This resolution makes the following changes to the senate rules, in addition to
other technical changes:

Prohibits members and other persons while in the senate chamber, and
members specifically during debate, from displaying a chart, sign, or other visual aid
or promoting a private business by prominently displaying a branded product or logo.

Provides that a person who provides technical services under a license
agreement to broadcast senate proceedings may be invited on the floor of the senate
by the presiding officer to perform those services. The resolution also provides that
a person who delivers the opening prayer may be admitted by the presiding officer
to the floor of the senate, but only for the purpose of delivering the opening prayer.

Allows the Committee on Senate Organization to prescribe the time the senate
will meet. Currently, the senate must meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday
unless a different day or hour is prescribed by a resolution or motion adopted by
majority vote.

Provides that reference of appointments is to occur on third order of business
during a floor session day. In addition, the resolution provides that consideration of
motions, resolutions, and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading is to occur
on tenth order of business during a floor session day.

Provides that any action that would occur on the second, third, fourth, fifth,
seventh, or eighth order of business during a daily session, but that actually occurs
after the completion of the applicable order of business on that day, is considered to
have occurred on the applicable order of business for the purpose of producing the
senate journal.

Specifies that any motion to withdraw a matter from the Committee on Senate
Organization, if approved, places the matter on the next succeeding calendar
established by the Committee on Senate Organization.

Eliminates a provision that whenever any substantial disturbance is caused by
or substantial disorderly conduct is engaged in by a member on the senate floor or
in the lobby or gallery while the senate is sitting in session, the president may order
the sergeant at arms to escort the member out of the senate chamber and prevent the
member's return to the senate chamber for the remainder of the session day.

Provides that, if a senate member of a senate committee or a joint committee
is unable to serve, the senate majority leader may select a temporary replacement
for a member of the majority party who is unable to serve from among those senators
of the same party and may select a temporary replacement for a member of the
minority party, upon recommendation of the minority leader, who is unable to serve
from among those senators of the same party. The resolution further provides that
the replacement takes effect when the member who is a temporary replacement
answers the roll call of the senate committee or joint committee and terminates upon
the adjournment of the senate committee or joint committee meeting or the return
of the member who was unable to serve, whichever occurs first.

Provides that a committee may not conduct an executive session on a proposal,
amendment, appointment, or proposed administrative rule by ballot or polling
unless the chairperson of the committee determines that voting by ballot or polling
is necessary in an emergency for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety,
or welfare. Before circulating a ballot or conducting a poll, however, the chairperson

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must post a notice on the bulletin board of each house describing the business to be
conducted by ballot or polling.

Provides that, if a committee reports out an amendment or substitute
amendment to a proposal that is rereferred to another committee, the succeeding
committee's action on the proposal shall supersede the prior committee's action for
purposes of consideration of the proposal on the senate floor.

Provides that whenever a senate proposal is introduced or offered and referred
or an assembly proposal is received and referred, the referral by the president
constitutes the proposal's first reading.

Provides that a motion to withdraw from committee may not take effect during
the seven days preceding any scheduled committee meeting or the seven days
following the date on which a committee meeting is held. Currently, a motion to
withdraw from committee may not take effect during the seven days preceding any
scheduled committee hearing or the seven days following the date on which a
committee hearing is held.

Provides that the chairperson of any committee may request from the
Legislative Fiscal Bureau an original fiscal estimate on a bill if the chairperson
believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by the state agency
assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the deadline specified in the joint rules.
Currently, only the Committee on Senate Organization may make such a request.

Provides that all bills and joint resolutions, and all resolutions except those
privileged for immediate consideration, after introduction, must lay over for at least
24 hours before being considered. Currently, the proposals must lay over one day.

Provides that the president may, with the consent of the chairperson of the
standing committee and the chairperson of the committee on senate organization,
withdraw a proposal or appointment from the standing committee to which it is
referred and rerefer it to another standing committee. Currently, the president must
only receive the permission of the chairperson of the standing committee.

Provides that no bill may be placed on the calendar that has not received a
public hearing, but allows the committee on senate organization to waive the public
hearing requirement.