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RULES OFTHE GEORGIA SENATE2019-2020 TERMADOPTED: MARCH 29, 2019

RULES OF THE GEORGIA SENATETABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION ONEOFFICERS, SENATORS, EMPLOYEES, AND ETHICSPART 1: OFFICERS OF THE SENATE1-1.1 .President of the Senate .Page 11-1.2 .President Pro Tempore .Page 21-1.3 .Voting Rights of a Senator When Presiding .Page 21-1.4 .Caucus Officers .Page 31-1.5 .Secretary of the Senate .Page 31-1.6 .Sergeant at Arms .Page 3PART 2: SENATORS1-2.1 .Oath of Office .Page 41-2.2 .Excused Absence .Page 51-2.3 .Seating in the Senate Chamber .Page 51-2.4 .Travel and Reimbursement .Page 61-2.5 .Senate Offices .Page 6PART 3: EMPLOYEES OF THE SENATE1-3.1 .Compensation for Employees .Page 71-3.2 .Travel and Reimbursement .Page 71-3.3 .Conflicts of Interest .Page 7PART 4: CONDUCT AND ETHICS1-4.1 .Definitions .Page 71-4.2 .Personal Financial Gain .Page 81-4.3 .Campaign Contributions .Page 81-4.4 .Conflicts of Interest .Page 81-4.5 .Special Treatment; Acceptance of Things of Value .Page 91-4.6 .Crimes of Moral Turpitude and Controlled Substances .Page 91-4.7 .Sexual Harassment .Page 91-4.8 .Discriminatory Harassment .Page 101-4.9 .Standard of Conduct .Page 111-4.10 .Committee on Ethics .Page 111-4.11 .Ethics Complaints .Page 131-4.12 .Distribution of Rules; Educational Seminars .Page 181-4.13 .Distribution and Advice Regarding the Senate Rules .Page 19i

PART 5: PUBLIC MEETINGS1-5.1 .Open Meetings; Closure under Certain Circumstances .Page 19SECTION TWOCOMMITTEESPART 1: COMMITTEES: ORGANIZATION, DUTIES, ANDRESPONSIBILITIES2-1.1 .Committee on Assignments .Page 212-1.2 .Committee on Administrative Affairs .Page 212-1.3 .Standing Committees; Number of Members .Page 212-1.4 .Subcommittees .Page 222-1.5 .Committee Powers and Responsibilities .Page 232-1.6 .Committee Reports .Page 232-1.7 .Committee Meetings .Page 242-1.8 .Committee Quorum .Page 252-1.9 .Attendance and Testimony by Author of Bill .Page 252-1.10 .Rules Committee; Calendar; Special Rules .Page 252-1.11 .Audit Subcommittee of Rules .Page 262-1.12 .Enrolling and Journals Subcommittee of the Senate .Page 262-1.13 .Committee of Conference on Appropriations Acts- Appointees .Page 26PART 2: COMMITTEE OFFICERS2-2.1 .Appointment of Chair, Vice-chair and Secretary .Page 262-2.2 .Chair, Vice-chair; Vote .Page 272-2.3 .Powers of the Chair .Page 272-2.4 .Vice-chair’s Duties .Page 27PART 3: COMMITTEE MEMBERS2-3.1 .Membership .Page 272-3.2 .Ex-officio Members .Page 282-3.3 .Attendance .Page 28PART 4: COMMITTEE VOTING2-4.1 .Voting; Call for the Yeas and Nays .Page 292-4.2 .Voting in Committee; Duty to Vote; Exceptions .Page 29PART 5: COMMITTEE MOTIONS AND PRECEDENCE2-5.1 .Motions; How Made .Page 302-5.2 .Motions; Do Pass; Do Not Pass; Effect .Page 302-5.3 .Motions; Precedence .Page 30ii

PART 6: COMMITTEE DECORUM AND DEBATE2-6.1 .Committee Testimony; Recording; Transcripts .Page 302-6.2 .Appeals .Page 30PART 7: COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE2-7.1 .Process .Page 312-7.2 .Presiding Officer .Page 312-7.3 .Quorum .Page 312-7.4 .Reading of Bills; Order of Debate .Page 312-7.5 .Applicability of Senate Rules; Limitations; Powers .Page 322-7.6 .Voting Responsibilities of Members .Page 322-7.7 .Limits on Debate .Page 322-7.8 .Motion to Rise, Report Progress, and Ask Leave to Sit Again .Page 322-7.9 .Report of a Committee of the Whole .Page 332-7.10 .Amendments by a Committee of the Whole .Page 332-7.11 .Recording of Proceedings .Page 34PART 8: COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE2-8.1 .Membership .Page 342-8.2 .Powers .Page 342-8.3 .Reports; Approval; Distribution; Time of Consideration .Page 342-8.4 .Time Limit; Discharge; Appointment of New Members .Page 352-8.5 .Germaneness of Reports .Page 352-8.6 .Final Passage .Page 35SECTION THREEBILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND CONFIRMATIONSPART 1: GENERAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS3-1.1 .Form of Bills .Page 363-1.2 .Introduction of Bills .Page 363-1.3 .Distribution of Bills; Printing Amendments .Page 373-1.4 .Fiscal Notes .Page 383-1.5 .Receipt of House Bills on the Crossover Day .Page 393-1.6 .Possession of Bills .Page 393-1.7 .Withdrawal of Bills .Page 403-1.8 .Failed Bills; Prohibition Against Reintroduction .Page 40iii

PART 2: LOCAL BILLS3-2.1 .Local Bills; General Provisions .Page 403-2.2 .Approval by Local Delegation .Page 41PART 3: CONFIRMATIONS3-3.1 .Confirmations; Procedure .Page 41SECTION FOURORDER OF BUSINESS AND CALENDARPART 1: CALENDAR AND SCHEDULE4-1.1 .Sessions of the Senate .Page 434-1.2 .Adjournment of Both Houses .Page 43PART 2: ORDER OF BUSINESS4-2.1 .Daily Order of Business .Page 444-2.2 .Reports of the Committees on Rules and StateAnd Local Governmental Operations (Local); Messages .Page 454-2.3 .Reading of the Journal .Page 454-2.4 .Reading of Bills and Resolutions .Page 454-2.5 .Reference of Bills .Page 464-2.6 .Order for Second Reading; Second Reading after the 35th Day .Page 464-2.7 .Roll Call .Page 464-2.8 .Local Consent Calendar; Local Contested Calendar .Page 464-2.9 .Third Reading and Consideration; Rules Calendar .Page 474-2.10 .Bills Placed on Desk; Calendar Changes .Page 484-2.11 .Reference to More Than One Committee; Effect .Page 484-2.12 .Disagreement with Committee Report on Third Reading .Page 484-2.13 .Transmittal to the House .Page 484-2.14 .Fixed Hour of Adjournment.Page 48iv

SECTION FIVEVOTING5-1.1 .Votes Required for Passage .Page 495-1.2 .Quorum .Page 495-1.3 .Voting; General .Page 505-1.4 .Final Passage .Page 505-1.5 .Electronic Roll Call System .Page 515-1.6 .Debate Prohibited During Voting .Page 515-1.7 .Verification of Vote; Change of Vote .Page 515-1.8 .Voting Prohibitions .Page 525-1.9 .Explanation of Vote .Page 525-1.10 .No Quorum Present; Call of the Senate;Members Required to Vote .Page 52SECTION SIXMOTIONS AND PRECEDENCEPART 1: MOTIONS GENERALLY6-1.1 .Motions; How Made, Withdrawn .Page 536-1.2 .Motions; Precedence .Page 54PART 2: MOTION TO ADJOURN6-2.1 .Timing of Motion .Page 546-2.2 .Motion Not Debatable .Page 546-2.3 .Motion to Adjourn to a Particular Day .Page 556-2.4 .Simple Motion to Adjourn .Page 55PART 3: MOTION TO TABLE6-3.1 .Effect of Motion .Page 556-3.2 .Timing of Motion .Page 556-3.3 .Measures That Cannot be Tabled .Page 556-3.4 .Motion not Debatable .Page 566-3.5 .Removing Measures From the Table .Page 56PART 4: MOTION TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE6-4.1 .Effect of Motion .Page 566-4.2 .Precedence and Applicability of Motion .Page 566-4.3 .Motion is Debatable .Page 56v

6-4.4 .Motion Not Renewable .Page 57PART 5: MOTION TO POSTPONE6-5.1 .Applicability .Page 576-5.2 .Debate on Motion .Page 576-5.3 .When in Order .Page 576-5.4 .Effect of Motion; Return to General Calendar .Page 57PART 6: MOTION TO COMMIT6-6.1 .Applicability .Page 586-6.2 .Precedence .Page 586-6.3 .Debate of Motion .Page 586-6.4 .Timing .Page 586-6.5 .Amendable .Page 586-6.6 .Vote Required for Passage .Page 59PART 7: RECONSIDERATION6-7.1 .Timing and Notice .Page 596-7.2 .Debate of Motion .Page 606-7.3 .Reconsideration of Amendments .Page 606-7.4 .Limitations .Page 606-7.5 .Effect of Motion; Return to General Calendar .Page 606-7.6 .Vote Required for Passage .Page 60PART 8: MOTION FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION6-8.1 .How Made; Precedence; Motion not Debatable .Page 606-8.2 .When Motion is Not in Order .Page 616-8.3 .Applicability .Page 616-8.4 .Division of the Question .Page 616-8.5 .Effect; Time for Debate of Main Question; Minority Reports .Page 616-8.6 .Order of Business After Main Question is Ordered .Page 626-8.7 .Reconsideration After Main Question is Ordered .Page 62PART 9: OTHER MOTIONS6-9.1 .Motion to Engross Upon First Reading or Third Reading .Page 626-9.2 .Motions Containing New Matters .Page 636-9.3 .Motion to Resolve Debate .Page 63vi

SECTION SEVENAMENDMENTS7-1.1 .General Form; Notice; Manner of Consideration .Page 647-1.2 .Germaneness .Page 657-1.3 .Timing .Page 657-1.4 .Precedence of Amendments .Page 657-1.5 .Amendments to Amendments .Page 657-1.6 .Substitutes .Page 667-1.7 .Amendments to the Title of a Bill or Resolution .Page 667-1.8 .Amendment by Paragraph .Page 677-1.9 .Amendments to Appropriations Bills .Page 677-1.10 .Special Action Procedures .Page 67SECTION EIGHTDEBATE8-1.1 .Recognition to Speak .Page 698-1.2 .Presiding Officer’s Power of Recognition .page 698-1.3 .Interruptions; When Allowed .Page 698-1.4 .Private Conversations .Page 698-1.5 .Reference to Private Conversations and Referral byName Prohibited .Page 698-1.6 .Senator Speaking; Right

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