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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may be withdrawn with consent of assembly   66 (1)(f), 73 (6)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
N
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
O
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:
chief clerk presides   5 (1)(a)
rules of prior session continue until amended or rescinded   92
Opinion of attorney general (definition)   95 (51)
Order and decorum, see Decorum
Order of business:
daily calendar   29
hour of meeting   28
regular orders   31
resumed at point of interruption   32 (4)
roll call of attendance, while in seats   30 (1)
special   32 (3), 33
variations in regular   32
Organization, committee on assembly   9 (3)
approves employee pay plan for assembly   7 (2)
corrective amendment offered by   23 (2)
engrossing or enrolling of proposal,
supervises   5 (1)(e), 23 (2), (3)
examines appropriateness of legislative citation   96
joint resolution to recall proposal (after passage) for
further action
  23 (3)
permitted to introduce proposals in special,
extended, or extraordinary session
  93 (2)
staffing pattern, establishes for assembly   7 (4)
substantive corrections in proposal   23 (2), (3)
supervises copying for assembly   38
P
Pair:
applicable to main questions unless otherwise specified   79 (3)
definition of “pair"   95 (52)
forms provided by chief clerk   79
invalidated if one party is present and votes   79 (2)
member signs and files with chief clerk   79
not applicable to amendments unless so specified   79 (3)
not applicable to procedural motions unless so specified   79 (3)
not counted as part of official result of vote   79 (4)
not counted to establish qualified majority or quorum   79 (5)
one or both parties thereto must be absent with leave   79 (1)
permitted on any question when members file a
signed statement with the chief clerk
  79
read to assembly by chief clerk before vote is taken   79
Papers addressed to assembly, general requirements   34, 37
Parliamentary inquiry:
definition of “parliamentary inquiry"   95 (53)
may be made while member is speaking   57 (1)(e)
Parliamentary procedure, see also Points of order   91
Partial veto, see Veto
Partisan caucus   95 (53m)
dilatory   69 (1)
Party caucus officers, see also Majority leader, Minority leader   2
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