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membership presently serving, majority of constitutes
quorum   15
missed roll call   73m
must vote if present unless excused   3m, 73 (1)
occupying chair, not excused from voting   3m
out of order, to cease speaking   58
personal privilege, right to speak on matter of   60
present (definition)   99 (48)
presentation of documents to senate by   46 (1)
recognition of, to speak   56
room and seat assignments   97
serves on at least one committee   20 (5)
special privilege, right to speak on matter of   61
substitute president   2
substitute presiding officer not to extend beyond
adjournment   2 (3)
to vote, if present required to unless excused   73 (1)
tobacco products, not permitted in chamber   8 (4)
two or more rising at same time, presiding officer to
name first speaker   57
vote, may not explain during roll call   74
Membership presently serving determines quorum requirements;
for exceptions see Joint Rule 11   39
Messages:
bills and joint resolutions passed   42, 93 (6)
from the assembly   17 (1)(h), 18 (1), (1b)
immediate messaging, motion to rescind
(two-thirds vote required)   42 (2)
proposals read by number only   32
transmitted to assembly after reconsideration period ends   42
Minority:
committee appointments, nominations proposed
by minority leader   20 (2)(b)
power of, to adjourn or to send for absent members   15, 81 (1)
report by committee   28
Motions:
adjourn, not debatable, may not be tabled   68
adjourn, precedence of   63 (1) (a), (b), 64
all motions to be entered in history file   30 (3)(b)
call of the senate   82
current or main question   77
definition   99 (49)
delete and substitute, not divisible   70
division   70
entered under 14th order of business   17 (1)(nm)
lay on the table, not debatable, may not be tabled   68
lay on the table, refers matter to committee on
senate organization   65 (2)
lost by adjournment   59
main question   77 (3)
main question, precedence of   77 (3)
not debatable, which are   68
offered under 14th order of business   17 (1)(nm)
postpone indefinitely, reject, or nonconcur,
precedence of   63 (1)(m)
postpone, not again allowed on same day,
except when   66
postpone, not permitted in extraordinary or
special session   93 (5)
postpone to a day certain, precedence of   63 (1)(i)
precedence of   63
presiding officer to state   62
previous question, precedence of   63 (1)(g)
privileged, during debate   63 (1)(d)
raise a call of the senate, not amendable   85 (5)
recess, not debatable, may not be tabled   68
recess or adjourn, precedence of, under call of senate   85 (5)
reconsider, to   67
not applicable to nominations for
appointment   22 (2), 67 (7)
not applicable to suspension of rules   67 (7)
not applicable to vetoes   67 (7)
permitted in committee, before report to senate   24
refer or reject, not allowed twice on same day,
except when   66
refer, precedence of   63 (1)(j), (k)
rerefer and withdraw   41 (1)(b)
stated or read previous to debate   62
suspend rules   91
table   63 (1)(f), 65, 68
which are not debatable, may not be placed on table   68
withdraw from and rerefer to committee, in order   41 (1)(b)
withdrawn, by consent of senate may be   62, 67 (8)
written on demand by member (except adjourn,
postpone, refer)   62
Motives, not to question   56
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News media correspondents limited to press lobby while
the senate is sitting in session, recording by   11 (5), (7)
Newspapers and similar materials, reading not
permitted in chamber   8 (4)
Nonconcurrence (definition)   99 (50)
Nonconcurrence, adverse and final disposition   46 (6)(c)
Nondebatable motions and questions   68
Notice of committee hearing (or cancellation),
on bulletin boards   25 (1)(c)
Notice of committee hearing, unintroduced legislation   25 (1)(c)
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Offer (definition)   99 (50m)
Offering of resolutions   33 (1), 45
Officers:
president, president pro tempore, chief clerk, sergeant
at arms   1 to 6
substitute president, member serving as   2 (3)
Opinion of attorney general, date requested and received
entered in history file   30 (3)(c)
definition   99 (51)
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