Joint rules
The House and Senate both vote to adopt joint rules that govern processes that affect both chambers.
Preface
In 2023, the Senate and House adopted the Legislature's current joint rules with the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 4401. The joint rules were subsequently amended with the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 8407.
Chapters
- Rule 1. Ethics
- Rule 2. Prohibited Political Activity
- Rule 3. Legislative Code of Conduct
- Rule 4. Employee Protection
- Rule 5. Sessions of the Legislature
- Rule 6. Joint Session
- Rule 7. Motions for Joint Session
- Rule 8. Business Limited
- Rule 9. Joint Legislative Committees
- Rule 10. Joint Committee Meetings
- Rule 11. Joint and Concurrent Resolutions - Memorials
- Rule 12. Amendatory Bills
- Rule 13. Bills, How Drawn
- Rule 14. Amendments to State Constitution - Action by Legislature
- Rule 15. Publicity of Proposed Amendments to State Constitution
- Rule 16. Initiative Petition Before the Legislature
- Rule 17. Conference Committee
- Rule 18. Failure to Agree
- Rule 19. Report of Conference Committee, How Made Out - Whom Returned to
- Rule 20. Adoption of Reports
- Rule 21. Messages Between the Two Houses
- Rule 22. Bills to be Engrossed
- Rule 23. Final Action on Bills, How Communicated
- Rule 24. Enrolled Bills - Presiding Officer to Sign
- Rule 25. Disposition of Enrolled Bills
- Rule 26. Adjournment
- Rule 27. Adjournment Sine Die
- Rule 28. Each House Judge of Its Own Membership
- Rule 29. Convening Special Legislative Sessions
- Rule 30. Convening Special Legislative Sessions Solely to Reconsider Vetoed Bills
- Rule 31. Amendments to Joint Rules
- Rule 32. Joint Rules to Apply for Biennium
Rule 30. Convening Special Legislative Sessions Solely to Reconsider Vetoed Bills
(1) Any member may petition the legislature to convene a special session in the form of a resolution solely to reconsider the governor's veto on any bill within 45 days next after the adjournment.
(2) A resolution calling for convening a special legislative session for this purpose shall set forth the bill or bills that the governor has vetoed that the resolution seeks to reconsider in the special legislative session. Members of the house of representatives or senate may present a proposed resolution for the convening of a special legislative session for this sole purpose to the committee on rules of their respective houses.
(3) The authority to place a resolution convening a special legislative session before the legislature is vested in the committee on rules of the house of representatives and the committee on rules of the senate.
(4) If the committee receiving the resolution approves it by a majority vote of all members of the committee, it shall set forth the date and time for convening the proposed special session and shall transmit the resolution to the committee on rules of the other chamber through the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate, as applicable.
(5) Upon a majority vote of both the committee on rules of the house of representatives and the committee on rules of the senate in favor of a resolution convening a special legislative session, a vote of the house of representatives and senate shall be taken on such a resolution.
(6) The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall conduct the vote on the resolution by written ballot of the members of their respective houses under such procedures as may be ordered by the committee on rules of their house. The results of such a vote shall be transmitted to the members of the legislature and shall be a public record and shall be entered upon the journal of the house of representatives and senate at the convening of the next legislative session.
(7) If two-thirds of the members elected or appointed to each house vote in favor of the resolution, then a special legislative session shall be convened in accordance with the resolution, not to exceed five days in length. (Const., art. 3, sec. 12.)