Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3199 Primary Sponsor:McElveen Committee Number:29 Type of Legislation:HR Subject:House Rule Residing Body:House Current Committee:Rules Computer Document Number:436/11133.DW Introduced Date:Jan 10, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 10, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McElveen Type of Legislation:House Resolution
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3199 House Jan 10, 1991 Introduced, referred to 29
Committee
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TO AMEND RULE 6.1 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE TIME FOR MEETING OF THE HOUSE IN THE DAILY ORDER OF ITS BUSINESS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TIME AT WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO MEET AND THAT THE HOUSE MUST REMAIN IN SESSION ON A STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE DAY FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS OR UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THAT PORTION OF THE CALENDAR COVERED BY RULE 6.3 1 THROUGH 6.3 13, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, UNLESS ADJOURNMENT IS VOTED ON BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING PLUS FIVE MEMBERS.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 6.1 of the House is amended to read:
"6.1 The House shall meet each legislative day at 12:00 Noon every Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday and 10:00 a.m. every Thursday and Friday unless otherwise ordered by the House. Provided, that by motion made at any time the House by majority vote may fix the day and hour at which time the House shall next meet (not to exceed constitutional limitations) and this shall be decided without debate.
Provided, further, that during the first six weeks of the Legislative sessions, unless a majority of the House members present object the House shall adjourn at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesdays for the purpose of insuring a time for committees to meet and hearings to be held. This 2:15 p.m. adjournment on Tuesdays shall not apply when the General Appropriations Bill is under consideration by the House.
Provided, further, that during the first six weeks of Legislative sessions, unless a majority of the House members present object, on Wednesdays the House shall meet at 2:00 p.m. to provide time in the morning hours for committees to meet and hearings to be held. On Thursdays during the first six weeks the House shall meet at 10:00 a.m.
Provided, further, that unless a majority of the House members object, the House shall recede at 1:00 p.m. for luncheon and reconvene at 2:15 p.m. This proviso shall not apply when the House is debating on Special Orders.
Provided, further, that unless ordered otherwise the House shall consider only local uncontested matters on Friday of each week.
a. The House shall meet during the times specified by the Constitution and laws of this State at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday and at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. However, the House shall consider only local uncontested matters on Friday of each week, unless otherwise ordered by the House.
b. In order to provide times for committees to consider and report bills and resolutions for consideration of the House, the House shall meet during the first three weeks of the session only on the first Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and each Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., unless otherwise ordered by the House.
c. The House shall meet during the second three weeks of the session on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. to provide time in the morning for committees to meet, unless otherwise ordered by the House.
d. Unless otherwise ordered, the House shall recede at 1:00 p.m. for lunch and reconvene at 2:15 p.m. although this subsection does not apply when the house is debating special orders.
e. The House must remain in session on any statewide legislative day for at least two hours or until the completion of that portion of the calendar covered by Rule 6.3 1 through Rule 6.3 13, whichever is greater, unless adjournment is voted by a majority of the members present and voting plus five members."