sr29 Senate Rule 29. Copies of proposals. The primary author of a proposal to be introduced or offered shall present copies of it to the chief clerk, enclosed in a jacket envelope as provided in rule 30.

sr30 Senate Rule 30. Filing of proposals.

sr30(1)(1) The legislative reference bureau shall provide jacket envelopes of a suitable size to hold a proposal and the papers pertaining thereto, respectively, without folding or rolling. The clerk may not file any paper for any purpose, the cover of which has been either folded or rolled. The jacket envelopes must be distinguishable from those of the assembly by color.

sr30(2) (2) The legislative reference bureau shall enter the relating clause and drafting number of the proposal on the envelope, and the clerk shall enter the proposal number, the date on which it is introduced or offered, the name of the member or committee introducing or offering it, and the name of the committee of reference in the history file for the proposal. Only those documents specified by the chief clerk may be placed in the envelope.

sr30(3) (3) The chief clerk shall also enter in the history file for the proposal:

sr30(3)(a) (a) The date of each public hearing on the proposal.

sr30(3)(b) (b) All motions and the disposition thereof.

sr30(3)(c) (c) The date, and the resolution number, if any, of a request for an opinion of the attorney general on the proposal and the date on which the opinion was returned.

sr30(3)(d) (d) The reproduction of a proposal with all adopted amendments engrossed therein.

sr30(3)(e) (e) Any clerical correction of the proposal made as authorized by rule 31.

sr30(3)(f) (f) Any other appropriate information, as determined by the chief clerk.

[(1) am. 1991 S.Res. 2]
[(1), (2), (3) (intro.) and (d) am. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[(1), (2) and (3) am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[(1) and (3)(a) am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[(3)(f) cr. 2009 S.Res. 2]

sr31 Senate Rule 31. Clerical corrections to proposals.

sr31(1)(1) The chief clerk shall correct minor clerical errors in any proposal, such as errors in orthography or grammar, or the use of one word for another, such as “affect" for “effect," wrong numbering or references, whether the errors occur in the original proposal or in any amendment thereto.

sr31(2) (2) The chief clerk shall insert the enacting or usual enabling clause in any proposal before its passage or adoption if the same has been omitted. When necessary, the chief clerk shall correct the title of any bill so that the title shows the sections affected, the subject to which the bill relates, and the making of an appropriation, if such is made by the bill.

sr31(3) (3) The chief clerk shall enter any corrections made by the clerk under this rule in the journal.

sr31(4) (4) The current edition of Webster's New International Dictionary is the standard.

[(3) am. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[(1), (2) and (4) am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[(1) and (2) am. 2003 S.Res. 3]

sr32 Senate Rule 32. Reference to proposals and other matters. When first considered and thereafter each time that a proposal is considered after business relating to another subject has intervened, it shall be identified in the journal by number and relating clause. Thereafter all reference to the proposal or petition either in the journal or in messages must be by number only, except in the journal where the ayes and noes are entered.

[(1) and (2) am. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[am. 2005 S.Res. 2]
[rn. from S.Rule 32 (1) 2009 S.Res. 2]

sr33 Senate Rule 33. Introduction or offering of new proposals; admissibility of identical proposals; admissibility of resolutions in special session.

sr33(1)(1) A member may introduce or offer new proposals in accordance with rule 46 (1). Before a member introduces or offers a new proposal to the senate, the legislative reference bureau shall prepare the proposal in the proper form, and with the requisite number of copies for introduction or offering. A proposal may not be received if it contains handwritten changes in the copies prepared by the legislative reference bureau.

sr33(2) (2) A proposal identical with one already rejected may not be introduced or offered. However, an assembly bill or joint resolution that is identical to a senate bill or joint resolution previously rejected by the senate or any bill repealing a former act of the same biennial session may be introduced or offered.

sr34 Senate Rule 34. Proposals to be on file one day before action.

sr34(1)(1) All bills and joint resolutions, and all resolutions except those privileged for immediate consideration under rule 69, after introduction, must lay over at least 24 hours before being considered.