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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, That |
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the Rules of the Senate of the 80th Legislature are adopted as the |
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Permanent Rules of the Senate of the 81st Legislature with the |
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following modifications: |
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1. Amend Rule 5.11 to read as follows: |
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SPECIAL ORDERS |
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Rule 5.11. (a) Any bill, resolution, or other measure |
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may on any day be made a special order for a future time of the |
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session by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members |
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present. |
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(b) A special order shall be considered at the time for |
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which it is set and considered from day to day until disposed of, |
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unless at the time so fixed there is pending business under a |
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special order, but such pending business may be suspended by a |
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two-thirds vote of all the members present. If a special order is |
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not reached or considered at the time fixed, it shall not lose its |
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place as a special order. All special orders shall be subject to |
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any Joint Rules and Rule 5.10. |
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(c) Upon the affirmative vote of four-fifths of the |
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members present, a special order may be reset to an earlier time |
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than previously scheduled. |
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(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a bill or resolution |
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relating to voter identification requirements reported favorably |
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from the Committee of the Whole Senate may be set as a special |
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order for a time at least 24 hours after the motion is adopted by |
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a majority of the members of the Senate. |
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2. Amend Rule 6.15 to read as follows: |
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WHEN RECORD VOTE REQUIRED; CALLS FOR YEAS AND NAYS [REQUIRED] |
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Rule 6.15. (a)(1) A vote on [Upon the] final passage of |
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a bill, a resolution proposing or ratifying a constitutional |
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amendment, or a resolution other than a resolution of a purely |
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ceremonial or honorary nature shall be by record vote, with the |
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vote of each member entered in the journal. |
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(2) A vote on [all amendments proposed to the
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Constitution, all bills appropriating money or lands for any
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purpose, all bills containing an immediate effect clause,] all |
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motions to suspend the constitutional three-day rule, [and] all |
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questions requiring a vote of two-thirds of the members elected, |
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all motions on whether to concur in House amendments to Senate |
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bills, and all motions on whether to adopt a conference committee |
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report shall be by record vote, with the vote of each member [the
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presiding officer shall call for the yeas and nays, and they
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shall be] entered in the journal. |
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(3) Upon all other questions requiring a vote of |
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two-thirds of the members present, including a motion to suspend |
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the rules, the presiding officer shall determine if there is |
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objection and, if so, call for the yeas and nays, but they shall |
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not be entered into the journal unless required under Subsection |
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(b) of this rule. If no objection is made, the journal entry |
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shall reflect a unanimous consent vote of the members present |
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without necessity of a roll call of yeas and nays. |
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(b) On any other question, at [At] the desire of any three |
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members present, the yeas and nays shall be entered on the |
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journal, and the names of the members present and not voting |
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shall be recorded immediately after those voting in the |
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affirmative and negative, and such members shall be counted in |
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determining the presence of a quorum. (Constitution, Article |
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III, Section 12) |
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(c)(1) Any nonprocedural motion adopted by voice vote, |
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without objection, or with unanimous consent shall be reflected |
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in the journal by showing members present as "yea", unless a |
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member registers otherwise with the Secretary of the Senate. |
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(2) The following statement shall be entered in the |
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journal after each vote taken as provided in Subdivision (1) of |
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this subsection: |
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"All members are deemed to have voted 'Yea' except as |
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follows: |
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Nays: |
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PNV: |
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Absent-Excused: |
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Absent:" |
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(d) A member must be on the floor of the Senate or in an |
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adjacent room or hallway on the same level as the Senate floor or |
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gallery in order to vote; but a member who is out of the Senate |
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when a record vote is taken and who wishes to be recorded shall be |
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permitted to do so provided: |
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(1) the member was out of the Senate temporarily, |
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having been recorded earlier as present; |
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(2) the vote is submitted to the Secretary of the |
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Senate prior to adjournment or recess to another calendar day; |
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and |
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(3) the recording of the member's vote does not |
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change the result as announced by the chair. |
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(e) Once begun, a roll call may not be interrupted for any |
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reason. |
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3. Amend Rule 16.07 as follows: |
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MATTERS REQUIRING VOTE OF MAJORITY |
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OF MEMBERS OF SENATE |
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Rule 16.07. A vote of the majority of the members of the |
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Senate is required to: |
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(1) pass a resolution initially adopting temporary |
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or permanent rules of the Senate; Rule 21.01 |
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(2) adopt, amend, or rescind any Joint Rules of the |
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two Houses; Rules 21.02 and 22.02 |
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(3) adopt resolution to suspend conference |
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committee rules; Rule 12.08 |
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(4) commit or recommit bill, resolution, or |
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petition to a committee; Rule 6.08 |
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(5) hold an executive session; Rule 15.02 |
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(6) pass a resolution amending the Rules of the |
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Senate. |
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(7) set voter identification requirement bills for |
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special order; Rule 5.11(d) |