The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Bob Bogart, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance led by Senate page Erin Haase.
Roll Call: All members present except Sens. Buhl O'Donnell, Frerichs, Heinert, Holien,
Hunhoff, Peters, Rampelburg, Shorma, Solano, who were excused.
The Committee on Legislative Procedure respectfully reports that the Secretary of the
Senate has had under consideration the Senate Journal of the third day.
All errors, typographical or otherwise, are duly marked in the temporary journal for
correction.
And we hereby move the adoption of the report.
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed on joint rules respectfully reports that it has had
under consideration the joint rules and recommends that the joint rules adopted in March 2015
by the Ninetieth Legislative Session be adopted as the joint rules of the Ninety-first Legislative
Session with the following changes:
Amend Chapter 6 of the Joint Rules as follows:
6B-1. Time for introduction of bills, number of copies for introduction, bills are property
of Legislature. Any member or committee desiring to introduce a bill or, resolution, or
commemoration shall file two copies of the bill or, resolution, or commemoration with the bill
clerk at least two hours prior to the opening of the daily session. Any bill or, resolution, or
commemoration filed with the bill clerk and duly numbered becomes the property of the
Legislature and may not thereafter be withdrawn.
6D-1. Referral of bills and resolutions to standing committees. Unless otherwise ordered,
all bills and joint resolutions, except the general appropriations bill appropriation bills, shall be
referred to a standing committee after their first reading.
Any appropriation bill may be referred directly to a standing committee or the Joint Committee
on Appropriations authorized under Joint Rule 7-12. If an appropriation bill has passed its house
of origin and the bill has received final disposition from the Joint Committee on Appropriations,
the presiding officer of the second house may waive the referral of the bill to a standing
committee or the Joint Committee on Appropriations in the second house.
The presiding officer may waive the referral to standing committee of concurrent resolutions
to a standing committee. Copies of all concurrent resolutions shall be posted to the Legislative
Research Council internet site before being acted upon.
Amend Chapter 7 of the Joint Rules as follows:
7-1.4. Posting of agendas. Agendas of the bills, resolutions, and other proposals to be
considered at any meeting of a standing committee or subcommittee shall be posted on the
bulletin board of the respective house. At least one legislative day shall intervene between the
date of posting and the date of consideration. An agenda must be posted by 5 p.m. in order to
allow for an intervening legislative day. However, if a day of legislative recess intervenes
between the date of posting and the date of consideration, the requirement of posting is fulfilled
only if posting is made prior to adjournment of the session of the particular house by 5 p.m. on
the day before the legislative recess.
7-11.1. Selection of revenue targets. The Joint Committee on Appropriations shall select
general fund revenue targets for the current and next fiscal years before the twentieth legislative
day for the purpose of setting appropriations. The Committee may subsequently adjust the
general fund revenue targets.
7-12. Structure of Joint session or action for house and senate committees on
appropriations committee. The Senate and House Committees on Appropriations may meet
in joint session or form combined subcommittees to hear agency or other budget presentations.
All Joint Appropriations Committee on Appropriations action on the general appropriations bill
shall be approved by a majority vote of the Joint Committee unless a member calls for a separate
vote of the House Appropriations Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Appropriations
Committee on Appropriations in which case a majority vote of each committee is required for
adoption to adopt the action. Such action shall constitute The majority vote of the committees
in joint session to adopt the action or the majority vote of each appropriations committee to
adopt the action constitutes the committee report of the house of origin on the general
appropriation bill or an appropriation made by a separate bill.
Each agenda for the Joint Committee on Appropriations shall be approved by the Chair of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations.
The respective Vice Chair of each committee may sign in the absence of the Chair.
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17-1. Exceptions to deadlines for appropriation bills. Any general appropriation bill is not
subject to the legislative deadlines of C, E, F, I, J, and K, in this chapter, except that the general
appropriation bill requested by the Governor shall be subject to legislative deadline C.
Any appropriation bill that is not a general appropriation bill, which is referred to or reported
to the floor by the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on
Appropriations or the Joint Committee on Appropriations, is subject to the following legislative
deadlines, in lieu of the legislative deadlines of E and F, in this chapter:
(2) Last day to pass bills by the house of origin: 32nd Day.
17-1. 17-2. Calendar less than 40 days. If a Session Calendar is adopted for a period of thirty-five (35) days to thirty-nine (39) days, inclusive, the legislative deadlines set forth in Chapter
17 of the Joint Rules shall be decreased as follows:
(1) Decrease the deadlines occurring after the 16th day but prior to the 34th day by
one (1) day for every two (2) days by which the length of the adopted calendar is less than forty
(40) days;
(2) Decrease the deadlines occurring on and after the 34th day by the same number of days
by which the length of the adopted calendar is less than forty (40) days.
The joint rules and the rules of the Senate and House shall be printed in the House Journal.
Sen. Brown moved that the report of the Joint-Select Committee relative to the Joint
Rules for the Ninety-first Legislative Session be adopted.
The question being on Sen. Brown's motion that the report of the Joint-Select Committee
relative to the Joint Rules for the Ninety-first Legislative Session be adopted.
And the roll being called:
Yeas 26, Nays 0, Excused 9, Absent 0
Yeas:
Bradford; Brown; Cammack; Curd; Ewing; Fiegen; Greenfield (Brock); Haggar (Jenna);
Haverly; Heineman (Phyllis); Jensen (Phil); Monroe; Novstrup (David); Olson; Omdahl; Otten
(Ernie); Parsley; Peterson (Jim); Rusch; Soholt; Sutton; Tidemann; Tieszen; Van Gerpen;
Vehle; White
So the motion having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the motion carried.
Sen. Brown moved that SB 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41 be deferred to Tuesday,
January 19, 2016, the fifth legislative day.
Which motion prevailed.
Sen. Olson moved that the Senate do now adjourn, which motion prevailed and at
1:21 p.m. the Senate adjourned.