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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
ENGROSSED HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 HR 4607 Rule 14 Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum Rule 15 Daily Calendar and Order of Business Rule 16 Motions Rule 17 Remote Participation and Voting Permitted Upon Authorization Rule 18 Members' Right to Debate Rule 19 Rules of Debate Rule 20 Ending of Debate - Previous Question Rule 21 Voting Rule 22 Reconsideration Rule 23 Call of the House Rule 24 Appeal from Decision of Chair Rule 25 Standing Committees Rule 26 Duties of Committees Rule 27 Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power Rule 28 Vetoed Bills Rule 29 Suspension of Compensation Rule 30 Smoking Rule 31 Liquor Rule 32 Parliamentary Rules Rule 33 Standing Rules Amendment Rule 34 Rules to Apply for Assembly Rule 35 Legislative Publications Rule 36 Emergency Resolution Authorized Definitions Rule 1.
1 EHR 4607 Rule 14 Hour of Meeting, Roll Call and Quorum Rule 15 Daily Calendar and Order of Business Rule 16 Motions Rule 17 Remote Participation and Voting Permitted Upon Authorization Rule 18 Members' Right to Debate Rule 19 Rules of Debate Rule 20 Ending of Debate - Previous Question Rule 21 Voting Rule 22 Reconsideration Rule 23 Call of the House Rule 24 Appeal from Decision of Chair Rule 25 Standing Committees Rule 26 Duties of Committees Rule 27 Standing Committees - Expenses - Subpoena Power Rule 28 Vetoed Bills Rule 29 Suspension of Compensation Rule 30 Smoking Rule 31 Liquor Rule 32 Parliamentary Rules Rule 33 Standing Rules Amendment Rule 34 Rules to Apply for Assembly Rule 35 Legislative Publications Rule 36 Emergency Resolution Authorized Definitions Rule 1.
(D) "Fiscal committee" means the appropriations, capital budget, finance, and transportation committees.
(E) "Sergeant at arms" means the director of house security.
2 HR 4607 (F) "Session" means a constitutional gathering of the house in accordance with Article II, section 12 of the state Constitution.
2 EHR 4607 (D) "Fiscal committee" means the appropriations, capital budget, finance, and transportation committees.
(E) "Sergeant at arms" means the director of house security.
(F) "Session" means a constitutional gathering of the house in accordance with Article II, section 12 of the state Constitution.
(B) The speaker shall preserve order and decorum, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct within the chamber or legislative area, shall order the sergeant at arms to suppress the same and may order the sergeant at arms to remove any person creating any disturbance within the house chamber or legislative area.
3 HR 4607 (C) The speaker may speak to points of order in preference to other members, arising from the seat for that purpose, and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the house by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once without leave of the house.
3 EHR 4607 (B) The speaker shall preserve order and decorum, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct within the chamber or legislative area, shall order the sergeant at arms to suppress the same and may order the sergeant at arms to remove any person creating any disturbance within the house chamber or legislative area.
(C) The speaker may speak to points of order in preference to other members, arising from the seat for that purpose, and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the house by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once without leave of the house.
(J) The speaker shall have charge of and see that all officers, attaches, and clerks perform their respective duties.
(J) The speaker shall have charge of and see that all officers, attachés, and clerks perform their respective duties.
(K) The speaker pro tempore shall exercise the duties, powers, and prerogatives of the speaker in the event of the speaker's death, illness, removal, or inability to act until the speaker's successor shall be elected.
(K) The speaker pro tempore shall exercise the duties, powers, and prerogatives of the speaker in the event of the speaker's death, p.
4 EHR 4607 illness, removal, or inability to act until the speaker's successor shall be elected.
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The chief clerk shall perform all administrative duties related to the public records obligations of members of the house.
4 HR 4607 The chief clerk shall perform all administrative duties related to the public records obligations of members of the house.
(A) The sergeant at arms shall admit only the following individuals to the wings and adjacent areas of the house chamber for the period of time beginning one-half hour prior to convening and ending one-half hour following the adjournment of the house's daily session:
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The governor ((or designees, or both));
5 EHR 4607 (A) The sergeant at arms shall admit only the following individuals to the wings and adjacent areas of the house chamber for the period of time beginning one-half hour prior to convening and ending one-half hour following the adjournment of the house's daily session:
The governor;
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Former members of the house who are not advocating any pending or proposed legislation;
5 HR 4607 Former members of the house who are not advocating any pending or proposed legislation;
(Article II, section 36) Any returning member or member-elect may prefile a bill with the chief clerk commencing the first Monday in December preceding any regular session or twenty (20) days before any special session.
(Article II, section 36) Any returning member or member-elect may prefile a bill with the chief clerk commencing the first Monday in December preceding any p.
6 EHR 4607 regular session or twenty (20) days before any special session.
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No bill shall be introduced by title only, and, in the event a bill is not complete, at least section 1 shall be set forth in full before the bill may be accepted for introduction.
6 HR 4607 No bill shall be introduced by title only, and, in the event a bill is not complete, at least section 1 shall be set forth in full before the bill may be accepted for introduction.
After the first reading the bill shall be referred to an appropriate committee.
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7 EHR 4607 After the first reading the bill shall be referred to an appropriate committee.
No amendment shall be considered by the house until it has been sent to the chief p.
No amendment shall be considered by the house until it has been sent to the chief clerk's desk in writing or electronically, distributed to the desk of each member or made available to each member electronically, and read by the clerk.
7 HR 4607 clerk's desk in writing or electronically, distributed to the desk of each member or made available to each member electronically, and read by the clerk.
Bills on the second reading suspension calendar shall not be subject to amendment or substitution except as recommended in the committee report.
Bills on the second reading suspension calendar shall not be subject to amendment or substitution except as recommended in the committee p.
8 EHR 4607 report.
House resolutions are not subject to p.
House resolutions are not subject to debate, except for resolutions necessary for the operation of the house, and resolutions commemorating Children's Day, Day of Remembrance, Martin Luther King Jr.
8 HR 4607 debate, except for resolutions necessary for the operation of the house, and resolutions commemorating Children's Day, Day of Remembrance, Martin Luther King Jr.
A house bill, passed by the senate with amendment or amendments which shall change the scope and object of the bill, upon being received in the house, shall be referred to the appropriate committee and shall take the same course as for original bills unless a motion not to concur is adopted prior to the bill being referred to committee.
A house bill, passed by the senate with amendment or amendments which shall change the scope and p.
9 EHR 4607 object of the bill, upon being received in the house, shall be referred to the appropriate committee and shall take the same course as for original bills unless a motion not to concur is adopted prior to the bill being referred to committee.
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(Article II, section 38) (F) NO AMENDMENT BY REFERENCE.
9 HR 4607 (F) NO AMENDMENT BY REFERENCE.
The twenty-four (24) hour requirement does not apply to conference reports, which are governed by the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives, or to bills placed on the third reading calendar by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present.
The twenty-four (24) hour requirement does not apply to conference reports, which are governed by the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives, or to bills placed on the p.
10 EHR 4607 third reading calendar by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present.
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(B) ROLL CALL AND QUORUM.
10 HR 4607 (B) ROLL CALL AND QUORUM.
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In the absence of a quorum, seven members with the speaker, or eight members in the speaker's absence, having chosen a speaker pro tempore, shall be authorized to demand a call of the house and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner provided in Rule 23 (B).
In the absence of a quorum, seven members with the speaker, or eight members in the speaker's absence, having chosen a speaker pro tempore, shall be authorized to demand a call of the house and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner provided in Rule 23(B).
(A) DAILY CALENDAR.
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11 EHR 4607 (A) DAILY CALENDAR.
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(B) UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
11 HR 4607 (B) UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
No motion shall be entertained or debated until announced by the speaker and every motion shall be deemed to have been seconded.
No motion shall be entertained or debated until announced by the speaker and every p.
12 EHR 4607 motion shall be deemed to have been seconded.
Question of consideration p.
Question of consideration Second rank:
12 HR 4607 Second rank:
To amend 8 (3) Incidental motions:
To amend (3) Incidental motions:
Points of order and appeal Method of consideration Suspension of the rules Reading papers Withdraw a motion Division of a question (C) THE EFFECT OF POSTPONEMENT - MOTIONS TO POSTPONE OR COMMIT.
Points of order and appeal Method of consideration Suspension of the rules Reading papers Withdraw a motion p.
13 EHR 4607 Division of a question (C) THE EFFECT OF POSTPONEMENT - MOTIONS TO POSTPONE OR COMMIT.
A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except when the house is voting or is working under the call p.
A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except when the house is voting or is working under the call of the house;
13 HR 4607 of the house;
The majority leader and minority leader or their designees shall determine when the member's authorization to participate remotely ends.
The majority leader and minority p.
14 EHR 4607 leader or their designees shall determine when the member's authorization to participate remotely ends.
PROVIDED, That the chair of the committee or the mover of the p.
PROVIDED, That one proponent and one opponent of the question may close debate if it is consistent with Rule 20 (Previous Question).
14 HR 4607 question may close debate if it is consistent with Rule 20 (Previous Question).
After a motion is stated by the speaker or a bill, memorial, resolution, petition, or remonstrance is read by the clerk, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by consent of the house at any time before decision or amendment.
After a motion is stated by the speaker or a bill, memorial, resolution, petition, or remonstrance is read by the clerk, it shall be deemed to be in p.
15 EHR 4607 possession of the house, but may be withdrawn by consent of the house at any time before decision or amendment.
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(G) DECORUM OF MEMBERS.
15 HR 4607 (G) DECORUM OF MEMBERS.
If any member be called to order for words spoken in debate, the person calling the member to order shall repeat the words excepted to and they shall be taken down in writing at the clerk's table.
If any member be called to order for words spoken in debate, the person calling the member to p.
16 EHR 4607 order shall repeat the words excepted to and they shall be taken down in writing at the clerk's table.
The previous question may be ordered by a ((two-thirds (2/3))) majority vote of the members present on all recognized motions or amendments which are debatable.
The previous question may be ordered by a majority vote of the members present on all recognized motions or amendments which are debatable.
"((Representative __________ demands the previous question.)) As many as are in favor of ordering the previous question will say 'Aye';
"As many as are in favor of ordering the previous question will say 'Aye';
as many as are opposed will say 'No'." p.
as many as are opposed will say 'No'." The results of the motion are as follows:
16 HR 4607 The results of the motion are as follows:
PROVIDED HOWEVER, That when a bill is on final passage or when the motion to postpone indefinitely is pending, ((one of the sponsors of the bill or the chair of the committee)) one proponent and one opponent may have the privilege of closing debate for up to three minutes after the previous question has been ordered.
PROVIDED HOWEVER, That when a bill is on final passage or when the motion to postpone indefinitely is pending, one proponent and one opponent may have the privilege of closing debate for up to three minutes after the previous question has been ordered.
If an adjournment is had after the previous question is ordered, the motion or proposition on which the previous question was ordered shall be put to the house immediately following the approval of the journal on the next working day, thus making the main question privileged over all other business, whether new or unfinished.
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17 EHR 4607 If an adjournment is had after the previous question is ordered, the motion or proposition on which the previous question was ordered shall be put to the house immediately following the approval of the journal on the next working day, thus making the main question privileged over all other business, whether new or unfinished.
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(E) PRIVATE INTEREST.
17 HR 4607 (E) PRIVATE INTEREST.
(G) MOTIONS NOT REQUIRING A RECORDED ROLL CALL VOTE.
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18 EHR 4607 (G) MOTIONS NOT REQUIRING A RECORDED ROLL CALL VOTE.
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(K) DIVISION.
18 HR 4607 (K) DIVISION.
A member who is excused for one or more days of recorded votes may submit a written statement for the journal explaining the reason for their absence.
A member who is excused for one or more days of recorded votes p.
19 EHR 4607 may submit a written statement for the journal explaining the reason for their absence.
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When a motion to reconsider has been carried, its effect shall be to place the original question before the house in the exact position it occupied before it was voted upon.
19 HR 4607 When a motion to reconsider has been carried, its effect shall be to place the original question before the house in the exact position it occupied before it was voted upon.
Call of the House p.
Call of the House Rule 23.
20 EHR 4607 Rule 23.
Appeal from Decision of Chair p.
Appeal from Decision of Chair Rule 24.
20 HR 4607 Rule 24.
The decision of the chair may be appealed from by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once unless p.
The decision of the chair may be appealed from by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once unless by leave of the house.
21 EHR 4607 by leave of the house.
21 HR 4607 required by the circumstances, including but not limited to the time remaining for action on the bill, the nature of the subject, and the number of prior hearings on the subject.
22 EHR 4607 required by the circumstances, including but not limited to the time remaining for action on the bill, the nature of the subject, and the number of prior hearings on the subject.
Any member may call for a recorded vote, which shall include the names of absent members, on any substantive question before the committee.
Any member may call for a recorded vote, which p.
A copy of all recorded committee votes p.
23 EHR 4607 shall include the names of absent members, on any substantive question before the committee.
22 HR 4607 shall be kept by the chief clerk and shall be available for public inspection.
A copy of all recorded committee votes shall be kept by the chief clerk and shall be available for public inspection.
The standing committees of the house may have the powers of subpoena, the power to administer oaths, and the power to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses in accordance with the provisions of chapter 44.16 RCW.
The standing committees of the house may have the powers of subpoena, the power to administer oaths, and the power to issue p.
Before a standing committee of the house may issue any process, the committee chair shall submit for approval of the executive rules committee a statement of purpose p.
24 EHR 4607 commissions for the examination of witnesses in accordance with the provisions of chapter 44.16 RCW.
23 HR 4607 setting forth the name or names of those subject to process.
Before a standing committee of the house may issue any process, the committee chair shall submit for approval of the executive rules committee a statement of purpose setting forth the name or names of those subject to process.
Any member convicted of a felony and sentenced therefor under any federal law or the law of any other state shall, as of the time of sentencing, be similarly denied such salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance if either (a) such crime would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution, or (b) the conduct resulting in the conviction and sentencing would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution.
Any member convicted of a felony and sentenced therefor under any federal law or the law of any other state shall, as of the time of sentencing, be similarly denied such salary, per diem, expenses, facilities, and assistance if either (a) such crime would also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution, or (b) the conduct resulting in the conviction and sentencing would p.
25 EHR 4607 also constitute a crime punishable under the laws of Washington by death or by imprisonment in a state penal institution.
If the conviction of a member is reversed, then the salary, per diem, and expense amounts denied p.
If the conviction of a member is reversed, then the salary, per diem, and expense amounts denied the member since sentencing shall be forthwith paid, and the member shall thereafter have the rights and privileges of other members.
24 HR 4607 the member since sentencing shall be forthwith paid, and the member shall thereafter have the rights and privileges of other members.
Rules to Apply for Assembly Rule 34.
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26 EHR 4607 Rule 34.
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Emergency Resolution Authorized Rule 36.
25 HR 4607 Emergency Resolution Authorized Rule 36.
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