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SR1: RESOLVED, that the Rules of the 2017-2018 Session be adopted as the Rules of the 2019-2020 Session, with the changes which have been provided here today.
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RESOLUTION NO. 1
RULES ADOPTION
Senator Feltes offered the following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Rules of the 2017-2018 Session be adopted as the Rules of the 2019-2020 Session, with
the changes which have been provided here today.
AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE RULES
1. Amend Senate Rule 4-7 as follows:
4-7 Standing Committees - The standing committees of the Senate shall be as follows: the Committee on
Capital Budget, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Education and Workforce Development ,
the Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs Municipal Affairs , the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, the Committee on Executive Departments and Administration, the Committee on Finance,
the Committee on Health and Human Services, the Committee on Judiciary, the Committee on Public and
Municipal Affairs, the Committee on Rules and Enrolled Bills, the Committee on Transportation, and the
Committee on Ways and Means.
2. Amend Senate Rule 6-5 as follows:
6-5 Amending Rules - Any rule of the Senate may be amended by majority vote during the first four five
legislative days of the first-year session, after which a two-thirds majority shall be required.
3. Amend Senate Rule 7-1 as follows:
7-1 Deadlines
(a) Tuesday, December 18, 2018 – 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
2019 Session.
(b) Friday, January 04, 2019 – Deadline for prime sponsors to sign off on legislation.
(c) Friday, January 11, 2019 – Deadline for co-sponsors to sign off on legislation.
(d) Monday, February 25, 2019 – Friday, March 01, 2019: SENATE BREAK.
(e) Thursday, March 07, 2019 – Deadline for Policy Committees to ACT on all Senate bills with a fiscal
impact, except bills exempted pursuant to Senate Rule 4-5.
(f) Thursday, March 28, 2019 – CROSSOVER – Deadline to ACT on all Senate bills.
(g) Thursday, May 16, 2019 – Deadline for Policy Committees to ACT on all House bills with a fiscal
impact, except bills exempted pursuant to Senate Rule 4-5.
(h) Thursday, June 06, 2019 – Deadline to ACT on all House bills.
(i) Thursday, June 13, 2019 – Deadline to FORM Committees of Conference.
(j) Thursday, June 20, 2019 – Deadline to SIGN Committee of Conference Reports.
(k) Thursday, June 27, 2019 – Deadline to ACT on Committee of Conference Reports.
Adopted.