House Resolution 3


(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Staton,

Givens, Pino, Douglas and Harrison)



"Amending the rules of the House of Delegates, relating to the Order of Business and the remarks of members of the House."
Resolved by the House of Delegates:

That Rule 65 of the rules of the House of Delegates be amended to read as follows:

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Daily
65. The daily order of business shall be as follows:
I.
To read, correct, and approve the Journal.

II.
Introduction of guests.

III.
To receive and consider reports of standing committees.

IV.
To receive and consider reports of select committees.

V.
To receive and consider messages from the Executive,

state officials, and other communications and
remonstrances.
VI.
To receive messages from the Senate, and consider

amendments proposed by the Senate to bills passed
by the House.
VII.
To receive (a) resolutions, (b) petitions, (c) motions.

VIII. Bills introduced on motion for leave and referred to
appropriate committees.
IX.
To act on unfinished business of the preceding day, and resolutions lying over from previous day, but no resolution shall lose its place on the calendar by not being acted upon on the day following that on which it was offered.

X.
House and Senate Bills on third reading.

XI.
House and Senate Bills on second reading.

XII.
House and Senate Bills on first reading.

XIII.
To act upon leave of absence for members.

XIV.
Remarks by members of the House.

XV.
Miscellaneous business.

Item XIV, Remarks by members of the House, shall not be operative after the forty-seventh day of the session.

HOUSE CLERK'S NOTE: Item XIV language is new, and original item XIV was moved to the end of the order, appearing as XV. Also, after the forty-seventh day of a regular session, there will not be an order of business for remarks of members.