Assembly Resolution No. 50

BY: M. of A. Kolb

AMENDING section 5 of Rule III of the Assembly
rules, in relation to the introduction of
resolutions

RESOLVED, That section 5 of Rule III of the Assembly rules is
amended to read as follows:

§ 5. Resolutions.

a. Original resolutions, concurrent or otherwise other than privileged
resolutions may be introduced by a member under the proper order of
business on or before the last Tuesday in May of the second year of the
term of the Assembly. After the last Tuesday in May of such second year
no such resolution shall be introduced except by the Committee on Rules
or by message from the Senate or, with the consent of the Speaker, by
members elected at a special election who take office on or after the
last Tuesday in May. Such resolutions shall be in quadruplicate and
bear the name of the introducer and shall be referred to a standing
committee for consideration and report. No such resolution may be
introduced unless copies thereof first shall have been furnished to the
Speaker, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. Before the House
may vote on a resolution, copies of such resolution shall be placed on
each member's desk three days prior to such vote in written or
electronic format. The Speaker and the Minority Leader may waive the
three day requirement.

b. The following resolutions and motions relating thereto shall be
considered privileged and their presentation and consideration shall be
in order under any order of business:
(1) resolutions recalling a bill from the Senate;
(2) resolutions returning a bill to the Senate;
(3) resolutions relating to the disposition of matters immediately
before the House;
(4) resolutions relating to the business of the day including
adjournment or recess;
(5) resolutions relating to the impeachment of State or judicial
officers;
(6) resolutions relating to printing bills, documents or chapter
slips;
(7) resolutions relating to the reports of joint legislative
committees; and
(8) resolutions in memoriam or honorific in nature, provided,
however, that such resolutions shall be placed on each member's desk in
either written or electronic format prior to their consideration.

c. Messages from the Senate communicating a concurrent resolution
shall, if objection is made to immediate consideration, be referred to
the appropriate committee with power to report at any time.

d. Concurrent resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of
the State and concurrent resolutions ratifying proposed amendments to
the Constitution of the United States shall, for all legislative
purposes, be deemed to be and treated as bills.


e. All resolutions calling for or leading to expenditures, except
resolutions for printing extra copies of bills, documents and chapter
slips, shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and all
other resolutions shall be referred to the appropriate standing
committee or to an assembly calendar, as the Speaker may designate.

f. All resolutions shall be adopted by a majority vote of the members
present and voting, provided, however, concurrent resolutions proposing
amendments to the Constitution of the State or ratifying amendments to
the Constitution of the United States and resolutions calling for or
leading to the expenditure of money shall be adopted by a vote of a
majority of all the members elected to the Assembly.