SR1: RESOLVED, that the Rules of the 2011-2012 Session be adopted as the Rules of the 2013-2014 Session, with the changes which have been provided here today, and be it further RESOLVED that these Rules may be amended by majority vote for the next four legislative days.

RESOLUTION NO. 1

RULES ADOPTION

Sen. Bradley offered the following Resolution:

RESOLVED, that the rules of the 2011-2012 session be adopted as the rules of the 2013- 2014 session, with

the changes which have been provided here today, and be it further RESOLVED that these rules may be

amended by majority vote for the next four legislative days.

AMENDMENT TO SENATE RULES :

1. Amend Senate Rule 3-7 as follows:

3-7 b ills amended only on second reading; filing of amendments.

No amendment shall be made but upon the second reading of a bill; and all amendments to bills and

resolutions shall be in writing, with the name of the Senator and the district he represents, or in the case

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of a committee amendment the name of the committee that recommended it, thereon. No amendment to

any bill shall be proposed or allowed at any time or by any source, including a committee of conference,

except it be germane. The prohibition on non-germane amendments shall not apply in the case of a measure

previously passed by the Senate being added to a subsequent bill. Amendments shall have been reviewed

by the Office of Legislative Services for form, construction, statutory and chapter reference.

2. Amend Senate Rule 4-5 as follows:

4-5 Standing Committees.

The standing committees of the Senate shall be as follows: the Committee on Capital Budget, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Executive

Departments and Administration, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Health, Education and

Human Services, the Committee on Judiciary, the Committee on Public and Municipal Affairs, the Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs, the Committee on Transportation, and the Committee

on Ways and Means.

3. Amend Senate Rule 4-8 as follows:

4-8 Consent Calendar.

The Senate Calendar may have a Consent Calendar section containing reports on bills and resolutions

believed to be non-controversial.

No bill or resolution shall appear on the Consent Calendar unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) All members of the committee to which the bill or resolution was referred vote in favor of the final

committee recommendation in executive session.

(b) All members of the committee to which the bill or resolution was referred vote in favor of placing it

on the Consent Calendar.

(c) A short explanation of the committee’s recommendation, approved by the chairperson of the committee

appears with the bill or resolution in the Consent Calendar.

No bill or resolution recommended for passage by the Committee on Finance shall be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Any member may request removal of any bill or resolution listed on the Consent Calendar. Any item removed from the Consent Calendar shall be taken up at the conclusion of the Regular Calendar. All items

remaining on the Consent Calendar shall be acted upon without debate.

The following shall not appear on a Consent Calendar: Committee of Conference reports and Constitutional

Amendment Concurrent Resolutions.

4. Replace Senate Rule 8-1 with the following:

8-1 Deadlines.

(a) Thursday, December 20, 2012, 12:00 PM - Deadline for the Office of Legislative Services to accept

drafting of a Senate Bill, Senate Concurrent Resolution, or Senate Joint Resolution with complete

information for the 2013 Session.

(a) Thursday, January 10, 2013, 4:00 PM - Deadline for prime sponsors to sign off on legislation.

(a) Thursday, January 17, 2013, 4:00 PM - Deadline for co-sponsors to sign off on legislation.

Adopted.