First
Consideration Bills
Bills reported from
committees shall be considered for the first time when reported and shall then
be automatically removed from the calendar and laid on the table, except House
bills reported from committees after the first Monday in June until the first
Monday in September which shall then be automatically recommitted to the
Committee on Rules. The Rules Committee shall not in any instance have the
power to amend a bill which has been reported by another committee.
After the first
Monday in September, any bill which was automatically recommitted to the
Committee on Rules pursuant to this rule shall automatically be re-reported to
the floor of the House and laid on the table.
Any bill which was
automatically laid on the table pursuant to this rule and has remained on the table
for 15 legislative days shall automatically be removed from the table and
returned to the calendar for second consideration the next legislative day.
Any bill which was
automatically laid on the table pursuant to this rule may be removed from the table
by motion of the Majority Leader, or a designee, acting on a report of the
Committee on Rules. Such report shall be in writing and a copy thereof
distributed to each member. Any bill so removed from the table shall be placed
on the second consideration calendar on the legislative day following such
removal. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any member to make a motion
to remove a bill from the table.
Amendments shall not
be proposed, nor is any other motion in order on first consideration.
Bills shall not be
considered beyond first consideration until the latest print thereof is on the
desks of the members.
Any noncontroversial
bill, which is defined as any bill, other than an appropriations bill, approved
by a committee with no negative votes or abstentions, and with the approval of
the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, shall be placed on an uncontested
calendar. Bills on the uncontested calendar shall be voted upon by a single
roll-call vote. Each bill listed on the uncontested calendar will be printed
separately in the journal with the vote recorded on the approval of the
uncontested calendar as the vote on final passage of each bill contained
therein.
If any member should
object to the placement of a bill on the uncontested calendar, the bill shall
be automatically removed from the uncontested calendar and placed on the
regular calendar the next legislative day.
