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

Requires the chief clerk to prepare and publish for reproduction the daily
journal after the adjournment of each daily session, and, if so directed by the

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president or as necessary, on any day on which the senate does not meet. Currently,
the chief clerk must prepare the journal on any day on which the senate does not meet
only if directed by the president or the chairperson of the Committee on Senate
Organization.

Provides that a senate session that is convened pursuant to the constitutional
requirement that neither house of the legislature shall, without consent of the other,
adjourn for more than three days need not meet at 10 a.m. if the session is convened
on a Tuesday or Thursday. Current rules, with exceptions, require the senate to meet
at this time.

Requires that a senator who is present during any part of a roll call day must
be included in the official attendance roll call for that day.

Reverses the sixth and seventh orders of business. The new sixth order of
business now deals with referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning
proposed administrative rules. The new seventh order of business now deals with
the advice and consent of the senate.

Eliminates the ability of a committee to conduct an executive session on a
proposal, amendment, appointment, or proposed administrative rule by ballot if the
chairperson of the committee determines that voting by ballot is necessary in an
emergency for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare.
Instead, a committee may conduct such an executive session by ballot if the proposal,
amendment, appointment, or proposed administrative rule has lain over for at least
24 hours, unless the Committee on Senate Organization determines that for good
cause such notice is impossible or impractical. In no case, however, may notice be
provided less than two hours before a ballot is circulated. The resolution does not
change the use of polling in emergency situations.

Provides that public notice of a committee meeting may be amended at any time
to delay the commencement of the meeting or to delete items from the agenda of the
meeting. Generally, public notice of a committee meeting must be given at least 24
hours before the commencement of the meeting.

Requires that the chairperson of each senate committee file with the chief clerk
a copy of each notice of a public hearing or executive session before that committee
in accordance with current public notice requirements under the senate rules and
requires that the notices be published, on a daily basis, on the legislature's committee
Internet Web site.

Authorizes the inclusion of any other appropriate information in the history file
for a proposal, as determined by the senate chief clerk.

Permits senators to submit to the chief clerk a list of individuals who witnessed
a part of the day's meeting and requires them to be entered at the end of the day's
journal. Previously, for this purpose, senators could only submit a listing of visitors
from their districts.

Allows the Committee on Senate Organization, with the consent of the senate
cochairperson of the Joint Committee on Finance, to withdraw a proposal from the
Joint Committee on Finance and make the proposal available for scheduling.
Currently, the Committee on Senate Organization may withdraw a bill from the
Joint Committee on Finance and place the bill on the calendar.

Clarifies that the phrase "by majority vote" in the senate rules means by
majority vote of members present.

Provides that the chief clerk must present all correctly enrolled bills to the
governor as provided in the session schedule unless any of the following occur: upon
motion of the senate, the chief clerk must present a correctly enrolled bill to the
governor as provided in the motion; upon directive of the majority leader, unless
otherwise provided by the session schedule or motion of the senate, the chief clerk
must present a correctly enrolled bill to the governor as provided in the directive; and
upon the call of the governor, unless otherwise provided by the session schedule,
motion of the senate, or directive of the majority leader, the chief clerk must
immediately present a correctly enrolled bill to the governor.

Regulates the conduct of individuals in the senate gallery. Under the rules,
unless otherwise provided by the presiding officer, individuals in the gallery must be
quiet at all times; must be seated at all times; may not lean over or put any object
over the balcony; may not display signs; may not read books or newspapers; may not
consume food or beverages; may not use tobacco products; must turn off all cellular
telephones and pagers; may not use a laptop or other computer; and may not
photograph any of the proceedings in the chamber.

The resolution defines "partisan caucus" as a conference convened by 2 or more
members of a political party to discuss business related to the organization or agenda
of that party within the legislature or to discuss any matter pending in or proposed
for introduction in the legislature. In this conference, to facilitate bipartisan
cooperation, the members who convened the conference may permit members of
another political party to attend.