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href="113.htm"> 1.13 Introduction of Committee or Division Bills</A><br /> <A href="114.htm"> 1.14 Recess Bill Introductions</A><br /> <A href="115.htm"> 1.15 Disposition of Senate Files</A><br /> <A href="120.htm"> 1.20 General Register</A><br /> <A href="121.htm"> 1.21 Calendar for the Day</A><br /> <A href="122.htm"> 1.22 Fiscal Calendar</A><br /> <A href="123.htm"> 1.23 Consent Calendar</A><br /> <A href="130.htm"> 1.30 Third Reading of Bills</A><br /> <A href="140.htm"> 1.40 Publication of Bills for the House</A><br /> <A href="150.htm"> 1.50 Adjourning of the House</A><br /> </ul> <P> <br /> <b>ARTICLE II Floor Proceedings, Voting, Decorum </b> </p> <UL> <A href="201.htm"> 2.01 Absence of Members and Officers</A><br /> <A href="202.htm"> 2.02 Call of the House</A><br /> <A href="203.htm"> 2.03 Roll Call Vote</A><br /> <A href="204.htm"> 2.04 Explaining or Changing Vote</A><br /> <A href="205.htm"> 2.05 Every Unexcused Member to Vote</A><br /> <A href="210.htm"> 2.10 Electronic Voting System</A><br /> <A href="215.htm"> 2.15 Recorded Floor Proceedings</A><br /> <A href="220.htm"> 2.20 Duties of Members</A><br /> <A href="221.htm"> 2.21 Notice of Intent to Debate a Resolution</A><br /> <A href="230.htm"> 2.30 Questions of Order</A><br /> <A href="231.htm"> 2.31 Offensive Words in Debate</A><br /> <A href="232.htm"> 2.32 Order in Debate</A><br /> <A href="233.htm"> 2.33 Order During Session</A><br /> <A href="234.htm"> 2.34 Persons by the Chief Clerk's Desk During Vote</A><br /> <A href="239.htm"> 2.39 Executive Branch or Lobbyist presence in committee</A><br /> <A href="240.htm"> 2.40 Admittance to Floor</A><br /> <A href="241.htm"> 2.41 Media News Reporters</A><br /> <A href="242.htm"> 2.42 Lobbyist</A><br /> </UL> <P> <br /> <b>ARTICLE III Motions, Amendments, and other Propositions</b> </p> <UL> <A href="301.htm"> 3.01 Amendments and other Motions</A><br /> <A href="302.htm"> 3.02 Order of Putting Question; Filling Blanks</A><br /> <A href="303.htm"> 3.03 Division of a Question</A><br /> <A href="310.htm"> 3.10 Precedence of Motions</A><br /> <A href="311.htm"> 3.11 Motion to Adjourn</A><br /> <A href="312.htm"> 3.12 Motion to Lay on the Table</A><br /> <A href="313.htm"> 3.13 The Previous Question</A><br /> <A href="314.htm"> 3.14 Motion to Reconsider</A><br /> <A href="315.htm"> 3.15 Motion to Rescind</A><br /> <A href="320.htm"> 3.20 Amendments to Amendments</A><br /> <A href="321.htm"> 3.21 Motions and Propositions must be Germane</A><br /> <A href="322.htm"> 3.22 Amendment to Increase an Appropriation or Tax</A><br /> <A href="323.htm"> 3.23 Constitutional Amendments</a><br /> <A href="330.htm"> 3.30 Expenditure of House Funds</A><br /> <A href="333.htm"> 3.33 Amendments must be prefiled</a><br /> </UL> <P> <br /> <b>ARTICLE IV Bills and Resolutions</b> </p> <UL> <A href="401.htm"> 4.01 Bill and Resolution Form</A><br /> <A href="402.htm"> 4.02 Resolutions</A><br /> <A href="403.htm"> 4.03 Ways and Means Committee; Budget Resolution; Effect on Expenditure and Revenue Bills</A><br /> <A href="405.htm"> 4.05 Amendment Limits</A><br /> <A href="410.htm"> 4.10 Bills Affecting State Revenues and Expenditures</A><br /> <A href="411.htm"> 4.11 Revenue Bills to Originate in the House</A><br /> <A href="412.htm"> 4.12 Bills Affecting Debt and Capital Projects</A><br /> <A href="414.htm"> 4.14 Bills Proposing Memorials</A><br /> <A href="415.htm"> 4.15 Bills Proposing Constitutional Amendments</A><br /> <A href="416.htm"> 4.16 Bills Affecting Government Data Practices</A><br /> <A href="418.htm"> 4.18 Referrals</A><br /> <A href="420.htm"> 4.20 Disposition of Bills during Interim</A><br /> <A href="430.htm"> 4.30 Recalling Bill from Committee or Division</A><br /> <A href="431.htm"> 4.31 Time Limit to consider Bills</A><br /> </UL> <P> <br /> <b>ARTICLE V Parliamentary Practice</b> </p> <UL> <A href="501.htm"> 5.01 Suspension or Amendment of the Rules</A><br /> <A href="502.htm"> 5.02 Suspension of Rules to advance a Bill</A><br /> <A href="503.htm"> 5.03 Definitions</A><br /> <A href="504.htm"> 5.04 Authorized Manual of Parliamentary Procedure</A><br /> <A href="505.htm"> 5.05 Conflict of Rules</A><br /> </UL> <P> <br /> <b>ARTICLE VI Committees and Reports </b> </p> <UL> <A href="601.htm"> 6.01 Committees and Divisions</A> <br /> <A href="602.htm"> 6.02 Committee, Subcommittee, and Division Membership</A><br /> <A href="603.htm"> 6.03 Appointments to Boards and Commissions</A><br /> <A href="604.htm"> 6.04 Subcommittees</A><br /> <A href="605.htm"> 6.05 Divisions</A><br /> <A href="610.htm"> 6.10 The Committee on Ethics</A><br /> <A href="620.htm"> 6.20 Committee Meeting Schedule; Deadlines</A><br /> <A href="621.htm"> 6.21 Committee Procedures</A><br /> <A href="622.htm"> 6.22 Public Testimony</A><br /> <A href="623.htm"> 6.23 Open Meeting Enforcement</A><br /> <A href="624.htm"> 6.24 Committee Records</A><br /> <A href="630.htm"> 6.30 Committee Reports</A><br /> <A href="631.htm"> 6.31 Substitution of Bills</A><br /> <A href="632.htm"> 6.32 Minority Reports</A><br /> <A href="640.htm"> 6.40 Reports of Conference Committees</A><br /> <A href="650.htm"> 6.50 Committee or Division Report Laid Over</A><br /> </UL> <P> <br /> <b>ARTICLE VII Officers of the House </b> </p> <UL> <A href="701.htm"> 7.01 Duties and Privileges of the Speaker</A><br /> <A href="702.htm"> 7.02 Successor in Office of Speaker</A><br /> <A href="705.htm"> 7.05 Speaker Pro Tempore</A><br /> <A href="706.htm"> 7.06 Speaker Emeritus</A><br /> <A href="710.htm"> 7.10 Duties of Chief Clerk</A><br /> <A href="720.htm"> 7.20 Duties of the Sergeant at Arms</A><br /> </UL> <P> <br /> <b>ARTICLE VIII Administration of the House </b> </p> <UL> <A href="801.htm"> 8.01 Budget and Financial Affairs</A><br /> <A href="802.htm"> 8.02 Member Offices</A><br /> <A href="810.htm"> 8.10 Committee and Division Budgets and Expenses</A><br /> <A href="820.htm"> 8.20 Appointment of Employees</A><br /> <A 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