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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
Privilege, personal or special   60, 61
Privileged motions, questions, and resolutions:
definition   99 (59)
need not lie over for consideration   69
precedence of   63 (1)(d)
relating to organization or proceedings of the
senate are   69
resolutions to be read at length unless made available   45
Proceedings, resolutions pertaining to senate, privileged   69
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