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Joint Rules for the Ninety-first General Assembly
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:29 AM
In one sentence
This resolution sets official rules that both the Senate and House of Representatives must follow during their legislative sessions.
What it does
- Allows joint rules to be paused by a vote from both chambers using a concurrent resolution with a constitutional majority.
- Requires each regular session to be named after the year it starts.
- States that officers, staff hiring and pay, standing committees, and actions taken carry over between sessions of the same assembly.
- Limits business in extraordinary sessions only to topics listed in an official resolution adopted for that purpose.
- Defines identical bills introduced in one or both chambers as companion bills.
- Requires substantially amended bills to be reprinted on paper of a different color.
Who it affects
- The Senate and House of Representatives
- Legislative staff members like the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House
- Committees within both chambers, including the Judiciary Committee
Limits and unknowns
- The provided text does not state a specific date when these rules officially begin.
- Some details about how bills are printed depend on other laws that may or may not exist.
- The full list of allowed corrections for Code Editor Bills is cut off in the provided source.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Concurrent Resolution
- A formal agreement passed by both the Senate and the House used here to set joint rules.
- Companion Bills
- Identical bills introduced in one or both chambers that are linked together.
- Extraordinary Session
- A special meeting of the legislature held outside regular scheduled times, often limited to specific topics.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninety-first General Assembly.(Formerly HSB 102 .)