State officers, admitted to senate staff lobby while the
senate is sitting in session 11 (2)
Stating motions 62
Subcommittee: appointment, duties 24
Subpoena, signed by president and attested by chief clerk 44
Subsidiary motions (definition) 99 (87)
Substitute amendment:
adoption of, written copies required 34 (2)
constitutional amendments on 2nd consideration,
see Joint Rule
57 (2)
definition 99 (88)
may be considered only on 2nd reading 47 (1)
message 95m
must be germane 50 (1), (2), (6)
order of consideration 47 (4)
used as the proposal (without engrossing) if
adopted without amendment 40
Substitute presiding officer, not excused from voting 3m
Suspending rules, two-thirds vote of members present
required unless unanimous consent given 91
definition 99 (90)
not subject to motion for reconsideration 67 (7)
question acted on without debate, may not be tabled 68
T
Table:
motion to place on, precedence of 63 (1)(f)
motion to place on, returns matter to committee
on senate organization 65 (2)
motions to place on, or remove from, not debatable,
may not be tabled 68
Temporary presiding officer 2
Third degree of amendment, prohibited 51
Third reading 18 (5), 38
Third reading, failure is adverse and final disposition 46 (5)
Three readings of bills and certain joint resolutions,
on 3 separate days 35
Time limit for debate, how scheduled 76
Tobacco products, not to be consumed in senate chamber 8 (4)
Transmittal of proposal to assembly 42
Two-thirds vote required:
exception to two-thirds requirement 93 (6)
not required for reconsideration 67 (2)
to suspend rules 91
to withdraw from committee after first
motion fails 41 (1)(b)
U
Unanimous consent, see also Suspending rules:
definition 99 (92)
to immediately message senate action 42 (1)
to suspend rules, as alternative to two-thirds vote 91
Unfinished calendar, taken up after 9th order of
current day 18 (4)
Unintroduced legislation, notice of hearing 25 (1)(c)
V
Vacancy in office of president 3
Veto:
action on, how scheduled 18 (1)
action on, not subject to reconsideration 67 (7)
amendment of bill not in order upon consideration of 47 (5)
definition 99 (93)
divided 70 (2), (3)
failure to pass notwithstanding objections if governor
is adverse and final disposition 46 (6)
question relating to, not to be referred to committee 41 (2)
referral 18 (1), (1b)
Visitors, how recorded in journal 17 (4m)
Voice vote:
definition 99 (94)
how question is stated 71
Voting, see also Roll Call, Quick Finder:
absent member, position may be recorded (but not,
counted in outcome) 75
ayes and noes, presiding officer may order for
any vote 72 (1)
cannot be called for, when 19, 72 (3)
conduct of members during calling of 8 (3), 72 (2), 73m
may be demanded by one-sixth of members present 72 (1)
member arriving late, may have question stated
and be counted 73 (2)
two-thirds of members present required to
suspend rules unless
unanimous consent given 91
commenced, call of senate cannot be made after 81 (1)
explanation of a member's vote, not allowed
during roll call 74
immediate 77
journal reflect how would have voted 73m (2)
members present must vote unless excused 3m, 73 (1)
missed roll call 73m
right of member to have question stated, when 73 (2)
substitute president not excused from 3m
W to Z
Warrants issued by senate, signed by president and
chief clerk 44
Webster's dictionary, current edition standard
on language usage 31 (4)
Whole, committee of the, proceedings 19
Withdraw:
from committee 41
pending motion 62
reconsideration motion 67 (8)
Without recommendation, committee report 27 (4)(a)
Witness: subpoena signed by president and
attested by chief clerk 44
Writs issued by senate, signed by president and chief clerk 44
Yeas and nays, see Ayes and noes; Roll Call 73m
