contestants for seats admitted to 12
correspondents of news media admitted, limited to
press lobby while senate meeting in session;
recording by 11 (5), (7)
denied to person engaged in defeating or
promoting legislation 11 (3), (4)
disturbance on, and clearing of members and others 13
floor access limited to governor, lieutenant governor,
members of legislature, certain senate staff
and technical staff 11 (1)
invitees of committee on senate organization
admitted to 11 (6)
legislative employees, admitted to staff lobby
while performing their duties 11 (2)
staff lobby access granted to state officers,
members of congress, supreme court justices,
former legislators, and others 11 (2)
Admittance to senate spaces 13r
Adoption (definition) 99 (3)
Adverse disposition:
committee recommendation controls question 55
joint resolution for all pending business, includes
business under call 85 (1)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same
stage of proposal 66
Adverse and final disposition: 46 (6)
proposal not to be renewed in senate in same session 33 (2)
Advice and consent of senate 22
Advisement, presiding office may take point
of order under 56m (2), (2m), (3)
Amend, precedence of motion to 63 (1)(n)
Amendable stage in consideration of proposal 37, 47 (1)
revival of amendment not reported by committee 27 (3)
Amendment (definition) 99 (4)
Amendments:
adoption of, does not change question 55
adoption of, prior availability of copies required 34 (2)
amendment to, must be germane to both amendment
and proposal 50 (4)
assembly amendment to senate proposal: not to be
referred to committee 41 (2)
availability of 34 (2), 46 (5)
coauthors, cosponsors not to be changed while sitting
in session 17 (5)
committee, treated same as other 53
considered only on 2nd reading 47 (1)
constitution, to
2nd consideration, how to amend;
see Joint Rule
57 (2)
executive veto, bill not amendable 47 (5)
form and substance 49, 50
germaneness of 50
identical in effect with one previously offered to
same proposal 50 (6)(a)
in 3rd or higher degree prohibited 51
legislative reference bureau to put in proper form 49
motion for main question, pending and new amendments
considered immediately without debate 77 (3)
not permitted on motion to raise a call 85 (5)
offered for purpose of being reproduced,
form and contents 46 (5)
offered from floor 49
offering of, after main question is ordered, permitted 77 (3)
on 3rd reading, bill reengrossed 40
order of action on 47 (4)
question, not changed by amendment adoption 55
reading to members, required unless otherwise
made available 48
received from assembly for concurrence 18 (1)
rejection recommended by committee or not adopted,
not reported 27 (3)
remain in jacket envelope regardless of action 27 (5)
report of committee of conference, may not be
amended,
see Joint Rule
3 (3)
revival permitted for amendments not adopted
by committee 27 (3)
speaking on 53
substitute, considered only on 2nd reading 47 (1)
substitute, see Substitute amendment
Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under
special privilege:
15th order of business 17 (1)(o)
Appeal:
by a member, speaking on, only once, not to exceed
5 minutes 56m (1)
debatable 56m (1)
decision of presiding officer subject to, by member 56m (1)
definition 99 (5)
judgment of the senate 56m (4)
nondebatable, when 68
Appointment, nomination for:
action on, not subject to reconsideration 22 (2), 67 (7)
considered as submitted 22 (3)
may be considered in any session 22 (1)
proceedings 22
rereference to different standing committee 46 (2)(c)
vote on confirmation by ayes and noes, entered
on journal 22 (2)
Appointment to committee:
committee of conference members, by president 20m
proportional representation on committee 20 (2)(c)
special committee, by chairperson of committee
on senate organization 21
standing committee, by chairperson of
committee on senate organization 20 (2)
Assembly:
amendment by assembly to senate proposal or amendment,
considered main proposition 51
bills may be considered even if identical to rejected
senate bill 33 (2)
messages from 17 (1)(h), 18 (1)
messages to 42
Assistant chief clerk, duties and powers 5 (3)
Assistant majority leader:
member of committee on senate organization 20 (1)(a) 3
Assistant minority leader:
member of committee on senate organization 20 (1)(a) 5
Attendance, roll call taken under first order
of business 15, 17 (1)(a)
Attestation of documents by chief clerk 44
Attire, appropriate, men to wear coats but denim
jeans not allowed 8 (1)
