S*0394 Resolution, By H.S. Stilwell
 A Senate Resolution to amend Rule 6 of the Rules of the Senate of South
 Carolina, relating to the requirement that senators address the President and
 the appropriate place for a senator to stand while addressing the Senate, so
 as to provide that no senator may interrupt another senator in debate without
 the senator's consent, to prohibit imputing unworthy conduct or motives to
 another senator, and to prohibit any remarks offensive to any county or
 municipality.

   01/09/91  Senate Introduced SJ-9
   01/09/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Rules SJ-10
   02/13/92  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Rules SJ-14
   02/27/92  Senate Amended and adopted SJ-16

ADOPTED BY THE SENATE

February 27, 1992

S. 394

S. Printed 2/27/92--S.

Read the first time January 9, 1991.

A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND RULE 6 OF THE RULES OF THE SENATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH A MEMBER MAY INTERRUPT A SENATOR DURING DEBATE AND TO REQUIRE A MEMBER TO ADDRESS THE PRESIDENT AND GAIN RECOGNITION PRIOR TO INTERRUPTING DEBATE OR PRESENTING A QUESTION.

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That Rule 6 of the Rules of the Senate is amended to read:

Every Senator, when speaking, shall address the President, standing in his place and when he has finished shall take his seat. Senators when addressing the Senate may stand at their desk or may go to the podium in the center aisle.

Except as otherwise provided in the Rules of the Senate, no Senator may interrupt the Senator who has been granted the floor without his consent. To obtain consent, he shall first address the President. If a member wishes to present a question to the Senator who has been granted the floor, he shall address the President and gain recognition. Once recognized, he shall ask the President, "Does the Senator yield for a question?". The President shall inquire of the member granted the floor "Does the Senator yield?". If the Senator who holds the floor agrees to yield, the President shall so instruct the Senator who wishes to present the question."