Standing Rules of the Senate
RULE VIII
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. At the conclusion of the morning business at the beginning
of a new legislative day, unless upon motion the Senate shall at any time otherwise
order, the Senate shall proceed to the consideration of the Calendar of Bills
and Resolutions, and shall continue such consideration until 2 hours after the
Senate convenes on such day (the end of the morning hour); and bills and resolutions
that are not objected to shall be taken up in their order, and each Senator
shall be entitled to speak once and for five minutes only upon any question;
and an objection may be interposed at any stage of the proceedings, but upon
motion the Senate may continue such consideration; and this order shall commence
immediately after the call for "other resolutions", or after disposition
of resolutions coming "over under the rule", and shall take precedence
of the unfinished business and other special orders. But if the Senate shall
proceed on motion with the consideration of any matter notwithstanding an objection,
the foregoing provisions touching debate shall not apply.
2. All motions made during the first two hours of a new legislative
day to proceed to the consideration of any matter shall be determined without
debate, except motions to proceed to the consideration of any motion, resolution,
or proposal to change any of the Standing Rules of the Senate shall be debatable.
Motions made after the first two hours of a new legislative day to proceed to
the consideration of bills and resolutions are debatable. |