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A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninety-first General Assembly.(Formerly HSB 102 .)

A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninety-first General Assembly.(Formerly HSB 102 .)

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A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninety-first General Assembly.(Formerly HSB 102 .)

A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninety-first General Assembly.(Formerly HSB 102 .)

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  • A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninety-first General Assembly.(Formerly HSB 102 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-19 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 355 .

  2. 2025-02-18 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 292 .

  3. 2025-02-18 Iowa Legislature

    Resolution adopted. S.J. 291 .

  4. 2025-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  5. 2025-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 283 .

  6. 2025-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 212 .

  7. 2025-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 212 .

  8. 2025-02-06 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 252 .

  9. 2025-02-06 Iowa Legislature

    Resolution adopted. H.J. 202 .

  10. 2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 180 .

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A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the Ninety-first General Assembly.(Formerly HSB 102 .)

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House

Concurrent

Resolution

5

-

Introduced

HOUSE

CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

NO.

5

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

ADMINISTRATION

AND

RULES

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

102)

A

Concurrent

Resolution

relating

to

joint

rules

of

1

the

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives

for

the

2

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

3

BE

IT

RESOLVED

BY

THE

HOUSE

OF

REPRESENTATIVES,

4

THE

SENATE

CONCURRING,

That

the

joint

rules

of

the

5

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives

for

the

Ninetieth

6

Ninety-first

General

Assembly

shall

be:

7

JOINT

RULES

OF

THE

SENATE

AND

HOUSE

8

Rule

1

9

Suspension

of

Joint

Rules

10

The

joint

rules

of

the

general

assembly

may

be

11

suspended

by

concurrent

resolution,

duly

adopted

by

a

12

constitutional

majority

of

the

senate

and

the

house.

13

Rule

2

14

Designation

of

Sessions

15

Each

regular

session

of

a

general

assembly

shall

be

16

designated

by

the

year

in

which

such

regular

session

17

commences.

18

Rule

3

19

Sessions

of

a

General

Assembly

20

The

election

of

officers,

organization,

hiring

and

21

compensation

of

employees,

and

standing

committees

in

22

each

house

chamber

of

the

general

assembly

and

action

23

taken

by

each

house

chamber

shall

carry

over

from

24

the

first

to

the

second

regular

session

and

to

any

25

extraordinary

session

of

the

same

general

assembly.

26

The

status

of

each

bill

and

resolution

shall

be

the

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same

at

the

beginning

of

each

second

session

as

it

was

1

immediately

before

adjournment

of

the

previous

regular

2

or

extraordinary

session;

however

the

rules

of

either

3

house

chamber

may

provide

for

re-referral

of

some

or

4

all

bills

and

resolutions

to

standing

committees

upon

5

adjournment

of

each

session

or

at

the

beginning

of

a

6

subsequent

regular

or

extraordinary

session,

except

7

those

which

have

been

adopted

by

both

houses

chambers

8

in

different

forms.

9

Upon

final

adoption

of

a

concurrent

resolution

at

10

any

extraordinary

session

affecting

that

session,

or

at

11

a

regular

session

affecting

any

extraordinary

session

12

which

may

be

held

before

the

next

regular

session,

13

the

creation

of

any

calendar

by

either

house

chamber

14

shall

be

suspended

and

the

business

of

the

session

15

shall

consist

solely

of

those

bills

or

subject

matters

16

stated

in

the

resolution

adopted.

Bills

named

in

the

17

resolution,

or

bills

containing

the

subject

matter

18

provided

for

in

the

resolution,

may,

at

any

time,

be

19

called

up

for

debate

in

either

house

chamber

by

the

20

majority

leader

of

that

house

chamber

.

21

Rule

3A

22

International

Relations

Protocol

23

The

senate

and

the

house

of

representatives

shall

24

comply

with

the

international

relations

protocol

policy

25

adopted

by

the

international

relations

committee

of

the

26

legislative

council.

27

Rule

4

28

Presentation

of

Messages

29

All

messages

between

the

two

houses

chambers

shall

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be

sent

and

accepted,

as

soon

as

practicable,

by

the

1

secretary

of

the

senate

and

the

chief

clerk

of

the

2

house

of

representatives.

The

messages

shall

be

3

communicated

to

and

received

by

the

presiding

officer

4

of

the

other

house

chamber

at

the

earliest

appropriate

5

time

when

that

house

chamber

is

in

session.

6

Rule

5

7

Printing

and

Form

of

Bills

and

Other

Documents

8

Bills

and

joint

resolutions

shall

be

introduced,

9

numbered,

prepared,

and

printed

as

provided

by

10

law,

or

in

the

absence

of

such

law,

in

a

manner

11

determined

by

the

secretary

of

the

senate

and

the

12

chief

clerk

of

the

house

of

representatives.

Proposed

13

bills

and

resolutions

which

are

not

introduced

but

14

are

referred

to

committee

shall

be

tracked

in

the

15

legislative

computer

system

as

are

introduced

bills

16

and

resolutions.

The

referral

of

proposed

bills

17

and

resolutions

to

committee

shall

be

entered

in

the

18

journal.

19

All

bills

and

joint

resolutions

introduced

shall

be

20

in

a

form

and

number

approved

by

the

secretary

of

the

21

senate

and

chief

clerk

of

the

house.

22

The

legal

counsel’s

office

of

each

house

shall

23

approve

all

bills

before

introduction.

24

Rule

6

25

Companion

Bills

26

Identical

bills

introduced

in

one

or

both

houses

27

chambers

shall

be

called

companion

bills.

Each

house

28

chamber

shall

designate

the

sponsor

in

the

usual

way

29

followed

in

parentheses

by

the

sponsor

of

any

companion

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bill

or

bills

in

the

other

house

chamber

.

The

house

1

chamber

where

a

companion

bill

is

first

introduced

2

shall

print

the

complete

text.

3

Rule

7

4

Reprinting

of

Bills

5

Whenever

any

bill

has

been

substantially

amended

6

by

either

house

chamber

,

the

secretary

of

the

senate

7

or

the

chief

clerk

of

the

house

shall

order

the

bill

8

reprinted

on

paper

of

a

different

color.

All

adopted

9

amendments

shall

be

distinguishable.

10

The

secretary

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

clerk

11

of

the

house

may

order

the

printing

of

a

reasonable

12

number

of

additional

copies

of

any

bill,

resolution,

13

amendment,

or

journal.

14

Rule

8

15

Daily

Clip

Sheet

16

The

secretary

of

the

senate

and

the

chief

clerk

of

17

the

house

shall

prepare

a

daily

clip

sheet

covering

all

18

amendments

filed.

19

Rule

9

20

Reintroduction

of

Bills

and

Other

Measures

21

A

bill

or

resolution

which

has

passed

one

house

22

chamber

and

is

rejected

in

the

other

shall

not

be

23

introduced

again

during

that

general

assembly.

24

Rule

10

25

Certification

of

Bills

and

Other

Enrollments

26

When

any

bill

or

resolution

which

has

passed

one

27

house

chamber

is

rejected

or

adopted

in

the

other,

28

notice

of

such

action

and

the

date

thereof

shall

be

29

given

to

the

house

chamber

of

origin

in

writing

signed

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by

the

secretary

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

clerk

of

1

the

house.

2

Rule

11

3

Code

Editor’s

Correction

Bills

4

A

bill

recommended

by

the

Code

editor

which

is

5

passed

out

of

committee

to

the

floor

for

debate

by

a

6

committee

of

the

house

or

senate

and

which

contains

7

Code

corrections

of

a

nonsubstantive

nature

shall

not

8

be

amended

on

the

floor

of

either

house

chamber

except

9

pursuant

to

corrective

or

nonsubstantive

amendments

10

filed

by

the

judiciary

committee

of

the

senate

or

11

the

house.

Such

committee

amendments,

whether

filed

12

at

the

time

of

initial

committee

passage

of

the

bill

13

to

the

floor

for

debate

or

after

rereferral

to

the

14

committee,

shall

not

be

incorporated

into

the

bill

15

in

the

originating

house

chamber

but

shall

be

filed

16

separately.

Amendments

filed

from

the

floor

to

strike

17

sections

of

the

bill

or

the

committee

amendments

shall

18

be

in

order.

Following

amendment

and

passage

by

the

19

second

house

chamber

,

only

amendments

filed

from

the

20

floor

which

strike

sections

of

the

amendment

of

the

21

second

house

chamber

shall

be

in

order.

22

A

bill

recommended

by

the

Code

editor

which

is

23

passed

out

of

committee

to

the

floor

for

debate

by

a

24

committee

of

the

house

or

senate

and

which

contains

25

Code

corrections

beyond

those

of

a

nonsubstantive

26

nature

shall

not

be

amended

on

the

floor

of

either

27

house

chamber

except

pursuant

to

amendments

filed

by

28

the

judiciary

committee

of

the

senate

or

the

house.

29

Such

committee

amendments,

whether

filed

at

the

time

of

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initial

committee

passage

of

the

bill

to

the

floor

for

1

debate

or

after

rereferral

to

the

committee,

shall

not

2

be

incorporated

into

the

bill

in

the

originating

house

3

chamber

but

shall

be

filed

separately.

Such

a

bill

4

shall

be

limited

to

corrections

which:

Adjust

language

5

to

reflect

current

practices,

insert

earlier

omissions,

6

delete

redundancies

and

inaccuracies,

delete

temporary

7

language,

resolve

inconsistencies

and

conflicts,

update

8

ongoing

provisions,

and

remove

ambiguities.

Amendments

9

filed

from

the

floor

to

strike

sections

of

the

bill

or

10

the

committee

amendments

shall

be

in

order.

Following

11

amendment

and

passage

by

the

second

house

chamber

,

only

12

amendments

filed

from

the

floor

which

strike

sections

13

of

the

amendment

of

the

second

house

chamber

shall

be

14

in

order.

15

It

is

the

intent

of

the

house

and

the

senate

that

16

such

bills

be

passed

out

of

committee

to

the

floor

for

17

debate

within

the

first

four

weeks

of

convening

of

a

18

legislative

session.

19

Rule

12

20

Amendments

by

Other

House

Chamber

21

1.

When

a

bill

which

originated

in

one

house

22

chamber

is

amended

in

the

other

house

chamber

,

the

23

house

chamber

originating

the

bill

may

amend

the

24

amendment,

concur

in

full

in

the

amendment,

or

refuse

25

to

concur

in

full

in

the

amendment.

Precedence

of

26

motions

shall

be

in

that

order.

The

amendment

of

the

27

other

house

chamber

shall

not

be

ruled

out

of

order

28

based

on

a

question

of

germaneness.

An

amendment

29

of

one

chamber

to

an

amendment

adopted

in

the

other

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chamber

is

an

amendment

only

in

the

first

degree.

1

a.

If

the

house

chamber

originating

the

bill

2

concurs

in

the

amendment,

the

bill

shall

then

be

3

immediately

placed

upon

its

final

passage.

4

b.

If

the

house

chamber

originating

the

bill

5

refuses

to

concur

in

the

amendment,

the

bill

shall

be

6

returned

to

the

amending

house

chamber

which

shall

7

either:

8

(1)

Recede,

after

which

the

bill

shall

be

read

for

9

the

last

time

and

immediately

placed

upon

its

final

10

passage;

or

11

(2)

Insist,

which

will

send

the

bill

to

a

12

conference

committee.

13

c.

If

the

house

chamber

originating

the

bill

amends

14

the

amendment,

that

house

chamber

shall

concur

in

the

15

amendment

as

amended

and

the

bill

shall

be

immediately

16

placed

on

final

passage,

and

shall

be

returned

to

the

17

other

house

chamber

.

The

other

house

chamber

cannot

18

further

amend

the

bill.

19

(1)

If

the

amending

house

chamber

which

gave

second

20

consideration

to

the

bill

concurs

in

the

amendment

21

to

the

amendment,

the

bill

shall

then

be

immediately

22

placed

upon

its

final

passage.

23

(2)

If

the

amending

house

chamber

refuses

to

concur

24

in

the

amendment

to

the

amendment,

the

bill

shall

be

25

returned

to

the

house

chamber

originating

the

bill

26

which

shall

either:

27

(a)

Recede,

after

which

the

bill

shall

be

read

for

28

the

last

time

as

amended

and

immediately

placed

upon

29

its

final

passage;

or

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(b)

Insist,

which

will

send

the

bill

to

a

1

conference

committee.

2

2.

A

motion

to

recede

has

precedence

over

a

motion

3

to

insist.

Failure

to

recede

means

to

insist;

and

4

failure

to

insist

means

to

recede.

5

3.

A

motion

to

lay

on

the

table

or

to

indefinitely

6

postpone

shall

be

out

of

order

with

respect

to

motions

7

to

recede

from

or

insist

upon

and

to

amendments

to

8

bills

which

have

passed

both

houses

chambers

.

9

4.

A

motion

to

concur,

refuse

to

concur,

recede,

10

insist,

or

adopt

a

conference

committee

report

is

in

11

order

even

though

the

subject

matter

has

previously

12

been

acted

upon.

13

Rule

13

14

Conference

Committee

15

1.

Within

one

legislative

day

after

either

16

house

chamber

insists

upon

an

amendment

to

a

bill,

17

the

presiding

officer

speaker

of

the

house,

after

18

consultation

with

the

majority

leader,

shall

appoint

19

three

majority

party

members

and,

after

consultation

20

with

the

minority

leader,

shall

appoint

two

minority

21

party

members

to

a

conference

committee.

The

majority

22

leader

of

the

senate,

after

consultation

with

the

23

president,

shall

appoint

three

majority

party

members

24

and,

after

consultation

with

and

approval

by

the

25

minority

leader,

shall

appoint

two

minority

party

26

members

to

a

conference

committee.

The

papers

shall

27

remain

with

the

house

chamber

that

originated

the

bill.

28

2.

The

conference

committee

shall

meet

before

29

the

end

of

the

next

legislative

day

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appointment,

shall

select

a

chair

and

shall

discuss

the

1

controversy.

2

3.

The

authority

of

the

first

conference

committee

3

shall

cover

only

issues

related

to

provisions

of

the

4

bill

and

amendments

to

the

bill

which

were

adopted

5

by

either

the

senate

or

the

house

of

representatives

6

and

on

which

the

senate

and

house

of

representatives

7

differed.

If

a

conference

committee

report

is

not

8

acted

upon

because

such

action

would

violate

this

9

subsection

of

this

rule,

the

inaction

on

the

report

10

shall

constitute

refusal

to

adopt

the

conference

11

committee

report

and

shall

have

the

same

effect

as

if

12

the

conference

committee

had

disagreed.

13

4.

An

agreement

on

recommendations

must

be

approved

14

by

a

majority

of

the

committee

members

from

each

house

15

chamber

.

The

committee

shall

submit

two

originals

16

of

the

report

signed

by

a

majority

of

the

committee

17

members

of

each

house

chamber

with

one

signed

original

18

and

three

copies

to

be

submitted

to

each

house

chamber

.

19

The

report

shall

first

be

acted

upon

in

the

house

20

chamber

originating

the

bill.

Such

action,

including

21

all

papers,

shall

be

immediately

referred

by

the

22

secretary

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

clerk

of

the

house

23

of

representatives

to

the

other

house

chamber

.

24

5.

The

report

of

agreement

is

debatable,

but

25

cannot

be

amended.

If

the

report

contains

recommended

26

amendments

to

the

bill,

adoption

of

the

report

shall

27

automatically

adopt

all

amendments

contained

therein.

28

After

the

report

is

adopted,

there

shall

be

no

more

29

debate,

and

the

bill

shall

immediately

be

placed

upon

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its

final

passage.

1

6.

Refusal

of

either

house

chamber

to

adopt

the

2

conference

committee

report

has

the

same

effect

as

if

3

the

committee

had

disagreed.

4

7.

If

the

conference

committee

fails

to

reach

5

agreement,

a

report

of

such

failure

signed

by

a

6

majority

of

the

committee

members

of

each

house

chamber

7

shall

be

given

promptly

to

each

house

chamber

.

The

8

bill

shall

be

returned

to

the

house

chamber

that

9

originated

the

bill,

the

members

of

the

committee

10

shall

be

immediately

discharged,

and

a

new

conference

11

committee

appointed

in

the

same

manner

as

the

first

12

conference

committee.

13

8.

The

authority

of

a

second

or

subsequent

14

conference

committee

shall

cover

free

conference

during

15

which

the

committee

has

authority

to

propose

amendments

16

to

any

portion

of

a

bill

provided

the

amendment

is

17

within

the

subject

matter

content

of

the

bill

as

passed

18

by

the

house

chamber

of

origin

or

as

amended

by

the

19

second

house

chamber

.

20

Rule

14

21

Enrollment

and

Authentication

of

Bills

22

A

bill

or

resolution

which

has

passed

both

houses

23

chambers

shall

be

enrolled

in

the

house

chamber

of

24

origin

under

the

direction

of

either

the

secretary

25

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

clerk

of

the

house

and

its

26

house

chamber

of

origin

shall

be

certified

by

the

27

endorsement

of

the

secretary

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

28

clerk

of

the

house.

29

After

enrollment,

each

bill

shall

be

signed

by

the

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president

of

the

senate

and

by

the

speaker

of

the

1

house.

2

Rule

15

3

Concerning

Other

Enrollments

4

All

resolutions

and

other

matters

which

are

to

5

be

presented

to

the

governor

for

approval

shall

be

6

enrolled,

signed,

and

presented

in

the

same

manner

as

7

bills.

8

All

resolutions

and

other

matters

which

are

not

to

9

be

presented

to

the

governor

or

the

secretary

of

state

10

shall

be

enrolled,

signed,

and

retained

permanently

11

by

the

secretary

of

the

senate

or

chief

clerk

of

the

12

house.

13

Rule

16

14

Transmission

of

Bills

to

the

Governor

15

After

a

bill

has

been

signed

in

each

house

chamber

,

16

it

shall

be

presented

by

the

house

chamber

of

origin

17

to

the

governor

by

either

the

secretary

of

the

senate

18

or

the

chief

clerk

of

the

house.

The

secretary

or

the

19

chief

clerk

shall

report

the

date

of

the

presentation,

20

which

shall

be

entered

upon

the

journal

of

the

house

21

chamber

of

origin.

22

Rule

17

23

Fiscal

Notes

24

A

fiscal

note

shall

be

attached

to

any

bill

or

joint

25

resolution

which

reasonably

could

have

an

annual

effect

26

of

at

least

one

five

hundred

thousand

dollars

or

a

27

combined

total

effect

within

five

years

after

enactment

28

of

two

million

five

hundred

thousand

dollars

or

more

29

on

the

aggregate

revenues,

expenditures,

or

fiscal

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liability

of

the

state

or

its

subdivisions.

This

rule

1

does

not

apply

to

appropriation

and

ways

and

means

2

measures

where

the

total

effect

is

stated

in

dollar

3

amounts.

4

Each

fiscal

note

shall

state

in

dollars

the

5

estimated

effect

of

the

bill

on

the

revenues,

6

expenditures,

and

fiscal

liability

of

the

state

or

7

its

subdivisions

during

the

first

five

years

after

8

enactment.

The

information

shall

specifically

note

9

the

fiscal

impact

for

the

first

two

years

following

10

enactment

and

the

anticipated

impact

for

the

succeeding

11

three

years.

The

fiscal

note

shall

specify

the

source

12

of

the

information.

Sources

of

funds

for

expenditures

13

under

the

bill

shall

be

stated,

including

federal

14

funds.

If

an

accurate

estimate

cannot

be

made,

the

15

fiscal

note

shall

state

the

best

available

estimate

or

16

shall

state

that

no

dollar

estimate

can

be

made

and

17

state

concisely

the

reason.

18

The

preliminary

determination

of

whether

the

bill

19

appears

to

require

a

fiscal

note

shall

be

made

by

20

the

legal

services

staff

of

the

legislative

services

21

agency.

Unless

the

requestor

specifies

the

request

is

22

to

be

confidential,

upon

completion

of

the

bill

draft,

23

the

legal

services

staff

shall

immediately

send

a

copy

24

to

the

fiscal

services

director

for

review.

25

When

a

committee

reports

a

bill

to

the

floor,

the

26

committee

shall

state

in

the

report

whether

a

fiscal

27

note

is

or

is

not

required.

28

The

fiscal

services

director

or

the

director’s

29

designee

shall

review

all

bills

placed

on

the

senate

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or

house

calendars

to

determine

whether

the

bills

are

1

subject

to

this

rule.

2

Additionally,

a

legislator

may

request

the

3

preparation

of

a

fiscal

note

by

the

fiscal

services

4

staff

for

any

bill

or

joint

resolution

introduced

which

5

reasonably

could

be

subject

to

this

rule.

6

The

fiscal

services

director

or

the

director’s

7

designee

shall

cause

to

be

prepared

and

shall

approve

8

a

fiscal

note

within

a

reasonable

time

after

receiving

9

a

request

or

determining

that

a

bill

is

subject

to

10

this

rule.

All

fiscal

notes

approved

by

the

fiscal

11

services

director

shall

be

transmitted

immediately

to

12

the

secretary

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

clerk

of

the

13

house,

after

notifying

the

sponsor

of

the

bill

that

a

14

fiscal

note

has

been

prepared,

for

publication

in

the

15

daily

clip

sheet.

The

secretary

of

the

senate

or

chief

16

clerk

of

the

house

shall

attach

the

fiscal

note

to

the

17

bill

as

soon

as

it

is

available.

18

The

fiscal

services

director

may

request

the

19

cooperation

of

any

state

department

or

agency

in

20

preparing

a

fiscal

note.

21

A

revised

fiscal

note

may

be

requested

by

a

22

legislator

if

the

fiscal

effect

of

the

bill

has

been

23

changed

by

adoption

of

an

amendment.

However,

a

24

request

for

a

revised

fiscal

note

shall

not

delay

25

action

on

a

bill

unless

so

ordered

by

the

presiding

26

officer

of

the

house

chamber

in

which

the

bill

is

under

27

consideration.

28

If

a

date

for

adjournment

has

been

set,

then

a

29

constitutional

majority

of

the

house

chamber

in

which

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the

bill

is

under

consideration

may

waive

the

fiscal

1

note

requirement

during

the

three

days

prior

to

the

2

date

set

for

adjournment.

3

Rule

18

4

Legislative

Interns

Reserved

5

Legislators

may

arrange

student

internships

during

6

the

legislative

session

with

Iowa

college,

university,

7

or

law

school

students,

for

which

the

students

may

8

receive

college

credit

at

the

discretion

of

their

9

schools.

Each

legislator

is

allowed

only

one

intern

10

at

a

time

per

legislative

session,

and

all

interns

must

11

be

registered

with

the

offices

of

the

secretary

of

the

12

senate

and

the

chief

clerk

of

the

house.

13

The

purpose

of

the

legislative

intern

program

shall

14

be:

to

provide

useful

staff

services

to

legislators

15

not

otherwise

provided

by

the

general

assembly;

to

give

16

interested

college,

graduate,

and

law

school

students

17

practical

experience

in

the

legislative

process

as

well

18

as

providing

a

meaningful

educational

experience;

and

19

to

enrich

the

curriculum

of

participating

colleges

and

20

universities.

21

The

secretary

of

the

senate

and

the

chief

clerk

of

22

the

house

or

their

designees

shall

have

the

following

23

responsibilities

as

regards

the

legislative

intern

24

program:

25

1.

Identify

a

supervising

faculty

member

at

each

26

participating

institution

who

shall

be

responsible

27

for

authorizing

students

to

participate

in

the

intern

28

program.

29

2.

Provide

legislators

with

a

list

of

participating

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institutions

and

the

names

of

supervising

professors

to

1

contact

if

interested

in

arranging

for

an

intern.

2

3.

Provide

interns

with

name

badges

which

will

3

allow

them

access

to

the

floor

of

either

house

when

4

required

to

be

present

by

the

legislators

for

whom

they

5

work.

6

4.

Provide

orientation

materials

to

interns

prior

7

to

the

convening

of

each

session.

8

Rule

19

9

Administrative

Rules

Review

Committee

Bills

and

Rule

10

Referrals

11

A

bill

which

relates

to

departmental

rules

and

12

which

is

approved

by

the

administrative

rules

review

13

committee

by

a

majority

of

the

committee’s

members

of

14

each

house

chamber

is

eligible

for

introduction

in

15

either

house

chamber

at

any

time

and

must

be

referred

16

to

a

standing

committee,

which

must

take

action

17

on

the

bill

within

three

weeks

of

referral,

except

18

bills

referred

to

appropriations

and

ways

and

means

19

committees.

20

If

,

on

or

after

July

1,

1999,

the

administrative

21

rules

review

committee

delays

the

effective

date

of

a

22

rule

until

the

adjournment

of

the

next

regular

session

23

of

the

general

assembly

and

the

speaker

of

the

house

24

or

the

president

of

the

senate

refers

the

rule

to

a

25

standing

committee,

the

standing

committee

shall

review

26

the

rule

within

twenty-one

days

of

the

referral

and

27

shall

take

formal

committee

action

by

sponsoring

a

28

joint

resolution

to

disapprove

the

rule,

by

proposing

29

legislation

relating

to

the

rule,

or

by

refusing

to

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propose

a

joint

resolution

or

legislation

concerning

1

the

rule.

The

standing

committee

shall

inform

the

2

administrative

rules

review

committee

of

the

committee

3

action

taken

concerning

the

rule.

4

Rule

20

5

Time

of

Committee

Passage

and

Consideration

of

Bills

6

1.

This

rule

does

not

apply

to

concurrent

or

7

simple

resolutions,

joint

resolutions

nullifying

8

administrative

rules,

senate

confirmations,

bills

9

embodying

redistricting

plans

prepared

by

the

10

legislative

services

agency

pursuant

to

chapter

42,

11

or

bills

passed

by

both

houses

chambers

in

different

12

forms.

Subsection

2

of

this

rule

does

not

apply

to

13

appropriations

bills,

ways

and

means

bills,

government

14

oversight

bills,

legalizing

acts,

administrative

15

rules

review

committee

bills,

bills

sponsored

by

16

standing

committees

in

response

to

a

referral

from

17

the

president

of

the

senate

or

the

speaker

of

the

18

house

of

representatives

relating

to

an

administrative

19

rule

whose

effective

date

has

been

delayed

or

whose

20

applicability

has

been

suspended

until

the

adjournment

21

of

the

next

regular

session

of

the

general

assembly

22

by

the

administrative

rules

review

committee,

bills

23

cosponsored

by

majority

and

minority

floor

leaders

of

24

one

house

chamber

,

bills

in

conference

committee,

and

25

companion

bills

sponsored

by

the

majority

floor

leaders

26

of

both

houses

chambers

after

consultation

with

the

27

respective

minority

floor

leaders.

For

the

purposes

of

28

this

rule,

a

joint

resolution

is

considered

as

a

bill.

29

To

be

considered

an

appropriations,

ways

and

means,

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or

government

oversight

bill

for

the

purposes

of

this

1

rule,

the

appropriations

committee,

the

ways

and

means

2

committee,

or

the

government

oversight

committee

must

3

either

be

the

sponsor

of

the

bill

or

the

committee

of

4

first

referral

in

the

originating

house

chamber

.

5

2.

To

be

placed

on

the

calendar

in

the

house

6

chamber

of

origin,

a

bill

must

be

first

reported

out

7

of

a

standing

committee

by

Friday

of

the

8th

week

8

of

the

first

session

and

the

6th

week

of

the

second

9

session.

To

be

placed

on

the

calendar

in

the

other

10

house

chamber

,

a

bill

must

be

first

reported

out

of

a

11

standing

committee

by

Friday

of

the

12th

week

of

the

12

first

session

and

the

10th

week

of

the

second

session.

13

3.

During

the

10th

week

of

the

first

session

and

14

the

7th

week

of

the

second

session,

each

house

chamber

15

shall

consider

only

bills

originating

in

that

house

16

chamber

and

unfinished

business.

During

the

13th

week

17

of

the

first

session

and

the

11th

week

of

the

second

18

session,

each

house

chamber

shall

consider

only

bills

19

originating

in

the

other

house

chamber

and

unfinished

20

business.

Beginning

with

the

14th

week

of

the

first

21

session

and

the

12th

week

of

the

second

session,

each

22

house

chamber

shall

consider

only

bills

passed

by

both

23

houses

chambers

,

bills

exempt

from

subsection

2,

and

24

unfinished

business.

25

4.

A

motion

to

reconsider

filed

and

not

disposed

26

of

on

an

action

taken

on

a

bill

or

resolution

which

is

27

subject

to

a

deadline

under

this

rule

may

be

called

up

28

at

any

time

before

or

after

the

day

of

the

deadline

by

29

the

person

filing

the

motion

or

after

the

deadline

by

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the

majority

floor

leader,

notwithstanding

any

other

1

rule

to

the

contrary.

2

Rule

21

3

Resolutions

4

1.

A

“concurrent

resolution”

is

a

resolution

to

5

be

adopted

by

both

houses

chambers

of

the

general

6

assembly

which

expresses

the

sentiment

of

the

general

7

assembly

or

deals

with

temporary

legislative

matters.

8

It

may

authorize

the

expenditure,

for

any

legislative

9

purpose,

of

funds

appropriated

to

the

general

assembly.

10

A

concurrent

resolution

is

not

limited

to,

but

may

11

provide

for

a

joint

convention

of

the

general

assembly,

12

adjournment

or

recess

of

the

general

assembly,

or

13

requests

to

a

state

agency

or

to

the

general

assembly

14

or

a

committee.

A

concurrent

resolution

requires

15

the

affirmative

vote

of

a

majority

of

the

senators

or

16

representatives

present

and

voting

unless

otherwise

17

specified

by

statute.

A

concurrent

resolution

does

18

not

require

the

governor’s

approval

unless

otherwise

19

specified

by

statute.

A

concurrent

resolution

shall

20

be

filed

with

the

secretary

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

21

clerk

of

the

house.

A

concurrent

resolution

shall

be

22

printed

in

the

bound

journal

after

its

adoption.

23

2.

A

“joint

resolution”

is

a

resolution

which

24

requires

for

approval

the

affirmative

vote

of

a

25

constitutional

majority

of

each

house

chamber

of

26

the

general

assembly.

A

joint

resolution

which

27

appropriates

funds

or

enacts

temporary

laws

must

28

contain

the

clause

“Be

It

Enacted

by

the

General

29

Assembly

of

the

State

of

Iowa:”,

is

equivalent

to

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a

bill,

and

must

be

transmitted

to

the

governor

for

1

approval.

A

joint

resolution

which

proposes

amendments

2

to

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa,

ratifies

3

amendments

to

the

Constitution

of

the

United

States,

4

proposes

a

request

to

Congress

or

an

agency

of

the

5

government

of

the

United

States

of

America,

proposes

to

6

Congress

an

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

the

United

7

States

of

America,

nullifies

an

administrative

rule,

or

8

creates

a

special

commission

or

committee

must

contain

9

the

clause

“Be

It

Resolved

by

the

General

Assembly

of

10

the

State

of

Iowa:”

and

shall

not

be

transmitted

to

the

11

governor.

A

joint

resolution

shall

not

amend

a

statute

12

in

the

Code

of

Iowa.

13

Rule

22

14

Nullification

Resolutions

15

A

“nullification

resolution”

is

a

joint

resolution

16

which

nullifies

all

of

an

administrative

rule,

or

17

a

severable

item

of

an

administrative

rule

adopted

18

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

of

the

Code.

A

nullification

19

resolution

shall

not

amend

an

administrative

rule

by

20

adding

language

or

by

inserting

new

language

in

lieu

of

21

existing

language.

22

A

nullification

resolution

is

debatable,

but

cannot

23

be

amended

on

the

floor

of

the

house

or

senate.

The

24

effective

date

of

a

nullification

resolution

shall

25

be

stated

in

the

resolution.

Any

motions

filed

to

26

reconsider

adoption

of

a

nullification

resolution

27

must

be

disposed

of

within

one

legislative

day

of

the

28

filing.

29

Rule

23

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Consideration

of

Vetoes

1

1.

The

senate

and

house

calendar

shall

include

a

2

list

known

as

the

“Veto

Calendar.”

The

veto

calendar

3

shall

consist

of:

4

a.

Bills

returned

to

that

house

chamber

by

the

5

governor

in

accordance

with

Article

III,

section

16

of

6

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa.

7

b.

Appropriations

items

returned

to

that

house

8

chamber

by

the

governor

in

accordance

with

Article

III,

9

section

16

of

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa.

10

c.

Bills

and

appropriations

items

received

from

the

11

other

house

chamber

after

that

house

chamber

has

voted

12

to

override

a

veto

of

them

by

the

governor.

13

2.

Vetoed

bills

and

appropriations

items

shall

14

automatically

be

placed

on

the

veto

calendar

upon

15

receipt.

Vetoed

bills

and

appropriations

items

shall

16

not

be

referred

to

committee.

17

3.

Upon

first

publication

in

the

veto

calendar,

the

18

senate

majority

leader

or

the

house

majority

leader

19

may

call

up

a

vetoed

bill

or

appropriations

item

at

any

20

time.

21

4.

The

affirmative

vote

of

two-thirds

of

the

22

members

of

the

body

by

record

roll

call

is

required

on

23

a

motion

to

override

an

executive

veto

or

item

veto.

24

5.

A

motion

to

override

an

executive

veto

or

item

25

veto

is

debatable.

A

vetoed

bill

or

appropriation

item

26

cannot

be

amended

in

this

case.

27

6.

The

vote

by

which

a

motion

to

override

an

28

executive

veto

or

item

veto

passes

or

fails

to

pass

29

either

house

chamber

is

not

subject

to

reconsideration

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under

senate

rule

24

or

house

rule

73.

1

7.

The

secretary

of

the

senate

or

the

chief

clerk

2

of

the

house

shall

immediately

notify

the

other

house

3

chamber

of

the

adoption

or

rejection

of

a

motion

to

4

override

an

executive

veto

or

item

veto.

5

8.

All

bills

and

appropriations

items

on

the

veto

6

calendar

shall

be

disposed

of

before

adjournment

7

sine

die,

unless

the

house

chamber

having

a

bill

or

8

appropriation

item

before

it

declines

to

do

so

by

9

unanimous

consent.

10

9.

Bills

and

appropriations

items

on

the

veto

11

calendar

are

exempt

from

deadlines

imposed

by

joint

12

rule

20.

13

Rule

24

14

Special

Rules

Regarding

Redistricting

15

1.

If,

pursuant

to

chapter

42,

either

the

senate

or

16

the

house

of

representatives

rejects

a

redistricting

17

plan

submitted

by

the

legislative

services

agency,

18

the

house

chamber

rejecting

the

plan

shall

convey

19

the

reasons

for

the

rejection

of

the

plan

to

the

20

legislative

services

agency

by

resolution.

21

2.

If,

pursuant

to

chapter

42,

the

legislative

22

services

agency

submits

a

third

redistricting

plan

23

as

provided

by

law,

the

senate

and

the

house

of

24

representatives,

when

considering

a

bill

embodying

the

25

third

plan,

shall

be

allowed

to

accept

for

filing

as

26

amendments

only

such

amendments

which

constitute

the

27

total

text

of

a

congressional

plan

without

striking

28

a

legislative

redistricting

plan,

the

total

text

of

29

a

legislative

redistricting

plan

without

striking

a

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congressional

plan,

or

the

combined

total

text

of

a

1

congressional

plan

and

a

legislative

redistricting

2

plan,

and

nonsubstantive,

technical

corrections

to

the

3

text

of

any

such

bills

or

amendments.

4

Rule

25

5

Demonstrations

6

In

order

to

ensure

the

health

and

safety

of

elected

7

officials,

employees,

the

public,

and

lobbyists,

8

demonstrations

are

not

permitted

anywhere

on

the

second

9

floor

,

third

floor,

or

either

chamber

of

the

Capitol.

10

For

purposes

of

this

rule,

“demonstration”

includes

the

11

posting,

wearing,

or

carrying

of

signage,

setting

up

12

of

tables

or

booths,

chanting,

rallies,

or

marches

,

or

13

engaging

in

“public

disorder”

as

prohibited

in

chapter

14

723

including

rioting,

unlawful

assembly,

failure

to

15

disperse,

and

disorderly

conduct

.

“Demonstration”

16

shall

not

include

the

distribution

of

materials

17

directly

to

an

elected

official

or

employee

of

the

18

legislature

or

the

wearing

of

clothing

or

buttons

that

19

contain

political

statements

or

messages.

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