Assembly

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rules of prior session continue until amended or rescinded   92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

certified by party caucus chairperson   2 (3)

majority, minority caucus chairperson:
member of organization committee   9 (3)

Passage:

definition   95 (54)

question, how stated   75 (1)(b)

subsequent recall of proposal for further action   23 (3), 51

Personal privilege   61 (2)

precedence of question   65 (1)(h)

question of, interrupts debate   57 (1)(b)

question of, may be raised while member is
speaking   57 (1)(b), 61 (2)

Personalities to be avoided in debate   56 (1)

Petition:

definition of “petition"   95 (55)

delivered to chief clerk   34, 37 (1)

information required: communicating person,
member introducing, subject matter   37 (1)

withdraw proposal from committee, requirements   15 (3), (4)

Pledge of allegiance   31

Point of order:

advisement, may be taken under   62 (3)(b)

expansion of question permitted   69 (4)

appeal of ruling:

debatable   62 (7)

member may   62 (6)

roll call required   62 (7)

definition of “point of order"   95 (56)

interrupts debate   57 (1)(c)

member limited to speaking once   62 (2)

overruling presiding officer requires
majority vote of members present and voting   62 (7)

presiding officer may speak in preference to others   62 (3)

presiding officer may vote on appeal   62 (7)

question on appeal of ruling, how stated   62 (6)