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motion proper under any order of business   90 (4)
not to be granted for frivolous, indecorous, or
dilatory purpose   90 (5)
purpose to be stated in motion   90 (2)
unanimous consent:
limited to achieving stated purpose   90 (3)
may request for stated purpose not otherwise permitted   90
not to be granted for frivolous, indecorous, or
dilatory purpose   90 (5)
purpose to be stated in request   90 (2)
request proper under any order of business   90 (3)
voting:
excuse for special cause   77
interruption of, not permitted   76 (7), 82
permitted only to members in chamber   76 (5), (6)
required when present; exception   77
roll call, may request with support of 15 seconds   64, 76 (3)
Members present (definition)   95 (48)
Memorializing federal government
prohibited   32 (1)(a), 39 (1), 41 (1)
Message:
from governor or senate, may be received, read at
any time   32 (1)
to senate:
all other messages: certified and transmitted after time for
reconsideration expires
  50 (1)
messages transmitted immediately   32 (1)(a), 50 (2)
Microphones, restrictions on possession and use   26 (7)
Minority leader:
assistant minority leader   2 (2)
committee appointments, nominates minority party
members for   9 (2)(c)
duties   2 (1), (4), 11 (11)
election   2 (1)
floor manager on special order   33 (1)(a)
meetings of committees out-of-town   11 (11)
member of:
committee on assembly organization   9 (3)
committee on rules   24 (1)
removal, resignation   2 (1)
seating assignment in chamber, settles disputed   2 (4)
term of office   2 (1)
Mobile radio service devices   26 (6)
Motion to:
adjourn   69m, 70
call of the assembly   83
delete and substitute: indivisible   80 (3)
end debate   71
lift call: majority of current membership (roll call
required)   86 (3), 87 (2)
postpone: not permitted in special, extended,
or extraordinary session   93 (5)
postpone indefinitely: limitations   72
postpone to a day certain: limitations   72
recess; when same as motion to adjourn   69m
reconsider   73
in special, extended, or extraordinary session   93 (6)
refer to committee: limitations   72
suspend rules   90
table   74
withdraw from committee   15 (2), (3), 74 (3)
Motions, general procedures:
amendments to, must be germane   68
definition of “motion"   95 (49)
dilatory, which are   69
division, when proper   80 (1)
may be withdrawn with consent of assembly   66 (1)(f), 73 (6)
offered under 7th order of business   73 (3)(a)
offered under 12th order of business   31 (13)
order of precedence during debate   65
organizing assembly, not impaired by motion for
reconsideration   73 (10)
presiding officer states and puts   63
proposals referred to calendar by motion   29 (1), 31 (13)
right to make, ends when roll call opened   65 (5)
seconding a motion   64, 95 (89)
Motions, questions, and requests in order during debate   57, 65, 66
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Natural resources, committee on (standing committee)   9 (1)(s)
Negative committee recommendation, assembly action   47
News media: representatives of, admitted to
floor of assembly when engaged in
reporting proceedings
  25 (3)
Newspapers: reading, not permitted during session
on floor or in galleries   26 (3)
Nonconcurrence (senate bills and joint resolutions):
adverse and final disposition   49 (1)(c)
definition of “nonconcurrence"   95 (50)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same stage
of proposal   72
precedence of motion for   65 (2)(h)
Nondebatable motions   67
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Oath of office, speaker may administer   3 (1)(p)
Objections of governor sustained, adverse and
final disposition   49 (1)(h)
Offer (definition)   95 (50m)
Offering of resolutions and other matters addressed to
assembly
  34, 39
Offering memorials to federal government prohibited   39 (1)
Officers:
assembly   1
majority and minority parties   2
Opening new regular biennial session:
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