Kansas Enrolled Bill # 6005

Session of 1999

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 6005 A Resolution adopting permanent rules of the House of Representatives for the 1999-2000 biennium.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan-
sas: The following rules shall be the permanent rules of the House of
Representatives for the 1999-2000 biennium.

RULES OF THE KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1999-2000 ARTICLE 1. HOUSE SESSIONS; GENERAL OPERATION Rule 101. Time of Meeting. The hour of meeting on the first day
of each regular session shall be at 2:00 p.m., and on other days, shall be
the hour set at adjournment on the previous legislative day except that if
no hour of meeting is set at adjournment on the previous legislative day,
the hour of meeting shall be 11:00 a.m.

Rule 102. Speaker Taking Chair. The Speaker shall take the chair
each day, at the hour to which the House has adjourned. The Speaker
shall call the House to order and proceed to business in accordance with
the Rules of the House.

Rule 103. First Business. The first business each legislative day
shall be the taking of the roll, the taking of roll shall be followed by prayer
and the prayer shall be followed by the recitation of the pledge of alle-
giance to the flag of the United States of America led by a member
designated by the Speaker.

Rule 104. Order of Business. (a) The regular order of business
each legislative day, except on days and at times set apart for the consid-
eration of special orders and except as provided by the joint rules of the
House and Senate, shall be as follows:

(1) Introduction and reference of bills and concurrent resolutions.

(2) Reports of select committees.

(3) Receipt of messages from the Governor.

(4) Communications from state officers.

(5) Messages from the Senate.

(6) Introduction and notice of original motions and house resolutions.

(7) Consideration of motions and house resolutions offered on a pre-
vious day.

(8) The unfinished business before the House at the time of adjourn-
ment on the previous day.

(9) Consent calendar.

(10) Final Action on bills and concurrent resolutions.

(11) Bills under consideration to concur and nonconcur.

(12) General Orders.

(13) Reports of standing committees.

(b) The presentation of petitions shall be a special order of business
on Friday of each week immediately preceding the regular order of busi-
ness.

Rule 105. Members Excused from Attendance. Members may
be excused from attendance on any legislative day by the Speaker for the
following reasons and such reasons shall be shown in the Journal: (1)
verified illness; (2) legislative business; and (3) excused absence by the
Speaker.

Rule 106. Introduction of Guests. Except when permission has
been given by the Speaker before taking the chair, no guests in the gallery
shall be introduced to the House.

Rule 107. Session Proforma. (a) The House of Representatives
may meet from time to time for the sole purposes of processing routine
business of the House of Representatives. These sessions shall be known
as Session Proforma.

(b) Time of Meeting. Session Proforma shall be announced at least
one legislative day in advance with the hour for meeting Proforma set on
the previous legislative day.

(c) Order of Business. The only orders of business that may be
considered during Session Proforma are:

(1) Introduction and reference of bills and concurrent resolutions.

(2) Receipts of messages from the Governor.

(3) Communications from State Officers.

(4) Messages from the Senate.

(5) Reports of Standing Committees.

(6) Presentation of Petitions.

(d) Motions. No motion shall be in order other than the motion to
adjourn.

(e) Objections. Any objection by any member shall require the Ses-
sion Proforma to adjourn to the next day, Saturday and Sundays excluded,
at 11:00 a.m.

(f) Quorum and Roll. There shall be no requirement for a quorum
or taking of the roll.

(g) Effect on Certain Rules. If a legislative day referred to in Rule
1309, 1503, 1505, 2303, 2705 or 3705 occurs on a legislative day which
is also the day on which a session proforma is held, the term ``legislative
day'' as used in such rule means the next legislative day subsequent to
the legislative day on which the session proforma is held.

ARTICLE 3. QUORUM Rule 301. Quorum, What Constitutes. A majority of all members
then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall constitute a quorum. In
the absence of a quorum no business shall be transacted by the House,
except as provided in Rule 107, 302 and 303 or to recess or adjourn.

Rule 302. Absence of Quorum. In the absence of a quorum during
any session of the House, the members present may do what is necessary
to attain a quorum. In the absence of a quorum while in the committee
of the whole, the committee shall rise and report. Reprimand, censure
or expulsion may be imposed as provided by Article 49 when there is
found to be no sufficient excuse for absence of a member.

Rule 303. Roll Call to Determine Quorum. A roll call shall be
taken to determine the existence of a quorum on demand of any member.
The result of each roll call to ascertain a quorum shall be recorded in the
Journal by statement of the total number present, naming only the ab-
sentees.

ARTICLE 5. CONDUCT IN THE HOUSE CHAMBER Rule 501. Admission to Floor. (a) During daily sessions, from the
time of convening until adjournment to the following legislative day, only
the following classes of persons shall be admitted to the floor of the
House, the cloakrooms to the east of the house chamber and the hallway
at the west of the house chamber: (1) Members of the Legislature; (2)
officers and employees of the legislative branch who are properly iden-
tified; (3) persons having permits from the Speaker.

(b) No person who is an officer or employee of the executive or ju-
dicial branch of Kansas government or an employee of the federal gov-
ernment shall be admitted to the area of the chamber on which legislators'
desks are located during the time the House of Representatives is in
session, except as provided by resolution, nor shall any such person be on
the floor of the House chamber during a call of the House.

(c) No person registered with the Secretary of State as a lobbyist shall
be on the floor of the House chamber during the part of the year that
the Legislature is in session.

(d) The sergeant at arms shall remove all persons from the floor,
except persons authorized under the Rules of the House or a House
resolution.

(e) The provisions of this rule shall not be construed to prevent the
right of access (through the west hallway) by persons going directly to or
returning from the offices of the Speaker and the Majority Leader.

Rule 502. Smoking and Tobacco Products; Food and Drink. (a)
No smoking shall be permitted in the House chamber. No member may
request a page to purchase any tobacco product. In addition to the areas
of the house in which smoking is otherwise prohibited under this rule,
no smoking shall be permitted in the house cloakrooms, lounge, rest
rooms or in the hallway which runs along the west side of the chamber.

(b) Members may have food or drink, or both, on their desks in the
House chamber only when the member is present at the member's desk.

Rule 503. Galleries. Visitors shall be allowed in one or both galleries
of the House in accordance with directions to the sergeant at arms from
the Speaker. The use of telephones and the making of telephone calls in
the galleries of the House are prohibited.

Rule 504. Placing Material on Member's Desks. No items or
material shall be placed upon the desk of any member of the House unless
any such item or material bears the signature and printed name of the
member responsible for its distribution. This Rule 504 shall not apply to
items or material provided by legislative staff.

Rule 505. Photographic Record of Vote. No photographic or sim-
ilar record shall be made of the vote of any member upon any measure
upon which a division of the assembly has been called.

Rule 506. Wireless Electronic Telecommunications Devices. The
use of wireless electronic telecommunications devices emitting an audible
sound or tone to announce or initiate communications in the House
chamber is prohibited during any time the House is in session.

ARTICLE 7. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule 701. Introduction of House Bills and Resolutions. Every
House bill or resolution intended to be introduced shall be delivered to
the chief clerk. The delivery shall be by a legislator who is a sponsor of
the legislation or by a legislator who is the chairperson or vice chairperson
of a legislative committee that has authorized the introduction, or by a
legislative staff person or another member of the House authorized by
such legislator. In lieu of introduction as provided by this rule, introduc-
tion may be as provided by law for prefiled bills and resolutions.

Rule 702. Introduction of Senate Bills and Concurrent Reso-
lutions. Senate bills and concurrent resolutions sent to the House shall
be introduced upon reading of the message received by the chief clerk.

Rule 703. Reading of Bills and Resolutions for Introduction.
For the purpose of introduction, the chief clerk shall read bills and res-
olutions by title, except citations of statutes. The Speaker may require
any House resolution to be read in full. The name of the sponsor shall
be read if there is only one sponsor. If there are two sponsors, both names
shall be read. If there are more than two sponsors, the name of the first
sponsor shall be read, followed by the words ``and others.''

Rule 704. Senate Bills and Concurrent Resolutions; Procedure
Following Introduction. Following introduction, all Senate bills and
Senate concurrent resolutions when in the House shall follow the same
procedure as House bills and House concurrent resolutions.

ARTICLE 9. REFERENCE OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule 901. Reference, Generally. (a) On the day of introduction or
the following legislative day, the Speaker shall refer each bill to:

(1) A standing committee,

(2) a select committee,

(3) the committee of the whole House,

(4) two or more standing committees separately, or

(5) two or more standing committees jointly.

(b) On the day of introduction or the following legislative day, the
Speaker shall refer each concurrent resolution:

(1) In any way that a bill may be referred under subsection (a), if the
concurrent resolution is a proposition to amend the Constitution of Kan-
sas, to call a constitutional convention to amend or revise the Constitution
of Kansas, to ratify an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, to apply for a United States constitutional convention, or to amend
the joint rules of the House and Senate;

(2) if the concurrent resolution is not one of those specified in subpart
(1) of this subsection (b), it may be referred in any way that a bill may be
referred under subsection (a), or the Speaker may authorize consideration
thereof on the day of introduction under the order of business introduc-
tion and reference of bills and concurrent resolutions.

(c) On the day of introduction, the Speaker may refer any House
resolution (1) in any way that a bill may be referred under subsection (a)
or (2) make no reference, except the Speaker shall make any reference
required by the Rules of the House.

(d) Bills or resolutions prefiled under K.S.A. 46-801 et seq. and
amendments thereto for the regular session of the legislature held in
even-numbered years may be referred by the Speaker to the appropriate
committee or the committee of the whole at any time subsequent to the
prefiling of such bill or resolution with the chief clerk of the House.

Rule 902. Appropriation Bills. Bills containing more than one item
of appropriation shall be referred to the standing committee on appro-
priations, except that bills introduced by the committee on appropriations
may be referred to the committee of the whole House.

Rule 903. Separately Referred Bills and Resolutions. (a) When
a bill or resolution has been referred separately to two or more standing
committees, each committee shall consider the bill or resolution sepa-
rately in the order specified by the Speaker.

(b) If the first committee to which a bill or resolution has been sep-
arately referred, reports the bill or resolution adversely, the bill or reso-
lution shall not be considered by the second committee, unless returned
to the second committee by the committee of the whole House in ac-
cordance with Rule 1505.

(c) When a bill has been referred separately and the report of the
first committee was not adverse, the report of the second committee shall
be the report considered by the committee of the whole House.

Rule 904. Jointly Referred Bills and Resolutions. When a bill or
resolution is jointly referred, it shall be considered and acted upon at a
joint meeting of the two committees. The chairperson of the first com-
mittee named in the joint referral shall be the chairperson of the joint
committee when considering such bill or resolution.

ARTICLE 11. COMMITTEES; COMPOSITION Rule 1101. Standing Committees; Names and Members. The
standing committees of the House shall be the following and have the
number of members indicated for each:

1. Agriculture	17
2. Appropriations	23
3. Business, Commerce and Labor	17
4. Calendar and Printing	7
5. Economic Development	17
6. Education	23
7. Environment	17
8. Federal and State Affairs	23
9. Financial Institutions	17
10. Fiscal Oversight	14
11. Governmental Organization and Elections	17
12. Health and Human Services	17
13. Insurance	17
14. Interstate Cooperation	7
15. Judiciary	21
16. Local Government	17
17. Rules and Journal	5
18. Taxation	23
19. Tourism	17
20. Transportation	23
21. Utilities	17

Rule 1102. Committee Appointments. (a) The Speaker shall ap-
point the members of the standing committees. The Speaker may remove
or replace any such committee member at any time.

(b) The Speaker shall appoint the chairperson and vice chairperson
of each standing committee. The Speaker may remove or replace any
such chairperson or vice chairperson at any time.

Rule 1103. Select Committees. The Speaker may appoint select
committees and the chairpersons and vice chairpersons thereof. The
Speaker may remove or replace any such chairpersons or vice chairper-
sons or members of such committees. Select committees shall meet on
call of the chairperson or when directed by the Speaker.

Rule 1104. Announce Appointments. All committee appoint-
ments shall be announced in open session.

Rule 1105. Budget Committees. (a) There is hereby created the
following budget committees of the committee on appropriations which
shall have the number of members indicated for each:

1.Agriculture and natural resources budget committee	5
2.Education and legislative budget committee	9
3.General government and human resources budget committee	7
4.Public safety budget committee	5
5.Social services budget committee	9
6.Tax, judicial and transportation budget committee	5

(b) Members of the budget committees are not required to be mem-
bers of the committee on appropriations. The Speaker shall designate the
number of members of each budget committee who are not members of
the committee on appropriations and shall appoint the members of each
budget committee who are not members of the committee on appropri-
ations. The chairperson of the committee on appropriations shall appoint
the members of each budget committee who are members of the com-
mittee on appropriations. The Speaker shall appoint the chairperson of
each budget committee. The Speaker may remove or replace at any time
any budget committee chairperson or any member of such committee
appointed by the Speaker.

(c) Budget committees shall be advisory to and make recommenda-
tions to the committee on appropriations. Budget committees may rec-
ommend but are not authorized to introduce bills or resolutions.

(d) Budget committee meetings are subject to the Kansas open meet-
ings act, K.S.A. 75-4317a et seq.

ARTICLE 13. COMMITTEES; PROCEDURE Rule 1301. Committee Meetings; Time and Place. (a) When the
Legislature is in session, standing committees shall meet at the times and
place assigned by the Speaker on the call of the chairperson.

(b) Also, when the Legislature is in session, a standing committee
shall meet upon written request of three members of the committee.
Such a request shall be submitted to the Speaker and the chairperson at
least one legislative day before the requested time of meeting. The time
and place of a meeting under this subsection (b) shall be set by the chair-
person with the approval of the Speaker.

Rule 1302. Notice and Agenda for Committee Meetings. The
chairperson shall provide notice of meetings and an agenda or agenda
information to committee members, the chief clerk and the public. The
chief clerk shall include in the calendar such information as is practical.

Rule 1303. Duties of Committee Chairperson. The principal du-
ties of the chairperson of a standing committee are:

(a) To preside over meetings of the committee and to put all ques-
tions;

(b) to maintain order and decide all questions of order subject to
appeal to the committee;

(c) to supervise and direct staff of the committee;

(d) to keep, or have the committee secretary keep, subject to the
approval of the committee at a subsequent meeting, minutes of meetings
which shall include:

(1) The time and place of each meeting of the committee;

(2) the attendance of committee members; and

(3) the names and addresses of persons appearing before the com-
mittee and whom each represents;

(e) to prepare and sign reports of the committee and submit them
promptly to the chief clerk;

(f) to appoint subcommittees to perform duties on an informal basis;
and

(g) to inform the Speaker of any committee activity which caused any
member of the committee to be absent during any recorded vote.

Rule 1304. Introduction of Committee Bills and Resolutions.
A committee may introduce bills and resolutions while the Legislature is
in session respecting any matters referred to it. A standing committee
may introduce bills and resolutions only within the general subject area
assigned to the committee. No standing committee shall originate a bill
which is substantially identical with any bill which has been referred to
another standing committee, and which is under consideration by such
committee.

Rule 1305. Quorum of a Committee. A quorum shall be present
at a meeting for a committee to act officially. A quorum of a committee
is a majority of the members of the committee. A quorum of a committee
may transact business and a majority of the quorum, even though it is a
minority of the committee, may adopt a committee report.

Rule 1306. Voting in Committees. (a) All final actions by a com-
mittee shall be taken at a called meeting while the Legislature is in ses-
sion. The total vote for or against each action shall be recorded in the
committee minutes.

(b) The committee chairperson may vote but shall not be required to
vote unless the committee is equally divided. If the chairperson's vote
makes the division equal, the question shall be lost.

(c) An action formally taken by a committee cannot be altered in the
committee except by reconsideration and further formal action of the
committee.

(d) A motion to take from the table may be adopted by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the members present at any called meeting of the
committee.

Rule 1307. Procedure in General. Committee procedure shall be
informal, but where any questions arise thereon, the rules or practices of
the House are applicable except that the right of a member to speak to
any question shall not be subject to the limitations prescribed by Rule
1704. All motions in a committee shall require a second.

Rule 1308. Committee Action on Bills and Resolutions. (a) A
committee may recommend amendments to measures referred to it
which are germane to the subject of the measure. Committee recom-
mendations shall be made by committee report to the House. Committee
reports shall be signed by the chairperson or other committee members
authorized by the committee to make the report, and shall be transmitted
to the House not later than the second legislative day following the action
of the committee.

(b) All committee reports on bills and resolutions shall be recorded
in the journal.

(c) If amendments are pending on a measure when referred to a
committee, the amendments accompany the bill and the committee may
recommend the adoption or rejection of the amendments already pro-
posed and make further recommendations.

Rule 1309. Motion to Withdraw a Bill or Resolution from a
Committee. (a) Each standing committee should report to the House
upon all matters referred to it within 10 legislative days after its reference
to the committee.

(b) When a committee fails to report on any bill or resolution within
the time directed by subsection (a), it may be withdrawn from the com-
mittee by an affirmative vote of 70 members of the House. Such a motion
shall be made in writing, giving the reasons for withdrawal from the com-
mittee. Such motion shall be made under the order of business introduc-
tion and notice of original motions and House resolutions. Only one bill
or resolution may be named in such a motion. The motion shall be read
by the chief clerk or the member making the motion and shall be printed
in the calendar of the next legislative day under the order of business
consideration of motions and House resolutions offered on a previous
day. The motion shall be considered on the legislative day following the
day it is made. If the motion prevails, the bill or resolution shall be placed
on the calendar under the order of business General Orders.

(c) Motions to withdraw a bill or resolution from a committee are not
subject to amendment or debate.

(d) The provisions of subsections (a) through (c) of this rule shall not
apply to resolutions adopting or amending rules of the House. Resolutions
relating to the adoption or the amendment of rules of the House may be
withdrawn from the Committee on Rules and Journal at any time by the
affirmative vote of 63 members of the House.

Rule 1310. Wireless Electronic Telecommunications Devices.
The use of wireless electronic telecommunications devices emitting an
audible sound or tone to announce or initiate communications in a com-
mittee room is prohibited during any time when a committee or subcom-
mittee is in session in the room.

ARTICLE 15. CALENDAR LOCATION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule 1501. General Orders; Description and Function. Bills,
concurrent resolutions and House resolutions reported for further action
by the committee to which they were referred and bills and concurrent
resolutions referred directly to the committee of the whole shall consti-
tute the General Orders of the calendar of the House. The titles of such
bills and resolutions shall appear under the heading General Orders in
the order directed by the committee on calendar and printing. The re-
porting committee and its action on the bill or resolution shall be shown
under each thereof. Such bills and resolutions shall be considered by the
committee of the whole in the order which they appear on General Or-
ders.

Rule 1502. Posting of Sequence for Succeeding Day. When the
committee on calendar and printing has prepared the sequence of bills
and resolutions to appear on General Orders for the succeeding legislative
day, a copy of the list giving the number designation of each bill and
resolution in the order they are to appear shall be posted near the en-
trance to the House chamber. No bill or resolution shall appear on Gen-
eral Orders or be considered in the Committee of the Whole without
notice of the same having been announced in the House not later than
4:00 p.m. or prior to adjournment if at a later hour on the previous day.

Rule 1503. Change in the Sequence on General Orders. (a) The
order of a bill or resolution on General Orders may be changed by unan-
imous consent or by the affirmative vote of 70 members.

(b) Also, the order of a bill or resolution on General Orders may be
changed by vote of a majority of all members then elected (or appointed)
and qualified of the House on a motion made as provided in this subsec-
tion (b). Such a motion shall be made in writing, giving the reasons for
the proposed change. Such motion shall be made under the order of
business introduction and notice of original motions and House resolu-
tions. Only one bill or resolution may be named in such a motion. The
motion shall be read by the chief clerk or the member making the motion
and shall be printed in the calendar of the next legislative day under the
order of business consideration of motions and House resolutions offered
on a previous day. The motion shall be considered on the legislative day
following the day it is made. If such a motion fails, a motion to change
the order on General Orders of such bill shall not be in order until the
fifth legislative day following such failure.

(c) Motions to change the order of a bill or resolution on General
Orders are not subject to amendment or debate.

(d) This Rule 1503 does not apply to the addition or removal of a bill
or resolution from General Orders.

Rule 1504. Adversely Reported Bills and Resolutions; Calen-
dar Location. Bills and resolutions that are adversely reported shall ap-
pear on the calendar for one day under the heading bills adversely re-
ported.

Rule 1505. Motion to Move Adversely Reported Bill or Con-
current Resolution to General Orders. (a) A motion to add an ad-
versely reported bill or resolution to General Orders shall be made in
writing. Such motion shall be made under the order of business intro-
duction and notice of original motions and House resolutions, and such
motion may not be made after the legislative day when the bill or reso-
lution appears on the calendar under Rule 1504. The motion shall be read
by the chief clerk or the member making the motion and shall be printed
in the calendar of the next legislative day under the order of business
consideration of motions and House resolutions offered on a previous
day. The motion shall be considered on the legislative day following the
day it is made.

(b) When a bill or resolution has been separately referred and is ad-
versely reported by the first committee of separate reference, a motion
to add the adversely reported bill or resolution to General Orders is not
in order, but a motion to move the adversely reported bill or resolution
to the next committee of separate reference may be made in the same
manner as the motion in subsection (a).

(c) Adoption of a motion under this Rule 1505 requires the affirma-
tive vote of 70 members of the House.

(d) If a motion under subsection (a) prevails, the words ``Adversely
Reported'' shall be printed in a line below the title of the bill when it is
listed on General Orders.

Rule 1506. Motion to Lay on Table Bill or Resolution while on
Final Action Subject to Amendments and Debate. When a motion
to lay on the table a bill or resolution is adopted while on final action
subject to amendment and debate, on the next legislative day such bill or
resolution shall be placed on the calendar under the order of business
the unfinished business before the House at the time of adjournment on
the previous day.

ARTICLE 17. MEMBERS ADDRESSING THE HOUSE Rule 1701. Requesting the Floor. Any member desiring to request
the floor shall press the ``present'' button, and shall not proceed until
recognized by the chair.

Rule 1702. Order During Speaking. While a member is speaking
to the House, no other member shall engage in private conversation or
pass between the member speaking and the chair.

Rule 1703. When Question is Put. While a question is being put
or a roll call or division is being taken, members are not to speak or leave
their seats.

Rule 1704. Violation of Rules While Speaking. (a) Members shall
address the House from the microphone located in the well of the House
chamber.

(b) No member shall speak more than twice on the same day to the
same question without leave of the House, unless the member is the
mover or is carrying the measure, in which case such member may open
and close the debate and may respond to direct questions from other
members addressed to them during the course of consideration of the
measure. For the purposes of this subsection, an amendment to any mea-
sure shall be considered as a separate and independent question.

(c) The privilege of a member carrying a measure to open and close
the debate shall not be affected by any order for the previous question
or that debate shall cease. Such member may occupy 20 minutes in clos-
ing the debate after the previous question is ordered and may divide that
time with other members.

(d) While a member is carrying a measure, such member may yield
to another member for explanation of the measure, or for personal ex-
planation, or for a motion to adjourn without losing the privilege to carry
the measure for the remainder of their time except that such member
may not yield to any member who has already spoken twice on such
question on the same day.

(e) If any member, in speaking, violates the rules of the House, the
chair shall call such member to order.

ARTICLE 19. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Rule 1901. Motion to go into Committee of the Whole House.
When the order of business General Orders is reached, a motion shall be
in order for the House to go into committee of the whole for consideration
of bills and resolutions as listed on General Orders.

Rule 1902. Committee of the Whole; Normal Procedure. Bills
and resolutions shall be considered in the committee of the whole as
follows: If the standing committee has recommended that the bill or res-
olution be amended, the standing committee report shall first be consid-
ered, and if it is adopted, the bill as amended by the committee report
shall be considered section by section, and as each section is considered,
amendments from the floor are in order to that section. If the committee
report is not adopted, or if the committee has recommended no amend-
ments, the bill, without committee amendments, shall be considered sec-
tion by section, and as each section is considered amendments from the
floor are in order to that section. After a section has been once considered,
no amendment thereto shall be in order until the whole bill shall have
been considered section by section. After the original bill, together with
standing committee amendments if any, has been considered section by
section, the chairperson shall announce ``Amendments to the bill gener-
ally are in order,'' and amendments not before offered may be made to
any part of the bill. A motion that when the committee arises it report a
bill favorably, or report a bill favorably as amended, shall not be in order
until all other motions have been disposed of, and such a motion shall
not be offered as a substitute motion. A motion to strike the enacting
clause is in order at any stage until the final vote is announced. The motion
to strike the enacting clause may be debated upon the merit of the prop-
osition, and shall not be subject to amendment or substitution. A roll call
vote shall be taken upon a motion to strike the enacting clause.

Rule 1903. Motion to Pass Over a Bill or Resolution While in
Committee of the Whole. When in the committee of the whole, either
(1) a motion to pass over a bill or resolution and that it retain its place on
the Calendar or (2) a motion to pass over a bill or resolution and that it
retain a place on General Orders shall be in order only after the chair-
person has announced that the next order of business is such bill or res-
olution and has recognized a member to carry it. Either such motion shall
require the vote of a majority of the members present for adoption. Mo-
tions under this rule shall not be subject to debate.

Rule 1904. Motions to Refer Bills or Resolutions to a Commit-
tee While in Committee of the Whole. When in the committee of the
whole, motion may be made to refer a bill or resolution to a standing
committee only after the chairperson has announced that the next order
of business is such bill or resolution and has recognized a member to
carry it. Such motion shall require the vote of a majority of the members
present for adoption. No motion to refer a bill or resolution to the com-
mittee on fiscal oversight shall be in order.

Rule 1905. Striking Bills and Resolutions from the Calendar
While in Committee of the Whole. (a) While in committee of the
whole, a motion to strike a bill or resolution from the calendar shall be
in order only after the chairperson has announced that the next order of
business is such bill or resolution and has recognized a member to carry
it.

(b) A motion to strike a bill from the calendar under this Rule 1905
(1) shall require a vote of a majority of the members present for adoption,
and (2) shall be subject to roll call in accordance with subsection (e) of
Rule 2507, but shall not be subject to a call of the House under Rule
2508.

Rule 1906. Requesting the Floor. Any member desiring to request
the floor shall press such member's ``present'' button, and shall not pro-
ceed until recognized by the chairperson of the committee of the whole.

Rule 1907. Rules Applicable. The same rules, except Rule 2508,
shall be observed in the committee of the whole as in the House, so far
as the same are applicable, except that the previous question and the
motion to lay on the table shall not apply.

Rule 1908. Rise and Report. A motion for the committee of the
whole to rise and report shall be in order at any stage, and shall be decided
without debate. When the committee of the whole has a bill under con-
sideration and rises without final action thereon, the bill shall retain a
place on General Orders.

Rule 1909. Effect of Recommendation of Committee of the
Whole. Bills recommended for passage and resolutions recommended
for adoption by the committee of the whole shall not be subject to amend-
ment or debate after the adoption by the House of the committee of the
whole report. When a bill or resolution is reported with the recommen-
dation that the enacting or resolving clause be stricken, and the commit-
tee of the whole report is adopted by the House, the bill or resolution
shall be considered as killed and shall be stricken from the calendar.

Rule 1910. Report of Committee of the Whole. When the report
of the committee of the whole recommends the passage of a bill or adop-
tion of a resolution, and the report is adopted by the House, such bills
and resolutions shall be considered as ordered to the order of business
Final Action. If the bill or resolution has been amended by the committee
of the whole it shall be reprinted.

ARTICLE 21. AMENDMENT OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule 2101. Germaneness. Amendments to bills and resolutions
shall be germane to the subject of the bill or resolution. The principal
test of whether an amendment is germane shall be its relationship to the
subject of the bill or resolution, rather than to wording of the title thereof.
The amendment must be relevant, appropriate, and have some relation
to or involve the same subject as the bill or resolution to be amended.
For the purposes of this rule the subject matter of any appropriation bill
is the spending and appropriating of money and any amendment which
changes the amount of money spent in any state agency or program is
germane to any appropriation bill.

Any member, upon recognition by the presiding officer, may request
a ruling upon the germaneness of any amendment to a bill or resolution.
All rulings upon the question of germaneness shall be made by the chair-
person of the House Committee on Rules and Journal. At the time of
making such ruling, the chairperson shall state the reasons or basis for
such ruling. Appeals from rulings of the chairperson may be taken upon
the motion of any member. Such appeals shall be in order at the time of
the making of the ruling and shall take precedence over any question
pending at the time the chairperson makes such ruling. Appeals from the
ruling of the chairperson shall be debatable only by the member making
the motion to amend which is the subject of the ruling, the member
carrying the measure sought to be amended, the Majority Leader or a
member designated by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or
a member designated by the Minority Leader. Debate upon the ruling
of the chairperson shall be limited to the question of the germaneness of
the proposed amendment. At the conclusion of debate the presiding of-
ficer shall inquire: ``Shall the chairperson's ruling be sustained?''

Rule 2102. Form of Amendment Motions. Motions to amend bills
and resolutions shall specify the page and line number, as shown on the
printed bill or resolution, and shall be in writing on a form provided by
the House or a form substantially similar. In the case of amendment by
substitute bill, motion shall be made to substitute a written bill for the
bill under consideration.

Rule 2103. Reading Amendments; General Rule. Motions to
amend bills and resolutions shall not require readings as for bills intro-
duced, except as otherwise provided in Rule 2107, but shall be subject to
Rule 2306.

Rule 2104. Motions to Amend Motions. A motion to amend a
motion to amend a bill or resolution shall not be in order.

Rule 2105. Dividing Motions. When any motion to amend a bill
or resolution contains distinct propositions it shall be divided by the chair-
person at the request of any member.

Rule 2106. Substitute Motions. No substitute motion to amend a
bill or resolution shall be in order.

Rule 2107. Subject Change by Senate. (a) When the Senate
adopts amendments to a House bill which materially changes its subject,
upon return of such bill to the House, it shall be read as provided for the
introduction of bills and be referred as provided in Rule 901.

(b) The Speaker may determine when a bill is subject to subsection
(a).

ARTICLE 23. PROCEDURAL MOTIONS Rule 2301. Order of Motions. When a question is under consid-
eration, no motion shall be received except as specified under the Rules
of the House, which motions shall have precedence in the following order:

(a) For adjournment of the House.

(b) For call of the House.

(c) To lay on the table.

(d) For the previous question.

(e) To postpone to a certain time.

(f) To commit to a standing committee.

(g) To commit to a select committee.

(h) To reject the adoption of reports of conference committees cou-
pled with the request for appointment of a new conference committee.

(i) To adopt the report of conference committees.

(j) To amend.

(k) To postpone indefinitely.

Rule 2302. Motion to Adjourn. The motion to adjourn shall always
be in order, except while a vote is being taken and until announced, or
when a member has the floor, or when the previous question is pending;
but a motion to recess is not equivalent to a motion to adjourn.

Rule 2303. Motion to Reconsider. A motion to reconsider shall
take precedence of all other questions except the motion to adjourn. No
motion for reconsideration of any vote shall be in order, unless made on
the same day or the legislative day following that on which the decision
to be reconsidered took place, nor unless a member voting with the pre-
vailing side shall move such reconsideration. A motion for reconsidera-
tion, being put and lost, shall not be renewed, nor shall any subject or
vote be a second time reconsidered without unanimous consent, but this
provision shall not be construed as preventing the introduction of a bill
on the same subject. The member moving for reconsideration shall be
allowed not more than two minutes for stating the reasons in support of
the motion. Such motion shall be subject to debate by any member, stat-
ing reasons in support or opposition to the motion. Each of such members
shall be allowed not more than one minute for the purpose of such debate.
Such motion shall require the affirmative vote of members equal in num-
ber to that required to take the action proposed to be reconsidered. A
motion to reconsider any final action of the House shall be in order at
any time prior to the time at which the message of the House thereon is
read into the record of the Senate. A motion to reconsider any final action
of the House may be made after the time at which the message of the
House thereon is read into the report of the Senate but any action taken
pursuant thereto will be contingent upon the return of the measure to
the House by the Senate.

Rule 2304. Previous Question. The ``previous question'' shall be:
``Shall the main question be now put?'' and until it is decided shall pre-
clude all amendments or debate. When voting on the previous question,
the House decides that the main question shall not now be put, the main
question shall be considered as still remaining under debate. The main
question shall be on the passage of the bill, resolution or other matter
under consideration. When amendments are pending, a vote shall first
be taken upon such amendments in their order without further debate
or amendment. A majority vote of the members present shall order the
previous question.

Rule 2305. Motions Not Subject to Debate. All questions relating
to priority of business shall be decided without debate. The motion to
adjourn, to change the order of consideration of a bill, for a call of the
House, and to lay on the table shall be decided without amendment or
debate. The several motions to postpone or commit shall preclude all
debate on the main question.

Rule 2306. Motion to Refer Bills or Resolutions to Committee
When Not in Committee of the Whole. When not in the committee
of the whole, a motion to refer a bill or resolution from the calendar to
a standing committee shall be in order only when the body is meeting as
the House of Representatives and shall be authorized only when offered
by the Majority Leader, or in the absence of the Majority Leader, by the
Assistant Majority Leader. Such motion shall require the affirmative vote
of a majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified
to the House. No motion to refer a bill or resolution to the committee
on fiscal oversight shall be in order.

Rule 2307. Motion to Strike Bills and Resolutions from Cal-
endar When Not in Committee of the Whole. When not in the com-
mittee of the whole, a motion to strike a bill or resolution from the cal-
endar shall be in order only when the body is meeting as the House of
Representatives and shall be authorized only when offered by the Ma-
jority Leader, or in the absence of the Majority Leader, by the Assistant
Majority Leader. Such motion shall require the affirmative vote of a ma-
jority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified to the
House.

Rule 2308. Stating Question. Every motion shall be first stated by
the presiding officer or read by the chief clerk, before debate, and again
immediately before putting the question.

Rule 2309. Dividing Motion. If any motion contains distinct prop-
ositions it shall be divided by the chairperson at the request of any mem-
ber.

Rule 2310. When Motions to be in Writing. Every motion, except
those specified in Rules 2301 and 2303, shall be in writing if the Speaker
or any member desires it. All motions to amend a bill or resolution and
all resolutions shall be in writing.

Rule 2311. Suspension of Rules of the House. (a) No rule of the
House shall be suspended except by unanimous consent or by an affir-
mative vote of a majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and
qualified to the House, subject to the following exceptions:

(1) A motion to suspend the rules, and to declare an emergency and
to advance a bill to the order of business Final Action, as contemplated
in article 2, section 15 of the Constitution shall require an affirmative vote
of 2/3 of the members present in the House.

(2) A motion to suspend the rules and to permit amendment and
debate of a bill under the order of business Final Action shall require an
affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members present in the House.

(b) When under the rules of the House a motion, question or action
requires a vote of a majority greater than a majority of the members
present, the majority specified for such motion, question or action shall
be required to suspend the rules for the purpose of such motion, question
or action. When under the rules of the House notice of a motion reduces
the required majority for adoption of the motion, the required majority
shall not be reduced if the notice is disposed of by suspension of the rules.

(c) Suspension of the rules or unanimous consent shall not reduce
the majority required under subpart (1) of subsection (a) of this rule.

Rule 2312. Mason's Manual; When Applicable. In any case
where rules of the House or the joint rules of the Senate and House do
not apply, Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, shall govern.

ARTICLE 25. VOTING Rule 2501. Control and Use of Voting System. The electronic
voting system shall be under the control of the Speaker or other presiding
officer and shall be operated by the chief clerk. The electronic voting
system shall be used to record the vote whenever a roll call vote is taken
on any question and may be used for ascertaining the vote upon any
measure upon which a division of the assembly has been called. In the
event that the system is not operating properly, roll call votes may be
taken by calling the roll.

Rule 2502. Procedure for Taking a Roll Call Vote. When a roll
call vote is taken, the presiding officer shall state the question and instruct
the members to proceed to vote. When sufficient time has been allowed
the members to vote, the presiding officer shall inquire: ``Has every mem-
ber had an opportunity to vote?'' After a short pause the presiding officer
shall direct the chief clerk to close the roll. After the roll has been closed,
when Rule 2505 applies, the presiding officer shall inquire: ``Does any
member desire to explain their vote?'' and any member so desiring may
give such explanation when recognized by the presiding officer. The pre-
siding officer shall inquire: ``Does any member desire to change their
vote?'' If any member does desire to change their vote, such member
when recognized by the presiding officer, shall advise how they desire to
change such vote and the presiding officer shall then instruct the chief
clerk to make the appropriate change. A member who has not previously
voted may vote at this time when permitted by the presiding officer. Such
member shall advise how they wish to vote and the presiding officer shall
then instruct the chief clerk to record such vote. After all members who
desire to vote or to change their votes have had reasonable opportunity
to do so, the presiding officer shall direct the chief clerk to record the
vote, and when the vote is recorded the presiding officer shall announce
the vote.

Rule 2503. Display of Recurring Totals. Under Rule 2502, re-
curring totals shall be displayed only after the roll is closed. No recurring
totals shall be displayed for a determination of the vote upon a division
of the assembly.

Rule 2504. Voting by Members. (a) A member may vote only when
at their desk or at any place within the chamber of the House when
authorized by the presiding officer, who shall direct the chief clerk to so
vote for such member.

(b) No member shall vote for another member. No person not a
member shall cast a vote for a member, except as otherwise provided in
the rules. In addition to such penalties as may be prescribed by law, any
member who votes or attempts to vote for another member shall be sub-
ject to Article 49 of these rules. If a person not a member votes or at-
tempts to vote for any member, such person shall be barred from the
floor of the House for the remainder of the session, and, in addition to
penalties prescribed by law, may be punished further as the House de-
termines.

(c) The Speaker shall not be compelled to vote except in case of a
tie.

Rule 2505. Explaining Vote. Any member may, when a roll call
vote is being taken on the passage or adoption of any bill or resolution,
explain their vote. Such member shall be allowed not more than one
minute for such explanation. Such explanation, if furnished in writing by
such member upon the day the vote is taken, shall be entered in the
Journal, provided it does not contain more than 100 words.

Rule 2506. Copies of Voting Records. (a) Unless otherwise or-
dered, the chief clerk shall record each roll call vote and make copies
available for the use of the news media. No record shall be made of the
vote of any member voting upon any measure upon which a division of
the assembly has been called.

(b) When a roll call vote is taken, it shall be recorded in the Journal
by a statement of the names and total number voting in the affirmative,
the names and total number voting in the negative, names and total num-
ber indicating presence but not voting and the names and total number
absent or not voting, except that the provisions of this section shall not
permit a member to fail to vote in violation of Rule 2508.

Rule 2507. When Roll Call Vote to be Taken. (a) A roll call vote
shall be taken for the passage of any bill.

(b) A roll call vote shall be taken for the adoption of any concurrent
resolution to amend the Constitution of the state of Kansas, to call a
Kansas constitutional convention, to extend a session of the Legislature
in even-numbered years, to ratify any amendment of the Constitution of
the United States, to make any application for Congress to call a conven-
tion for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States
and when required by the joint rules of the House and Senate. A roll call
vote is not required for adoption of concurrent resolutions pertaining to
commendations or acknowledgments, unless required under subsection
(e) of Rule 2507.

(c) A roll call vote shall be taken for the adoption of any House res-
olution to adopt, amend or revoke any rule of the House or to reject any
executive reorganization order.

(d) A roll call vote shall be taken to concur in Senate amendments to
any bill or concurrent resolution or to adopt any conference committee
report other than a report agreeing to disagree.

(e) A roll call vote shall be taken on any question on demand of 15
members, unless a roll call vote is already pending.

Rule 2508. Call of the House. (a) A call of the House shall be
ordered on the demand of any 10 members at any stage of the voting
previous to the announcing of the vote or, if the voting system is used,
prior to recording the vote. This Rule 2508 shall apply to the taking of a
vote upon the final passage of any bill or final adoption of any resolution
whether under the order of business Final Action or under any order of
business. Also, this Rule 2508 shall apply to the taking of a vote on a
motion to strike the enacting clause of a bill and the resolving clause of
a resolution and on a motion to strike all after the enacting clause or
resolving clause, except when the House is in the committee of the whole.
When the call of the House is once invoked, then all members present
during the call, shall be required to vote before the call is raised. The call
of the House shall not be raised (so long as 10 members continue the
demand) until a reasonable effort has been exerted to secure absentees.

(b) Any member, who is directly interested in a question, may be
excused from voting, when there is a call of the House. The member,
who is requesting to be excused from voting, shall state the reasons there-
for, occupying not more than five minutes. The question on excusing such
member from voting shall be taken without debate and a 2/3 majority of
members present shall be necessary to excuse such member. If a member
refuses to vote, when not excused, such refusal shall constitute grounds
for reprimand, censure or expulsion under Article 49 of the Rules of the
House.

Rule 2509. Voice Vote; Division of the Assembly. Except when
a roll call vote is required a voice vote shall be taken on all questions. Any
member may call for a division of the assembly to determine the vote by
the voting system.

ARTICLE 27. FINAL ACTION Rule 2701. Description and Function. Subject to Rule 2705, bills
and resolutions reported favorably by the committee of the whole shall
constitute the order of business Final Action of the House. The titles of
such bills and resolutions shall appear under the heading Final Action in
numerical order. The standing committee which reported it and the com-
mittee of the whole action on the bill or resolution shall be shown under
each thereof.

Rule 2702. Reading and Vote. Each bill and resolution under the
order of business Final Action shall be read by title, except citations of
statutes amended or repealed and a roll call vote shall then be taken upon
final passage or adoption without amendment or debate.

Rule 2703. Amendment and Debate, When. Upon motion as pro-
vided in subpart (2) of subsection (a) of Rule 2311 or when recommended
in the committee of the whole report which has been adopted by the
House, bills or resolutions may be debated and amended on Final Action
prior to the vote taken upon final passage or adoption. Each bill or con-
current resolution considered under this Rule 2703 shall be considered
in the manner provided in Rule 1902 so far as it is applicable. A motion
to strike the enacting clause or resolving clause shall be in order.

Rule 2704. Speaker to Preside. Subject to Rule 3303, the Speaker
shall preside during the order of business Final Action.

Rule 2705. Consent Calendar. Whenever a standing committee is
of the opinion that a bill or concurrent resolution upon which it is re-
porting is of a noncontroversial nature, it shall so state in its committee
report. Whenever a bill or concurrent resolution is so reported, it shall
be placed upon the Consent Calendar. Each bill or concurrent resolution
placed on the Consent Calendar shall remain thereon for at least two full
legislative days before being considered under the order of business Final
Action. At any time prior to the call for the vote under the order of
business Final Action on a bill or concurrent resolution on the Consent
Calendar, any member may object to the bill or concurrent resolution as
being controversial and thereupon it shall be removed from the Consent
Calendar and shall be placed on General Orders. If no objection is made
prior to the call for the vote on the bill or concurrent resolution, it shall
be ordered to Final Action for vote before other bills and concurrent
resolutions on Final Action.

Rule 2706. Majority for Bill Passage. As provided in section 13 of
article 2 of the Constitution of Kansas, a majority of the members then
elected (or appointed) and qualified, voting in the affirmative, shall be
necessary for the passage of a bill.

Rule 2707. Vote Required for Adoption of House Resolutions
and Concurrent Resolutions. (a) A majority of the members then
elected (or appointed) and qualified voting in the affirmative shall be
necessary to adopt House resolutions and concurrent resolutions, except
as otherwise specified in these rules.

(b) Adoption of concurrent resolutions to amend the Constitution of
the state of Kansas, to call a Kansas constitutional convention, to extend
a session of the Legislature in even-numbered years, to ratify any amend-
ment of the Constitution of the United States, to make any application
for Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution of the United States and when required by the joint rules of the
House and Senate shall require a 2/3 majority of the members then elected
(or appointed) and qualified, voting in the affirmative.

Rule 2708. Motion to Adopt Report of Conference Committee.
The member carrying the report of a conference committee shall move
that such report be adopted prior to yielding the floor to any other mem-
ber and a motion to adopt a report of a conference committee shall not
be offered as a substitute motion.

ARTICLE 29. RESOLUTIONS Rule 2901. Resolving Clause; Form. (a) Concurrent resolutions
to amend the Constitution of the state of Kansas, to call a Kansas consti-
tutional convention, to extend a session of the Legislature in even-num-
bered years, to ratify any amendment of the Constitution of the United
States, to make any application for Congress to call a convention for pro-
posing amendments to the Constitution of the United States and when
required by the joint rules of the House and Senate shall have a resolving
clause which reads ``Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected to the House of Representa-
tives and two-thirds of the members elected to the Senate concurring
therein.''

(b) Concurrent resolutions for any purpose other than subsection (a)
shall have a resolving clause which reads ``Be it resolved by the House of
Representatives of the State of Kansas, the Senate concurring therein.''

(c) House resolutions shall have a resolving clause which reads ``Be
it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas.''

Rule 2902. House Resolutions; Introduction and Considera-
tion. (a) House resolutions, except for those changing rules of the House
or approving or rejecting executive reorganization orders, shall lay over
at least one legislative day before action is taken thereon and do not
require a roll call vote unless required under subsection (e) of Rule 2507.

(b) House resolutions shall be considered under the order of business
consideration of motions and house resolutions offered on a previous day,
except house resolutions to (1) adopt, amend or revoke any rule of the
House or (2) when the resolution has been referred to a standing com-
mittee and reported favorably. Resolutions under subparts (1) and (2)
shall take a place on General Orders when favorably reported or when
referred to the committee of the whole by the Speaker.

Rule 2903. Resolutions; Limitations. (a) Appropriations shall not
be made by resolutions.

(b) Resolutions do not require approval of the Governor.

Rule 2904. Applications for Introduction of certain Resolutions;
Committee on Calendar and Printing; Certificate of the
House. Notwithstanding any other rule of the House of Representa-
tives to the contrary, no House resolution or concurrent resolution which
congratulates, commemorates, commends, honors or is in memory of any
individual, entity or event shall be introduced by a member or committee
of the House of Representatives unless application for approval of the
introduction of such resolution is first made to the committee on calendar
and printing, and the resolution is approved for introduction by the com-
mittee on calendar and printing. The application shall be determined on
the basis of content alone. The committee on calendar and printing shall
consider all such applications and shall determine whether a House res-
olution or House concurrent resolution should be approved for introduc-
tion, or whether a certificate of the House should be approved for issu-
ance or whether no action should be taken on the application. The
committee on calendar and printing shall report to the House the decision
of the committee on each application approved by the committee under
this rule for the introduction of a House resolution or House concurrent
resolution or issuance of a certificate of the House.

ARTICLE 33. MEMBER OFFICERS Rule 3301. Elected Member Officers. The Speaker and the
Speaker Pro Tem shall be members and shall be elected by the members
of the House, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Rule 3304.

Rule 3302. Duties of the Speaker. In addition to other powers and
duties of the Speaker provided by the Rules of the House and by law,
the Speaker shall have the powers and duties as follows:

(a) To preserve order and decorum;

(b) to decide all questions of order, subject to appeal to the House;

(c) in the absence of the Speaker Pro Tem, to appoint any member
to perform the duties of the chair for not more than two consecutive
legislative days; and

(d) to name a chairperson to preside when the House is in committee
of the whole.

Rule 3303. Speaker Pro Tem. In the absence of the Speaker, the
Speaker Pro Tem shall exercise the powers and duties of the Speaker.

Rule 3304. Filling Certain Vacancies. (a) When a vacancy occurs
in the office of Speaker and the Legislature is adjourned to a date more
than 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, the House of Repre-
sentatives shall meet within 30 days and elect a member to fill the vacancy.
The Speaker Pro Tem shall within 10 days of such occurrence issue a call
for such meeting at a time not less than 10 days and not more than 20
days after the date of the call.

(b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker Pro Tem or Ma-
jority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Speaker shall appoint
an acting Speaker Pro Tem or acting Majority Leader, to serve until the
convening of the next session of the Legislature, at which time the vacancy
shall be filled in the manner provided for the original election or selection
of such officer.

(c) When a vacancy occurs in the office of Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives and the Legislature is adjourned to a date less
than 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, the Assistant Minority
Leader shall become the acting Minority Leader to serve until the con-
vening of the next session of the Legislature, at which time the vacancy
shall be filled in the manner provided for the original selection of such
officer. When a vacancy occurs in the office of the Minority Leader of
the House and the Legislature is adjourned to a date 30 days or more
after the occurrence of the vacancy, the Assistant Minority Leader shall
within 10 days after such occurrence issue a call for a meeting of the
members of the minority party at a time not less than 10 and not more
than 20 days after the date of the call to be held in the state capitol for
the purpose of filling the vacancy in the office of Minority Leader for the
remainder of the term of office. From the time of the occurrence of such
vacancy until the filling of the vacancy, the Assistant Minority Leader
shall serve as acting Minority Leader and shall exercise the powers and
duties of the Minority Leader. When a vacancy occurs in the office of
Assistant Minority Leader, the Minority Leader shall appoint an Assistant
Minority Leader to serve until the convening of the next session of the
Legislature, at which time the vacancy shall be filled in the manner pro-
vided for the original selection of such officer.

(d) Any person elected, appointed or designated to fill a vacancy un-
der this rule shall exercise all of the duties and powers prescribed for the
office so filled.

ARTICLE 35. NONMEMBER OFFICERS Rule 3501. Chief Clerk; Appointment. The chief clerk shall be
appointed by the Speaker and shall serve under the Speaker's direction,
control and supervision and at the pleasure of the Speaker. As used in
the Rules of the House, ``chief clerk'' means the chief clerk appointed
under this Rule 3501 or a person designated by the chief clerk to perform
a function of the chief clerk.

Rule 3502. Duties of the Chief Clerk. The chief clerk shall su-
pervise the keeping of and be responsible for a record of all proceedings
of the House; number and present to the House all bills, resolutions,
petitions and other papers which the House may require; deliver all mes-
sages from the House to the Senate; transmit bills and other documents
to be printed and take a receipt therefor; transmit bills for engrossment
and take receipt therefor; receive all bills, resolutions and other papers
which are enrolled and give receipt therefor; and cause all enrolled bills,
resolutions and other documents to be proofread and corrected prior to
signing thereof by officers of the House.

Rule 3503. Other Clerks. The chief clerk shall appoint additional
clerks and personnel to assist in performance of the duties of the chief
clerk. Such additional clerks and personnel shall serve under the chief
clerk's direction, control and supervision and at the pleasure of the chief
clerk.

Rule 3504. Document Care. No bill, resolution, petition or other
document shall be loaned or delivered to any person, except when deliv-
ered to an officer of the House, to the director of printing, the revisor of
statutes or the Senate and only upon a written receipt therefor.

Rule 3505. Sergeant at Arms; Appointment. The sergeant at arms
shall be appointed by the Speaker and shall serve under the Speaker's
direction, control and supervision and at the pleasure of the Speaker.

Rule 3506. Duties of the Sergeant at Arms. The sergeant at arms
shall preserve order within the chamber of the House and its lobby and
galleries. The sergeant at arms may arrest and take into custody any per-
son for disorderly conduct, subject at all times to the authority of the
House or Speaker, or chairperson of the committee of the whole, and
shall be responsible for the enforcement of Rules 501 through 505 and
2506(a). The sergeant at arms shall receive items or material for distri-
bution among the members of the House. The sergeant at arms shall
execute all orders of the House not otherwise provided for.

Rule 3507. Assistant Sergeants at Arms. The Speaker may appoint
and remove assistant sergeants at arms to serve under the supervision of
the sergeant at arms. All doorkeepers shall be assistant sergeants at arms.

ARTICLE 37. AMENDMENT OF RULES OF THE HOUSE Rule 3701. Adopting, Amending or Revoking Rules of the
House. No rule of the House shall be adopted, amended or revoked
except by a House resolution which has been adopted by an affirmative
vote of a majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qual-
ified to the House.

Rule 3702. Resolutions for Rule Changes. (a) Notwithstanding
any other rule of the House, the Speaker shall refer all resolutions which
provide for the adoption, amendment or revocation of any House rule to
the standing Committee on Rules and Journal before its consideration by
the House.

(b) No resolution relating to the rules of the House which has been
referred to the standing Committee on Rules and Journal shall be tabled
or reported adversely by such committee except by the unanimous vote
of all members of such committee.

Rule 3703. Printing. Resolutions to which this Article 37 apply shall
be printed and are subject to subsection (c) of Rule 2507.

Rule 3704. Adoption of Resolutions. Resolutions to which this Ar-
ticle 37 apply shall be subject to Rule 2902.

Rule 3705. Special Sponsorship of Rule Change Resolutions.
Notwithstanding any provision of the rules of the House to the contrary,
no referral to the standing committee on rules and journal shall be re-
quired for the adoption of a resolution adopting, amending or revoking
any one or more rules of the House at the commencement of a legislative
session, and adoption of any such resolution shall require only the affir-
mative vote of not less than a majority of the members then elected (or
appointed) and qualified, subject to the following conditions: (a) The res-
olution is sponsored by the Speaker or the standing committee on rules
and journal and (b) either (1) a copy thereof is mailed to each member
by deposit in the United States mails not later than 11:00 p.m. on the
Thursday preceding the Monday on which the legislative session is to
commence or (2) in lieu of mailing, copies of the resolution are made
available to members on the first day of the legislative session and con-
sideration under Rule 3704 occurs on the second legislative day.

ARTICLE 39. FORM AND PRINTING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule 3901. Bills Amending Existing Statutes. Any bill intended
to amend or repeal any section or sections of the Kansas Statutes Anno-
tated shall recite in its title the section or sections to be amended or
repealed, and if to amend or repeal any section of a session law not in
Kansas Statutes Annotated, the section and chapter of the session law
affected.

Rule 3902. Bills, Copies. Each bill introduced shall consist of an
original and copies. All bills shall be printed with as many copies as the
Speaker specifies. Except for prefiled bills, printing shall be ordered sub-
sequent to introduction.

Rule 3903. Showing Committee Amendments. All bills and res-
olutions reported by a committee with recommendation for amendments
and to be passed as amended shall be reprinted.

Rule 3904. Substitute Bills and Substitute Concurrent Reso-
lutions. (a) When a substitute bill is recommended by a committee re-
port, and when an amendment from the floor is adopted replacing the
bill under consideration with a substitute bill, the substitute bill shall be
printed in the manner provided for bills introduced, and the bill number
designation shall be substantially as follows:

(1) In the case of bills substituted for House bills, ``Substitute for
House Bill No. ____,'' and the blank shall be filled with the number of
the bill for which substitution is made or recommended.

(2) In the case of bills substituted for Senate bills, ``House Substitute
for Senate Bill No. ____,'' and the blank shall be filled with the number
of the bill for which substitution is made or recommended.

(b) When a substitute concurrent resolution is recommended by a
committee report, and when an amendment from the floor is adopted
replacing the concurrent resolution under consideration with a substitute
concurrent resolution, the substitute concurrent resolution shall be
printed in the manner provided for concurrent resolutions introduced,
and the concurrent resolution number designation shall be substantially
as follows:

(1) In the case of concurrent resolutions substituted for House con-
current resolutions, ``Substitute for House Concurrent Resolution No.
____,'' and the blank shall be filled with the number of the concurrent
resolution for which substitution is made or recommended.

(2) In the case of concurrent resolutions substituted for Senate con-
current resolutions, ``House Substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. ____,'' and the blank shall be filled with the number of the concur-
rent resolution for which substitution is made or recommended.

Rule 3905. Appropriation Bills. All bills making an appropriation
shall be printed and distributed at least 48 hours before such bills are
considered by the House.

Rule 3906. Committee of the Whole Amendments. If a bill or
concurrent resolution is amended by the committee of the whole, it shall
be reprinted showing the amendments.

Rule 3907. Concurrent Resolutions, When Printed. (a) Concur-
rent resolutions to amend the Constitution of Kansas, to call a constitu-
tional convention to amend the Kansas constitution, to ratify amendments
to the Constitution of the United States, to apply for a United States
constitutional convention or to amend the joint rules of the House and
Senate shall be printed as provided for bills under Rule 3902.

(b) Other concurrent resolutions shall be printed as provided for bills
under Rule 3902, unless otherwise directed by the Speaker.

Rule 3908. Embellished Printing of Certain Resolutions. Un-
less otherwise directed by the Speaker, not more than five copies of any
enrolled House resolutions and any enrolled House concurrent resolu-
tions may be printed on embellished parchment and shall be distributed
as directed by the resolution. Additional copies of any resolution may be
printed on embellished parchment and mailed at the expense of the mem-
ber requesting such additional copies.

Rule 3909. House Resolutions. Subject to Rule 3908, House res-
olutions shall not be printed, except resolutions to amend rules of the
House, to approve or disapprove executive reorganization orders or if the
resolution has been referred to a committee, in which cases the resolution
shall be printed.

ARTICLE 41. JOURNAL AND CALENDAR Rule 4101. Journal; Preparation. The daily Journal of the House
of Representatives shall be prepared by the chief clerk in accordance with
the Rules of the House.

Rule 4102. Entering in Journal. When a bill, order, motion or
resolution is entered in the Journal, the names of the members or legis-
lative committee introducing or moving the same shall be entered.

Rule 4103. Resolutions in Journal. All House resolutions and all
House concurrent resolutions shall be printed in the Journal when intro-
duced.

Rule 4104. Messages from the Governor in Journal. All messa-
ges from the Governor and all executive reorganization orders shall be
printed in the Journal.

Rule 4105. Calendar; Preparation. The House Calendar shall be
prepared for each legislative day by the chief clerk in accordance with
the Rules of the House.

Rule 4106. Status of Bills and Resolutions Shown in Calendar.
The status of all House and Senate bills and concurrent resolutions and
House resolutions shall be shown by number in the Calendar for each
legislative day.

Rule 4107. Copies of Journals and Calendars. Each member
shall be furnished with a printed copy of the daily Journal and the daily
Calendar.

ARTICLE 43. MISCELLANEOUS Rule 4301. Employees; Employment. Such employees as are nec-
essary to enable the officers, members and committees to properly per-
form their duties and transact the business of the House with efficiency
and economy shall be recruited under the supervision of the director of
legislative administrative services subject to approval of the Speaker. The
director of legislative administrative services shall keep a roster of the
employees of the House and an account of the hours of service per-
formed. No employee shall lobby for or against any measure pending in
the Legislature and any employee violating this rule shall be discharged
immediately.

Rule 4302. Special Order. Any matter may be made the special
order for any particular time or day, but all requests and motions for
special orders shall be referred to the committee on rules and journal,
which may designate particular times and days for such special orders and
report to the House for its approval. Upon adoption of such report by 2/3
of the members present, the matters designated shall stand as special
orders for the times stated, but no special order shall be made more than
seven days in advance. This Rule 4302 shall not apply to executive reor-
ganization orders or resolutions relating thereto.

Rule 4303. Petitions; Presentation. Petitions and memorials ad-
dressed to the House shall be presented by a member.

Rule 4304. Petitions; Endorse Name. Each member presenting a
petition or memorial shall endorse it with their name or the name of the
committee, and a brief statement of its subject.

Rule 4305. Open Meetings. The open meeting law (K.S.A. 75-4317
et seq. and amendments thereto) shall apply to meetings of the House of
Representatives and all of its standing committees, select committees,
special committees and subcommittees of any of such committees.

ARTICLE 45. EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDERS Rule 4501. Referral of Executive Reorganization Orders.
Whenever an executive reorganization order is received from the Gov-
ernor, it shall be referred to an appropriate committee by the Speaker.

Rule 4502. Committee Report on Executive Reorganization
Orders. The committee to which an executive reorganization order is
referred shall report its recommendations upon every executive reorgan-
ization order referred to it, in the form of a House resolution, not later
than the 60th calendar day of any regular session, and not later than 30
calendar days after it has received such referral whichever of the fore-
going occurs first.

Rule 4503. Return in Event of Committee's Failure to Report.
In the event that a committee fails to report upon an executive reorgan-
ization order and upon all resolutions relating thereto referred to it within
the time specified in Rule 4502, such committee shall be deemed to have
returned the same to the House without recommendation thereon.

Rule 4504. Special Order of Business for ERO. When a report
or return of an executive reorganization order is made, it and all resolu-
tions for approval or disapproval thereof shall be made the special order
of business on a particular day and hour specified by the Speaker but not
later than the last day the executive reorganization order may be disap-
proved under section 6 of article 1 of the Constitution of Kansas. A res-
olution for approval or disapproval of an executive reorganization order
shall be considered under the order of business Final Action and shall be
subject to debate and final action by the House.

Rule 4505. Nonapplication to Bills. This Article 45 shall not apply
to bills amending or otherwise affecting executive reorganization orders.

Rule 4506. Nonaction When Moot. The House shall act to approve
or reject every executive reorganization order unless at the time set for
such action the Senate shall have already rejected such executive reor-
ganization order.

ARTICLE 47. IMPEACHMENT Rule 4701. Impeachment; Powers. Nothing in the rules of the
House or in any statute shall be deemed to impair or limit the powers of
the House of Representatives with respect to impeachment.

Rule 4702. Same; Select Committee. The Speaker may appoint a
select committee comprised only of members of the House of Represen-
tatives, and appoint its chairperson, to inquire into any impeachment
matter. Any such committee may be appointed at any time and shall meet
at the call of its chairperson or at the direction of the House, with the
numbers of such appointees being minority party members and majority
party members in the same proportion as for the entire House member-
ship.

Rule 4703. Same; Reference. The Speaker may refer any impeach-
ment inquiry or other impeachment matter to any standing committee or
any select committee appointed under Rule 4702, and any committee to
which such a referral has been made shall meet on the call of its chair-
person.

Rule 4704. Same; Report. Whenever a report is made by a com-
mittee to which an impeachment inquiry or other impeachment matter
has been referred, the report thereon shall be made to the full House of
Representatives, except that any such report may be submitted prelimi-
narily to the Speaker.

Rule 4705. Same; Call into Session. The Speaker or a majority of
the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified of the House of
Representatives may call the House of Representatives into session at any
time to consider any impeachment matter.

Rule 4706. Same; Procedure. The Speaker and any officer or com-
mittee acting under authority of this rule may follow any statutory pro-
cedure to the extent the same is not in conflict with the provisions of this
rule, but nothing in this rule nor in any statute shall be deemed to con-
stitute a waiver of any inherent powers of the House of Representatives.

ARTICLE 49. REPRIMAND, CENSURE OR EXPULSION OF MEMBERS Rule 4901. Complaint. When any member of the House of Rep-
resentatives desires to lodge a complaint against any other member of the
House of Representatives, requesting that the member be reprimanded,
censured or expelled for any misconduct, the complaining member shall
file a written statement of such complaint with the chief clerk, and such
complaint shall bear the signature of the complaining member.

Rule 4902. Select Committee; Consideration of Complaint.
Whenever any complaint has been filed under this rule, the Speaker shall
appoint a select committee of six members for consideration thereof. The
select committee shall be comprised equally of majority and minority
party members. The select committee may dismiss the complaint after
the inquiry or may set the matter for hearing. Reasonable notice and an
opportunity to appear shall be afforded the member complained of at any
hearing held hereunder. Any select committee meeting under authority
of this section shall constitute an investigating committee under article
10 of chapter 46 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and shall be authorized
to meet and exercise compulsory process without any further authoriza-
tion of any kind, subject, however, to limitations and conditions pre-
scribed in article 10 of chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. Upon
completing its hearing the deliberations thereon, the select committee
may dismiss the complaint or may make recommendations to the full
House of Representatives for reprimand, censure or expulsion.

Rule 4903. Action by House. Upon receiving any report under
Rule 4902, the House of Representatives may, without further hearing
or investigation, reprimand, censure or expel the member complained of.
Reprimand, censure or expulsion of a member shall require a 2/3 majority
vote of those members elected (or appointed) and qualified of the House
of Representatives.

I hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the HOUSE,
and was adopted by that body

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Speaker of the House

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Chief Clerk of the House