House Rules

Rule 101Time of Meeting

  The hour of meeting on the first day of each regular session shall be at 2:00 p.m.,
and on other days, shall be the hour set at adjournment on the previous legislative
day except that if no hour of meeting is set at adjournment on the previous legisla-
tive day, the hour of meeting shall be 11:00 a.m. No hour of meeting on any day of
the session shall be set prior to 8:00 a.m.

Rule 102Speaker Taking Chair

 Subject to Rule 3303, the Speaker shall take the chair each day, at the hour to
which the House has adjourned. The Speaker shall call the House to order and
proceed to business in accordance with the Rules of the House.

Rule 103First Business

 The first business each legislative day shall be the taking of the roll, the taking of
roll shall be followed by prayer led by a person designated by the Speaker and the
prayer shall be followed by the recitation of the pledge of allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America led by a member designated by the Speaker.

Rule 104Order of Business

 The regular order of business each legislative day, except on days and at times
set apart for the consideration of special orders and except as provided by the joint
rules of the House and Senate, shall be as follows:
 (1) Introduction and reference of bills and concurrent resolutions.
 (2) Reports of select committees.
 (3) Receipt of messages from the Governor.
 (4) Communications from state officers.
 (5) Messages from the Senate.
 (6) Introduction and notice of original motions and house resolutions.
 (7) Consideration of motions and house resolutions offered on a previous day.
 (8) The unfinished business before the House at the time of adjournment on
 the previous day.
 (9) Consent calendar.
 (10) Final Action on bills and concurrent resolutions.
 (11) Bills under consideration to concur and nonconcur.
 (12) General Orders.
 (13) Reports of standing committees.

Rule 105Members Excused from Attendance

 Members may be excused from attendance on any legislative day by the Speaker
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for the following reasons and such reasons shall be shown in the Journal: (1) Veri-
fied illness; (2) legislative business; and (3) excused absence by the Speaker.

Rule 106Introduction of Guests

 Except when permission has been given by the Speaker before taking the chair, no
guests in the gallery shall be introduced to the House.

Rule 107Session Proforma

  (a) The House of Representatives may meet from time to time for the sole purpose
of processing routine business of the House of Representatives. These sessions
shall be known as Session Proforma.
  (b) Time of Meeting. Session Proforma shall be announced at least one legisla-
tive day in advance with the hour for meeting Proforma set on the previous legisla-
tive day.
  (c) Order of Business. The only orders of business that may be considered dur-
ing Session Proforma are:
  (1) Introduction and reference of bills and concurrent resolutions.
  (2) Receipts of messages from the Governor.
  (3) Communications from State Officers.
  (4) Messages from the Senate.
  (5) Reports of Standing Committees.
  (d) Motions. No motion shall be in order other than the motion to adjourn.
  (e) Objections. Any objection by any member shall require the Session Pro-
forma to adjourn to the next day, Saturday and Sunday excluded, at 11:00 a.m.
  (f) Quorum and Roll. There shall be no requirement for a quorum or taking of
the roll. No demand for a roll call for a quorum shall be in order.
  (g) Effect on Certain Rules. If a legislative day referred to in Rule 1309, 1503,
1505, 2303, 2705 or 3705 occurs on a legislative day which is also the day on
which a Session Proforma is held, the term “legislative day” as used in such rule
means the next legislative day subsequent to the legislative day on which the Ses-
sion Proforma is held.

Rule 108Rulings on Germaneness, Division of Amendments, Points of Order

and Procedural Motions.
 Any member, upon recognition by the presiding officer, may request a ruling
upon the germaneness of any amendment to a bill or resolution, the division of
an amendment to a bill or resolution, a point of order or a procedural motion. Any
such ruling shall be made by the chairperson of the House Committee on Rules and
Journal, or in the absence of the chairperson the vice chairperson of the Committee.
At the time of making such ruling, the chairperson, or vice chairperson, shall state
the reasons or basis for such ruling.
 Appeals from rulings of the chairperson, or vice chairperson, may be taken upon
the motion of any member. Such appeals shall be in order at the time of the making
of the ruling and shall take precedence over any question pending at the time the
chairperson, or vice chairperson, makes such ruling.
 Appeals from rulings on questions of germaneness of an amendment shall be
debatable only by the member making the motion to amend which is the subject of
the ruling, the member carrying the measure sought to be amended, the Majority

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Leader or a member designated by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or
a member designated by the Minority Leader.
 Appeals from rulings on requests for division of an amendment shall be debatable
only by the member requesting division of the motion to amend, the member mak-
ing the motion to amend which is the subject of the ruling, the member carrying
the measure sought to be amended, the Majority Leader or a member designated
by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or a member designated by the
Minority Leader.
 Appeals from rulings on a point of order or procedural motion shall be debatable
only by the member raising the point of order or making the procedural motion
which is the subject of the ruling, the member appealing the ruling, the Majority
Leader or a member designated by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or
a member designated by the Minority Leader.
 Each member may speak no more than two minutes. Debate shall be limited to the
question of the ruling of the chairperson, or vice chairperson, and, in the case of
division of an amendment, shall be limited as provided in Rule 2105.
 At the conclusion of debate the presiding officer shall inquire: “Shall the chairper-
son’s (or vice chairperson’s) ruling be sustained?”
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                             Article 3. Quorum

Rule 301Quorum, What Constitutes

 A majority of all members then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall consti-
tute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum no business shall be transacted by the
House, except as provided in Rule 107, 302 and 303 or to recess or adjourn.

Rule 302Absence of Quorum

 In the absence of a quorum during any session of the House, the members present
may do what is necessary to attain a quorum. In the absence of a quorum while in
the committee of the whole, the committee shall rise and report. Reprimand, cen-
sure or expulsion may be imposed as provided by Article 49 when there is found to
be no sufficient excuse for absence of a member.

Rule 303Roll Call to Determine Quorum

 A roll call shall be taken to determine the existence of a quorum on demand of
any member. The result of each roll call to ascertain a quorum shall be recorded in
the Journal by statement of the total number present, naming only the absentees.
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             Article 5. Conduct in the House Chamber

Rule 501Admission to Floor

 (a) During daily sessions, from the time of convening until adjournment to the
following legislative day, only the following classes of persons shall be admitted
to the floor of the House, the cloakrooms to the east of the house chamber and the
hallway at the west of the house chamber: (1) Members of the Legislature; (2)

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officers and employees of the legislative branch who are properly identified; (3)
persons having permits from the Speaker; (4) infants or children who are being
breastfed by their mothers who are members of the legislature; and (5) children and
grandchildren of members of the legislature, if the children or grandchildren do not
disrupt the proceedings or breach decorum.
  (b) No person who is an officer or employee of the executive or judicial branch
of Kansas government or an employee of the federal government shall be admitted
to the area of the chamber on which legislators’ desks are located during the time
the House of Representatives is in session, except as provided by resolution, nor
shall any such person be on the floor of the House chamber during a call of the
House.
  (c) No person registered with the Secretary of State as a lobbyist shall be on the
floor of the House chamber 15 minutes before the time of convening the daily ses-
sion until 15 minutes after adjournment to the following legislative day.
  (d) The sergeant at arms shall remove all persons from the floor, except persons
authorized under the Rules of the House or a House resolution.
  (e) The provisions of this rule shall not be construed to prevent the right of ac-
cess (through the west hallway) by persons going directly to or returning from the
offices of the Speaker and the Majority Leader.

Rule 502Food and Drink

 Members may have food or drink, or both, on their desks in the House chamber
only when the member is present at the member’s desk.

Rule 503Galleries

 Visitors shall be allowed in one or both galleries of the House in accordance with
directions to the sergeant at arms from the Speaker. Except for security personnel
authorized by the Speaker, making and receiving of cell phone calls in the galleries
of the House are prohibited.

Rule 504Placing Material on Member’s Desk

 No items or material shall be placed upon the desk of any member of the House
unless any such item or material bears the signature and printed name of the mem-
ber responsible for its distribution. This Rule 504 shall not apply to items or mate-
rial provided by legislative staff.

Rule 505Photographic Record of Vote

 No photographic or similar record shall be made of the vote of any member upon
any measure upon which a division of the House has been called.

Rule 506Wireless Electronic Telecommunications Devices

  Except for security personnel authorized by the Speaker, the use of wireless elec-
tronic telecommunications devices emitting an audible sound or tone to announce
or initiate communications in the House chamber is prohibited during any time the
House is in session.
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        Article 7. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions

Rule 701Introduction of House Bills and Resolutions

  Every House bill or resolution intended to be introduced shall be delivered to the
chief clerk. The delivery shall be by a legislator who is a sponsor of the legisla-
tion or by a legislator who is the chairperson or vice chairperson of a legislative
committee that has authorized the introduction, or by a legislative staff person or
another member of the House authorized by such legislator. Such bill or resolution
shall contain the name of the legislator or the committee that is the sponsor of the
legislation and the name of the person, state or local agency, organization or entity,
if any, that requested the bill for introduction by the legislator or committee. In lieu
of introduction as provided by this rule, introduction may be as provided by law for
prefiled bills and resolutions.

Rule 702Introduction of Senate Bills and Concurrent Resolutions

 Senate bills and concurrent resolutions sent to the House shall be introduced upon
reading of the message received by the chief clerk.

Rule 703Reading of Bills and Resolutions for Introduction

  For the purpose of introduction, the chief clerk shall read bills and resolutions by
title to the first semicolon or period, whichever occurs first. The Speaker may re-
quire any House resolution to be read in full. The name of the sponsor shall be read
if there is only one sponsor. If there are two sponsors, both names shall be read. If
there are more than two sponsors, the name of the first sponsor shall be read, fol-
lowed by the words “and others.”

Rule 704Senate Bills and Concurrent Resolutions; Procedure Following In-

troduction.
 Following introduction, all Senate bills and Senate concurrent resolutions when
in the House shall follow the same procedure as House bills and House concurrent
resolutions.
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          Article 9. Reference of Bills and Resolutions

Rule 901Reference, Generally

 (a) On the day of introduction or the following legislative day, the Speaker shall
refer each bill to:
 (1) A standing committee,
 (2) a select committee,
 (3) the committee of the whole House,
 (4) two or more standing committees separately, or
 (5) two or more standing committees jointly.
 (b) On the day of introduction or the following legislative day, the Speaker shall
refer each concurrent resolution:
 (1) In any way that a bill may be referred under subsection (a), if the concurrent

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resolution is a proposition to amend the Constitution of Kansas, to call a consti-
tutional convention to amend or revise the Constitution of Kansas, to ratify an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to apply for a United States
constitutional convention, or to amend the joint rules of the House and Senate;
 (2) if the concurrent resolution is not one of those specified in subpart (1) of this
subsection (b), it may be referred in any way that a bill may be referred under
subsection (a), or the Speaker may authorize consideration thereof on the day of
introduction under the order of business introduction and reference of bills and
concurrent resolutions.
 (c) On the day of introduction, the Speaker may refer any House resolution (1) in
any way that a bill may be referred under subsection (a) or (2) make no reference,
except the Speaker shall make any reference required by the Rules of the House.
 (d) Bills or resolutions prefiled under K.S.A. 46-801 et seq., and amendments
thereto, for the regular session of the legislature held in even-numbered years may
be referred by the Speaker to the appropriate committee or the committee of the
whole at any time subsequent to the prefiling of such bill or resolution with the
chief clerk of the House.

Rule 902Appropriation Bills

 Bills containing more than one item of appropriation shall be referred to the stand-
ing committee on appropriations, except that bills introduced by the committee on
appropriations may be referred to the committee of the whole House.

Rule 903Separately Referred Bills and Resolutions

 (a) When a bill or resolution has been referred separately to two or more standing
committees, each committee shall consider the bill or resolution separately in the
order specified by the Speaker.
 (b) If the first committee to which a bill or resolution has been separately referred
reports the bill or resolution adversely, the bill or resolution shall not be considered
by the second committee, unless returned to the second committee by the commit-
tee of the whole House in accordance with Rule 1505.
 (c) When a bill has been referred separately and the report of the first committee
was not adverse, the report of the second committee shall be the report considered
by the committee of the whole House.

Rule 904Jointly Referred Bills and Resolutions

 When a bill or resolution is jointly referred, it shall be considered and acted upon
at a joint meeting of the two committees. The chairperson of the first committee
named in the joint referral shall be the chairperson of the joint committee when
considering such bill or resolution.
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                 Article 11. Committees; Composition

Rule 1101Standing Committees; Names and Members

 (a) The standing committees of the House shall be the following and have the
number of members indicated for each:

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 1. Agriculture and Natural Resources................................................................ 17
 2. Appropriations................................................................................................ 23
 3. Child Welfare and Foster Care....................................................................... 13
 4. Calendar and Printing....................................................................................... 6
 5. Commerce, Labor and Economic Development ........................................... 17
 6. Corrections and Juvenile Justice ................................................................... 13
 7. Education ...................................................................................................... 17
 8. Elections......................................................................................................... 13
 9. Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications..................................................... 17
 10. Federal and State Affairs.............................................................................. 23
 11. Financial Institutions and Pensions ............................................................. 17
 12. Health and Human Services......................................................................... 17
 13. Insurance...................................................................................................... 17
 14. Interstate Cooperation ................................................................................... 7
 15. Judiciary....................................................................................................... 17
 16. Legislative Modernization............................................................................ 17
 17. Local Government........................................................................................ 13
 18. Rules and Journal .......................................................................................... 7
 19. Taxation ....................................................................................................... 23
 20 Transportation............................................................................................... 17
 21. Veterans and Military................................................................................... 13
 22. Water............................................................................................................. 17
 23. Welfare Reform............................................................................................. 13
 (b) The successor committees provided in Rule 1101(b) of the Rules of the Kan-
sas House of Representatives for the 2023-2024 Biennium are incorporated by
reference. All successor standing committees established by Rule 1101 shall inherit
the authority and duties of the standing committee that such successor committee
succeeded for purposes of reference in statutes and other documents.
 (c) The House standing Committee on Legislative Modernization shall study
the Rules of the House of Representatives and make recommendations to the Leg-
islature to improve the legislative process, increase transparency and utilize tech-
nology.

Rule 1102Committee Appointments

 (a) The Speaker shall appoint the members of the standing committees. The
Speaker may remove or replace any such committee member at any time.
 (b) The Speaker shall appoint the chairperson and vice chairperson of each stand-
ing committee. The Speaker may remove or replace any such chairperson or vice
chairperson at any time.

Rule 1103Select Committees

 The Speaker may appoint select committees and the chairpersons and vice chair-
persons thereof. The Speaker may remove or replace any such chairpersons or vice
chairpersons or members of such committees. Select committees shall meet on call
of the chairperson or when directed by the Speaker.

Rule 1104Announce Appointments

 All committee appointments shall be announced in open session.

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Rule 1105Budget Committees

 (a) There is hereby created the following budget committees of the committee on
appropriations, which shall have the number of members indicated for each:
 1. Agriculture and natural resources budget ....................................................... 9
 2. General government budget............................................................................ 9
 3. Higher education budget.................................................................................. 9
 4. K-12 education budget................................................................................... 13
 5. Legislative budget........................................................................................... 9
 6. Social services budget .................................................................................... 9
 7. Transportation and public safety budget......................................................... 9
 (b) Members of the budget committees are not required to be members of the
committee on appropriations. The Speaker shall appoint the members, chairper-
sons and vice chairpersons of the budget committees. The Speaker may remove or
replace any such chairperson, vice chairperson or member at any time.
 (c) Budget committees shall be advisory to and make recommendations to the
committee on appropriations regarding matters referred to the budget committee
by the committee on appropriations. A budget committee is authorized to introduce
bills or resolutions within the subject matter of the budget committee. Except as
otherwise provided in this rule, budget committees shall be deemed to be standing
committees under the rules of the House of Representatives. Budget committee
meetings are subject to the Kansas open meetings act, K.S.A. 75-4317a et seq., and
amendments thereto.
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                        Article 13. Committees; Procedure

Rule 1301Committee Meetings; Time and Place

 When the Legislature is in session, standing committees shall meet at the times
and place assigned by the Speaker on the call of the chairperson.

Rule 1302Notice and Agenda for Committee Meetings

 The chairperson shall provide notice of meetings and an agenda or agenda infor-
mation to committee members, the chief clerk and the public. The chief clerk shall
include in the calendar such information as is practical.

Rule 1303Duties of Committee Chairperson

 The principal duties of the chairperson of a standing committee are:
 (a) To preside over meetings of the committee and to put all questions;
 (b) to maintain order and decide all questions of order subject to appeal to the
committee;
 (c) to supervise and direct staff of the committee;
 (d) to keep, or have the committee secretary keep, subject to the approval of
the committee at a subsequent meeting, minutes of meetings which shall include:
 (1) The time and place of each meeting of the committee;
 (2) the attendance of committee members;
 (3) the names and city and state of residence of persons appearing before the
committee and whom each represents; and

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  (4) when a committee recommends amendments to a bill that strike all sec-
tions in the bill subsequent to the enacting clause that contain new or amendatory
language and inserts sections that contain new or amendatory language, a notation
specifying: (A) The committee that recommended the amendment or amendments;
(B) the date the amendment or amendments were recommended; and (C) the bill
number of the source bill or bills, if any, that included the inserted sections added
to the underlying bill pursuant to the amendment or amendments. Such information
contained in this subsection shall also be included in the committee action index;
  (e) to prepare and sign reports of the committee and submit such reports in ac-
cordance with Rule 1308(b) to the chief clerk;
  (f) to appoint subcommittees to perform duties on an informal basis;
  (g) to inform the Speaker of any committee activity which caused any member
of the committee to be absent during any recorded vote; and
  (h) to determine germaneness of matters before the committee.

Rule 1304Introduction of Committee Bills and Resolutions

   (a) A committee may sponsor bills and resolutions for introduction while the Leg-
islature is in session respecting any matters referred to it. Requests for introduction
of bills made before a committee shall be made by a legislator or a person, state or
local agency, organization or entity. A legislator whose purpose is to request intro-
duction of a bill on behalf of a person, state or local agency, organization or entity
shall state such purpose when making the request.
  All requests for introduction, when approved by the committee, along with the
name of the person requesting the introduction of the bill and the name of any per-
son, organization or entity on whose behalf such request is made, shall be recorded
in the minutes.
  Unless approved by the Speaker, a standing committee may sponsor bills and
resolutions for introduction only within the general subject area assigned to the
committee.
  No standing committee shall originate a bill which is substantially identical with
any bill which has been referred to another standing committee, and which is under
consideration by such committee.
  (b) Requests for bill introductions shall be the first order of business for each
committee meeting, except that for committees subject to the committee bill re-
quest deadline specified in joint rule 4(c) of the joint rules of the Senate and House
of Representatives, until the last day for committee to request bills for introduction
in such joint rules.
  The person making the request shall state for the minutes of the committee such
person’s name, a short description of the bill, the RS number and the name of the
individual or organization on behalf of which the bill is being requested, if any.
To be considered, a request must have previously been assigned an RS number by
the Office of Revisor of Statutes. Requests for bill introductions shall be deemed
accepted as offered unless there is objection by a committee member. Upon objec-
tion, a vote of the committee will be required to accept the request for introduction.

Rule 1305Quorum of a Committee

 A quorum shall be present at a meeting for a committee to act officially. A quo-
rum of a committee is a majority of the members of the committee. A quorum of a

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committee may transact business and a majority of the quorum, even though it is a
minority of the committee, may adopt a committee report.

Rule 1306Voting in Committees

 (a) All actions by a committee shall be taken at a called meeting while the Legisla-
ture is in session. The action taken shall be recorded in the committee minutes. An
individual member’s vote may be recorded at the member’s request.
 (b) The committee chairperson may vote but shall not be required to vote un-
less the committee is equally divided. If the chairperson’s vote makes the division
equal, the question shall be lost.
 (c) An action formally taken by a committee cannot be altered in the committee
except by reconsideration and further formal action of the committee.
 (d) A motion to take from the table may be adopted by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the members present at any called meeting of the committee.

Rule 1307Procedure in General

 Committee procedure shall be informal, but where any questions arise thereon,
the rules or practices of the House are applicable except that the right of a member
to speak to any question shall not be subject to the limitations prescribed by Rule
1704. All motions in a committee shall require a second.

Rule 1308Committee Action on Bills and Resolutions

  (a) A committee shall not take action to report a bill out of committee on the same
day that the committee holds a hearing on the bill unless the committee approves
such action by a two-thirds vote.
  (b) A committee may recommend amendments to measures referred to it which
are germane to the subject of the measure. Committee recommendations shall be
made by committee report to the House. Committee reports shall be signed by the
chairperson or other committee members authorized by the committee chairperson
to make and sign the report, and shall be transmitted to the House not later than the
second legislative day following the action of the committee. The chairperson shall
notify the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives when such a committee
member has been authorized to make and sign the report. An employee of the Of-
fice of Revisor of Statutes may transmit a signed committee report to the House on
behalf of the chairperson or authorized committee member. The committee chair-
person shall notify to the Chief Clerk of such occurrence.
  If a committee recommends amendments to a bill or resolution referred to it that
strike all sections in the bill or resolution subsequent to the enacting clause that
contain new or amendatory language or resolving clause and inserts sections that
contain new or amendatory language, and the bill or resolution was sponsored by
an individual member or members, the committee becomes the sponsor of the bill
or resolution and the committee name will be printed on the bill as the sponsor.
  (c) All committee reports on bills and resolutions shall be recorded in the Jour-
nal.
  (d) If amendments are pending on a measure when referred to a committee, the
amendments accompany the bill and the committee may recommend the adoption
or rejection of the amendments already proposed and make further recommenda-
tions.

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Rule 1309Motion to Withdraw a Bill or Resolution from a Committee

  (a) If a committee does not report on any bill or resolution within 10 legislative
days after its reference to the committee, the bill or resolution may be withdrawn
from the committee by an affirmative vote of 70 members of the House.
  Such a motion shall be made in writing, giving the reasons for withdrawal from
the committee. Such motion shall be made under the order of business introduction
and notice of original motions and House resolutions. Only one bill or resolution
may be named in such a motion. The motion shall be read by the chief clerk or the
member making the motion and shall be printed in the calendar of the next legisla-
tive day under the order of business consideration of motions and House resolu-
tions offered on a previous day. The motion shall be considered on the legislative
day following the day it is made. If the motion prevails, the bill or resolution shall
be placed on the calendar under the order of business General Orders.
  (b) Motions to withdraw a bill or resolution from a committee are not subject to
amendment or debate.
  (c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this rule shall not apply to resolu-
tions adopting or amending rules of the House. Resolutions relating to the adoption
or the amendment of rules of the House may be withdrawn from the Committee on
Rules and Journal at any time by the affirmative vote of 63 members of the House.

Rule 1310Wireless Electronic Telecommunications Devices

  Except for security personnel authorized by the Speaker, the use of wireless elec-
tronic telecommunications devices emitting an audible sound or tone to announce
or initiate communications in a committee room is prohibited during any time
when a committee or subcommittee is in session in the room.
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     Article 15. Calendar Location of Bills and Resolutions

Rule 1501General Orders; Description and Function

 Bills, concurrent resolutions and House resolutions reported for further action
by the committee to which they were referred and bills and concurrent resolutions
referred directly to the committee of the whole shall constitute the General Orders
of the calendar of the House. The titles of such bills and resolutions shall appear
under the heading General Orders in the order directed by the Speaker and the Ma-
jority Leader. The reporting committee and its action on the bill or resolution shall
be shown under each bill and resolution. Such bills and resolutions shall be con-
sidered by the committee of the whole in the order which they appear on General
Orders. The Speaker and the Majority Leader may consult with the Committee on
Calendar and Printing in preparing the order of bills and resolutions under this rule.

Rule 1502Posting of Sequence for Succeeding Day

 When the Speaker and the Majority Leader have prepared the sequence of bills
and resolutions to appear on General Orders for the succeeding legislative day, a
copy of the list giving the number designation of each bill and resolution in the
order they are to appear shall be posted near the entrance to the House chamber. No
bill or resolution shall appear on General Orders or be considered in the committee

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of the whole without notice of the same having been announced in the House not
later than 4:00 p.m. or prior to adjournment if at a later hour on the previous day.

Rule 1503Change in the Sequence on General Orders

 (a) The order of a bill or resolution on General Orders may be changed by unani-
mous consent or by the affirmative vote of 70 members on a motion made as pro-
vided in this subsection.
 Such a motion shall be made in writing, giving the reasons for the proposed
change. Such motion shall be made under the order of business introduction and
notice of original motions and House resolutions. Only one bill or resolution may
be named in such a motion. The motion shall be read by the chief clerk or the mem-
ber making the motion and shall be printed in the calendar of the next legislative
day under the order of business consideration of motions and House resolutions
offered on a previous day. The motion shall be considered on the legislative day
following the day it is made.
 If such a motion fails, a motion to change the order on General Orders of such bill
shall not be in order until the fifth legislative day following such failure.
 (b) Motions to change the order of a bill or resolution on General Orders are not
subject to amendment or debate.
 (c) This Rule 1503 does not apply to the addition or removal of a bill or resolution
from General Orders.

Rule 1504Adversely Reported Bills and Resolutions; Calendar Location

 Bills and resolutions that are adversely reported shall appear on the calendar for
one day under the heading bills adversely reported.

Rule 1505Motion to Move Adversely Reported Bill or Concurrent Resolution

to General Orders.
  (a) A motion to add an adversely reported bill or resolution to General Orders
shall be made in writing. Such motion shall be made under the order of business
introduction and notice of original motions and House resolutions, and such mo-
tion may not be made after the legislative day when the bill or resolution appears
on the calendar under Rule 1504. The motion shall be read by the chief clerk or the
member making the motion and shall be printed in the calendar of the next legisla-
tive day under the order of business consideration of motions and House resolu-
tions offered on a previous day. The motion shall be considered on the legislative
day following the day it is made.
  (b) When a bill or resolution has been separately referred and is adversely re-
ported by the first committee of separate reference, a motion to add the adversely
reported bill or resolution to General Orders is not in order, but a motion to move
the adversely reported bill or resolution to the next committee of separate reference
may be made in the same manner as the motion in subsection (a).
  (c) Adoption of a motion under this Rule 1505 requires the affirmative vote of 70
members of the House.
  (d) If a motion under subsection (a) prevails, the words “Adversely Reported”
shall be printed in a line below the title of the bill when it is listed on General
Orders.

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Rule 1506Motion to Lay on Table Bill or Resolution while on Final Action

Subject to Amendments and Debate.
 When a motion to lay on the table a bill or resolution is adopted while on final
action subject to amendment and debate, on the next legislative day such bill or
resolution shall be placed on the calendar under the order of business the unfin-
ished business before the House at the time of adjournment on the previous day.

Rule 1507Disposition of Bills Subject to Certain Deadlines

 Any bill which is subject to a deadline for consideration under subsection (e) or
subsection (f) of Joint Rule 4 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives and which remains on General Orders at the close of business on such
deadline day shall be considered as killed and shall be stricken from the calendar
unless such bill is referred by the Speaker to a committee before the close of busi-
ness on such day. Any bill so referred shall be subject to all applicable deadlines
under the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Speaker
may re-refer any such referred bill to the committee of the whole at any time after
such referral.
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            Article 17. Members Addressing the House

Rule 1701Requesting the Floor

 Any member desiring to request the floor shall press the member’s “speak bill”
button, and shall not proceed until recognized by the presiding officer.

Rule 1702Order During Speaking

 While a member is speaking to the House, no other member shall engage in pri-
vate conversation or pass between the member speaking and the presiding officer.

Rule 1703When Question is Put

 While a question is being put or a roll call or division is being taken, members are
not to speak or leave their seats.

Rule 1704Violation of Rules While Speaking

  (a) Members shall address the House from the microphone located in the well of
the House chamber.
  (b) No member shall speak more than twice on the same day to the same ques-
tion without leave of the House, unless the member is the mover or is carrying the
measure, in which case such member may open and close the debate and may re-
spond to direct questions from other members addressed to them during the course
of consideration of the measure.
  For the purposes of this subsection, an amendment to any measure shall be con-
sidered as a separate and independent question.
  (c) The privilege of a member carrying a measure to open and close the debate
shall not be affected by any order for the previous question or that debate shall
cease. Such member may occupy 10 minutes in closing the debate after the previ-

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ous question is ordered.
  (d) While a member is carrying a measure, such member may yield to another
member for explanation of the measure, or for personal explanation, or for a mo-
tion to adjourn without losing the privilege to carry the measure for the remainder
of their time except that such member may not yield to any member who has al-
ready spoken twice on such question on the same day.
  (e) If any member, in speaking, violates the rules of the House, the presiding
officer shall call such member to order.

Rule 1705Point of Personal Privilege

 Except when permission has otherwise been given by the Speaker before taking
the chair:
 (a) A member shall be allowed to raise a point of personal privilege only for the
following purposes: (1) Recognition of another member or former member of the
House; or (2) recognition of an individual or group which has received statewide
or national award or statewide or national recognition.
 (b) A member shall be allowed to speak not more than five minutes in making a
point of personal privilege.
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                 Article 19. Committee of the Whole

Rule 1901Motion to go into Committee of the Whole House

 When the order of business General Orders is reached, a motion made by the
Majority Leader or Assistant Majority Leader shall be in order for the House to go
into Committee of the Whole for consideration of bills and resolutions as listed on
General Orders.

Rule 1902Committee of the Whole; Normal Procedure

  Bills and resolutions shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole as fol-
lows: If the standing committee has recommended that the bill or resolution be
amended, the standing committee report shall first be considered, and if it is ad-
opted, the bill as amended by the committee report shall be considered and amend-
ments from the floor are in order. If the committee report is not adopted, or if the
committee has recommended no amendments, the bill, without committee amend-
ments, shall be considered and amendments from the floor are in order. After the
original bill, together with standing committee amendments if any, has been con-
sidered, a motion that when the committee arises it report a bill favorably, or report
a bill favorably as amended, shall not be in order until all other motions have been
disposed of, and such a motion shall not be offered as a substitute motion. A mo-
tion to strike the enacting clause is in order at any stage until the final vote is an-
nounced. The motion to strike the enacting clause may be debated upon the merit
of the proposition, and shall not be subject to amendment or substitution. A roll call
vote shall be taken upon a motion to strike the enacting clause.

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Rule 1903Motion to Pass Over a Bill or Resolution While in Committee of

the Whole.
 When in the Committee of the Whole, either (1) a motion made by the Majority
Leader or Assistant Majority Leader to pass over a bill or resolution and that it
retain its place on the Calendar or (2) a motion made by the Majority Leader or
Assistant Majority Leader to pass over a bill or resolution and that it retain a place
on General Orders shall be in order only after the chairperson has announced that
the next order of business is such bill or resolution and has recognized a member to
carry it. Either motion shall require the vote of a majority of the members present
for adoption. Motions under this rule shall not be subject to debate.

Rule 1904Motions to Refer Bills or Resolutions to a Committee While in

Committee of the Whole.
 When in the Committee of the Whole, a motion may be made to refer a bill or
resolution to a standing committee only after the chairperson has announced that
the next order of business is such bill or resolution and has recognized a member
to carry it. Such motion shall require the vote of a majority of the members present
for adoption.

Rule 1905Striking Bills and Resolutions from the Calendar While in Com-

mittee of the Whole.
 (a) While in Committee of the Whole, a motion to strike a bill or resolution from
the calendar shall be in order only after the chairperson has announced that the next
order of business is such bill or resolution and has recognized a member to carry it.
 (b) A motion to strike a bill from the calendar under this Rule 1905 (1) shall
require a vote of a majority of the members present for adoption, and (2) shall be
subject to roll call in accordance with subsection (e) of Rule 2507, but shall not be
subject to a call of the House under Rule 2508.

Rule 1906Requesting the Floor

 Any member desiring to request the floor shall press such member’s “speak bill”
button to speak on a bill or offer an amendment and “speak amendment” button
to speak on a pending amendment, and shall not proceed until recognized by the
chairperson of the Committee of the Whole.

Rule 1907Rules Applicable

 The same rules, except Rule 2508, shall be observed in the Committee of the
Whole as in the House, so far as the same are applicable, except that the previous
question and the motion to lay on the table shall not apply.

Rule 1908Rise and Report

 A motion made by the Majority Leader or Assistant Majority Leader for the Com-
mittee of the Whole to rise and report shall be in order at any stage, and shall
be decided without debate. When the Committee of the Whole has a bill under
consideration and rises without final action thereon, the bill shall retain a place on
General Orders.

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Rule 1909Effect of Recommendation of Committee of the Whole

 Bills recommended for passage and resolutions recommended for adoption by
the Committee of the Whole shall not be subject to amendment or debate after the
adoption by the House of the Committee of the Whole report. When a bill or reso-
lution is reported with the recommendation that the enacting or resolving clause be
stricken, and the Committee of the Whole report is adopted by the House, the bill
or resolution shall be considered as killed and shall be stricken from the calendar.

Rule 1910Report of Committee of the Whole

 When the report of the Committee of the Whole recommends the passage of a bill
or adoption of a resolution, and the report is adopted by the House, such bills and
resolutions shall be considered as ordered to the order of business Final Action. If
the bill or resolution has been amended by the Committee of the Whole it shall be
reprinted.
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         Article 21. Amendment of Bills and Resolutions

Rule 2101Germaneness

 Amendments to bills and resolutions shall be germane to the subject of the bill
or resolution. The principal test of whether an amendment is germane shall be its
relationship to the subject of the bill or resolution, rather than to wording of the title
thereof. The amendment, including any amendment from the floor to strike all of
the substantive provisions of a bill or resolution and insert other provisions, must
be relevant, appropriate, and have some relation to or involve the same subject
as the bill or resolution to be amended. For the purposes of this rule the subject
matter of any appropriation bill is the spending and appropriating of money and
any amendment which changes the amount of money spent in any state agency or
program is germane to any appropriation bill.

Rule 2102Form of Amendment Motions

 Motions to amend bills and resolutions shall specify the page and line number, as
shown on the printed bill or resolution, and shall be in writing on a form provided
by the House or a form substantially similar. A motion shall be out of order unless
the written motion is first delivered to the chief clerk. In the case of amendment by
substitute bill, motion shall be made to substitute a written bill for the bill under
consideration.

Rule 2103Reading Amendments; General Rule

  Motions to amend bills and resolutions shall not require readings as for bills in-
troduced, except as otherwise provided in Rule 2107, but shall be subject to Rule
2306.

Rule 2104Motions to Amend Motions

 A motion to amend a motion to amend a bill or resolution shall not be in order.

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Rule 2105Dividing Amendments

  (a) When any motion to amend a bill or resolution contains distinct propositions,
it shall be divided by the presiding officer at the request of any member. The divi-
sion by the presiding officer shall be made in accordance with the following:
  (1) A motion to strike out and insert words of less than a sentence shall be indivis-
ible;
  (2) the distinct propositions shall be only in the form submitted in the motion to
amend;
  (3) each proposition must be so distinct that, one being removed, the remainder
may stand entirely on their own; and
  (4) those portions of a motion to amend a bill as described in Rule 2110 shall be
indivisible.
  (b) Upon a request to divide a motion to amend a bill or resolution, the presiding
officer shall inquire as to whether there is a request for a ruling on germaneness of
the motion to amend. If such a request is made, the issue of germaneness shall be
determined prior to dividing the motion.
  If no request for a ruling on germaneness of the motion to amend is made, the
presiding officer shall proceed to divide the motion to amend in accordance with
this rule, and no subsequent request for a ruling on germaneness of any distinct
proposition of the motion so divided shall be in order.
  (c) The presiding officer, or any member, may request that the member requesting
the division make the request in writing specifying the manner in which the motion
to amend should be divided.
  (d) The division of the motion to amend shall be in accordance with the rules of
the House and with items (1) to (4), inclusive, of subsection (a). The ruling of the
chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Journal, or in the chairperson’s absence
the vice chairperson of the Committee, on how to divide the motion to amend shall
not be subject to appeal except that any member may appeal the ruling of the chair-
person, or vice chairperson, on the grounds that the division is not in accordance
with a rule of the House including the provisions of items (1), (2), (3) or (4) of
subsection (a), or any combination thereof.

Rule 2106Substitute Motions

 No substitute motion to amend a bill or resolution shall be in order.

Rule 2107Subject Change by Senate

  (a) When the Senate adopts amendments to a House bill which materially changes
its subject, upon return of such bill to the House, it shall be read as provided for the
introduction of bills and be referred as provided in Rule 901.
  (b) The Speaker may determine when a bill is subject to subsection (a). An affir-
mative vote of 70 members shall be required to sustain a challenge to the Speaker’s
determination hereunder.

Rule 2108Motions to Strike Out and Insert

 The rejection of a motion to amend a bill or resolution by striking out and insert-
ing one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and insert another
proposition, nor prevent a subsequent motion simply to strike out; nor shall the

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rejection of a motion simply to strike out prevent a subsequent motion to strike out
and insert.

Rule 2109Identical Motions

 Except upon the unanimous consent of the House, an identical motion to amend
a bill or resolution shall not be made a second time on the same legislative day.

Rule 2110Floor Amendments to Bills Making Appropriations

 (a) Unless by majority consent to correct an error in drafting, no floor amendment
to increase the amount of expenditures that would be authorized in a provision of
an appropriations bill shall be in order unless the amendment contains a provision
reducing, by a like or greater amount, expenditures that would be authorized in
another provision of such appropriations bill.
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                   Article 23. Procedural Motions

Rule 2301Order of Motions

 When a question is under consideration, no motion shall be received except as
specified under the Rules of the House, which motions shall have precedence in
the following order:
 (a) For adjournment of the House.
 (b) For call of the House.
 (c) To lay on the table.
 (d) For the previous question.
 (e) To postpone to a certain time.
 (f) To commit to a standing committee.
 (g) To commit to a select committee.
 (h) To reject the adoption of reports of conference committees coupled with the
request for appointment of a new conference committee.
 (i) To adopt the report of conference committees.
 (j) To amend.
 (k) To postpone indefinitely.

Rule 2302Motion to Adjourn

  The motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except while a vote is being taken
and until announced, or when a member has the floor, or when the previous ques-
tion is pending; but a motion to recess is not equivalent to a motion to adjourn.

Rule 2303Motion to Reconsider

 A motion to reconsider shall take precedence of all other questions except the
motion to adjourn.
 No motion for reconsideration of any vote shall be in order, unless made on the
same day or the legislative day following that on which the decision to be recon-
sidered took place, nor unless a member voting with the prevailing side shall move
such reconsideration.
 A motion for reconsideration, being put and lost, shall not be renewed, nor shall

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any subject or vote be a second time reconsidered without unanimous consent, but
this provision shall not be construed as preventing the introduction of a bill on the
same subject.
 The member moving for reconsideration shall be allowed not more than two min-
utes for stating the reasons in support of the motion. Such motion shall be subject
to debate by any member, stating reasons in support or opposition to the motion.
Each of such members shall be allowed not more than one minute for the purpose
of such debate.
 Such motion shall require the affirmative vote of members equal in number to that
required to take the action proposed to be reconsidered.
 A motion to reconsider any final action of the House shall be in order at any time
prior to the time at which the message of the House thereon is read into the record
of the Senate. A motion to reconsider any final action of the House may be made
after the time at which the message of the House thereon is read into the report of
the Senate but any action taken pursuant thereto will be contingent upon the return
of the measure to the House by the Senate.

Rule 2304Previous Question

  The “previous question” shall be: “Shall the main question be now put?” and until
it is decided shall preclude all amendments or debate. When voting on the previous
question, the House decides that the main question shall not now be put, the main
question shall be considered as still remaining under debate. The main question
shall be on the passage of the bill, resolution or other matter under consideration.
When amendments are pending, a vote shall first be taken upon such amendments
in their order without further debate or amendment. A majority vote of the mem-
bers present shall order the previous question.

Rule 2305Motions Not Subject to Debate

  All questions relating to priority of business shall be decided without debate. The
motion to adjourn, to change the order of consideration of a bill, for a call of the
House, and to lay on the table shall be decided without amendment or debate. The
several motions to postpone or commit shall preclude all debate on the main ques-
tion.

Rule 2306Motion to Refer Bills or Resolutions to Committee When Not in

Committee of the Whole.
 When not in the Committee of the Whole, a motion to refer a bill or resolution
from the Calendar to a standing committee shall be in order only when the body is
meeting as the House of Representatives and shall be authorized only when offered
by the Majority Leader, or in the absence of the Majority Leader, by the Assistant
Majority Leader. Such motion shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the
members then elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House.

Rule 2307Motion to Strike Bills and Resolutions from Calendar When Not in

Committee of the Whole.
 When not in the Committee of the Whole, a motion to strike a bill or resolution
from the Calendar shall be in order only when the body is meeting as the House of

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Representatives and shall be authorized only when offered by the Majority Leader,
or in the absence of the Majority Leader, by the Assistant Majority Leader. Such
motion shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members then elected
(or appointed) and qualified to the House.

Rule 2308Stating Question

 Every motion shall be first stated by the presiding officer or read by the chief
clerk, before debate, and again immediately before putting the question.

Rule 2309Dividing Motion

  If any motion, other than a motion under Rule 2105, contains distinct proposi-
tions, it shall be divided by the presiding officer at the request of any member. Mo-
tions under Rule 2105 shall be divided in accordance with that rule.

Rule 2310When Motions to be in Writing

  Every motion, except those specified in Rules 2301 and 2303, shall be in writing
if the Speaker or any member desires it. All motions to amend a bill or resolution
and all resolutions shall be in writing.

Rule 2311Suspension of Rules of the House

  (a) No rule of the House shall be suspended except by unanimous consent or by
an affirmative vote of a majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and
qualified to the House, subject to the following exceptions:
  (1) A motion to suspend the rules, and to declare an emergency and to advance a
bill to the order of business Final Action, as contemplated in article 2, section 15
of the Constitution shall require an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members present
in the House.
  (2) A motion to suspend the rules and to permit amendment and debate of a bill
under the order of business Final Action shall require an affirmative vote of 2/3 of
the members present in the House.
  (b) When under the rules of the House a motion, question or action requires a vote
of a majority greater than a majority of the members present, the majority speci-
fied for such motion, question or action shall be required to suspend the rules for
the purpose of such motion, question or action. When under the rules of the House
notice of a motion reduces the required majority for adoption of the motion, the
required majority shall not be reduced if the notice is disposed of by suspension
of the rules.
  (c) Suspension of the rules or unanimous consent shall not reduce the majority
required under subpart (1) of subsection (a) of this rule.

Rule 2312Mason’s Manual; When Applicable

 (a) In any case where rules of the House or the joint rules of the Senate and House
do not apply, Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure (2020 edition), with the
exception of section 4, paragraph 2, shall govern.
 (b) Rules of legislative procedure are derived from several sources and take pre-
cedence in the order listed below. For the Kansas House of Representatives, the
principal sources are as follows: (a) Constitutional provisions; (b) statutory provi-

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sions; (c) adopted rules; (d) adopted parliamentary authority; (e) custom, usage and
precedents.
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                              Article 25. Voting

Rule 2501Control and Use of Voting System

 The electronic voting system shall be under the control of the Speaker or other
presiding officer and shall be operated by the chief clerk. The electronic voting
system shall be used to record the vote whenever a roll call vote is taken on any
question and may be used for ascertaining the vote upon any measure upon which a
division of the House has been called. In the event that the system is not operating
properly, roll call votes may be taken by calling the roll.

Rule 2502Procedure for Taking a Roll Call Vote

 When a roll call vote is taken, the presiding officer shall state the question and
instruct the members to proceed to vote. When sufficient time has been allowed
the members to vote, the presiding officer shall inquire: “Has every member had
an opportunity to vote?” After a short pause the presiding officer shall direct the
chief clerk to close the roll. After the roll has been closed, when Rule 2505 applies,
the presiding officer shall inquire: “Does any member desire to explain his or her
vote?” and any member so desiring may give such explanation when recognized
by the presiding officer. The presiding officer shall inquire: “Does any member
desire to change his or her vote?” If any member does desire to change his or her
vote, such member when recognized by the presiding officer, shall advise how they
desire to change such vote and the presiding officer shall then instruct the chief
clerk to make the appropriate change. A member who has not previously voted may
vote at this time when permitted by the presiding officer. Such member shall advise
how they wish to vote and the presiding officer shall then instruct the chief clerk
to record such vote. After all members who desire to vote or to change their votes
have had reasonable opportunity to do so, the presiding officer shall announce the
vote and, when the vote has been announced, shall direct the chief clerk to record
the vote.

Rule 2503Display of Recurring Totals

 Under Rule 2502, recurring totals shall be displayed only after the roll is closed.
No recurring totals shall be displayed for a determination of the vote upon a divi-
sion of the House.

Rule 2504Voting by Members

 (a) A member may vote only when at their desk or at any place within the chamber
of the House when authorized by the presiding officer, who shall direct the chief
clerk to so vote for such member.
 (b) No member shall vote for another member. No person not a member shall cast
a vote for a member, except as otherwise provided in the rules. In addition to such
penalties as may be prescribed by law, any member who votes or attempts to vote
for another member shall be subject to Article 49 of these rules. If a person not a

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member votes or attempts to vote for any member, such person shall be barred from
the floor of the House for the remainder of the session, and, in addition to penalties
prescribed by law, may be punished further as the House determines.
 (c) The Speaker shall not be compelled to vote except in case of a tie.

Rule 2505Explaining Vote

 Any member may, when a roll call vote is being taken on the passage or adoption
of any bill or resolution, explain their vote. Such member shall be allowed not more
than one minute for such explanation. Such explanation, if furnished in writing and
signed, with printed name and district number, by such member by 3:00 p.m. upon
the day the vote is taken, or if the vote is taken subsequent to 2:30 p.m., within
one-half hour after the adjournment of the House on that day, shall be entered in
the Journal, provided it does not contain more than 100 words. Such submission
should also be submitted in electronic format to the chief clerk under the same time
deadline.

Rule 2506Copies of Voting Records

 Any member may, when a roll call vote is being taken on the passage or adoption
of any bill or resolution, explain their vote. Such member shall be allowed not more
than one minute for such explanation. Such explanation, if furnished in writing and
signed, with printed name and district number, by such member by 3:00 p.m. upon
the day the vote is taken or, if the vote is taken subsequent to 2:30 p.m., within
one-half hour after the adjournment of the House on that day, shall be entered in
the Journal, provided it does not contain more than 100 words. Such submission
should also be submitted in electronic format to the chief clerk under the same time
deadline.

Rule 2507When Roll Call Vote to be Taken

 (a) A roll call vote shall be taken for the passage of any bill.
 (b) A roll call vote shall be taken for the adoption of any concurrent resolution
to amend the Constitution of the state of Kansas, to call a Kansas constitutional
convention, to extend a session of the Legislature in even-numbered years, to ratify
any amendment of the Constitution of the United States, to make any application
for Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution
of the United States and when required by the joint rules of the House and Senate.
A roll call vote is not required for adoption of concurrent resolutions pertaining to
commendations or acknowledgments, unless required under subsection (e) of Rule
2507.
 (c) A roll call vote shall be taken for the adoption of any House resolution to
adopt, amend or revoke any rule of the House or to reject any executive reorgani-
zation order.
 (d) A roll call vote shall be taken to concur in Senate amendments to any bill or
concurrent resolution or to adopt any conference committee report other than a
report agreeing to disagree.
 (e) A roll call vote shall be taken on any question on demand of 15 members, un-
less a roll call vote is already pending.

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Rule 2508Call of the House

  (a) A call of the House shall be ordered on the demand of any 10 members at any
stage of the voting previous to the announcing of the vote or, if the voting system is
used, prior to recording the vote. This Rule 2508 shall apply to the taking of a vote
upon the final passage of any bill or final adoption of any resolution whether under
the order of business Final Action or under any order of business. Also, this Rule
2508 shall apply to the taking of a vote on a motion to strike the enacting clause of
a bill and the resolving clause of a resolution and on a motion to strike all after the
enacting clause or resolving clause, except when the House is in the Committee of
the Whole.
  When the call of the House is invoked, the doors to the House chamber shall be
secured and all members shall be required to be in their seats unless excused by
the Speaker.
  All members present during the call shall be required to vote before the call is
raised.
  The call of the House shall not be raised (so long as 10 members continue the
demand) until a reasonable effort, as determined by the Speaker, has been exerted
to secure absentees.
  (b) Any member, who is directly interested in a question, may be excused from
voting, when there is a call of the House. The member, who is requesting to be
excused from voting, shall state the reasons therefor, occupying not more than
five minutes. The question on excusing such member from voting shall be taken
without debate and a 2/3 majority of members present shall be necessary to ex-
cuse such member. If a member refuses to vote, when not excused, such refusal
shall constitute grounds for reprimand, censure or expulsion under Article 49 of
the Rules of the House.

Rule 2509Voice Vote; Division of the House

  Except when a roll call vote is required, a voice vote shall be taken on all ques-
tions. Any member may call for a division of the House to determine the vote by
the voting system.
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                          Article 27. Final Action

Rule 2701Description and Function

  Subject to Rule 2705, bills and resolutions reported favorably by the Committee
of the Whole shall constitute the order of business Final Action of the House. The
titles of such bills and resolutions shall appear under the heading Final Action in
numerical order. The standing committee which reported it and the Committee of
the Whole action on the bill or resolution shall be shown under each thereof.

Rule 2702Reading and Vote

  Each bill and resolution under the order of business Final Action shall be read by
title, except citations of statutes amended or repealed and a roll call vote shall then
be taken upon final passage or adoption without amendment or debate.

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Rule 2703Amendment and Debate, When

 Upon motion as provided in subpart (2) of subsection (a) of Rule 2311 or when
recommended in the Committee of the Whole report which has been adopted by
the House, bills or resolutions may be debated and amended on Final Action prior
to the vote taken upon final passage or adoption. Each bill or concurrent resolution
considered under this Rule 2703 shall be considered in the manner provided in
Rule 1902 so far as it is applicable. A motion to strike the enacting clause or resolv-
ing clause shall be in order.

Rule 2704Speaker to Preside

 Subject to Rule 3303, the Speaker shall preside during the order of business Final
Action.

Rule 2705Consent Calendar

  Whenever a standing committee is of the opinion that a bill or concurrent resolu-
tion upon which it is reporting is of a noncontroversial nature, it shall so state in its
committee report. Whenever a bill or concurrent resolution is so reported, it shall
be placed upon the Consent Calendar. Each bill or concurrent resolution placed on
the Consent Calendar shall remain thereon for at least two full legislative days be-
fore being considered under the order of business Final Action. Under the order of
business Consent Calendar and prior to the call for the vote, any member may ob-
ject to the bill or concurrent resolution as being controversial and thereupon it shall
be removed from the Consent Calendar and shall be placed on General Orders. If
no objection is made prior to the call for the vote on the bill or concurrent resolu-
tion, it shall be ordered to Final Action for vote before other bills and concurrent
resolutions on Final Action.

Rule 2706Majority for Bill Passage

 As provided in section 13 of article 2 of the Constitution of Kansas, a majority of
the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified, voting in the affirmative,
shall be necessary for the passage of a bill.

Rule 2707Vote Required for Adoption of House Resolutions and Concur-

rent Resolutions.
 (a) A majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified voting in
the affirmative shall be necessary to adopt House resolutions and concurrent reso-
lutions, except as otherwise specified in these rules.
 (b) Adoption of concurrent resolutions to amend the Constitution of the state
of Kansas, call a Kansas constitutional convention and extend a session of the
Legislature in even-numbered years shall require the number of votes required by
the Constitution of the state of Kansas to pass such concurrent resolution. When
required by the joint rules of the House and Senate, a concurrent resolution shall
require a 2/3 majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified,
voting in the affirmative.

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Rule 2708Motion to Adopt Report of Conference Committee; Limitation on

Subjects in a Conference Committee.
  (a) The member carrying the report of a conference committee shall move that
such report be adopted prior to yielding the floor to any other member and a mo-
tion to adopt a report of a conference committee shall not be offered as a substitute
motion.
  (b) Only provisos, additional language, a new appropriation, an increase in an
existing appropriation or an increase to an expenditure limitation that have been
included in a bill or concurrent resolution that has been passed or adopted in either
one or both houses during the current biennium of the legislature may be offered or
accepted by House members in a conference committee.
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                          Article 29. Resolutions

Rule 2901Resolving Clause; Form

 (a) Concurrent resolutions to amend the Constitution of the state of Kansas, to
call a Kansas constitutional convention, to extend a session of the Legislature in
even-numbered years and when required by the joint rules of the House and Senate
shall have a resolving clause which reads, “Be it resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected or appointed and qualified to
the House of Representatives and two-thirds of the members elected or appointed
and qualified to the Senate concurring therein.”
 (b) Concurrent resolutions for any purpose other than subsection (a) shall have
a resolving clause which reads, “Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of
the State of Kansas, the Senate concurring therein.”
 (c) House resolutions shall have a resolving clause which reads, “Be it resolved
by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas.”

Rule 2902House Resolutions; Introduction and Consideration

 (a) House resolutions, except for those changing rules of the House or approving
or rejecting executive reorganization orders, shall lay over at least one legislative
day before action is taken thereon and do not require a roll call vote unless required
under subsection (e) of Rule 2507.
 (b) House resolutions shall be considered under the order of business consider-
ation of motions and House resolutions offered on a previous day, except House
resolutions to (1) adopt, amend or revoke any rule of the House or (2) when the
resolution has been referred to a standing committee and reported favorably. Reso-
lutions under subparts (1) and (2) shall take a place on General Orders when favor-
ably reported or when referred to the Committee of the Whole by the Speaker.

Rule 2903Resolutions; Limitations

 (a) Appropriations shall not be made by resolutions.
 (b) Resolutions do not require approval of the Governor.

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Rule 2904Applications for Introduction of certain Resolutions; Certificate of

the House.
  Notwithstanding any other rule of the House of Representatives to the contrary,
no House resolution or concurrent resolution which congratulates, commemorates,
commends, honors or is in memory of any individual, entity or event shall be intro-
duced by a member or committee of the House of Representatives unless applica-
tion for approval of the introduction of such resolution is first made to the Speaker,
and the resolution is approved for introduction by the Speaker. The application
shall be determined on the basis of content alone.
  The Speaker shall consider all such applications and shall determine whether a
House resolution or House concurrent resolution should be approved for intro-
duction, or whether a certificate of the House should be approved for issuance or
whether no action should be taken on the application. The speaker may consult
with the Committee on Calendar and Printing in making determinations under this
rule.
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                      Article 33. Member Officers

Rule 3301Elected Member Officers

 The Speaker and the Speaker Pro Tempore shall be members and shall be elected
by the members of the House, except that the Speaker and the Speaker Pro Tem-
pore shall not be eligible to be elected to serve more than two bienniums or terms
as such officer and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Rule 3304. A
member who served as Speaker Pro Tempore may be elected by the members of the
House to serve as Speaker subject to the limitations of this rule.

Rule 3302Duties of the Speaker

  In addition to other powers and duties of the Speaker provided by the Rules of the
House and by law, the Speaker shall have the powers and duties as follows:
  (a) To preserve order and decorum;
  (b) to decide all questions of order, subject to appeal to the House;
  (c) in the absence of the Speaker Pro Tempore, to appoint any member to per-
form the duties of the presiding officer for not more than two consecutive legisla-
tive days; and
  (d) to name a presiding officer to preside when the House is in Committee of
the Whole.

Rule 3303Speaker Pro Tempore

 In the absence of the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall exercise the powers
and duties of the Speaker.

Rule 3304Filling Certain Vacancies

 (a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker and the Legislature is ad-
journed to a date more than 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, the House
of Representatives shall meet within 30 days and elect a member to fill the vacancy.
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to fill the vacancy. The Speaker Pro Tempore shall within 10 days of such occur-
rence issue a call for such meeting at a time not less than 10 days and not more than
20 days after the date of the call. When a vacancy occurs in the Office of Speaker
and the Legislature is in session, the House of Representatives shall elect a member
to fill the vacancy within 10 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. The Speaker
Pro Tempore shall issue a call for a meeting at a time not less than five days and
not more than 10 days after the occurrence of the vacancy to fill the vacancy. The
Speaker Pro Tempore shall serve as Acting Speaker until a member is elected to
fill the vacancy.
  (b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker Pro Tempore or Majority
Leader of the House of Representatives, the Speaker shall appoint an acting Speak-
er Pro Tempore or acting Majority Leader, to serve until the convening of the next
session of the Legislature, at which time the vacancy shall be filled in the manner
provided for the original election or selection of such officer.
  (c) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Minority Leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Legislature is adjourned to a date less than 30 days after the
occurrence of the vacancy, the Assistant Minority Leader shall become the acting
Minority Leader to serve until the convening of the next session of the Legislature,
at which time the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided for the original se-
lection of such officer. When a vacancy occurs in the office of the Minority Leader
of the House and the Legislature is adjourned to a date 30 days or more after the
occurrence of the vacancy, the Assistant Minority Leader shall within 10 days after
such occurrence issue a call for a meeting of the members of the minority party at a
time not less than 10 and not more than 20 days after the date of the call to be held
in the state capitol for the purpose of filling the vacancy in the office of Minority
Leader for the remainder of the term of office. From the time of the occurrence of
such vacancy until the filling of the vacancy, the Assistant Minority Leader shall
serve as acting Minority Leader and shall exercise the powers and duties of the
Minority Leader.
  When a vacancy occurs in the office of Assistant Minority Leader, the Minority
Leader shall appoint an Assistant Minority Leader to serve until the convening of
the next session of the Legislature, at which time the vacancy shall be filled in the
manner provided for the original selection of such officer.
  Any person elected, appointed or designated to fill a vacancy under this rule shall
exercise all of the duties and powers prescribed for the office so filled.
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                    Article 35. Nonmember Officers

Rule 3501Chief Clerk; Appointment

 The chief clerk shall be appointed by the Speaker and shall serve under the Speak-
er’s direction, control and supervision and at the pleasure of the Speaker. As used
in the Rules of the House, “chief clerk” means the chief clerk appointed under this
Rule 3501 or a person designated by the chief clerk to perform a function of the
chief clerk.

Rule 3502Duties of the Chief Clerk

 The chief clerk shall supervise the keeping of and be responsible for a record of

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all proceedings of the House; number and present to the House all bills, resolu-
tions, petitions and other papers which the House may require; deliver all messages
from the House to the Senate; determine whether bills and other documents are to
be printed or in electronic format only; transmit bills and other documents to be
printed and take a receipt therefor; transmit bills for engrossment and take receipt
therefor; receive all bills, resolutions and other papers which are enrolled and give
receipt therefor; and cause all enrolled bills, resolutions and other documents to be
proofread and corrected prior to signing thereof by officers of the House.

Rule 3503Other Clerks

 The chief clerk shall appoint additional clerks and personnel to assist in perfor-
mance of the duties of the chief clerk. Such additional clerks and personnel shall
serve under the chief clerk’s direction, control and supervision and at the pleasure
of the chief clerk.

Rule 3504Document Care

 No bill, resolution, petition or other document shall be loaned or delivered to any
person, except when delivered to an officer of the House, to the director of printing,
the revisor of statutes or the Senate and only upon a written receipt therefor.

Rule 3505Sergeant at Arms; Appointment

 The sergeant at arms shall be appointed by the Speaker and shall serve under the
Speaker’s direction, control and supervision and at the pleasure of the Speaker.

Rule 3506Duties of the Sergeant at Arms

  The sergeant at arms shall preserve order within the chamber of the House and
its lobby and galleries. The sergeant at arms may arrest and take into custody any
person for disorderly conduct, subject at all times to the authority of the House or
Speaker, or presiding officer of the Committee of the Whole, and shall be respon-
sible for the enforcement of Rules 501 through 506 and 2506(a). The sergeant at
arms shall receive items or material for distribution among the members of the
House. The sergeant at arms shall execute all orders of the House not otherwise
provided for.

Rule 3507Assistant Sergeants at Arms

 The Speaker may appoint and remove assistant sergeants at arms to serve under
the supervision of the sergeant at arms. All doorkeepers shall be assistant sergeants
at arms.
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           Article 37. Amendment of Rules of the House

Rule 3701Adopting, Amending or Revoking Rules of the House

 No rule of the House shall be adopted, amended or revoked except by a House
resolution which has been adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the mem-
bers then elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House.

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Rule 3702Resolutions for Rule Changes

  (a) Notwithstanding any other rule of the House, the Speaker shall refer all resolu-
tions which provide for the adoption, amendment or revocation of any House rule
to the standing Committee on Rules and Journal before its consideration by the
House.
  (b) No resolution relating to the rules of the House which has been referred to the
standing Committee on Rules and Journal shall be tabled or reported adversely by
such committee except by the unanimous vote of all members of such committee.

Rule 3703Printing

 Resolutions to which this Article 37 apply shall be printed and are subject to sub-
section (c) of Rule 2507.

Rule 3704Adoption of Resolutions

 Resolutions to which this Article 37 apply shall be subject to Rule 2902.

Rule 3705Special Sponsorship of Rule Change Resolutions

  Notwithstanding any provision of the rules of the House to the contrary, no re-
ferral to the standing Committee on Rules and Journal shall be required for the
adoption of a resolution adopting, amending or revoking any one or more rules of
the House at the commencement of a legislative session, and adoption of any such
resolution shall require only the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the
members then elected (or appointed) and qualified, subject to the following condi-
tions: (a) The resolution is sponsored by the Speaker or the standing Committee on
Rules and Journal and (b) either (1) a copy thereof is mailed to each member by
deposit in the United States mails not later than 11:00 p.m. on the Thursday pre-
ceding the Monday on which the legislative session is to commence or (2) in lieu
of mailing, copies of the resolution are made available to members on the first day
of the legislative session and consideration under Rule 3704 occurs on the second
legislative day.
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     Article 39. Form and Printing of Bills and Resolutions

Rule 3901Bills Amending Existing Statutes

 Any bill intended to amend or repeal any section or sections of the Kansas Stat-
utes Annotated shall recite in its title the section or sections to be amended or
repealed, and if to amend or repeal any section of a session law not in the Kansas
Statutes Annotated, the section and chapter of the session law affected.

Rule 3902Bills, Copies

 Each bill introduced shall consist of an original and copies. Except as provided by
Rule 3502, all bills shall be printed with as many copies as the Speaker specifies.
Except for prefiled bills, printing shall be ordered subsequent to introduction.

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Rule 3903Showing Committee Amendments

 (a) All bills and resolutions reported by a committee with recommendation for
amendments and to be passed as amended shall be reprinted.
 (b) When a committee recommends amendments to a bill that strike all of the
material in the bill subsequent to the enacting clause and insert new material, the
reprinted bill shall contain a notation specifying: (1) The committee that recom-
mended the amendment or amendments; (2) the date the amendment or amend-
ments were recommended; and (3) the bill number of the source bill or bills, if
any, that included the inserted new material to the underlying bill pursuant to the
amendment or amendments. Additionally, the source bill or bills shall be reprinted
with a notation specifying the bill to which the material from the source bill was
inserted pursuant to an amendment as described in this subsection.

Rule 3904Substitute Bills and Substitute Concurrent Resolutions

  (a) When a substitute bill is recommended by a committee report, and when an
amendment from the floor is adopted replacing the bill under consideration with a
substitute bill, the substitute bill shall be printed in the manner provided for bills
introduced, and the bill number designation shall be substantially as follows:
  (1) In the case of bills substituted for House bills, “Substitute for House Bill No.
_____,” and the blank shall be filled with the number of the bill for which substitu-
tion is made or recommended.
  (2) In the case of bills substituted for Senate bills, “House Substitute for Senate
Bill No. _____,” and the blank shall be filled with the number of the bill for which
substitution is made or recommended.
  (b) When a substitute concurrent resolution is recommended by a committee re-
port, and when an amendment from the floor is adopted replacing the concurrent
resolution under consideration with a substitute concurrent resolution, the substi-
tute concurrent resolution shall be printed in the manner provided for concurrent
resolutions introduced, and the concurrent resolution number designation shall be
substantially as follows:
  (1) In the case of concurrent resolutions substituted for House concurrent resolu-
tions, “Substitute for House Concurrent Resolution No. ____,” and the blank shall
be filled with the number of the concurrent resolution for which substitution is
made or recommended.
  (2) In the case of concurrent resolutions substituted for Senate concurrent reso-
lutions, “House Substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution No. ____,” and the
blank shall be filled with the number of the concurrent resolution for which substi-
tution is made or recommended.

Rule 3905Appropriation Bills

 All bills making an appropriation shall be printed and distributed, or shall be made
available to members electronically online and all members shall be notified by E-
mail, at least 24 hours before such bills are considered by the House.

Rule 3906Committee of the Whole Amendments

 If a bill or concurrent resolution is amended by the Committee of the Whole: (a)
The bill shall be reprinted showing the amendments; and

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 (b) when such amendments strike all of the material in the bill subsequent to the
enacting clause and insert new material, such reprinted bill shall contain a notation
specifying: (1) The member that offered the amendment or amendments; (2) the
date the amendment or amendments were recommended; and (3) the bill number of
the source bill or bills, if any, that included the inserted new material to the under-
lying bill pursuant to the amendment or amendments. Additionally, the source bill
or bills shall be reprinted with a notation specifying the bill to which the material
from the source bill was inserted pursuant to an amendment as described in this
subsection.

Rule 3907Concurrent Resolutions, When Printed

 (a) Concurrent resolutions to amend the Constitution of Kansas, to call a con-
stitutional convention to amend the Kansas constitution, to ratify amendments to
the Constitution of the United States, to apply for a United States constitutional
convention or to amend the joint rules of the House and Senate shall be printed as
provided for bills under Rule 3902.
 (b) Other concurrent resolutions shall be printed as provided for bills under Rule
3902, unless otherwise directed by the Speaker.

Rule 3908Embellished Printing of Certain Resolutions

 Unless otherwise directed by the Speaker, not more than five copies of any en-
rolled House resolution and any enrolled House concurrent resolution may be
printed on embellished parchment and shall be distributed as directed by the reso-
lution. Additional copies of any resolution may be printed on embellished parch-
ment and mailed at the expense of the member requesting such additional copies.

Rule 3909House Resolutions

 Subject to Rule 3908, House resolutions shall not be printed, except resolutions
to amend rules of the House, to approve or disapprove executive reorganization
orders or if the resolution has been referred to a committee, in which cases the
resolution shall be printed.
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                   Article 41. Journal and Calendar

Rule 4101Journal; Preparation

 The daily Journal of the House of Representatives shall be prepared by the chief
clerk in accordance with the Rules of the House.

Rule 4102Entering in Journal

 When a bill, order, motion or resolution is entered in the Journal, the names of the
members or legislative committee introducing or moving the same shall be entered.

Rule 4103Resolutions in Journal

 All House resolutions and all House concurrent resolutions shall be printed in the
Journal when introduced.

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Rule 4104Messages from the Governor in Journal

 All messages from the Governor and all executive reorganization orders shall be
printed in the Journal.

Rule 4105Calendar; Preparation

 The House Calendar shall be prepared for each legislative day by the chief clerk
in accordance with the Rules of the House.

Rule 4106Status of Bills and Resolutions Shown in Calendar

 The status of all House and Senate bills and concurrent resolutions and House
resolutions shall be shown by number in the Calendar for each legislative day.

Rule 4107Copies of Journals and Calendars

 Each member shall be furnished with a printed copy of the daily Journal and the
daily Calendar.

Rule 4108Notations Related to Certain Committee of the Whole Amend-

ments in Journal.
 When a bill is amended by the Committee of the Whole as described in Rule
3906(b), the notation provided in Rule 3906(b) shall be entered in the Journal.
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                       Article 43. Miscellaneous

Rule 4301Employees; Employment

 Such employees as are necessary to enable the officers, members and commit-
tees to properly perform their duties and transact the business of the House with
efficiency and economy shall be recruited under the supervision of the director of
legislative administrative services subject to approval of the Speaker. The director
of legislative administrative services shall keep a roster of the employees of the
House and an account of the hours of service performed. No employee shall lobby
for or against any measure pending in the Legislature and any employee violating
this rule shall be discharged immediately.

Rule 4302Special Order

  Any matter may be made the special order for any particular time or day, but all
requests and motions for special orders shall be referred to the Committee on Rules
and Journal, which may designate particular times and days for such special orders
and report to the House for its approval. Upon adoption of such report by 2/3 of
the members present, the matters designated shall stand as special orders for the
times stated, but no special order shall be made more than seven days in advance.
This Rule 4302 shall not apply to executive reorganization orders or resolutions
relating thereto.

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Rule 4303Open Meetings

  The open meetings law (K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto) shall
apply to meetings of the House of Representatives and all of its standing com-
mittees, select committees, special committees and subcommittees of any of such
committees, except as otherwise provided in this Rule or other House Rule. As
used in this Rule, the term House includes standing committees, select committees,
special committees and subcommittees of any such committees, where applicable
  Pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4318(g)(4), the House of Representatives is authorized to
provide for exceptions to the open meetings law. Caucuses of the House majority
party may be closed as determined by the Majority Leader. Caucuses of the House
minority party may be closed as determined by the Minority Leader.
  The Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore, the Majority Leader, the Assistant Major-
ity Leader, the Majority Whip and the Majority Caucus Chair as members of ma-
jority leadership may communicate to all members of the majority party regarding
relevant information or talking points on policy or matters pending or anticipated
to be pending on the House floor and such communications do not constitute a
meeting under the open meetings law.
  The Minority Leader, the Assistant Minority Leader, the Minority Whip, the Mi-
nority Caucus Chair, the Minority Agenda Chair and the Minority Policy Chair as
members of minority leadership may communicate to all members of the minority
party regarding relevant information or talking points on policy or matters pending
or anticipated to be pending on the House floor and such communications do not
constitute a meeting under the open meetings law.
  If electronic means, such as text messaging or other messaging, are used by such
members of majority leadership and minority leadership, there shall not be any in-
teractive communication function for caucus members to communicate with each
other at once, including, but not limited to, a chat room or group text messaging.
If a caucus member responds to a communication via electronic means, no other
caucus member shall receive such communication other than such members of
majority leadership and minority leadership.
  The House may use customary notice procedures and practices for providing no-
tice rather than personal service and such procedures and practices are deemed
to constitute notice under the open meetings law. Personal service of notice of
meetings is not required. A request for notice of action on a specific bill or topic
is not required to be answered or responded. Reasonable notice of a meeting is to
be determined based on time and schedules pursuant to the legislative session with
consideration of the time limitations of the legislative session and not based on the
practices of other public bodies.
  Agendas of committees and the committee of the whole shall be provided pur-
suant to customary procedures and practices of the House but are not subject to
personal service pursuant to a request for an agenda.
  The House shall make efforts to provide meetings online but are not required to do
so and failure to provide online access shall not constitute a violation of the open
meetings law.
  Tours of state facilities do not constitute a meeting under the open meetings law
as long as the tour participants do not reach an agreement on a matter that would
require binding action to be taken.
  The fact that a committee has followed customary procedures and practices of the
House is definitive when determining whether a violation of the open meetings law
has occurred.
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          Article 45. Executive Reorganization Orders

Rule 4501Referral of Executive Reorganization Orders

 Whenever an executive reorganization order is received from the Governor, it
shall be referred to an appropriate committee by the Speaker.

Rule 4502Committee Report on Executive Reorganization Orders

 If the committee to which an executive reorganization order is referred recom-
mends that the executive reorganization order be disapproved, the committee, not
later than 15 calendar days after referral of the executive reorganization order
to the committee, shall introduce a resolution for disapproval of the executive
reorganization order. Such resolution shall be accompanied by the report of the
committee recommending that the resolution be adopted.

Rule 4503Return in Event of Committee’s Failure to Report

 If a committee fails to report upon an executive reorganization order within 15
calendar days after the executive reorganization order is referred to the committee,
the committee shall be deemed to have recommended approval of the executive
reorganization order.

Rule 4504Special Order of Business for ERO

 When a resolution for disapproval of an executive reorganization order is intro-
duced and accompanied by the committee’s report recommending adoption of the
resolution, action on the resolution shall be made the special order of business on
a particular day and hour specified by the Speaker but not later than the last day
the executive reorganization order may be disapproved under section 6 of article
1 of the Constitution of Kansas. A resolution for disapproval of an executive reor-
ganization order shall be considered under the order of business Final Action and
shall be subject to debate and final action by the House.

Rule 4505Nonapplication to Bills

 This Article 45 shall not apply to bills amending or otherwise affecting executive
reorganization orders.

Rule 4506Nonaction When Moot

 The House shall act on any resolution for disapproval of an executive reorgani-
zation order unless at the time set for such action the Senate has already rejected
such executive reorganization order.
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                         Article 47. Impeachment

Rule 4701Impeachment; Powers

  Nothing in the rules of the House or in any statute shall be deemed to impair or
limit the powers of the House of Representatives with respect to impeachment.

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Rule 4702Same; Select Committee

 The Speaker may appoint a select committee comprised only of members of the
House of Representatives, and appoint its chairperson, to inquire into any impeach-
ment matter. Any such committee may be appointed at any time and shall meet at
the call of its chairperson or at the direction of the House, with the numbers of such
appointees being minority party members and majority party members in the same
proportion as for the entire House membership.

Rule 4703Same; Reference

 The Speaker may refer any impeachment inquiry or other impeachment matter to
any standing committee or any select committee appointed under Rule 4702, and
any committee to which such a referral has been made shall meet on the call of its
chairperson.

Rule 4704Same; Report

 Whenever a report is made by a committee to which an impeachment inquiry or
other impeachment matter has been referred, the report thereon shall be made to
the full House of Representatives, except that any such report may be submitted
preliminarily to the Speaker.

Rule 4705Same; Call into Session

  The Speaker or a majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and quali-
fied of the House of Representatives may call the House of Representatives into
session at any time to consider any impeachment matter.

Rule 4706Same; Procedure

 The Speaker and any officer or committee acting under authority of this rule may
follow any statutory procedure to the extent the same is not in conflict with the
provisions of this rule, but nothing in this rule nor in any statute shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver of any inherent powers of the House of Representatives.
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     Article 49. Reprimand, Censure or Expulsion of Members

Rule 4901Complaint

 When any member of the House of Representatives desires to lodge a complaint
against any other member of the House of Representatives, requesting that the
member be reprimanded, censured or expelled for any misconduct, the complain-
ing member shall file a written statement of such complaint with the chief clerk,
and such complaint shall bear the signature of the complaining member.

Rule 4902Select Committee; Consideration of Complaint

 (a) Whenever any complaint has been filed under Rule 4901, the Speaker shall ap-

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point a select committee of six members for consideration thereof except that if the
complaint is filed against the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall appoint the
select committee of six members. A select committee created under this subsection
(a) shall be comprised equally of majority and minority party members.
 (b) The select committee may dismiss the complaint after the inquiry or may
set the matter for hearing. Reasonable notice and an opportunity to appear shall
be afforded the member complained of at any hearing held hereunder. Any select
committee meeting under authority of this section shall constitute an investigat-
ing committee under article 10 of chapter 46 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated
and shall be authorized to meet and exercise compulsory process without any fur-
ther authorization of any kind, subject, however, to limitations and conditions pre-
scribed in article 10 of chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.
 (c) Upon completing its hearing the deliberations thereon, the select committee
may dismiss the complaint or may make recommendations to the full House of
Representatives for reprimand, censure or expulsion.

Rule 4903Action by House

 Upon receiving any report under Rule 4902, the House of Representatives may,
without further hearing or investigation, reprimand, censure or expel the member
complained of. Reprimand, censure or expulsion of a member shall require a 2/3
majority vote of those members elected (or appointed) and qualified of the House
of Representatives.

                                      Index to House Rules
                                          Indexed by Rule Number

     ADDRESSING THE HOUSE                                        Chairpersons, 1102(b)
                                                                 Committee of the Whole, chairperson, 3302(d)
           Debate on question, 1704                              Select committees, 1103
 Division of time, 1704(b), (c)                                 		 Impeachment, 4702
 Limitation, 1704(b), (c)                                       		 Censure, expulsion, reprimand, 4902
Decorum, 3302(a)                                                 Standing committees, 1102(a)
 Passing between member and chair, 1702                          Vice-chairperson, budget committee, 1105 (b)
 Private conversation prohibited, when, 1702                    Vacancies in leadership offices, 3304
 Putting questions, 1703
Motions, this index                                                ATTENDANCE AT SESSIONS
Points of order, rulings on, 108                                Absence, unexcused, censure, 302
Points of personal privilege, 1705                              Call of the House, 2508(a)
Previous question, effect, 1907, 2304                           Excused, absence, 105
Speaking to House, member,                                      Information from chairperson, 1303(g)
 Call to order by presiding officer, 1704(e)                    Taking the roll, 103
 Point of personal privilege 1705                                When not taken, 107(f)
 Recognition by presiding officer, 1701, 1906
                                                                                    BILLS
 Requesting the floor, 1701
                                                                Amending statute, requirements of title, 3901
 Right to open and close, 1704(b), (c)
                                                                Amendments to bills, this index
 Speak only twice on same question, 1704(b)
                                                                Appropriation bills, 902
		 Exceptions, reasons, 1704(b)
                                                                 Resolutions not to be used, 2903(a)
 Violation of rules, 1704(e)
                                                                 Printing before consideration, 3905
 Yielding floor to another member, 1704(d)
                                                                Care, 3504
 ADVERSELY REPORTED BILLS                                       Copies, 3902
Calendar, how unfavorably reported bills to appear, 1504        Introduction, 701, 702, 703
Motion to move adversely reported bill to Gen-                   Budget committee, 1105(c)
 eral Orders, 107(g), 1505                                       Exception, 1105(b)
Resolutions, 107 (g), 1504, 1505                                 Committee bills, 1304
Separately referred bills, 903, 1505(b)                          Filing with clerk, 701
                                                                 Order of business, 104(a)(1)
         AMENDMENT OF BILLS                                     Prefiling, 701, 3902
Appropriation bills, 2101, 2110                                 Printing, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3906
Dividing question, 108, 2105, 2309                              Proofreading, 3502
Engrossment and enrollment, 3502                                Reading, 703
Form of amendment,                                              Referrals, 901 et seq.
 Page and line to be specified, 2102                             See, also, Reference of Bills and Resolutions,
 Writing required, 2102, 2310                                    this index
Germane requirement, 2101                                        Committee of the Whole, 901(a), (3)
Identical motions, 2109                                          Committee, standing, 901(a)(1)
Motions to strike out and insert, 2108                           Separate or joint referrals, 901(2)(4)(1), 901(2)
Precedence of motions, 2301, 2302, 2303                          (5), 903, 904
Reading, when, 2103                                              Time, 901(a)
Subject change, 2107                                            Senate bills, 702, 704
Substitute bill, 2102                                           Signing, 3502
Substitute motions, 2106                                        Sponsors, 701, 703
         APPEAL OF RULINGS                                      Statute amendments, requirements, 3901
Mason’s Manual, 2312                                            Subject change, 2101, 2107
Rulings on Germaneness, Division of Amendments,                 Substitute bills, 2102, 3904
 Points of Order and Procedural Motions, 108                    Transmission, 3502
Speaker’s rule on order, 3302(b)                                Withdrawal from committee, 1309
             APPOINTMENTS                                             BUDGET COMMITTEES
Announcement in open session, 1104                              Appointment, 1105(b)
Speaker’s appointments,                                         Bill introduction, 1105(c)

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Creation, 1105(a)                                   Copies of roll call votes, 2506
Purpose, 1105(c)                                    Voting for members, 2504(a)
Vice-chairpersons, 1105(b)
                                                      COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
                CALENDAR                            See, also, General Orders, this index
 See, generally, Order of Business, this index     Call of House, not available, 1907
Adversely reported, 107 (g), 1504, 1505(d)         Carrying a bill, 1704
Committee recommendations, 1501                    Chairperson, appointment by Speaker, 3302(d)
Copies, 4107                                       Deadlines, bills in, 1507
Disposition of bills on deadline, 1507             Debate, 1704, 1902
General Orders, this index                          General Orders, this index
Order of bills on GO, 1501                          Notice required, 1502
Posting GO bills by number on previous day, 1502    When not allowed, 2305
Preparation, 4105                                  Division of the assembly, 2509
Status of bills to be shown, 4106                  House to become committee, when, 1901
Striking, 2307                                     Previous question, not allowed, 1907
                                                   Procedure, 1902, 1907
        CALL OF THE HOUSE                           Committee reports, adoption, 1902
Committee of the Whole, not available, 1907
                                                    Favorable report of bills, last motion, 1902
Debate, not permitted, 2305
                                                    Manner of consideration, 1902
Persons allowed on floor, 501
                                                    Substitute motions, limitation, 2106
Precedence of motions, 2301
                                                   Quorum, lack of, 302
Requirement to vote, 2508
                                                   Reference of bill or resolution back to committee, 1904
 Excuse, when, 2508(b)
                                                   Report of Committee of the Whole,
When call available, 2508(a)
                                                    Adoption, effect on amendment or debate, 1909
             CERTIFICATES                           Order to Final Action, 1910
Congratulate, commemorate, commend, honor, 2904     Striking enacting clause, 1909
                                                   Requesting floor, 1906, 1701
            CHAIRPERSONS                           Rise and report, 302, 1908
 See, also, Committees, this index
                                                   Roll call votes, 2507(e)
Appointment and removal, 1102(b), 1103
                                                   Rules of House to apply, exception, 1907
Committee action, 1308(a)
                                                   Separately reported bills, 903
Duties, 1302, 1303
                                                   Striking bill or resolution from calendar, 1905
Jointly referred bills, 904
Voting in committee, 1306                                         COMMITTEES
 Recording, 1306                                   Agenda, 1302
                                                   Appointment by Speaker, 1102, 1103, 1104
          CHAMBER, HOUSE                           Appropriations, 902, 903, 1101(a), 3905
Admissions,
                                                   Attendance of members, record in minutes, 1303(d)
 Call of the House, 501 (b)
                                                   Chairpersons, ante
 Lobbyists prohibited on floor, when, 501
                                                   Discharge of, 1309
 Who admitted, generally, 501
                                                   Introduction of bills and resolutions, 1304
Computer usage, 507
                                                   Jurisdiction, 1304
Conduct, 501 et seq.
                                                   Meetings,
 Preserving order, 3302, 3506
                                                    Notice, 1302
 Galleries, visitors, 503, 3506
                                                    Time and place, 1301
Materials on desk, placing, 504, 3506
                                                   Minutes, 1303(d), 1304, 1306(a)
Sergeant at arms, duties, 501, 503, 3506
                                                   Motions, second, 1307
              CHIEF CLERK                          Meeting Law, application, 1105(d),4303
Additional clerks, 3503                            Procedure on bills and resolutions, 1307
Appointment, 3501                                   Amendments, 1308
Calendar preparation, 4105                          Committee action during session, 1306(a)
Censure of members, filing complaint, 4901          Debate not limited, 1307
Duties, 3502, 3503                                  Quorum, 1305
Introduction of bills and resolutions, 701, 702     Reconsideration, 1306
Journal preparation, 4101                           Reports, 1303
Supervision of other clerks, 3503                   Take from table, 1306(d)
Voting system operation, 2501                       Voting, 1306

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		 Chairperson’s vote, 1306(b)                      Committee secretaries, 1303(d)
Quorum, 1305                                        Director of legislative administrative services, 4301
Reports of committee,                               Hiring, authority, 4301
 Order of business, 104(13)                         Lobbying, prohibited, 4301
 Persons authorized to sign, 1303(e), 1308(b)       Placing materials on desks, 504
 Requirement, 1309(a)                               Sergeant at arms, post
Secretaries,
 Employment, 4301
                                                       EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION
 Minutes, 1303(d)
                                                               ORDERS
                                                    Journal, 4104
Select committees,
                                                    Printing, 3909
 Appointment, 1103
                                                    Procedure, generally, 4501 to 4506
 Censure, reprimand or expulsion of members, 4902
                                                    Resolution, roll call vote, 2507(c)
 Impeachment, 4702
 Meetings, 1103                                                   FINAL ACTION
Special order, for, 4302                            Advance to final action on emergency, 2311
Standing committees, 1101(a)                        Amendment and debate, when, 2309, 2703
Subcommittees permitted, 1303(f)                    Bills to appear,
Successor to, 1101(b)                                Numerical order, 2701
Voting in, 1306                                      Reported by Committee of the Whole, 1910, 2701
Wireless electronic communication devices, 1310     Call of House available, 2508(a)
Withdrawal of bill from committee, 107 (g), 1309    Committee of the Whole report, effect, 1910
                                                    Consent calendar, 107 (g), 2705
      COMPULSORY PROCESS
                                                    Executive Reorganization Order, 4504
Censure or expulsion of member, 4902
                                                    Majority needed,
Impeachment, 4706
                                                     Bills, 2706
         COMPUTER USAGE                              House resolutions and concurrent resolutions, 2707
Limits on, in session, 507                          Order of business, 104(10)
                                                    Reading of bills, 2702
            CONCURRENCE
                                                    Stating the question, 2502
Order of business, 104(11)
Roll call vote, 2507(d)                                              GALLERIES
                                                    Conduct in, 503
        CONDUCT IN HOUSE
                                                    Guests, 106
Admission to floor, 501
                                                    Telephones, 503
Food and drink on desks, 502(b)
Galleries, 503                                                 GENERAL ORDERS
Material on desks, 504                               See, also, Committee of the Whole, this index
Order, keeping, 506, 3302, 3506                     Bills to appear under, 1501, 1502
                                                     Consent calendar, bills objected to, 2705
   CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
                                                     Reported by committees, 1501
          REPORT                                     Withdrawn from a committee, 107 (g), 1309(b)
Motion to adopt, 2708
                                                    House to become Committee of the Whole, when,
Precedence of motions, 2301(h), 2301(I)
                                                     104(12), 1901
        CONSENT CALENDAR                            Motion to change order, 107 (g), 1503
Order of business, 104(9)                           Notice for consideration, 1502
Procedure, 107 (g), 2705                            Order of bills on calendar, 1501
                                                     Change in sequence, 107 (g), 1503
          CONSTITUTIONAL                             Passing over bill or resolution, 1903
           AMENDMENTS                               Reference of bills and resolutions back to com-
Call of the House, 2508
                                                     mittee, 1904
Majority for adoption, 2901(a)
                                                    Striking at deadline, 1507
Printing, 3907(a)
                                                    Striking of bills and resolutions from calendar, 1905
Reference, 901(b), (1)
                                                                 GERMANENESS
                  DEBATE                            Appropriation bills, 2101
Addressing the House, ante
                                                    Committee amendments, 1308(a)
               EMPLOYEES                            Rulings on, 108
Admission to floor, 501
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                GOVERNOR                           Change order of a bill, 107 (g), 1503, 1903, 2305
Executive Reorganization Orders, 4501              Commit, to, 2301(f),(g)
Messages, 104(3), 4104                              Debate on main question suspended, 2305
Print in journal, 4104                             Conference committee report, 2301(h),(i)
Resolutions, Governor not to approve, 2903(b)      Consideration, 104(7)
                                                   Debate, when permitted, 1902
                   GUESTS                           Debate, not permitted, 2305
Introduction of guests in gallery, 106             Division of motion, 2309
Visitors, 503                                      Division of question, 2105, 2309
            IMPEACHMENT                            Identical motions, 2109
                                                   Introduction of, 104(6)
           Procedure, 4701 to 4706                 Motions to amend motions, not in order, 2104
     JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE                          Motion to lay on table, 1506
                                                   No substitute motions, 2106
     Absences and excuses recorded, 105            Notice of, 104(6), 107 (g), 1309(b), 1503(b)
Committe of the Whole Amendments, 4108             Pass over a bill, 1903
Committee on Rules and Journal, 1101(a)            Postpone, 2301(e)
Committee reports to be recorded, 1308(b)           Debate on main questions suspended, 2305
Copies, 4107                                        Pass over a bill, 1903
Entries, member’s name to be shown, when, 4102     Precedence of certain motions, 107 (g), 2301,
Explanation of vote, 2505                           2302, 2303
Preparation, 4101                                  Previous question, 1704(c), 1907, 2301(d), 2302,
Resolutions, 3907, 3909                             2304
Vote, when and how shown,                          Reconsider, 107 (g), 1306, 2303
 Division, 2506(a)                                 Reference back to standing committee, 1904, 2306
 Roll call, 2506(b)                                Rise and report, 1908
                LOBBYISTS                          Session proforma, 107(g)
Committee attendance recorded, 1303(d)             Stating the question, when, 2308, 2502
Prohibited from floor of House, 501                Strike enacting clause, 1902, 1909, 2508(a), 2703
                                                   Strike from calendar, 1905, 2307
         MAJORITY LEADER                           Strike resolving clause, 2508(a)
Vacancy, how filled, 3304(b)                       Substitute motions, 2106
              MEDIA, NEWS                          Table, lay on, 1506, 2301(c), 2305
Admission to floor, 501                            Withdrawal of a bill from a committee, 1309
Copies of roll call votes, 2506(a)                 Written motion, when required, 2102, 2310
        MEMBER DISCIPLINE                                           NOTICES
Absence of member, unexcused, 302                  Committee meetings, 1203, 1302, 4303
Complaint, 4901                                    Motions, 104(6), 107 (g), 1503(b)
Misuse of electronic voting system, 2504(b)        Rules change, 3705
Procedure, 4901, 4902, 4903                                   OPEN MEETINGS
Refusal to vote when required, 2508(b)             Application of law, 4303
MESSAGES                                            Minority and Minority whip, exception, 4303
Delivery by chief clerk, 3502                       Impeachment, exception, 4706
Governor, 104(3), 4104                             Notice procedures, 4303
Senate, 104(5)                                     Budget Committees, 1105(d)
State officers, communications, 104(4)
                                                           ORDER OF BUSINESS
         MINORITY LEADER                           Call to order, 102
Assistant minority leader, duties, 3304            Daily session, 103, 104
Vacancy, how filled, 3304(c)                        Session proforma days, 107
                 MOTIONS                           Exceptions,
Adjourn, to, 1704(d), 2301, 2302, 2305              Joint rule provisions, 104
Adversely reported bills, to move, 107 (g), 1505    Special orders, 4302
Amend, to, 2104, 2301                              Pledge of allegiance, 103
 See, also, Amendments to Bills, this index        Question of order, determination, 3302(b)
Call of the House, ante                             Debate on priority not permitted, 2305
                                                   Regular order prescribed, 104

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Unfinished business, 1506                           Written, required, 701, 2901, 3907, 3909
Visitors’ introduction, 106
                                                            RULES OF THE HOUSE
                   PHOTOS                           Adoption, 3701, 3704
Prohibition, 505                                    Amendment, 107 (g), 3701, 3702, 3704, 3705
                                                    Mason’s Manual, 2312
     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE                           Referral, 3702
Recitation, daily, 103
                                                    Rules and Journal committee, 108, 1101(a), 3702
         POINT OF PERSONAL                          Rulings on Germaneness, Division of Amendments,
             PRIVILEGE                               Points of Order and Procedural Motions, 108
Purposes allowed, 1705(a)                           Suspension, See, Suspension of Rules of House,
Time limit, 1705(b)                                  post
                   PRAYER                                             SENATE
Recitation, daily, 103                              Messages, order of business, 104(5)
                                                    Procedure, 704
                   QUORUM                           Subject change of bill, 2107
Absence of quorum, 303
Committee of the Whole, 302                                 SERGEANT AT ARMS
Majority, requirement, 301                          Appointment, 3505
Roll call to ascertain, entry in journal, 303       Arrest of violators, 3506
                                                    Assistants, 3507
         RECONSIDERATION                            Doorkeepers, 3507
Committee action, 1306(c)
                                                    Duties, 3506
Generally, 2308
                                                    Galleries, visitor control, 503, 3506
     REFERENCE OF BILLS AND                         Material placed on member desks, 504, 3506
          RESOLUTIONS                               Order, preservation, 3506
Concurrent resolutions, 901(b)                      Removal of persons from floor, 501, 3506
House resolutions, 901(c)                           Supervision by Speaker, 3505
Motion for, 2306                                                    SESSIONS
Prefiled bills and resolutions, 901(d)              Hours prohibited, 101
Rule amendments, 3701, 3702                         Order of business, 104
Subject change by Senate, 2107                       Session proforma, 107
Speaker to refer, 901                               Prayer, 103
               REPRIMAND                            Roll taking, 103
Procedure, 4901                                      Session proforma, 107
Select committee, 4902                              Time to commence, 101
              RESOLUTIONS                                           SPEAKER
Approval required,when, 2904                        Complaint against, 4902(a)
Executive Reorganization Orders, 4502, 4504         Duties, 3302
Form, 2901, 2902                                     Absence excused, granting, 105
Governor, not to approve, 2903(b)                    Admission to floor, permits, 501
House concurrent resolutions,                        Appoint budget committee members, 1105(b)
 Constitutional matters, 2901(a)                     Appoint house officers,
 Majority for adoption, kind required, 2901         		 Chief clerk, 3501
 Substitute for, 3904(b)                            		 Sergeant at arms, 3506
House resolutions, 2902                              Appoint member to lead pledge, 103
Introduction, 104(l),(6), 701, 702, 703, 2902        Call House to order, 102
Printing, Embellished parchment, when, 3908          Committee appointments, 1102, 1103, 4902
Reading, 703                                         Election, 3301
Referral, 901                                        Executive Reorganization Orders, 4505
Resolving clause, striking, 2508(a)                  Guests, permission to introduce, 106
Roll call, when required, 2507(b),(c), 2902(a)       Impeachment procedure, 4702, 4703, 4705, 4706
Rules amendment, 2902                                Officers of House, filling vacancies,
Senate concurrent resolutions, 704                  		 Majority Leader, 3304(b)
Substitute concurrent resolutions, 3904             		 Speaker pro tempore, 3304(b)
Vote required, 2707                                  Reference of bills and resolutions, 901

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 Senate bill, subject change, 2107
 Signing bills, 3502
 Supervise chief clerk, 3501
 Supervise sergeant at arms, 3505
 Term limit, 3301
Vacancy in office of, 3304(a)
Voting, when, 2504(c)
Voting system control, 2501
      SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
 Appointment of select committee, 4902(a)
Duties, 3303
Election, 3301
Substitute, when Speaker pro tempore absent,
 3302(c)
Term limit, 3301
Vacancy in office of Speaker,
 Call for meeting to fill, when, 3304(a)
 Performance of Speaker’s duties, 3303
Vacancy in office of Speaker pro tempore, 3304(b)
             SPECIAL ORDER
Executive Reorganization Orders, rule not to apply, 4302
Requests for special order, 4302
Rules and Journal committee, referral, 4302
       SUSPENSION OF RULES
Motion, 2311(a)
Vote required, 2311
       TELECOMMUNICATION
            DEVICES
Committees, 1310
Galleries, 503
House chamber, 506
 VACANCIES IN HOUSE OFFICES
Duties, by whom performed, 3304
Reference of bills and resolutions, 901
 Senate bill, subject change, 2107
 Signing bills, 3502
 Supervise chief clerk, 3501
 Supervise sergeant at arms, 3505
 Term limit, 3301
Vacancy in office of, 3304(a)
Voting, when, 2504(c)
Voting system control, 2501

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