SENATE RESOLUTION amending Rules II and IX of the Senate rules, in
relation to the authority of the Temporary President to appoint a Major-
ity Leader of the Senate

RESOLVED, That section 1 of Rule II of the Senate rules is amended to
read as follows:
Section 1. The Senate shall choose a Temporary President [who shall be
the majority leader and] who shall preside, or designate some other
member to preside, in case of the absence from the Chamber or impeach-
ment of the Lieutenant Governor, or when he or she shall refuse to act
as President, or shall act as Governor.
RESOLVED, That section 2 of Rule II of the Senate rules is amended to
read as follows:
º 2. He or she shall appoint the MAJORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE
Deputy Majority Leader for Legislative Operations, the chair, vice-chair
and members of all committees and sub-committees, except when the Senate
shall otherwise order.
RESOLVED, That subdivision a of section 1 of Rule IX of the Senate
rules is amended to read as follows:
a. Every Senator shall be present within the Senate Chamber during the
sessions of the Senate, unless duly excused or necessarily prevented,
and shall vote on each question for which a vote is required stated from
the Chair unless excused by the Senate, or unless he or she has a direct
personal or pecuniary interest in the event of such question. If any
Senator refuses to vote, unless he or she be excused by the Senate, or
unless he or she be interested, such refusal shall be deemed a contempt.
In order to vote on a bill on the controversial calendar, a Senator,
other than the [Majority Leader] TEMPORARY PRESIDENT or Minority Leader,
must be present in the Senate chamber and vote from his or her regularly
assigned seat, except that a Senator acting as the Presiding Officer,
[Majority Leader] TEMPORARY PRESIDENT or Minority Leader may vote from
the place assigned to such officer. No Senator absent from a roll call
vote shall be allowed to vote thereon; however, within the same day, a
Senator required to attend a public hearing or other meeting of a stand-
ing or conference committee, which the [Majority Leader] TEMPORARY PRES-
IDENT has designated as appropriate, may cast his or her vote at any
time prior to 5:00 P.M. or the adjournment of the Senate, whichever
shall be later.