motion to withdraw from, matter goes to calendar 41 (1)(c)
rerefer to joint committee on finance 41 (1)(e)
room and seat assignments to members 97
recording proceedings, permission 11 (7)
senate officers subordinate to 1m (2), (3)
special order of business, may schedule 17 (2), 70 (3)
standing committees, created 20 (1)(c)
temporary replacement for absent member 20 (7)
time limits for debate, may schedule 76
Organization of senate, resolutions pertaining to privileged 69
P
Pair (definition) 99 (52)
Parliamentary inquiry (definition) 99 (53)
Parliamentary law and procedure, decisions of presiding
officer based on 56m (3)
Partial veto, see veto
Partial caucus, definition 99 (53m)
Passage, reference to committee not in order after 41 (2)
definition 99 (54)
failure is adverse and final disposition 46 (6)
Payroll, certification of employees 89
Penalties, senators absent without leave 13n
Personal privilege, right to speak on matter of 60
Petitions:
definition 99 (55)
presentation of, by member 46 (1)
read by title only 46 (4)
Pledge of allegiance 17 (1)
Points of order:
amendments 56m (2r)
appeal by a member 56m (1), (4)
appeal nondebatable, may not be laid on table 68
definition 99 (56)
entry of, in journal 56m (1), (5)
presiding officer decides subject to judgment
of senate 56m (1), (4)
proposals 56m (2m)
ruling on, by presiding officer within
required time 56m (2), 93 (4)
sources of parliamentary law to be consulted 56m (3)
Position, statement of, by member absent with leave 75
Postpone:
indefinitely, motion may not be repeated, except when 66
indefinitely, reference to committee after, not in order 41 (2)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same
stage of proposal 66
not in order in committee of the whole 19
not in order in extraordinary or special session 93 (5)
precedence of motion to 63 (1)(i), (m)
when committee recommends, question must be
first put 55
Prayer 17 (1)
Precedence of motions 63
Precedent (definition) 99 (57)
Presentation of bills to governor 44m
President, see also presiding officer:
administrative rule notice or report, refers to
committee 46 (2)(am)
appoints committees of conference 20m
bills and resolutions enacted by senate, signs 1 (2)
certificates issued on behalf of legislature, approves 98 (5)
citations issued on behalf of the senate, signs 98 (3)
definition 99 (57d)
duties 4, 46 (2)(am)
election, powers, and prerogatives 1
member of committee on senate organization 20 (1)(a), (b)
refers proposals and appointments to committee 22 (1), 36, 46
removal of member, by 13
serves as presiding officer 1 (2)
substitute, when president is absent 2
writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of
senate, signs 44
President pro tempore:
assumes duties of president (except rule 4) in president's
inability to serve 3
definition 99 (57m)
election powers, prerogatives 1, 3, 4
presides when president is absent 2 (1)
Presiding officer, see also president:
call of the senate, state question 82 (1)
decorum and order, see Decorum in the senate chamber
definition 99 (57p)
disturbance or disorderly conduct, may order
clearing of floor and lobby 13
germaneness of amendments, rules on 50 (2)
names first speaker in debate 57
personal, a special privilege, grants permission to
speak on 60, 61
points of order, decides subject to judgment of senate 56m
preserves order and decorum 7, 58
roll call, may order on any vote 72 (1)
when required; see also Quick Finder
stand for the senate 1m
states motions 62, 82
time limit for debate, may schedule 76
voting by 3m
Press, radio, and TV, correspondents admitted to
chamber, recording by 11 (5), (7)
Printed material, reading from, in debate 56
Printing, see reproduction of documents
