Assembly Resolution No. 741

BY: M. of A. Morelle

AMENDING paragraph g of section 3 of Rule I of the
Assembly Rules, in relation to introducing guests in
the chamber; amending paragraph b of section 6 of
Rule V of the Assembly Rules, in relation to
debating bills or amendments; amending paragraph d
of section 7 of Rule III of the Assembly Rules, in
relation to third reading of bills

RESOLVED, That paragraph g of section 3 of Rule I of the Assembly
Rules is amended to read as follows:

g. The Speaker may, at pleasure, recognize a member for the purpose of
introducing guests in the chamber. The Speaker further may limit
recognition to one member to introduce an individual guest or group and
such member shall speak for no more than two minutes for the purpose of
such introduction.

RESOLVED, That paragraph b of section 6 of Rule V of the Assembly
Rules is amended to read as follows:

b. Unless otherwise provided by these Rules, no member shall speak,
except in his or her place, nor more than twice on any [question] bill
or amendment, without leave of the House and no member shall speak for
more than fifteen minutes at a time except by consent of two-thirds of
the members present; provided, however that a member desiring to explain
his or her vote upon the final passage of a bill or upon the passage of
a resolution requiring the expenditure of money may make a brief
statement, not to exceed two minutes, in explanation of such vote; and
further provided that in addition to the foregoing, the sponsor of a
bill [or resolution] may make a statement not to exceed five minutes for
the purpose of opening debate on such bill [or resolution]. Except as
otherwise provided by these Rules for concurrent resolutions, no member
shall speak more than once and for no more than five minutes on any
resolution without leave of the House.

RESOLVED, That paragraph d of section 7 of Rule III of the Assembly
Rules is amended to read as follows:

d. [No] A bill shall be considered [for] automatically advanced to
third reading [until] once it [shall have] has been on the printed
Calendar [of the House on two legislative days] on the order of second
reading for at least one legislative day on that order, except where
made a special order by report of the Committee on Rules, in which case
it may be considered on second and third reading on the same day.