. Res. 2, 1987 A. Res. 2, 1989 A. Res. 2, 11, and 27, 1991 A. Res. 2 and 3, 1993 A. Res. 2, 14, 16, and 24, 1995 A. Res. 2, 12, 14, and 31, 1997 A. Res. 2, 1999 A. Res. 2 and 3, 2001 A. Res. 2, 3, and 8, 2003 A. Res. 2 and 3, 2005 A. Res. 2, 2007 A. Res. 2 and 4, 2009 A. Res. 2, 2011 A. Res. 2, 2013 A. Res. 2, 3, and 4, 2015 A. Res. 3, 2017 A. Res. 2, 3, and 22, 2019 A. Res. 2, 12, and 13, and 2021 A. Res. 2 are recorded in notes following the affected rules.
As last affected by 2021 Assembly Resolution 2
Adopted January 4, 2021
Chapter 1: Election and Duties of Officers
Assembly officers Rule 1
Party officers; election, duties Rule 2
Duties of the speaker; speaker pro tempore Rule 3
Presiding officer Rule 3m
Other presiding officers Rule 4
Chief clerk's duties Rule 5
Sergeant at arms' duties Rule 6
Mandatory anti-harassment and ethics training formembers, officers, and employees Rule 6m
Employees; appointment and supervision Rule 7
Chapter 2: Committees of the Assembly
Committee of the whole Rule 8
Standing committees Rule 9
Special committees Rule 10
Committee procedures Rule 11
Committees not to meet during daily session Rule 12
Business referred to committee Rule 13
Public hearings Rule 14
Withdrawing a proposal from committee Rule 15
Claims against the state when presented to a memberof the assembly Rule 17
Executive action Rule 17d
Committee reports; time limits Rule 17m
Committee report with recommendations Rule 18
Committee report without recommendation Rule 19
Committee reports concerning proposed rules Rule 20
Special committee on ethics and standards of conduct Rule 21
Committee on assembly organization Rule 23
Committee on rules Rule 24
Chapter 3: Daily Sessions
Admission to the floor of the assembly Rule 25
Conduct in the chamber Rule 26
Absences and leaves Rule 27
Hour for convening Rule 28
Assembly calendar Rule 29
Call of the roll; quorum Rule 30
Regular orders of business Rule 31
Variations in the regular order; special orders Rule 32
Resolutions for special orders of business Rule 33
Chapter 4: General Procedures on Proposals and Related Matters
Chief clerk receives matters addressed to the assembly Rule 34
Proposals, amendments, and reports to beprovided before debate Rule 35
Clerical corrections to proposals or amendments Rule 36
Petitions and other documents Rule 37
Assembly publications and printing Rule 38
Chapter 5: Offering, Introduction, and Disposition of Proposals
Introduction and offering of proposals Rule 39
Readings of bills Rule 40
Readings of resolutions Rule 41
First reading and reference of proposals Rule 42
Privileged resolutions Rule 43
Vetoes Rule 44
Subsequent reference of proposals Rule 45
Second reading and amendment of proposals Rule 46
Main question before assembly Rule 47
Third reading and decisions on proposals Rule 48
Adverse and final disposition Rule 49
Messaging to the senate Rule 50
Enrolling; further consideration Rule 51
Advice and consent of the assembly Rule 51m
Chapter 6: Amendments
Offering amendments Rule 52
Drafting of amendments Rule 53
Germaneness of assembly amendments Rule 54
Sequence of considering amendments Rule 55
Chapter 7: General Rules of Debate
Scheduling time limits for floor debate Rule 55m
Recognition Rule 56
Interruptions Rule 57
Calling a member to order Rule 58
Conduct during debate Rule 59
Debate on delayed calendars Rule 60
Questions of privilege Rule 61
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